The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-07

To those who would have the government be-
come the purchaser Of the products Of the land
we say such course Is in plain violation OF the
constitution and IL followed would result IN
governmental control OF the whole substance
OF the land and in doing out the necessaries OF
life 10 the people by Official dispensation. 1t Is
decentralization, OF which not en- the down
trodden and half crazed communists OF the
world have permitted themselves to dream.
HARRISON ARRAIGNED,
We warn the present incumbent of the
sponsibility as private citizen or the most
careful avoidance of personal misconduct
can blind the eyes of this nation to the fact
that this administration Is not at once the
most extravagant and the most corrupt in
the history of the country and that Its ex-
travagance and corruption are at once the
result and inevitable consequence or the
PROSTITUTION of the ballot and the debauch-
ing of the people by the Republican party
through many campaigns and essentially at
the last Presidential campaign: o,,,,
himself in that most outrageous ana scanua-
lOus campaign. He 1t was who made ~ MS
personal request that the notorious w; w
Dudley. then an UNPUBLISHED political criml-
nal. be kept in his place on the republican
national committee. He knew Dudley well,
had long been intimate with him ana pront.
ed by his corrupt services In the past, and IL
would be credulity to suppose that he deslr-
ed Dudley to go upon the committee with
any other than corrupt purposes In the cam,
a merchant Of Phiiadefphia. a merchant
without any record as public man.who mad
never rendered any meritorious service, one
whose only claims to political greIe elantad
s400. 900 to be used in the purchase OF votes
by the Republican party at the electlon
which placed Harrison In the chair; IL IS
therefore manifested that the Philadelphia
merchant was given one of the highest of1ees
in the nation as the direct reward for his
criminal conduct in using money to corrupt
the ballot What then must be the conscience
of "a party and its President who gives hon
orable preferment to such man when his
continued presence in that office shames and
be overlooked that his Republican postmaster
general is the undisputed protege OF Senator
Quay, the most Infamous political character
of these times, and who, despite the fact OF
his undenied populations. defalcations and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. alike by the press
of all parties, remains at the head OF the Re
publican national committee, directs ap-
pointments to Office, remains undisturbed in
the Republican Senate and seems to be re-
garded by the present Republican admins
tration as the Ajax of the Republican hosts.
When we reflect upon the motive which per-
mitted the now justly reputed infamous
piece of legislation known as the Mckinley
bill 1t is little wonder that it has for its com
paniOns appropriation bills aggregating over
a billion dollars for single term. an amount
equal to that deemed necessary during the
years OF the civil war,a time when the nation
was bleeding at every pore and supporting
from 1.5OO. 900 to 1000, 900 men in the field.
Such unparalleled extravaganza can neither
be explained, justified or atoned for.
1t can only be remedied by perpetual pan,
ishment of its perpetrators from place and
power.
Therefore. in view of the foregoing facts,
with the best feeling toward those who cher
ish the real practical liberty guaranteed by
the constitution and who are struggling sub
stantially for the identical reforms OF the
Democratic party, We cannot bring ourselves
to believe that now is the day or the hour in
which to haul in the flag of the Democratic
party in Kansas. On the contrary we advise
the strongest possible organization among
Democrats and the formation of clubs and
societies throughout the length and breadth
of the state to the end that Democratic doc
trine may be properly disseminated ana the
reform movement as eDuneiated In the DEM
Ocratic platform.
To the Democracy of Kansas we say
Stand firm; put your ticket in the field; stand
stoutly by your principles and time will
bring you victory.
At night grand banquet was served
at the Throop. Judge John Martin, oil
Topeka, was master of the ceremonies
and toasts were responded to as follows
The democracy Of Thomas Jefferson
and Andrew Jackson" response by
Judge Charles w. Blair; The Victory
of 1890 and Its Lessons" response by
Hon. John A. Eaton; 1.-THE Campaign
of 1892 and Its Issues" response by
Hon. w. G. Perry; THE Democracy o.
the future" response by Hon. Jane:
Humphry; Tariff Reform Downward
and Free Silver" response by Hon. S
A. Riggs: 1.-THE Democrats of Kansas,
response by ex-Gov. George W. Click
1.-THE Young Democracy" response by
Hon. Eugene Hogan; 'The Democratj,
Press of Kansas" response by Hon. I
McIntire, president of the democratic
editorial association; THE Women o
Kansas" response by Hon. Franz
Lynch; "What We Mean" response b.
| Hon. ID. Oyermyer'