The farmers' union., August 16, 1894, Image 1

About The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895

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THE
UNION.
Volume IY.
MEMPHIS, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1G, lSO-i.
Number 30.
M.Humphreysj
i
Green Front.
10,000
Men,
Boys and Children
to call at my Store and examine my
Mammoth Stock
OF-
Clothing
5
winch I nave just received,
and which ihas been pur--chased
under :i prospect of
:i low tariff anil bought the
goods AWAY iMtw.v the equal
baa never been known in
Northeast Missouri. 1 an
pit-pared to sell you
GOOD GOODS,
Even below your
pectation. Those
own ex-
Hats,
Caps,
Boots,
Shoes,
Neckwear,
Furnishing Goods,
AS WELL AS MY
Clothing Stock
Are all Fresh, New Goods,
and purchased under the ret-out
decline in the eastern
market, and, positively, will
be closed out to make room
for another stock, which 1
expect to buy in the near
future, even lower than ever
if possible, fall early and
see me if you wish to
Save Money
Hemember. Old and Young
Ladies Shoes and Slippers
a specialty. I am yours as
ever.
1. Humphry,
Green Front,
lorth Side,
Memphis, Mo.
CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.
An Appeal to the Committeemen and
the Voters of the People's
Party of Missouri.
It has been said, that - eternal vigi-
lace is the price of liberty,' and that
men should ' watch as well as pray."
Therefore, this is a time for work not,
words. Every patriot understands the
in. t me of our political ills and likewise
the remedies whicli must be applied.
The present deplorable conditions are
the results of many deplorable causes
and will continue, so long as these
causes exist. Hence to remove un
equal and unjust conditions, we must
first remove the causes which pioduce
then?. The sovereigns of the country,
have, by their ballots, placed their gov
ernment iu the hands of soulless cor
poration and money kings and by their
ballots they must retake their govern
ment from these kings and corpora
tions. This is the only safe remedy
and the highest aim of the People's
Tarty is, to teach the voters how to ap
ply it. To do this requires patient
painstaking labor and thorough and
systematic agitation, organization
and education. In furtherance of these
requirements and 111 coinpliauee with
plans recommended by the the Peo
ple's Party of Missouri and adopted
by the state committee, I desire to
offer a few general observations re
garding the condition and needs of
the party at this time.
Since the January Conference and
the state convention, as near as we can
estimate, over six hundred Clubs and
Legions have been organized through
out the state. Several reform speakers
have been in the field; considerable
literature has been circulated and the
campaign of education has been pro
gressing stead Iv forward. New re
emits are commit)", to our ranks daily
from both the old parties, but we are
hampered for lack of funds to carry
on our work. At this time, only a very
small portion of the money subscrib
ed at the State Convention has been
paid over to the treasurer of the State
Committee and only one club has con
tributed a dollar. These in brief are
the conditions that confront us. Noth
ing further can be done from head
quarters toward sending out literature
and speakers until financial assistance
is received. As we have no corpora
tions or banks to draw upon, and
would not draw upon individual and
voluntary contributions.
Now, as to the needs of the Party
and State Committee: It is evident
that the first and greatest need is
funds for propaganda and educational
work. Various plans have been been
suggested for raising the same, but
since the Clubs have thus far failed
to respond w ith dues, we believe that
the old fashioned way of taking up a
collection at every Populist meeting
should be resorted too. It is the
simplest way and appears to be about
the best method of securing funds.
J f However other plans should not be
neglected. Especially should Clubs
be called upon to contribute at once.
We would advise the the chairman of
each County Committee, to ask each
candidate i-i his county to contribute
at least $1 to the State Committee
and that he instruct each township
eomtmiteemen to proceed at once to
; take and collect, campaign subscrip
1 tions in each township. All funds for
! the State Committee should be sent to
I the Treasurer. W. R. Littell. Rockport.
We thus enter into detail, believing
that the importance of the case justi
! ties it. ami we would otter a few other
; suggestions on
PLANS OK CAMl'AlOX WORK.
Every member of the State Commit- j tive work of the campaign should be
tee should see that each county in bis jou. Many are already impatient
district is properly organized and re- j witu lue delay and are asking, -Why
port the condition promply. Kaeh j stand we here idle? ' Let us move for
county chairman shoule do likewise . warj at once, ajtogather with the
by his townships and each township
committeeman the same by his school
districts.
Educators or solicitoi should le
appointed, one in each school district,
by every township committeeman and
their names and addresses forwarded
to the Chairman of the State Commit
tee. It should be the duty of such
educator to solicit campaign funds,
distiibute reform litertu re, and take
subscriptions for People's Party news
papers. He should poll the votes in
his district and report the result to
the township committeeman who 111
turn should report to the County Sec
retary. Where possible, each educat
or should established a circulating
library of reform books and papers.
Where townships are well organized
outdoor rallies and picnics are recom
mended. Glee clubs should be formed
and a short musical program arrang
ed where practical to enliven the meet
ings. Stand priviledges can usually
be sold to defray all expenses. County
rallies or camp-meetings should be
held at some central po:nt in each
county during the campaign, good
speakers secured and the county can
didates induced to be present. Such
meetings might be held, one or two
days, and be productive of great
good.
