The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894, November 24, 1892, Image 2
1 " GENERAL J. 1 WEAVEll Addresses a Letter to Uia friends of Ee. from Throughout the Uaited States-What the Young Partj Has Dono. ATIKKAL FEILIUGS AWAKENED. Democrats Will Give Us Wild-Cat Banks Let tbe Plutocratic Rob. bers Beware The Work of Education Must Go On. Des Moines, la., Nov. KV To Hon. II. E. Taubeneck, Chairman National Committee People's Party. My Dear Sir: I wish by this method to brielly address through you the friends of re form througout the Union. WHAT WE HAVE DONE. Unaided by mone j, our grand yotiDg: party has made aa enviable record and achieved several gurpribing successes at the polls. We are but little behind the republican party in the numbsr of states carried. As a result of the late election we will doubtless hold tho balance of power In the senate of tho United States, have doubled the num ber of our adherents in the house of representatives, secured control of a number of state governments, bold the balance of power in a majority of the states of tbe Union and have succeeded in arousing a spirit of political inde pendence among the new states which cannot bo disregarded in the future. SECTIONALISM WIPED OUT. Not being formed on sectional lines, our party in a single campaign, has gained a large and influential follow ing in every state in the south. This gives promise of good government in that section of tho union a thing the republican party has failed to do after thirty years of almost uninterrupted rule and gives promise, too, of cor rectlne wronsrs which may exist through the people of the respective states, instead of attempting to do so by influences from without. We have awakened fraternal feelings In all sections, and as an earnest of our good will toward the south, the grand people of Kansas, a state containing more Union soldiers than any other, elected a one-armed ex-confederate sol dier of tke people's party to represent the state at large in congress. THE REPUBLICANlPARTY ALMOST AN . NlJlLAUHV- The countr pa to be congratulated upon the far that the leaders of one of the hereto're great parties have been abandoned and overthrown by the people und their organisation well- ?i.JiWhilaled. I believe the former "Z"nts of that party free to align ""rplves wltn the great antl-mon-opolvand industrial movement. " THE DEMOCRATS A T SEA. e accesison of the other party to r'Ver Is the result of reaction and not. im sure, of the deliberate judgment of the American people. The national leaders of the triumphant party are without any well denned policy except coniemptous regara lor every m th mlirhtj, the unmnWIrd enjoy ment of their lnailncable HghU. LABOR AXD fAl'JTAU This cannot be accomplished until tho relations between labor and ltscreature, capital, are so adjusted to cause each to respect the domain or the other, lne force are now on a war footing wher- as under humane laws they would nat urally dwell together in perfect peace. The repressive policy now fully maug-u-ated in this country, will not work well in the closinjr year of the nine teenth century .21 1 is the fatal blunder of weak leaders, who tail to compre hend the spirit of the aire and the growth of independence among the people. It denies to labor the rights to organize, relies upon the military arm to sustain corporate pretensions and when labor organizations defend themselves against armed mercenaries it adiudtres the members thereof to bo guilty of treason. LET ROBBERS BEWARE. Let thoso who rob by law and op press their fellows to gratify their thirst for power beware how they trillo with an awakened people. The violent political storm of 1HS8 and lH'.Kl which first swept the democratic and then the republican party from power in ppite of the weight of patronage which they carried signify a turbulent condition of the jmlitical atmosphere which plainly foroshndows an approaching crisis. It were better that we bo not hastened by the enactment of measures which 6avor of usurpation and the extension of cla,- privilege'. WE MUST EDUCATE. I sincerely trust that tho work of organization and education may now be pushed with energy throughout all the states- The field is ours and wo must occupy it without delay. Fraternally yours, J. 11. Weaver. A Campaign to be Proud or. Another political contest is ended. Not as much outward show as in former years but much moro effective work The erand old party has gone. Too proud and arrogant to listen to the murmuriogs of discontent that went up from a burdened people, they have ac complished their own ruin. The worthy, earnest appeal of the people has been cast aside, the beck and nod of Wall street and rich manufacturers have been given careful attention. A large compaign fund was supposed to be equivalent to a large majority at the polls, therclore ravors were granted where large returns could be expected in campaign funds. This practice has bred corruption indescribable. In their last effort the g. o. p. have ex hibited wonderful persistence and in (Tenuity. Every device and method that an active mind could suggest has been resorted to; boodle galore, rail road passes in abundance; press and