Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-29

aloof from taking any part in political
conventions through fear of the effect it
would have upon the new recruits.
Polk and Macune possibly can show
Bro N rton trick he had not thought
of, if he will not be too impatient
Nonconformist.
News comes to US that thirty-hve
states will certainly be represented at
the conference of the different labor
organizations to be held in Cincinnti in
May next. We hope this conference
will take the time to discuss the whole
field of reform and prepare such plat
form of principles as will secure the
hearty Endorsement and the enthusi-
astic support of every laboring man in
this country. Parties that represent
sentimental issues and live upon tradi-
tlons have no power to be useful to the
laboring people of the world. If the
existing political organizations wish a
new lease of life and usefulness they
must plant themselves upon the princi-
pies of eternal justice which underlie
the reforms demanded by the
working people If they do not
do this, they will be uncaremoniouslv
brushed aside in order that some other
organization with ability to be useful
to all classes may take their places.
We suppose the managers of the old
political parties will regard this warm
ing as piece of mere idle gasconade.
Be it SO. Whom the gods mean to de-
stroy they first make mad. Progress
i've Farmer president Folks paper).
Your communication is at hand ana
contents noted. Shall print your notice
this week. Thanks for your suggestion
in regard to n r. p. A, will act ac-
cordingly. / respectfully congratulate
you in your victory in the dynamite in
vestigation. We are organizing very
fast. l sincerely hope your glorious
workers in the west will not be too
fast to declare for third party-for a
few months yet. l know that you must
be very impatient to get the mill rum
ming. You are probably aware that 1
am very radical for third party; that
l would glory in pulling the string that
would launch the thieves and traitors
into eternity. But. my dear brothers,
you are aware that that the east has
been the ceSspool of rottenness and
damnation. Now, mean the eastern
cities But the farmers are just on the
verge of bankruptcy, and are ready
to listen and organize; and Just as
fast as we can get them into the al
lance we have got them body and soul.
In six months time we can get the east
well organized; but declare for third
party in May, and fear the results
The money power will then turn on their
batteries, and thousands of good, honest
men will be scared back into the ranks
of the old parties. Now, brothers, 1 am
going to try and be at the Cincinnati
conference, and 1 hope it will be a
friendly and amicable gathering, and
that the best judgment and good sense
will be shown. Rest assured that if the
majority of that gathering declare for a
third party organization, | shall throw
off my coat, and shirt, if necessary, and
work with you western heroes for the
best interests of our common country
G. NJ. MaxsOn, of Bolivar, n. Y, in
Nonconformist.
The Omaha Bee has condescended to
notice the Cincinnati conference which
is to meet the 10Th of May. It even adj
mits that it promises to be an impos-
ing affair as to numbers" and that it
may make the political battle of next
year rather more interesting and excit-
ing than usual" These admissions are
remarkable. 1t is the general custom
OF the monopoly press, of which the Bee
is now the chief representative west of
the Missouri, to belittle all movements
OF the people for reform, or for any
new party organization. The confer
ehce must be promising indeed to exact
such admissions from. the Bee so long
in advance of its coming. But we no.
tice this Bee article for another reason.
The editor of the Bee is incapable of
frankness and fairness in the treatment
OF any subject or upon any occasion.
He speaks of the Cincinnati conference
as the creation of the alliance-he as
sumes that it was called by the ALI
ance-and that the formation of a third
party by it will signalize the entrance
of the alliance into national politics.
And yet that editor, unless he is an alb
solute dolt-which he is not-well knew
that there was nothing further from
the truth. He knew that that con-
ference was not called by the
alliance. He knew that it was called
by parties outside of the alliance, and
that at least twenty organizations be-
sides the alliance were invited to send
delegates to IT. He simply distorts and
misrepreSentS facts to suit the mood he
is in when he writes If the Cincin-
natl conference results in the formar
ton of great party, as it probably
will, 1t will not be an alliance party,
nor K.-of L. party, nor any F. NJ B.
A. party, but it will be a peoples party,
embracing the great plain people of
this country of all classes and con-
ditions, without regard TO previous con-
ditions of servitude. In the article
alluded to the editor of the Bee appeals
to republican farmers not to take
any part ia the great move
ment. and gets off the old chestnut
about their Throwing away their
votes" by voting for candidates that
may not be elected He admits, how.
ever, that the election of president may
be thrown into the house" Now, we
desire to assure the editor of the Bee
that since the late demo-republican
combine was made in this state there
are very few republican farmers in his
bailiwiok. AS for their :.throwing away
their votes" if there is any more effect
i've way of doing it than has been prac-
ticed by the average republican and
democratic voter for the past ten years,
we will thank the editor of the Bee to
point II out,--Lincoln (Neb( Rarmers'
Alliance.