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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1891)
. Lebanon Express. H. Y. KIRKPATRICK, Kditor - and - Proprietor. That man is blind to hie own in terest, bo bin calling what it may, that would hinder by word or deed, the 'development of our agricultural interest, or threw any obstruction in the way of our farmers interest. The farmers certainly have ae ranch light as any class of men on the earth to organize and protect them selves by any and by every legiti mate way possible. We have been all our lives in sympathy with the toiling masses. A laharing man ourselves, we believe in honoring and dignifying labor by all possible means, and we regard that man an enemy to society who would in any way detract from its dignity. The farmers are preyed upon by evory. class of cormorants known to seeie ty; fleeced and robbed by tricksters, ,eajoled and coaxed by agents, over reached and oppressed by designing Sharpers, that it is a wonder they have not arose in the majesty of their strength, and in the name of outraged justice and vindicated their righlB long ago. Now that the Alliance has solidified the hone and sinew of the farmers' strength, woe be to the man corporation ting' confederation a party that gets in their way, "Pelf -reliance" says Trofesser T. A. i'ortson. of Clarke University, in the Atlanta Times, a Colored paper, "is better than the Farmer's Alliance." The latter proposes to protect itself a .gainst political intrigue and legisla tion adverse to the farmer's inter eats, as well ag to protect the far .jtiersfrom esmmerciul gulling. Self reliance proposes to use the advan tages which naiure has abundantly placed within the reach of every col ored farmer, ... This is an instance in which men may not fall through .tSisiuiited. Every farmer can act independently and Bueceed regard less of the system og his brother farmers, l'rof. F. adds "A due re , .gartl to what is advised in the fore going will do more to elevate the farmer than all the Alliances of the nation could possibly dohim if they 'should direct their energies to pro tecting his special interests. ; : The Farmers' Alliance may favor "visionary 'schemes," so called by their opponents, liut there is na denying the . fact timttlie movement includes a very large number of . earnest, thinking farmers, who desire above all things to ibetterliieeondiliou of the agricultural classes, and who are working and will work lor Hint end Ail great reforms are brought about by agitation, anil .while the wildcat of theso "visionary eelieines" may not be brought about. Ibis agitation may bring the farmers' interest to the fore and his condition' tie nmoriall benefitted by it To say the least the movement will educate the farmers u to a belter understany itig of their duties and .privileges. i Thefarmers of Linn county ought 'to begin now and save fine speci mens of .fruit, grain ami grasses for exhpifision at the State Fair and .Iwhu-irml Exposition, to be held epiC!-;uer, ho,th of which- lire pure ly Oregon ;exhibits. 'Ji'very ..one ought tt) hove Some ambition to see our comity, the banner county of ; the Stato, i L-pfeBeiiti.'.j a! these fcilrg.. Come now, lot everr rum tfo his ; dutyand see .that i hl Linn takes tite lend this year; , . ,.t .: - Keep your eyes open. It is re ported that hofius peciihiKks are , in circulation iu Salem., .-Kau'ctUB ; the case it wiil wen he circulated '.'all over the country. ' ! Some people never look' pleaeant unless they ate (shipping some -.one ,3ii tiicfaceali the time, Exchange. , . .Patience 'ban indispensable' vir tue.' Without.it most of the enter prises of -the world would fail. .'Without it temper would have no master and the .pleasures, of life be greatly lessened, .....'-., ',;i',.:-y .;. A word of caution, aays President Polk's paper, The Progressive Far mor, to tho State Alliances, which are to meet in annual session in the near future. During the next Al liance year we will doubtless be confronted with stupendous prob lems. Men of our order and espec ially our officials, will be tested in every way. Wo know that elforts will be made to buy and bribo them that thoit patriotism, thoir devotion and constanoy to princi ple, their moral mannood will be tested as never before. It is all important that men be chosen to lead during the next year who are sound and Bolid to the core, who can withstand all manner of temp tation, who will prove pure metal in the furnaoe, and who are abso lutely unpurchasable. Take no man for a leader who has the office itch. The stato presidents for the next year and the delegates to the supreme council are the most im portant positions to the Alliance peoplo that are to be filled for a year (if not years) to como. The brotherhood should keep their eyes wide open and see lhat none are selected to theso positions but the "tried and true." This advice, so excellent and so