mail facilities unlimited; and in aacu V1UU VJ VUlOi gr IVVWiO HWU V lars to all classes of persons were sent out earnestly pleading for support. Considering this, and the fact that the independent party had no boodle, no passes, no typewriter, stationary nor stamps, it is surprising that we gained the victory we aid in mis county. Every independent should feel proud of this victory and also proud that the party is now proof against bribery, aerainst railroad influence and the sophistries and platitudes of monopoly, Minden Workman. I'rlgritriil . Iilrnt at a Ilrinix rll- Kat Ideation. Favettsville. Ark . Nov. IT. The democrats ot Mountain View held ratification last night. A quantity of powder and fireworks were stored in the school house in which the speaking was held. The house was packed, ihe explosives were accidentally ignited, wrecking the building and burying tho occupmtii in the ruins. The debris took fire and it was with the utmost difficulty that the rescuers subdued the flames. Four persons were killed and fifteen injured, some fatally. Lion at Large in Missouri. St. Joseph. Mo , Nov. 17 Some time ago a monster lion escaped from travelling show which was exhibiting at Mound City and took to the hills. S rce tbat time he has created a reign of lerror in that section and has killed a number ot head of sheep, hogs and calves. Organized parties aro now seeking to kill the beast. Cyclone in Illinois. IlEDHUD, 111., Nov. 17. Early tbi: morning a cyclone swept over this vil lage destroying thirty-live houses, kill ing one boy and injuring fifteen other persona. Two churches, "the town ha'l, jail and newspaper ollico are among the buildings levelled. The storm came from tho sonth. accompanied by a heavy rain and swept a path 200 yards wide through tho town. Tho wires are down in every Uirecuoa, so that it is impossible to ascertain tho full ex tent of the damage. There will be much suffering among the homeless victims. that of element ot reform within the ranks of their own party and among the people at large. The new administration will ignore the three great contentions of modern times relating to land, money and transportation and will not at tempt to solve either. In fact, the whole force of the new regime will be exerted to prevent reform in these im portant matters. The urgent demand of the people for the free coinage of silver is to be disdainfully Ignored and new obstacles will doubtless be inter- pposed to further restrict the use of the white metal. In contempt or the doc- trine of Andrew Jackson European aristocrats are to bo permitted to die tate our financial policy. WILD cat banks. ' Ono of the most valuable results of the late civil war that of uniform le gal tender currency Issued by the gov ernmentis to be sacrificed and aban doned, and a serious attempt will ba made to force the people to return to the fraudulent system of the state bank issues ;which existed prior to tho war, which periodically swindled tho Indus- trial classes of the fruits of their toil. This is to be sprung upon the pooplo by a sudden stroko of policy by leaders who have carefully kept their motives concealed Irom the public. Ihe crimo is to be enacted into law between elec tions and before the people can have time to pass upon the question by the selection of representatives chosen for tho purpose. Tbat this is the deliberate plan is shown by the clause in the demo eratic platform wtfich calls for the re peal of the law imposing a tax upon the circulation ol state banks. It is con firmed by the fact that M. Coe, chair man of the executive committee of tho American Bankers' association, to gether with a large number of New York bankers, publicly gave in their support to the democratic ticket only a few days before the election. The situation gives additional importance to THE GREAT QUESTION which a few have comprehended for score of years, namely: Shall the cur rency of the country be a legal tender issue and its volume controlled by the government, or shall it be non-legal tender Issued and controlled by bank ing corporations? The issues pressing for solution are simply tremendous and the situation portentous. Our party has not made its advent too soon. TRUE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT. n Its mission is to restore to our gov ernment its original and only legiti mate junction, which has been well nigh lost by non-use, that of securing to all of its citizens, the weak as well Stand By Your Cause. We call upon every people's party man to stand arm in defense or the great political advantage we have gained, and to press forward to the victory that Is now In sight. The next battle is for the control of the congress to be elected in 1894. Let us now stand together north, south, east and west for our families and firesides, and against monopoly and plutocracy. We must win. We shall win. .Let none falter or turn aside, but let us all keep straight ahead in the middle of the road. Never mind tho toil and ex pense it involves upon us. Our chil dren will receive the heritage of an equal chance in the race of life. Table Hock uonner. They Are Slaves. United States Senator Stewart says: 'The New York newspapers