The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-16

the Republican party, OF 70 any
government is absurd; but man
embarrassed by bard circumstances
II In no condition 10 reason. There IL
Q questIou whether the western third
Of the state is suitable for agriculture
or should be reserved for stock
farms, but, however that may be,
the present difficulties are due TO
the nevness Of the settlements and
too great facilities for running In
debt. can remember the time
when you could not borrow Q nickel
on all the land west Of the Republic
can river. Then improvements were
carried on very slowly, and settlers
had 10 endure many hardships they
will not endure now. Most new
settlers begin with very little money.
The temptation TO run In debt for
teams, stock, implements, and even
subsistence IL very great. The money
lender has been abroad all over the
western country, and even soliciting
men 10 borrow. The new settler
has but q small farm opened M
which at best cannot produce mueh.
II he runs deeply 10 debt and 10 a
hard year intervenes he blames all
on the country or any other con-
Yenlent scspe COST, abandons his
mortgaged farm and starts out TO
seek . home somewhere else.
There has been this year q concert
ed effort 10 break mp the Republican
party Of the western states, and
above all the grand Republican par
ty Of Kansas. II IL q little strange
that Kansas, the state Id which that
party was born and which has given
political doctrine 20 the whole coun-
try, should receive political mission
aries from Texas, Arkansas, Ala
bama and North Carolina. Such men
a. Col. Polk, G. b. A, turn up to be
political apostles to convert the rad
icals of Kansas, and without doing
harm 10 the southern Democracy,
preach crusade against call the old
parties" In o dominant Republican
state. The Grange, the old farmers
organization IL temporarily forgot
ten, and Farmers Alliance Il fnrm-
ed on the Arkansas and North Caro-
lima plan.
Mark me, say nothing against
all the proper efforts Of the Alliance.
As an organization 10 form friendly
ties among agriculturists IL IL I'M
objectionable. To weigh political
or business question:, and add force
OF organization to the strength Of
practical reforms, IL also well. II
was originally understood by those
who Joined the Alliance that they
were TO remain free on all matters Of
religious belief and all partisan ques-
lions. with this understanding
most Of those who Joined IL took the
oath, or obligation, which II i'm
poses.
Then came the second set In this
conspiracy: the endeavOr to force
the members into q partisan Politi-
cal organization. The country wss
flooded with the eioquence Of set Of
calamity hOwlers, who attributed the
drouth that roasted the corn crop,
and the mortgages that drained the
resources Of the country, and embsr-
raised the people, 10 the Republican
party. A mans misfortune, even
his Incidence, his bad management,
his shlftIessness, and his indiscreet
habit Of running In debt, he was led
10 believe was the crime Of the Re
publican administration. Absurd
though It may appear many persons
have been carried away by this ig-
noraut OF INSCRIPTIONS class Of
orators. Men who. had lost osste In
both of the old parties, who could
never obtain q nomination from
either, were eager TO form new par
" In which they would have some
standing. To gain the eredulous
ears Of men Iaboriug under peeunia-
~ distress, they not only charged
the government with being the cause
OF individual misfortune, hut openly
recommended conflscatiOn and vio-
lence. The plans Of relief they de-
llberateIy propose would revolution,
Ize our form OF government, and ere
ate . great central autocracy, TO con-
troll the business and private affairs
OF citizens Of tbs states. IL IL smaz-
Ing that such propositions should be
made and still more amazing that
they are listened TO. An auxiliary
branch, called the "Peeople's party"
q formed, and men who Joined the
Alliance on the assurance they are
free are denounced a. "traitOrs;"
regulators Of their obligations IL
they refuse IN 90 "a with the pOiiti-
cal organaniLatIon. They are in
structed to keep away from any
speakers but the Calamity Howl
cts" and not to read any book or
paper but suah - their new leaders
put into their hands. Can the Amer
lean citizen 30 far forget his privi-
leges, and the freedom Of opinion
him, a 10 submit u to
such dictstion, and be terroriEed over,
as they do with the hesItating men,
kors betrayed Into the Kuklux Khan.
These ere not Kansas methods.
is tbs color line set up In the
81. Louis platform. This organlza-
tIDR, while % processes TO be opposed
10 class legislstion, In it, fuudamen-
tai organization tries 10 create = de-
graded class among the working peo-
pie. In the sostb, where this party
colored men are not PER-
mItted 20 be members, and even 10 a
or Republican state admit
them to membership In the Alliances
there they cannot elect them 10 The
supreme council, for Col. Polk aud
his associates will not recognize |
such. Neither u u Kansas method
Ia organize secret political societies.
ftisss are among the saa naisfortgnes
Df Q dsePotie government. The |
father Of this Renntry, the revercd 4
w ashingten, ln his fatsvgll address,
and paiheticaily appeals
10 his eoRHtrymen against secret Il
organize tions lH these
United States. With O sad presci-
snee he points 70 the dangers OF a