Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
SHE DEALT IN FALSEHOODS.
Mrs. Leases Speech at Enterprise
The Picnic.


Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
ENTERPRISE, Kas., Sept. 1.-THE
peoples party picnic yesterday was
we'll attended by the people of this city
and surrounding country. Good judges
estimated that at least 700 were on the
grounds, of which one-third were alli-
ance members. The peoples party
managers had the thing in their own
hands and the speeches were all of the
third party order, republicanism re-
ceiving a regular fusilade from begun
ming to end.
The speakers, Mrs. Lease and S. NJ.
Scott, were the regulation union labor
ranters and made the air vibrate with
their lusty lungs. ScOtt's speech was
thinner than one of VapDyke's or
Davis harangues and so is not worth
noticing but the REFLECTOR CORE
spondent listened carefully to that of
Mrs. Lease, as the woman had been
well advertised as the party's best card.
1t is certain that the peoples party
can be helped none by having her on
thestump unless it expects to keep the
opposition busy answering lies. Just
to mention her abuse of Grant. Logan
and other noble leaders of the peoples
cause, men whose names need no de-
Tense against the tongue of a woman
of Mrs. Leases character, her Wifi.
cations of their memories reacts on
herself and the southern-bOrn party
she is attempting to aid.
HER CROP LIE.
One of her best lies, which she gets
off in a buZz-saw voice that can be
heard a mile, is that it cost the farmers
of Kansas $2,5OO,OOO more to raise
the crop of 1889 than they received
for it, and she said anyone who
doubted her statement could see for
himself by examining the reports.
The report of the state board of agri
culture says this:
1.-The average costs for the state of
growing bushel of corn, with an aver
age yield of thirty bushels per acre, is
estimated at q cents. If the corn
crop of the past year had cost 81 cents
per bushel to grow it, the loss to the
farmers Of the state would be, count
ing the market price now at Is cents
per bushel, about SIS, ZOO, 900; but the
average yield this year was about
forty bushels per acre, which reduced
the cost per bushel to 16f cents; which
is still a loss to the farmer of II cents
tif they sell for Is cents), or $4,000, 900
on the entire crop" [See report March
81, 1890; page s.
But the corn was not sold for Is
cents. There is still on hand about
10000, 900 bushels, REPORT of Mohler,
July 81, '9C) which will sell for 40 cents
or more, and if it does, the farmers
will clear the sum of S6,000,0o0 on
their crop of 1889 and we surely hope
they may sell it for much more.
MEASURES FOR FARMERS.
Then she denied that any measure
had ever been passed by congress to
benefit the farmer and laboring man,
She surely has not been reading
much lately, or she would remember
that just a short time ago the silver
bill passed, and that is a long step
toward free coinage, she don't know OF
the pension bill shat will cause to- be
circulated more than thirty-seven 81
million dollars annually "among those
who deserve it," and she has forgotten
the contract labor law of 1885; she don't
know that in thirty-one states and ter,
dtories in the United States laws fol
the protection eff labor are upon theil
statutes. She surely does not know
the law of her own state, our state, the
best in the union, or she would know
that we have just such an anti trust
and combine law as the alliance de-
mand of congress.
She has forgotten the establishment
of bureau of agriculture, established
especially in the agriculture interest,
the Importance of which has beer re-
cognized by giving it a place in the
cabinet.
Mrs. Lease is poor specimen to
talk to the intelligent farmers of Dick
inson county. She should 60 off and
study up some honest facts.
A FARMER.