Where a school house campaign is
desirable it should begin about two
weeks before the election and be wag
ed sharp and fierce to the end of the
campaign.
Every county chairman should see
that there is a strict compliance in his
county with what is termed the "Cor
rupt Practices Act," passed by the
last General Assembly to prevent cor
ruption during the campaign at the
polls, ami also with the Australian
ballot system known as the "Missouri
Gag Law," so the names of all our
candidates may be properly printed
on the official ballots. Instructions
and blanks pertaining to the same
will be sent by the chairman upon ap
plication and we desire to call special
attention to the fact that the correct
name. '-Peoples Party," and the
"Populist" should be used in all certi
ficates of nomination and all eertiti
cates before being filed should be
submitted to a competent attorney.
Having thus outlined a few general
plans, in order to succeed in carrying
them out, we sumbit a few
NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS.
1. We must have the name and ad
dress of every reform speaker in the
state who is willing to do work in this
campaign, with terms required.
2. We must have the name and ad
dress of the chairman and secretary
of every county committee and every
township committeeman, where not
already received.
3. We would like the name and ad
dress of every candidate; state, con
gressional, senatorial and county,
where not heretofore reported.
4. We want the name and location
of every reform publisher who sup
ports the People's party ticket and
would be pleased to receive his pub
lication where not already doing so
that we may keep posted and in touch
with the party everywhere in the
state
We expect frequent reports from
committeemen and workers all over
the state and we solicile advice from
each on all matters pretaining to the
welfare of the party.
t. W e urge a continuation of the
work of organization, either of People's-
clubs or the Industrial Legion.
Both, have the earnest endorsement
of the state committee.
7. Chairman are request to. at once.
j make a report of the conditions and
j prospects of the party in their various
counties, and where speakers are
needed, state about whom is desired
and when.
S. We want the name and location
of every club and
Legion.
togather
with address of officers.
The time is at hand wheu the ac-
j ,ope that success will crown ou.- labor.
Hoping to receive the cordial co op
eration of the party all along the lines
indicated. I am.
Faithfully Yours to Command.
A- Rozelle. Chairman,
Sta'.e Ex.. Com. Peoples Party.
Tarkio, Mo., August 1, 1894.
JOINS 1 HE POPULISTS.
Noted Kansas Republican Hands in Ad-
.hesion to the New Party. '
Ex-State Senator II. B. Kelle of
Lawrence, Kans., who has been an
honored leader of the Republican par
ty of Kansas for nearly twenty years,
holding mauy positions of honor and
trust, has withdrawn from his old
party and tendered his services to
Chairman Breidenthal, of the Popu
list party. He has been wavering in
his political allegiance since the state
convention, but the Republican lead
ers tried in vain to hold him in their
ranks.
In his letter to the Populist Chair
man, Senator Kelly deals in an ener
getic manner with the absorption by
corporations of the productive indus
tries of the country until this aggres
sive power to-day exercises a greater
control u-v ir the freedom of labor than
any exercised by king over subject.
He says: "The contest in industrial
pursuits, jeoparding the public wel
fare, has become so intense that a de
mand is growing for a standing army
of European proportions to bolster up
a vicious industrial system, which.
while accumulating millions in the
hands of corporations operating it,
leaves the laborer of the shop poorly
paid and discontented, while the sta
ples of agriculture for a decade have
been telling each year at a lowering
range of value, leaving the farmer to
enquire what interest he has in the
gold s'andard protective tariff, or the
millions of corporation wealth. The
Populist party and kindred lalior or
ganizations, with all their mistakes
and defects, constitute the only polit
ical organization to day looking for a
remedy calculated to save the gov
ernment from confusion or the domi
nation of force. The contest, as I
view it, Is between the rights and
privileges of the citizen and corpora
lion domination. In view of these
facts, I cast my lot with the People's
party, and thereby tender ray services
in any manner by which I can advance
its principles. '
This is a hard blow to the Kansas
Republicans, and they fear that other
disaffections will follow, as Senator
Kelly has been popular among the
masses of the party.
m m m
The repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman law by the Democrats
in "113, was the last act in the crime
of '73, in which both the Republicans
and Democats were partners. The
names of John Sherman of Ohio, on
the pait of the Republicans, Thos. F.
Bayard of Dele ware, on the part of
the Democrats, were both affixed to
the conference report iu '73. the ad
option of which without a dtssending
voice by both houses of congress, sus
pended the coinage of the silver dol
lar at a time when silver bullion was
worth three per cent more that gold
Such was the crime of '73 for whicl
the leaders of the old parties must be
held responsible, and the crime of
which was led by the Democrats and
in forced by the Republicans was log
cad outcome. As national organiza
tions both of these old parties are
and for years past have beeu working
into each other's hands iu the service
of corporate greed, moneyed and
otherwise. Hence, no matter what
position on any question that they
may assume iu local and state politics,
it follows as the logical result of the
siuation that every vote that is cast
for either of these old party tickets is
a vote cat for the perpetuation of the
jreseui system under the operation of
which organized greed control every
branch of the government, legislative,
executive and judical, to trample the
rights of our common humanity into
the dust. Such a condition of affairs
could not exist, if it were not for the
fact that so many people who suffer
from this condition continue to vote
for its petutation, because they have
not the courage and intelligence to
sever their connection with their old
parties. They do not realize that the
time has come when loyalty to party
is equivalent in its effects to treason
to ail the best interests of home, fam
ily and country. Missouri World,
Memphis College,
No Better School in the Land
IP o
Short Practical Courses of Stutfy.
