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About The farmers' alliance and Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1892 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1892)
-TV. MAHCHiNO TM-OUCM OaOGIA. Tr' wv J ft A !- ' ! p"' '. Th vkl r'e kt. T piiilU h 1 Pi lllnimtkiitM hi Xe lwj rut;' tet laGeergU. tlumb: anrwa! tVe f wet nakw M fw. ... , Ha m s.nt In owtMf fnwi 'u fl lt rJ " U CwMgU. How tkH to itJ AiiUKvUNoxWri bro, AmJ fr llwlr in h It ft. ! lVnM partjr breul In C.oorjla Mm " fl.'e U -lt BMVkt ulnol, Hut IW4) luiil w hu!d lt.ro mr mwW 1:riHtit 10 If otlicrt tmlf rouiil tooaopnlii th poltttnt ! Vwf la, Now we're itood ht "rt of thiol A i'Hijr m nrt; t, W im to lBi;!a tMO UttotlUT lin. And the fo;k who lUl tha toll Ar. imrt tn mam. Going to run the puttta ot liourgi. Nrw wfc.it U Im In (VwivU 1 trvw in m nv tat-. North I Went tha p.utocrats (Yinlrol old party .a r. The ouly wy to ruii.tf 1 r Jn vour -audiJ.ii 11m way tha folk uro doing down la Georgia. -Dr. A. 8. Cuttlitoa. A groat general U pre, nrlng hit force for a battle; H will 1j :n le tiding conflict of a groat and terrible war. If he tucceed In th bv.tl it will redound to hi honor nJ glory The opposing forces ar bettor trained and oqulpped and have the advantage in the la of the ground; their num ber are not known, but are supposed to be somewhat let than Iia He knows the conflict will be Hon a and long, and that hi army ban nut bad time to be well drilled and trained. He believes that they have co .ru go, devotion and entbutinttra that ho can depend upon, but rulle that he must curb their ardor ti 1 bo can so arrange his clan of battle not to slaughter his forces by detached ef fort. He pitches els line of battle and puts troops In the entronchmeot to presorve same. He gives them trlct orders to simply hold their jrround and do nothing to provoke or precipitate the battle until they got order He then dispatches inuny couriers with order. Bring up euea a division to support such a point la' the line." "l'lant battory .a commandlnz point" -transfer traoDs over river." 'bring stores ad smmunitlon from to . " and many more wise orders calculated to ave the day. Whlla . all these preparations of vital lmnartanro are in progress the trooos in the line of battle are idle. imply waiting, and what a deplorable Mault would follow Impatience or cowardloe on their pare Suppose the petty officers In charge of tham should desire - to make a personal reputation for bravery and should de clare that the delay of ihe general was due to coward'ee, and impa tiently lead eut tholr detachments and precipitate the battle during this period of hasty preparation, causing tha utter defeat and rout of the en (Ire forces. Or suppoie that result ehould follow an impatleot.splrlt on . the part of the soldiers In the line of tattle. The sarao fearful conse quence! would have to be borne. The foot Is that It is the greatest show of bravery for the front rank to pa tiently wait for orders and it ltt tho bravest general who makes all the de- 4a) necessary (under criticism) to vecure a preparation that will Insure auccoss. Slow to battle, but once be- tnir in. conduct himself SO that his mdvanarv will dread him. Some of thoae who manifest the most impa tience before the tight commoncos may flee in terror under the first lira It Is not therefore, safe to pas judg ment on tho couraze of any man till vou see blm under Are, m some of the most cautious, once arousod, prove perfect tiger. Aid1v this where It will do most good. Nat'onnl Koonomlst The Kdlloa Intorvlowed. An old acquaintance. . who eucked hU political poison from Dntroit Free ProiS fo,- the last quT. 4er of a century, came at u thusly; Sow . see Imre. since wu have known yoa in political woik you have -c laoged too many times to ou poiu toally .healthy, ilrst, yon woro a ,;ranbncker. then a Union l abor man: then a l'at.ron of industry and i farmer Alliance man. and now you are howling for the People's par v. How Is tms. , V then repHed that we onco know" girl trial some canca nunnnu. fibers Maria and then Susnn. and Mimotlmes lletsey, but it w tho same gol darn" girl all tho time. We then loft him with the assurance that lie