The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-09-23
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The people OF Wichita and southwest
Kansas have an especial interest in the
coming erection. The real battle Of
life Is to get bread and any legislation
that gives each individual a chance 20
earn more is an absolute benefit TO the
whole community. This applies with
equal force to legislation that allows
the individual to have and TO use his
earning.
There is a good deal OF randsom talk
about the wealth OF nations that is
/ misleading. There are nolmmense ac-
cumuIatious OF wealth in real pros
psrous community. Millions Of dol
/ lars Of wealth accumulated by the few
appropriating the earnings Of the many
while representing wealth on one hand
as surely. represents poverty on the
other. These primary principles must
/ be understood in order to enable one
I to form correct conclusions in regard
to legislation, state or national affect
/ ing the business interests Of the PEG
pie.
Here is a plain economic truth that
every man in southern Kansas ought
to understand. All wealth is produced
directly and indirectly by labor applied
TO the soil or to the earth. Southern
Kansas is a remarkably productive
country. Her people are Industrious
and produce untold wealth.
What has become Of that untold
wealth produced by the people of Kan
sasP The Beacon asserts emphatically
that men who never produced it have
come in possession Of it. The people
of Kansas have given it as a penalty
for national republican legislation, or
it has been taken from the people
because the republican party of Kan
sas refused legislation in the interest
Of producers and to control monopO-
lies.
Millions of dollars have been taken
from the people of Kansas uujuslly in
the matter of railroad rates. Tile
republican party in control Of the gov
eminent Of Kansas has persistently
refused to pass laws giving justice to
the producers such as the people of
n0ighbOring states enjoy.
Take the one article Of coal and COM
pare the rates Kansas people have to
pay with those of Iowa and Illinois
which the people under wise laws pay, |
and it can be seen where some of the |
wealth earnedby Kansas labor has
gone.
To ship a car load of coal a distance
of forty miles it costs per ton in Iowa /
ffty-eight cents; in Illinois seventy !
FIVE cents, and in Kansas one dollar (
and ten cents.
To ship a car load of coal one hun /
dred miles it costs per ton in Iowa one |
dollar; in Illinois one dollar. and in
Kansas one dollar and ffty-six cents. |
On each car load of coal shipped one /
hundred miles in Kansas, supDOsing .
car load to be ten ton, there is $3.50 .
sent out Of the state to foreign railroad |
owners, that would be left in Iowa OF
Illinois. There is the same discrimi-
nation in nearly every pound of freight .
shipped in Kansas. When you have .
gone over the list you will find that
the railroads of Kansas are taking out
of the state millions of dollars, which .
under just freight rate law would be
left here to enter into the channels of
trade.
Wichita, Arkansas City, Hutchinson,
Salina, Topeka, OF amy other interior
city of Kansas can not be prosperous
if the people with whom these cities
trade are not allowed to keep a fair
and equitable portion of the wealth
which they produce. The peoples
party and the democratic parties pro
pose to give the people justice in this
matter. The republican party CON
trOlled by railroad officials never viii
do anything for the people.
The business men in cities and the
producers all over the state can stand
up for Kansas this year in way that
will bring prosperity to the state by
voting for every man on the fusion
ticket.