The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-30

A PAPER read by ]. p Ea.sstgrly, or Htarysyilie,
before the kunzas hciurui. Press Asso-
CiutIou-
It must be "a fight for liberty. We
must clearly comprehend by patient
effort the great fact embodied in the
weli-kuOwu statement that .'eJerual
vigilance is the price Of liberty" Are
we fully conscious of the fact that true
political and social liberty was never
in such perilous straits before. 1
am not a pessimist. Were L not an
opt imist should declare that liberty
has been destroyed or driven from our
land. IN its place we have plutocrucy
and poverty.
Consider this truthful protrayai of
conditions as we find 1t in THE Com
ing Climax
"Of late years new and maiigH
entity fOrcjDiy iutTuded itself into the
complex life of our nation. \ hitherto
unknown but altogether formidable
power slowly and surely assumed absO-
lutte dominion over our industrial, COM
meTcial and political systems When
this end finally came the people per
force gave their oligarchiC muster
name and they called the all potential
hydrjI-head the plutocracy.
Loosely but sufficiently defined, the
plutOcracy is the aggregated wealth of
the nation 5 rich men and corporations
"iNuS'I'l "a s'lII1llt 80 "I''7'IN
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.U"S 51IiII as - ie'"lLS az -
Iilo IN ''toiiG 'Lo "Lo'o m ~
"5"iii7o 'uC "0'iN' 10 "a -
co"'lIiy ioI t"e pun 'ose Oh taxing GHe
lIuI's oi M ION 10 me utmost. me
/ pI"Sle!i'S o. 'lie PloIuTSI Is lI"lli 'IeG
uIluvI lo '!t ~ me my "''!.s must anu
/ now tus IioeLIls7 Oh lHe c'IL@cH N''uiSh
"llI'u '"e se'i9i"I sl'oli'''loi'
! "Lhe triumphant piUJOcrdcy mas
/ destroyed tile nice balance between
! the rights OF property and the rights
/ OF men as they once existed, and now
when issue is joined between money
amt man. i"e man - forced TO ths
wall II has ch1hEed the people $
courts OF J"5tce INTO pluJOcr;ley $
courts ui LAW IL mas IN tde the legs
ldltNe luncA .'h oil The government IT'S
i.HHple seFN l'.r Uu'tri it5 SUD
Tie AcctuhidHcJ tHe l'-tua "l "'lt P'pu-
l'tr institutions rendnl- theH spirit hita
gone ana THESE tinted States are mo
longer government oil Jhe people by
the people and for the people
Line Uld-tIme theory that the only
valid reason for being "a democracy is
to do the greatest good to the greatest
number of citizens has been put away
and now Us sole mission is held to be
that of an umpire. II tile strong and
crafty compel tbs weak and simple TO
fight them on their own ground with
their own weapons, the government
? must take no consideration Of mercy,
Justice and eternal mOrliiJitS but keep
its eyes fixed on the rules ut the com
bat as laid down 10y the plutocracy
and let the duel to death go on. 1t Is
us II siie S.ieliieIu ''' gu SJ,,lP '.'
sheen 20 light it ont and if the sheet
happened to be lacking in the matter
OF Jaws and teeth, It was merely theil
ln lis.Iit. ur.e anu Inc "0''eS ''l' x
..The idea that the renubIie wa.
under any righteous obligation to dc
the best it could for the we'll being OF
, Inc mass OF ITS cltizens Is voted by th5
H., 70 ti,t ,i,aC,fi,I Inn 1oisrT,i
% ism, which positively incuicItes thai
1t IS the duty OF republican govern
men ~ Il IN ~, ~
he
In the opinion of the plutocrat.
only one circumstance more horrible
than this could possibly happen ''lit
lii'lI MoN,' oe ior :,
miIIeriuIu
TO sum mp the case OF 10000, 900
american producers, they charge 5n'
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81, Sc f,I,Ij-i.,'-g s,,,t ,ieI,.,IcJ,i,,,
@ the Is5v-unaliiug power that the peOpI
n can obtain neither judicial nos legis
\ iaIlNe pIol5e- ION rom IT'S Oouidies
p 49, '-'''' PA ,-
4 no" upon tlie Kansas NeioFm Tres
Association deyoives the duty o