Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-03-09
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I'D ANOEA' ITO pcOpIc are luz J0I-
ry Simpson. He is gaining ground ev-
cry day. We will assure Jerry that he
has not gone to congress his last time.
His grand efforts to carry out the prin-
clples of the peoples party have made
him the hero of the day.
Why IS it that the republican papers
have all jumped on Jerry? 1t is because
the railroads cannot control as they
tried to make us believe they would?
Is it because he is working in the inter
est of the people that elected him? Is
it because he is voting and talking in
congress the same as he voted and talk
ed in Kansas?
Republican stories are getting like
ghost stories with US. They are too
ancient. They have been used against
the men of reform ever since the dark
ages, but the time is coming at last,
and we hope it is-not far, off, that
cranks won't have to advocate one
principle through one whole generation,
and then die without being recognized.
The people are beginning to see that
cranks are the genius of progress; that
they have made all of the great discov-
cries, all inventions, and have always
been Kissed at by the masses.
Whatever they may say, 1 hold
that Jerry is all right. He was the best
man thirteen years ago L ever knew,
and he is actually improving, getting
better every day of his life.
May ask these gentlemen to show
one word Jerry Simpson ever said in
favor of tyranny; one word IN favor Of
immortality; one word against what he
believed to be right?
He has always worked in the interest
of those who needed to have their in
terests looked after-those who had
been neglected. He has never said one
word against justice, charity or liberty,
| and that is more than can say for any
of those who are trying to make him out
fool and an enemy of the people. He
has always worked for the best interest
of the grooming multitude, who have
borne the burdens of taxation. l say
this because believe it to be true.
don't say it because 1 belong to any
party, tor there is no party in exist
ence that would belong to. No man
can belong to party and be a free
man. That has been the trouble with
the American people. They have be-
longed to parties until they have al
most lost their liberty. What we want
to do is to get a principle and keep that
principle ourselves, and have enough
money in actual circulation, so that we
won't have to mortgage that principle
and our manhood to pay our
taxes; but you know some of our re-
publican friends tell US that we want
to stick to our party. They always
want that to be the republican party
OF course you know that no other party
can help you like that party will. No
other party can cause you to mortgage
your place and then help the company
| get judgment against you, like that
party will. Yes, they will, without pay,
help to get judgment against you.
They can get pay for advertising the
sale of your land. They can fill up one
side of their paper with these mortgage
sales. Then they can fill the other side
in telling how happy and prosperous
you are. They never tell you that you
need anything unless it is reciprocity.
You can take their paper home with
you to read while on the farm you own
ed when this party went into power.
You feel badly to know that you have
become tenant; but you can console
yourself by finding in the list of fore
closures that your adjoining neighbours
farm Will go the next term of court.
You find that he is prospecting just as
you are.
Yes, stick to your party.
CHAs. F. JESSE.