The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-19
Arkansas CYCLONE.

From Kate Fields Washington.
It struck Albaugh's opera house on
the night Of February p In the per-
son OF Mrs. Mary f. Lease, state lect-
urer for Kansas. lam told that Mrs.
Lease II an unusual woman. hope
she IL, for, however capable she may
be as o farmer and bread winner, aud
however conscientious she may be In
her declaration Of rights ard wrongs,
her appearance at the wOman's con-
vention did more injury to her sex
then can be undone by many Julia
Ward Howe or clara Barton. We
are told that woman suffrage will
purify and refine politics; n Mrs.
Lease Is n sample Of what l. in store
for US, heaven help conventions aud
everything else. The gift Of CAB
uncontrolled by reason and dclicacy,
is about the most dangerous weapon
q woman rau WELD. What senti-
ment without jugdrlent did for
France In 1893 no one nee1 be told.
Women were more blOOdthirsty than
men and when Mrs. Lease, speaking
for the Farmers Alliance OF Kansas,
stated that women defeated John J.
Ingalls,, called him "a consummate
rascal" and yet resented this gentle
mans refusal the day before 10 meet
her on her own invitation, she showed
TO what sort OF warfare even Ameri-
can women will descend when their
brains are undfsciPlined.
Does anyone blame Senator Ingalls,
for not desiring TO meet so unfair an
opponent? And what a splendid
reply he made: "OnIy woman and
Indians scalp those they have kill
ledl" This review did not hesitate
to eriiiclse Senator ingalls, last
speech In the senate. but the criticism
was parllam sntary aud justiHabIe.
Mrs. Lease deserves Senator Ingalls,
rebuff, aud, 10 her methods are
adopted by her brethren Of the Fifty
second congress, chaos will come
again.
Mrs. Lease says the Alliance move
ment IL the greatest uprising since
Peter the Hermit aud his crusaders |
rescued the holy sepulcbre, that 1t |
brings the greatest promise made |
since John the Baptist heralded the
coming Of Christ-in fact, that the |
idea represented echoes the time and |
life Of the founder Of Christianity.
In the next breath she shows her
truly Christian spirit by scalping
The man she boasts Of having kill
ID, proclsming an iFrecOncilable
onflict between capital and labor,
and declaring that the Farmers
Alliance will pursue its fight against
The former "from the banks Of Wall
street 10 the gates Of hell" This IL
he language OF 9 maniac. It may
have made votes In Kansas. where
runs riot; whore recently
/ mob Of her people ralded the Office
u the Advocate al Cold water, pulled
he press 10 pieces, threw u into the
liver, and scattered the type over the
prairie; and where, but for . police
mans pistol, they would have adj
the same gag law 10 the
Eeho; but 70 will only disgust think
ng Americans. Leland Stanford,
Eho introduced tIll into the senate
or the sole benefit and supposed
financial relief OF farmers, Il one Of
he greatest capitalists Of this or any
'ther county, man who IL dedicat-
nc millions 10 . Peoples university.
There ls Q conflict between capital
md labor, bat male and female de-
will only widen the breach.
me farmer has been led by the nose
undoubtedly, bot he In his turn need
lot think, In trying TO lead others
y the nose, that two wrongs make
right. II
what do the farmers want?I
foney, thessiore they would be
capitalists n they could. Az their
10 Kansas were fol- |