The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-17

The farmers of Kansas are begin
ming to see through the gauzy works
and sounding words Of the leaders
Of the third party, In this state. and
are giving them . severe letting
alone. Last week the long talked Of
and much advertised ''monster
camp meeting Of the peoples party
hosts" came of at Clay Center. 1t
was to be o fifth district affair, and
the best talent ~ In the party was
to be there to address the multitude,
which was estimated In advance to
be not less than ten thousand.
when the great day came, however,
hardly ten hundred were present,
and nearly half Of those were wo-
men.
The first speaker was l.. L. Polk,
national president Of the Alliance.
Mr.. Folks address was devoted al
most exclusively to Polk, . vindica-
ton OF his acts, and q denial Of
rumors about his acts, Of which the
mass OF people. never head. Not
one single idea was advanced by him
nor any argument adduced to prove
any already stated. 1t was simply Q
personal exhibition OF l.. L. Polk,
who told what he thought OF himself.
Willis wss there too. Mr.. Willis
told OF his trip South, but insdvert.
emily, perhaps, omitted mention Of
his repeated statement while down
there to the effect that all the AL
lance hopes to accomplish Is the
election OF a Democratic President,
by throwing the election into the
House Of Representatives. Neither
did he explain why he defrauded his
own sister out Of her share In their
fathers estate. Nor did he have
any issue to talk upon save the sub
treasury scheme, and on TINT the
burden Of his song was, ''give us the
subtressury or something better"
The Republican congress and admin
istrstion have already given the
country something better than SUBJ
treasury, and are not through yet.
They have given twenty pounds OF
sugar for a dollar, they have opened
the German and Danish ports to the
importation Of the farmers pork,
they have given the country more
money in the new silver law, they
have secured q practical monopoly
for the American farmer Of the mar
kets OF South America, they have
given the old soldiers more liberal
pensions, outlawed trusts, gave the
American artisan and laborer ampler
protection, reduced the public debt.
paid off old claims on the govern
ment. improved our rivers and hsr-
bors and created q home mercantile
marine. Nor Is that all; they have
done many other things besides, any
one of which all the third party
leaders are incapable Of doing.
Jerry, the clown. was there In all
his glory. He got off the sntiquated
sock joke, but the multitude smiled
not. He said he was not third
party man lat which q sturdy voice
sang out, "thank God!") His speech
was largely . verbatim repetition Of
Willits's address, which was dead
give away on himself and the
national lecturer, and q disappoint-
ment to his hearers.
In short the Clay Center meetings
demonstrated what has been con-
tended by the Republicans of the
state, all summer, viz: that the third
party Is rapidly going to seed, its
race Is run, and Ii already In the
throes Of dissolution. 1t is well 1t 10
SO. The gospel Of dispair, repudia-
ton Of just obligations, and flooding
the country with worthless money
have no place In the heart Of honest
Americans, and the sooner the ad-
vocates and agitators Of such
schemes are repudiated, the better
IL will be for the country.