The advocate., 1891-06-03
FHRr REpUBETClN- PRESS AND THE NEW

l INN 0hA UDAAOAN Ehhco AMI IAE NEW
| EA"A - ~, ~ ~ ~, r'iaatit
liH Under this head the Capital pub
fishes the following very sensible re-
marks Of Judge Gregory; OF Garden
City, alta convention in the city of
Hutchinson ndrn iromr-y,r H
Neither the return of the. old igiends nor the
accession OF the new is 70 be brought about by
EV3tupefAti0h. Abuse never placated An offender
noe converted an enemy. d To- secure. the return
and the renewed cooperation OF those who have
been led or driven away from us by false Ideas,
or unfOunded fears, or by lack of needed action
on our part, they must be, convinced THAI the
party has the desire to do all that every good
citizen can ask and that It win, With their aid,
have the power alSa. They can be thus con-
ylneed only by. courteous. argument Tapnts,
jeers and epIthets will not bring back any Of
tllose who have gone astf8y, butwill only tend 10
dTiye them permanently Into the hostile camp.
Commenting upon the, abOVe,nthe
Capital s&ys,rnnoiqnI 70 "rroli H,'i .
These are wise suggestions, but, we believe
they, Ike Senator Ingalls, letter to the same con
vention. arise nom an erroneous idea OF the
methOd adopted by the loyal Republican press
OF Kansas In treating the Peoples party Vitu-
peratlon, abuse, taunts, jeerS and epithets have
Been from tile beginning the equipment Of the
bAnd guides who have attempted 20 lead the Re-
publican farmers into new party under false
II kAro volal nty a,A
deCnratiOn OF principle&' The Republican party
has answered these foOS acc0rdlng to their folly.
But the rank and nle of the Alllance,, men who
have been misled by the reckless pleadlngs Of
the third party 'agitatOFs, have invariably been
treated, Wth respect and ,accostef With ,,argIl-
mept, not epithets, The fall campaign was the
SbleSt Id point 6f genuine political argument on
the part bOthU Of she Republican pTesSaand the
Republican speakers ever fought outin Kansas.
Since the election the Republican papers have
presented the right aud logical arguments
against such iolles as the ,subtreasury blu and
the land money scheme Of Senator. PETER. with
great force and patience The last SIX months
have been an educational period. Old ground,
political, social and, economical, has been re-
visited and re-examlned. Established principles
Of hhanc6 have been fe-iKvestigSted' and feeS-
tablIshed by argument which thel Republican
papers have continued to set before the farmers
at the cost OF considerablete tedOusness, no doubt,
10 other readers. ~ "n'"' hr"'" ''nhnhH
i II the campaign madeiby the Republican press
of Kansas win not win. nothing can. 1t Is an
honest, courageous and respectful campaign,
SO far az least In thg last regard as concerns
the farmers OF Kansas, Towards, many, Of, the
leaders Of this movement the attitude has not
been so respectful because inthe main they are
not respectable. 'SHchrmeR as Simpson, Sam
Weed, Elder, Willlts and, Ben Clover haye no
right TO demand respectful treatment. They are
spOlls hunters, willing to do any mischief now
ever serious, provided bhey thus Secure notorlety
and office, The Republican press has no apology
whatever to make for It's conduct 0l the con
tFaryy1t has made defense Of just principles,
which entities 1t TO the gratitude not only OL the
Republicans Of Kansas, but Of All citizens who
love the state. 81
If the. CopitaI would not consider
it IAN irnpertinehtinq we would
ask when and where any attempt has
been made at argument by the Re-
publican press upon any Of the ques-
tions involved in the campaign Of last
year, Or Or at any time since its e. closet
Please refer ps TO- the q. date, and nun num-
Der OF the I Capital which ,s2ntEa contains
suchl. an an attempt, Ptt argument, or
which attempts 70 deal with the, ALI
ance movement by any other method
than that Of falsehood,. ."Vituperation,
abuse. tauntsr ieerss and, epithetsY'