Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-03
COMPARE THEIR RECORDS.

Every fair minded citizen Of the coun
try, regardless Of party affiliations, has
been shocked by the cowardly and
brutal treatment General Weaver re-
ceived at the hands of the hoodlums EN-
ployed by the plutocratic politicians Of
Georgia, and considerable interest is
shown everywhere anent the charges
made against the record Weaver. the
soldier, made at Pulaski. 1t is refresh
ing in the midst of all the lies told by
the enemies Of the people to read the
following from The Progressive Farmer
the official organ of the Farmers ALI.
ance of North Carolina:
Some of our moneycratic exchanges are ex-
hibiting a great deal Of enterprise by publish
ing the facsimile Of orders issued by General
Weaver at Pulaski, Tenn, in 1863. General
Weaver was only colonel, and if he did any
thing Objectionable to the citizens there it was
merely carrying out orders of superior officers
1t is evident that the citizens of Pulaski, who
are so ready to swear to things. are fair
samples Of the partisan hOtheads found in
various parts of the country. II is a hOtbed OF
partisan and sectional copperheads, who strike
like the blind adder.
If General Weaver was a military tyrant.
why is it that something is not heard from
him at other points, He was in the war from
first to last. After he left Pulaski he became
general-promoted for bravery. 1t looks like
he would have been more tyrannical then than
when a subordinate officer. He must have
been on southern soil at least year Of tho
war. Why didn't he exhibit his Tyranny at
other points? II he was q tyrant, why does II
not crop out in his private life? Instead vi
that you always find him on the side Of The
weak against the oppression Of the strong.
General Weaver was O thorough Union r,I;tn.
He opposed southern secession. He left hi
business, his fireside, and fought us like man
four long years. Even after they whipped our
boys General Weaver may have said some
hard things about us. He does not deny il.
When two men fall out il generally takes the
best of them more than few minutes to get
over the quarrel General Weaver had been
mad four years. He had left his family: ey-
posed his life; encountered all kinds of hard
ships. 1t would be too much to expect Of a
mere human TO go home after all that and say:
"Oh it's all right. fought them four years,
but | was wrong; they were right. III hire
somebody 10 kick me-" He didn't feel that
way. No other northern man did. No south
ern man did.
Ii was not the best people of the south thar
about us in political speech. 1t was the va
porings of the skunks who didn't go to the war
but who began To- fight just as soon as The sur
render was announced and have kept il up
ever since. Doubtless he read their anarch-
istic threats and read Of their bulldozing
and bitter expressions. 1t was they who exas-
perated him and made him use language tha,
now sounds SO harsh.
Let US contrast records. Ex-Confedcrate SOL
a rcd
to the records Of Harrison and Cleveland,
either as soldiers or citizens, Viewers record
shines like diamond placed beside sand
stone. We see Weaver leave his happy home
at the first sound Of the tocsin of war: lie
puts on his uniform and steps in the front
ranks to fight for the preservation of the
Union. He felt that il was his duty. Not until
the last man surrendered did he return home.
Where was Cleveland? Skulking in New York.
Call after call was made, but no Cleveland
volunteered. Finally there is a crisis. Cleve
land does not answer the countrys call, but lie
does hire measly, lousy foreigner and sends
him as q substitute to shoot into the ranks of
our brave southern boys.
After his election to the presidency he was
so cool toward the south as TO deserve the
charges that he was only president of New
England. 1t was only because the south
thought he could be elected the second time
that they voted for him. lis third nomination
was forced ON the south. Contrast his finan-
cial views with those of General Weaver. DO
you suppose that General Weaver will declare
that we have the best financial system in The
world" and threaten to veto 'any bill to.
change it" if he is elected president cind lie
will bel? Hasn't he acted just the opposite ut
all times?
President Harrison has some kind of war
record. He was made a general because he
was a grandson of President Harrison. But
you rarely see anything about his "bravc de-
Tense of his country" But since he has been
president he has tried 10 get up war with
three different foreign nations. He il u
Fighter from away back" now. During his