The advocate., 1890-10-01
ANSWERING DISHONEST FOOLS ACCORD
ING TO THEIR FOLLY.


Joseph X. Hudson is playing the role
OF vile Pharisee when he assumes that
the prohibition party Of Kansas, in true
devotion TO actual prohibition, should
dlsband. and as an GttGcho Of the repub-
can party be singing praises TO the
names Of Ingalls,, Horton, Humphrey, et
aIi.
Ralph M. Easley, Of the Hutchinson
NetCs, ls another volunteer guardian of
the interests Of the prohibition party,
and his unsought advice had become 30
frequent and 80 nauseating that DR.. d.
W. Kent, Of Hutchinson, the prohibition
candidate for attorney general, wrote q
letter TO the NstOs, in which occurs the
following admonition and instruction to
this purist:
The ballot IL given 30 citizens 20 vote for those
who represent their views OF public policy
Hence, with the prerOgatlVe given 10 all Amer.
can freemen, the prOhibitiOnstg OF Kansas nom
mated their state ticket July 4, 1890, at McPher-
son.
But you seem 10 think the question has mar
r0Wed down 20 state prohibition or not I'm this
campaign. II was not Che prOhbtlOnlsts nor the
peoples party that raised 70, but on the other
hand II was you republicans and after getting
your house divided AGAINST Itself it would be DO
lltlcal suicide for us 70 come into your divided
house. 80 10 save ourselves and the good part
OF your house, we ask you tO come out into our
clean, new house where we are not divided on
the great question OF the day
A PLAIN REBUKE TO THESE PLAINTIvR
HYPoCRITEs
Candidate Kent thus goads these thick
skinned animals:
still further, you claim you are eleCting repre-
sentatlyes 80 chat you can send ingalls, back 10
the senate DO you think we are fOOls2 We
know that you are not honest with NJ In The pro-
hlbltlon light or You would never think Of asking
any good, straight prOhiblilOnlst TO work for n
man that says chat 1.-THE Kansas prOhbtiOnIsts
have oil the laws they want and the whisky men
All the whisky they want" ETC., also, that ''puri-
tlcntlOn OF politics B an lrridesCent dream"
And more than that, no 10 chairman Of the ID.
q, committee and for the last three years he has
carried inhls pocket our petition asking 10 sup
press Che saloons IN the Senate and House. But
when Plumb introduced another one to suppress
the saloon In the Senate, Ingalls, voted with the
other Senators 10 send II back to the ingalls,
rs Ingalls, holds that position
We, Ns prOhlbtl0nlsls, say we Will not support
any measure or man that will tend tO send T. j.
back 10 the Senate, az he Is In our way for good
work. and when II comes 10 the point that you
should demand our vote or call us BenediCts, Il
looks as though you were going to try TO run this
campaign on cheek.
And now, az q parting kiss, we say that we
have as much faith In the peoples party In Kan
sAS as In the republican, and would be willing TO
trust them as far; but we cannot do that, for we
have a party that, II elected, we have no fears
whatever for we know where they stand. While
we realize the fight will be between YOU and the
Alliance, we are sorry 10 say we can't help either
OF you.
Poor Ralph is still disconsolate, for he
AYERS "Mr. Kent ia prompted more by a
desire TO down the republican party than
he is by love Of prohibition"
Mr.. Kent writes like man who be-
lieves that national prohibition is a great
coming issue, while Easley and Hudson
become all things to all men, so as to
save votes to the deCaying republican
party.