The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-23
SHY ANOTHER BalcK.
This One Is Awfully Soft and Falls 10
Pieces at a Touch. I'll

D
Ii Mrs. Lease OF Kansas can sparv
moment from the cares aud respou-
sibilities of electlng president she
might take trip to Springwells.
Michigan, and inaugurate some meas4
ures looking to the ameloration OF
the condition of her own sex There
scores Of women work in the brick
yards digging in the pits and carry
ing the moulds. The upper parts %
thoir bodies are almost nude. and tho
lower portions are barely covered by
coarse cloth. Several carry naked
babies while they work. They GANG
from Poland. Denver Times.
The above reminds me that In the
campaign OF 1890 | said In one OF my
speeches that in the protected state OF
Pennsylvania Tiers were women work
ing at the coke ovens women so
worn aud huggard, so bent and
wrotched. that even that old savage
chief Sitting Bull. marvelled when
he saw them that the white man could
50 abuse his squaw. This statement
was sneored at by fervld disciple OF
the doctrine Of protection to the Amer
lean laborer. who declared that it was
calamity lie,
1t seems however, that when pro-
tectonist imagines he can score q
roint or discredit speaker OF the
new school OF politics he can paint
moro hide0us picture than u calam
ityite.
Doubtless the barbario story OF the
Denver Times is true writes Annie
l." Diggs in the Topeka Advocate and
Tribune. Even still more horrid bells
than tho bricli-yards OF Springwells
are peopled with women and may DO
found in every city in this civilized
Christian land Of ours The women
in the brlck-yards are among the
lucky ones who have been able to get
work; they at least may breathe Gods
free, pure air. They doubtless get
something OF pittanoo in the shape
OF wages, hence they are in the high
way toward prosperity" and should
they be economical, prudent and lay
by portion OF each weeks wages
they will In time become wealthy AT
least rhat is the assurance we daily re-
ceive from tho upholders OF the pres
emit order Of business, Why, Carnegie
himself was once poor boy. He was
economical, prudent and put by
portion OF each weeks wagea elc.
But what about tho thousands OF wo.
men in the foul pestilential slums OF
our American internos who have not
struck vein OF prosperity such as
that within tho wholesome precincts
Of brick.yardp How about the thous.
auds of unemployed, despairing. God.
forsnken women, and the faminh
pinched emaciatcd babies swolterlA.
and gasping In foul alleys rocking
with green slime, fetid with stencil Of
oGfal. horrible with vermn and da-
bollcal with oaths and obscenlty.
While tho good Denver Times Is
pcturing tho prosperity Of this ooun-
try why not show up something worth
while. Pshnw, Mr. Times don't turn
your readers OFF with such a pale
little picture as that Of a Sprlngwells
brick yard. Get theo round behind
scenes In tho locality OF some OF your
infant industries and don't DO bit
bashful about painting tho picture
we'll. Then after you have done your
lost in the calamity line be good
enough to tell us what you propose
to do about itP You seem not to ap-
prove Of the methods OF the Peoples
party speakers What better method
for the amelioration OF these brlck-
workers do you proposeP
The people who ore taking upon
their shoulders tho responsibility OF
assisting in the election OF Gen.
Weaver do propose some now meth
ods TO deal with the new conditions
which confront the workingmen and
working women OF America. Per-
haps the people OF tho new political
school arc The better ablo TO shoulder
the responsibility OF electing Gen.
Weaver because they are not bowed
unto earth with the shame and tho
crime OF responsibility for the cond-
lions which call to high heaven for "a
change The speakers and writer's
who are shOulderlng the awful ro-
sponsbility Of olecting either Benia-
min +. Harrison or Grover Cleveland
are entirely occupied with denial that
there are any wrongs which need
Fighting They are too busy declar-
ing that the nation Is in II high stnte
OF prosperity to give attention to
women In brick yards unless they
chance to want brick to cast at
Jome woman who Is striving with al
her God.giyen powers TO ameliorato
the condition OF her voiceless hope.
less, helpless sister women
Women OF the Peoples party ar,
all protectionists Mr. Times but wo
won't the fact and not the theory.
We want Il protection which protects.
We aye out on the march in Il great
nome crusade. and we charge the pc.
litical machines which have trlcked
and duped their loyal followers with
the unjust and wicked legislation
which is responsible for the home
lessness the wretchedhess and the
crime In this Gear land OF ours
Shy another brick at US Mr.. Times;
that one bounced back.