Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-14
~. ,4ona,s VIEW OF IT.

Der Co., has exchanged his residence
prophsrty In Columbus for property
In Kansas City and will soon remove
not only his family, but the general
Offices Of the lumber company as well,
10 the city ut the mouth OF the Kaw.
Mr.. Long thinks he has worked too
hard aud long aud expended too much
money for the upbuilding OF Cherokee
county 10 merit the warfare which
has been made upon him within the
past year or two BY the farmers ALI.
ance. Cherokee county will lose ono
OF her most enterprising and substan.
tial citizens when Mr.. Long leaves 1t.
Il From the News OF last week.
Referring to the above article ]
wish to say that have no other idea
but that the editor Of the Baxter
Springs News meant to pay me q COM
pliment and for such 4 motive Ger.
tainly thank him, but / fear that part
of the article referring to the treatment
I have received at the hands of the ALI.
ance organization 10 misleading and
does the alliance as well as myself an
injustice, for remembering the liberal
patronage my company has received
at the hands of the farmers Of this
county for these many years, l have
no complaint 10 make, and concede the
alliance, or any individual member Of
II. the right to trade where they
please.
admit that circumstances In this
county, and in Columbus, especially
in Columbus, might have been such
as 10 have bound me closer, and made
1t harder for me 10 have made up my
mind to have moved away, yet the
prime cause of my moving Is because
believe / can better handle my bust.
ness elsewhere.
From many things have heard l
feel that have been sorely misrepre-
sented and misjudged by s,me Of the
farmers of this county. / had expect
ed to remain perfectly quiet In refer
ence to the matter, but In as much as
I feel it my duty TO say something to
refnte the impression / believe the ar.
ticle referred to above will leave, 1
will add few words more, stating
where have always stood on the al
lance question. I have always be-
Iieved since have been old enough TO
think upon such questions, that very
laborer should be literally rewarded
for his toll. What encouragement
have we, If we 90 forth at early morn,
and return late at night, having labor
ed and ioiled all the day long, If we
receive no reward for our lab0rs?
firmly believe that there is no class OF
men in all this great country Of ours,
who have made so little, considering
the amount of capital invested, aud
labor perfol med, as the farmers.
Where the trouble lies, I am NOT far.
seeing enough to know, but that u is
q tact no honest man can deny. This
being true, l am not surprised that the
farmers have organized themselves in
TO a body for the purpose Of enhanc.
ing their Interests, aud bettering their
condition. Were / a farmer, l Ger.
tainly expect / would be al alliance
man. believe in men engaged In all
lines Of business working together
striving to make q reasonable profit
on the capital invested.
While am we'll satisfied that some
members of The farmers alliance have
talked of me, and of the company i
represent, nIjustly, unfairly aud I'M
manly, still l think II would be child.
ish in nc to hold the alliance organi.
cation, as a body, responsible therefor.
When l consider the many honest,
honorable, intelligent, straightforward
men, who are members OF this Organi-
cation, cannot conclude that IL was
brought into existence for the purpose
of tearing one man down to build an.
other man up. l have good reasons
to believe that some of the warmest
friends have In this county are mem.
bers of the farmers alliance. / have
lived in this county for sixteen years,
and l do not expect to leave It with a
feeling of enmity against single soul
in 1t, but with feeling Of regret, and
with the memory Of many fond recol-
lectiOMs.
Permit me TO say to one and all, be
you members of the farmers alliance,
union labor, republican, or even the
democratic party, you will find Us after
February 18th, on the corner OF Ninth
and Walnut streets, in Keith & Perry
building, Kansas City, Mo-, where We
will be pleased to have you call and
see us, when you feel so disposed.
Thanking my many friends for their
liberal patronage, aud good will, l re-
main, yours most respectfully,
r. A. LONG.
ooNrPErElTT DRucGTgr.