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About The farmers' alliance and Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1892 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1892)
Tb Hew Staking Sjttcn. Tia Alu sea Isdit dht: Why wss Fultoa sbosrd tos first stn boat called a hsrmless luostlc? Way u Wd. Doyd Oarrltoa of abolition fuss called crsxyT Why tu Morss tbs lor otor of the telegraph called sislonary T Why were the Peter Cooper jieenback rs dubbed all tbeae hard nanea aad Buy othsrs by bankeraf Why ia it that the ability, the sincerely of the pioneer worker for iaaproYement and rslprm are seldom admitted or recognised by men of the time generation? Oor national banking srstem la landed to the skies at the lest the world ha ever Been, by the banker themselves, their relatlvea, and employees. Under the Influence of their continual praise, many good people hare come to look upon the robber system, as the best that can be de vised. The currency reformers, the allrer men when expoeknf the Imperfections, the monopoly tendencies of the system; the fjeenbackerawhen agitating for a repeal of the law, and an Increase of the cur rency direct from the U. 8. Tieenury to the people axe met by the worshipers of the banks at the oat set of their agitation for a change, with the following and many other questions: How la the government going to get ita money into clrculatien? Ia the govern ment goiag to donate fifty dollars per capita? How can the country get along with out banks? Is the government gpiag to stamp greenbacks enough to make ss all rich? Who will redeem the government pa per money? Wont it depreciate the same aa the French asslgnats? Wont free coin age of silver eVkeall the gold out of the country? These qaestlons and bundereds of oth ers equally foolish and absurd have been propounped by the bankers for the pur pose ef misrepresenting the aims of the currency reformers and mystifying the subject In the minds of the people. These questions have been answered many times over In the past twenty years by the old greenback guard. But their answers have never been entirely satis factory to many of the business men of our country. Why not satisfactory? Because the currency reformers, the silver men, the greenbackers have never united in advo cating a banking law to take the place of the present system. We have never bad a definite plan to advocate. Our Ideas of the coming money system have always betn to a certain extent In a state of chaos. As long as the money power of the world can prevent the peo ple from uniting on some definite plan to Issue their owa credit to themselves, Just so long they know tbey are safe in their power to enslave the labor millions and prevent their advancing to a higher plane of civilization. Out of the chaos of ideas or the cur rency reformers must issue a great re form measure, a measure that must revo lutionise the banking systems of the world, a ' measure that must take the banking business off ef the hands of lndl vlduals and place It in the hands of the government where It can be ased for the elevation of the masses. Of course such a measure will have to meet the determined, obetlqate opposition of Wall street and the banks. To defeat it they will use money without stint. Bril liant and unscrupulous talent will be era ployed in the lobby. The press will be (has been) bought up by the wholesale. The devoted ohamplons of such a measure will be tempted almost beyond all endur ance. They will be taken to the moun tan tops of their ambition and shown how Croat they may become If they will con sent to serve mammon, and become traitors to their own manhood and to hu manity . The patriots who have the hard! hood to champion the measure through thick and thin to a finish, will have the worst blllingpgste this side of purgatory burled at their devoted heads by the hire lings of the money power. Mlsrepre sentatlon, fraud and money wll be used to prevent the currency reformers from uniting on a measure of relief for the peo ple. Currency reformer?, if they would free the people from the grasping ruie of Shylock, must all unite on some form of banking to take the place of the present system. A bill providing for a genera system of government banking has been Introduced Into the lower House bf the Hon. O. M.Kem, of .Nebraska. We be lieve this bill to be the pioneer measure of the currency reformers, and as such it will soon become the rallying point for them. Mr. Kern's