The advocate., 1890-10-22
"OUR ENEMIES THEMSELVES BEING
TUngRQ "

JUDGES
A letter from Topeka Of date October
-, TO the Chicago Tribune, states that
"Hor the FIRST time in ten years Kansas
politics is interesting BY acombinatlon
OF circumstances unforeseen eight months
ago all Is now changed, and instead Of
the spirit Of despair which has hitherto
characterized the democrats and the air
OF over-Conhdent assurance which has
pervaded the republican ranks, the for
meE have awakened TO realization OF
something bordering on the possibility OK
success and the latter 10 the fact that
they can not run hands down as usual"
In referring 10 the Farmers Alliance
as one OF the "two factors responsible Tor
the change" 1t thus sketches conditions
In accordance with los idea OF the situR-
tion: H
II has enrolled 10000 members John j. In
gals IN negatively responsible for its creation aB
II was born and lives tO effect his overthrow; the
radical spirit which porYades the kAnsns CharaO-
ter, and the Kansas farmer In particular, u ro'
spOnslbe for tH growth and spreads Mrs, Mary
n. Lease, woman lawyer OF Wichita, Kan, 4
stTlllngly strong and no the same time unique
character II the Joan Ot Arc who has rallied 100
forces and IA marshallng its hosts for battle lt1
platform advances the equality OF the sexes,
'tarid for revenue only" and more stringent
| laws dealing with the powers " capital and the
regulation 0i loans and mortgages, 10 IL silent
on che question 0l vital Interest to kansna-pr0-
hlbltl0n-but undoubtedly iAy0rs prOhlDtOy
measures. As stated, the greatest political power
within lts ranks n woman, Mrs, Lease Mrs.
Lease ls possessed Of OrntOrlCal powers ana \
comprehension OF the political stuatOn when
are, for q woman, wonderful. She bias made up
10 date 100 speeches, each, II Is said, differing
materially from the other, averaging an hour
and half In length and dealing with every
phase OF the situation. AZ Troy Kan, she de-
! llvered speech Of three hours anu seventeen
minutes I'm length TO crowded hall, ana only Two
people left during the entire time. She 10
woman OF so years OF age, married ana mas tWO
children. She was comparatively unknown un-
tll the opening Of the present campaign. IN
| Kansas and In Kansas alone does o possibility
exist for woman arising from ObsCurlty ana
spnngng forth In three months 90 mOlder OF
public opinion a leader In public action, power
In the public government
The writer thus proceeds TO explain:
As Kansas was the pivotal state In the border
Tufiian dayB-as Kansas has fought tho great
battle OF prohibition and made the bold expert
ment OF woman suiirago-sO Is Kansas to-day
wrestling with two OF the greatest problems
which confront che American people. The Farm.
ers Alliance Is the exponent OF intelligent united
labor.
In further alludlng to Senator Ingalls,,
In connection with Senator Plumb, the
following sentences are used:
Senator Plumb has never enjoyed the pOpu-
larity that Ingalls, did until within the last year,
There are twenty anti ingalls, papers and 800
antl-lngalls voters In Che republican party 70 one
anti Plumb paper and voter.
This graphic contributor in conclusion,
says: H
The present strength OF the alliance is con-
Ceded TO DO 10000, drawn TO a large extent
from the republican party, but 10 just What an
extent Is unknown. The alliance II strong In the
middle OF the state, In the northern tier OF Coun-
ties and In the southeast.
The writer might quite as we'll have
said:
The peoples movement Ia stronger II there bo
n difference, In northwestern and southwestern
Kansas which, as a matter OF news ~ republic
cans, is not likely 10 be Of much encouragement
10 them 10 pursue their bootiess race.
II might be told in confidence that data
ia at hand that furnishes mai0Elties FOR
the peoples ticket az least In sixteen Of
the twenty-five counties In the Sixth
Congressional district, which is located
In the northwestern part Of the state.