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THE ALLIANCE -INDEPEKDE N T.
AUGUST 17. 1893
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OasoUdaUoa of Ua
'HrnlllluctaSebnsli Independent
PUBLISHED RTET THaAT IT
fmi Aixunck PoLisanfo Co.
do,, ill ud M BU.. Lincoln. Nb.
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People' Independent State Conven
tion.
Ta psopla'a Independent elector of the
Mu of Nebraska era w lc nd
tnd ddeptM from their asv.ral counties u
taaet la convention at tha city or Lincoln ,
Taaday, September 5, 13, at t o'clock p. m.,
for tha purpose of nominating tba following
atat offlcer. vis: Caadldat for Judw of tba
avprema toon, three rfnu of tha atata
alvenlty, and tranaact auca otuar bnslaaaa
aa aaar coma before tba conrentlon.
Ta baaU of repreeetiuilon will be one dale
gat for arery on hundred vovsa or major
Motion thereof eaat In 1W for tba paopla'a
Indepeadent candidate for gOTarnor erd two
oalagauia-atlarga from each county, which
glvaa tba following votes by conntlat;
Ad-m IsTjohnaou
Antelope 1 1 Kaarnef
K.yaVaba.
nialne . iKiein......
Bioa..... ''te'""
Bord 6 Kno
Box Butte T Lancaster
Brown 6 Lincoln...
Buffalo Su Logan
UuUer.... M Loup
Burt
Caa.....
Cadar
Chaae....
Cheyenne.
Chnrry ....
Clay.
Colfax
Cuming...
Owner
Dakota....
awes... .
Dawaon. , ,
Ieuel
Dixon
Dodge
DeuKaa. .
Dundy
10 Madison
.,,.11 Merrick
.... 8 McPberaon ....
.... Nance
.... a Nemaha
.... Nuckoll
...,HOtoe
... It Pawnee
.... ".'Perkins
131 Pierce
... SPhelpa.....
8 Platte.....
....12 Polk
.... IIRed Willow,,..
. ID
.ID
.
.
..It
..12
..It
.
.15
.. 4
.13
..
.SO
...
... 0
Rlchardaon.,
Rork. .......
Saline
Si
Harpy.
Fillmore .
,lfl8aundr..
Franklin.,.....,
Frontier. 10
Scott IllUB.... 4
pward.... i. .1;
Sheridan It
Sherman
Sioux 4
Htaaton
Thayer H
Thomas
Furnaa II
Wane , I7i
Oaifleld 4
Oosoer 7
Grant... ...... I
Oreeley l
Hall . ....... ....... It
Thnraton.... ., 4
Hamilton...... Ml
Valley
Washington
Wayne 8
WebHter... ........ ,.1'J
Wheeler 4
York... 18
Harlan 10
Harea i
llllehcoca;. 8
Hooker,... 8
Holt...,.,., 12
Howard U
JelTrraon 10
Total ft
We would reoommend that no proxiea be al
lowed, but that the delegate present cast tte
full rote to which tba county la nillled.
C 11. PiBTi.a, Gao.W Ui.AKX,
Secretary. Cbalitnan.
State papen pleaae copy.
. Lanoaater County Convention.
Tha people's party convention of Lancaster
county will be held In the tent at the corner
of Tenth and M atreeta, on Friday. August tn,
INS, at p, m , for tba purpose at placing in
omlnatlon candidates for the fallowing
offices: Treasurer, sheriff, register of deeds,
Judge, clerk, superintendent, coroner, com
missioner, for aWtslot No. and oneaanltary
trustee; also to eleot thirty-five delegates to
represent Lancaster county In the people's la
dependentstateconventlon.and to transact any
other business that may properly come befara
tba convention.