could have ut least three weeks to iiguro out what we mean U Chic i?o . ; : The niM'ereiidmii. The , Referendu-m Is looming up ruito rapidly in practical politics, tlalgium is likely In the near future to tidjpt manliood suffrage Instead of the very limits 1 property sudrage which now eiixts tbero. As the working trasses 'of Belgium are very itrongly 'tinctured with socialism, it is appre hended that an extended basis of mi,' (rage will result in some pretty radi cal legislation. In order to avoid ihe reaponslUiUfcr of either 'approving r vetoing suoh laws the king wantt ttie lieferenuum introduced, so that' tho whole people shall vote'yes" or . o ' as to whether any particular nxeasnri' shall become a law. The Belgian minlatrv will accordingly make the adoption of the Referendum a govern meat measure as a preliminary to m largei suffrage.- Xew Nation. V." Merer Did a War's Work. When arguments were based on the . ac.minulatiwns of property in the Astor m -I 1 . ( I . A . J lamuv lv was always visjorousiy uenieu by defenders of monopoly that the fortune were as large as estimated. Tbomae-ii. Sherman made a very on eervat'tve statement of tho wealth of different members of the family, and was immediately challenged by Ke- publ can organs for overestimating. Hut the death of William Astor proves that Mr. Sherman was , rather under than over the mark : in Ills case. Seventy millions is a large sum VJ be fceld by a person who has never per formed a single dav'f labor la bis ", life. - may tho has the THf BALLOT. T i r rH M r Mmm mm4 HI WMttrtfai. The rtcht to vot la srrdne with th A rlatoe ol ktsowa bt Judg taoet is the nol luipof laat privilege that ran be eitrlM by a frren aa. and wtihuut the antraiiid er clae of Ibis duty th"- don. no prool Ubertyj aad that mil who d to vote by the r iota! will ol another. b Jlt hie floaro.! Ui. tbrlght, and U rtaviaii a la. Ihls ImjiortaBt right is not sun- clentl guanled la any state or we union, and the prevailiag habit of legislation throughout our land. It t add strongth to hands that ar already strong, and to cooitder the ms of the people as mendicants tnl tled to nothing but w wnom u may plitt te throw eut a u rap of rotn- fort 'a Ihe snap ot "u ii sounding import but whlrii ran oe nothing more than a partial nlef from some of tho more promioeni ana too often scandalous abuws of swclal legislation The law does not siimeienny pro tect a poor man la casting a vote In any state of the union, declares the Chicago SontinoL The lawmaker am for the most part rich men, or the tools of ricn men. and they win no. icguiaui mr the poor, or for those whose lonuonco can promise neither wealth nor dis tinction. Thoir only care for the poor man rights Is to abridge them. Jow tuon bat is the lait and the only remooy hk h the poor roan has against this unlver-ui wrong? ft Is in the ballot bo alone, "that woodna scepter of tho sovereignty of the people" It is in the right to vote for prino.pte and Tor ine canaiuaie oi bis choice, for the man be respects and to whom he Is willing to confide his dearest Interests. But the man who holds his note of hand for money that he Is now unable to pay; tbe man who owns the house which shel ters bis family, or the man upon hoso breath ho is dependent for that employment which gives bread and butter to his wife and children, stands over the polls In person, or by a base and mercenary whipper-in. ana ne is made to vote as these masters Dia. Is not this the perfection ef slavery? Is not this a condition more debased, more truly and thoroughly degraded than was that of the black man whose weight in tbe ballot-box used to be counted without the wretched mockery of dragging the unwilling carcass to tho polls? The poor slave took his scourging in an outhouse, or far re moved from the eyes of men; It is the lineal descendants of the Pilgrim fathers, who are led up in scores to the polls, and under the broad gate of all who wish to see, are made to forswear their freedom, and obey their political task-masters at the crack of the whip. Must It be so? Must we continue in this debasing servitude? Can there be no remedy found? None none whatever, but to do our duty manfully ut the polls. Whilst the