The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-09
THE ALLIANCE ON PENSIONS

From the Kansas Veteran
This paper is not a political one in the
common acceptatiOn of the word poll
tics. It's a newspaper devoted to the
interests of the old soldiers, and will
only criticise political action when 1t Is
adverse to the Just claims and demands
of that noble body of men who upheld
the flag of their country on many bloody
hattlefelds. We do not like such talk as
this by w. II, Brawley, the nominee of a
Democratic convention for congress, at
Charleston, S. c. He said:
But the pension legislation passes all
bounds. 1t has converted what was sup
posed to be a whole army of patriots
into band of mercenaries, whose sole
thought is in the plumber of the treasury.
The payment on account of pensions for
the last fiscal year amounts to over $780,
900. 600. 1t is impossible to state with
accuracy the proportion of the federal
taxation, but according to my belief the
south paws about one-third OF the fed
eral taxes.
Then a little further on Mr.. Brawlev
suggests a wav bv which this pension
robbery" can be stopped. His remedy
Is through the Farmers Alliance, which
he calls upon for aid, and particularly
does he urge the Alliance in the west to
help. He says:
"Oh. the shame Of it. If this money
went to the deserving soldiers only, we
might accept our fates uncomplainIngly,
however hard it might be, as the neces-
sarv consequences Of unsuccessful war.
But such Is not the case, according 10
the testim ny of the best men Of the
north. | trust that our Alliances Will
call upon their brethren throughout
the west and north to Join with Us IN
preventing so great an oppression.
In paving its respects TO the soldiers Of
the Union, the Charleston Herald says:
The Grand Army of the Republic is a
formidable political body, and about
the only organization which apparently
Is not afraid to oppose 1t Is the Farmers
Alliance.
The $50. 600 members Of the G.. A. r.
have At. 900 votes. and banded together
as they are. they exercise a control over
the state governments Of the north and
over congress that renders II almost I'M
pOsSib q 20 defend the treasury against
anv raid they choose to make on IT, Even
when they are all dead the country Will
not be safe from them. Their widows
are entitled 10 pensions ana thsy are
now organizing their sons into separate
camps. doubtless with the purpose Of
perpetuating in their families the tribute
which they have wrung from their fel-
low citizens
OF Kansas. the Berne, y. G. IndePend-
I eut Alliance organ speaks a. below;
Kansas knows nothing experiment
allv Of any party bat the Republican
party. and naturally calls out for PeO-
pies party. II any people IN the world
should rebel against the Republican
party it Is the people of Kansas In the
early DAYS 1t gave them John Brown and
his band 81 robbers, cut Threats and
murders. robbed them 81 their liberties
and forced upon them a constitution re
| pugnant 70 every manly feeling and
/ honorable sentiment.
In later DAYS q more l1toierab.e IndiE-
nity has been thrust upon them by the
same party.
Ia another column q the same paper
the editor grows poetical and iEdulse- 10
Z the accompanying ver-e.
THREE hundred thousand Yankee
Are stiil N southreu dust
We -Ur three hundred thousand
Before they conquered C.