People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-12-02
To the Monitor and Caldwell News:

and Democrats claimed to stand by
the Omnibus bill; slavery was en-
dOrsed by both. Hence, it was neceS-
sary to form third party to destroy
what they saw would disrupt the
union. Men, patriotic men, christian
men and women. in order to preserve
the country, organized a grand party;
it went forth for its heavenly mission,
was scOffed. ridiculed, and prosecuted
by the OppOSerS Of right, justice and
morality. There was never a party
subject to corruption as it was; COM
ing into power on the eve of an inter
national war. Men, who cared not
for patriotism, God or humanity. un-
der the name of Republicans, coiled
themselves among them for their own
selfish motives, to enrich themselves
at the expense of bleeding nation.
While our minds were absorbed on
our friends, brothers and the preSer-
vatiOn of the union, they threatened
the existence Of the government if
they could not control the finances af-
ter the war was over. See Thad Steph-
ems on the exception clause and the
twelve ShylOcks of New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston during the pend
ing of that bill. The administra-
tiOn was compelled to accede to their
demands. They have, by manipula-
tiOn, retained that power.
Like the rattleSnake that forces it.
self into the home of the prairie
dog after it has grown fat on
the pups and swearS he dug the hole,
so do these human viperS, grown fat
and arrogant, claim to be the Repub-
lican party. The devil has as good a
right to claim to be one of the Trim
ity, as you have to claim Lincoln,
Stephens and Others to be exponentS
of the present Republican party.
The Wichita Eagle, after the pas
sage Of the Mckinley bill said, Lord
preserve US, but what with the Nc
Kinley bill, transportation abuses,
dealing in wind grain, interest bur-
thens, dividends on watered stock
and hypocritical prohibition, if the
Republican party don't hear some
thing drop next November, then
twenty-seven years of editorial ser
vice has only fitted us for the insane
asylum"
His vision was more than verified;
not only in Kansas did it "drap" but
the whole bottom fell out as soon as
the hoop of ignorance was lifted.
Intelligent PrOhibitiOniSts know
equally well as the Eagle that the
Republican party is hypOcritical on
prohibition and all other claims of
morality and honesty. You claim
morality, honesty and decency.
suppose the harlOt John saw in his
vision could claim to be a virgin with
equal consistency. The masses of the
party are honest, conscientious and
sincere, deceived by dirty, lying pa
perS, purpOSely misleading the honest
element Of the party. Your papers
class noble, yirtuOus, christian women
Of the reform party as prostitutes, be-
cause they expose the corruption of
your party, in order to elevate down.
trOdden humanity. You brand men,
patriotic men, philanthropic men, who
supported the union, as cranks, fanat-
les and socialists, because they defend
the government as given us by our
fOrefathers. They see we are drift
ing from the ancient landmarks; a
government forced upon us as adyo-
Gated by Hamilton, bitterly opposed
by Jefferson and Madison. By the YER
dict of the ballot, the name Republi-
can has become a stencil in the nos
trils Of honest intelligence. The par
ty passed away with the immortal Lin
coin, Stephens and Others of its great
founders, who knew the strength of a
republic rested in the intelligent, vir-
tuOus middle class.
Kings and princes may flourish or NAV fade:
A breath can make them, as a breath has
made;
A bold peasantry, her countries pride;
When once destroyed, can never be supplied. /"
Your party is driving society into
two extremes, the arrogant rich and
the ignorant poor. You keep up Sec
tlonal strife; you set neighbOr against
neighbor; you cause members of
your own party to lose money on elec-
tions. These are derOgatOry to sta
BILE government. Your present party
belongs toa class which has always
opposed reformation. When He who
was spoken Of in prophecy came and
taught higher life, He was betrayed
and hung on the cruciflx by the same
/ class tyhn nnp1an ~ro,o.S