Kach ward and precinct will be entitled to
one delegate for every 15 votes or fraction
thereof polled for Oeueral Van Wyck at the
last general election, aa follows
First ward. J
Becond ward 8
Third ward 17
Fousth ward.. 17
Fifth ward 1
Sixth ward 12
Seventh ward, ...... IS
Buda precinct 3
Center sllle precinct
Denton precinct..., 4
Elt, precinct. 5
Grant precinct 7
Garfield precinct, .. 4
Mill oreclnct 6
Nemaha preolnc... 8
North Bluff tireclnct 5
Oak Drectnct
Olive Branch prec't 3
Panama precinct.,., o
Rock Creek precinct 7
8Ulllo precinct.... 8
South Pass precinct t
Stevens Creek prec't 4
Stockton precinct... 5
Waverly precinct... 5
WMNiOak 0
Highland precinct . . 5
Yankee Hill prec't., 5
West Lincoln prec't 5
Lancaster precinct. II
Little Salt treclnct 6
Middle Creek preo't II
Total..... ......87
li Is reeommendad that primaries ba held
on Wednesday, August S3, between the hours
of 18 aa, and 9 p. m. It is also recommended
that no proxies be admitted to the conveu
Uon. M. Hows, Chairman.
W. W. Kbrlih. Secretarr.
Lincoln, Men.. August 10, 18X1.
DomT fall to attend tbe primaries
PaiSKliva tbe purity of your party
by attending your primaries.
The Record i a new morra paper
juat ctarted at Weiton. Saundertcountr
Tbkrk are no "off year" for popu-
lUtt. They are In a fight for principle,
and that kind of a fight t "on" all the
time.
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ALTHOCOU the Independent party Is
still very young, seme of tte members
already have more parUaacshtp than
pattloUsm.
MRU. UAaiOM Todd has written
new book on 'The Hallways of Europe
aad America. She advocates govern
ual ownership.
; IW,W!MJ'...lU...-...'WMUil)e
Tltt pppultate today can say: "We
toUTtHiso." Hut there Is veryllitlt
eatUfaetk a la that sleoe we all have to
uer together.
tf will b a atiurve c! alrtoere ptaur
to host of Cefrvrel Vae Wyk frtads
to know that he Is sloe If regaining bl
health, ta a aWt lirae he bop to h
ablf to go to the ah.ra it a time.
BRAVE WORDS
A few ilm? ia tbe hlttory of this
country bt tu bonect maa stood tip on
great oocaaion and launched forth
word that thrilled the b&Uob.
Goo of these great occasion wa tne
opening of tha great deba'e on aljrer In
congreaa last ThuraJay. Tbe man who
rose to the occiaion wu Richard P.
Bland of Missouri.
For sixteen years tbU man bas fought
with untiring energy and querchleia
zeal to restore tbe coinage of the consti
tution as established by our forefathers.
During all thoee years he bas fought as
a democrat, as a Wader of the party be
loved. Daring all that time bas be be
llered that bis party wu the friend of
silrer and of the people. During all
those weary years of battling bas be
looked forward to the day when his
party might hare Its chance to wipe out
tbe "crime of 12." At last be finds bii
party In control of every branch of tbe
government. But alas for bis hopes, he
finds tbe 'man whom bis party baa
placed In the president'! chair striking
a bolder and more deadly blow to the
white metal than any republican ever
dared to strike. He finds the chief ex
ecutlve repudiating tbe platform on
which be was elected, trying to bribe
and brow-b'at members of congress Into
betraying their constituents, and openly
In leegue with the money power of the
world In its efforts to enslave mankind.
He saw men who fought by his side
yielding to tbe persuasive voices of
sophistry, flattery, ambition and gold,
and surrendering to tbe enemies of
tbelr country. Then he turned and
looked at the outraged and long suffsr-
log producer! oi tbe nation. He saw
the people who bavo made tbe nation
great struggling with poverty and face
to face with ruin.
Richard P. Bland saw all these things.
He aaw that tbe parting of the wayi
had been reached, that the hour bad
come when patriot! most choose between
loyalty to party and loyalty to the com
mon people. It was a great occasion,
and be was great enough for the coca
slon. ,
He arose and launched forth words
laden with a mighty portent, and white.
hot with feeling. The following is the
press report of the most thrilling part
of his speech:
"We are asked here today to lay the
bloody haid of confiscation on millions
of our population in order to satisfy the
greed of England. Will congreaa do it?
will you trample down tbe interests of
jour own people and destroy, the value
of one of the precious metals simply
to gratify the greed of Wall street a
mero agent of Lombard street It can
not it shall rot be done. Applause.)