aro tho abject slaves and creatures of the money power which ia exercised through the bankers who control gold. There are a dozen banks in New York which shape tho politics of the New York newspapers and which have here tofore dominated tho finances of the country. These banks have European partners whoso interest is that all debts contracted with the banks should be paid in tho dearest money possible, When the big banks yell for gold, the little banks yell for gold. Word is passed to their customers, tVi mer chants, to yell for gold, and they re spond. If the newspapers fail to join in the chorus, tho merchant shuts off his advertising and tho newspapers are done for. There never was more abject slavery although it is indirect and im perceptible Lx. A Primer Kssay on llomls. Is this a bond? It is a bond. Why is it called a bond? It is called a bond because it means bondage. Where did the bond come from? It was given by our good uncle bamuel. Is the bond a nice thing to have around the house: No, it should bo locked up in a big safe. Do poor folks have lots of these bonds? No, my dear, they are made only for rich folks. Rich folks hold them and poor folks work and pay them. Why do poor folks work and pay then:? Because they are fools. How did the man get the bond? Ho got the bond of the United States What did he give for the bond? He gave a hundred small dollars for the bond. What does he get for it? He gets a hundred big dollars for it. Does the nice bond pay a tax? No, it does not pay a tax. Why does not Uncle Sam pay for the bonds? Damf weno. Chicago Free Trader. Special rates rgiven members of the People's party at the Jennings hotel, Omaha, Neb., Ninth and Harney Sti, 13U Various Tie That Kind. I apprehend there aro some people now in the Republican party who would be in the l'eoplo's party if there were more broadcloth und silk hats in the latter. Most of us have too much defer ence for wealth Independent of other considerations. Husines considera tions induonce many; more than does conviction. i Know some men or whom one would expect bettor things who find more satisfaction in having the president of a bank or some promin ent lawyer-pomician give them a patronizing hand shake or pat them on me suouiuor man tnev would in standing by manly conviction when such a manly stand deprives them of the patronizing, hypocritical obse quious attention of the rich and in flu ential. Vanity and excessive lovo of approbation are the predominating lntluoncos with such men. They feed on flattery and adulation, and. strange to say. are often unconscious ot their weakness. Heaven pity such men! Whether preachers, lawyers, physicians, busi ness men. or laborers; verily they get tneir reward. Courageous devotion to conviction always wins respect. Social ties hold many men in party lines. Selfish ties hold legions. Almost infinite are the motives and forces which prompt men to affiliate. intelligence, motives and purpose ueterminos strength and duration of affiliations. In society, as- in nature, no organi zation is fixed and unchangeable. Unchangeable fixation would be ever lasting deadness. Organization is a primary law in nature. The universe and the plan ets were evolved from chaos by sys tematic, monadic organization, and concentration of particles individual units coagmentod. This law pre vails in the animal and vegetable Kingdoms nnd is prominently and beautifully illustrated in tho forma tion of minerals. It is natural to or. ganize. Individual isolation is de cay, and eventually dissolution. Ex istence, vital strength and potent ac tion depend upon sagacious organiza tion, ii, is rigm to organize, it is wisdom, it is strength. Organize! But all organizations are inevitably and invariably sub ect to aggregation, disintegration, and eventually to dis organization. Political organizations are not ex ceptions to tho rule. Don't contend against the inevitable cnange3 demanded as a sequenco to perpetual evolution and advancing civili'ation. New things are only new in forma tion Topoka Advocate and Tribune. Oinvord. There arc people who think or pre tend to think that the world makes littlo real advancement; that history is siinpiy repeatou over ana over again; that we travel around in a lit tie circio. creating only to see our creations tumble. Wendell Phillips used to talk eloquently of the forgot ten arts, a if the world with its pres ent magnilicent civilization was but littlo in advance of the brilliant civil ization that had preceded ours. To a degree this view of tho world's prog ress or lack of progress is correct. V aluablo arts have boen lost; and while we surpass our predecessors in soma directions they surpassed us in others. Isut in many respects and particulars that aro most inter- esting to mankind tho world has made and is making progress which nothing has been able or ever will be ablo permanently to impede. We are marching onward to a broader liberty and to a more universal recognition of justice between man and man. The world during all tho centuries that were marked by a fiendish inhum anity to man by tyranny and bloodshed and assassination was longing for and pushing toward the freedom and self-government