Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-02-26

that our people are getting bad name,
that II has become necessary 70 with
draw money from the state and 10 stop
lending to our people, and this by rea-
son Of the course pursued by--hrst, the
Peoples party In the late campaign, and
second, by lite representatives now In
the Legislature. This IL not onlywrong,
but II IL tinged with o spirit Of hatred
and malice. II comes from the spirit
Of the money-changers." The Peoples
party is made up YER, largely Of farm
erS. About 90 per cent. OF the present
House Of Representives are farmers, und
they are Of that class recognized as hon.
orable aud honest, as well as
Intelligent aud conservative men. It
Is less than two years since these same
men, at least 75 per cent. Of them,
were members OF the party which has
been in the lead in Kansas ever since
the state was organized. Up to that
time they were never accused Of any
thing dishonorable. They we're never
charged with any disposition TO repudi.
ate their debts or to 10 any way get rid
Of their legal obligations. These same
men are now charged with all manner
OF dishonesty, they are designated as
repudiators, and as using the power oil
numbers to defrsud their creditors out
Of not orly remedies but rights,
Briefly, 1t IL alleged that the members
Of the present legislature-nearly all
farmers, and they are representing a
constituency Of farmers-are bent
upon repudiation. This is absolutely
false, and nobody knows It better
than the men who make the charge.
They know as we'll as they know any
thug that the farmers OF Kansas are
more interested in the state than any
other class Of people. They are the
men who know the state; they are the
men who made the farms; they are the
men who have largely paid the taxes to
build the railroads, the bridges, the
court houses, the school houses and the
churches. These are the men who OF
all others are most Interested in keep
ing up the good name OF the state and
preserving its lands for homes for the
people. A time has come in the history
OF these hard-working farmers when
they are unable to pay promptly the
debts which they owe, debts which
were negotiated by and through these
same loan agents and bankers who are
now running about the country crying
stop thief" The writer OF this can
name personally bankers and loan
agents who refuse and are now refusing
70 lend money to farmers on un-
questioned security, tor no other
reason than TO frlghten the legis-
lature into ietting this whole matter
alone and then publish to the world that
they propose to lend no more money to
farmers until they SEQ what the Legis-
lature proposs TO do. The writer
knows Of one case where leading bank |
Of this city refused paper which |
Is perfectly good, for no other reason
than because It was intended 70 bridge !
some Alliance man over q few weeks OF |
trouble. The note was taken 70 anoth-
or city and discounted without hesita-
ton, 80 that II Is true, and we suppose
Il would not be denied by the bankers
and loan agents themselves TO any body
hat they are doing It for the reason
before stated. We charge II
ipon these men that they, and thes
alone, are discrediting the State c
Kansas and her people. That they ar.
trying to do It and that they are doinl
L with q malicious intent, and thai
heir object is TO browbeat, TO intimi
late, 10 terrorize the people, fol
that IL the spirit the money
changer.
The members Of the legislature pr
men Of nerve as well as Of brains. The
know that the interests OF this beaut
ful State Of ours, with all its gloriou
history, In their keeping. That II
farmers OF Kansas, and the mechanic
and the laborers and the working mas
es generally, with the merchants an
Legitimate traders, will In the futur
govern here, The day Of the politi-
clan IL past Money will be dethroned
II the Hght Is TO be forced, We, the peo
pie are ready for 1t. II we cannot d,
any better We can let our homes e /
and We can afterwards, wAsn mons, |
becomes pls1ty and ehsapw, hich it vii. !
IN few years, buy our home
back again and have plent
Of time In which 70 pay 70
them. The rule Of the money power in
Kansas Is to end. The politician is 10
b rslsgated 10 the rear, and the peo
pie themselves are TO take care OF theh
OWL interests. These people are hoDesi
people, they are farmers and are work
ers, they have no sort OF disposition T.
get rid Of any just obligation, they wan
to pay every debt that they owe, ano
they want to pay It according TO the let |
ter and spirit Of the contract. They dc
not ask for any abatement. What they |
do want is money with which TO pay
their debts, and they want 1t at a rat,
which they can afford 70 pay. Let Il
be known that at ~ o'clock o
any day money could be obtained
at q convenient place with whic
TO pay the debts now due, the su
OF the next day would not have passe'
beyond the horizon before every del
would be paid. But We ask for none
and we are refused-reiused BY our nj
tional legislature, composed OF me
charged with taking care Of the pub
interests. We are refused by the We
men who have negotiated the loa
which are pressing us now. We
ienounced reutidiatora when all fha