The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-08-19

Perhaps IN view OF TINS statement OF l+eLa
you may now I'm iers tand why IL is that prefer
the success Of the peoples party TO that OF the
republican party
A Serious Doubt.
As for your preference for the democratic
| party as AGAINST the peoples party pardon me
/ for taking thu liberty Of expressing seriou5
l doubt about that II the democratic party was
/ in control Of The politics OF this state, as the
| republican party is. and ths republican party
| was in the minority. and the peoples party
! existed in precisely the condition il Is today
] / nave sort Of hest fancy in saying that You
| and every other republican in the state OF
Kansas would exhibit such degree of anxiety
/ throw OF democracy as mas never peen VIII
/ messed in the politics Of this or any other age
| OF state; and i thiz1J your party woIl1 do this
| without the slightest reTsrsncS TO cauHlu-les'
! patterns or policies, and 10 obtain success YOU
! would cheerfully swallow what you are pleased
/ 10 term the mouslro5iuss OF the c-laullLy
| party" even IL they wer5 an hundred times
| worse than you a ssume them TO be nov.
| Ny my dear friend, it is not the de5 tTuctiou
| of the democratic party thar is giving our re
| publican friends So much anxiety. nor is IL a
| friendly solicitude for the welfare and honor OF
| the state All there is in IL, and IL is just
! well to DO honest ana truthful about it as il is
! % be false and hyp1criticai is, that the action
| Of the democrats and peoples party makes lt
| absolutely certain that the repuollcau party
/ will be beaten in November next Nov that is
] all there is in it.
! In your letter, further on, you ask this ques-
| ton; -.--------.,.,-,- .,.,-.- .,.--
! have done OF one honest principle that they
l have espoused %
| This reference is. OF course to the peoples
/ party II b. no. M DtrtF, haacf i am mt
] oouu 10 feud IT, but Co o1.ige you, ana ont OF
| a due regard for truth aud fairness, ] think I
I ought TO answer your ques ton i say, that
/ as a part they d ave done but little; they have
/ had opportunity or power 10 do any thing
I You understand this quite as well as do, hence
| the absurdity OF your question as 70 what they
! have done. They are simply seeking uu oppor-
tunity TO do some thing After they have OBJ
tanned power and exercised L. we shall be better
prepared to answer your question
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] Now, as TO the honest principles they have
| cspoussd,' 90 and OF which you seem so profound
ly in the dark, viii take pleasure in trying 10
give You some light ana ADVISE you OF some
honest principles they have cspoused-'
F'irst-They have declared war against al
legislation, state and national having IQT lla
object, or that VIII result ia the increase Of mo-
nopoIy. the creation Of trusts. and the EsEreEa-
| ton Of wealth IN the hands OF the few 10 the
detrtment OF the many.
sccJnd-They are opposed TO the principle
| and practice OF tariff legislation as embodied in
| INC McTCiniev bfl. when they rsEard. aud as
good republicans regard, the most Infamous
tax measure that was ever forced upon the
! American people
Third-They are in favor, without Limitation,
of the free coinaEe OF silver as part OF the
cons Ltutionll money OF the country aud their
! declaration on this subject Is straightforward,
direct and unaHlbiguous
Fourth-They have declared against the re-
publican force bill policy, and in this position
/ they are heartily sust aiued by the united Judg-
/ Iuent OF the democratic party ss wen as the
! best judgment Of thousands and thousands Of
] land
/ Fifth-Thsy have declared in favor of the
! election OF president AMI vice president OF The
United States and Unitei States senators by
o direct vote CT the people which propusittlu
is likewise Endorsed by the best judgment, and
/ the best thought OF the best men in all political
/ partiess proposition that would have sue
| cecded long since 80 men had possessed thl
courage OF their honest convictions
UHsOu4d and ImpraeticabIs TheorIes-
] VIII also call your attention 20 few theo-
rles advanced by the peoples party shat the re-
/ honest principles, but am frank 20 say that liz
my judgment they are both uEscuud and i'm
I may say this with prOpriety and consistency
10 does not lie iu the mouth Of any republican C
say So For instance and
] EiFst-The peoples party demand that the
] government shall own and control the railroad
telegraph and telephone lines Of The country FOL
the common oelslL OF the people 1nls IS 8
very radical proposition, but 80 is practically
m Aeeoraanee Win republican precedent
ana principle the real difference being
that the peoples party acEual
ly honest about 1.-THE republicans are
not ana the proposition as advanced ny tbs PEG
PIES party might, under certain cizcums rauces
be eminently beneficial 70 The 1nassss of thl
people. while the repuhlicaE uargv has accented
the doctrine as 10 telegraph and telephone lines
only. which are Inztrlmen taiitlUs used HImosi
% exclusively bv BANKERS. u1erchsnts rr,fezsf--
al and certain classes OF business ucn. but NO
OF the slightest value, as a rule TO The maszes
/ OF The people Of the country hence, your party
peoples party. but limited it 10 aseucIes which
are use1 almost exclusively By che few iuateat
] OF me many anu LAe l--L ALaAzaa OF ms
2 poor-
Seeond-TEe peoples party also advocat,
what is termed Lfe sub treasury scheme"
do not fEdoFse IS Like the other proposition
70 ] regard IL as an impracticsbie suG daugeroui
D one Nov, your party has set the urecedeu
for this identical doctrine il has de1noustizet
b / silver DESTROYED its value article o
b money and placed 90 upon purely cumularcia
Z I bass EoE. if lt be sound policy 20 plrchas.
b and deposit in the national treasury silver bu1
lion, an article OF commerce and limited in fti
j. uses ana issue therefore certificates possess
e iug the quail sies OF money Tor an public ani
e pFlvlte uses iheu can Fou tell me The dfner
& ] ence in pTinclple between The deposit OF silre
Z I bullion and issuing certificates therefor
I having the qualities OF money and ID
deposit in public warehouses OF such product
e as corn and wheat. articles Of prime uecezsils
4 Of universal use with firmly escahifshei
= market values gold ana silver. aud issufu
d for such wheat ana corn certilcates in IA
fern End manner that silver certin Gates Is
o Euede cou, 10 you Can point ous the ifGaraca
q IN principle between the two proportions, 80
/, wiz ba public senefactoF, and do 8 Ist1Ie bi
more in the way OF gscal Euaso1li1T llla
q any nan that have yes been able % ms
y 50, my dear sir. the fact IS that whatever :
s Eood IN she PsoPls'a party FiaasEUs a.