Western Kansas world., 1891-10-31
sermonettes On Reform Topics.

Brethren: Do you believe that ''the
Office must seek the man" IF 60, then
why do yoa remain longer in an organi-
zation whose leaders are seeking oficef
Can you point to single agitator of 90
called reform who is not now or has not
been place hunter? Do you not know
that the county, state and national move
ment of pretended reform is controlled
by men of this class in furtherance of
their own interests? Are you not person
ally acquainted with reform patriots who
have sought four or five different Offices
within that number of months? Has it
been definitely settled which particular
Office is after each particular patriot?
Does it not remind you of the mating Of
q flock Of ducks in the springtime? Final
ly can you indorse the action as consist
ent with the profession of these men?
Do you endorse the reform motto with
malice toward mono and charity for alp"
Do you not know some retormers whose
actions and utterances paraphrase the
motto and make it read "with charity for
none and malice toward alP' who do not
happen to agree with them? One of the
leading agitators of this county recently
said in the course of a speech this gov.
ernment has been stealing from the
people for the past twenty years" !"
How is that for an expression of charita.
bleness? How is that from q man who
has received hundreds of dollars from
this thieving government? Has he been
sincere all these years? Has he just dis
covered that the money has been stolen?
Is not the receiver as guilty as the thief?
Brethren do you believe that "pssses
are bribes"? Then why should you stulti-
fy yourselves by continued endorsement
of men who accept passes after defining
such action as bribery? They are all
at it; from the highest to the lowest, from
Ben down to Baker, and the clowpish
Simpson boasts OF bis pass and his salary
in his public speeches.
Has he returned q cent of this money
No, not a cent?. It has fed and clothed
himself and his family. 1t has paid lis
employees and thereby enabled him to
spend hours at time in perusal of cal
amity liter ature, filling bis soul with the
virus of gall and bitterness which he now
seeks to poison his benefactor. Out
upon such base ingratitude but let us be
thankful for the sake of our faith in man.
kind in general that such men are few!
Yes, very few compared with the great
mass of humanity, but that few are un-
doubtedly controlling the movement of
sham reform.
In conclusion, brethren, allow me to
advise you to get out of this unholy COM
bination of deceit and pretended reform.
The hypocrisy of it's leaders destroys all
your influence for good and you will be
forced to abandon your object however
laudable it may be. Get out OF 1t! Go
anywhere! Anything is better than de-
eeption and false pretenses. Such mock
cry of reform is detested by self respect
ing republicans, and decent democrats
dare not touch it. It would be fatal
alike to both. I am fully convinced of
the sincerity of the rank and file Of the
new party or the alliance which is the
same, I believe they arc honest and
their intentions at tho time of joining
were and are yet just as honorable as
mine were. I am also aware that it will
take some effort to leaEe this party of
glittering promises and .plenteous ''per
capita" Your motives will be impugned.
You will be threatened with social and
political ostracism. The demagogues
will say that you joined for Office and left
for the want of it. Never mind that.
They can't hurt you except in one way
and that Is by contact, by association
with them. Get ont! Go anywhere else
and be consistent which you cannot be
while following leaders whose actions
you dare not endorse. Ex-ME1BER.
We Told You SO.
The 'Goodland Rrfa5ljoas rehashes
that old chestnut about the alliance be-
ing non-political organization. No big
ger falsehood was ever told. The Or
ganization would not hold together six
months Il it were not for the Office seek
er-Dkill;&s6nyD DssH0kcA.