"Speaking for the maeses of tbe peo
ple of tbe Mlsolss ppl valley and the
Kopie wm oi it, i say you snail not do
(Renewed applause.) And anybody
and any party that undertakes to do It
will, in God's name, be trampled as It
ougbt to be in tne dust of condemoa
tlon now and In the future. (Continued
applause on the floor and in the cal
lerles.) I apeak as a democrat, but yet
as an American above Democracy.
((Jneers.) we do not (intend that any
party snail survive, n we can neip it,
tnat win lay us conn seating band on
America in the Interest of England or
of Europe. That may be strong lan
guage; but, speaking ' to you of . the
eastern democracy, we will bid you
farewell wnen you do it. (Applause)
wow you oan tare your cboice or
sustaining America against England, of
sustaining American industries and
American laborers against Engllsn in
dustries and English laborers, or of go
ing aprt. We have come to tne part
ing way. I do cot pretend to spea for
anybody but myself and mv constitu
ents; but I bolleve that 1 can spiak for
the masses of tbe great Mississippi val
ley when I say that we will not submit to
the domination of any political party,
however much we love democracy, If it
laj s its sacrificial hand upon silver asd
wounds it in this country. For myself,
I will not support such a party, here or
elsewhere, but will denounce it as un
democratic and un-American. And the
democrats in It will be condemned by
the people of the country as the agents
and tools no, I will withdraw that epi
thet as tbe representatives of the
money power and money Interests in
stead of representatives of the Ameri
can people. You cannot hold the dem
ocratic party together on that line."
(Applause.)
Hraver, nobler words were never
spokes ia a legislative hall. All honor
to Richard P. Bland. Liberty cau
never die while such men live to fight
her battles. May his words sink deep
Into the hearts of every patriotic clti
zev. May Mi example Inspire millions
to emancipate themselves from thrall
dom to party. May the fire of bis right-
cons indignation kindle a blaze that
a 1U burn till the whole nation Is aflame
with patriotic seal. Then will the balls
of congrees be filled, not with agents of
the money power, bul with honest rep
resentatives of the plain people.
TEE QRAHD OLD ROM II 8FEAI3.
Allen O, Thurmaa of Ohio is a itates
man and a patriot, aad well deserve
the title, "The grandest old Roman of
thenall.N la aa an Interview ta the
New York World a few slays ago be
says It Is ridiculous to attribute the
praeot panto aad hard tlmee V te
r-Qoruiaa law. He saye there are panic
at bad and even worse la Australia,
England aad several European coun
tries where they have no Sherman law
to blame. He furthtr says it la ridicu
lous ts think of curing the evil of eon
traelloa by rutting off a part of the
aiooy we already have. Thurwaa's
outaloa Is t4 a hundred Hues mora
value that Cleveland. Ia the United
fttaks sete he was always reocgalted
asoae o! the grvatsst aad
! t ma
of his party. It was hi son, Alien w.
Tburaian ho p tva.il ed over the bi
metallio convention in Chicago
CLEVELAND'S CLUB
Cleveland In his Inaugural last spring
said In effect that he wou'd use every
power vested in bim to prevent any
interference with the schemes of Wall
street. This was construed by many j
to mean that be would use federal pat- j
ronage aa a duo to beat congressmen
into line with hi gold standard policy.
There can be no doubt that be is doing
this. The following dispa'ch from
Washington appeared in the Wwld
Herald August 12; '
There are to be no more presidential
appointments until after the repeal of
tbe Sherman law. Tbe president does
not appear to have laid this rule down
in so many words, but it is a logical de
duction from ma action.
Members of congress who have called
upon him with reference to changes in
their local offices say that tbey have
met with a very chilling reception.
The president ia a private conversa
tion before tbe meeting of congrees
several times expressed his disgust that
members of the two houses came to
him to talk of nothing but patronage
when the fate of the nation was hang
ing in the balance. He has felt for a
long time that the repeal of the pur
chase law was the supreme necessity of
the hour, aad that party politics should
be thrust Into the background to pro
mote the union of all patriotic men in
favor of reforming the currency.