bill If it becomes a law without amendment (which Is entirely Improbable) will revolutionize the bank ing business. It will giye depositors ab solute security and reduce the rates of in terest U every citizen to four per cent a year. Mr. Kern's bill Is a satisfactory answer to many of the misleading, mystifying questions that haw puzsled the people on the currency question and kept them In the ranks of the two old parties voting against their own interests. We believe Sir. Kem should be renominated and kept in a position where he can work for the perfecting and adopting of a new monetary system, and thus prevent a re- charter of the national banking monopoly and labor enslaving system. The present generation should recog nize the devotion of Mr. Kem to the cause of humanity. John Stebbins. Shelton, Neb. Another "Bepublioan" Gives his Reason Lucas, Kana, May 11, '92. Editor Aixiancr-Independsnt: Here is my information for Bond-Hold ers and Bread-Winners per offer in your paper, as I have never read the above named book and would like te see it: In 1860 when the new party came into power mr father put all bis property he oould Into cold and carefully put it in i safe place, as he was not sure the repub lican party would protect capital. I was a young man then. In 1861 I came In possession of a theuiand -dollars ia gold. 1 made a good trade with one who was still afraid of the new party and got three thousand dollars In greenbacks for my one thousand gold. I then bought bonds at a slight discount. My thr thousand dollar bond paid mt one hundred aad eighty dollars per year, g JJ. 1 at st sues nut mr boods la aoaUooal bask. The stock was a hundred thousand dollars. The republican party through the govern ment save us ninety thousand dollars la nation d bank notes which we liwnod to fce people. This was In 155. My first rears net income was s little over four hundred aad fifty dollars. 1 ejch year reinvented my Income is bonds and la created my bank stock. Ia 1S70 I owned forty thousand dollars ot this same one hundred thousand dollar bank. The bank did extremely well, the deposits were large. The republican party had passed the credit strengthening act as ay capital was now gold. I have continued to rein vest my income always in safe untaxsble bonds and national bank stock. My western bnk interests pay some yesss oyer twenty percent, never lws than fif teen per cent I am exempt from taxa tion. 1 do not now wish to give my pri vate accounts but will say 1 have succeed ed beyond all the visions of youthful Itnsglnation. 1 owe all my success to the republican parly. That party restored the confidence of capital. It has built up the beet and safest banking sysfam the world ever knew. It protects capital; under its protecting laws capital has bulit up the greatest Industries en earth. It has paid mare in charity to Us country's defenders than any other party. Destroy the repub lican party and elect your people's party, and my banking wealth would drop away like rain from a cloud. No sir, my inter est is in Hie success of the republican i party. The man who will not vote ror his owa inwest Is s fool. The republican part v. we Know win continue io protect our Interests. If the farmers will attend cloter to there farms aad improve tasir aouoty roads and let those who under stand politics attend to the goverraent we will be setter off. If I have not gives a rood reason why I should wile the republican ticket you need not send the book, If I have I expect the book as per agreement. a iibpl'blb: AH. Favors Poynter. Haktisgtoh, Neb., May 9, '98. Editor Allhsch-Ikdependkkt: Your letter of April Wnd containing the following paragraph: "Who is cork to be nominated for cob- gross in your district? No mistake should pe make. The Independents don't owe anything to anybody. I cannot answer your question. For my humble self I am in favor of lion. W. A. Poynter of Albion, lie needs no eulogy. His record 1b a part of the history of the state. Ills ability, popularity, character and strength all point to him as the man for the place. I am informed that tbre will be an at tempt mads to have the independents play the role of stool-pigeons in this dis trict I am for the middle of the road. If we cannot preserve our Individual ex istence as a party, let us fall upon our swords and die like Romans. Suicide is despicable, but It Is preferable to still birth. Wilbbh F. Bktast. In Dixon, Allen, Neb. May 10, 1803. Editor Alliance Ihdbi-bsdkht: