Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
That League Address.

Kansas affairs-our wealth and in
So far as the address
thus devotes itself to a statement of
Kansas wealth and indebtedness, it is
In the main true and timely-a refu-
tatiOn of all contrary and injurious
statements and a vindication of the
states good name.
The figures given to represent the
total value of the assessed property of
the state; its actual valuation; the COM
parison with the assessed valuation of
the property of other states-all complI-
mentary to Kansas; the amount of
farm mortgage Indebtedness; the re-
duction of that debt during the past
six months; the resources and present
prosperous condition of our affairs f.
nancial and otherwise-all this makes
a splendid showing, and is calculated
TO set Kansas right before the world
So far as these features of the ad-
dress are concerned it cannot be ad-
versely criticised, and deserves only
the highest commentator; but, when
certain other matters contained in
that address, its true motive, the ami
mus which inspired it, the statements
its makes rejecting upon the Alliance
as a political organization are eonsid-
cred, it is open to criticism, and will
not meet with the approval of fair
minded men.
To begin with, the address IS a
purely partisan document, issued not
so much to defend the good name of
Kansas and to contribute to its ma
terial and general welfare, as to glori-
fly the republican party, and to seek,
under the cover of a pretended desire
''to refute the ISLANDERS Of the Peoples
Party" to regain lost political ground
to enable the republican party to
profit by whatever of prosperity the
state now enjoys.
And right here, the Champion de-
sires to say that the republican party
of Kansas for years, until the present
leaders became obliVious to the best
interests of the whole people, did a
grand work for Kansas. indeed gave
the state a1ift towards and contribu-
ted in vast measure to It's phenomenal
growth-made possible the glory and
power of this magnificent common
wealth. This is true, and for it the
party deserves great credit-the
Champion has no hesitency, but rath-
er rejoices in being able to make this
truthful statement; at the same time
the party has Numbered and allowed
itself to be used as the tool Of corpor-
atoms, as the agency of interests f.
nancial and commercial, inimical to
the highest welfare of the mass of the
common people-this more during the
last decade than during its former
history; and it was the consciousness
of this fact that led to the revolt of
the farmers against it. and which re.
suited last fall in its overwhelming
defeat.
The address in question refers only
to the good things the republican par
ty has been instrumental in helping
to achieve, but it very studioIslJ
avoids all allusion to the political and
economic evils for which our party il
responsible, and which furnished the
motive and occasion of the Alliance
revolt with all its subsequent results
1t seeks to cast the odium of dema-
goguery upon the Peoples Party. L
charges that party with being the sd
vocate of reputation; with being
wholly responsible for the so-callet
calamity howl which, it is asserted
has injured the states credit anC
standing abroad; it, in short, seeks t
impugn the motives and to falsify tn,
reasons for the existence of that part.
and all, as we have stated, not from
any benevolent desire to promote tn,
welfare of Kansas, but solely to breal
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without repentance, the republican
party to the control which the follie
and political crimes of its leaders just
ly forfeited.
The Peoples Party, it will not b
denied, has made mistakes. It has
through some of its Indlscreet leaders
been placed in false light-througl
erratlc statements rejecting on Kan
sas, but the great mass of that part.
are not to be blamed for the errati
utterances of two or three leaders.
Furthermore, at the time the part,
was organized, its organization wa
amply justified by existing politicH
and economic conditions, and, its con
tinuance Is equally justified by tn
fact that these political and economi
conditions have not changed, nor ar
they likely to under the present lead
ership of the republican party o
Kansas, nor the dominance of The mel
most potent in the counsels of the ma
tional republican party.
Kansas is prosperous now. She
paying her debts, she has big crops
and an unprecedented demand a
good prices for all her surplus pre-