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

OLD Pa KITES ARE INDUsTRIANs, AND
THEY ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE WRONGS DONE THE WHOLE
PEOPLE THROUGH CORRUPT FOLITI-
CLANS.
From the *. OF L, Journal.
While the cold and pUlseiess type
Is reducing these thoughts to ink and
paper the American people Will be
engaged in selecting president for
the next four years. After ali the /
preparation, all the looking ahead, all .
the contention and wrauglIHg concern
ing the future battle for the prssi- /
deucy, that future Is so close at hand /
that We can almost hear the triumph |
ant shouts of tile victors as they /.
enter the White House. The die will !
be cast, the work will be done, the |
election will be over, and then the few
erish rush and iucOusiderate haste Of
those who believed every lying tale
aud voted on the strength Of false
rumurs will be over, They Will then
b I'VE time to reflect and know that if
they had done their duty they would
b We gOne to the polls not to be
i ihueuced by what any other man
said OF did, but by ta6ir own knOwI-
6 lge Of the needs of their country.
From the distant south came message
after message, letter after letter, tele-
gam after telegram, asking me if the
Democratic papers were correct in
asserting that L had advised Knights
Jt Labor To vote the democratic ticket.
Ftom the west and northwest came
Similar inquiries concerning the other
side. At the beginning L endeavOred
| to ausWeE each message, but the task
/ became too great and gave it up.
I lie one sad, sickening reflection was
| that those who sent tile messages were
all Knights of Labor who had been
| deceived by reading ths papers Of the
great parties instead of the Journal.
/ The Knight of Labor who performed
his duty during the canvass was
reader of this jOuFual, he understood
/ the position Of the order ana the gem
/ sral master workman, and he knew
That long before the Omaha cOnven-
JiUn assembled 1 had pledged myself
/ to vote for its nominees. In every
| issue OF the Journal in which L wrote
( on the subject L stated my determine
I ton SO to vote, I did this not that /
| felt that anything L might do or say
| Wouiu be of more Importance than that
| which another man might do or say
but that there would be 20 mistakiug
/ my position. knew that would be
| misrepresented and lied about. knew
that there would be those who would
want only an excuse to vote the Old
ticket again because POwdsrly has
gone back on Weaver" ana for these
/ reasons L made myself plain ia every
letter 1 wrote. One thing we have all
cause to be proud Of-this was an
educa -iouaI campaign. The advocates
OF the cause of the people made their
impress for good on the nation at
large; the public mind is active, and
viii continue 20 be active with
thoughts chat were heretofore sgraH-
gers 10 it. The great economic issues
which overshadUw the tariff ara lifted
from the oJ,scur!ty in which they were
buried. and, like BanquO's ghost,
s.they will mot down" / have cOu-
verseJ with leading men OF both par,
tIes-uOJ with the puppets who think
they voice the sentiments of the par
ties, but with those who are republi-
cans and democrats because they think
they are right. These men are unani-
nous in asserting that tariH has been
on the boards long enough. 1t has
had a long run, but its days are mum
bered, and tile party which viii be vic
tOrious four years frUm ROW must trim
its sails 20 meet American winds and
buffet tue storms which will be hurled
, against them from the real enemies OF
this nation.
In some states the peoples party
e.ectors were substituted Tor Those o.
. one or the other of the old parties; IL
other states they we're Withdrawn fol
r the electors OF the old party. Thii
I course was to my mind a depaTttT
from the middle Of tie road Bu
OF tuau We won't talk just now Il
All these states The principles Of th'
+ peoples party were discussed and th
, people yFera educated % bslteve il
! these questions. Ous thing mare,
E the harinony Of Tire program, 1t va
ldons. deliberately aRd with :! purpose
D There were, ana there s1a as tbs
J. none lt, nany bad eggs in tha csmc