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THE ADVOCATE. MERIDEN - KAN. S. McUllin ' W'tor J. P. Llmburner Amciiti Ed. F. N.Nowhouse, Business MAnac'. ()JU hh ICaimaM Htato Alliance. iVM.M.'iit-Jt. II. CI.OVKH CuiiiIhMu". Vic 1'rci. W. If. i;ii)M.K, Aiwutu. H.,oicUry.7. IJ. Kkjcnch Ilnrrton. TicUMiiiy-IUUv'iA " aiajilrln-J. r. Watt I'liUrriwii. jii:turcr-A. It. Jk;k jnhoN., Meililcii. Ait. I:trr-VAJf II. I'n.VriiKit Xmtiirl )(KrIct'iiiM!r-J BT 11 ho Cocmu if WInnHM. Asrt. )(HHk(ViMT-A. VV. TAY!,OK Nawtoii. MrK't ftt amm-L, K. HoYT Doxtcr, VmUwm AKt.-'. A. Tvi.kh IHtrrUm. Do Voul Want to fully poHtcil ou AIIIjiiumj iniittort? o you w;uit tliu Alliance to succeed hh1 Con tribute t lt.1 HllCCt'HH? Do you want to fowl a lM ftiul foailctm rthc.iHHlon of your licavtm-lmrn , rights ft tllli'lS of till) noil. Doyouwiuit encoii wiiK'nt In tho IWt you ,UM umklnK ap:alnnt the oppreworn of your rl;litn ami prlvlhwn? Do yon want a truu und stalwart Mend for thu catmo? If you do take tho Aovooatic, read and ponder ovor it content and let im hear from you when you have anything to ay to advanee tho intereitu of tho Alllaueo. Help uh. and w will help you Tho following extract from ft letter of F. A. Lcnvitt to tho Dakota Uural irtt f;otrt forth in their true light tho ro Htilta of tho offort of Dakota Alliance men to accomplish their purposes through tho inbtrumentality of tho Republican party. Tho result has boon a laroontablo failure, as wo bo JiovoitwiUbewhcnovor tho experi ment is tried. Wo havo been jointed to tho action of the Dakota Alliance ai a worthy oxamplo for olli jtaco xnon ovurywhero to follow. This arJ other articles from tho Jiuralifit will Jiepol tho allufiion of tho advo cates of that policy upon thiii subject Tho Allianco has been betrayed on oyory hand, Tho farmer's, votes have been used by intriguing; politicians to defeat the very men and measures whoao interests they wero Rcelting to advance Tho question to bo solved in tho futuro in whether thin lesson will open tho eyes of tYjn iooplo of Dakota and elsewhere, and help to cemovo their sluicklos. Had these facts been, published a week earlier they would unquestionably had a marlod influence upon tho local poli tics of J Corson county. "Under such circumxtancea may we not truly Bay that tho untiring efforts on tho part of .philanthropies and re formers havo proven a failure? Men have boen wasting years of valuablo timo in order to arouso tho people to their dangerbut no, tho masses soeni to on joy ft lifo of servitude to a pampered aristocracy, and to act as political jumping-jacks on overy occa- sion whero truo American manhood is v.o much demanded. What wonder that men aro bocoming so discour aged to nee thoir fellows so blinded to their own interest I Ttey don't seem susceptible to tho sense of tho out rageous burdens being placed upon them! They don't seem to realizothat Ujo spirit of greed ia making its en croachments oven to tho threat of starvation!. Yes, wo havo failod m inon, to do oar duty. Fcrthii reason tho far mers and laborers aro written rill over v;LtU CallVTv Loo.kat tho weather- braten, degenerate forma of tho far mer, nrd their prematurely faded and over-worked wives! "'os and even uj on thoir door posl is written in let ters of blood: "no homo hero." Mort gaged ! And yet for all of this, it is tho farmers' and laborers' own failure They ar reaping only what they have sown! They havo voted themselves under tho heel of tho tyrant, and tliereforo they liavo n right to their reward! They havo committed ho much win of omission that Ibeliovo wo will bo compelled to simmer out tho balanco of our liven hoping that our children will bo braver and better men What ft commentary upon uh an "nons of noblo sires." And what an inheri tance wo aro to transmit to our chil dren! God help uh to realize our con dition before is too lato too lato! The last murmuring sound when leafing 1'ierro wan God fiavo tho King of tho Rail! King of tho minol And the Mound Bnildersl Tho poor old cranks woro leaving I'ierro on tho name train