The president Is quite willing that
member! who desire recognition in the
way of appointments shall be kept in
suspense until tbey have voted on tbe
Sherman law. But he looks upon the
matter from the higher point of view
that tbey should perforin their duty
to the country before tbey expect the
f (resident to perform a duty or a favor
or them and their constituents.
Tbe following from tbe Bee's special
correspondence of August 13, shows
the same thing in a stronger light:
President Cleveland is confident that
he can and will get a bill Into a law
unconditionally repealing tbe silver
purchase act. It can be stated on high
authority that just before leaving
Washington for Buzzards Bay the
president said the repeal hill would pass
the senate; that he had already over
come auch impossibilities, and he would
S;evall in this instance. The presi
ent bas directed that all appointments
be deferred until he sees who in the
democratic ranks of the senate stand
by him in this great struggle. -
In o her words, the president of tbe
United States, after repudiating tbe
platform on which he was elected, now
proposes to bribe congressmen with
federal patronage into betraying their
constituents, and surrendering to Wall
street. A magnificent spectacle for
free-born American patriots to witnes",
Isn't it? f "
The congressman who can be bought
up in this way ought to be adorno 1
with a hempen necktie when he returns
to the bosom of his constituency.
COUNTY POLITICS.
Tbe independents of Lancaster county
bave a better show for success this fall
than ever before. It is true tbey are
not quite o confident as tbey have
been on seme former occasions, but this
is likely to prove a blessing. Over
confidence before convention day is not
a good thing. It usually leads to a
scramble for nominations, and a parti
san intolerance that injures rather than
helps chances of success at the polls.
The republicans are over-confident
as usual, and the result will b3 that the
old ring will control their convention
and nominate a ring ticket. This will
give the independents the opportuai y
they want.
The project of tying up with the
democrats seems to be very much in
disfavor this year as it ought to be. It
has not been profitable heretofore, arid
it will not be this year If it should bj
done.
There is, however, a disposition
on tbe part ot a good many to
defer nominat'ons till after the
republicans have named their tlcke.
They propose that tbe convention
of the 25th eleot delegates to the state
convention and then adjourn to a later
date, Br this means it ts thought that
all elements which are tired of ring
rule can ba united In the support of one
ticket This proposition is worthy of
careful consideration.
But the most important thing for the
Independents to do just now Is to look
over the field and select their best and
moat available timber. It seems from
the dearth of candidates that the offices
will be allowed to seek tbe man in mo t
cases, and this Is another element of
advantage to the party. If the Inde
pendents make wise choice of candi
dates, putting up only men who have
the respect and confldencojof the people.
If they thea set to work In good earn
est to perfect their organisation and
make an aggressive campaign, the;
can elect part and perhaps all their can
didates.
The Kearney Journal has undertaken
to retire the editor of Tits Auunck
IxotrxxuBtfT from the ranks tf jour
natlam and send him Into the rural dis
tricts te teach school. The aforesaid
Journal ts a carbuncle oa the body i f
N breaks journalism We are not tir
prUed that lU tdltr should want t
rvttr aa honoat man from the pmfre
aton, bat we cas t oblige htm. We
would have paid no attention ta this
report had It aot bwo that the re
porter for eur slate tletlta gave It
currency. We wish to say Utt the rw
port 1 false. Thorn Wa ba notion
vf quttUeg the ntttptpr bualna. I
THE BinJATIor AT W4SHI5GT05
The Washington Post, a itrocg aotl
iilver paper, on August 12 published an
article on "the true situation" in wblcb
it says that tbe esstern papers are mis
leading their readers regarding tbe
attitude of congressmen. Tbe Post
states that the alleged polls of congreas
on tbe repeal question are of no value,
aad declares tbat the Sherman law can
not be unconditionally repealed. Tbe
silver forces are stronger than they
have been represented, they are in
dead earnest, and tbey will defy and
defeat tbe president ,
On August 13th the Post continuing
on the same line says:
Yesterday morning the Post ottered
a note of warning to tbe country. It
told tbe truth at a time when the truth
was scarce and sadly needed. There
bas been nonsense and romance enough.
Great metropolitan journals had been
misleading their readers through the
medium of alleged polls of congress.
