Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-07-14
GOOD LORD, GOOD DEVIL.
An Open Letter.


ness of the following extracts from the
Eagle, how will you-how can you
reconcile Mr.. Funston?
"Mr. Funston is farmer and mem
Der of the Alliance. 1t is in their power
TO nominate and elect him if they want
a farmer. If not, they can defeat him."
1.-The Eagle has believed, and still be-
licves, that Mr.. Funston will be nOml-
mated. but in case he should be defeated,
Col. johnson is the most available ana
strongest candidate OH which the con-
ventiOn can unite
Now, is it not fact that you are not
entirely s.solid" for this illEstriOus CD
statesman, Hon. Edward H. Funston?
Is it not a fact that you are just now at
tempting that most perilOus and unsuc-
cessful circus feat, Of riding two horses,
each going in an opposite direction!
Why not come out fairly and squarcly,
like a mau, and advocate Funston, or
johnson, or some other man? OF course,
it would be expected, Oh account of GER
tain postoffice favors, that you and a few
Others should make a showing for your
benetactOr. At least, honor and graft
tude would demand as much. But you
do certainly know that, should Mr.Fun-
ston be nominated, he never can be
elected. Then why bring such great
disaster on the party? You know the
charges that are against him and his
friends without naming them) who act
ed with or for him in postoffice affairs
throughout the Second district, and
some of them in our own county, ana
very near home, and that the proof Is
abundant, and will be forthcoming If
this man persists in again thrustlng him.
self before the people. You know many
other charges and shortcomings alleged
against him. And take advice and warn
ing. for your own good, for yourself and
ali others i'm any way favored with post
offices and "sich." Please, now, no
double dealing with the old man. 10
not desert him. Oh, no. that would
indeed be very ungrateful. Bat let nm
down as easily as you can, consistent
with honor and gratitude. You say that
is Just exactly what you are trying TO
do. All is well, then. But tell him
frankly that ne is played-out, politically
Tell him that the farmers say he is need
ed at home, among his pigs and pump
kin-vines; and if that don't fetch him,
tell him this is the last quarter OF the
nineteenth century-nOt the first. Tell
him that less than decade ago, the Sec
ond congressional district was very ably
land then with honor to the state) rep
PRESENTED by the illustrious Dudley o.
Haskell. Tell him the present repre-
sentative has been weighed in the bal
a,ice. and it is written, "Mene, meme
tekel upharson, which, being interpret
ed, means, Thou art weighed in the bal
; ance and found wanting. Tell him ms
best friends are sorry for hlm-sorry
that there was no more outcome IN hlm
that they recognize the truth OF the oio
saving, that lit is hard to make Il silh
purse out of sOw's ear" Tel nm
that yery many of his best friends ano
supporters heretofore, the writer includ'
ed. 'pity the sorrows (and shortcomings,
of the poor old man whose trembling
limbs now stand at our (political) door u
Tell him that his farmer friends are char'
liable enough to class him with and be.
lieve that he is "likened unto the mar
who went down to Jericho and Eel
among thieves" Tell him that, al
though his postmasters are treacherous
and double. dealing, his real friends VIII
not desert him i'm this, the hour of great
est need; that they will not pass by on
the other side, but, like good republican
Samartins, will take him up, bind up hi;
wounds and minister to his wants, anO
carry him off the political field, AS they
| - % 40 aud ,,a.opfully and uuietly