Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-01-21

u, to mar the general prosperity. Also
doubly grieyed that anything should
occur at the present time to cause dis
trust or feeling of insincerity among
our representatives, who are now COM
ing to the capital to fulfill the trust
confided to them by a united and de-
termined people, yet the history of all
parties would seem to be our portion.
and designing men join us for the pur-
pose OF fattenIng off the spolls, and
when anyone stands in their way or
does not do their bidding, then tie on
y way for them to succeed, Is to cry
thief. and while pursuit of the wrong
man is going on, the real thief succeeds
in sneaking off with the booty.
This letter mentioned above was re-
celyed by my private clerk while | was
away, and was supposed to be treated
as all other letters, as | have always
told whoever assisted me, to open all
letters, for receive none that any good
alliance man is not privileged to see
and read. Now am forced to dowhat
every man should do. and that is to de-
fend myself, and in so doing l shall
avoid as far as possible any feeling of
anger or retaliation. Ever since my
election, and especially since my stay
in this city, l have received a heavy
mail, and also conversed with a great
number of men of all parties, yet never
have heard of Turner being a candi
date until after this letter had been in
the possession of the ring of shysters
who are now using it to work up the
feelings of members to place them in
power. If this letter was written by
Mr. Turner, be is the prince of fools
and had no authority right or encourage
ment to suppose that l would consider
for one instant. his or any other mans
interests who did not insure the follow
ing qualifications for this position:
Must be farmer, an alliance
man, and have worked for the success
of the peoples party during the last
campaign
am not yet positive who wrote that
letter, if written by men who worked
the scheme to get the letter from him,
whether it was the clerk who was dis
| charged tor his drunkenness by the
board In regular session and then en-
ployed by me through sympathy as a
| private clerk, or the man who owns him
to do his dirty work, and is promised a
fat thing if said owner succeeds i'll OBJ
tanning his position in the house.
How about the attitude of the DIR?
What is the motive? When did this
change from friendship to coldness.
then to persecution commence? Some
time ago there was a request made that
the money of the state alliance should
be loaned to the Advocate; enough at
least to bridge it oyer. L opposed it
and having called the trustees together,
1t was unanimously agreed that we had
no right to do so and a motion made
and carried that all money of the alli-
ance should be deposited in some safe
bank on time deposits and none loaned
to individuals.
Now as to this whole matter, by
whom concocted and by whom assisted.
The men who will purloin a letter and
publish same to injure their own party,
are certainly capable of forging or any
other class of mlsdemeanor, provided
they can avoid the penalty,
the traitorous friend or sneaking
assassin, the Icing, slanderous
orn6 hn 1xaIYN Id
thiefs, are all alike, contemplate, and
do and will receive the scorn they de-
| serve, and 1 can surely let them pass
with these few complimentary remarks
AS for those who honored me with
their confidence, the honest and true
membership of this state, l owe you
the full and free denial now given.
have never by word, or deed, or
thought, wronged you or betrayed any
confidence reposed in me. 1 deny any
and every insinuation contained in let
ter and comments by Advocate and
pronounce in every instance where 1t
reflects on me, the whole a fabrication
without any foundation in thought or
fact and warn you to look well to the
pit being dug for you by these men, no
matter how you may view my acts or
my denial, don't let these or any other
shysters and tricksters fool you on the
issues. Remain true to your princi-
pies, true to your yourselves and show
our enemies within and without our or
der, that trickery cannot win.
did not wish to have this letter pub
lished until we could investigate and
find out who were the culprits and
what the motives were. / thought
then, and think now, that we could
trace this to some interested parties
who wished to injure me or the order
| offered to have this letter placed in
hands of representatives of our party
at their first meeting, also my state
ment. This seems not to suit the men
who alone know why this matter has
been sprung. ask full and thorough
investigation and will cheerfully give
all assistance 10 any committee ap-
pointed, but as long as am president
of the state alliance Will do my whole
duty, and no set of men shall carry
out any scheme that will injure our or
der, if can prevent it. Why did they
give the information to a rival press
and not to friendly papers before publ
cation in the Advocate?
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SENATOR JONES on SILVER.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, in address
ing the senate In support of Senator