The Iola register., 1890-05-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, d. C. |
April 25, 1890. (

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April 25, 1890. !
Editor Register:
I believe there are morecranks in
Kansas than In any other portion of
Gods green earth.
Hero is a sample of a printed card
now being sent to Senators and Rep
resentatives from that State:
lola, KANSAS,
April 81, 1880.
To the Senate and House of Representatives,
the % money @ power Of The worId the control Of the
finances of our country which has enabled them
10 absorb the profits OF lsbor, unsettle the value
% s1d IN ,e.s
alelled in the history Of the world; such Q total
abandonment 10 schemers Of robbery by legisla-
ton, is but little less than treason; and the per,
petratOrs of these wrongs on the people should
BE- denied home on American soil.
The following measures OF relief TO the indus
trial classes and justice to the old soldier must
First-So bonds should be issued.
second-The free and unlimited coinage Of sil-
Thiird-on the retirement of national benk
currency legal tender U. 8. notes be issued In
lieu thereof.
Fourth~the Government to loan money direct
TO the people on landed security ut the sctual
IOei. Introduce oy senstor Ingsils in the United
:Respectfully,
1 doubt very much IL the author Of
this ready printed postal card is even
citizen of the United States. The
composition is entirely nihilistic, and
doubtless not understood by the peo-
pie who are signing them and sending
them here. Certainly no honest, fair
minded farmer or ex- soldlsr would so
far forget common deceney as to ap-
pend his name to such q mess Of jar
gon contained In the first paragraph.
1t is silly and the author writes HIM
self down an ass by offering this graf
uitous insult to our Senators and Rep
resentatives.
Do the farmers and ex-soldiers ex-
pect to further their interests by form
ing a co-partnership of this character
and denouncing these Representatives
as TRAITORS" and "who should be de-
MED home on American soil?"
This cards certainly did not have
their origin i'm an Alliance or Post of
the Grand Army. What these people
do is done openly and above board.
1t is not understood here that the
Alliance is a political organization any
more than the Grand Army, and while
they might unite in opposition to a
candidate for any office known to be
iuimical to their interests, usually they
would follow their several political be-
liefs in the party lines, as at present
organized. The expediency of organ
izing a political party from a class is
certainly open to grave doubts. Our
friends in Kansas must bear in mind
that the present depression is largely
due to the fact that We have had four
years of Democratic Encouragement,
which has strangled the industries of
the country, contracted the currency,
paralyzed all branches except the
money loaner's business. The veto Of
the dependent pension bill and the re-
fusal to coin the amount of liver au-
thorized by law, are largely the causes
of the present depression.
1t cannot be denied that there Is
cause for complaint from the farmers
and laboring class generally, but it
must be borne in mind that relief can
not be effected in one or two years.
The Democratic Administration in
Iour years did harm which will take
nearly that length of time to rebuild,
the restoration of confidence and the
rehabilitation in waste places, cannot
be accomplished in day, especially
in the face of an active, hostile enemy.
Our experience during the war
ought to be remembered. The Repub-
Hcan majority is laboring earnestly
and faithfully to restore the damage
done by the Democratic Administra-
ton, and instead of abuse, misrepre-
sentation and faultfinding from friends
at home, they should be encouraged,
reassured and endorsed.
Instead of this they are individually
and collectively abused, denounced
and lied about by friends and foes
alike.
would like to ask what encourage
ment is there in fighting, worrying
and working for people who do not
appreciate the efforts or try to strength.
en- the hands of Of our friends in Con-
gress?
In my county a number of years ago
we had an epidemic of "reform" aud
it was an expensive "sick of fitness"
to the dear people, and it onlyrequired
one experiment, when the taxpayers
were glad to return to Republican su-
pervision, where they have ever since
remained. And If our friends in Kan
sas will have patience for a short time
they will have no cause to regret hav-
ing restored the grand old Republican
party to control the Nation.
Our neighbor Representative, Har-
rison Kelley, had q little tilt in the
House the other day wherein he did
not come off second best. The South
ern brigadiers put forward little John
ny Tarsney of Kansas City to pull their
chesnuts out of the fire. He was de-
sirious of a little notoriety and he got
his fingers burned. Brother Kelley
warmed him up in great shape. II
was thOuOht that hecause he was new