much needed, comes rather laic, and therefore cannot be called timely. Too ma ny of the leaders already havo the "office-itch" and are scheming dem agogues, but they have'secured such a foothold in the AlliaTjJe.riinks that few, if any of them will be thrown overboard this fall. It is more likely that the .reformers and paoteBters will have to "walk the plank." The County Alliance of Florida have a schedule arranged for meet ings so that no two counties nssem b!e on the same day. This gives State Lecturer C. B. Collins the fa mous "Tom Sawyer" of the press, time to attend the regular meet ing of every County Alliance with out any conflict in his appointments. The fojlowlng which wan addressed to a Texas editor is respectfully referred to the Oregon Fanners Alliance Mv dear sire, you are firinr vour guusat. noise made by the eiicmU-a of too Alliance mm not at mo Alliance firlnciples, von seem to think 1 Al ow me to iuaist ou yoqr reading the Declaration of Principles of the Far mirs'Allninee and Iuddstrml Union before you become alarmed Ht a noise or flee from n shadow The Declaration of l'riucliik-B will teach you no Alliance member can advocate the transform ing of the Alliance Into a third party unless he be void of ail principle, truth and honor Jieither can he advocate the Alliance going into the first orsec oiui parties for reform unlets ho divest mmsclt ot all honor and truth (Don't fo get this) The Alliance is a political oretmizntion, tiut not a party arininizn- tion (Don't forget thin) Hut it is or should be a conservative element ask- InK and demanding, such nolltieal ro form as in the judgment of its members will protect mem bent Irom tne usuri ous robbery that has been practiced on them for twenty years by class lejiisla- tion 'J lie Alliniee is made up of every political parey, fame as the 'Christian (.'burcb or the Masonic fraternity, but it dare not take sides with either hint, second, third or fourth political putty, only as individual citizens For God's sake, and in thenameof liberty-loving Americans, I do ask that you do not deter us by your slung and vituiierntion from 'easting our votes (if we see At) for a parly that has never as yet roiiheu us, or held while lieinir robbed Perhaps you are not aware of the existence of thejN w .National farmers' Alliance, the National Citizens' Alliance, and other reform organizations whose priv ilege it is io go solid for any party of tneir enoiee, an ot wnicu are entirety separate from the Fanners' Alliance and Industrial Onion If there was any deleetito sent ey the Fatniers' Al lianeeand Industrial Union to the Cin cinnati mass-mectiiu;, he wsb a fraud and wholly unauthorized Gentlemen and the Texas Farmer, if you have an idea in your brnlne that will give 'the down-trodden farmers sure and .inure prompt relief from tlieumiriuusoppres sion they now labor under Ibrn the sub-treasury, for God's sake give it to us at once . . ''',' ' - :: ' '" ' , " Sir Dunning figures It out this way: 'NaltonHl hanks set Sai3,u,(lU0 from fliegoveriiment at one per cent They have had, free of charge, 47,0MM0 (rem the surplus Tiiis makes f ass.WW, 001), which costs the bankers $1,100,000 They loaned it In tlie bttsiiiewt world at fi per cent, which amovnls to over $21,WI(),(KW-Het profit to the hanks over the business world, ' Jtfl.OOO.OOO And all the time they -were getting tneir 4 per cent on the bond!) which they bud deposited as collateral. At the City Dreg Store, Backed by twenty years of experience at tho ' bench, he is able to do any work that may be done in any city, and at strictly Kastorn prices. He can make old Clocks positively as good as new, which customers are hound to acknowledge, when shown the manner iu which the work is done, He alio makes solid gold rings and Jewellery of other descriptions, also silver ban gles and bracelets, aui'mnnnt ed with lettois and ornamen tal engraving.. , . Ho is justly termed the winking man's friend, mak ing good .time-peices of watch e to be worn out ; rospecta alile jew'elery out of. that which had been laid aside as worthless at prices all can afford to pay, ' , He carries a nice line of Watches, Itpectaclea and Eye-glasses. He can successfully adjust glasses for the following de fects: """ j Hypormetropia, natural for sicrlitnew: Arthenapia, weak nuilit: Myopia, ior siglited nesa,, incident to old age. ; All work on short notice and when promised. H will not disappoint you iLebanon.Ore. ''.'Hi. Blatant Bisplsy of MILLINERY: of . all Kinds, ' '; ':. a Hats trimmBil in .the lMest style,: ; J..L 0VA,V ' -" 3, t..E:IKT0S. BANKZLEBANON, LEBANON, OKEGON. Transacts a General Banking Mum. ACCOUNTS KEi"irfl.'l)JKCT TO :-x,';i.':-check; Uwlianae sold on New York.Bnn Francls eO, and Portland and Albany, Oregon.' ; Collwtions midc on favorable terms. ,. RATES: Board and Lodging, I to 8 j por Day, PorWook, M.SO to 0.00. 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