People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-08-05
MORE FROM GEORGIA.
Why the People Of Georgia and Other
Southern States are Rebelling
Against the Democratic
Party.
Asked for Bread and Was Given a Stone.
WAYCROss, GA, July lj, 1892.

Asked for Bread and Was Given Stone.
WAYCROsS. GA, July lj, 1892.
Here are my reasons for believing
that the south will go almost, if not
quite SOlidly for the Peoples party
Those who have kept well posted in
the reform movement will remember
that in 1889 when the Alliance first
put forth their demands to the world,
they discussed the subject of how
best to get them enacted into law
and in consideration of the fact that
the south was SOlidly Democratic and
the west almost as SOlidly Republican,
the plan agreed upon was to work
through the old parties. This plan
was agreed upon in consultation with
the Knights of Labor and other labor
organizations, who were in confer
ence with the farmers in st Louis in
1899. During the winter we went be-
fore the Republican congress with
our demands and humbly pc
titiOned them to consider them
and if they were not all right,
to give us something better. We told
them that we were in distress and
must have relief; that we were not
experienced in legislation but these
plans for our relief were the best we
could do. We did not claim they
were infallible and expressed a will
ingneSS to consider any plan of relief
they might offer, but how did they
treat us? They said we were only dis
cOntented because we had a short
crop and did not have sense enough
30 know what was the matter with us.
They would not even listen to what
we had to say, but virtually told Us to
so back home, work harder and keep
out Of politics. Politics was their
particular fort and we had no business
TO meddle with them: that we were
nothing but ignorant haySeedS any
way and did not have sense enough
to do anything but drudgery and
could not understand the affairs of
government. They did not, of course,
say this in plain language, but what
they did say amounted to the same
thing and they did not pass a single
law to change any of the unjust dis
examinations that had been made
against us; instead of making Our
burdens lighter, they increased them
more than they had ever been before
| challenge any Republican in the L.
s.. to show that these statements
are not absolutely true. | challenge
anyone to show that one single law
was passed during he session of con-
greSS in 1889 that in whole or in part
repealed any of the unjust class leg
iSlation that has been laid upon the
people by the paid lobbieS of the mon
eykingS.
Well, what was the result of the
failure of the Republican party to
heed the demands of the people?
The Peoples party was organized in
the west for the purpose of overthrow
ing the party that had shown
itself to be so completely con,
trOled by the money king,
and almost every Democratic
state in the country adopted the Al
. lance demands to a greater or lesser
extent and especially did they pledge
themselves to a decrease in taxation
and for the reconciliation of silver
Their candidates promised us that
they would work against the c0ntin,
uatiOn Of the national bank system
and for an increase of the circulating
medium. Many of them pledged
themselves even to work for the sub
treasury plan, among whom was Sen,
atOr Vance, of North Carolina. With
these promises in view the farmer;
flOcked to the Democratic party il
drOyeS. Many who had never thought
of voting the ticket before, voted il
without a scratch and | was one Of
the number. The Republican major
ity was entirely wiped out and the
Democrats given majority of l4S
being a change of nearly 200 congress
mea. The Republicans control in
the present house only twelve states
the Peoples party two and the Demo
Gratis thirty, but what have they done:
Let the party speak for itself. Here
is A leading editorial taken from the
Atlanta Constitution of May IL, '92:
WHAT Is THE NATTER?
Democratic papers which keep a
Jealous and watchful eye on Demo
, cratic prospects, are just now endeav
oring to discipline the majority in the
house of re} resentatives, which seem:
to be the victim of the widest freaks
imaginable. Nobody can explain
what disposition has destroyed tht
judgment and discretion Of the Dem