The advocate., 1890-10-15
Alta VmrA, Kan, Oct, 8, 1890.

the money ana names Tor club 70 your
paper The alliance Ia we'll organized in
this (Wabaunsee) county. l attended the
Garfield Center Alliance a few nights ago
where the following resolutions were
passedi
Whereas, Some Of the county papers
seem tO devote most OF their talent TO
publishing malicious falsehOOds about the
alliance, its objects and purposes, therefore
belt
Resolved, That Garfield Center Alliance
will Immediately drop their subscription 10
any and all papers that continue TO publish
articles that are libelous, incorporating
and intended 10 Greats discord and i'll feel
ing among its members.
Resolved, That II IL not Ia accordance
with common decency TO help support a pa
per that is an organ created for tho down
fall OF our order.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
be sent 10 each OF tho different county pa
pers Tor publication.
When IL Is remembered that the presi-
dent and secretary Of this alliance are
both exsoldrs, and until the organiza-
tion OF this lodge last spring were both
In good standing In the republican party,
as we're also the majority Of it's members
identified with the &. o. p, il will seem a
little Queer just how the magic spirit Of
Il. L. Polk reigns supreme in the minds
OF the masses We have a good ticket In
the field In this county, and we are going
to elect them from top TO bottom. John
Rehrig will represent this county in the
Legislature for the next two years. Yours
fratemally, ISAAC W. PHILLIPS.
EDITOR ADVOCATE: There Is a great
deal being said Of late about legislation
and electlng Legislators who will guard
the interests Of the people against the
manlpulations Of the few
There are times in this country when
every voter becomes a legislator; and
one Of those times will occur at our next
election. The last legislature resolved
to submit 10 the voters OF the state of
Kansas two amendments t0 our state con-
stitution, and we are asked to vote yes or
no TO them. They are both important to
every taxpayer, and every voter should
acqualnt himself with the text Of every
amendment sought to be made to our
organic law, so that he can vote intelli-
gently, having reason for doing 80
/, for one, can see nothing in either Of
the proposed amendments, except an In
crease in our Jaxes, without any material
benefit aCcruing TO the public.
The first is to amend the constitution,
lengthening the time the Legislature may
remain in session to ninety days, at
three dollars per day and fifteen cents
per mile travel. Why are we asked to
do this? think / see two reasons for
it, First, twill give forty days more
time to filibuster and discuss politics
at the expense Of the people. Second. 1t
ls a step toward another amendment
that is sure to follow, viz, to increase the
pay, The Legislators who work against
us are not all in the eastern states. Why
were we not asked to increase the pay as
we'll as lengthen the timer can see no
other reason only that it Is small mat
ter to almost double the time, but If the
expense per day we're increased in pro-
portion, the whole expenses would be al
most trebble; and If both had been in
cluded they could not have worked on
the magnanimlty Of the people to increase