Assistant state lecturer Fairchlld was in Dixon county and spoke at liawkeye in the afternoon of the 3d, at Martinsburg at night, in the county before the Tollers' Alliance In the afternoon of the ,ith, the evening of the same day at New Castle, and on the nigin oi the oth at Allen. At all these meetings very fair crowds were out, taking the weatner Into consideration. The worst hit Bro. Fairchlld made on the old politicians and the one that seemed to hurt them the worst, was that the swith is In line with the people's movement. If you want to make a republican politician paw the earth Just tell him that the demo crats are all broke up and leaning the movement. Oh lord, it does chaff them to think the "nlegerb" and the whites of the south are iolnlng bauds to atriks down monopoly. On with the tight. Uixon, Cedar. Knox. Dakota, and Thurston counties have join ed the procession for lower frieght rates, less monkeying and more money. lours faithfully, Co. Srcretakt. Buz Butts County. It Is quite refreshing to henr the people of this "far west" county complain ? too much wet; but It is sure a soaker. There was a good attendance at the county alliance last Saturday not-with standing a stormy day. Ihe sunject of mutual Insurance, and of organi.lng a co-operative store in this county, were discussed and an adjourned meeting will be had In the forenoon of the 25th In at. to further consider the same subjects, Pres. John 11. Powers is expected to address the people at llemingford in the afternoon of said day and preparations are being made for a grand rally. Ar rangements are also made for him to ad dre?s the people In Alliance, this county, onMavlth. The "Reformer," an Independent paper has recently been started In Hemlngford and we DespeaK ror it success. John P. Hazard. Lawn, Neb. About Kem, ClABKsNeb., May 10, 'A3. 1 gee there Is an attempt bvlng made by Boine of the so caKed Independent papers of the state to down Hon. O. M Rem for renuiumauon in tne utn district. He Is charged with not being as brilliant as some other men In his district. Yes, brother farmers of the th district, by all means relegate Mr. Kem to the rear, and put in his place some brilliant city chap, either bauker or lwyer, who hat got brains enough to legislate in the Interest of the dear people, just as you have been doing for the last 30 years excepting liftiO when we were foolish enough to send a poor farmer to congress who lsn brilliant enough to vote against free coin age of silver, and who doesn't knw any better than to believe the tariff Is a tax on the consumer, and who believes in a government banking system, to taka the place of our vicious national banking sys tem, thereby robbing the poor bondholder of the privilege of receiving double In terest on his money. Who, but these so-called brilliant men have placed us in our present condition? I for one say, in the name of humanity and a suffering people, let us hereafter send men to congress who are not quite so brilliant, but who have more integrity in their hearts and enough good horse sense la their heads to draft and vote for just such measures as brother banking bill. Let the farmers of the ffth district see to It that they return O, M Kem to congress aud not allow any wolf In sheep s clothing to influence them send some man In his place just because he happened to be a little more bril liant. The same is true with regard to every member of the last legislature who stood by his guns and did that for tiilcb. he was elected. W. F. Porter. Another Batification- April 15. Spring Green Alliance, No 617, passed resolutions endorsing the ac tion of the St. Louis conference and wish ing the 1776 delegates to the Omaha con vention Oodepeea. Mgnea. H. L. Williamson, W. E. Champion, M. E. MoCameck. I SL.1J. 1JS..-SS. .. J-JIM -i.. Jas B Weaver. C. A. Patrick of Thaw county sends ss the following extract from s speech delivered by Geo. Wesver in congwa, May 10, 190: The millionaires of Boston. Philadel phis. New Tork, and Chicago have floor ed eon rows with petitions for the instruction of the greenbacks. One dis- tlsgulshec! Senator presents a petition Viand to morocco, like a fine family Islbla, the words "honest money" in let tors of gold acmes Ita back, signed by over fifteen hundred capitalists in New York, praying for the retirement of she greenbacks; signed by Governor Itobin sod ex-Heeretary Brlstow, signed by over two hundred names on Fifth Avenue who owa in the atrgregate more thin $248, 