Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-08-18
A NEED OF THE HOUR.
THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE
IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

ance, Declares Is the Important Fact
for Thinkers to Realize.
Now that the conventions are over
and the tickets are in the field marshal
ing the forces must begin. The lines
are drawn, and the most mO1nentous po-
litical. contest for quarter Of century
is upon us. The lovers of gold and the
enemies of liberty, the monopoly fed
and trust fattened cormorants, the par
tisan bigot and political leeches are
united against the people. Success at
all hazards is their determination.
There is no life too dear, no character
too sacred, no ballot too pure to escape
their selfish, 7aricious assaults. Viii
fcation, slandy4, libel and personal vio-
lence if need be will be resorted to.
Organization, colonization, "blocks of
five," tens and twenties, fraud, perjury
and bribery will be their weapons in the
present campaign. Home workmen are
to be crowded out and back to make
way for imported voters. Exorbitant
freight rates are to be extorted from the
farmers, merchants and consumers to
swell the campaign fund and despoil
and corrupt the ballot box. Complete
organization, liberal donations and con-
tributions, and perfect obedience to
their plutocratic rustlers is their hope
of success.
We must be awake to the necessity of
work. To fail to realize our situation
and work to meet an INSCRIPTIONS and
insidious foe is defeat to our principles
and danger to our liberties. The need
for close, conservative organization was
never greater. Open political clubs are
insufficient. We cannot afford to drift
in fancied security when the political
worms are destroying the bulwarks of
American liberty. If we would throw
off the corporation incubus we must
think, act and vote, and see that our
votes are counted.
If we have a free ballot and fair count,
we must organize and stand together
like men and patriots. No organization
for the education of the masses in the
interests of justice and equality should
be allowed to dissolve OF lose its power
Each reform organization has legiti-
mate mission and field of labor.
The Farmers Alliance, Knights of
Labor and kindred organizations are
nonpartisan and educational in theii
character, and are composed of mem
bership limited to certain classes, and
are therefore restricted in their work
But each has O noble and useful work to
perform.
The National Citizens Industrial Al
lance is composed of membership
from all stations and callings in life WIN.
stand squarely upon the st. Louis. plat.
form, and while not a partisan organi-
zation it is political and will work for
the party adopting its principles, and
the Peoples party having done this we
take our stand and pledge our support
to Weaver and Field and the Peoples
party tickets in every state in the Union
Our membership is composed of mer
chants, farmers, laborers and business
or professional men of all callings, ire
spective of whether they are members
of other reform organizations or not,
and we meet upon common level to
devise the safest and best method to
meet and resist our common enemy. |
While working in perfect harmony we
occupy field unoccupied by any other
reform organization. The National Citi-
zens' Industrial Alliance is a national
organization; its mission is good one,
its existence necessity.
The work of reform education in bust
ness circles, guarding and protecting
the ballot against illegal voters, fraud
and bribery..is essential, and must be