The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-01-08

these platforms, while containing
some good things, are mainly the
worst sort Of nonsense. and would
ruin any country II enacted into
laws, no other party can endorse
them-st least no honorable party,
like the Republican party. Then
the Republican Alliance member IL
told that he cannot be . Republican
without repudIsting the principles
Of his order. As the Democratic
party will endorse anything In
order 10 gain votes, they will reap
the benefit Of this Alliance business.
So that Democrats can safely 20
into &c; but Republicans should
shun IL ~ they would lsprosy. II
they are tired Of their party, or sour
on Il, and think IL has hsd Its day,
Of course they are good subjects to
become Alliance members. The
Democrats Of Kansas, having fooled
with and tanned the Alliance until
their own party was dwindled to .
stump-tailed concern, and Q mighty
small stump Of tail, ct that, are do
ing the best they can In hunting up
another party 10 join; but the Re,
publIeans are not yet reduced 10
that necessity. They met with re-
verses In the recent election; but
they are not yet dead, BY long way.
The party will remain a. an ark Of
safety, a. . place Of refuge for those
well-neaning persons who will soon
discover what o fraud and Demo-
cratic device the Alliancs IL.
These propositions scarcely need
any additional proof. The Alliance
has been used only TO aid the Demo-
cratic party-never In behalf Of the
Republican party. In Georgia and
Alabama, where II elected . MAORI
~ In the Legislatures, &c has re-
elected the Democratic United
States Senators. In South Carolina,
where Il has defeated the ablest
Democratic Senator In the South, IL
has elected Q man who declares that
while he 10 o member Of the ALI
ance, he IL with Il only while IL acts
In harmony with the Democratic
party. 1t will be remembered that
one Col. Livingstone, Of Georgia,
boasted that he iran" the late
Alliance Convention ct Ocala,
Florida, and boasted truthfully.
The purpose for which he iran" Il
he explained In Q speech ct Mont
gomery, Alabama, soon after the
adjournment Of the convention.
The Atlanta Constitution gives the
following account Of the speech and
it, effect, which should be gratIfy-
ing to every Northern Republican
and especially to Republican ALI
snce men Of Kansas:
Colonel Livingstone spoke yester-
day 10 5000 people from every Sec
ton Of Alsbsms. His speech was
the best effort Of his life. He held
the audience spellbound, and sway
ed them from the outburst Of APP
plause to tears at will. He demon
strated that Alliance measures and
Alliance efforts were chiefly the
cause Of the signal victory TO the
Democratic party, and he said the
Democratic party owed . debt Of
gratitude to the Alliance move. He
predicted . sweeping victory for the
cause Of the people Ia 1892. He con-
trasted the Alliance platform with
the Democratic platform, and de-
clared that the success Of the one
was the assurance of the other.
At the close Of his speech, the
audience went wild over his closing
sentence, which was: "If the ALE
ance people would but stand united,
1892 will find Us with o Democratic
president, o Democratic senate, o
Democratic house, and o decent
government Of which every citizen
will be proud"
For ut least thirty minutes after
the close Of his speech, he was oc-
cupled In handshaking. Everybody
pressed to the stand TO shake his
hand, and many were heard 10 say
that Livingstone was the grabdest
and greatest man on earth.
Ex-Governor Watts came up and
said: "You do not know me, but
your speech was the best / ever
heard, and God bless you for t."
In Introducing Colonel Living
stone, Captain Kslk referred 10 him
~ the "old wsr-horse Of the ALI
snce," and said be had recently can
vasRed the state Of Kansas for the
sole purpose Of showing under that
grand old scoundrel, John J.
Ingalls,.