It would be well to have a pi dory for
newspapers that recklessly mislead the
public, and doubtless, in some midway
plaisance of the future, there will be a
booth in which the talented news-gatherers
and pull-takers of last week can be
exhibited to a gaping worJd. For the
present, however, it seems to be of the
first importance to clear away tbe rub
bish in which men's minds have been
enveloped and to convince them that
neither Mr. Cleveland's supposed di
vinity nor the Impudent fabrications of
tbe New York newspapers la question
can be relied upon to work a miracle in
this year of our Lord.
The silver men are not fools and
traitors and conspirators. Tbey do not
belong to an Inferior Jorder of virtue
and intelligence. They are not here to
be disciplined by conceited doctrlnaries
and snubbed by flabby mugwumps.
They are entitled to their opinions.
They represent constituents who honor
and respect them. They are American
citizens, devoted to tbe nation's wel
fare, and they must be met as such bv
those who propose to help or be helped
by them In solving the problem of the
day.
Tbe Sherman act will not be uncon
ditionally repealed by tbe fifty-third
congress. If unconditional repeal be
Mr. Cleveland's ultimatum, aad If tbe
anti-silver men be resolutely wedded to
his will, then congress might as well
adjourn tomorrow and leave the country
to its fate.
How do the members of the railway
employes' associations like the policy
of "retrenchment" Inaugurated by the
western roads? The bosses told them
last fall the only way to protect their
interests was to vote for corporation
candidates. They did it. Now thou
sands of them are enjoying a lay off,
and the balance are treated to a heavy
cut in wages. The machine seems to
have slipped a cog somewhere. Per
haps these misguided fellows will learn
after awhiie who are their friends.
The Rocky Mountain News of
August 9, contained a cartoon that was
striking in its boldness, and quite
proper to the occasion. Columbia was
represented as hanging a picture of
Grover Cleveland on her wall at the
end of . a row containing Benedict
Arnold, Aaron Burr and John Sher
man. Underneath was the following
line from Lowell:
"The traitor to humanity, the traitor
most accursed."
IP the Alliance Tribune, of O'Ne l',
Hoit county, Nebraska, keeps on at the
present rate the people will soon be
able to classify it where it belongs.
Two weeks ago it expressed its admira
tion for W. C Holden. Last week It
gave Macune of Washington a great
puff. Nearly all populists believe these
two men to be traitors and boodlers. It
is only necessary to add that "like at
tracts like."
The press dispatches from Washing
ton say that the populists will vote for
16 to 1, first, last and all the time. We
hope this is correct. Let the silver
states "hedge" if they want to. , They
are interested chiefly in the price of
silver bullion. All other classes of pro
ducer are Interested in a cheaper dol
lar, and will get little or no benefit
from coinage at an increased ratio.
Thk Itocky Mountain News of lStft
Sunday ha a fine cartooa representing
Burke Cochran, the great Tammany
chief and leader of the anti-sllveitea
In the house, as Goliath, and Lafe
Penoe, the young populist champion i f
Colorado, as David. The young man
earned this compliment In hli "maiden
speech" on the floor of the house Iat
Thursday.
The populist In every county In Ne
braska should make a strenuous effort
to capture the county offices. In poli
tics, as'in war, It ts alwsys good tactics
to cut the enemy off from hi base of
supplies.
The New Nation seya: "The people
party Is not a one-idea party It doe
dt t carry all tte eggi ta on basket. It
does not march la stngle file." Popu
list generally say atnea to auch re
marks. HW"!HBSS)
The Ohio democrats nominated a
radical free coinage taaa for governor,
They tm to think Thurmaa' opinion
on the stive question U worth more
thai tit veland.
IU. lE'JIUI'U'JIl'tl.eW!
Ywe old partle won't bave c ami alga
fuada to thro at the bird this yean
NUUr the bank aof th rallrord are
ia ihspe to shell out very ttneraliy.
BA5I FAILURES j
Tie following nmn rtlonati-h ilnpaa'tl
a r- -
seem t- bare found it way Into many
wt . rn papers. We clip it from one of
our reform exchanges:
Baltimore, Md.. July 29. A sum
mary of tbe hank failures in the United
State In m May 1 to July 22 inclusive,
shows that 301 ban It leg institutions,
with a capital of &aS,K51,u33, suspended.
