Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 29, 1893 Page: 2 of 3
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1M.IUCK
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J V. SSTUT, Miter mi
| anil attend? they ere beginning t*
' fott a tin* to the wind ward
_ I sod we need not he surprised to see ,
?rcpr.slsr | them courting the people nod pretend-
“ “ ! T~ * iog to indorse tbeir principles. Let j
"* .m* - ,Q 1 o« be on oar guard, slick square to
h*nge [ th* .mic of the road *nd re...l to
j th« fiuiah every thing like n comprom-
ise.
end poUtUaleconomy. And we w<*uld
newer have legivlulivs treachery to
couUnd with.
in silver M the Philadelphia sub treaa
nr\. sert. Carlisle forbade the ex-I
Wilt «or»e one explain
rlttnge.
why?
Wtulr the two old pari ire, which ire
rrstion .ihie (or ’he preeenl financial
. Ihiugs that are not true
condition, are rent into many frag- *_____L _w ,
mrnte and none of them agreeing as •
In the remedy. Ti»e popuiisi are uot i
only a unit »» In the cause of the dis-
tress. hut they hate a clear, difiuile
idea ss to what is needed.
ttetal ts Piiprr .Honey.
Gold and ailver are metals taken
from mines at more or less expense
and labor. These mines are ow ned
by individuals or by companies. The '
gold and ailver taken from them ia
log they cab transport it cheaper back
here to pay for our produce, which
they can buy with it at 100 cents on ;
the dollar.
tion thereafter, is
fool.—Senator Va
a trailer ot a
The Dallas news of last Friday
comes out in a lung two column, fine
print article, in which it states many
on guess,”
but tie gist of the whole thing ia that,
if the democrats, both stale and na-
tional, don’t look sharp, and that
k’FROH HO HO
Ednor, Standard
We frequently see things J from every part of tb(
demonstrated and that ao plain, that
i we can't refrain from speaking or writ-
The democracy of Texas is divided
into two factious- The Hoggites and
the Clarkitca. At Washington, it is
the Cleveland democrats and the
platform democrat* each facliou ac-
cusing the other of treachery. In the
meantime the touulry is going to the
pow wows and Cleveland is at Bliz-
zards Day trying to sober up.
mighty quick, the “great democratic
stale of Texas’* will be full fledged, j longs to the owners of the mines, and
“hair and feathers" io the
raoka.
therefore private property. It is produ- jng xhe ,Mt elet.UoI1 is a falr repre.
ced by labor, employed by the owners re8eniati0n 0f “The Arkunsa* Treve-
of the mines, at wages so low as to ,ef... If you remen)ber lhe Traveller
scarcely afford them n decent living bld considerable trouble in securing
Those, therefore, who produce the joj^jugfor the night until it was found
metal by their labor are not benefited , lbal be L.ould pUy lbe pirl o{ lhe luDe
by it any further than the benefit de- tbal lbe tqUati',r coU;(| Dot play. So
rived from low wages. The metal he- , #fler , few jirk8 of lbe ^ by lhe
The Initiative and
traveller, lbe Landlord ordered the
populists is a commodity having a lomroercial • gtr,nger's horse put up and fed. If
___ value just as any other commodity. , jg a very qUeer way 0f feeding a horse
Referendum ®ut tbe *4Ct tbat 4Dt* *’*ver #rc I after a hard davs ride, but 1 believe it
*: used as money gives them a ficticious bM ^ adopt;d by lbe l)emociatic
i value over iikI ahove tbeir commercis! p^fiy
\ Republican or a Demo- value. It is estimated that if all the ' Now ,ets #e0 j( lbere l4 |10t a atrjk.
cralic government: - j nations of the world were to cease to jng resemblance. Now 8aid the land-
Whichf use gold as money its commercial va|. ,Qrd ^ bu ^ 4l(>ul tbc genUeinan*B
The distinction that Webster makes ue would be about icn per ceni. of its , boree U()) c|ia)b „p jn tbe )oft gct
between sKepubllo and a Democracy preseut money value. Therefore, ejghtcen or lwenly e8ra of corn two
i 18 t,l8t 0 Ko',ub"c '• ■ Kovernment of; lbe lakmg 0f the gol.l commodity and bund)e8 Q, fod(|er ,Dd l|e lbe hor8e'9
Ithe poo,,le *,,ralDUtof^“b~“g|| | converting iUuto money increases its ui, tQ lbe trough 80 bc cailt gel lo it.
is the way the democratic
bosses do. They come rcund just be-
ta | fact that it is used as a money matori- j(irc lbe Heetiou and tell the people of
1 the good things that are in store for
them so that they can have a “chance”
! value ten fold. Thus the gold owners jjow lbat
i can take gold, which, (but for the j
•Senator Vancv is one democrat that
refuses to sneeze when thu bosses ; chosen represenatives,
takes snuff. Nor is he to be found in i ‘*iraey is a government by
the “non committal” list, but he I dir‘'ot' . , , .
