Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-30
FOOLISH LYING.
How the Enemies of the People
Console Themselves.
THEY DECEIVE NOBODY ELSE.

Doubt That the Reform Army Must
Fight It's Battles Alone.
copyright, 1891, by the Reform Press News
Association, New York;
AS long as the enemies of reform con-
fine themselves to mere lying about the
Alliance and it's friends perhaps it is not
worth while to pay much attention to
them. If the liars would only believe
their own lies the Alliance could afford to
ignore them. 1t would be an utter waste
of time to contradict all of the disparag-
ing reports about the independent move
ment which are sent out. Nobody iii
the great army of independent voters iIs
any longer deceived by them. This be-
ing the case, the indirect effect of these
lies is really beneficial to the movement
If the old party politicians will only be-
lieve what their leaders tell them about
the weakness" and ''insignificance" of
the new party, it will be 80 much the
easier for the reform army to march on
to victory. A foe whose strength is un-
derrated is twice armed So keep right
on with your lying and misrepresenta-,
ton, gentlemen. We can stand it as
long as you can. In fact, we rather en-
Joy it, and if it relieves your bad tempers
all the better. Well merely take the
liberty to laugh in our sleeves once in u
while.
can't resist the temptation to make a
note of the history Of one sample lie
which probably carried great comfort to
the worried eastern Democrats and Re-
publicans about two weeks ago. 1t was
contained in an Associated Press dis
patch from Topeka, Kan. and Of course
it was prominently printed by all the
great journals of both the parties. 1t
set forth that the Cloud county Alliance,
at its last meeting, adopted this highly
interesting resolution:
Whereas, The south was not represented in
the late Cincinnati convention, and
Whereas, We believe the third party will dis
rupt the Republican party to the benefit CT the
Democratic party; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we abandon the third party
to return to our past utilization
It should be explained that this report
originated with the Topeka Capital,
about as constituencies an old party Or
gan as is.published. One would natur-
ally suppose that there would be at least
some excuse for sending out such an an
commemorative such resolution had
been introduced before the Cloud county
Alliance, if no more. But what are the
disgraceful facts about the matter? The
last number of that excellent paper, the
Topeka Advocate. contains this letter
from G. w. Coffey, the president OF the
Cloud county Alliance:
Let me say that this resolution is entirely
false, and that we have had no meeting since
April IS, and at that meeting elected Hon. >. O..
Wheeler and w. Q. Slavery as delegates to rep
resent US in the Cincinnati convention, which
duty They performed nobly. Our people are
well pleased with the action of that conven-
ton. and will no doubt ratify its actions at our
next meeting. | have written to The Capital
asking that it acknowledge the lie or publish
the authors name Poor old Capital! How
many more forged resolutions will you publish?
1t would be well that you stop such rascallty
or hang out q sign, Forged resolutions solic-
tied or made up at this office"
Was ever a newspaper more utterly
disgraced before an honesty loving pub
lie? | venture to assume that even the
Republicans of Kansas, if there are any
left, will not uphold such vile methods
as these. And yet they seem to think
that the Alliance is injured by such tao
tics Else why should they resort to
them?
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| don't believe this sort of warfare
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