The advocate., 1892-01-06
MORE ABOUT THAT FRIENDLY ADVICE

TThe following letter came to this ONCE duEinl
our absence from home, hence the delay ~ lp
appearance While we differ from Br0Gne
CoOnS, he has right TO 70 his say and shall nav
It so long as he presents Ia thoughts in respect
ful language. We are among those VINO DelleV,
in keeping EqusFely 'in the middle Of the ROAD,
come what VIII, and we sincerely believe ina
when we cease to do this We cease 70 De 2 pslEty
and any success gained by different policy VII
prove to be only defeat In another form.-ED'I
TO the Editor OF THE ADVOCATE:
Relative to Brother McCarthy's criti
cism upon "Friendly Suggestion" o.
mine in your last, have to say that thu
Peoples party of Miami county proposes
to run the coming campaign from thu
local voters standpoint, and is not suffer
ing as yet for my gratuitous suggestion
from editors, committeeman or lecturers
For Brother Mes information, however
l would state that the Democratic party
is our natural ally in this county, from
the fact that by fighting league" be-
tween us, such league can give every
candidate on It's ticket 600 majority-thC
Peoples party to take the state ant
county offices as near as may be, the
Democrats the electoral vote. See? II
that isn't natural allyship galore, tell III
what Is.
Our people have grown weary Of mis-
sionary talk. 1t may be all right witt
the missionaries, but the boys have be
come restless and banker after some Sor
Of tangible result. They believe In the
promised land as ever, but "they wan
no Moses"
Suppose every county in the state
should adopt our plan. BY July, 1892
wouldn't we have q Peoples party sue
cessor to Mr.. Plumb? Wouldn't Botkir
be retired, and wouldn't about forty Of
those Senate-rejected bills Of ours b.
smiling on our statute books? II yol
are after mortgage and other reforms, dt
you know Of quicker way to get them
If you want to endow an eternal lecture
bureau or perpetual corporation OF
new board of politicians, why, of course
you had better "shudder" along in "th'
middle Of the road"
Let Brother Nc. get It through his
head that we propose league for "cam
paign purposee," not league OF plat
forms or principles. We are anchored
on the st. Louis platform, yet neverthe
less attend the christening Of Republi
can infants and the burial Of Democratic
neighbors In Miami ] trust the time
will never come when it will be neces
sary to get o dlspensation from Topeka
or somewhere to continue 30 to do.
In conclusion, it appears that Brothe
Nc. has not read all Of my "Friendl.
Suggestions" There is one In parhcula
that would like to call his attention to
When l started out TO advocate thu
"league," made the suggestion" tha
fifty of the talking members OF our part!
in this county sign pledge not to accep
office for ten years, l to head the list
You would't believe what wonderful
sedatlve effect 1t has had.
Now, never give advice except whel
asked, but il there should ever come
time when our brother can't stop "shud
dering," as 1t were, let him take this las
suggestion" Of mine and enter his close
and there fight it out. He'll find no tain
Of Democratic "bait or trap" about il
but reform clean and cold to the marrow
bone. Fratsrnally for the right and