Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-09-26

The promises now made by the PEG
pies party are almost as enticing a:
the song of the sirens, or the prom
ises given to him who should drinl
Of the fountain of perpetual youth
They would have you believe thai
with the accession of the third party
to political power, will surely follow
the financial millennium. They en-.
tirely overlook the sentence passed
centuries ago. SIN the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread until thou
returnest again to the ground
words that are as true to-day as
when first uttered. They have APP
parently forgotten that there is no
royal road to wealth. and have SEEM
ingly overlooked, if they ever knew,
the first principles of political
economy. With them all the ills
under which we have groaned, and
under which We are now suffering,
are to be attributed to vicious legis-
lation, by the old parties, and for all
of which they have panacea, a
golden elixir, and the only serious
wonder is that it never occurred to
them before. These wonderful
remedies which will afford such
speedy and radical relieve refer
principally to the sub-treasury and
land schemes-are expected to re-
volutionize and change all existing
conditions to the extent of furnish
ing capital, for next to nothing, and
materially advancing the value of
products, without reference to the
commonly understood law Of supply
and demand. That some Of them
are serious, we do not doubt, and
that 1T is a consummation devoutly
to be wished for by all farmers and
producers we will not deny. That
the leaders In this movement are
honest in promulgating such doc
trines is a proposition upon which
we are decidedly skeptical for the
reason that nearly all Of them have
been known all their lives as politi-
cal charlatans willing to adopt any
political faith, or advocate any
political measure, that might inure
to their personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Call the role and see if this isn't So.
As rule we do not ilnpugn the
motives of any person who may
chance to differ with us. We are
aware that all cannot see alike and
usually accord honesty Of purpose.
In brief we always respect an hon
est difference of opinion But in
this instance we find it difficult to
be altogether charitable to the
leaders and promulgators of these
chimerical schemes, Their ideas
seem SO preposterous, so entirely at
variance with all sound and accepted
theories and principles, that we are
reluctantly forced to the conclusion
that these political heresies are only
advocated at this time for purpose.
That the necessity of having some
thing to offer that will promise
speedy, certain and abundant relief,
is apparent, in order that the new
party may be held together. Re-
forms of a safe, conservative charac-
ter are not sufficient inducements
at this time. Something radical in
its effect is required as an issue.
Their promises are as fair as those
of the sirens but the result would be
blow at our national prosperity
from which it would take several
decades to recover. if, indeed, we ever
should fully recover The conse-
quences would be so dire, and so
nearly irreparable, that we cannot
afford the experiment, and we have
too much confidence in the voters of
America, irrespective of party, to
have much fear that such laws will
ever be enacted.