enomlos of the people oommand and eontrol those votes of the people there can be no hope. aaVVe enjoin It, therefore upon every man who Is entitled to a vole, to put at all ha tarda whenever his duty may require It, a free and unbiased rote. ' Olf any man presumes to oversee, to dictate or to threaten, foil the scoun drel to the earth at once. Then de posits your vote, and submit In the spirit of a martyr to wcatever pen alty the law may inflict belt-defense is always justtnaDie. Can there be an oui-aslon presented to a man in the ooourrenoes of a whole life, where self-defense is more India pensfble than on this occasion? A man slaps your choet or spits in your faoe. and no one possessing the ordi nary spirit of a man will condemn you for inflicting a prompt and severe chastisement But here is a man, if such a wretch doserves the name of man. who invites you to become a traitor, who insults you by the grossest of Intimations, that you are base and oowuraiy enougn to son your birthright, that you are con temptible enough through mercenary consideration a to abandon the lost hope and stay of freedom. The law afford you no protection against his Insolence, and no refor mation of the abuse need be hoped for whilst the offenders go unpunished. If a resort to physical force may ever bo defendod, and If suoh resort may be just filed in one exigency alone under our professedly free insti- tutiona does not this case present that one exigeno ? Let the worklngmen and farmers, let all laboring and all poor men re flect well on this subject; let them unite to support eaoh other, If need ba in the most desperate efforts to nreserve this right the palladium of their liberty, free ana unresirainoa. It is the most sacred of nil their duties. Iet them be assured that a few wholesome examples in our great cities, would forever abate the wicked and un9iiiportable nuisance of wsy- laving and harassing honost voters by the DlmDs ol ill gotton wealth, and basely abusod power. . ... Is there a true-hearted American who will obioct to such a resort to the arm of f.esh? Is there a Christian who can? It so we refer them to the greatest and best exempler: And the Jewish pasnover was iu band, and Jesus went up to Jerusa lemand found In the temple those who had sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting and when he had made a scourge of small eords, ha drove them all out or the tempio, tne sneep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overthrew tholr tables." ; UNDI "-CONSUMPTION. f the r . We bear from mauy that there is an over product! a ol rottoa, bonce tbe lew piice we get for H we are ad. :oJ te rwhtre the acreage. If some of a di othiv will take ad. vantage of U and lerreaee lha'ija The writor hives no alnce on the sub eel as everyone knows heat what be rand It I at with ail of us what we wiii do lul what we can do. The writer has lis corn and wat huue at home and will work to keep them there; he propoe to mk as near aa be i an everything eonsnmed on the plantation. Alter lh..t he will make all the coitnn be rat lie be longs to the number who bcliev that undeP-coMsnmptlon d nreiy of money and not over production u the cause ol tho low price cott jo now co nun in iK How tan there bs over production of rotton as long as we have o many peoNle In rags? The reme tf l two folA l lrst the financial aystemmusl berhanged. 1 bo government should eonlrol t le volume of inonnyand J Issue it in euUleleot amount direct to the people at a low and fixed rale of In terest There should be no disllno- ! tlon among the people in lotting It out 1'erfect secor.ty alone should be reu tilled- 'ihe writer recently gave the coun try a financial system which ho feols will tn3 -t nil doniandtk says Kllisen 8. Kellt in the South Carolina CoHon l'lant We have over 4.000 banking Institutions; suppose the m.fiioy In vested in tbom was invoxt.ti in over 4, t OJ factories, a ha', would te the re sult? Instead of being compelled to ship two-thirds of taa cotton we pro duoo to factories :'. ' O miles away It would be manufactured at home, and the goods would be shipped und sold, j the profits remaining am uig our own people. Think you. wall a suiliolent number of faotorius dotting