Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-01-14
INGALLS, PLOT AGAINST KAN
SAS.

SAS.
That the present condition of affairs
in the states of Connecticut, Nebraska,
Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and New
Hampshire, is in no manner satisfac-
tory to that class of people who are in
terested in the welfare of their country,
and the perpetuation of its institutions
and forms of government, is becoming
daily more apparent. AS a general
rule, the present deplorable condition
IN which we find the entire country, is
directly attributable to the present
speaker of our National House of
representatives.
1t is admitted by right minded men
of all political parties that he sowed
the seeds OF partisanship and injustice
that are now bearing the fruits of revo-
luton, robbery and utter disregard OF
the popular decisions in at least half a
dozen states of the union. That the
outrages perpetrated upon the above
states, will ere long be inflicted upon the
majority of the people of Kansas-ad-
mits Of no doubt. The republicans are
now Matching plot for the return of
John j. ingalls, to the senate, no mat
ter how potent the majority of the pres
ent legislature may be against him,
and to the furtherance Of this scheme
maybe attributed the partisan spirittha
is keeping the force bill alive in the
senate at the present time. 1t is the
spirit Of revolution, of open defiance of
the popular will, of an outrageous inten-
ton to defeat the peoples choice for
president in 1892. Too many, there are
who unwisely believe that the Federal
Election bill is aimed at the southern
states alone. This is not doing that ex-
cessively outrageous measure full JUS
tice. 1t is true, it is aimed IN part at
the people of the south. But it is also
directed against the great states and
cities of the north, at the people of the
more important agricultural states of
the great west who have so recently eX-
hibited a rebelliOus tendency against
their task masters in New England.
1t the provisions of the Lodge bill
should become the law of the land it is
immaterial how the peoples party, or
the democracy of the country may vote
at the presidential and congressional
elections in 1892. Republican candi-
dates will be returned by the republic
can returning boards created by its pro-
visions, even though it be at the point
of the bayonet. There can be no doubt
of this, or that when Senator Frye, of
Maine, made his declaration in favor of
"bayonet behind every ballot" he
knew the predicate whereon he was
building, and that the republican party
stands pledged to accomplish that OBJ
ject before the present session of con-
gress adjOurns.
Congressman Turner's letter to Mr.
McGrath, president of the farmers al
lance of Kansas, cannot be otherwise
regarded than as part of the Ingalls,
plot to discredit the alliance leaders,
and disintegrate the cohesive power of
the alliance members of the Kansas
legislature into'incOherent factions. No
man of sane mind Will dare refute this,
and while Turner may assert, and even
asseverate that ne did not write the
SAID letter, and try to fasten its author
ship upon man who for the
time being was acting in the capacity
Of confidential clerk-no man of sense
can do otherwise than believe that
| Turner's denial is other than direct
and most palpable falsehOOd. More
| likely the truth is, the letter was writ
ten by Turner. or at his dictation with
| the connivance of Ingalls, and others,
and no doubt it was at the same time
arranged by and between the same con-
spirators against the popular will of
the people, that it should be made pub
lie in the state at time when the quar-
rel 1t was calculated to produce in the
most likely to rebound to the interest
of John j. Ingalls,, and secure his re-
election to the United States senate.
The republican clique in New Eng
lollO 0AC lClJ dAAlOuO SlloO 1hSoAAE'
should be returned, for they have no
more superserviceble tool in congress
than the erasicable XanJippe of Kan
sas lie has always been in their com
pany, always voted with them, and al
ways been subservient to their dicta-
ton. His defeat would be a substan-
tial loss to the New England junta, as
he has frequently been of greater SER
vice to them in congress than has any
of their own members. There is nc
doubt that he feels quite sure to-
day of his reelection, as he will have
all the moneythat he requires, and ashe
does not recognize the decalogue in
politics, 1t is reasonably certain that
he would not scruple to attempt the
purchase of as many votes as he desires
to accomplish his object in defeat
ing the popular will of the people as
| expressed at the ballot box on the 4th
| day of November last.
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