with myself naught to comfort them but n clear conscience and bravo hearts and tho assuranco that they aro battling for tho right. Already buck ling on a now armour that the good work may go on, backed with forty four stalwart men legislators that havo immortalized their names in Btanding with us for tho right, Oh! Havo tho burbon-bearor is my oarneut prayer, and fiend ns a Moses that will dwliver tho peoplo from po litical night which is a atanding men aco to tho libertioa of our pepplo." F. A. Lsavitt. Worthing, S. D. Vnr (lull's Cnmpalf o. It was with great reluctanco Mr, Wardall consented to make tho race for United States senator. Thero was r principle to lie vindicated,, ft prob lem to bo solved in tho interests of tho farmers and laboring men of Da kota and America. Tho principle was "should overy class havo n fair and just representation in tho halls of leg islation." The problem to bo solved was, "could wo securo that, through tho present political parties." Some ono must make tVo sacrifice. Wo had advised trying ouco inoro tho promise of the political parties that w could secure all wo wanted through thorn, and though for ststo officers we only asked for about ono-third tlw number wo woro entitled to, on tho basis of our votes, wo receivod nothing. True ft farmer was nominated for Lieuten ant Governor and ono in whom yko havo full confidence, as ho well knows but ho was nominated to defeat tho farmers' choico in that convention. There was still another chance, and wo wero determined to do all in our power to mako a thorough test. Thero aro four representatives in congress. Two lawyers had already been, elected, wo resolved to mako a fight for ono of the senators. We weio entitled to throe out of four. Wo asked for ono. Meotings were held in nearly overy county in the state, and their unanimous choico was Alon zo Wardall. The same with the Knights of Labor. As Hori.E.B. Cum mings well said in his nominating speech: "It was at the roquest of 15, 0C0 f trmers and 6,000 Knighta of La Iwr." Tho choice of organized k),or w&i uharj;;u& Thero was, i;o f;c3- tion on tho point of ability. Ho show ed himself the peer of any candidate nominated, and at the prohibition gathering at Tierrc whero nil four candidates ppoke, he certainly prov ed himself tho ' superior. Ho made a gallant fight against tremendons odd, and comes out of the race with a clean record and many additional friends. A weaker man would havo succumbed under tho dis couragements to bo met in such n campaign. Thero was no w'gn of flinching oven when ho know that do feat was certain. Tho test must bo made, and ho stood firm. Wo believe there never was n canvass made before for such n josition in which tho can didate used neither promise of office, preferment, money, whiskey, or even a cigar. We rro proud of our candi date. When the voters elect such men to office our interests will bo looked after, and not till then. Forty-four men in tho republican caucus voted for tho principlo of jns tico and fair representation -one hun dred and three against. Wo hope to bo ablo to give the names later on, that the farmers and laboring men may know who wero their friends. Tho problem would aoem to bo solved in the negative. The question now to bo conidered ist "How long will tho farmers and laboring men continue to support a party that will uso the whole power of national and stato prestige and patronage to defeat thoir chosen representative V Dakota lluralist. OFFICIAL. PROCLAMATION. To ihc Mcmbcrn'of tkc.Fanncrs, and Laborers Union of America, and all State orgrnizationa coming un dir its jurisdiction, and special to State Sccrvtarits, gmdinij: We havo arranged with J. H. Mc Dowell, chairman of tho executive board of tho Farmers and Laborers Union of America, to have printed at once fifty thousand rituals, as adopt ed by the joint sessions of tho National Wheel and National Farmers Alliance and Co-opcrativo Union of America, in joint session at Meridian, Miss., December 5, 1888, for distribution to tho different Stato secretaries direct from his