Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-10

n1itted preparatory to my limitations 1--WE
aseure you that there is nothing in the
order that will conflict with your previous
religious and political convictions; KNOW
ing this, arc you ready to GO on.
81 believed that when I went in, but
have the facte been verified? In less
than four weeks my sab-alliance began
discussing the merits OF q candidate. pro-
posed by another surveillance, for county
representative. l entered my protest.
Did you, nay brother alliancemen? No,
like me, you we're blind. No one realized
that in a year there would arise a power
that would control it as it is controlled to-
day.
in this Sixth district convention met
at Hill City to nominate candidate for
congress. How did it meet? With
closed DOORS Those not in the secret
work were requested to leave before the
business of the work begun. Mr.. Baker
was nominated for congress. Thus new
element is introduced into our free
American system of politics, that of
secret conventions and organizations
an element that can not and never has
and never will live upon american soil.
Every alliance speakers spoke of
the two old parties with contempt, trying
to persuade themselves into believing
that there is no difference between a
caucus and secret session of the farmers
alliance.
am brought to the conclusion that
the peoples party OF 1892 is the defunct
deformity of the farmers alliance of 1890.
1t was necessarys to make q change.
They said we will meet in secret as farm
er's alliance and adjourn to open doors
as the peoples party. And they did.
Does this not prove that the peoples
party came from the farmers alliance?
In the fall of 1890 the health of my
family forced me to make visit to the
Pacific coast. While there, the peoples
party placed me in nomination and
elected me to the lower house of our state
legislature. The legislature convened I
was there. Many things came before us
as your lawmakers. 1t is of few of
of the legislature and upon my arrival at
home, was called into account by my
peoples party friends for my course upon
several occasions. I was requested to
talk before sub-union with open doors.
[ gave my consent; but before the time
of the meeting was informed that it was
to regulations, and therefore I
must content myself by speaking behind
closed doors. This positively refused
to do. will never consent to defend my
public acts in secret, and did not.
'The question of finance, of the sub
treasury and land loan, etc., we're sub
mitted. When I began discussing these
in open sessions l was informed that it
was against the rules of the order to
speak upon these topics in open session.
You know how it was, my brother
You know how we discuss
ed these questions in our secret sessions,
Of course you do. L refused to support
such schemes. Brother q. S. Hall, of
did the same thing. What was
the result in Missouri? Brother Hall has
been sustained by the people, as all men
will be who sustain the truth openly and
above board
"As { remarked, I was called into
question upon my record in your state
especially upon the petitions
sent to us by thousands of old soldiers re-
spectlng the election of a United States
senator. I know that every man will
endorse my course in this respect. The
law of Kansas denies no man the right to
petition. Our body, when asked to
spread one OF the petitions upon the
pages of the house ouInal, refused.
was the only alliance man who dared to
speak in defense of the measure; only
eleven voted for it. It was turned over
10 committee of three old soldiers and
finally became part Ct the house record. |
y a
bounty to our infant sugar industry, in
which it was the intent to repudiate by
refusing to pay the stipulated 2 cents per
pound. would not and did not become
q party to this reputation. Next came
The state printer bill. Upon investiga-
lion we found that the state printer is not
paid too much, but that there is no limit
to the extent that printing may be carried
On. There was absolutely no limit as to
quantity. A bill regulating this matter
was proposed by the lower house, for
which Rice of Bourbon, republican
member, offered substitute which was
much better than the origional. I sup
ported the substitute, and my fellow clti-
zens, no man is fit to occupy seat in any
Legislative hall who can not rise above
partyism and work for principle no mat
ter from what party it emanates, [cheersl
"What are some of the reasons for the
growth of the peoples party?
believe that it is a law of nature that
quick growth means short life.
"First-The universal drought. It was
"Second-Deceptive arguments; such
rs government loans at one per cent Do
you have much of these things now?
No! Why? You are in the midst of one
# the greatest harvests ever seen in Kan
sas. Who brought it about? Was it an