Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-08-04
PRINCIPLESORPARTY
WHICH DO ,NOU STAND FOR, NOW
THAT YOU ARE ON TRIAL?

ifYou DO Not Vote as You Think and Talk
Looking over the situation now and
bearing the party bosses crying. Don't
desert the party: stay inside the party
lines" brings very forcibly to my mind
this question: (which shall we stand
for. success of principles or success of
partyY'
The two old parties have met in their
national conventions, and have put forth
their declaration of principles and nomi-
mated candidates.
What are their principles and who are
their candidates? Never before have
the two old parties bowed so low at the
feet of the money and corporation kings.
Never before were their platforms more
identical So near are they alike in
principle of the leading issues that only
partisan politician can tell the differ
ence.
We see them both bowling at the feet
of Mammon, it's willing tools, ever ready
to do it's bidding. But we can see afar
off from them gallant band, their ban
ners floating to the breeze, and on them
we can read these words: "Rights to
every one; special privileges to none"
Their platform contains declarations of
principles of justice and equity-prin-
ciples we have put forth from our coun-
ellis; principles that would build up ana
foster all legitimate industries; that
would rob money of the power to op-
press; that would build up agriculture
and elevate labor: that would break up
trusts and combines that are robbing in
dustry of the fruits of her labor. We
have put forth those principles. They
have stood the test Of the most rigid dis
russions of friends and foes. They have
stood the most relentless abuses and
criticisms of the party politicians and
the partisan press. They have been in
horsed from sea to sea and from the
great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico; in
dorsed in sub, county, state and national
Alliances: Endorsed in precinct, county
and state conventions, and yet both
Republicans and Democrats have spurn-
I'd them
We have pressed our principles in the
nails of congress. and have been denied
them there.
We have passed resolutions time after
time that we would support no one for
public office who would not advocate
these principles. We have published
these resolutions to the world. And
now are we going to desert these prin-
ciples, and show by our actions that we
were Just trying to scare somebody and
that these resolutions were nothing but
wind? Are we going to cringe at the
crack of the party lash and vote for our
enemies, and vote ourselves into eternal
serfdom? Or will we stand for our
principles and vote for liberty and JUS
tice2 The die is cast. The fight is on,
and he that is not with you is against
you. If you have faith in our principles
show your faith by your works (votes).
The man who will talk reform and vote
for it's enemies is either hypocrite, a
traitor or fool.
But then You know "our party" our
much loved and honored party. If we
vote for these principles. we will defeat
the grand old party.
Now. in all fairness, if party don't
represent the principles that we believe
are founded on justice. of what use is
that party to us?
Rut we are told that if we leave our
party the other party-that horrible
wolfish party-will capture the country,
and we will be at their mercy. So keep
on in our noble party and keep out the
wolf that will devour our industries, and
lust give Us chance and all will be
well. So pillow on, boys, and rest assured
we are your friends. Yes. vote out the