Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22
PEOPLES PARTY IN KANSAS.
Lies Exposed and Hopeful Outlook
Shown.

ITO FoOple party SldCc CcIltIdl GULL
mittee has issued an address to the peo-
pie of Kansas, in which it is shown that
during the past year material advance
ment was made in strength and num-
bers. The opening paragraph says:
"The people of Kansas are to be con-
graduated, and the cause of political re-
form must be encouraged by the results
of the recent election in this state. The
official returns show that we have cast
6,38S more votes than our candidate for
governor received in 1890, while the Re-
publican vote is q, $3.50 less than the vote
cast for Lyman w. Humphrey last
year. The Democratic vote of the state
has dwindled from II 1857 in 1890 to 3D.
1888 in 1891"
The committee shows that the Demo
Gratis voted with the Republicans, and
the vote for the Peoples party ticket
represented the vote of that party alone.
In summing up the results the commit
tee reaches the following conclusions:
1.-THE last election demonstrates that
Notwithstanding the corruption, the bull
doing and the nendacity of our chief
political opponents, the Peoples party is
today stronger than ever before and
more numerous than any other. 1t is by
safe margin the plurality party of Kan
sas. While it is true we are not yet
majority of all the people, we are more
nearly so than any other party, and we
are therefore beyond the power of any
political element to dictate where and
how the political power of the state Of
Kansas shall be cast The false claim Of
our enemies, whose mendacity is most
disheartening to patriotism and man.
hood that our adherents have forsaken
their principles and returned to their old
party wallow, is demonstrated by the
returns to be base SANDER prompted by
the unhallowed wishes of those by whom
it is uttered. The alleged victory of the
Republican party is like that of the
British red coats at Bunker Hill, in fact
but the beginning of a peoples freedom.
We have passed through the most trying
ordeal and have maintained our integ
rity. The argument is upon our side
and the cause Of the people is cherished
with more earnest devotion and more
determined spirit than ever before"
The expressions of the conventions of
Knights of Labor and kindred Organiza-
tons give satisfaction to the committee,
and they, with the Alliance, are termed
political, though not partisan" organ
izations. The address says that new
political party is necessity to them;
that they will stand by the party that
promises them the relief they demand.
1t is predicted that the Industrial con-
vention, which meets at st. Louis Feb.
90, will unite their ranks with ours
throughout the length and breadth of
the land" The address then continues:
During all these years of disaster to
our commercial and business interests
the wealth of the country has been rap
idly concentrating in few hands, until
81 900 persons own five-eighths of the
aggregate wealth of the entire nation.
Every branch of business is depressed.
The merchant fails for want of trade
and the banker from depreciation of
values. Labor is unemployed or made
Quately paid. Our cities are the abodes
of poverty and want, and consequent
crime, while the country is overrun with
tramps. Starvation stalks abroad amid
an overproduction of food, and 100000
of i'll clad men and women and helpless
children are freezing in the midst of an
'overproduction of clothing"
OF the plans of the committee for the
future comfort of the party in Kansas,
it says:
I'm view of the Importance of the
work before us. the state central COM