The advocate., 1890-05-21
KANSAS POLITICS.


the Kansas CITY Star about ten days after the
tho meeting OF the county alliance presidents In
Topeka Since that meeting, and since tho writ
Ing OF thls letter Brother Clover has ascertained
that both democrats spoken OF voted against the
ingalls, resolution as well as other democrats
whose political Affiliations were not known at the
time Ed
The political papers and party "ticket
hxers' were thrown into state Of "hallu-
cInahve jumbyrixity" by reason Of the
county presidents passing resolution
pledglng TO withhold their support from
anyone iavoring the reelection Of j. j..
ingalls, and giving their reasons therefor
That meeting has been denounced by the
party press as democratic caucus" a
gang Of "polltical shysters" and every
other name calculated to array the farm
ers against each other in the regular old
demagogue style.
l called the meeting at the solicitation
Of very many Of the leading alliance men
Of the state, and while / do not know the
past political affiliations Of more than six
or seven Of these presidents, have every
reason 10 believe that they represent the
different parties in about the same pro-
portion as the voters do. or my own
actual knowledge know Of but two Of
these delegates who are democrats (but
presume thereare more), and one Of those
two voted against the ingalls, resolution;
| do not know how the other one voted.
cannot conceive Of a better way Of get
ting fair representation Of the farmers
than by calling together che men whom
they have in confidence put at the heads
Of their organizations.
The cry goes up from the partisan press
that because Of that Ingalls, resolution
the alliance is fighting the republican
"party" II Ingalls, is the republican
party, then this is true. The alliance de-
mands that United States senators be
elected by q direct vote This the law
will not allow at present, and only by
supporting men for the legislature who
will vote for their man can they accom-
plish any part Of their demand The
resolution was only for the purpose of
notifying candidates that they would be
required TO pledge themselves for the
choice Of the farmers and laborers for
senator. There is no disposition to pro-
pose anyone who is not republican, and
no expectation that any other will be in
dorsed, but he must be republican Of
the old Abe Lincoln style Of architecture
and one who is broad enough and wide
enough to come out boldly and say
"Thls is the great United States OF
America and the good Of the people re-
quires that sectional strife shall cease
and that the best good Of all shall be the
chief aim of the government"
Many Of the delegates we're in favor Of
naming the man we expected to support
for senator, but, knowing that the politi
cal jackals would be Immediately at his
heels, they finally thought best not to dc
80 at present Possess your souls in
peace, dear bosses; he will be a republi
can, and one whom the people believe tc
be a better republican than Mr.. ingalls,
one who will probably not appear sc
grand on dress parade, but much better
for actual service, and who will meet the
conditions as they are, and not deal sc
much in "glittering generalties." What
we need now is some statesmen of the