The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-20

cOntraQlcteQ Dy an article WHICH III
says appeared in this paper about ;
year ago commenting upon the failur,
of an +. NJ. b. A. contract store. w,
: do not remember publishing such al
article, but if we did how does tba
contradict what was said about thu
! +. NJ. B. a. coming with gooc
name? If be means to imply that We
commenced criticising and opp sing
the order IN the very beginning, he is
utterly mistaken as our files will
show.
! He asks US to name the designing
demago CUES, who led the F. NJ. B. A,
estray, and point out their schemes.
We do not care TO court murder, bat
tie and sudden death" by naming all
of them; but how would Brer Hay
ward do for one? And how would
Brer Aitkin do for another? Their
scheme was simply to drag the f. NJ.
b. a. into partizan politics. And
didn't they do it? And didn't it re-
suit exactly as the REGISTER said it
would, in the disruption of the order?
The Farmers Friend says it did, and
as it is the "official organ" it ought to
know. Going into politics under the
leadership of the aforesaid dema-
gogues was the events" the "inexor-
able logicn of which, Mr.. Ritter truly
says, retired the f. NJ. B. A. from AL
len county.
Our declaration that 1.-THE Alliance
comes bearing a bad name because it
is Southern organization with South
ern principles" Mr.. Ritter stigmatizes
a malignant specimen of fanatical
sectionalism." But is it not true?
The Alliance is Southern organic "a
ton, because it was organized in the
South and all but one of its general
officers are southerners. Its presi-
dent is a Confederate Colonel, of
North Carolina land the man, blythe
way who ordered his Union prisoners
shot on the field of Gettysburg be-
cause they were likely to be recap
tured). And it has Southern princi-
Piles, not only politically-as shown
in the declaration against pensions
and in the denunciation of the force
bill at the Ocala convention-but in
business way also as shown in its
opposition TO the Conger pure lard
bill because it would injure the cotton
seed oil industry and help the North
ern hog raiser, and in its advocacy of
the sub treasurery scheme which
would give, Kansas tro sub, treasures
whereas it would put one in nearly
every county all over the South. So
we repeat it is Southern organiza-
ton with Southern principles. Wheth-
er this fact should give it bad name
here in Allen county, we will not ar
que; hut that it does do so we think
will not admit of question. For
while We wish it were true, as our
friend somewhat grandiloquently
states, that Southern principles are
Northern principles and Eastern prin-
ciples are Western principles" yet
the mournful fact remains that it is
not true. The West demands free sill
yer, for example, while the East is
opposed to it. The North |
believes in a free, fair ballot, while /
he South will not have it, and their
business interests, in many respects,
ire as divergent as are their political
opinions. We should not quarrel
'ver these things, but at the same
ime the North should not be asked to
10 all the sacrificing OF principles.
md interests in order to keep the
'eace. When a compromise is made
here should be little yielding ON
10Th sides. In stating that the Alli-
nee came among us with n bad
anne, it will be remembered that
We expected those who approved
IS political methods and principles.
md we should like to ask Mr.. Ritter
this is not true? We should like to
SIX him if he does not find Repub-
cans generally suspicious about john
lg it?
Mr.. Ritter denies that the Alliance is
secret political society, and quotes its
institution in support of the denial.
tut he follows up this denial by say
lg that his idea of a secret society is I
ne 1.-THE existence of which is known
My to its members" We suppose,
Aen that Mr.. Ritter would have us {
elieve that the Masonic order is not
secret society because others besides {
s members know of its existence. Of s
purse We do not claim that the AL /
ance is openly and avowedly secret 1
official society. But is it not essen {
ally and actually one? 1t may be I
nat politics is not made a test of t
although We can name l
yo men who have said that in join
g it they took an obligation to sup t
1rt the ticket the Alliance should L
ldorse, and we can name another g
no appeared for initiation but with 6
rev before it was completed because, L
his own words; al found I could J.
)t become a member aud retain my 9
If respect" But we are willing to s
limit that the two men may have Il
aen mis- t a lpn aud fhat tha n,,a MOS, II
i've been over sensitive. And vet is r