The Iola register., 1890-11-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Even claiming Humphreys cleo
on,--which we deem very doubtful
the revolution" has come, and the
Republican party in Kansas which
won an unprecedented victory only
two years ago, now suffers an unpre.
cedented defeat.
Why2
1t could not have been on account
of the tariff bill, for then the voters
would have gone to the Democratic
party. 1t could not have been on ac-
count of resubmission, for then they
would have gone to Robinson.
1t is by reason of short crops and
consequent hard times. The Republi.
can party has been held responsible
for the drouth, the hot winds, the
bugs and for individual bad
and misfortune. The
Democrats started the cry with the
Galloway mortgage circular two years
ago. 1t has been iterated and empha-
sized since then by designing and un-
principled politicians until the minds of
the people have been poisoned and
they have been led to believe that the
party was their deadly
enemy. Through the Alliance organ
ization they have been supplied with
incendiary literature, all on one side
of the case, and they have been pre-
vented from reading or hearing, or
have refused to read or hear the other
side. Cunningly devised schemes, ap-
pealing to selfish interest, have been
presented and have been eagerly re-
ceiYed, with little inquiry into their
sense or practicability. In every way
possible class prejudice and private
cupidity have been appealed to. And
the appeal appears to have gained the
day.
But we are In no way worried. In
the language Of the small boy who has
licked, "You can't do it again. u
The Republican party has been
beaten this year, not because
1t was wrong and deserved to be, but
because the people were out of humor
and refused to reason or think. They
will be in better mood another year.
Experience will show that even the
Peoples party cannot legislate money
into mems pockets. A little calm
thinking will make it clear that the
condition of the people is not to be
improved by heated defamation
about visionary and impracticable
schemes.
And finally, the people of Kansas,
II We mistake not, will get almighty
weary of the men who have ridden
into power on the crest of this tidal
wave. Concerning them and all these
things, we shall have more to say
hereafter.
1t must be a source of much satisfac-
tion to every citizen who believes In
good government, In fair play and in
decent politics, that the Peoples party
in Allen county was sat down upon
hard. No other party in the history
of this county ever made. so dirty and
disreputable a campaign, no other par
ty ever exhibited so intolerant a spirit.
From beginning to end its speakers
dealt in nothing but wilful misrepre-
sentatio1 of Republican principles, and
slandeross accusation of Republican
candidates. In at least two meetings
held by the Republicans in neighbor-
hoods where this party was strong
we refer to Union and Neosho Valley
Republican speakers were openly in
suited, an indignity and an outrage
that we had not supposed anybody in
Allen county capable of. At Usage on
election day Mr.. Jas. Taylor, Demo
crat, reports their attempts at bull
DOING and intimidation as a Disgrace
to the State. That there are some good
and honest men in the party who do
not approve Of these things, we do not
doubt. But it has been under the
leadership Of men who had neither
sense, character or..decency, and under
their direction 1t has brought to the
surface the worst element that was
ever before known in Allen county
politics. In all their speeches these
leaders have appealed to the basest
passions and have done everything in
their power to infiame class preju dice.
They have denounced the government
as constituted solely for the benefit of
the rich, and have abused the laws as
designed TO oppress the poor. They
have tried 10 make 1t appear that eve
ry man who lives in town Is the nat
ural enemy of every man who lives on
a farm. They have gone about every
where sowing the seeds Of discord and
discomfort. 1t Is well indeed that the
people have administered to them a
stinging rebuke. nthey are wise they