The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-07-10


on election day. Some Of the reminis-
cences Of that sad autumn time are as
follows: '"The Alliance rapidly going to
pieces" Fifty more sub lliances de-
clared for Ingalls,. Alliance men rapid
ly going back to the Republican fold"
A loyal Alliance man reading the press
dispatch in his evening paper that
twenty-five Alliances have repudiated
the Cincinnati convention" might thinkit
barely possible that one or two instances
could have occurred in some distant part
of the state. He knows there's nothing
of the kind in his locality. But when he
reads that "ten of them have reported to
the Republican state central committee y
| why that same Alliance man laughs till
the prairies echo his jollity.
Now, of course your writer was NOR
ally certain of the truth in the case, but
in order to make assurance officially sure
| stepped to the telephone and called up
state headquarters of the Farmers Alli-
ance of Kansas. Here's the result: @
"Hello. Mr.. State Secretary Frenchi
| How many subj alliances have rsFsorted
their repudiat1o onsof The organization Of
the Peoples party at Cincinnati"
Hello, Mrs. Diggs! Is that you ask
| ing such question? What neck of the
woods do you hail from?"
"Never you mind, Mr.. Secretary,
where hail FROM want straight
forward Alliance answer. No Republi-
can prevarication allowed. How many
subs have repudiated" Jolly laugh
through the telephone.
Really now, if you are asking in
earnest must tell you. Not one single
county or sub-Alliance or any Alliance
meeting Of any description has repudi-
ated the Cincinnati convention; on the
contrary, everv gathering of our people
up to date has ratified it with a tremen-
dous hurrah."
"Well, Mr.. Secretary, if you are too
stingy to give even one of your old sub
Alliances to the Republicans, can't you
give them the small comfort of few in
dividual repudiators?"
"Sorry for 'en, but can't do 1t. /,
have yet to hear Of any one who has
heard Of anybody else who voted the
Peoples ticket last fall who is now dis
satisfied with the formation of the Ma
| tional party. Furthermore, all the au-
thentic reports which come to the state
headquarters show that our ranks are be-
ing constantly recruited by newcomers.
Nearly two weeks ago set of resolu-
tions, gotten up in fine shape with all
outer appearance of genuineness, repu-
dating Cincinnati abandoning the
third party and returning to past afflia-
tions," appeared in the Topeka Capital.
Inside of twenty-four hours it was ascer-
tained that the whole account was for
gerry, but notwithstanding the ascer-
tanned falsehood the resolutions con-
tinue the rounds of the newspapers. The
spurious resolutions were sent out by
the Associated press at Topeka, but the
correction was not deemed matter of
sufficient Importance to make an item.
All during the campaign this same Re-
publican paper conducted the fight with
just such weapons, using any sort of
false and vicious fake material and re-
fusing the telegraph wires to send the
truth following on after the falsehood
But in this last instance SO much press
uro was brought to bear by decent, trufs'
loving Republicans that a correctiA
was made i'll the columns of the paper,
though not by telegraph us the falsehood
was sent.
1t was supposed by the Republican
party managers last fall that if the peo-
pie of Kansas could be made to believe
that the Alliance was ''rebel scheme"
they would be frightened away from it..
Hence the ''rebel brigadier" was paraded
constantly, and in order to make him
| o1- &c H..
dier they forged an infamous tale about
President l.. L. Polk, charging him with
numbering wounded Union soldiers
Every Republican editor in the state
was frightened into teeth chattering
condition over this awful story. But it
was proven over and over again that the
scarecrow was gotten up for the occa-
sion. The farmers know scarecrow tricks
themselves, so that one fell fiat A CO.
incidence more or less interesting is
found in the fact that the Colonel Polk
forgery and this last resolution forgery
emanated from the same locality. An
other coincidence will follow by way of
result.
AS evidence that the old party papers
are not one bit afraid of the situation, it
will be noticed how panic stricken they
were when facing prospective state
election this fall.
President Harrison proposed to place
our chief justice on the Spanish court of
claims The CONSERVATION was comical
The telegraph wires between Topeka and
Washington were kept hot.
President Harrison succumbed to the
pathos and the tragedy Of the situation,
and we were not bereft of our state Of
ficial Saved by telegraph! Blessings
on Morse!
Meanwhile the Alliance looked cheer
fully on. Either horn of the dilemma