The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-05-19
MOST CRUEL JOKE.

The editor Of the Westmoreland
Recorder is q trapper Of no mean
ability, and he has demonstrated IL
by capturing Col. Polk, Of the ma
tional F. A. & I. u, he who 30 I'M
tremendously left this state some
months ago. Two letters were
written to the gentleman asking the
position of the alliance on the PEN
sion question as expressed In its st.
Louis platform. One Of the letters
was mailed from Goldsboro, North
Carolina, and the other from West
moreland, Kan. Mr.. Polk answered
the North Carolina letter himself
but the other he referred to DIR. Nc
Lsllin, of the Topeka Advocate, for
reply. Here are the letters:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 5, 1892.
Mr.. Will T. Hill, Goldsboro, NC.
Ny DEAR SIR & BRO:-Replying
to yours of the 2lst ult, I beg to as
sure you, that there 10 no clause in
our platform for pensioning Union
soldiers. Ii never has been there.
IL is not one of our deuands. Lead
ing democratic papers all over the
country acknowledge their inability
to meet our issues when they have
TO resort to such villianous and will
full misrepresentation and lying. To
show you to what great lengths they
will go in this direction, the AT
lanta Journal" q few days ago In o
long editorial charged directly and
absolutely that the pension clause
aud woman suffrage clause were both
In our platform. On their part il
seems that the campaign Is to be one
Of evasion, misrepresentation, per-
sonsl abuse and downright lying. III
they can afford IL we can. Just simply
assert in charges that they are lies
from beginning to end.
The desperation of their cause
could not be more fully demonstrate
ed than the cowsrdly and unmanly
methods they have adopted.
But the people are going to be
heard. / pray God that they may
have the mauliness and loyalty to
stand unfiiGchingly by our princi-
pies. Write me and keep me inform
ed as to the situation in your section
OF the state. Would have written
earlier but for the enormous amount
Of work in my office.
Yours truly and fraternslly.
l. l.. POLK.
Pres't n. F. A. aud l. U.
Now for the other one. II any
man can still believe in the honesty
OF these men hereafter, he must be
marvellously credulous:
Topeka, KAs., May 2, 1892.
NJ. J. Mckee, Westmorelsnd, Kans.
DEAR SIR.-Your letter Of April
"a. 1892, to Col. Polk, Washington,
ID. & hiss been referred TO me for
reply. In answer 1 will say / was
secretary OF the committee on plat
form in the st Louis convention.
The resolution relating to the pay
ment Of the difference between the |
value Of the money I'm which the |
soldiers were paid and gold was In |
troduced by q confederate soldier
from Texas, aud was unanimously
adopted, every southern as well a.
northern delegate voting for IL Just |
as it appears In all the reform pa |
pers In the country. There IL no |
question about this. / acted as Sec
Rotary during the whole session Of |
the committee on demands and know |
whereof j speak. Yours truly,
s. McLALLIN.
DIR. McLallin undoubtedly tells
the truth, and honestly believes what
he says. but Polk, IL McLallin Is cor
rect, is once more proven 9 liar Of
no small ability and practice. OF
course, IL any man wants TO he IL
welcome to follow his leadership,
but We mistake the sentiments Of
Kansas people il they consent to fol-
low such leader any longer.