The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-15

cause.-the cause Of a common country
the cause Of humanity and Justice
We expected opposition, persistent
bitter und powerful opposition We
expected that every eNpedieut that
could be devised for demoralizing aud
dividing us would be employed. We
expected that the formidable evils
against which we had ent red battle
would intreuch aud fortis behind party
lines and employ the 10 schinery ana
enginery of party power against us. We
expected that our righteous demund
for m open fed and uu equal chance
in the race of life would De ignored and
spurned- We expected that our earnest
plea for Justice would not be weighed
in the scale of reason nor met
with fair and manly argument, but
that we would be ridiclled. maIigned
aud Persistently m.srspressuted IN
all this we have not beea disappoin ted
Now, what is our duty as lance
men2 Plainly, it is to stand 10y ally
and manfuIIy by our principles voLg
for no man nor party who oppose our
principles, extend the hand of friend
ship aud fsIlowship to any ma1 or
party who favor our principles Place
measures above men Place country
above section Pace love OF home, Of
family. above the Elusive aud treach-
erous rewards of party service Place
right above wrong
Let duty-tle gTuudssr word ever
uttered in the dialect of mortal tongue
duty > God, duty to country, duty 20
home and family, De the sublime stand
ard OF our actiol in all things devolv-
ing upon US as ciuizeus- Let US be dilA-
gent aud faithful in all Que duties o.
aIIiaucemeu- Keep up and strengthen
the Organization Encourage the Vvuv-
ering. strengthen the weak ani confirm
the strong Continue to educate
H rrua.Hr.
OF justice. equity and truth. The
crucial test OF QUE manhood and
our loyalty 70 principle is upon
Us. Stupenduous effort viii be ma 10
by our enemies to 80 direct the cam
pairn OF 1892 as to disrupt AMI destroy
our organization Appeals TO sectional
pride OF prejudice viii bz made Let
us answer that our order knows no
north, no south, no east, no west Iho
/ disafection or disloyalty of an occa-
/ sionaI traitor In our ranks viii be urged
[ as evidence OF decay Let us ans gveT
[ that no human organization that ever
I had an existence was exempt from
l these. Party fealtT aud party spirit VIII
I be invoked 20 force an abandonment
+ of our principles Let as answer that
| we viii stand by that party THAI
I will stand by uss and that we are not
] so blind as 20 expect relief ~ the hand
of any political party that opposes our
I principles ana see KS TO destroy our or
I gauization- Weakness iu mum beFs, and
our disorganized condition as a poliu-
cal factcr. viii be paradsd 20 prove
our helplessaess- Let Us answer that
I the old Saxon spirit and courage which
I met this same base argument in two cl
the uightiest revolutions of modern
times. and gave 70 the world this great
country, has not yet died ont in the
hearts OF the American people
Corporate power, centralized capital
and all their allied political forces, viii
be held up in formidable array TO in
tiuidut= us Relying On the justice OF
our cause, ths iuvincible power OF right
and the favor Of God, let us meet them
with the only weapons left us-man
hood and ballota-
Equal rights % all and special priv
ieges 10 no1sF IS all we ask A JUS
and houoFabls people would ask foi
{ uothfur more A just and Houora5!r
people would be content with nothing
less BE not deceived b. plausible de
vices involving q connProuise OF pEiret
plea. OF a betray-l Of the high purposo.
of oar crlier. Beware OF gift-bcarin- {
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