The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-27
T R KANSAS.
Bro. Frank McGrath Refutes the Mali
cious Reports Sent Out.

NSA
Mr.. EDITOR:-I wish to congratulate
the Alliance people OF the South in hav-
ing so honorable a representative at
the head of our National organization.
Bro. L. L. Folks visit to Kansas has
been one etfecting a great deal OF good
in placing before the people in his I'M
! selfish and devoted manner the great
causes in which we are all interested,
and establishing a perfect feeling of
confidence between the people of the
North toward the people of the South.
Bro. Folks visit was a continued OVa-
ton at the hands of our Alliance peO-
pie, and in fact by all good citizens of
the State of Kansas. The bold, fear
less and manly manner in which he
denounced the injustices to humanity
won the respect of his hearers and
thoroughly disarmed the opposition SC
that not one word was said against
this honorable advocate of human
rights.
In reference to the conditions that
existed from 1861 were in SO plain
and unmistakable terms that nc person
could doubt his sincerity and honesty
in defending what he believed was the
rights of his own beloved State and its
people. He illustrated to our people
that under the same conditions e
would have been found fighting side by
side with him. Deprived, as they We're,
of all the comforts of life, they were
fighting to establish a principle which
they thought at that time was right.
Following these assertions, with the
fact that to-day the combined forces of
the North and South could not force
back upon them the cursed institution
of human slavery, and that he now be-
lieved that the people of the South who
IRE the grey and the people OF the
North who wore the blue would join
handSin defence OftheirrightS, granted
us under the constitution of our fore
fathers lest there should be upon us a
white slavery which is far 0 to be
dreaded. Col. l.. l.. Polk is in the
hearts of the labOring and agricultural
people OF Kansas second to none III the
United States.
1t is ridiculous and yet amusing to
see the reports that have gone out
through the subsidized press as to the
manner in which our National PreSi-
dent was received and treated. No
man ever visited our State who was
more cordially greeted and received a
warmer welcome from the boys who
wore the blue. But such false reports
will not hurt us, but serve to weaken
the opposition and will react upon
them in a most disastrous manner
from the fact that there were thou
sands Of men and wOmen outside of
the Alliance that listened to him pro
duce his arguments, and know the
manner in which Our people received
and hOnOred him.
THESE reports are only a base fabrica
ton for political purposes. True to
Alliance principles, he advocated only
Alliance demands, and only in the
solution of immediate questions now
being agitatrd throughout this nation
in the interests of the wage workers
and agricuIturiSts. No person was
ever more true to his fellOwmen, in adj
herencc to the Ocala and St. Louis
demands of the Alliance organization,
in presenting the dangers that threaten
4 free government.
1t was my pleasure to be with Bro.
Polk from his arrival until his depar
ture from u State and know that no
man ever received more respect and
honor than did President Polk from
the boys who wore the blue of OurnOble
State of Kansas.
ONE WHO WORE THE BLUE.