000,000, which paya not one nt of taxes and escapes all the burdens or the state. Now contrast this petition with another which 1 hold In my hand, tattered and soiled with (be soot from the hand of the blacksmith, the sweat o' the day laborer, aad lb greasy band ot the mechanic. What does ttiia petition can rorr it humbly prays this House to stand be tween she laborer and the grasping exact- ous of the money power, sna prevent the destruction of the greenback which Is at once their hope and their defense. The nm petition comes Into congress witn s flonrlftb of trumpets, adorned with curiously wrosght signatures and costly array, while the other bears the homely slcnature of the man of toll. Che first petltaos represents those who live upon the labor af others. The last represents Most class of our people who prod ace all the weatth of the country aad bear all the burdens. Talk about "good faith," 'solemn prom ises' and "honest money." Why, Mr. Speaker, this silly cry deceives no one. It Is an unmitigated fraud, to thinly dis guised as to be nowa and read of all men. These Is not a law nor a promise in tne universe which these men respect. In 1370 they "solemnly" passed an act that the bondholder misjt have 15.8 grains of gold or grains of silver for hia bond. It was a highwayman's law but the people concluded to abide by it. Now under the hypocritical cry ot "nonest money" they demand gold only, or a gold dollar's worth of silver for every dollar marked down In their bonds. This would amount to an additional bonus of from 12 to 15 per cent on the entire debt of the nation. It Is the proposition of a set of men who respect neither law, equity, nor sontract, and who mock at the straggle of the poor and laugh at thslr pleadings for mercy. Hard Questions About Silver. Hhmiiwfokd, Neb., May 7 '92. Editor Ajxiakck-In dependent: I have not noticed In the Alliancr IsdrjK2CDB5T any reference to Congress man Bartrne's speech on silver as ptib litshed In the Daily Bee of March 25tb. He said American wheal was sold on the London market In competition with India a silver basis natloa, and was paid for with Una-Una silver dollars that paid 100 cents domestic debt In America, although their dollars are the same as ours. This difference is made at the exchange offices where foreign money Is offered for native money. Now cannot it be safely said, that all farm pcoducts sold in foreign markets in competition with silver basis nations, are paid for In sll'er, and the man that takes It Is the loser, by reason of Its depreciated bullion value, when offered for exchtiugs for his native money? This has been going on ever since the demonetisation of silver, and the farmers have been taking the dishonest dollar and did not know It. This would have made about. 15 cents better price on the bushel for our last crop of wheat If we had free coinage. Query: Canada beings competitor in the wheat market, does she take silver, and what Is it worth In the payment of her domestic debts? If it pays 100 cents, Is not the American farmer, the man from the rural district being bunco-steered by other nations? Every man tuat handles American wheat from the time It leaves the farm until 1: is sold In the London markets, gets his pay in 100 cent dollars, snd ths wheat Is sold for 70 cent dollars, and tha farmer bears the loss. lours Fraternally, U. H. Hdhlinson. Total Depravity, Editor Aujamcr Imdrpekdemt: Please allow me to call your attention to enclosud clipping from a county paper The barpy Republican. It Is so at vari ance with your report or tlio same affair In your last issue that we deem it but Justice to your readers that you be al lowed to -explain. loujr, ALovbuop Truth. Notb. The following is the clipping: "The Colorado republicans in spite of the free silver feeling which was said to east oat there unanimously endorse Harrison. It turns ont that the mine owners, who are the only ones to be bene fitted by free coinage, are all demo crats. It is Clipped from the Republican Sen tinel of PapllliOB Nebraska. In regard to tbs endorsement of Harrison, we will say that we got our news from the daily papers, and especially the republican dallies of Denver where the convention was held. The papers all agreed that the resolution endorsing Harrison was voted dews by more than COO to two. The ISsntlnel Illustrates the methods of the lowest rank of partisan papers, It takes up three or four rank falsehoods weaves them into one sentence and casts It out on