The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-01
sUrLD UPON PRINCIPLES.
TAls Is tho Hope for Relief Against
Political Oppression.

tho political wrangle that is upon us
II l can help it, writes Sarge Plunkett
In the Southern Alliance Farmer, but
to run upon great general principles,
is the hope for political relief. 1t will
not 40 to build upon men nor tho
promises Of men. Men are tickle as,
the wind and you can't size them up
correctly till after they are dead. but
great principles live on and. on. for.
ever.
l knew a carpenter in little town
not far away who ran for,ofiice upon
a labor ticket" and got elected. He
soon learned many tricks got rich and
pretty soon would get mad II it was
hinted that he had ever drove a. nail
or had splinter in his finger. After
little while he got to. be a regular
Gar OF Russia sort OF fellow and re-
fused to commune with the labOrers
who had elected him, because they
saw things in little Different light
to his mightness. When u fellow gets
rich he quits being a carpenter-don't
blame him for this-and when an
alliance man goes to congress he
leaves the plow-I don't blame him,
but when such fellows forget their
friends and they are turned away
from. nobody should be blamed-it is
change all round and there is human
nature in 1t all, and that is why | say
build not upon men.
it is not by what q fellow says OF
himself that he should DO judged al
ways especially an Office holder The
voters who put him in office must
watch. See every move he makes
and the company he keeps and act ac-
cording.
When / was very young believed
everything most that wes told me.
That was happy state ayl smacked
of iunooence-innocenoe is a mighty
nice quality but it is mighty unpro-
fitable sometimes
Did you ever swap horses with a
good old circuit riderP
did once-a good old Methodist
and the old fellow told me u great
deal about what a good 'puller' his
horse was Pointing to a steep bluff
down by the spring he said that upon
the very day before he had piled a
cord OF green wood upon his little
wagon and hauled 1t up the bluff with
this horse OF his. He knew that II
was big load for one horse to pull
up such u hill, and l thought so too,
but l was very innocent then-I m
not now. The old circuit rider did sc
like to talk OF his horses pulling
qualities He went on to tell me
how the horses feet would sliE
from under him in the struggle,
and how he hold every inch
Of ground gained. The horse woulC
actually grab the trees with his teeth
as he would go down upon his knees
and hold on like grim death till hi
could recover his foothold A pull
ing horse was what wanted, and
soon snapped, giving boot Tha
horse wouldn't hardly pull al
empty wagon down a hill after
got him. He would baulk anywhere,
and never failed to take the studs
at every fork Of the road, and ii h,
would go at ALL 1t was sure to DO tn,
way l did not wish him to go
You had to let that horse have hi
own way or he would tear thunde
outer things never took fel
lows word In horse swap from tina
day to this. hitch them up and try
them. Try them up hill and dowr
hill and of this way and that way,
and II you see a disposition in his ma
ture to baulk or turn of the wrong
way, never swap for him, but /
one ever does get put off or
you get rid Of him as quick as yol
can, and to the meanest master yol
can No such horses deserve any
sympathy
The political situation in Georgia
to-day points to great repairing soor
to be made in the old partie, or the
building OF % new one entirely
The old bosses" are going to OBJ
ject to any remodeling Of the old OF
building OF the new. They will wan
to run tho machine just as they have
been running it. They will raise ,
great howl about negro domination.
This will be their strongest cord, ant
If it were true that o Third Party
would necessarily bring us under
negro rule, / would be against it. blu
don't believe all they tell you-horst
swappers nor politicians and why
can't the negro split tooP
II they are smart they will for
they know that the Republican party
has been made odlous at the South
because OF their soIidity and they
know that they have gained nothing
by blindly following the Republican
leaders A split all around Is what II
needed. The people everywhere and
no section nor race prejudice stirred
will give better government and Q
fairer ballot
| am not going into politics now.
am too old for that but am glad Il
sec that the people are awakening anC
do hope that the negroes will have
enough sense to divide up as will The
whites. and thus destroy the deadlies
weapon that the old bosses" are u
use in the campaign.
People must not be satisfied at fold
ing their hands contentedly just be
cause they can say "I'm Democrat y
or 'I'm a Republican" The poll.