Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-02-05

one or the people, and I'VE, the people,
have commenced the building of new
political organization. Then he
struck labor. Of course the principles
of the new party were ''deep as human
ity." They always are. Labor was
the common lOt-a remark as original
as ever it was, and transportation is
one of the common necessities of the
people, while money is the oil that lub-
ricates the machinery of civilization. -
These, Mr.. PETER said, were "funda-
mental ideas" We should say So
very fundamental. as railroads have
done more for Kansas than any other
region of equal dimensions and natural
advantages on the earth, there is some
thing the matter. The cranks ought
TO confscate the roads to fundamental
humanity no doubt.
Mr.. PETER ran on to say the new
political structure was to be the grand
est ever erected by man. Certainly.
These new structures are incompar-
able. Mr.. PETER undertook to talk
tariff reform, and was opposed to tax
ing one industry for the benefit of an
Other'-sO are we all, Peffer-and was
opposed to high duties on any article
in common use, no matter what. But
PETER, that is twaddIe. What is a
high duty? What is common use?
Screw you down to business and you
would squeal with the pangs of uncon-
scious incapacitY. PETER believed free
trade in many articles the best form
of protection. What articles, PETER?
Name an article. He wanted to get all
the good out of the necessary tariff
that could be had. Goshl That is as
profound and as particular as Cleve-
land. He wanted to remember that
We were Americans and not Germans:
that is just what is done in the McKin-
ley law. Then Mr.. PETER announced
the grand army of the people would
take possession in 1872. So soon? $50
gifted and so young" said the coined
ian, land yet so full of Apollinalis.' .;
Mr.. PETERS ideas ran out at this point
and he began to wander. He started
the speech under the impression that
he was a statesman, but he struck the
stand. The peoples movement, he
said, as he took to the green grass,
recognized the ladies. The women
were to vote and the men were to quit
drinking. Good thing. Then he ex-
pressed the supreme gratitude of the
people Of Kansas to the Father of all
mercies for this distribution of His
blessings. Here was an effort to
charge his election to the senate to
Divine providence and to hold the
Almighty personally responsible for the
alliance. 1t seems to have struck the
glittering Intellect of PETER that per-
haps it was hardly in order for him to
lead in the ballelujahs over his own
election, and he asked pardon, 'inas-
much as am not a minister" 1t is a
pity he neglected this formality. He
could bestow the necessary benedic-
ton on himself and give out the hymns
in his own sweet praise.
There has first to be a new party, and
'thanks to the Master first, and the
people of Kansas next, we have sue
ceeded. Here is one of the fruits of
it." This is perfectly splendid. "Here
is one of the fruits of it," is a sublime
sentence. Read that over three times.
After this he had only to 'consecrate"
his life, just as Mr.. Cleveland has re-
peatedly done, to the cause of the peo-
pie. Then he performed the prohibit
ton act, saying, 81 will drink to your
good health" he "seized goblet of
water and drank the contents" and
stepped drawn with the proud con-
seriousness of being great man with a
mission and the world all before him
for conquest, the presidency in full
view and his consecrated life precious
thing to the nation. The poor man
has no doubt that he viii be the lofty
leader Of a revolution, and that he will
be called upon to furnish the world a
fresh outfit of ideas. But he is of that
class of insect that does not survive a
frost