. , , , , ,, j Taking it for granted that
speaks right out ss a patriot should., oorr(,c[ in b(> distinction, as he is re- I •!,) would only have a commercial
Count the lists of Democrats, hegiu-1 0,)klljZ(.<| authority on questions of j value of $2 anti, by taking it to U. S.
ning at Grover the Fat and see how | p|iy|0|ogy, if follows that we have nev-! rojnU) (.an get it coined into $20.
many arc included in the senator’s j er had anything like a democracy in Thus the gold syndicates, who own
list of trdto.s or fools. thoUuitedHts.es. During the Revolu tj|e ^eold minets, have S1U clear profit
The Texas Fair managers have , the wlilgs and lories. The Tories fa- added to every $. worth of their pro-
agsm invited the Farmers’ Alliance | vorcii monarchical rule. The whlgs
to 'he Fair, with the promise lo give
them a day as Alliance day. They
•lid lhe same thing last year and tlicu
took every pains to snub the Alliance
»nd treated it with contempt. The
Alliance politely declined their iurita-
duce. Who is benefited by it?
hut the gold owners.
It is not a good money.
Every body prefers handling
None
paper
—But of course after they ride iulo
office, they are done with their
“Hosses’’ till next ridiug lime, so
they just tie their “Hosses" up to the
trough heels foremost with oilers to
“slaud to the rack fodder nr no fodder.
There is one thing consoling to these
animals that have got their heads turn-
ed the wrong way, amt that is they
will get to hear tha rattling of the
fodder and the shelling of the corn at
next ridiug lime. 1 believe the bosses
have decided that their "Hosses” can
live on sound. Now they would feel
owu music and do the dancing.
Nor only individuals sru coming
out of the old parlies and declaring in
favor of the people’s party, hut in
every slute there arc a large number j
opposed monarchies but favored large,
hereditary landed estates. After the
war, in which the Whigs were victors,
there was a illflureoee of opinion with
regard to a propper form of government * ,
for lhe united colonies. One part, led | 11 W,H not l'1*4 88 ulonc-v onl>’ *n
by Hamilton, favored “ strong, central, i tbe Kov<'rhnlcnt that coins it.
non Ibis year, with the asanrancc that; absolute Rovernmc»t. to be ruled by the ! In every other gothecuiDent it pass-
the corporation will have lo furnish its arristooraey. ’rno other party favored I ca only as bullion, not, indeed, at its j right cheap next election to ride down
• independent "bite governments, with ! legitimate commercial value, but at il,ert* 00 lhtt vars 811(1 hml lhe’,e P°°r
SSSStTiS --—- - ......... —
only of repelling Invasion, or carrying i ''“FP®118 10 l,c- would loose their charms. I am of
„„ war. The latter party was led by ! >’•>* ^ ipicsUon is: Where is the I the opton that the tie ropes are K'Umg
........... The first wereeslled Kcder-! j«*tiec ol talcing one mans produce. ^ ^ ™^ “g
. .... , th' Anti-federalists, which has a -.mm.-reial value of only aud these Texas ponies should get
of papers, which, e*stwhile were filled; washiogfan was an nrristoerst and a $a, a„d ad.i.hg $18 ficticious value to loose, the losses can't handle them
with party slime of the oh' hoc■' ’ ,u‘ strong federalist. The federalist......... it? Is notthV discriminating in favor anymore The rattling of corn aud
Wave purged "'■himns, cleaned i Washington,'Jfsmilum uml a„ i fodder will do po good.
wTre nid!. G„,d and s\lv, r were adopted as Now for facts and not so nn.eh non-
For twelve years the federalists were • money ma'eriaU’ iu the dark and bar- I ',an!*e> lllur,! yt*‘te thousands of good
in power. In tMOO Jefferson was elected Oarous ages of Die world, and, how- jlnen vdte<^ tbe democratic ticket, lie-
president on a republican ticket, hut I ever suitable thev might have been at j they were light. Now let us
Jefferson was more of a democrat than a ! vbsL time, are no more lit for money hoPC that they tee the error of their
repubtlMnandhtspertyaounchanged! materla|B m lbt. |)rcscnt advanced ! 'r8>'- 8,1(1 tl,8t the l,oor wanderers
stale of thu world's progress than is n'8-v vct 8,,l:l,,,r i*8,';,v- One hundred
the clumsy agricullt|ral implements of j 8ni* ^orl-v c'Kbl majority in the lower
that day IU for this present age. It honse, convinced the peoples party
(is uo more fit lo be used as a medium | ^l8^ ParVV was no good. Now
| of exchange than the ancient methods : il *OB‘n* like a House, a Sena'A>, and a
The principles of democracy were of communication is fit U. satisfy the ! Prc4i(1enl to |W>r p<’o-
! ^rt7nThete„"mi I dem4“d8 °f our astern cjp'e.ha, they hsve.only been voting
with fine engravings aud abounds
ji1” heir fori:
s.uT
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‘*nd <•«'
the Irgi.^
dhuman i ,
iU and eqtiipsd ,
terest cf truth !