the world In the hope some poor prejudiced partisan may read, be lieve, and become more narrow minded and Ignorant than he is. ash papers have no regard for truth, They pabllsh statements which they know are false simply to bolster up the bad cause they represent They are utterly irresponsible, and should never be taken in the homes of intelligent patrotlc peo pie, unless It should be to show the rial dren an actual example of that old scripts ral doctrine ef "total depravity." Editor. A Good Word From Platte- Piuxttb Cbhtkr, Neb., April 29, '98. KDrron Alliancb-Ihdei'BNdent: lion. W. H. Dech spoke to good aud ence In this county as follows: Colutn. bus April 25th, Platte Center April 26th, Humphrey Apil! 27th, Lindsay April 38. Bro. Dech is certainly one of the ablest speakers In the state and is doing a vast amount of good. The way he handles his audiences seems to work up the sleepy, knook the fellows off The fence Into our ranks and send the money kings into paroxysms. Much credit Is due to the state Alliance of Nebraska for keeping such men in the field. Allow me to suggest Bro. Editor, that you attain oall our peoples attention to the risk they are running in signing their renewal mortgages payable in gold. It is uniubt because their original contract did not call for gold and unsafe as it will aid In the depreciation of other legal ten der which the people receive for their products by again putting gold at a pre mium. Fraternally Yours, Frkd Jewell. Secretary Platte Co. Alliance. THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT. Tfcair Mm Is IS Spirt af lrrsTM. t Mn. Qsrlyle voioed tbs seatiment of man a discontented ono when b said: "ft is not to die or even ito die of hunger that makes a man wretched. Many toon have died, all men must die. But It is to lira miserable, ws know nqt why; to work sore sad yet gain netblsg; to be beartwora weary, yet Isolated, unrelated, girt in with a cold, an i versa! IaIssox Faire ' It Is just this spirit that calls to gether and keep together the peo ple's reform movement of the present time, Tbe reformer ass law-abidiag ciilzeas says a writer in tbe National lioonomist, usually honest industrious sod conscientious. But in addition to their daily toil they have set them selves the tafik of finding soma wsy of making life more endurable for themselves and the masses who have no champion to plead their cause. The reform mosemenv. ia the eye of the conventional world, has oommittod an unpardonable fault k has dared to be dissatisfied with the existing in dustrial condition. With all rever ence for oar free institutions it does ot Uilak them perfect; nor in many respects, even equitable. It feels that the distributive forces of societv which have developed during ths laet centu ry must be re-arranged to fit ths ven ditions whioh have created them. ' We have s monopoly of poliu'oal or social wisdom. We are opposed to monopo lies on principle. We giadly discuss our projects with anybody who cares to study them sufficiently to be In a position to analyze or criticise. We are eager for new suggestions aad better remedies. We have transferred our homags from hereditary kings and moneyed pnlooes. We are no less reverent than thw common people of old, but ws now do homage, not to men, but to new ideas and the spirit of progress. .There is one class whom wo mortally offend. Unfortunately it rs a larg-e and Influential class. It labels itself "conservative." The town is a convenient one snd Hke charity, it eovers a multitude of sine. To be frank the conservative is the man or woman who finds it too much an effort to think. They acoept their idea ready made, and, bless you. how con venient it fe.y Of course, ready-made Idoas, like ready-made clothes, are sometimes a mis-tit But the owner of either commodity is usually tb last one to find It out. The conserva tive is sure that our institutions have always boon and always will be per fect, and therefore etprnal. In ado p tie g this argument he forgets that it arrogates to purely bnman Institutions attributes usually assigned to ths Creator. This motto of "whatever Is, is rfgb-t." shows not only a lamentable lack of original thought but woiso than that a total ignorance df history. A well known English writer remarks that "tbs United States government ieasuooess, because any repulflic that is not" a total failure is a succeos." Perhaps our conservative friends mean it in some such Pick-wickian sense when they speak in such