The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-15
INDEPENDENCE.
Tho Yoke OF tho Party Bosses Must Be
Thrown O1.

Thrown On.
The Republican party prides itself
on being party OF moral ideas and
its member claim to be proud OF their
independence in politics. The impOr-
tant moral questions which gave it
birth are pointed to with pride as the
animating spirit which continues it in
power 1t is upon the honest indie
pendent elements in the old political
parties that the Peoples party de-
ponds upon for its recruits which
shall bring it victory both in state
and nation. Both of the old parties
call upon thinking men of independent
judgement 10 rally TO their support
as proof of independence in political
action. And so how are men to leave
old political affiliations that large
per cent remain without knowing why.
From all such the Peoples party asks
respectful consideration. The
leaders of both the old parties de-
nouuce machine politics as practiced
by their opponents while rallying to
their support the weakly good and
the slavishly independent by
machine methods that try to out
Herod Herod in their subtle manipu-
lation OF conventions and party utter
ances. Both are corrupt and every
body in the land knows and acknowl.
edges it, For every Hill there is a
Plat; for every Brice there is a Quay
and the ministers and moral leaders
of society negatively support them as
necessa AIRY evils, thus perpetuating
their powers. The platforms and
issues of the campaign, made up by
the leaders for the masses OF voters,
instead OF voicing the censuses OF
opinion which has crystalized from
political demands emanating from the
people, simply consist of jingle OF
words to bewilder and hold the voters
together. If now and then point or
two is yielded to the peoples demands
it is simply offered as sop TO pre-
vent the angry tiger of public opinion
from bursting its political cage, This
was done in several party platforms
in the west on the question of free
coinage, of silver but only to be
changed at a beck and nod from the
leaders.
Expediency, not what is right OF
just or needed. dictates the wording
of the platform. With what words tC
best catch votes are platforms con
structed, says writer in the Topeka
Advocate, and haze been until the
thinking men of both the old parties
are becoming disguised and ready tt
welcome any change as a change fol-
the better. One of the vital defect!
OF the St. Louis platform, as criticized
by the old party papers, Is that it
demands are too radical; that it lacks
expediency though admitted to be in
tensely in earnest Cannot the gOo(
sense OF the people be depended upon
II not free government must be &C
knowledged failure. How long will
a long suffering polit cal public endur,
such slavery? A change is demanded
and independent political action onl.
will bring about such change. Tn
honest ring OF the peoples demands
even though these demands be ex
IRENE in their tone must be recog
nized by honest voters II the PEG
pies party will but unite thei
demands upon one commanding issu
such as the interest questiOn-whicl
directly or indirectly covers al
others, the response at the polls il
November in both state and natio
will be overwhelming. Then, in
/ deed shall we have proof OF indie
4: pendence in political action.