onr hills and valleys you would again hear the cry of over-production of cotton or of anything el so? Our national banking system will soon pass out If the system of Bnauco outlined by the writer is Hdopt- ed tbore will ba no place for banks other than banks of deposit and ex change. The vast sums now em ployed by them will have to be la vestod otherwise. Fortunes of all kinds will spring up everywhere, and new nnd better houses will be seen on all sides. Tbe multiplication of the people depends on good houses to live in and plenty to eat and wear. No fact Is better established. If we would have this good result lot ut stand by our principles and demand--. They are above party or any man. Let our heads control and not our honrts. We sometimes give way to our feelings and the mind is mo:nontarily clouded. Let us be calm and determined and stand firm by cur principles and measures, and the day bright and beautiful will soon break. Let ui sup port no man for o See unless he stands squarely and firmly on our principles and demands and does so from con viction of their righteousness. Re cent converts and those who at any time have assailed any of tbom should not be put on guard. We are where we cannot afford to make a mlbtame. m OF THE IWLE. Tbls l the general title ol a series -A sheet wuaia '0gs la press, f.r whkh tbe Alliance l'iii4 ehing company Is now treitrtd to take orders. It la a sew deprture wHcb we be ikte will lm hailed with J by nililloas. ami we epvt grsnd results to follow. Ihe Industrial Inrree ol America, re ptrMtud at the grcit St. Loul! confer mee. the .riLe. and Ihi unofian- Ired workers, will lie drawn together and aroused to lntene entbusiaam by these songs of freedom, by lh ir frea tinging blows gainl oppression, their words that burn" for justice, their u.ltiDg "trains nud awakening martial music. Ibey breathe fraternal sympa thy and purest, loftiest patriotism. Their wit, bniitor. pointed facts and stinging sarcasm, will also have Irre sistible tflect upon the racks of tbe Hetcheroi !iioun. wriung to nmm rose, said: "I know a very wise man who belwtej tbst if a in-n were per mitted to make all the ball wis. he need not care who sbouul ma the laws of a nation." Tf reaon is obvious: for the anng make public sentiment and pub lic suutlnieut is law. -Ihe lute may melt " lr- wr 1 bs trum act roue tne And when the "Sjcgi ol the People" have iieen suns from oceuo to ocean, and from tho lakta to the galf, the victory will be oun. Kvery Farmers' Alliance. K. of L. Assembly and reo- tile's Party Club should at once organ ize a glee club to learn and lead these annes and every voice that can sing at all will swell tbe volumes of tbe re f ruins Each farmer and mechanic whose daughters sing, should place these songs in their nanas, u severest pressure ui novertv does not make it impossible. Make them wbat tbey ara and ought to be. "the Ssdbs of tne people." the voice of the masses, and have the best voices sing them ' at all social gf.theriDg and tiuhiin ana Domical meetings. As we stated last week Mr. Gibson is the writer and editor of these songs; the music has been composed ty trot. J. l. rank nf the Nebraskauonseryatory oi Music: Prof Hubeit J W.beamarkof Lincoln: Mr. H W. Hohmann. the well known coniDoser. and others. Tbe aeries of sonirs will be continued for the emancipation of the wealth-producing closes, until their claims ana neeus have been fully voiced. MR. DONNELLY S OPINION. Song No. 1. written by Mr. Gibson under the inspiration of the St. Louis Conference, to be sung to the wonder ful -Marsellaise" air as adapted by the writer was printed in the March 8d Issue of this paper, non. jgnauus Donnelly, upon receiving a copy of it, wrote to the author as ionows: Tha aonir la admirable. You should arrange to have It sung at the Omaha Con veotlon by a band of trained singers." Mr. B. O. Flower, editor of the Urma. lost his March 3d copy and sent for extra copies lor tne sane or mis aonir. Mrs. unanoue reruns oieisou our great new poet - oi me coast, nas written of it In terms THE AULTMAST & TAYLOE Machinery Company. in f s r hnartful praise. We trive below the second and fourth stanzas with chorus Here, here where Liberty first