delightfully general terms of the success of all our institu tions. A New Somc fw the Field. -Tho Atlanta Georgia, (nstrftation, thp Topeka Capital of southern De mooruoy, sys: Q TVcro d a aoog in the fiqhl wbero the ptowettse is gleaming a song eg hopo for tUe harveet ahead. The farraets are reaping their cion promieo), and taking heart for the future.' That,mov be a new song in the g. o. p. wfn? of too south, but it has booomo a roichty old chestnut in Katfsas. Iarepiy to Hie hspetal strain of the Coosutuuoii, too People s Paper of Atia&to. auys: 1 -Y.ee. thore is a "sonf in the fwld." And it a BOtig of bopc" It be gins: !o,od-byo, old party, good bye, and cuds (With a cheer for tiw St Louis platform. Aye, yos. they are taking heart for tho future, tbeao farmers. Woy have everlastingly -sat down' on the men and vtho parties that havo load thorn to the brink of destruction with proiiss, ' tmd have not only deoided to run policies for thomsdlvos in the future, but have proven their anility to hang together, and to erer lastingly wallop' any man, or sot of men? or paper, that tries to sido-track thorn and their movement That be- lojr the ease, wiy thould thoy not taike heart? The hardships of the present are raudo et.iitii'.ihi by them oortaimy, now that tl "v know how -to obtain justiee in tkte 4...:i:-u 111 Constitution is i Ut! There is a so-ig ia the field wlici-i the plow share is gleacalcg: -ood-bye, old party, good-bye.'" Aluaneo i'ribuno. Some Pet Schemed. The Tribune is not making a special fight for any subftrcasury plan, but there are several ' such plans we aro feminst all the time. Ono is the plan thai alljows the secretary of the treas ury to make sub-treasuries out of bis pot national banks, and the other is tho distillers' sub-troasury plan. They aro bo'.b Republican institutions and both very popular with certain classes. Topeka Jribuno Tho Industrialist: Tho sentiment ha favor of a gfadoatod income tax is gaining ground throughout tho coun try. About the only persons opposed to it are the millionaires who fatten on non-taxablo government bonds, nnd thoso reformers who are "pos. sessed by nn idea"' nnd desiro to re strict taxation to land values exclu sivoJf. Thus we see again that ex tremes meek." The Southern Star: The South is in debt Ninety per cent of its people are In debt. Whatever increases the volume of currency increases tho price of products. Yit enlianco ment of tho prica of products comes larger profits and greater prosperity. Silver would not increase tho volumo much, but to the extent it would, that would relatively beneSt every man in debt aud every producer and laborer. Southern Alliance Farmer: Both tho old parties are clamoring for honest money, but what do they mean' by honest money? Thox moan money that can be cornered by Wall street money that will como at a high prica to the laborer. Money that tho farm er and mechanic cannot secure at any price. This is tho honest money tbey are contending for. Will you support them in thoir robbery longer? AID A2DEES8 Of TEE rSBETESDEIT PIETY. Adopted tt St, Leuia, Febrau? 24, 1381 This, ths f rt grraU labor oonfennoa of the I'nltaS Paste aad of lb world, reprems das' all SIvIsiobs of urltaa and tuitl orraa laad tudustrv, assent-iad la national oongrr, invokin apoaits acuoalt. blesainc sod pra tnctlaa ef Aimlrnty bod, pais forth to sad for tk produoor of this uuoa, this doelarsr ' Uua of union sad ladsponden-j. The ooodlUou which sarrouDd ns bast Justify oar ee-operstloo. We nsct Is tha midst of a natloa brourht to the verve r f mo ral, political, sod malarial ruin. Camptloa damioatas the ballot box, the legislatures, tha aonjrrea. and touabas evea tha ermine of tha beaoh. The people are demoralized. If any of the stata Lavs bean sampelled to isolate the voters at the Minus paoes la order to prevent aolvaraal iHtlaudatlea er bribery-Tha neaspapen are subsidised or maulad. pabllo oplnloa sneuoed, busts prostrated, our borne oovered with mortstses, labor Impov erished, aod the the laad oaoeentratins la tha bands of oapitallst. Tha urban workmen are deoiad tha nrht ef orrsaUaUon far seif -protection; imported paapeHaad labor boats down their was; a hireling- standing; armjr unrooog-nlzad b our laws, is established to hoot tbam down, and thay ana rapidly do (BnaraUnfto Ruropeaa eonifTtions. "Tha fruit of tha toll of million are boldly Stolen to build up colossal fortune, unpreoe dented la tha history of tha world, while their poMossor desplsa tb