The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-15
THE war is NOW ON.
Tho People Are Determined on RefOrm
Measures.

many OF the farmers of this and other
sections of the state, says writer in
the Southern Alliance Farmer l find
a deep seated conviction of wrong pre-
vailing in every community nor is
this sentiment confined exclusively to
the farmers, but pervades all classes
! am pleased to find that this feeling
is manifesting itself in non-partisan
spirit no big demonstrations no
whooping up this or that man; meas
ures not men is the silent watchword
of these horny sons of toll. They are
terribly in earnest and realize to the
fullest extent that political parties are
not created to rule the people, but for
the use of the people. through which
they may advance such political prin-
ciples and measures OF government
as will serve and protect all especially
those who are in greatest need of pro-
lection. There Is no doubt but the
country is in q worse condition finan-
cially than at any time since the war.
My space is necessarily too limited to
embrace the detail OF wrongs which
have been imposed upon the people
for the last twenty-five years, and for
which the two old parties are held re.
sponsible and as neither have the
courage or having the courage, lack
the disposition to combat the wrong, q
new party that of the people, has
sprung into existence, possessing both
the courage and disposition, it has
taken firm root on our soil, and is
rapidly spreading throughout the
state, and its ranks are being aug
mented every day. not only by ALI
ance men, but by those outside the
order "A lone fisherman from
Georgia has unfurled his bannerlin the
halls of congress, and the people
seem determined to sustain him in his
Loneliness.
The people are beginning to recog-
nize the stupidity OF our present sys.
tenn Of representation, they are bent
on reform. At the same time they
are keeping one eye to windward, to
see that they are not side tracked by
false issues, such as the modification
of the tariff, or state banks of issues
the former of which has been causing
our statesmen to waste their time and
our money in weary years OF debate.
which would have been decided in
favor of the people years ago had
there been no axes to grind" Spring
ing the tariff question at this time is
but subterfuge of the bosses to dis
tract the minds Of the people. The
money question is the absorbing theme
at this time, and paramount to all
others. Edmund Burk was right when
he said that some of the important
commissions in society have grown out
of money questions There is no good
reason why the United States treasury
should be run in the interest OF the
robber barons of Wall street, as it has
been for the last quarter of a century.
State banks of issue is but cross be-
tween national bank and a Wall
street shark.
What we want is circulating me-
dunn with something solid behind it.
Congressman banks-should regu-
late the money, Thomas Jefferson,
that great apostle of Democratic prin-
ciples spoke wisely when he declared
that bank notes should be suppressed
and the issuing OF money restored to
the people, where it belonged"
Our people are getting their eyes
opened to the tricks. duplicity and
selfish cunning of mere party manage
ment; and are being educated little
too fast to suit some OF the political
hucksters; they have spelled the word
right and stepped to the head of the
class and don't propose to be turned
down by the old mossbacks Of all
the countries on earth ours ought to
be the most prosperous happy, and
would be if the government was adj
ministered in the interest of the people.
How is 1t that our statesmen 40 not
recognize this fact and shape legisla-
ton in the interest of the people9
The farmers all over the country
are being urged to curtail their cotton
crop as over production is the cause
of our great financial depression
when there is not word OF truth in
the assertion. Place a sufficient
amount of money in circulation to
meet the demands of trade, and every
yard of cotton goods will be at once
utilized; and in less than one month
cotton would go to fifteen cents per
pound. Let some OF the commission
men who have so much to say about
overproduction visit the homes in the
country, and look at the old patched
clothes being worn by the farmers
and watch their poor oVertaxed wives
after the arduous labors OF the day
are finished sitting up late at night
renovating dilapidated garments that
ought long ago to have been con-
signed to the rag bag. and they will
at once see that this howl about over
production is phantom There Is
no use in trying to disguise the fact
the war is on, and IL is the last chance
the poor overburdened farmers will
ever have to extricate themselves and
their posterity from the shackles
of serfdom. The wretched state of
finances Of this country has all been
brought about by few capitalists
robbers. working in harmony and
conjunction with their confederates in
Europe to control the financial policy