Twelve Departments:
Preparatory, Normal,
Elocution, Commercial, Actual Business
Practice, Penmanship. Stenography,
Typewriting, Pen Art and Con
servatory of Music.
T U llOJT
$10.00 in advance pays tuition for one
$30.00 in advance pays tuition for one
IvCTJSIO TTXITIOHnT.
All lessons private except Harmony.
Single lesson
One lesson each week, ten weeks
Two lessons each week, ten week
ZBOIRID FOP,
The people of Memphis Lave kindly onencd tin 'ir homos lit llu vtmltita
ht Memphis College ami will accommodate them with the best ,,f r,.o..J
nicely and neatly furnished, ami board
per week. This is the greatest favor
affords them the family society and
iiouseiioKi, wnicu is iar more pleasant
For particulars and catalogue, address,
J. W. BENCE,
Both Alike.
The Republicans established the na
tional bank system, based on govern
ment bonds. In order to have a nat
ional bank currency we must perpe
tuate a national debt. The Demo
crats advocate the same system and
lest the debt should become too small
for the purpose of these bankers, is
sued $50,000,000 of bonds in a time
of profound peace and are now get
ting ready to issue more.
In order to limit our volume of
money of final redemption the Repub
licans suspended the coinage of the
silver dollar in '70. The greeuback
agitation compelled them to grant
limited coinage in '78, but the Demo
crats drove the last nail in the coffin
of silver in '93 and all the Republi
cans said amen.
The Republicans have been pre
eminently the champ ons of high tar
iff, while the Democrats denounced
the McKinley bill as the culminating
atrocity of the age. Now the Demo
crats aie trying to pass a high tariff
bill as much like the McKinley bill
as poss We. The principle difference
seems to be that the McKinley bill
gave the people free sugar and the
Democratic senate now wants to im
pose a duty.
The Republicans have been the ad-
Lvoeatesof legislation which would en
able the federal autnorites to inter
fere in in local affairs. To this end
ttiey atlvoc'ite! a lone bill but failed
to get it Cleveland with a Dt mo
Congress, removed the obstructions
that stood in the way. Contrary to
law, he used the federal troops in the
late strike, against the protest of the
local authorities, ami a Democratic
tongreas legalised this interference 1
by a unanimous endorsment.
The Republicans, like the Demo
crats, have always claime.l to h-j bt
mctalists, but in this connection have
ordinarily advocated an increase of
the raito: and now even free silver
Dick Bland is willing to increase the
raiio so as to meet the demands of1
Sherman. Cleveland and other rep j
resentatives of Wall Street.
We might fill columns with similar
comparisons, showing that there is no i
differance between the old political
parlies on a single vital issue, but
fact has becme so obvious to even
the most casual observer that it seems
superfluous. Both are alike the ser
rants of the corporations, ana every i
vote cast for either i a vote for per-!
petuating ine present system which
honors wealth without merit and dis
honors labor without cause.
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Scientific, Literature,
BATES.
term of 10 weeks, except music.
year of 40 weeks.
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12 00
StTTHDEITTC
at the exceeding low price of $2.50
that is nossihl.O for stn Ut ..u ;
gives them the privacy of a single
:.nd profitable than a b. ardtng hall
M. S., A. M., Pres.,
Memphis, Mo.
FARMERS' EXCHANGE
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Memphis, - Missouri.
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H. (J. PITKIN, President.
A. H. IMTKIN. ashler.
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Paid up Capital, $25,000.
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A . Simon.
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W.M. UltKKIil.OVK.
.1. s. Pitkin,
IMrectore.
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Does u general banking business.
Buys good negotiable paper.
SH-clal attention given to collections
Nortlicust Corner Public Square.
JAMES E. PULLIAM,
Blacksmith,
SH0E1NC AND REPAIR SHOP.
Repairing Neatly and PromDtiy Done
I make a specialty of
HohseshoinG-.
Shop Southeast Cor. Square, old
Perkin s Stand. Memphis, Mo.
J. M. Kloetzcr,
MEMPHIS, MO.,
First Door west of the ('it,.: n's Bank
building, invites the pubic to call
on him when wanting to Nit
j II TivrCC C HIM TC II u
' oAUULL?), llillll'iS,
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Bridles, Whips, &c.
The stock is new and the lowest
possible price asked for good good-.
The couutry trade especially solicited.
FEMALE PILLS.
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. ..u.,n uia rv ila. lot
gold by Bro wn & Dawson. Meraphi
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