The advocate., 1890-08-27


wonder how II Is that Jay Gould and his crowd
do not already own an the nllrOads In the cOun-
try, or that the country ls not bankrupt and we
look upon the whole gang as striking illustra-
HOn of what score Of determined politicians
can accomplish In a few years. These lying old
hypOcFites and reprObates have got the state and
they mean 70 keep H., They live by II, grow iat
on II, and really make up formidable combna-
tiOn.
They bulldOze or subsdiZo the newspapers,
tramp upon small politicians backmail the rail-
roads for iat positions for their followers and rob
them OF money for a corruption fund
They put stupldlmboclles or characterless dead
beats into prominent places and dominate as
successfully az Boss Tweed ever ruled New York.
II strong man reyOlts no is bought on with u
lat Ofice II weak one objects they snuit him
out. They lie and deceive, are INSCRIPTIONS, cor
upt and rotten, and II Is high time the whole
gang from ga" IN lizard was rooted out Moth
ing is too small for them 10 consider, nothing too
small for them 10 tAckei 80 they will continue
% gorge and fatten themselves at the public crib
until they die OF old age or fall of from sheer eX
haustlOn The combination is 10 rotten that It's
peculiar peliume peryades every portion Of the
state 10 rank that II smells TO heaven, while an
gels hold their nOses IL Is not only rotten but II
testers I'm great sores, afOrding characteristic
food for scores Of political maggOts which feed
and iatten upon che corruption.
IL Is treason ~ tho party for us 10 say these
things, and half dozen sOcalled party organs
will call us 10 account, but thank the Lord we are
independent Of the whole crowd
Those political old cOdgers have already named
tho next United States Senator, the next Con-
gressman, the next governor, the next delegates
10 Che republican national convention, and who
they shall vote for The whole programme Is aS
absolutely fixed as that the year 1888 will dawn
upon the state, and 10 OEer objection or protest
Ia Just as reasonable as 10 express any opinion
I'm opposition 10 the fellows that do the fixing.
For che past few weeks these banacles have
been tramping around over the state "hxlng
things" They appeal % one class OF republicans
tO stand by the ticket for the success Of the
grand old party" They approach another class
with promises OF Rat places, while In reality they
do not care a 'tlnker's dam" for the party or
anybody In II. They are simply looking out for
themselves and their following, and are ready at
all times 10 do all things TO all men, provided
they can be kept In Office.
The agricultural department nc Washington
sends out lying reports about the crops In order
10 depreClate the price Of grain and stock
The treasury department stands In with Wall
street 10 fleece the people. The railroads own
and run Congress,
The legislation Of the country is I'm the interest
OF the millionaire thief, as agalst the interest OF
the poor man.
The coal combination, the coal oil ring, the cat
Ole and hog combine, the grain manlpulatOrs,
and the public robbers and plunderers OF all
classes and conditions are running and running
the country, while the peoples servants, these
same old political barnacIes, are stupidity won
derlng why IL is that the country Is echOing with
the sentiments Of the socialist the anarchist the
communist, and all other evidences OF political
revolt or national upheaval. This is what some
Of the people OF Kansas ahInk Of the gang Of
domagOgnes under whose corrupt and lying
domination we toll.
The reader Of the above clippings
from the El Dorado Republican will
wonder IL the same MurdOCk wrote
the one that wrote the other. II
would be interesting also to know to
which one of the influences referred
TO above Mr.. Murdock's change OF
heart is attributable. He says:
Ifa strong man revOlts he is bought of with a
FAT ONCE; II u weak one objects they snuff him
out.
To which class does Mr.. Murdock
belOnR2