Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-11-12
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che New Independent MOvou0nA RoAAAe
In the Right DiroctiOn But C00DOA0aA
Man Muak Lead.

che New Independent MOvou0nA A0AAAg
In the Right Direction But CS0D0tsaA
Hen Must Lead.
Many to-day arc figuring TO place
themselves to tho front IN the indo-
pendent movement who neither know
nor care any thing about the principles
which 1t must promulgatO in order 70
secure to the people tho relief which
their condition demands These 0Aee
only for the chances the movement
offers for personal gain or political pref
srment This Is painfully apparent
whom we investigate their uttaF0A0o6
in regard to the living issues Of the day.
Their appeals to local, class and per.
sonal prejudices must not be permitted
to exercise any influence. We must
judge them by their knowledge Of the
elements which are moving, the causes
of the present widespread discomfort
and their ability to probe the question
to the bottom, and point out FemsdieS
adequate to remove the causes Of ths
present false conditions
The present widespread discomfort ID
not evanescent In its character. The
masses, to large extent feel rather
which Cypress them. Hence they may
be misled for a short time. but woe to
the Wonld-be Instructor who mislOads
them. Remodel the tariff il you will
but II the burden Of debt is not removed
thereby, q more searching remedy must
be speedily forthcoming. Take charge
of the railroads and secure CHEAP
freights, but II rings of speculators still
continue to fix the price of products,
the disOop tent will only be increased.
The present system Of production and
| distribution, in all Its departments ie
on trial and every departments must be
brought into conform ty With fhs do
mands OF absolute JUSTICE.
No mere patchwork can do this II
is not enough to grant the demands Of
the farmer and neglect those Of the
wageworker. Neither will It do 70 re-
move the grievances OF the wageworker
and leRye the farmer to grapple with
the mortgage and pther tends WHICH
threaten to make him a serf on the soil
he cultiyate& ALI branches Of honor.
able toll must be rescued from the
grasp of the selfish. Maids which ere
not broad enough to take into consider
alton the interests of all the useful
GLASSES of 500 ETY.. are not broad enough
to long hold leading posit on In the
movement which is now forming. The
new industrial epoch now prepAzing
70 come upon the world, will
deyslep leaders equal to the emergency.
and patch work reformeFe mnst broaden
out aRd take In the whole situatioH Of
soon sink out of sight For the past
quarter Of q century the progress Of
thought among the thinkers Of the
world has been laying the foundation
broad and deep for the present indie
pendent The time he's come
70 hSrmonize - far - practicable all the
elementS WHICH are disposed "a cut
loose from the control OF raScAina
politics; but more THAI this must
be done. The agitation now anon
rs to secure valuable results. muaf Be
made truly educational The beat
economic talent must be put into xhe
feld end the people at large educated
into more thorough understandings Of
fundamental causes Of the present dis
content among all Glasses Of producers,
and the means necessary to remove these
causes. Halfway measures win not do
thiA We are moving in the right diroo-
tion. and as we make progress toward
the goal Of our hopes We will. - peo-
pie. gather the knowledge necessary to
the complete emancipation Of prcducts
i've labor from It's thraldom 70 non-pro-
ductivo capital -lndustFtal A4e