The Mccook Tribune

What is the Citizen's Alliance, of whom is it composed, and what are its objects?
These are the questions that are being revolved in the minds of the honest Independent farmers in the localities near where there are no organization of the Citizens' Alliance.
It is strange that such is the case when to them comes of its own free will the report that in our neighbor county there has lately been one of these Alliances founded with a lawyer as president?
This seems to be a fact and we do not wonder that the farmer questions an order that admits the very class of men that he most of all has been warned against.
In mentioning this matter we do so with a clear conscience, believing that if its principles were inaugurated with a view toward assisting the Farmers' Alliance to accomplish its mission it is, in many cases, very corrupt and used as a screen behind which hides the vilest office seekers.
In reviewing this order, which we truly know but little about, we see an order spring like magic into existence, with a constitution fac-simile to that governing the Farmers' Alliance with but one exception that of who is eligible to membership.
We find it admits to membership nearly every class not admitted into the Farmers' Alliance.
This is a matter worthy of your attention.
It seems to us that in the case we have in view that it is a shrewd political scheme to head the People's party off in nominating honest men for office this fall.
It has the appearance of being the work of a designing man.
Already the prints of his cloven foot are seen in Frontier county.
The seed of dissension has taken root in our soil and unless promptly met by the keen edge of the farmers' sickle it will bring forth a bountiful crop of jealousy and dissatisfaction.
In several counties in our fair state the Farmers' Alliance has seen signs in the Citizens' Alliance that have brought forth a refusal to accept any propositions from them.
The objects of the two bodies are different that is very evident from the fact that one accepts what the other rejects.- Maywood Standard.