Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-09

paper press, instead of being as it
should be in this 18th century. and in
this free America, the champion and
defender of popular rights against all
corners, coerced by the business neces-
sites into becoming the ready instru-
ment to bind the shakes of serfdom on
the limbs Of free people; to confuse
their minds by sophiStrles; to fill their
ears with falsehoods; to uphold every
thing that is destructive to public good
and to crush everything that would
help the people.
THE KANSAS ELECTION QUOTED.
las striking illustration of the CO.
lOssal lies with which the people are fed
and mislead, we would point to the
vote of the peoples party this year in
the state Of Kansas. Nine-tenths of
the population of this country, in con-
sequence OF the gross miSrepresenta-
tiOns of the press, believe that the peo-
pies party vote of Kansas in 1891 fell
off greatly from their vote of 1890, while
the official publication of the vote this
year shows that although the total vote
of all parties in Kansas was about 3d.
600 less than it was a year ago, the peO-
pies party vote has actually increased
about III per cent. of the entire vote.
The republican majority in South Da-
hOln w d6 ICuuCCu III 1851 10
2,7OO in 1891, while in Nebraska the peo-
pies party came within 5000 votes of
| defeating the combined power of both
| the old parties and elected II district
JUDGES.
1T is true that in some judicial dis
tricts Of Kansas the peoples party
candidates were defeated. but it was
only by an unholy union of the demo
cratic and republican parties against
them. The hereditary enemies of half
| century gave up their sham battle
and under the inspiration of the mon
ey power rushed into each others arms
and in one fond embrace resolved to
| forget protection. reciprocity, the silver
question and everything else if they
| could only prevent the oppressed peO-
| pie of Kansas from obtaining the gov
| ernmental reforms which they sought.
| In this act they conclusively demon
strated that there are two DromioS Of
plutocracy and that only the difference
| of a feather distinguishes them one
from another. The people perceive that
there is room in this country for only
two political parties-a party which
represents the people and party which
represents the plunderers of the peo-
| pie.
UNION OF OLD PARTIES PREDICTED.
Before the close of the election of
| 1892 we expect to see the two old par
ties, with all their banners and war
cries, marching and hurrahlng together
in defence of the iniqultles which have
| covered the land with mortgages and
driven the republic to the verge to de-
structiOn. Already the asperities OF
the past have ceased between them,
and their campaigns have become the
sweet interchange of cOurtesieS be-
tween lovers rather than the fierce on
| slaught of warriors cOntending for OPP
| posing principles. The tender ameni-
ties of this cOurtshiD will be followed
| by the hot embrace of conjugaI love,
| but the union will be barren of posteri-
ty, for it will mean the subjugation of
liberty and the domination of man.
mon, and, as God does not intend that
the republic shall perish, the influences
cannot endure or prevail.
And, so under the suspicious cir
cumstances, cheered by an abiding
faith in our triumph in 1892 at the bal
lot box, fighting for the homes of free
people, for liberty, union, industry and
| justice. we confidently appeal to every
honest man IN the United States to
come forward and help US to bury this
monster-plutocracy-so deep that he
will never rise again to trouble the
children of libery. Do not wait to be
summoned to action. This fight is ev-
cry mans fight. 1t is fight for the
roof tree and the babe in the cradle; it
is fight TO determine whether our pos
terity shall be reduced to old world
conditions or shall advance along the
line of the declaration of independence
ana the constitution to greater pros
peritv and higher civilization.
Whenever this appeal reaches any
man let him call his friends and neigh
bors together at once and organize a
peoples party club and report to our
secretary. Robert Schilling, of Miiwau-
kee. Let the watch word be: Organ
ize to save the republic We have the
numbers-the people-on our side. All
we need is courage and resolution"
H. E. TAUBENECK. chairman.
ROBERT SCHILLING. secretary.
NJ. E. RANKIN. treasurer.