lightened, An4 fpa. rinm innki n thank the world. wh... hnn fnr all thn humble brightened A tjd mls'jiiest kluirs were backward hurl ed Lo here, where equal rights are pledged. Lo hert, where equal riahu are pledged. Are kings with a 1 their brood of curses 1 Id this broad land by blood made free, nonuiwiant tnilllnna bend their knee And plead with tears for sovereign mercies "All TalU aril Ho Oder." There is always more or less talk In congress about the forfeiture of lands grunted to railroads. But it is ' all talk and no cidf.r." The land is not forfeited. The railroads still bold iu Of tbo 200,1.00. OOd ncres that were siren away'1 during the years from 18 jO to ISiO how much has been re stored to the people? This is a test question. Let those who say it "has been restored" point it out! Where is it? The people want to know! When the Democrats aro in power they blame republicans for not re storing it When the Republicans aro in power they bjaiue Ihti 1omo crats for not restoring tt And be tween this see subf accusation ani recrimination there U nothing done. Question Answered. A correspondent sends the Topcka Advocate a series of questions tc which he desires answers: Question Why was the exception clause placed upon the greenback? Answer To enable the gold bugj to buy them at an lmmenso discount and invest them In latere t bearing bonds at par a speeulation in the profits of whioh those who made the law have shared. Question Is it a fact that thero was a law on the statute books roquir log duties and intere t to be paid In coin? Answer That was the Import of tho exception clause ltsalf. The green back was made a legal tender for all publio and private debts except duties onimports and interest on tbo public debt" The effect of the exception was just this: the importer was com polled to have gold to pay duties. He had to buy of those who were hoard ing, for the purpose and pay, in free a back whatever price was aslrad for it Tho gold broker took the green backs, which he reseived at immense discounts, and Invested them In gov eminent bonds at par. The importo paid the gold he had purchased at heavy premium, to the government tor duties at par. Ihe government then paid It back to the gold broker at par, as interest on tho bonds he had purchased with the greenbacks, and was then ready to sell it again to the next importer at nnether premium lor more greenbacks wi,th which to buy more bonds. In this manner gold circulated in a circle' as long as Ibei-e wore any bonds in the market. la the mean time the importer added the premium he paid for gold to the price of his gooda and tho consumer of the goods footed the bill. Question If the currency was con tracted, what did Hie people get in re turn for it? Answer They got an Interest bear ing alebt saddled upon them, which is noUyet paid. Question Does the money power hurt the people, and if so. in what wny? , . Answer bome of the ways are in dicated in the answors to the former questions. It also hurts the people iu extortionate Interest charges, and transportation rates, in combinations for the monopoly of the business in terests of the country, in the concen tration of wealth in few hands, and in a thousand other wavs too numerous to mention. Quoation Is there anything money but &old and silver? Yea anything is money that con gross declares to be suoh. Money ii a creation of law, and ft does not mat ter of what it Is composed. o l3 OUR MOTTO: "THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST." "F. L. LOO MIS, Manager, Omaha, Neb. WKITK FUK PKICES" of Unite, unl'e. ye Justl The sword f f truth draw forth I Advance, advanoe w th intuhty tread From west and south and nrthl They claim the wsj s which commeroe uses, As bolu nignwaymen roDuiuv an; They hu.d exchange, and eaoh refuses Its use till all before them fall! The people uow are ruled by gold! The lie p.e now are ruled oy gold! Hut sbail we here be made the minions Of ktriirs, on freedom's saored soil. And yield them wealth ly slarlih toll. Content to wear their galling pinions? CHoatJS-TJalte, eto. Wa nrlnt with this Bone the original "Marseillaise" hymn, words which made their author immottal. Numher 3 is entitled. "Bight snail