People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
VOL. iii.
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Judge James A. Ray dropped his
discussion of the Peoples party plat
form of principles in his debate with
DR.. Walling at COrbin Saturday night
long enOngh to attack the VOICE and
its editor on the score of socialism"
and ''natiOnalism." The chief cause
Of Offense was a paragraph which he
read clipped from the VOICE a few
months ago, in which we commended
the New Nation, paperpublished by
Edward Bellamy, and advised people
to subscribe for it. If the Judge had
been a close reader of the VOICE he
might also have seen some favorable
comment Of the Arena, the Vanguard,
National Watchman, Economist, Ad-
yOcate and many other publications,
and if he looks elsewhere in this issue
he will see a favorable notice tf the
Cosmopolitan. high class magazine,
edited by William Dean HOWellS and
John Brisben Walker. the latter a
wealthy Republican. The truth is,
the periodicals Of the day. outside of
the subsidized daily newspapers. are
teemiDg with discussions Of the great
industrial problems before the people;
individuals in tlR Republican party.
in the Democratic party, in the PeO-
pies party, in the pulpit. in the To-
rum, in the press, everywhere, the
best thought Of this country, is grap-
pling with the great question as tC
how we may best adjust ourselves to
the new civilization which has been
uShered in upon us by the great in,
yentiOnS Of our age, which has so rap
idly increased and is still increasing
our production Of wealth.
Coming from 50 many different
sources and advancing so many differ.
ent ideas, we fail to see where the
Judge has any right to hold us re-
spOnsible for all that one of these au.
thOrs may write. Judge Ray is an ad.
mirer of Ex-senator ingalls, and loses
no opportunity to commend him: will
he stand pat" for all he says in his
speeches?
The effort Of the VOICE has been tC
get the people to read up on these
questions and from the various stand.
points make up their own judgment,
as to what our governmental policy
should be. Will the Judge and hi,
friends who are 50 ready to sQueal
socialism," read the article in tho
September Cosmopolitan, written by
their fellow Republican, James Bris
ben Walker? That article conclude,
with this sentence:
1.-The two encouraging signs are tht
tendency to thought among the riCl
and the advance of intelligence
among the poor" Would the Judge
and his friends Stife the diffusion o.
this intelligence? Come. gentlemen
stop your Quibbling and say as Sena
tor ingalls, said only last SATURDAY.
night at Topeka:
ANY man who does not know thai
there are existing causes of discomfort
any man who is not aware that there
is an inequality of the diffusion O
wealth in this country: that there il
an inequitable distribution of til,
burdens and benefits of society. i.
elUner Wll1ully or naturally blind"
Don't put yourself in the attitude
of Geo. T. Anthony when he said
1--WE have ALLOWED our people Il
collect and read these Bellamy books
etc, as though there was no fire,
speech in this country. Get out O
the way and let the people acquire al
the information Obtainable, and trus
them for wisdom in this crisis. D,
not assume that all the wisdom AM
craftsmanship is locked up within
your own breasts. TRUST TIL
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