Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-02-21
Is There Anv Iniustice2

The Phillipsburg Herald com
plains that we did not fairly repre-
sent its position in the controversy /
with the Logan Freeman This may
be true. We have seen no part Of the |
discussion except that contained in /
the one issue Of the Herald winch /
called forth our comments Taking |
that as a basis we are yet unable to |
see that we did the Herald any IN !
justice. If our cotemporary viii /
point out the particular statement IN |
our own language which is objection I
able, and show wherein any injustice
is done we will cheerfully make the
necessary amende. We think the
Herald has very materially misiuter-
preted our position upon this question
and imputes to us sentiments which
are purely imaginary. Bro. Herald,
let US understand each other better
and we will probably have no cause
Of difference, and we believe we will
be able to pull together yet. We de-
sire most emphatically to repudIate
the sentiment imputed to US that on
ly members of the Union Labor party
can become members of the Alliance;
and we think our cotemporary will
have difficulty in putting his finger
on line or syllable we have ever
said or written that could be twisted
so as to admit Of such a construction.
We do not belong to the Union La
Dor party-never, did and never ex-
pect to- While that party represents
much that is good, and its journals
stand in the front rank in the line Of
political reform, It, like the other
parties, is too strongly and radically
partisan in its character. Let US try
to discover the distinction between
partisanship and politics and we can
the more readily determine where we
stand
Political action we understand to
indicate the pursuit Of a public policy,
and the earnest endeavor to promote
that policy by means Of such infu-
ences as we can command. The
Farmers Alliance has adopted such a
= policy. It's declarations are set forth
IN the demands of the Supreme Coun-
Gil that met in st. Louis on Dec. 8
1889. We believe it is our duty tc
advocate that policy, and sustain il
by both voice and vote, regardless Of
what party may be chosen as the III
strument for its advancement IF {
candidate shall he selected as a rep
] resentative of this policy and pledged
S to its support either from the Repub
= lican, Democratic, Union Labor OF
aay other party, we do not believe
It we should stand aloof and say W,
will not support him because he ha
. not heretofore been a member Of tn
same political party with US. HereiE
lies the distinction between partisan
,. ship and wise, prudent, discreet, sa
gacious politics; and we believe it t
d be the mission of the Alliance to edu
Il cate its members to q most thorough
understanding both Of the fact AM
= Of the necessity of this distinction
1t That the Alliance is to be silent o.
the great vital issues upon which tn
y prosperity of every industrial interes
depends is simply to yield in advanc
everything we are contending for an
if we are not to stand behind our de
. mands with our ballots, the demand
y will prove to be only idle talk.
Does the Herald dissent from thes
views?
Ia If the Logan Freeman holds tina
men of all political parties are nc
|, alike eligible to membership in th
Ne order, and may not meet upon con
ne mon ground and in fraternal syn
pathy in the Alliance, and, REGARDLESS
;. of former party affiliations, discus
from the standpoint Of common intel
= est every question, social, business c
political; and if this is the point c
$. difference between the Herald an
the freeman We declare ourselve
most unequivocally with the Her0h
If, however, as appeared from reaC
he ing Of the article which called out OF
me- former criticism. the Herald hold
in that the Alliance is to have nothin
2F- whatever to do with political que
q tions, then we dissent; and the S
st Louis Supreme Council, the highe
ss''s authority in the order, furnishes I
5 aSe the ground for this dissent, as our C
n; temporary viii discover If he STUDIO