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It 'if I if c-? ".in i 1 j iij -rinf 'II' I V""1, VawtwiiiiniWiiii,Bfc rs --i -n Jrlli. ''r' . t 1 VOL. IV. LINCOLN, NEB., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1892. NO. 15 WEAVER AND FIELD They Accept the Nomination A Rousing Bugle Blast Prom the Front of the Fight in Dixie ELECTION FRAUDS IN THE SOUTH A Stirring Appeal to the Toiling Masses to Unite in the Strug gle for Home and Freedom. Birmingham, Ala , Sept. 16. Address of General James B. Weaver and General J. G. Field, .issued to the people of the United States: Having been nominated respectively for the : offices of president and vice president of the United States bv the national convention of the people's party, which assembled at Omaha, Neb , July 4, 1882, we take this method of formally notifying tho public of our acceptance of the nomioations ten dered and of our high appreciation of the honor conferred upon us by the ac tion of the convention. We are heart! ly in accord with the platform and principles adopted by said convention ana n elected wiu endeavor to the ut most of our ability to faithfully carry out saia aemanas in letter and in spirit. IN FIFTEEN STATES. We have been reouestad hv tha n tienal committee to visit tho vaHnn states of the union so far as it should be within our power and to address the peopio upon tne political situation and mo issues presented in tne platform Wo are now in the discharge of that duty, having already, one or both of us, visum nite en states m the north- ?st and south, and, if health and strength are spared, we intend t,o enn- tinue the work until the campaign is chmcu. w e nave oeen received by the great body of people with marked cor diality. The enthusiasm manifested everywhere is simolv without ft naral- lel and extends to every part of the UU1UU lai VJ.S1LCU. SOME PLAIN LANGUAGE. By contact with the people, we have become acquainted with their wants, their sufferings, and have been brought face to face with the manifold peri's which so seriously theaten our civiliza tion and the overthrow of popular gov ernment. We wish to express our judgment freely and without reserve in order that we may stand acquitted be fore our fellow men and our own con sciences touching the whole matter. The people are in poverty, their sub stance is being devoured by heartless monopolies, trusts, pools and mgney sharks. Labor is largely unemployed and whee work isobtainable the wages paid are for tho most part unremunera- tive and the products of labor not nav ing tho cost of production. This Is a matter of serious concern to the whole people. RECREANT OLD PARTY LEADERS. The leaders of the heretofore domi nant parties aro everywhere controlled by the great monopoly and mony cen ters and manifest utter disregard for the wants and wishes of the Dlain peo ple. These parties aro hostilo camps arrayed on sectional lines and repre sent the bitterness and cruelties of the past every four years, discussing the ? 1 J I t . 1 issues oi me late war, wmcn snouid long since have been allowed to pass from the political d;scussion of the day. Notwithstanding the. bitterness exist ing between tne old parties, they vie with each other in their subserviency to capital istic and corporate greed. They are incapable of dealing sincerely A 1 1 4 a wun me vast prooiems evoivea Dy tne growth of the past quarter of tho cen tury the great economic questions of tho age. THEIR POLITICAL SHAM BATTLE. They are practicably io purpose dif fering just enough to enable them to carry on a sham batue, while tho work of robbery and spoliation proceeds un abated. In i he meantime farmers and planters north and south and the wage earners everywhere are proscribed, maltreated, denied the right of organi zation in defense of themselves and families, brought into competition with convict lab)r and in many in stances shot down by hired mercenaries acting under tho orders of arrogant corporations which have unblushingly usurped tho functions government and presume to act in its stead. SUBSIDIZED CORPORATION PRESS. The corporations dominate the dailv press and control the lines of dailv communication with the people. We hold that the narht or free ballot and a fair count arc rights . preserva tive of all rights and upon their invio lability rests the perpetuity of free in stitutions and representative govern ment. IN THE SOUTH. . We are Dained to discover in th nub- If . - - . uc mina or tne southern states through w men we have passed a widespread loss of confidence on the nart of tho people in the intesrritv of tho indues of election in receiving the ballots of the 1 1 . . m peopie and counting tnem lor tne can didates of their choice. We think this evil, to the extent that it exists, must .4 ..... do corrected by the intelligence and integrity oi the peopie of the country, otherwise scenes of violence and per haps bloodshed may follow efforts of parties in charsre of the ballot boxes to defraud the will of the