The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-11-04
rHE PEoPLss Party.

uuEB Forever.
It is the boast of the American citizen
that he is free and independent, but it
Is a fact that this-frec American citizen
goes to the polls a prejudicsd man and
a slave TO his party fealty- lie does
not consider what his party advocates
what Legislation IL favors, what IL pro-
poses or what it fails to propose TO ac-
Complish, but because, perhaps, he was
reared IN that faith, or because of his
associations, or because of personal
likes or disliIzes, he bliudly allies him-
self to a party aud bliudly votes its
tickets, never seeking by cool, disPas-
sionate reasoning, based on iuforma-
tiou to show even to himself why lie
thus votes
Upon this veukuess OF the citizens Is
built the machine politics OF the day.
BY reason of this the office seekers and
ofiiceholders care but little for the
voters, as they know the people viii 20
to the polls and vote the ticket The
people become the patient oxen that
draw the load; the politicians ride, and
when it is desired to move, IL is only
necessary TO prod the oxen and the Of
fees 90 where the party bosses have de-
ided the same should be bestowed
BY this weakness of the voter
the present condition of affairs OBJ
tains, wherein the people are
entirely deprived of legislative govern
ment. So strong has party spirit be-
come that Legislative bodies only repre-
sent the party that elected the majority
/ We have a democratic house of repre-
sentative that represents the democrats
party, and q republican senate that
represents the republican party, and a
republican president tHut is president
OF the republican PARTY. The demo-
cratic house or the republican senate
VIII work in season and out OF season,
any personal sacrifice in order to pass "a
measure that viii benefit the party as
such or a measure that viii create Of
: fees to be filed 10y party followers, but
. the cause Of the people never has q day
in these courts. The only question
asked as TO any proposed legislation is:
. ''NVhat effect viii iL have on my party2'
Consequently we have legislation thar
is intended to catch votes, when votes
are needed, or intended to invite CON
tributiOns to party campaign funds,
Eud what the people may want enters
not into the matter all.
Such has been the situation ass to tn >
voters and parties and legislation fl <
about the last quarter of Il century.
Abraham Lincoln said: "Nou can't
fool all the people all the time, " and so
it comes now that the light of truth is
breaking through the old clouds Of
prejudice and igaoraucc and the voter
is beginning to- ask himself: "Nhy
should 7 vote this ticket?" and as re-
suit new party Is born-thc peoples
party.
The peoples party is the result Of in
diyidual knowledge and Individual
reasoning and its foundation rests in
the hearts of the people, so strongly in
tronched that it will endure forever
Political parties have been created by
political causes, but the peoples party
IS the result OF social as well as politi-
cal causes.
The history of the world is but a his
tory of people euslaved Up to "a ccu-
tury ago this was a servitude to might,
Of the weak to the strong. The sword
has been laid aside and it is now % SER
vitude to capital. To remove this ems
slavement OF the man 10y the dollar is
the mission of the peoples party
The peoples party recognizes these
truths: That the tendencies, positive
and implied, of all past legislation have
been to protect and increase thu earn
ing capacity of accumulated capital; TO
make the rich man richer; TO divide the
people into two classes, one class. II ~ Z
ed in number, to own all the wealth,
3 the other class to be very poor that the
opportunity of the poor man IS passing
away and is we'll nigh gone; that the
mass of the people have no cousiGera
tion in our legislatures; that capital
controls legislation and elects legjs.
Iators.
The peoples party believe the man Is
worthy of more consideration than the
dollar, because he is a man: that tIC
fruit of the labor of the people is suE
fcient to provide reasonable com gort {.
to every human being if there was an
equitable distribution Of the same, and
that the people have a right to thi.
equitable distribution of the results ol
their labor.
The purpose of the party Is to hu e
such legislation as viii place the Iuisr
on the same elevated platform whcrC
capital stands to-day; to reach a helping
hand to every poor man by enabling
him to retain larger share Of tn,
earnings or results of his labor; to ere
ate such conditions as will gradually
bring about an equitab Bile distribution
of wealth.
This new party appeals to the humane
man, because IL favors all measures
calculated to benefit the human race
to the patriotic man, because it viii
elevate the people. increase their love
of our country and make this tn,
/ gandest organization of the human race
On the earth; to every Christian, be
cause the motive of the party is th'
golden rule of loving your fellow mar
as yourself
In all things that it proposes to a,
this party will conhne itself within tn,
lines of equity and conservatism anc
safety to society. Instead of disorgan
izing it viii orga nize9 instead of disiu,
tegratiRg 1t Will weld together the in
terests OF the people. The result vii
be that the extremely wealthy clasi
win in time disappear; the great mas
Of the people viii gradually accumu
late capital, aud finally there will b
such an cquita BILE distribution Of wealth
that every person who will labor y. IL
have all the reasonable comforts anC
c0nveniences OF life.
A BUSINESS Man.
Kansas City. No
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