This pamphlet contains a copy of a speech by J. H. Ritchie, the "County Lecturer of Montgomery County" Kansas. He was part of the Farmers Alliance movement and was also listed as associate editor of the "Industrial Free Press," in Winfield, Kansas. The sub-treasury plan was part of the Alliance party platform aimed at putting more money into circulation and increasing farmers' incomes. Such lectures were part of the Alliance's efforts to educate the people.
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J. H. Ritchie's lecture on the sub-treasury plan - 5