Tbe Manufacturers' Record publishes a
complete list of the closed banks by
states, and a tible which shows five
sixths of the capital involved was In
the western and Pacific states, while
only ten per cent of the failures
and eleven per cent, of the capital in
volved were in the south. The number
of failure in Siutbern states was
thirty-seven. Involving 4,302,100. In
western and Pacifio states tbe number
was 251, involving $21,258,923, an i In
the eastern and nortbern states
thirteen, with 12 .600,000 capital.
That is the record of less than three
months, and it is doubtles incomplete.
That is a bare record of cold facte aid
figures from the bankers' side of the
question. Nothing U said of the de
posits In those banks. Nothing is said
of the wage-earners, the farmers and
nrrchan's whose hard earned money
has been swept away. Nothing is said
of tbe days, months and years of toll
and enconomy that was rendered fruit'
les by thete failures. Nothing is said
of tbe fear, the anxiety, the sleepless
nights, the i misery and despair pro
duced by these failures. Nothing is
said of Vie awful pain and pressure of
hard times brought on by these fail
ures. Such things can not.be tabulated,
classified and set forth ia figures. Such
things are beyond the power of lan
guage to describe or figures to express.
What is a bank failure?
It ia a crime, a legalized robbery.
The banking business as conducted
today ia a gigantic "confidence game"
operated by authority of law.
Will the people never rie to that
plane of intelligence where they can
see thews things in their true light?
Basking is properly a function of gov
ernment. It is as important that the
government should . own and control
the bank as that it should issue the
money of tbe country. Tne mere issue
of money is not going to cure existing
evils, if the machinery through which
money is handled, kept, distributed,
and loaned, is left In the hands of pri
vate corporations. "
No schema of finance reform is com
plete that does not Include a system of
GOVERNMENT BANKS.
Henry R. Legate U after Attorney
General Oluey ia tha columns ot tbe
Boston Traveller. He shows that the
f resent attorney general of the United
States was, in February, 1892, employed
by the whisky trust to defend it against
prosecution under the anti-trust law.
In doing this he set up the following as
part of bis answer:
That an act entitled "An Act to Protect
Trade and Commerce Againsts Uunlawful
Restraints and Monopolies'' passed July 2,
1890, is not within the power of congress,
and is unconstitutional and void
He succeeded in having the case die
missed from court. Yet Grover Cleve
land, elected on an anti-trust platform,
selected this sarau man for attornev-
general, one of whose principal duties
is to enforce this tame law that he him
self has declared unconstitutional! No
wonder the trusts are serene and happy
under this "reform" administration.
County conventions should keep in
view two poinrs in selecting delegates
to ih sta'e convention: (I ) Select true
and tried men; (2J select men who will
attend the convention."
Congressman Kem ought to push his
government banking tcheme to the
front In this congress The time is ripe.
Tbe people are in a humor to appreciate
such a scheme just now.
Gold Is sometimes referred to as "tbe
money of the world." That's all right,
but what we want now h a good deal
more money of the United States.
WINO SHOTS.
BV TBI CAPTAIN .
The eastern press, democratic and
republican alike, say Grover' message
U strong, patriotic and statesmanlike.
They read It through gold-rlmmed
spectacle Jerry Simpson, who read
It with the naked eye, says It is "weaker
than dishwater." .v
The Captain would like u have
State Treasurer Bartley's attention (or
two or three moments: There 1 a la
on the statute boos requiring tbe Ute
treasurer to deposit state fund in b ink,
collect Interest thereon an4 cover th
same Into the treatury. Have you at
tended to tht little matter. Mr. Hart
ley? We haven't beard of It. In lact
we have very tillable In'ormalion that
you are Ignoring the la. If you wilt
rvad over the a atuu you will find that
you have aubjtctod youraalf to a floe of
iUOo. 1'uttber, you wilt find that if
you collect any I a toot tt a tte fund
for your own private enrichment, you
way be ani to th penitentiary for
two yaars. Are 704 a candidate for
that iMUUMon?
a
Mr. Uk Smltn, a pointer for you:
There ts a osrtatn man who hauat tha
Ntbmb aU'e house drawing a pot
ato ot ITS per month for "total dis
ability." The eid ' total dlsaSllu,- ,
not vtilbl ta th ttaked y. Uh
lor ytera few a deputy la one ot th
tti omc and dra a fat salary for
It r (. la fa!l a aivar ki hm
eajH SMtlat butiia. Mlgnt t a
good aubjwet tor lavevllgattoa. Thar
ar m rt ret other similar la tht
aek of wiaaia Itoltor mI( Via up
whea )oa have a Utile a par tint
What"! th matter? Everybody
seems ta be howling eslanrty.