voter. They will lead to serious co'lision, - if not bloodshed. SOUTHERN WHITE MEN POPULTSTS. , After consultation with the neonle. we believe it to be true bevond reason able question that the majority of the white voters are with the people's par f io eyery southern state tftua far yi:. ited, and our information loads us'ito b:- lieve tho same thing is truo in tho other states also. Iho whito reople arc leav ing the old parties and are casting in thoir lot with us, and our numbers are cons'antly increasing. Wo are informed by a larero number oi intelligent and reputable people that in tno recent state election in Alabama Kolb was chosen governor by over 40,- 000 majority and yet his opponent was counted in by a majority of over 10,000 County tickets throughout the state were counted out and others counted in by tho same unblushing methods. WHOLESALE ARKANSAS FBAUDS. Wo aro further informed that in the state election which occurred in Ar kansas on the 5th inst., that at loist 50,00J of tho qualified voters of tho said state were deprived of thoir rght of suffrage, and that the returns aro ut'er ly inaccurate, that at said election the people's party, though polling a very largo vo'e in the state, were denied representation in . tho appointment of judges and commissioners by whom toe said election was conducted. In con sequenco of these methods, tho will of tho legally authorized voters of the state nas been defeated. NO HONEST COUNT. The only thing that our friends in that state havo to guide them is the few counties where they were able to force an honest count. Jn every ono of these counties our vote ran fully up to expecta'ions. In Washington, White, Independence, Clark, Nevada, Crawford, Sebastran, bcott, populous whiie coun'ies, tho peo ple's party poded an immense vote, their ticket leading the republican largely and was about equal with the democratic. We believe that a fair count would have shown similar con- iions throughout the state. Those frauds and irregularities in elections in the two states referred to, thougn lo cal, are yet matters worthy of the con sideration of the people of tho whole United States. STAND UP FOR THE SOUTH. This deplorable condition of affairs can't be remedied from without. The solution must come from the people within the states supported by a bolt ing public sentiment everywhere, and we believe it to be the duty of all the people without regard to section, to stand by the voters in the south, who have risen up and demand good govern ment and honest elec' ions. After an experiment of many years it is appar ent that neither the republican party nor the democratic party c in or will accomplish the much desired end, to-wit: The restoration of the billot to a fair and honest tasis in the staUs of the union. OLD PARTIES CORRUPT. The People's party alono can secure the de-ired end. It is free from all sectional bitterness. If the people of the whole country, who desire honest elec ions and the repeal of class laws, will rally to tho support of this great industrial movement and placo ; the VojifmWfage IS ) SPKCIAh NOTICK. From now till after election many peroon who are not regular sub scribers of the ALLIANCIMNDK 11:IIKNT will receive it through the kindness of friends. Such per sons need havo no hesitancy about taking the paper from tho onion an in no case will they have to pay for it. A CJHKAT OI'FKU. In order ti got this paper into the hands of thousands of doubtful voters we make tho following offer: We will send the Alliance-Independent in clubs of ien or mire from now till after election for JO cents. This offer is especially intended for comrnl'tees and individuals who wish to help tho cause, of political education by putting tho paper in tho hands of doubtful voters. This offer should be taken advaitage of at onc3 in all parts of tho state. Every issuo from this on will bo a regu lar broadside of campaign shot and shell. Our offer of three months for 25 cents will also remain in forco for a month longer. The G. A. 11. Reunion. The great G. A. IX. reunion is now io progress at Washinton City. It is a great gathering, and the ceremonies m arc on a largo scale, i At Sutton. On Sept. 11 about 1,000 enthusiastic independents gathered at Sutton to hear Ex-congressman Gillett of Iowa. He made them a rousing speech on the money quost-on. Speaker Elder and II chard Dobson followed in speeches on state issues. At Denton. There was a four-cornered political discussion at Denton, Lancaster county. ast Thursday. Albert Watklns spok first for the democrats and distinguish ed himself by occupying half the after- noon. Mr. Maxwell spoke for the pro hibs, and Col. Bushnell for the republi cans. When Mr. Komine got up to close fur tne independents, AVatkins and Buhnell stole away to escape their punishment. But that didn't prevent llominofrom pounding their arguments into the eartni. Special rates given, members of the e -pie's party at the Jennings hotel. Omahaj Ueb., Ninth and Harney Sts loll
