The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-08-29

THE "HARvBsf HOhEr- Last Thursday was q no,
but fne day. The crowd commenced gathering st an
early hour, but when they were all in there were NO,
over twelve hundred persons on the ground and II
was noticeable that they we're nearly all young PEG
PIE who apparently came to enjoy holiday. The
crowd was not more than half - large those that
came to the Harvest Homes of former year, and the
oid farmers, the bone and sinew, who produce the
harvest, were conspicuously absent The reason for
TINS is patent to ALL Instead of gathering Of far
mers, for the interchange of compliments and con
CALCULATIONS, it has been SO manipulated BY a few
men who take control Of SO that has degener.sed
INTO onehorse political Of party that has
never poled q respectfully sized vote in the County
Those who would not consent to become followers of
that party, have been driven away. The Grange has
been run into the ground by these managers, and the
Harvest Home is becoming farce. We shall hereaf.
ter speak of it. not q Harvest Home, but % Green
back political pow-wow. The other circus the next
day, brought in q much larger crowd.
The exercises proper did not commence till O'Clock
In the afternoon, when the renegade Methodist preach
er Elder Mitchell got up for regular political ha-
rangue and scold. just before he commenced one of
the managers assured us that he would not preach
politics. as he had been notified it would not do But
the first word was politics. the last word was politics.
and all the intermediate words were politics He
Methodist preacher had right to run for Office and
to know some things besides what was in the Bible
and Catechsm. Such it was, it was of reasonable
length but when he tried to shut of, and sat down.
one Of Che managers called on the crowd not to dis
perse, and spurred up Mitchell for another speech.
Then he let loose the speech he had really come
charged with, and for two three mortal hours he
langwhanged away, giving uttersnce to wild theo-
res scarcely one Of which would be practicable were
an attempt made to carry it out Before concluding,
he did not fail to kick the crowd for money He said
he had told the Greenbaek Convention that if he &C
cepted the nomination. they must furnish the money
for him TO make the Canvass and intimated that he
would ike the crowd to chink up. Whether they did
so or not, We do not know.
We do not believe that Mr.. Mitchell made single |
Greenbaek vote. On the contrary, We believe that |
he convinced number that the Greenbsck party |
was no place for sane men, aad made them satisfied
to remain in the old parties. We do know that |
number Of men who have heretofore been active |
workers in the Grange, and leading spirits i'm the
Harvest Homes expressed themselves intensely dis
gusted
There was q dance stand the grounds which /
brew by far the larger half of the crowd away from
Brother Mitchelfs performance. The crowds that |
came from abroad, in former years. here this
time, except few from st. Joseph. The managers,
even after advertising reduced railroad rates. were
30 completely carried away with political figuring
connection with the affair, that they neglected to
perfect the arrangement and there not an ex-
'ursion ticket on sale at any station.
We would have liked to give this affair good puff
tut truth forbids it. 1t simply political pow
VOW. When the Republicans and Democrats wish
o hold political meetings, they advertise them ms
uch, and people know what they coming to see
The Grecnbackers may well do the same thing