repablio and endanger liberty. From thesam proline wombofg-ov-eminent! lnJusUce we bread tbe two great olassee paupers and millionaire. The na tional power to areata money la appropri ated to enrich bondholders; silver, which baa ba aooapted s otfla alno tha dawn af his tory, aa haa n demonetized to add to tb by decreasing; purchasing power af gold valaa of sfi form of property aa wall aa hu man labsr, and tbe supply ef currency Is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank rupt enterprise and enslave Industry. Avast corunlrwsrairint mankind ha bees organ IzedentweeontUenss sad Is taking- posaea slfnof the world. If not metasdoverthrowaat oaee It forebode terrible soots! eonvnaiona, the destraetioa ef oivlhaaUon, er the astab usbmuot or aa absolute deaaotiiai. "1 a this crisis of human affairs the intell- 6nt snd working people, produoar of Use at ted btate, have eom together fn the name f peace, order and locloty, to dafead liberty, prosperity, and luitioe. -We declare our unlen and tadapendoso. We assert our purpose to vote with that po litical organization which represents eur principle. "WecbargUustth controlling Influences dominating- the old pellUcal parties hare al lowed the xltitur dreadfai conditions to de velop without serious effort to res trail or prevent ahem. Neither do titles' new intend to accomplish reform. They have agreed to gether to ignore, In the coming oampaign ev ery Issue bat one. Ifcey propose to drown the ontorie of a plundered people with the up roar of a sham haul over the tariff; se that corporations, national banks, rings, trusts, "watered stocks," the demonetization of sil ver, aad the oppressions of usurers, may all be lost sight of. "Tbey propose to sacrifice our homes td oWlldren upon tha alter ef Mammon, to de stroy tbe hopes of tbe multitude in order to seenre corruption funds from the great lords ef plunder. " We assert that a pelltloal organisation Jrwp resentlncth political principle hereto stated 1 neoesaary.to redress the grievances of wbicb we complain. "Assambled an tha anniversary of the birth cf the lllustriou man who led the fliet great revolution on this continent against oppression, filled with sentiment which act uated that gsand generation, we seek to re store ths government of tbe republio to tha hands ef ths "plain people" with wham It originates. Our doors are apen to all paints of tha oempas. We ssk ail honest men to join with aad help u. "In order to restrain the extortions of ag gregated oapltai, to drive the money changers eut of tha toraplp; to form a perfect union, establish Justaje. lifeure domestic tranquility, provide for tb eommoa defense, romote the general welfare, aad secure the lee sings af liberty for ourselves and our pos terity, we do ordain and establish the fol lowing PLATFORM Of PRISCIPCBS: 'We declarethe snioa of tbe labor forces of the Unites States, this day accomplished, permanent and perpetual. May its spirit en ter late allhearts fof the salvation of the re publio and the npliftingof mankind. Wealth belong to him who creates It. liv ery dollar taken from industry without an equivalent Is robbery. If any will not work neither shall he eat. The Interests of rural and urban labor ars the same; their enemies are identical. BBJLaNDS SHUMKJtATBO "1. We demand a national currency, safe sound and flexible, issued by the general government only, a fall legal tender for all debts, publlo and private, and that without tbe use of banking corporations, a just, equit able means of circulation, at a tax not to ex reed i per cent as set forth in the sub-treas -uryplanof ths Farmers Alliance, or soma better system. Also payment In discharge of its obligations for publlo improvements. "3 We demand free anM unlimited coinage of silver. "8. W demand that the amount of circu lating medium be speedily increased to not less than 50 par capita. "4 We demand a graduated lnoome tax. We believe that tbe money of tha country should be kept a mnch as possible in the bands of the people, and hence we de mand that all national, and awte revenue ftiall be limited to the neeexaary expenses of the government, economically and honestly administered. '-a. Wedemand that postal saving banks be established by the government for ths safe deposit of. tbe earnings of tiie people and to facilitate Exchange. ' "7. The land, including all the natural re sources of wealth, is the heritage of all tbe people and should net be monopolized for speculative purposes, ana