which was established on this continent over a hundred years ago. The men who settled this country and the men who established this republic were men in whom all the protestations against wrong and tyranny had seemingly centered and they were men who themselves had suffered oppression to such a degree that their courage and loyalty to justice and humanity gav birth to the immortal sentiment: "Give me liberty or give me death." We might as well attempt to turn the un from it rourte or ware buck the waters of the mighty waterfall with a motion of the hand at to attempt to blot out popular government, bom on tho battle-liold-t that were crimson with the blood of such men. The time will never come when popular government shall cease to exist where the American flag to day caU its Viadow of protectioa and authority. Farmers' Voice. AMONG OUR EXCHANGES Mr. McKinley presented his Bill to the American people but not having receiv ed value therefore, they repudiated the treacherous, traitorous thing and relegated its advocates to political oblivion. Alma Reporter. Alliancemen, get to work and see to it that before the New Year dawns, your alliance is in good running order. If our meetings had not been neglected our 6tate would have been wholly con trolled by the people's party the com ing year. Get to work Immediately and let each one consider it a personal duty. Alma Ileporter. And now it is the proper thing for re publicans to predict the death of the independent movement. Yes, we pre dict that which we wish, but the ful fillment does not always gratify our hopes. Whatever party is In power will ever be worried by tbe evil genus of a third party so long as they do not legislate for tho whole people. ronca Gazette. We must go to work now with a will to carry Nebraska for the people's party next fall. The republicans will be disheartened and disorganized and our success is certain if we put forth the necessary effort to secure it. Franklin Press. The Lincoln asylum ring has another two year's lease on the pocketbooks of Nebraska's citizens. The old saying is that if you wish to see a man kick hit his purse. It did not hold true in this instance, but the rogues were given a chance to continue the bleeding pro cess. Oakland Times. The independent party is too young to yield to the apparant discourage ments that have befallen it. For years and years the old abolition party met with constant rebuffs and its darkest period was just before the great rebel lion. Its principles proved to be the leaven which finally leavened the whole lump and gave to tbe accursed traffic in human chattels a fatal blow. Paste it in your hat. Proclaim it from the house top. Paint it by the wayside. Print it in the paper. Post, proclaim, paint and print that the rail roads in Nebraska charged two hun dred and thirteen dollars to haul a hi teen ton car of canned goods four hun dred and sixteen miles and that the same service is rendered in Iowa for seventy-eight dollars.-Stockville Faber Every sub-alliance Bhould now put on new life. The busy season will soon be over, and the long winter evenings are at hand. Get together and plan lor a vigorous winter's work. Arrange pro grams, give entertainments, enlist the young people, circulate literature, re member that the farmers' alliance ii a fchool of political economy, and a school where everyone can be at once both pupil and teacher. Valuable Aid Chairman (Campaign committee) Yes, we need some good writers for our literary bureau. Have you had any experience at campaign literature? Applicant ISo, sir. I am a writer of summer hotel advertisements. Chair man Glorious ! Take that desk there along-side of the gentleman who used to figure up newspaper circulations. FOR SALE. I offer my farm of 200 acres, two and a quarter miles north of Wahoo, for sale. A good two story house, four rooms down stairs, three np, pantry and three clothes presses, a good cellar 18x28; six acres of bearing orchard and plenty of small fruit; two wells, one wind mill, horse barn 30x36, room for fifteen or twenty tons of hay: cattle shed 82 ft. room for 44 tons of hay, with stone foundation. Many other improvements. Terms, one half cash down or all, or to suit purchaser. $40 per acre. 11. II. Verrell. 22tf Wahoo, Neb. The Only Test. Sister What! Do you mean to say you have engaged yourself to that Belle Blondie, and intend to bring the horrid thing into the family? Brother Horrid thing! I heard you tell her 3Tou loved her dearly. Sister Huh! You never heard me AjII any one pIsp so. Tourists Trips. Round trips to to the Pacific Coast. Short trips to the Mountain Resorts of Colorado. The Great Salt Lake. Yellowstone National Park the most wonderful spot on this continent. Puget Sound, tho Mediterranean of tho Pacific coast. And all reached via the Union Pacific System. For detailed information call on or address, J. T. Mastin, C. T. A., 1044 O St., E. B. SLOSSON, Gen. Agt.. Lincoln, Neh. Have You Head " Sights and scenes in Colorado?" "Sights aad scenes in Idaho and Montana?" " Sigts and scenes in Utah?" " Sights and scenes in California?" " Sights and scenes inj,Oregon and Washington?" 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