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I -T^ CMwrt* -
This was a grsov aU( k eaa |ar as
1 jteople were concent xbe erowd
waa large and enthv, J,Uc peopl*
, of th,, country wers
there, sod a sprinklii,g (rom MorrU
and Bowie countries 'fbe colored
people also turned ou (a oumher, sod
manifested gresl inu^.t in t|,e polit-
ics] situation and, IrOj, -jj indicstioos
were solid with the M|«. Frank
Byrd gives us a short «b3ualcation
this week indicating thef ^ senti-
ment among that psopl
We said the picnic *« ., *0
far as the people are ’ o^,rn#d but
the speaker for the da>y-j0i. Ashby
—failed to put in his abearance, and
there was s universal feenng o( diMp.
pointment which bordereq on cba.
grine.
However they were determined m
have speaking and it was arraoged for
F .B. Harrison, of best 5 w make a
talk followed by Atty. Hok (lender-
son, of Austin ; still bopinj, (bat Ash-
by would srrive in time fj>r the even-
ing.
Thus the morning hours passed of
pleasantly aud we think profitably.
I hat is, as the speakers expressed it,
the people were “detaiDed“ ,|Alot en.
terlained, and wa tlihe. fiey- y,' re
proity well entertained.
There was some questioning aod
repartee during Mr Henderson’s
speech, but it was all in a very pleas-
ant maimer and. in the mindi of some,
added lo the eiucrtainment. We un-
derstood that “Hop” is alvold ac-
quaintance of that neighbor Jod, with
many personal friends^Afinr*^ hrirtv
esteemed. / " * 8 1
Dinner w»» spFoml on a large tails
until It Iwiked as If It eoul.l hold no
more, slid that of the hesl; hut he
crowd wus Immense and hungry,
soon gut on the nut side of the ti|gkcr
portion of It. HtUI the speaker did ... .t
come, and at 3lvx. ye Editor was in-
troduced by MuJ, J H *' idl(
must faci-Uoiis 111t.1t
in ''detaining” the
hour. OiicnfniirBk
i.-oinnmiilty »:ili| the
lime ami effort tli
speaker dld'ut coir
etT rt Is lost ^
We have received “The Book of
the Fair,” a book of more than forty
hrge pages 16 by 12 inches, by the
velebralctl historian, Hubert lluwe
Bancroft Like all ol Mr. Bancroft’s
producti«ins it is a credit lo its author,
I wing a Hear, concise history of fairs,
in different countries and in different
ages. ft beautifully illustrated
its name ami was called the democrat
party. The federalist, in the meantime
had resumed theold English name of
Wigs, but the party lines were not ful-
ly drawn until after Jackson’s election
in IH2».
with interesting information.—Tub-
ii shed by The Bancroft Co., Audito-
rium building, Chicago, III.
^olwitbstauding the .Stale press tried
to roake tbc impression that Alliance
our present system of
Itepubliuau-would have been more up-1 uu*,ueaa- i f”r 8 "8'"l! '"''J
propriety. But thu principles were! Men every where know this. Hence, j pco*,c w,8t 1,1
nurtured In the hearts of the people, J they have resorted to the use of a ll>e,r p'alform? Didn’t they
and have again sprung to life in the | paper money, prctcndedu.be based y°u ,rBe *-’«inage of silver?
people’s party. That is "a govern-! llpon goid( ih.mgb tbejf know tbeie is jlUejr Promise you tariff reform? Have
not gold enough to redgem one in live
of the paper money 1^ circulation.
this idea
of principles. Now
they promise you in
promise
Didn’t
the Hyest and most indcpeulud kicker
! ti-ra firma?
ment of the people by the people ami
for the people.”
