The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-31
FROM KANSAS.
LIdkRux PRAIRIE, Cherokee Co.. Kan.,
July lst, Is 0.

10 the Editor OF the WORKIN1MANs Advocate
SR.-This is an age peculiar and s15lin.
in its passing events. Wars, riots. and
singularly strange commotions are con-
stantly occurring. and with these new dew.
elopments and new mysteries, are unfoldal
and pass into history as beacons 10 warn
the coming generations that the nations u
which these occur, are fast drift NJ upon ~
shoals, quicksands aud breakers of certain
destruction.
Rome and Greece are fair samples wherein
internal corruption wasted away the na,ior's
strength 10 a mere shell, when they t,camo
an easy prey to their enemies. Over ons
thousand nations have rose ani i.n either
through political or ecclesiastical STRUGGLES
for power. When these facts are known
the question may be asked, WHAT Of tns
United States Of America, wherein exist.
greater number Of peculiar party Interests
each differing from the other, than exist IN
any other nation upon the globe Each
party struggles against all the Others for
the sceptre. Each one promises the great.
est amount Of good possible to all, il they
Will OuiJ lCn4 bActl ~ pfdct lletn
in power. The poor man or laborlng NIL.
lions are always the ones ppralei ID by the
leaders Of these parties for assistance, and on
account of the fair promises made, they soon
beguile these sOls Of toll and once in their
meshes they soon forget their promises, and
turn their attention to measures that tend
10 enslave and impoverish rather than anne
liorate the workingInan's condition.
No. al.
try-is a sample Of gross and CARING abuse Of
Of intrusted power. Before they gained the
position they now hold, the poor man was
made the text, from which philanthropic dis
courses were preached, promising 70 all ease
and comfort, free lands and Cheap homes.
No party has done more 10 enSlave tn poor,
and elevate the rich,-tO wiring from the
pockets OF the sons OF toll their hard earn
Ings, and give them TO the mouopollst.
They have freei 100000 of negroes and
enslavvd 2f,OJ0,000 Of whitemen. They
promised hOmesteads to tie andIeSs, but
nave done, aud are doing every thing they
can to evade the law. They have granted
TO individual railroad companies more land
than would make two such states AZ Illinois,
and besides issued bonds equal W what II
cost to construct the road. Trey have
raised the price of the Guvernment lnnd
contiguous to the line Of the 70 "a from 81. 25
per acre to 81 so per acre. They have
traled away 70 individuals, corporanous,
and railroad rings, most Of the sirabe
Indian reserves in the West. They have,
under shadow Of law, sold the homes Of over
$4,000 white settlers living on the Cherokee
Neutral Lands, 70 one Jam +. JOY, Of De-
irolt, and because the settlers tPpose the
swindle, they have sent United States troops
in their midst, TO force them to submit 10
the damnable outrage.
These settlers have petitoned, remonsra-
ted, prayed, and even Oowe the knee 90 the
PARTY that they migat b. permttei 70 buy
the land At 81 .25 per acre, winch is twenty
i've cents more tlan he Z YES for il bat al
in vain.
The settlers have organized into what is
known as Land Leagues, for the purpose of
mutual protection, and to Contest joys
right of title TO these lands in the Supreme
Court. They have bound themse.v, - tOge-
ther not TO allow Joy to exact ex lrb tant
prices Of them for these lan1s, provided hey
TAIL Of success in the courts, aud propose 10
accomplish this by falling back upon the
Occupying Claimant Law III the Sate. b.
cause these settlers have the manhood TO
contend for their homes, for right, AMI for
justice, the Governor Of Kansas and the
President Of the United States 10 x for facts
certain lying reports raised by joys t. EMS,
and never investigated the trutn Of them,
but resorted to the despOt's measure Of 10
timidatlng them with armld sol iery, aud
compelling them to snb.nit 60 tbs euur nous
swindle and outrage.
WOrkingmen Of the nation, look % your
homes, to your interests, TO your families,
and everything that is sacred aud deal untO
you ! The tide is against you; the nation
o oa fait drifting into an aristocrIcy ad OH
- - ~--hgrn crDifti ryieS and
soooT 9rodls. Think Of Is Uyp - -
turns out Of their homes or ply to one IN
TaV'uIa. s~Hh prices as he may see ii to ask.
lnihA 700 IT. two-thIdS Of these settler,
are solul.rS una. loosat o. TIE bloody hattie
fields Of Pittsburgh ming. Antioism
Gettysburg, &C., to MAINTAIN. .',;,.''
honor, and now the very blyonstse y n1a1
against they rebels are pointed against < Is
hearts, if tney dare AK or contend fur tae,
homes. j. WAI.ce