The advocate., 1890-01-09
Let us Understand Each other and Pull
Together.

Heretofore land perhaps yet to
some extent) there has existed n pref
udice against the order Of Knights Of
Labor throughout the whole coun-
try, and perhaps 10 a greater extent
among the farmers than any other
class Of toilers. This feeling we are
proud to say has never existed in the
breast of any Of the Knights Of La
Dor; for well they all knew that this
prejudice existed through no fault Of
organized labor, nor yet by any fault
Of the agricultural masses; but that il
was engendered by the monopolistic
class through the public press. So
ably have they welded the power that
they have for many years kept the in
dustrial classes arrNyed against each
other and against their own interests.
BY the press--owned and controlled
by the money power the farmer has
been taught to look upon the order Of
Knights OF Labor AZ striking ma
chine and it's members as outlaws,
anarchists, disturbers Of the peace,
in short everything but good citizens
and when we had about lived this
scandal down, when we had disproved
the vile SANDER and stood before the
world as the advocates Of law and
justice, strong in the demand for our
natural rights; those willy aristocrats
and scheming politicians were ready
with a new argument, and have since
been laboring to prove that the de-
mands Of the Knights Of Labor were
opposed to the best interests of the
farmers, and consumers, that were
the laborer granted better wages, and
shorter hours, it would raise the
price Of farm machinery, clothing,
wages etc. to the farmer and the
price on all commodities 10 the con-
sumers. For complete refutation Of
this argument and to save valuable
space / refer the reader to the "Ad-
dress of the committee appointed by
the Kansas State Assembly to the
Kansas Farmers Alliance; andto dis
prove all such arguments and pref
udices breeding schemes, refer
to our platform Of principles. Now
l wish to say to all who earn their
bread by "honest toll" to turn a deaf
ear to the many power strife breed
ing schemes and unite as q band of
brothers in acommon cause against q
common enemy and while l am OPP
pc sed to strikes 2s a general thing
and believe that in most cases they do
much more harm than good, yet |
would recommend that we try it once
more, and il we don't succeed, try
try, again, "--that on next election day
when 'the twins" the two e. 0. p'sI
are fghting(O over "resubmission"
and "Tariifreform we make one grand
strike at the ballot box for home and
and country and the platform" Of
principles we hold so dear. Ofcourse
the politicians will be on hand TO tell
you that your alliance or your order
is non-partisan-that you are not
bound TO vote for alliance men, or
Knights Of Labor, and beg you not
to desert the grand old party" and
to please you and evade argument
will admit that your demands are
needful and just, but tell you you can
not hope to win this time and so to
beat the other fellows vote with them
just this once more. AS one of the
two old parties are bound to elect
their candidates anyway, you will on
ly be throwing your vote away to- vote
for any one else even il they are the
best men, and so between the two
evils you should choose the least"