Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-07-21
The Mcarath Letter.


If Frank McGrath was as well
known throughout the state as he is
in his own county, it would bring a
smile of derision for anyone to give it
a passing notice.
We of the Peoples party of this
county are greatly amused; indeed
we are stabbed with laughter to see
the letter directed DR.. G. H. Gwibor,
formerly from BeloIt, and a slick pol
itician, to boot. Now, if Mr.. Nc
Grath had casually mentioned the
name of L. J. Best in the letter, we
old campaIgners of the 70s would
have known that the Big Three had
had their little heads together.
1t Is laughable. nevertheless, to
learn that Brother Frank is not a
third party man, although years two
ago he was the strongest advocate of
the third party of any man in the
county. He travelled all over the Sixth
district In. the interest of VIM. Baker;
made himself conspicuous in his en-
beavers to make the rallies of the
third party a success; was instru-
mental in having Mrs. Annie Diggs
to reply to the great speech of Hon.
John J. Ingalls, at Beloit; on the fol-
lowing day so far forgot himself in
his wild enthusiasm as to write let
to our southern brothers that if they
did not go in for a third party we
would go back into the Republican
party. Oh, yes; Brother McGrath
was red hot third party man until
he was quitely laid on the shelf al
SalIna, and in the words often quoted
by Brother Scott, to the politician
Lay thou there; when we want thee
we will call for thee"
Two years ago, when the news Of
the election of Frank McGrath as oul
state President came to the Alliance
people of this county, a clap of thua
der from a cloudless sky, or truth
full word from the Topeka Capita
about the Alliance would not hav'
surprised them more. With all o
Franks faults we love him still, as b,
is good for every emergency he cal
get on all sides of all questions.
few weeks ago Ives was the only mai
for governor for him, as 1t would
catch the Democratic vote, and fusion
was the thing; and "Overmyer wa
the only man in the state who coul'
stand up and hammer old Geo. I
Anthony to death"
McGrath's little twirl of the blood
shirty is an insult to his own fox
cunning; the display of the rebe
flag in the south to show loyalty t
the lost cause" was born in the brai
of the tricksters who conceived til
letter for Brother Frank, and I'll g
him the cigars he never saw a reb'
flag during or since the war.
It has been said in olden times on
of the twelve betrayed his master fc
] three dollars and ninty cents. If th
Republican central committee ht
, any $3.50 to use in the betrayal of til
Peoples party they had best save
3 to purchase mourning for themselvt
after November.
. This labor movement is greater an
, more grand than the brain of NJ
s Grath or any third rate politician ca
conceive. After the two great col
q ventions just held. composed of bar
! and railroad presidents, lawyers ar
q politicians, labor without a sing
q representative, not a farmer, not
: laborer, not a mechanic, not one
represent the Drawn and sinew of th
n country in those vast assembies
n jaw sweaters, has made us more j
tense in our determination to swe,
them from power. Frank McGra
n well knows the Peoples party
g stronger and IN better fighting tri
v than ever before. He we'll knows Il
/ Peoples paFty's majority in his oy
q county will reach 500. He well kno,
It the 'jag-leg lawyers and town lot
t ers' Whom he CLAIMS ia his letter a
" running the convention of the Pc
j, ple'a party will be found side ~, ~ 81
t with himself voting the rotten {
republican ticket, and hurrahing 1
h Harrison, high taxes and 4O-ce
IF wheat. He well knows that if
g. 'iack-leg lawyer and town loafe
ss vote was taken from the Republics
IN they would not be known In the "a
IS He well knows we have People's d
re ty clubs throughout the county a
IN state, Well. how about the Repul
es can clubs2 There is a rumor in t
In county that they are searching TO
20 man IN the county who can tell "
ne he is Republican; when they f
an him they will have a chairman; IL
C. they intend to start club. Hastil
or G. B. LOWRY
Beioit, Kan, July 2
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