Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-06-02


visited the Kansas delegation returning
from the Cincinnati convention at the
Union depot in that city and sent in the
following report to his paper:
''The child is born" Sand he's a
healthy youngster." "And his name is
Eli" These were. the expressions That
fell from the lips OF the rear guard OF
The Kansas delegation from the Cincin-
natl convention as they alighted, 200
strong, from their train at the Union
depot. :.
They were all travel stained but their
enthusiasm was contagious. They felt
the inspiration of having done some
thing and felt like telling all the world
about it.
P. P. Elder was dressed in his long
coat and broad brimmed black hat and
wore an 81 told you so" smile. "Yes,
they said we couldn't go there and do
anything. and that we would split into
hundred factions" he said. But the
child was born without struggle and
the moment was suspicious. You see,
we came over to the commercial con.
gress here in this city and got just
hbout what we wanted, and then went
back home to tend to my farm and feed
my hogs, and now I am going back
again to do the same thing, and we have
had pretty much our way this time, l..
guess."
But "Old" John Davis, as he is
lamiliarly called in the Fifth district
and at his Junction City home, was per-
haps the most striking figure in the
delegation. He has been hard fighter
in many political battle, but had new
sr had the good fortune to be on the
winning side until last November. His
face is wrinkled with age and the cares
of q pioneer.
"The one thing I want to speak
hbout," he said, lis the great unan1m-
lty of action in the Cincinnati conven-
lion. There was little talk of dissen-
tion at the start, but there really was
none. The delegates were from thirty
1--we sta1,s and were from many seperateS
organizations, but their aims and wishes
were the same. And that wish gave
birth to the peoples party No, the
Bouth was not as fully represented as
we could have wished, but we have
confidence in that part OF the country,
and the south will be with us In 1892.
"You never yet saw an army in which
some part was not ready for battle first.
Well, that is the way with our move
ment. The west is the first division in
the forces to make the decisive move,
but the other sections will move rapid
lily to the front until an unbroken line
is presented. Each section has thought
a single line of action would give the
desired result. Kansas wanted more
money, but the interest on it and the
usury made the state poor. The south
thought system of bonded warehouses
would relieve the pressure, but it failed
The east placed reliance in strikes, but
it found that a stomachc will starve
quicker than dollar.
''Who will be the probable presiden-
tial nominee of the peoples party In
1892"
swell, look here, young man, did
weather and make success at it? l
ganization and a seperate ticket in each
state at the coming elections? Well, l
should say so, and the party will carry
more of the western and southern states
than you dream of. The principles of
the new party are bound to win. Even
Senator Plumb has furnished us good
arguments, and so has Senator Ingalls,"
will the peoples party representa-
tives in congress stand with that party
which grants them most?"
''No sir. You might better say that
the party that gets our votes will come
to us and vote for our demands. We
will stand as party in ourselves, how
ever small our numbers. OF course we
have some bills to present, and they
will at least be sent to the committee
rooms or the pigeon hole. But we will
be there to watch the rascals even
should we accomplish nothing else and
will keep our people informed of the in