The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-06-05
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

The resolutions are notable for what
they do not contain. No direct refer
ence is made to the tariff. and both the
Georgeites and the Bellamyites are
practically ignored. The usual
thunderbolt is not hurled at monopoly
cincinnati Times-Star.
The peoples party evidently would
ike to have cheap money and plenty Of
1t. Common mortals are glad when
they can get 1t at per cent. but those
genluses from the plains of Kansas offer
money at per cent, and in quantities
lnnoeently unlimited. Pittsburg Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
NO honest republican can support the
new party. Thorough democrats will
| prefer to vote for free trade and free
silver on their own ticket and let the
other reforms" go. The peoples party
| proposes to substitute untried and
generally ridiculous theories for es-
tablishing principles Of government
Buffalo Express.
The old greenback idea of govern
ment money is in it, and is really tho
biggest thing in it. The demand thas
sufficient Of this money shall be issued
| to do the business of the country on a
| cash basis. if it means that credits bills
| OF exchange and all that machinery of
| finance is to be abolished. means nom
sense.-IndianapOlis News.
According to Secretary Schilling, of
the new peoples party, the republican
party is as dead as the old whig party
So many democrats said after Mr..
Cleveland's election, but it did not take
them very long to discover that they
were mistaken. The old party has a
| peculiar habit Of refusing to die Just to
Please its observation-disclosures City Jour
nal.
The prime movers of the new party
seem to be mOnomaniacs on the money
question. They regard every man who
has succeeded in making fortune as an
enemy to public interests. Then they
turn about and insist that the govern
ment shall manufacture enough money"
to enable the business of the country Ito
be conducted on a cash basis, and that
this money shall be handed over to who
ever wants it.-Albany Express.
1t is not the birth of a new party, but
simply the revival Of an old one. 1t
has figured before in presidential con-
tests under various names. but with the
same unvarying result. 1t Is the party
of Cheap money" so called, which
makes dear everything else-fOod,
clothing, house rent, etc.-the party OF
initiation, which invariably brings in it's
wake disappointment, contraction,
bankruptcy, Observation-Disclosures Sun.
1t seems that the reciprocity pro-
gramme of the United States does not
please the German government 1t is
claimed that the United States are gain
ing special and exclusive trade privi-
leges in South America and Spanish
islands. II seems tOus that Germany is
estopped from whining special privi-
legeS to America. She prohibits
American pork while admitting inferior
pork from Servia free.-kansaS City
journal.
There is no reason to think that what
ever injury may come to the republicans
of the north by reason bf third party
action will be Offset by corresponding
injIry to the democratic party OF the
south. AS 8 matter of fact the southern
ers. in common with northern demo
Gratis, have equally encouraged the Gin.
cinnati independents" to go ahead and
organize third party. Northern re-
publicanS will, If they are wise. keep
out OF the mOvement.-Cleyeland Lead
er.
It will be doubted by most readers OF
that the persons who are
being freely quoted in the press dis
patches as giving authentic statements
As Mr. Blaine's intentions respecting
the republican presidential nomination
have any authority to speak for the
secretary of state. or that they have any
certain knowledge of Mr.. Blaine's in
.entions. But the people will be pre-
pared, when the time comes. for a dec.
aration by Mr.. Blaine that he will not
De a candidate.-Nebraska State Jour
nal.
The platform indOrseS in a lump all
he heresies Of the one adopted last year
81 Ocala, Fla. and adds some new ones.
some Of its propositions are so mon
.trOuS a. to be reDulSive on their face.
This is particularly true of the demand
or an issue of legal tender notes ''in
volume to transact the bust
less OF the country on cash basis" In
he way of paper imitation this goes
urther than any demand yet made. II
Tould swamp the country in fathOm,
ess flood OF irredeemable paper money.
Journal.
Ignatius Donnelly, Powderly, anC,
Weaver are political crankSwith lean.
ng toward democracy, and it does not,
equire much acutenesS of perception &c
&c that the convention was, being
teered in the interest of she democratic.
arty. The farmers alliance gained as
last fall in several southern
tates where there we're democratic
uarrels to settle, but now that peace
as been restored there is no further
eed Of independent political action
Outh of Mason and DixOn's line. and
emoeracy will reign supreme as OF
News and He9ald.
As there is no such national or pOliti-
Al exigency now as gave rise in the,
rst place to the democratic party, and,
ext to the republican party, there is
o occasion or opportunity for a per,
successful third party'-nC
Jason for il 20 be. Hence, whatever
lay seem to be its temporary success,
nd whatever may be the bumptiouS
ygressiyeness OF its Obtrustive leaders,
can reach no higher fortune than
'anSient or local SUCCESS flourish
II awhile, and then to pass away into
lie ranks OF its predecessors of quick
row.h and rapid decay and all which
e gone and most of them forgotten.
philadelphia Ledger.
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Mr.. Cleveland at Sea,