alien uwnurouiu oi land should be prohibited. All lands now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual need s, and all lands now owned by aliens, should be reclaimed by the govern ment and held for aotual settlers only. "8. Transportation being a means of ex change and a public necessity, tbe govern ment should own nnd operate the railroads in the Interest ef the people. "S. The telegraph and telephone, like the post office system, being a necessity for ths transmission ef news, shoald be owned and e perated by the government in the interest of me people. STATE LECTURERS DATES. Dates of WriKht: Jefferson Thayer Nuckols Webster Franklin Assistant State Lecturer W. F. " May 2 to 7. - 9toU. " lfito2J. " " 23 to 28. " " 3U to Juno 4th. Asslstsnt Lecturer Fairchlld will be in the following counties on the dates named: Holt. May 12-13 14. Boy ' 16-17-13. Keya Paha, " 1D-20-S1. Kock, " 23-24-25. Biown, " MW27-28. Cherry, " 30-31 June 12-4, The f fflcerl and members of the county alliances should see that the meetings are properly rppoinud and well advertised, that people may reap the benent ortlieso lectures. 8tate Lecturer W. H. Dech and J. B. Romine will hold a series of meetings in Seward coun ty beginning at uerinantown, June 4. Re, ' 8. UtU-a. ' 8. Beaver Crossing, " 9, Olendale Alliance in J tewt ship, ' 10. Friendville, ' 11. All public meetings and everybody invited. Speaking to begin at 7:30. p. m. Pres. Powers' Appointments. President Powers has n-.ade the following announcements for Mav and June, and wlii be in the counties on dates named. Local comnnttces should arrange places and time of Holding meetings and notify State Sec retary Thompson as soon i g possible where tney save not a reaay acme so. Banner county: May " 18. Harrleburg, " W. Scott's aiutl county: Gering, " 31, 1pm. Box Butte county: ' 23 25- Dawes county: Crawford, " ?H. Whitney. " 27. Chsdron, " 28. Sheridan crnfoty : Hay Springs, " 30. Rushville, " 31. Gordon, Juns 1st. Cherry county: CoSy, JnneSd, 1 p. m. Valentine. " 3d, ' Woodlske, " ltd, " Brown county: " 6-7. Rock c aunty: " 8-10. Koya Paha county: Nsrden, " 11. Sp. -n. Pnrlrgview, " 13, Mills, " 14. Hlt county: Stuart. " 16. O'Neill, " IT. Swing ' 18. Boyd county: " 28-2J. Knoiconnty: Niobrara. " S3. Bioomtteld, " 2. ' Creighton, " 25. TIssj Uowt roworful. , v-ss tis SunpUst ia .itf B53aSg4.7 "ST MfHiA Jw "" . . " iajiSt SSWOUW Tt MS rtT. "S,l Wood and Steel Mills also Wood and Steel towers. Onr Bills are ruaranteed to not be exce.'ied by any and we can makyow low pr! and low freight rates. II eur. mill should blow o the tower or need any repair within year from she time of sale, we will replace tame free of charge. 33-1 m SPENCER MANUFACTURING CO., Blue Springs, Nsb. HLy This Institute lias four courses of study, viz: Business, Short hand, Penmanship and Telegraphy. The short-hand course ii- eludes instruction in shorthand, typewTitiag, penmanship, correspondence, initiatory book-keeping and spelling. This ia undoubtedly the best equipped Short-hand 6chool in the west; it has 15 typewriting machines, each having an elegant drop cabiaet which keeps it clean and free from dust when not in rise. The business course is mo6t complete, thorough and practical, and includes instruction in book-keeping by single ana doubk entry, rapid business writing, business arithmetic, commercial law, business correspondence, actual business practise, rapid calculation and spelling. The department of telegrapny is in cnarge ot agenueman who haa had twelve years experience in railroad and telegraph service, lne course includes instruction in ujiegrapny, rapm drill, plain penmanship, railroad book keeping and spelling. students prepared here readily secure situations as station agents and telegraph operators. The penmanship department is designed to prepare pupils to teach penmanship. Instruction is given in plain aad ornamental penmanship of every description by one of the finest penmen in the world. A full staff of experienced and and a course of instruction in any department of this school will be of lasting value to every earnest and faithful pupil Good board and lodging may week upwards. Catalogue .and Journal of Education will be mailed free on application. An elegant set of capital letters fresh from the pen that cannot be equaled by any one else in the west, will be seat te those who ask it and enclose ten cents in postage stamps. 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