offico at Nashville, Tenn. There will also bo sont out by him to tho Stato secretaries tho new secret work in connection with tho ritual. Tho Stato secretaries shall send to tho county secretaries of tho Farmers and Laborers Union of America, who shall distributo it to tho presidents of each sub -Farmers and Laborers Un ions of America whoso duos aro paid uptodatoof giving same, provided they aro not excluded under tho eligi bility law. (Soo Euling No. 1.) Given under my hand and aeal this tho 18th day of October, 1889. Enan Jones, seal.' Presi of F. and L. 17. of A. Stftto papers please copy. Bucklin's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer Salt Tfchfvnm. Tntter. Charmed hands. Chil blains, Corns and all skin eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. 11 is guaranieou w givu rT hci satisfaction or money refund ed. Price 25 cents ptr box. For sale by Y. C. Spencer. (Conlitivnl ft(,m Int. pngf.) products shipped abroad, tin reby cauf.ing 11s to receive a higher prico for alxjve our foreign farm surplus, and thereby fixing a higher price up on all Unit we hell at homo. 2. That wo ask thftt such steps bo taken by our National Congresa (either by the pns:mgo of laws or tho repeal of existing laws) as will destroy the present existing monopolies nnd trusts, and prevent the formation o others. ',). And to tho end that wo mny get our farming implements at a Jessi price, that the present lawn we repeal ed that place a duty upon farm imple ments or tho raw materials used in their manufacture 4. That wo are more deeply inter ested in the carrying out of ihe abovo resolutions than we aro in tho sncceu of any political par'y. 5. That copies of theso resolution bo furnished tho press for publication and that tho Secretary of this Inter state Wheat Growers' Association bo required to send a copy of these reso lutions to the President and Secretary of State of tho United Slates. A lengthy discussion was evoked by tho presentation of tlo above resolu tions. Several of tho members thought that too much partisan spirit, had governed thoso who formulated tho resolutions. U. S. Hall of Missouri, thought tho farmers ought to maintain independ ence in their deliberations and not re ly on every ono else to judge thorn in their actions. "When a farmer," said he, "se3s a commodity he looHs in -X Louis and Chicago papers for prices' quoted in those markets. Tlieso places aro simply posts where surplus stock is carried, and they should not' regulato prices everywhere. Theno places do not raise Carm produce, un less perhaps Chicago do since that city naa added a number of ncrcn oC farm land to its corjwration limits. But even tho amount cf produce that city raises should not fet prices for the remainder of tho country." Jacob Martel, of Indiana, paid ho did not como to tho Convention to help make tarii! laws but to regulate prices of farm products for homo con sumption. He strenuously objected to tho passage of tho resolutions. After an hour's discussion, the res olutions wero adopted as submitted! by tho committee. At 12 o'clock the delegates adjourn ed until 2 in th' afternoon. Governor Coleman's address and ItobertLindblom's will bo given in our neiti issuers far as space will permit. Ruling No. I.Elmisxlitx. Tho following person. aro not eli- giblo to membership under the con stitution of the J armors ana .Laborers Union of America, and if any such are now members of tho I armors Alliance or Agricultural Wheel, they are not entitled to, and must not bo given the new secret work, to wit: Merchants, merchants' clerks, or any ono who owns interest in ft dry goods, hardware, furniture drug store, or any other mercantilo busi ness, unless said member is, selected to tako charge of a Coroperativo Farmers and Laborers Union store;: no lawyers who havo a licenso to practice law in a county,, district, or supremo court; no one who owns stock in any National, State, or other banking association. Given under my hand and seal this, the 18th day of October, 1880. bsal. Evan Joses, rrcs.ofF.&L.U.ofJu "