The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-30
"THE BEGINNING OF THE END.u

! To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
| fore" The thick. dark cloud, the dis
tant thunder, the heavens spanned from
side to side with n portentious bow of
/ suspicious colors set on a groundwork
of dark green, notify us of a dangerous
/ Storm" Ominou5 as these indications
are, they are not more certain than the
signs that presage the political storm
that indicates that "the beginning of the
end is near.
The farmers of Kansas, aided by some
of the organized industrial classes, for
getting the political and equal rights Of
their neighbors and of all other classes of
persons. have organized their national
party on a "class" basis. and now seeks
control Of the local and the general gov
eminent. And as might be expected,
their secret meetings, their signs and
their grips. their exclusive banners and
their denunCatOn Of Cthers-eSpeClaily
the more intelligent classes-presage
their incapacitv to hold the reins of gov
eminent for any great length Of time.
No one or two classes of men in this
great. this broad. tins intelligent land,
can long dominate the political destinies
of great people.
When ignorance and negative manhood
qualities are at a premium, and from the
special qualifications for official position,
then he should not he surprised at a
rigid system OF espionage that requires
that three Alliance members be sent
to Topeka to bolster up one weak brother!
That such a necessity II recognized and
reSorted to. Is a most startling admission
of individual and party incapacity. And
that such a practice should obtain ID the
new party. indicate the presence of a
hungry corps Of Office seekers bent on
pushing another party into the field
without regard to the necessity for its
existanCe.
While it Is true that no class organIz3-
ton can long control the people, II Is
equally true that no party can long exist
in this country unless there Is a necessity,
a place in the political field for it. action.
Specifies may he applied for an occasion
or two, but the keen eve of political per
cepiiOn will soon tear OF the thin mask
and disclose the fact, that there l. no
necessity for a new party.
What are the antecedeut causes
which have precipitaIed the Alliance
movement in kansas: First: Local ms
rule in the state. in the counties. III the
/ towns and in the cities. Second: Living
/ too fast in a country where. IN the past
! crops have not been too unreliable and
7 the prices too uncertain. Third: The
national egislation-always a compro-
mise-has not, in it, moneyed necessities,
/ kept even pace with the rapid growth Of
/ the country and the increase Of It, pop
Ulat.On.
The operation Of these causes, more
I than all else. have created interest and
/ have prepared the way for the organIZs-
/ ton Of party based on class and. IN
( the circumstances. virtually without 4
I place IN American politics.
The farmers Of Kansas. quite as much
/ as any other class of the people, have
contributed 70 precipIt &c the evils OF
/ local misrule and extravaganza on the
I state. \ very large number Of them
7 living for years GA honeStesds. and com
/ paratively free from taxation. have pai1
I little or no attention to the expense 81
/ local government. or what kind Of tax
I they inflicted on their neiZhbors. Under
I such conditions government. state,
/ county, township and city. have
a grown 10 gigantic proooruons.