Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-12-05
AIecTURE 10 HIS BRETHREN OF
THE ALLIANCE.

THE ALIIANSS.
ByGererai Johu b. Rice.
While hundreds of good. honest, con-
.c;ant;ous men went from Kansas to
that conference, it is also true that
every crank, shyster, socialist, anarch'
list and repudiator in Kansas and there
were many of the three first-named
classes that had joined the peoples
party or alliance, also went to Cln-
cinnati. -.
Was that meeting a conference"
was that a serious discussion OF the
principles of the st. Louis platform
from q national standpoint? Did it
not more closely approximate q Wild
mob than gathering of intellectual
men for serious matter? Did not the
mass of the Kansas delegation go there
with "whoop and hurrah" for the in
slant creation and organization OF a
new party? And as matter OF fact did
not Kansas cast majority If the votes
cast upon that question? SO under
stand it. Had their action, however,
been based upon the EST. Louis agree
ment," it might have been well. But
the serpent was there to beguile. It
was at Ocala, and even that intelligent
assembly was beguiled into the adop.
ton OF the wild, visionary, impractica-
bic and ruinous schemes of what is
known as the sub. treasury, it being Dr..
Macune's bantIing, which was q viola
ton BY the alliance Of the st. Louis
The Cincinnati conference
to bring this new party into
being at once, at the demand OF these
Kansas cranks, with few others from
Indiana, Minnesota and other states,
and they, too. beguiled by this same
serpent, and drunk on q wild, political
endorsed this sub-treasury
scheme, and came home shouting it as
the sheet anchor of all their hopes.
Right there commenced the Iliad of
our party's woes. Remember that at
this time the Farmers Mutual Benefit
citizens alliance, Knights
Of Labor, colored citizens alliance or
the grange had not adopted the SUBJ
treasury scheme. As soon as this con-
ference launched the party in this way
upon the country, and even before
Messrs. PETER, Simpson, Mre. Lease,
Prof. Vincent, notably, and others, con-
ceived the idea that they we're specially
called, not by any regular constituted
authority, but evidently prompted by
misconception of their ability and
urged by their innate egotism and self.
to 60 forth as missionaries to
carry glad tidings ITO the people,"
promising de.iverance through Islander,
socialism and disgusting
nonsense. It was mercenary mission,
Tor there were ducats behind it.
They went forth, as it were, on the
wings of the wind, to New York
they we're brave-and bearded Wall
street in It's own den. Then to Geor-
gia; away to Ohio and Indiana; then
10 Texas and back to Kentucky, and
30 on.
Kansas, their own home; Kansas,
that made them all they are-that gave
hem all they have. was slandered and
traduced until calamity" hung like a
pail over her beautiful prairies, and
she became a sneer and a by-word.
This earthly paradise was by her own
,itlzens, some of them honored with
seats in the councils of the patton
stripped of all her "bright
robes of glory" They few from state
% state. like bosom of destruction, to
bring disgrace upon Kansas, the
queen of the west" and to make the
world believe she was only q charac-
;erless harlot. THE cannot be gain
'ayed.
Senator PETER said in Cooper insti-
ute, New York: ''One- half the homes
q this country are mortgaged for
more than they are worth. II the
whole state of Kansas was put up at
auction at thirty days notice, it would
lot bring enough to pay her indebted
less"
Jerry Simpson said in New York
hat "Kansas property would not sell
or enough to pa, The debts of the peo-
ole." PETER said in speeches in Texas
nd Kentucky (or was 80 reported and
lever denied) that "9, 600. 900 homes in
he United States were mortRaged."
And DR.. McCune, editor of the Econ
,mist, catching the scent of this .'calam-
ty howl" published to the world:
The people of Kansas owe on mort
cages, bills of sale, deeds of trust, etc.,
b464, 100000. The facts are" said he,
Kansas is bankrupt and her people
.uined."
All the smaller fry. Tray, Blanch and
reiterated these abominable
alsehoods all over the land until the
credit of our people was ruined. An
,,her representative OF this insane
howl, Mr.. Clover. congress-
nan. and vice president OF the national
alliance, disgraced himself BY writing
20 the Travellers Insurance company Of
Hartford, Conn.,. who hold q mortgage
N HE farm upon which several INSTALL
nents Of interest are due: ~ don't
Expect to ever have to pay your mort
yagerthe legislature viii relieve me
Il it."
Senator PETER should have known
hat there were but Il, 600, 900 homes