The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-23

Editor Register-It is rainy day
and we can not do anything but sit in
thu house and think. We tried to
take nap but the flies tickled our
nose SO that we had TO give up in dis
gust. So much rain and gloomy
weather make us feel rather blue.
Corn is growing slow and weeds fast,
making the outlook for the future
rather gloomy unless we get some fair
weather soon.
We are not a politician but we have
studied the situation carefully and we
can not help but see, as every think
ing man must, that the outlook is any
thing but flattering for the laboring
classes. Being an old subscriber, we
thought we would try to write few of
our thoughts, hoping that you would
give them q place in your paper as it
will accrue to the benefit of the far
mers to exchange thoughts and the
press is the best medium through
which it can be done, as it should be
run in the interest of the people and
not in the interest of rings and msnop-
olies.
1t certainly behooves the people to
wake up from their lethargy and look
the situation square in the face and see
if they are not being hand cuffed and
gagged by rings and monopolies. They
need not go further than the Ottawa
convention to got evidence of the fact
that we are fast drifting into hopeless
corruption and ring rule. We are in
formed by delegate to that conven-
ton that after the convention went
through the farce Of nominating Mr.,
Haskell an agent of the X. c., L., & s.
R. R. Co. complacently drew out his
pass book and gave to each of the dele
gates a pass home. We call it a farce
because it is an evident fact that
Mr.. Haskell has been nominated by the
railroad companies and the post office
rings before the convention ever met
at Ottawa. \
In view Of all the facts we believe
that the people that are tired of boss
rule land we know that four-fifths of
them are if they only had the nerve to
break out of the party harness and act
forthemselves) should take the matter
in their own hands and call a mass
convention and bring out a man in OPP
position to the ring candidate. Some
Republican, if there can he one found
that has. got the nerve to break
through the party lines and can be de-
pended upon to resist the offer of
brides and will work for the interest of
the pc, pile in defiance of monopolies
and party bosses, and when elected
put in his time working for the inte-
rest of his constituents instead of put
ting in his time inventing and manu-
featuring a machine to secure nomi-
nation in the future, as Mr.. Haskell
has done, we believe that if such a
man could be found that he would
stand good show Of being elected, for
We know that there is great dissatis-
faction all over the second district by
honest and thinking men.
If you were postmaster, Mr.. Edi-
tor, we would not think of sending
this to you but as you are not we have
some hopes that you will give it a
place; not that it amounts to much,
and is not written merely to see OuI
name in print, but that we feel what
We say although said in very weak
and disjointed manner. If you pub
lish this perhaps we will write again
on the subject. VIM. KENNEDY.
With Mr.. Kennedy's article we find
no fault, believing that to all should
be given the utmost freedom of thought
and right to advocate that which
seems best. There is no question but
that if the farmers would devote few
days time during the year to attending
the political meetings of their party it
would be better for them. We would
suggest that the farmers of Allen coun-
ty try it this year. Turn out in force
to the primary conventions and select
good delegates. When they come to
the convention if there are rings Oh