The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-20
SOME STRONG ARGUMENTS.

A contributor who signs himself
Republican Farmer" writes a letter
to last weeks Olathe Mirror from
which we take the following:
Mr.. Funston is a farmer. He has
forced his way to the craftsmanship OF
one of the most important and the
most important committee so far as
farmers are concerned. In all the
years he has served the people no man
has dared question his Integrity. He
is recognized as being absolutely spot
less so far as character Is concerned.
No new man no matter how able could
hope to advance himself to the position
Mr.. Funston now holds until years of
service had given him the prestige
necessary. In every case possible he
has advanced the interests of farmers
and he has been in favor of and is now
in favor of every genuinely honest
movement ofthe laboring classes. Only
yesterday the daily papers showed
that he voted in Congress against the
Republican caucus silver bill, because
the measure did not 60 far enough in
favor of free coinage and the remone-
tizatiOn of silver, one of the chief
demands of the Alliance. Though a
Republican he Is independent of party
when the interests of his constituents
are at stake. Every man who has ever
met the man absolutely knows by
personal contact that he Is neither an
aristocrat nor fool.
Now, the question occurs to me, If
the farmers don't want Funston, who
do they want? I understand that a
lot of fellows have met, posing as
farmers, and resolved that they will
not support him. am well satisfied
that a majority of that crowd never
have supported him. I also under
stand that in Olathe q movement was
at one time on foot to give the county
delegation to lawyer as q "compli-
ment." The facts are i'm my humble
Judgment, that this whole business is
being engineered by men who are
seeking to beat some Republican can
didates this fall. The fellows who are
working this matter fully understand
that If the Republicans could be in
duced, persuaded or scared into beat
ing the only genuine farmer we ever
had in this State who has climbed
pretty well toward the top of the lad
der that they could then go before the
people and howl till election day that
the Republican party was "agin. the
farmer" With this end i'm view, the
fiat has gone forth and from every
skulking Democrat, Union-Labor or
Greenback apostle you find long
drawn out and consistent yelp against
not only Mr.. Funston, but as rule
every leading Republican. The query
I would PROFOUND is this: If We can't
trust farmer who Is above suspicion
and above reproach like Funston, who
can we trust? Where Is there a farmer
better fitted to battle for us and our
interests than Funston? If his sue
cess, or If any mans success is prin,d
fdcie evidence that he is q rascal,
would we be any better off after some
new fellow had spent four or five years
climbing the rounds to his present
position? / have some faith i'm the in
telligence of farmers, but have little
faith in the political integrity of these
fellows who are always resolving
against some more successful man. /
believe there Is cunningly Matched
scheme on foot and that Republicans
should watch matters.