Relgc." The second and third stanzas are as follows: frOivethe winds the welcome sound; Kiirht shall reign I Klght shall reign! Answer th.t to all around: Klght shall reign t Klght shall reign! Shout from eaoh Alliance farm, KnlfiiiUof Laborswe 1 the strain Lei the thunder kings alarm: Klgbt shall relgnl Klght shall reign! Tremble ve who grasp the earth: mi,i lill rnlnnl Kltrtat shall reign! Each shall share by equa' birth ; Klght shall relgnl rluht shall reignl Man no more enslaved shall he. Hunger-foroed to beg thechin; Bar'hthail hold her jubilee: Klght shall reignl Kight shall reign! Another number entitled, "We Have the Tariff Yet," is an easy air to catch and the fun and Barcasm of the words make It simply immense. The same and more may ho oam vi the ballad entitled, "The Taxpayers Settle the Bills." We give below Us rst stanza: In old times the robber lived out In the woods, Or dwelt In a Hole in me fcruuuu , And cheerfully froze lo ihe traveller s goods Wneuever ne dih:uou iuuu- O, ihe rubber ot old Waiinpie and bold, And seldom out on any frills; But the robber today, Hum quite a different wny. And the taxpayers foot up e hills- .... Bills bllls-tUe taxpayers settle the bills. A nnthr son?, one of the best which nffr la entitled. "The Weakest M,,at r.o to the Wall." It Is dedicated bv the author to Edward Bellamy and contains six Biauzua, with the sweaters, the landlords, the speculators, the "modern hignwaymen and the usurers. We give the second stanza and chorus: Vou have heard of the wealth of the Astors, Of princes supported by rent; And vou wonder who made them the masters Of tho-ie who with labor are lient, Thev gather the goods ot the workers. And revel where want never comes The palaces shelter the shirkers. . . . . .i 1, Ihu alums Auu me woraero muob ........... But 'tis only a section of business, A section related to all: For If some may have Main without labor. The weakest must g to the wall If some mav have gain without labor, The weakest must go to the wall. Get off. get olf. get off the earth. We cau't have tramps upon 11. Prof. IVank has gotten fame for him self in tho muic of the above, and the stanzas that go with it. A singer hav ing action as well as voice can mane ii unapproachable. We are also printing the vvoras oi lo. l. wun entirely ue muBic by Prof. Frank (arranged for a quartette of male voices) which can only be compared with the hitherto in comparable French air for which the words were nrsi wriiien. xuia suug we call from tho opening words, "Sons of America." No. 3 of our series, music by Prof. Frank and words by Mr. Gibson, is en titled, "God Save the People." The first stanza and chorus are as follows: God save the king: so were the people taught. Till freedom, came to earin, to sum muur. They lived, thev died, they sunerea, sweat ana iougat, To please a despot and advance a throne. But now we sing- God save the people: the o.mmon people, God save, God save the people. Our new sonc. entitled. "The Flag of Liberty," by Mr. Gibson, is joined to a nw natriotio air. nneiv aaupteu to n, composed by Mr. F. W. Hohmann. The first stanza and cnorus are as ionows. America, hope of the world. The Hag that our fathers unfurled, Unspotted, unsullied shall wave. Upborne by the honest and brave. And tyrants shall downward be hurled. Its blue and its bars, And glery of stars. With thundered hurrahs, To freedom and Justice shall lead, To freedom and justice shall lead. Tn "Truth's Anoroaching Triumph" , xi Ul . we nave a sone oi u --mouenuu years." The words are by Mr. Gibson, n . , t.t TT the music uv t roi. j. c. xxaweo. is the first stanza and chorus: O Truth, thou approachest with blessing! This 13 00 .60 , .50 50 1 25 .60 60 29 25 25 00 00 25 Progressive Farmer: It costs from 600 to $7t)0 to send a oar load of strawberries from Florida to New York. A freleht car costs about 0J, When we consider that the road is only out of uso 0- the car about live days, and gets nearly first cost for one load of freight, it looks like an argument In favor of government ownership. But never mind about thnt Tho fool who raise straw berries, corn, wheal, oats, .cotton. and such things, ought to be 6ned for it anyhow. We expect it will be