Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-15
be. to prevent his calling an extra

! be. to prevent his calling an extra
! session.
The resubmissionists are Republicans
/ because the principles of the party are
/ their principles; and, being neither ONCE
! holders nor Office seekers, and having de-
cided that the policy Of prohibition IS
| detrimental to both the material and
moral welfare of the state, they have
! firmly resolved to get rid OF It They
| are terribly IN earnest, and Will support
no man or party opposing them. They
point to the fact that prohibition IS
not a tenet of the party, and
/ that every national Republican con-
vention before which the question
has come has repudiated it; that prohlbl-
| ton defeated the party in Iowa; that II
! did it in Ohio. that il can be depended
upon to continue 10 do 1t with distressing
regularity: and they call upon all COCA
Republicans to aid them to unload II be-
fore it defeats them in Kansas. as 1t Ger
| talnly will unless they throw II on. Iney
| regard the success of this movement OF
/ far more importance to them as business
men than mere party supremacy; ana II
| it becomes necessary to do so III order 10
! accomplish their purpose, they VIII
strike off the political head OF every Ole
! flee holder in the state Of Kansas. W hat
the end will be, no one can now tell.
Since the advent of the resubmisSion
movement to disturb the dreams OF the
Kansas politician. another and, II posi-
BILE. more formidable. movement has
been inaugurated and is sweeping the
state like a prairie fire. This IS the
Farmers Alliance, which already has
membership of over 100000 farmers.
Goaded on by the apparently persistent
neglect of their interests by the pollti-
clan, extortionate railroad freight rates,
want of profitable home market for
their enormous crop products and Gonse-
quent scarcity Of money and hard times,
the farmers are organizing TO protect
themselves; and woe TO the politician
who incurs their displeasure. Tney are
already so strong as to hold the balance
of power. How viii they
use their advantage? IS the
all absorbing question. It requires
strong provOcation to cause the farmers
as a class to organize for the protection
Of their interest as they are doing
Smarting under real and imaginary
wrongs, they are likely to apply heroic
treatment; and it will go hard with the
party upon which the responsibility tor
their wrongs is found TO rest. Although
Kansas raised nearly 800, 900, 600 bushels
of corn last year the farmer Is short on
hogs to feed it to; and being compelled
to sell it for from u to 10 cents per
bushel, does not put him IN the best
| humor. Interest upon his mortgage
accumulates, taxes must be paid, his
family must be clothed, and his boys
and girls must be educated. All this
takes money, and a good deal of If; and
| it must be raised by selling his corn at
from 70 to Is cents per bushel 1t Is no
wonder that the farmer howls. No
wonder the alliance Is growing so fast
! when such a state of affairs exists.
1t is a good thing for Senator Plumb
to come out to Kansas occasionally to let
us know that he is not proud. 1t Is also
fine thing for Senator Ingalls, to write
an occasional article for the Forum, or
to speak for the rights OF the negro IN
/ the south, to let us know that he is still
alive: but it would, however, greatly in
crease the regard of the Kansas farmers
and business men for them if their dis
tinguished senators would devote lit
tie more OF their valuable time to the
needs of this great and growing state.
There never has existed greater need OF
true craftsmanship in Kansas than now.
There was never a greater temptation for
demagogues to ply their vocation than at
this time. Fortunate, indeed, will be
our people if they can be guided by the
former and avoid the pit falls prepared
for them by the latter. y.