The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-05
TO THE ALLIANCE.

I ACCOAQlftR tAlt 4uCfClfTQ llC
, ling management OF the Union Labor
and Democratic poltiitions i'm the al
lance is fast sinking that organization
out of sight"
| The above serves as text for few
thoughts in connection with the farm
ing interests of the county. What wa:
the object of the Alliance when fcrnedi
II the writer understands the situa-
ton correctly, it was for the purpose
of securing such legislation as would
best subserve the agricultural interest:
of the country, reduce taxation, give
| the largest possible amount of goods
that the farmer receives in exchange
for what he raises. In Connection with
this, the alliance meetings furnishes
opportunities for social intercourse n
reciprocity of ideas. and a chance to
discuss the topics of the day and thus
become a means of education.
The first and foremost plank in the
alliance platform is politics according
to the deffination of the term; ''the
science of government; that part of eth
les which consists in the regulation
and government of a nation or state,
for the pre- ervation of its safety, peace
and prosperity. and tile protection of
its citizens in their rights, with the
preservation and improvement of their
morals"
1t is not necessary for the alliance
to antagoniZe any of the ideas advanced
or advocated by any other party or
faction in the country that is in unison
with the above sentiment. 1t Is not
necessary for the alliance in order to
become an important factor in the
affairs of the state to organize a crusade
against either the Democratic or Re
publican party. They can if they
ch pose select the good in either or both
and add to it that which best subserves
their own peculiar interests, by reason
of location or vocation.
AS long as the farmers toady to the
political ringsters in the county they
are jolly good fellows, but when they
attempt to assert their rights, band
themselves together in political organ
izatiOns, the Republican party bows
graciOusly and smilingly informs the
alliance that the interests of the al
lance and Republican parties are
synonymous, and as they are in the
business all that the alliance has to do
is to turn over all the little political
etcetrus to them with the assurance
that their interests will be taken care
of. The alliance fails to hear the
''horse laugh" over the huge joke from
the funny members of the ring. OF
yes! They will take care of the inter
ests of the alliance in future as in the
past, there is no doubt of. it. now is
h. .,rl
not protest their own interests? They
furnish nme-tenths of the voters in the
county, where is the wisdom of their
forever sucking hind teatp
The Republican leaders say to the
alliance ''select your delegates and
send them to the Republican caucus
and you can do infinitely better than
if you hold a convention of your own.
Have you any reason to expect any bet
ter usage now than in the past? What
hope can you have against II delegates
who go into the convention Thoroughly
organized and voting as unit? You
will find that the choice dishes will fall
to the gang while you will have to be
content with the crumbs, as usual.
1t does not require much political
sagasity to forecast the situation even
at this early day. The loaves and
fishes are already distributed, promises
are just as easily made this year as
last, this kind of bait is too putres-
cent even for suckers. Carefully inves-
tigate and you will find that the bung-
ling management is the result of the
''gang" who have injected the dis
cordant element into your ranks to
disrupture Your order and scatter your
forces. They are now happy i'll the
hope that their little scheme is panning
out SO successfully. Every individual
aspirant is assured that lie is the favor
ed individual, all he has to do is to
have the delegation from his township
vote for certain members of the ''gang"
after this end is secure, somehow the
whole business goes wrong and the
sell out is complete, while the gang
smile audibly and set their snares for
arc batch of suckers. The alliance
is well organised they never can hope
for more propitiOus opportunity than
the present, if they go into this fight
with solid phalanx, victory will be
pearehed on their banners, by reason
of their preponderancc of votes victory
is already theirs. II they fail this
time there is no probability that they
can ever hope to be better organized.
The party lash is already beginning
to writhe ard hiss in the political air
like hurt snake, skeletons of dead
issues are resurrected from the crypts
of the dead past and marshalled INTO
line, old soldiers are called upon to
''vote as they fought" thirty years ago,
without considering that new issues
are constantly presenting themselves
to be met fairly and to be inteligently
disposed of.
There is just as much sense in a
Democrat voting for Gen. Jackson as
there IS in an old soldier voting for a
corrupt Republican ring simply because
he fought for the Union in 1851. Any
party or faction long in power is bound
to become corrupt, the extent of the
corruptions cannot be determined till
the old nests are poked over, and a gen.
eral cleaning up has been gone through
with. 1t is safe to suppose that any
party that goes to great expense to
carry an election, find it profitable;
the means justify the end, and the
puplic pay the bill with compound
interest. VOTER.
New Felts and Straws at Mrs.
Slingerland's, first door east of Alamo
Hotel.