some a penitentiary offense after a while. , Prof. Seamark, the finest tenor in . - - ....l.i..,. ..1 riebraska, tne singer . take Campaninl'a pu e-e, the principal part In the recent rendering of Han del's Messiah, is composer of the splen did air and chorus for the above and his voice will give to It finest render ing at Omaha. Another song which will prove a happv hit, unique and powerful, is tne one Mr. Gibson has named "GetOff the. Earth." It was suggested to btm wnne writing bv the recent news item, stat ing that the Landlords' association of Bo.ton had blacklisted, for mutual ben efit, 1,200 of their poorest tenants. The first verse and chorus ai-e as follows: No trespass here! Get off theearta! You own no land upon it : You've lot for aye your right of birth, And we hy'inlght have won tt. We landlord all have got you down, A li-t f nonrest tenant; So climb the air. or Jump and drown, And thus do dyln penance. Get off. get off. get off the earth! Our titles prove we own It; The Hhadows are fleeing away; The light of the dawn is Increasing And evil slinks back from the day. As a bridegroom that leaveth his chamber, Rejoicing in strength for the race. Thou foment! thoucomest! thou comest! And Heaven is seen in thy face. Its glory has gtlded the mountains. And soon, where the spoiler has trod. We shall follow thy feet to the fountains And beautiful gardens oi ioa. These are but samples of what we have now in the printers' hands and there are more exceedingly fine to fol low. One ready to send away, by Mr. Gibson and Prof. Frank, is entitled "The Alarm Beat." It has in it the arum heat call to the ranks. The first stanza follows: United we stand ! Do you he:vr it, Ve workers who struccgle alone? Iu union is strength, ami they fear it, Who reU?n on monopoly's throne. When workers united demand it, Denning and voting for right, No power upon earth can withstand it, No law of the tyrants we Gght. Unite, then, unite. O workers, with ballots, unite! These sonirs will be a factor in the comin campaign. They will be sung Irotu ocean to ocean, ana irom janes to gulf. Both words an d mufic art new in nearly every caso, and they will give new Impetus to the reform movement. A dozen of these songs are now in the hands of the printer and will be out by the 4th of Jnly. Address all orders for these songs to the Alliance Publishing Co. Prices are given below: The Workers Battle Hymn of Free- flom .J -3i Right Shall Reign - - - -25 The Weakest Must Go to the W all. .3o Thn Taxnavers Settle the Bills 35 Sons of America Get Off the Earth jjo Tl,., Flar nf T.ihnrtV 3.) Thn Cn i Karon's Sons' - T-nth',4 Aiinroachinir Triumph 30 (ilod Savo tho People 30 Wo, tt va the Tariff Yet 3o ALLIANCE PUBLISHING 00 Where to Spend a Rainy Day. You might as well try to live with out a kitchen -f witlmntii .hop, mid couM nio:i' than s.iv.- the interest on the investment in one year, saying nothing about time lost in going to town to get ft breakage mended, while tennis and men were idle. If there had been a shop and a few tools, the same work could have been done by some one present. BiiiM a shop according to your needs, and put the old cook Btove into it, and buy your wife a new one; it is far better than a heating stove for oiling harness, melting glue, poping corn and making molasses candy. Southern Alliance Farmer: It is a mighty weak Alliance man who Is willing to drop his demands when the old party bosses holler nigger." The.40 moo who are In tnis movement nro the samo men who have managed tha n-.iuro question since the war tsd they feel ablo to manage it still It is the Hula upsta: t ifi town who has full marshal protection that is crying negro rule." The great mass of unprotected coun'ry p6Uiie are satis, tied thnt they can manage the negro just as they have in the past OUR BOOK LIST. Our list of choice literature is made up of the best and most reliable reform books, by the most noted writers. If j ou want to keep posted on the great ques tions before the American people you should consult the authorities. We name below a cumber of the best books published. FA.PKK. CLOTH. The Railway Problem, by Stickuey. The greatest sensation of the year is this great book on the