The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-11-25

bad egg was tile one that was thrown
at General Weave in the south. I
looked carefully through the great
papers of that Farty for word OF
of that outrage, but /
not a syila0le Was written that could |
be construed as being opposed to that
kind of political campaigning. I'M
mediatsly after that egg WIS thrown "a /
voice from the northwest came TO me /
with this as Tie burden of it's plea:
Il fear that the throwing of that egg,
aud the subsequent refusal OF the I
southern people to listen to GrueraI /
Weaver, will have the effect Of driving /
the northern republicans back TO their !
Old allegiance Just think for one
moment OF what that means i'm this
civilized, enlightened and refined age
General Weaver speaks foF the plain
people, he talks with caudur and sim
certify, he tells such truth about tie
condition of this nation as should
cause all thinking people to consider
we'll before voting. His voice, though
convincing, is heard only by those who
gather around him at his meetings,
for the old party papers viii not report
him. An egg is thrown, Hu old
secondhand egg, an egg that htly
represents the party that propelled il;
it bursts, aud the smell is so loud that
it is heard all through the land-sys,
even unto the great northwest does it
gO-Bnd 50. powerful, so convincing
are the CdOrs of that sutiquated, ven
| cradle egg that they cause believers in
! the peoples party to go back to the old
/ party again. just think of IT,, men of
reform, and see what We are standing
on when we stake every thiug ON the
Intelligence Of the great citizenship
/ of this nation. Argument is wasted,
logic is thrown away, facts are uuheed-
! ed, elOquenc is unheA 6sCi, personal
magnetism is uufelt; but Throw au egg
a rotten egg, the worst and most use
less kind of an egg, and its smsll makes
men vote just the opposite Of the way
they believe. Other men who are
above the influence OF egg logic will
listen auxOusIy until they hear that
some man, prominent in reform, but
deserving Of no more consideration
because of that, is reported as having
decided to vote for one OF the other Of
the old parties, and lie at once assumes
/. a staggering, clustering air gud
asserts that, as Mr.. Blank has gone
back to the democratic party, lac viii
go back to the republican bJid. That
egg was thrown with a purpose, it was
thrown with and by the CONSENT Of the
q leaders OF Lhs democratic party, anC
, they had 10 thrown so that the south
ern people would not hear the truths
that the speakers Of the peoples party
would tell; it was thrown in order {,
keep shat pail of iguoraucs'' love
p than ever, and to preyGhJ full, faI
aud deliberate discussion OF the rea
q principles of the campaign in tht
south. At Omaha all was enthusiasm
J / Just as it Was at Chicago ia 1880 Wa, I
x / General Weaver was nominated before
This time there were more people
- throughout the land who understood
y what Weaver represented, and, as
. consequence, more converts were mad
+ to the doctrine OF equal rights. Blu
? many of those who shouted loudsst al
2 omaha have not opened their lip
p since that time. 1 distinctly stBte'
[ before that convention that 7 wouiI
y not join the peoples party, that
/ would hitch to no party, OK, more &C
= curately speaking, give no party tn
3 right to own me, and ] feel that wa
d still. This is Sunday evening, Nov
y ember 9th. In two Gays the eiecUi0U
j will be going on, and, though no Otbe
i / person in my work or IN the uaJio
$ votes as j do, viii cast my vote To-
C Weaver and Field. Why viii / do so
y / Because I do not want TO throw M
d vote away. L feel that Weaver vi
q not be elected, feel that lie does nc
IS stand a ghost OF show Of success
IN either before the people or i'm the cleo
u tOrII college, but "a vote against hin
d or, 70 be more explicit, against CD
"a priucip pies he represents, and which
r. believe in, would outrage my Ow
s. feelings and were TO vote against ~
d honest convictions, even though eli
q man voted for were elected, my vol
/, would be thrown away. This is Oh
l- one thing ON which I have hesitate
r. about tBird-party politics. Men vi
k decide according to what they thin
f. others viii do; they like To- De ON q
il popular side 1t is in politics pretl
x much as it is in horse ruciug-ths
j. want 20 be on the winning side-au
II all our eloqueuce, good argument
Is aud better principles viii o. Cauz
b the intelligent "a American people
> vote in sufficient numbers to elect
"A thirL-party candidate ut the poll
d The great mass OF voters In both o.
d parties are workers and mdustriau
If they, and they alone ars 20 blame f.
wrongs done The whole people thr Ul
~ corrupt politicians, for they gave
3f politicians their lease Of life. The