The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-27
The Middle of the Road.

of the Knights Of Labor writes
pointed article for the Knights OF Labor
journal, in which he sets out the inn
portance Of excepting in the middle OF
the road" He says:
"WitlI his eyes on the loom, forge
and shovel. the city workman has for
years been growing near-sighted. 1t
is dangerous for him to walk home on
the sidewalks which have grown mar
row since he became so busy. lie
should take 10 the middle Of the road
The farmer, with his feet in the furroW
and his eyes on the pillow, has forgotten
to read Of things outside Of the field.
and when he takes day off he finds
strangers lining the sidewalks whom
he has never even heard of before. he
has devoted go much time to the field
that he knows but little Of the road.
He must take to the middle of the road.
Both city workman and farmer have
been growing their ears at the expense
of their eyes; one has grown long, the
other short. The tOrchlight process
sions of the old parties have monopo-
lized the old parties, and decent men
must, if they would retain their self
respect, take to the middle of the road.
The number of those who have been
crowded off the sidewalks has grown
TO such proportions Of late that there is
room fol them no where else than in
the middle of the road With the Pin
kertons. the thugs, the DULLES and the
bummers in the employ Of the old
parties and staggering on both side
walks, it is the part of safety for the
self-respecting citizen to take to the
middle OF the road. With both old
parties united in opposing measures
of relief, the duty Of the patriot is to
divide their forces. split them in two,
leave them in the middle of the road,
The people who believe in an honest.
national circulating medium, who have
the welfare of the nations currency in
their keeping should not trust them
selves among thieves on the sidewalks,
but should join the procession in the
middle of the road Those who be-
lieve that the government should own
and operate the railroad and telegraphs
should not run the risk Of being side
tracked by switching to one side
or the other, but should keep
right in the middle of the road.
Those who would observe how
many millions of acres of land have
been stolen from the people, how
many have been devoted to bonanza
farming, should, in order to carefully
and imparLially scrutinize both sides
as they 90 aloNg, walk with their heads
up, in the middle Of the road Wall
street is very narrow street, dens OF
thieves line both sides Of it, but it Is
necessary for the man who would
realize how it is laid out to visit it
When he does he should walk in the
middle OF the road for it is in thai
narrow street that the work is being
done which will crowd us all off the
sidewalks and into the middle of the
road. Taxes became so high thatpe
pie could not afford to pay chem, side
walks got out of repair, many people
began to walk in the middle of thu
road, and then they for the first tim'
in their lives could carefully look a
both sides, for they were in the middle
of the road. Many more were throw
out of employment, and they trampeC
until their shoes gave out, and they
in order to save their feet, took to thu
middle of the road. Other men gave
mortgages on their homes; they wer,
driven off these homes, and if the!
will save their heads they will take Il
the middle Of the road. 1t is fashion
able to travel in good company an,
the best If the nation have quit takin
to the woods, and are out in TIL
middle Of the road. The procession
growing bigger; it is becoming NOR
IdSpbNldDltS AOI HuulDOlo always VI III
respect--in the eyes of politicians
and this procession is walking right
the middle of the road. There
great work ahead, a platform is ereC
ted; it Is u massive piece of workman
ship. aud so constructed that t
strengthen the nation it should b
placed in Washington, where our law
makers should stand on it. Neithe
the democratic nor republican partiC
will help transport it to Washington
for they have refused to give It trans
portution on their railroads, and tn
people are leaving their work in feel
and stop to help push this platform 0
To- Washington. The sidewalks al
500 narrow, and to land it at the cap
Gal we must all walk in the middle ,
the road. would, on the who
tathersit down than walk, but whe
the candidates for president and vic
president are nominated on Il
st, Louis platform, l expect to |
found just behind them, and-right
the middle of the road"