of 'Texas liad homologated with the: The term, democracy, is derived ftom
grange, they have discovered it to he 1 lw" Wl,r,l,,! tl,° P*»P'«. Ca" lbe pe<’,,le DOt 8CC lbat
| cratks, to rule, or govern.—The (ssiple using gold as a basil for paper cir-
.... . govern. Not indirectly, througli re- culation a cheat and a deception nrac-
Ibetr next queue was , prraeutR.ivra, for that would he a rc- ticed upon their credulity^
fusion with the state public; hut direct rule by tbc people w____ . .1
•nd the Keagatu { themselves. This is the only pllb.e | Wl"> not S" 8 8l«P •»«> 88
•era, while they wuy to have a genuine democratic gov-
uo to fuse, ur,,n,t'nl-
’•atch their But l'il,cc tl,e l*«oplo cannot all meet
\ (let
I together in one place to enact laws for,
their government if follows that Hie
hut | „n|v alternative la to resort hi the "In-
-! IliativeV nml the “referendum.” Ily
the initiative any reasonable number
Htlaeiia will liuve the right hi
true statesmen and benefactors cease
to use metals as money at all, and
issue, in lieu thereof, an irredeemable,
full legal tender paper inohdy lobe
used as a medium of exchange be-
tween roan and man?
sag-:
you got it ? A re you going to have it?
l)o you ever have any hopese of get-
ting relief from this “dear old party’’
lbat tries to defeat every bill that is
brought up for your relief?
’Joss Cleveland tells yon that what
this country needs is a “Gold basis.”
If lie succeeds in carrying his point,
are you going to raise any more cot-
ton? If we cant get enough now to
pay cost of production with the pres-
ent volulne of money, what could you
get by having a smaller volume of
believe,
item
LILlNCj^
EMEDT *|
Woman*
Curst tl FmisIs Msmsm. CMrtcto til fa
ntl* IrirjuUfMi.A •mrcoMt »ll
*Mk»nit 1st Pstn.
QUICK INJTS ©
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AGREEABLE TO^He'tAS^.
or wStl tke
Wt ne.tr _ ______
• fair Wtrss____
notninf anS fhiei |M
mCLA VITA it told by <
*wt. Price 11.00. Propi
THACHER MEOICI
Mr.csvxqpt
Drainers--eooU noMimi a
ror NHle by M.C.
T+xnn
rw^iatc. moae>'in circulation? I helievi
r B«en I hsv'nK 8 “K,»hl basis” our dogs 1
I fail, bnllnr U .. .. ......1.1__' .
pass There was $60,000,000 of Auth Ifl^n-
! cy issued the first year of the war,
dum, all hills^ enacte.l | wbtelx was at per with gold all ovhr
* represlnu-1 ^ Ut' *nrl in EuroPc il was at ^a
But you say it will depr
| That is false. It has never tWn j haV'nK 8 "gol<1 h3,*i8” our doK8 would
•ilia to be enacted inhi law, and Provcn- but history proves the reverse ,alr !,ctler- 1 hen we could,raise cot-
'seutatlves in congress or In j to lie true. One instance:. ' ton and make them good comfortable
’ will be forced to pass There was $60,000,000 of AUe* flln- l,e‘l8 So il 8eenl8 ‘l,aV Or«ver is
l >k.. «... _______ .. L legislating in favor of the (logs, in-
stead of the people. Of couse he will
not run for office again. But if such
premium, and remained so as long a!
Kinging Contention
Editor A li.ianck Standard:
Dear Sir and
please stale through tbe Stj
that tbc Twenty Seventh Annu
by [ "ion of the North-east Texas i
will convene wiili Livelys C
Thursday before the first Sun.
Sept, at lo o’clock a. r. all de
era of music are envited to Te
with all their Sacred Har|
Respectfully
J. D. Watson.
Books.
•heir
'k
to all the:
an vote up- 8 dollar of it was In circulation—for'
’• by their
•t will
some too years -while all other kinds
of pa|>er money depredated. Stictt
money cannot depreciate; simply be.
cause it will pay all debts and taxes
nd pav 1for all kinds of goods and
'«rty. People Will prefer it by
Via easier to handle.' For Hie
was the case I venture the ‘-pups”
would raise a powerful yell for him,
if the “liosaes” do break lose.
“A little uonsenae now and then.
Ia relished by the wisest men.”
' “Homo.”
“The professed friend of silver
aouey who will favor the uncondition-
al repeal of toe Sherman law, trusting
Iu 1678 J. G. Carlisle "at
speech in .congress, “to seek
j stray one hall of tbe metalhs n
world, either by legislation oi
wise, is lbe greatest crime of
am Ollier age.” But this
has changed his spnta. and ir
i mg all the menus within his
perpetrate “the greatest eriu
; or any other age."
on foreign nations will pee- j t0 the justice of capital or the chapter ‘ at WaJ. wasVrevH«thm're/
* p.-eat—a font.
kar^w- of iceita ota io £et ft ,or»ulr legiaie- be leader* otNii* H.igg Clarl
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Erwin, J. W. Alliance Standard. (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 29, 1893, newspaper, August 29, 1893; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523160/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.