Mojtxt Is a creation of law. Then
why should a nation borrow it?
We need more money, bat It Is not
necessary to aell bonds to seure it.
The "best banking system ia the
world' seems to have hole in it somewhere-
Politic i "gittin to be mighty on
certain" with the old party dema
gogues, A not VVjiv wu j;aj jug w.o OA .
penses of a political monkey ahow long
enough.
The banks are still engaged in their
dance of death to the music of con
traction. There's a great wave of prosperity
among the gold bugs of Europe and
America.
It is tbe financiers that seem to have
lost confidence and are calling for a
new deal
There's a great want of confidence
in the money pirate that seem to he
running this government
Ir the farmer were prosperous there
would be but few failures in any other
kind of legitimate business.
Labob Is the creator ot all wealth,
yet it bas received no consideration at
the hands of our law makers.
These are only two sides to this
money question more money or leas
money. On which side are yon?
What the farmer ne.ds most ia not
more confidence, bnt more money
better price for what he ha to uf
It requires a great deal of gall juat
now to defend the democratic party,
after the pledges it made to the people
last fall.
Everybody now admits that there
is a scarcity of money. Cleveland'!
nrftiwrlntlnn for ih mnAltinn ta
make it scarcer.
Thkbe Is only one party that favora
the free coinage of silver; if you are
not in that party it is time you were
getting there.
In 1859 the farmer of the United
States owned five-eighths of the
wealth of the nation. " In 190 they
owned less than one-fifth.
Debts were made in the same kind
of currency we got now, and at a time
when it would buy much leas. Then
It is honest enough to pay those debt.
The money power is now trying to
have congress to pass a law that wheat
shall sell three bushels for a dollar,
and cotton three pounds for ten cent.
The populists are not prophets but
they knew a thing or two and it has
turned out just as they predicted and
just as the democrats said it would not
do.
Thomas Jefferson was in favor of
free trade. Grover Cleveland allows
the McKinley tariff law to continue to
rob the people. Any democracy in
that?
There are plenty of men and women
In the country who want the oppor
tunity to exchange their labor for
money. Put that in your pipe and
smoke it
Thomas Jeeferton opposed banks
of issue national banks. How does
Cleveland stand on that question?
Has any one ever known bim to say
anything against them?
It is evident to any intelligent per
son that the more you fight silver the
lower the price falls. Cleveland per
sists in fighting it, although hia party
la pledged to keep It on a par with
gold.
It is scarcity of money that is caus
ing hard tinier The Sherman silver
law haa glr. n us tUO.000,000 In money,
yet (be Wall alrwt pirates aay that the
Sherman law Is the cauaa of financial
dlaaatcr.
Ci.Evei.Axn sit down pretty hard o
tbe democratic apraker ot the laat
campaign, when he aaya the "finan
cial condition la the only danger that
menacea the welfare and prosperity of
the people."
Ax exchange want to knew what
stringency la. Stringency ta a sort of
a qur eort of fvtling, like you want
to and ran't Thr em to b a
scarcity of something. Juat now It U
a avarctty of nt nay,
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Ou r amiy arwakm ar aet vary
patriotic tht ytar, Thre are a
oAoae laaiffct. Wha ortlc ar la
sight tkalr palrlolUaa know ae
boeada. Thy Uv th popla tba
for th ot they want tu receive.
A eovsaawsaT hoed ba atklag be
a'ad It bat the rs4tt et the aatlea.
Th toade f the railed Ktat are at
prawluw. It th bead tea be ktpt
at a preattuw aa the ae'oa'e tredlt
why t pr ; be kept at per?