railway problem by a railway president. Cloth edition has 14 illustrative diagrams t .50 Jason Edwards, by Hamlin Girland, a new book that should be read by every Alliance member in Nebraska. Dedicated to the Farmers' Alliance it gives a graphic description of life in a pioneer settlement, and the glimpses of city life are not la the least overdrawn Main Traveled Roads, bv Hamlin Garland. Don't fail to read it. . . A Member of the Third House, by Hamlin Garland. The corrupt ing induence of ths modern lobbyest is clearly portrayed la an original manner. A book of absorbing interest. Price In Office, Bogy. The latest sensation 25 Dr. Huguct, Donnelly 50 Caesars Column " 50 Whither are We Drifting, Willey The Farmers' Side. Senator Pcffer of Kansas has in a very careful and plain manner stated the Injustice of the present methods in this new book, and outlined plans for relief Looking Backward, Bellamy .50 Emmet Bonlore, Reed. A new book of engrossing interest by a popular author 50 Drives from Sea to Sea, Post. A book that should be read by all. . . C mgressman Swanson, by C. C. Post. This new (book is destined to be even more popular than "From Sea to Sea" and should have a place in every reform library in the nation. Price An Indiana Man. Armstrong. A well told story of a young man who ' entered politics" and what came of it 50 A Kentucky Colonel, Reed. The deepest thinker and the most pro gressive oi all tne writers or numor in tnis country is upie r. Reed, and this is his best work - The Coming Climax in the Destinies of America, by Lester C. Hub- bara. 40U pages oi new iacis ana generalizations m American politics. Radical yet constructive. An abundunt supply of new amunitlon for the great reform movement A Financial Catechism, Brice 50 A Tramp in Society, Cowdrey 50 A Call to Action, by Gm. J. B. Weaver. A valuable bok.that should bo read by every one, send for a copy. Cloth and gold Richard's Crown, Weaver 50 The Great Red Dragon, Woolfolk ; 50 Pizarro and John Sherman, Mrs. Todd 25 Money Monopoly, Baker.. 25 Our Republican Monarchy 25 Labor and Capital. 20 Ten men of Money island, isorton. uoi. JNorton nas torn nis story in a way that cannot fail to interest you, send for a copy .. Bond Holders and Bread Winners, bv S. S. Kine Geld, Shilling. This book should be in the hands of every German in the state io Cushiag's Manual of Parliamentary Rules 25 Smith's Diagram and Parliamentary Rules Roberts' Rules of Order Seven Financial Conspiracies Labor and Alliance Songster, words only iuc eacn. rcr aozen . " music ea. zuc " oyex " " " " " board 25c ' Songs of Industry, Howo. In this book the author has given us a uum -er ol entirely new songs, words ana music complete, ana Alliances will find it a splendid collection " 20 Any book on the list sent post paid on receipt of price. Liberal discounts to Alliances wishing to purchase a library. We are offering The Farmers' Alliance one year, and any 50c book on the list for only VI. 85. Address ALLIANCE PUB, CO., Lincoln, Neb. 1 00 .50 1 00 .50 00 25 50 00 00 .10 .25 .10 1.10 2.00 2.50 50 50 75 lln Bite, n dpi OF MANUFTURERS Pure Hemp Binder Twine FROM HOME GROWN FIBER. "We caiiTbffei to farmers a better article for less money than they have ever before known. Will ship sample bag and take lodge note payable Oct 1,'92. Patronize Home Industry. For further information address Nebraska Binder Twine Co., Fremont, Neb . or J. w. name, aiu&ucb jruicunsiug Ageui, Lancoiu, lieu. Neb., OBTAIN CHICAGO PRICES FOR ALL YOUR PRODUCE. SHIP YOUR WOOL direct to us and receive all the value there U in it. Hundreds Of Wool Crowers have shipped us their woof in the past and will do so again this season. Whv can't you. And they are entirely salistied with the remiltn We are almost daily in receipt of letter from some of them ordering sacks for this seasons shipment, and thanking un for the way we have handled their shipments'' Write nsforojir Wool Circular- It gives the range of the market. Our terms for handling and other valuable information, Summers, Morrison & Co., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 175 Soulh nefercne' H etropolltoa National Brnk, Chicago. Water St. Chicago. 'i V TiMimHBiScjfc fur ,