The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-01
a CHANCE OF BASE.
Enemlts of shN Alliance Fighting Under
Different Colors


The enemies OF the Alliance have
again changed base. Asone evidence
Of this, notice the changed tone of the
press dispatches and the partisan
press one OF the most important agen-
cies through which they work Their
policy in the beginning was one of in
difference, to entirely ignore the or
ganization, says the Clinton, Ga,
Caucasian, to go on with their old
time tunes and knitting thinking
from the depths of their conceit that
the movement would soon die for the
want OF their condescendmg notice of
it But the inconvenjent multitude
grew and continued to grow. They
became alarmed; held u hurried coun-
Gil of war and decided that the hay
seoders must be brought to their senses
that the causes of complaint must
be ridiculed and poo hoo ded
and the officers must be abused
and crushed. In the meantime
they would stop the members
from thinking and investigating on
economical lines and mako them for
get their debts, high taxes and tho
low price of products by appealing to
their partisan preiudices, then they
would get up a scare, cry third party
negro in the wuodpile, etc, and try to
stampede the whole organization.
This was the comic farce they played
last summer and fall while the tragedy
of real conditions was broadening and
deepening in and around the homes Of
tho already poverty pinched wealth
producers Of great and rich country.
In the meantime the people continued
to think and read for themselves, They
saw the game of the money devil as
played by his'tool, the politician. They
turned deaf ear to the partisan ap.
peals and refused to be alarmed by the
scare crows. They were alarmed,
however but it was at the alarming
lnanipulations of the money power,
They looked on and grew more deter
mined day by day. The enemy halted,
called another council of war, They
put their heads together and were of
the opinion with one or two eXcep-
tions) that ridicule and persecution,
partisan appeals and scarCcrows were
the wrong weapons for the multitude
was growing more and more incon.
venient under such treatment They
decided to stop their open warfare and
to try strategy. What all of theil
plans are we do not know.
One OF their new plans is TO put on
sleeps clothing, try TO getvery friend.
ly with the farmers, to lament with
him over the hard times and declare
that we must have moro money In
fact they will talk Alliance principles
| (but always in the abstracD and APP
pear to be pretty good Alliance mer
themselves. They hope by this means
to convince us that the organization il
no longer necessary, for the party ant
everybody is with the farmers for re
lief, one way or another. Such now
is the tone Of some papers that hav,
fought the Alliance; indeed are still
lighting it. for this is simply nev
method by which they hope to destro.
it What all Of their plans are We d.
not know but in the meantime W,
must keep on the lookout In battle
when the enemy suddenly disappear
from the front, look out for u llanl
movement or an attack from behind
A crisis is at hand. This is grea
conflict between the manhood Of man,
and the wealth OF u few. Upon tn
result depends the destinles of this re
publican form Of government lie
every wealth producer watch pray an,
work. The enemy have changed base
Bewarel