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VI THT ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT. 15 Reflections From Homely John's Diary. Bf J. A. WILLS. Six dollars a week, no time for meals; Sixteen hours each day, how tired h feels Sad thoughts like these stir Homely John As homeward bound he trudges on. He paced the streets from door to door For tea long weary months or more; Sought work, found some. No vagrant, he Mowed lawns, made fence, pruned apple tree. One dy at last his dreary search seemed o'er. He's found work at a grocery store. "Delivery man wanted, steady work, good pay, To serve my customers from day to day." The light of hope illumes John's woe gone face: How hard he'll struggle to retain the place He's at his work eaoh 'morn 'tweea six and seven; He's found a steady job, earth seems like heaven. His efforts to provide no longer vain, He'll meet old winter with a proud disdain, Protect the dear ones from the stormy blast, The cheerless days of hardship now seem past. But, he'd forgot that pompous autocrats Reign e'en in peanut stands and live in flats; No matter where, if they command the boodle, Employee's soul are less than their pet poodle. Poor John could not surrender manhood's pride; Give sixteen hours a day beside, Far the paltry sum of but one dollar, too; Say gentle reader, sir, could you, COMMENTS. Now, be it said, this brief narration, Applies to millions in this nation. Yes, in fact, Groat God have pity, At least five thousand in this oity Are working for starvation wages. You need not turn old Europe's pages, To see distress on every hand. Unbridled averace rules the land, "We see a set determination. On part of monied combination, To crush men's souls, and make them humble. Oh hireling slave, you must not grumble, Dependents, you must not demur, Resent no insults from the lordly our; Your fate is dangling in the hands of the snobs Who may deprive you of your precious jobs. Men, from sheer exaspiration, Insult the flag and curse the nation, Men whose grandsires set the mighty tree That mocked the storms of Europe's tyranny. The hireling press, old party hacks Weighed down with pledges on their backs, Dare net rise to smite the potentate Who rides in gilded coach of state; But coin new shafts of ridicule, Pronounce each citizen a fool Who dares denounce in prose or rhyme The shameful evils of the time. Four million Africa's sons set free, By patriot blood in Sixty-three, Yet, scattered o'er Columbia's plains, Are fifty millions now in chains! Fair virtue sleeps as if in death, While justice halts with bated breath; Migat, not right, holds wonted sway, While vice and ignorance rule the day. Professing ministers of God Bow down and kiss the golden rod, Wielded by Wall street's iron hand, Which undisputed, rules the land. To men of Pharisaic mould, They preach in churches lined with gold; . Forbidd an ground to all God's poor, They thrink in sadness f rem the door. On every hand are mutterings deep, That wake the echoes from their sleep, God is net mocked, be not deceived, Justice will come to the aggrieved. Advocate and Tribune: Another example of borrowing: . the livery of heaven to serve the devil In is the Republicans of Colorado trying: to elect Harrison electors on a free silver platform. It is asconishir i? what transparent schemes they will resort to. cA Letter From Merrick County. . Line following; excellent letter U worth reading if it is a little out o date. Uur apologies are due to Bro. H. for having overlooked it. Editoh. Central City, Neb., Sept. 17, '92. Kn T" n jmk. riUiiuK: Li may piease your readers to know what we are doing up here for the good of mankind. I will assure you that we are all awake and when ycu hear that the in dependents of Merrick county are not in it you may feel certain tlat in No vember the old parties will hear some thing drop. Yesterday was a grand gala day for our party. The farmers came from all parts of the county and by 11 o'clock thestreetsof the city were crowded and a procession miles in length nnved over to the fair grounds to listen to the speakers who had been invited. By the way, when we independents have a rally we need the fair grounds to hold our boys and their families, but only tho day before we had our rally, the repub'icans called for their friends to rally and show the fool farmers that the independents were not in it. They rallied and tooted their horns and forty- three voters all told met at the opera house and listened to worn out argument from some of their saw horses. We called out over 1.000 voters to listen to Messrs. Van Wvck, Strickler and Poynter. Mr. Van Wyck was called home and thereby disappointed many, but after we had listened to our next state senator, Mr. Campell, and to Mr. Strickler and Poynter no one could fay that we had not been well paid for coming to the best meeting ever held in the county. I will not take the space to give vou the arguments used by the speakers as delivered for many will hear these speakers in other parts of the state. But I must sav that V. O. Strickler was a surprise to all of us. He gave us a grand, good talk. In a pleasing, con versational voice, heard to the remot est part of the audience, he told his story of the wishes of our people. There was no great flight of eloquence, no great display of oratory, but for ovr an hour we listened and when he gave way to our friend Poynter, we thought that our next attorney general had plenty of brains eighteen carats fine in his head. We are certain that if he is elected he won't ra'tle around in the box, but will fill it to the brim. W. A. Poynter, the next congress man from the Third district, closed the meeting and none who heard him will change their vote from him to either of his opponents. He is a grand good man, as honest as the day is long as we all know from hi past record as a legis lator. 1 he big Third district will give mm a grana send off to Washington in November. Taking it all together we were made to feel that the independents in other counties must hustle themselves if they keep pace with old Merrick. Our sd vice to all has been and is now: "Vote once for the rights of man and if after that good deed you should feel ashamed that you have done one good action, go hide yourself in some corner and re pent." But we don't believe that any one will wish to repent. I find none around here. We feel sorry that we did not begin the good work sooner. Keep the ball rolling all along the line. Yours for the rights of man. M M. Halleck. FOR SALE. Seventy-five Poland China pigs, April and May farrow. 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Wool, Hided, Beans, Froom Corn, Green and Dried Fruits, Vegetables, or anything you have to us. The fact that you may have been selling these articles at home for years Is no reason that yon should continue to do so if you can find a better market We make a specialty of receiving shipments direct from FARMERS AND PRODUCERS and prsbably have the largoat trada in this way of any houso in this market. Whilst you are looking around for the cheapest market in which to buy your goods, and thus economiz ing in that way, it will certainly pay you to give some attention to the best and most profit able way of dlspssing of your preduco. Wo invite correspor dence from INDIVIDUALS ALLIANCES, CLUBS, and all organizations who dt sire to ship their produce direct to this market. If requested, we will send you free of charge our dally market report, ship ping directions and such information as will be of service to you, if yeu contemplate ship ping. When so requested proceeds for ehipmer ta will bo deposited to the credit of the ship per with any wholesale bouse in Chicago. Let bs hear 'rom you, 47 8t Summers Morrison & Co., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 174 South Water Street Chicago. Reference: Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago. ALLEN ROOT, Stock Agent, Nebraska State Farmers' Alliance. Office and Financial M'gr. GEO. 8. BROWN, Salesman. Jenninirs' hotel of Omaha is the onlv "People's mrtv hotel." Rp.memriflr this when visiting that city. 13tf SHIP YOUR OWN STOCK. ALLEN ROOT AND COMPANY, LIYE SfOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS. South Omaha, Neb., Room 34 Exchange Building. Before You Ship Bend for the Market. References: First National Bank of Omaha; Packers National Bank, Omaha; Commercial National Bank, Omaha ; Nebraska Savings and Exchange Bank, Omaha; Central City Bank, Central City, Nebraska. "Shippers can draw sight draft on us for 90 per cent of cost, bill of lading attached. IVESTF ALL COM, CO. General Produce Merchants. 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