Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-09-07
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as campaign document against Il
peoples party. and proved a boome
ang. 1t was afterwards used by Hol
Theodosius Botkin, one of the scaveI
gers of the republican party in a speec
at the "non-partlSan" reunion at Wicl
ita, and will prove as much of boon
erang to Botkin ct. al, as it did {
Northern ct. al. from whom he borrow
the idea:
"Oh, Waterman, it is good that yo
have taken up your place as watchma
over the peoples rights. Long have tn
people neglected to defend themselye
against the enemy, and while in peac
they have neglected to watch thei
rights. the enemy has laid hands upo
their dearest liberties. But, now tina
| you are awake, sound loud and long tn
bugle blast of alarm, that the robbie
and plundered people may Re called to
8ether for self defense. While you
post has been vacant the heritage Of tn
people has passed into the hands of tn,
few, and a large portion of them are to
day homeless and houseless. In tn,
great cities the poor are huddled to
gether in garrets and cellars, like cat
tie, without the chance to practice thu
common decencies of lite. Children art
born and live few short months il
this sitting atmosphere and then give
up the unequal struggle, or If escaping
death, they live only to become Grimm.
ais, and prey upon society, while those
who have denied them the right of life
by DENYING them the land to live on
roll in wealth and luxury, which plung.
as them into excuses of all kinds, that
finally enervates, weakens and destroys
And Oh, Waterman, while your post
has been vacant great store of miner
al wealth, which was reserved in the
earth for the use of man, has been TAX
en- by the enemy. The coal, the iron,
the silver, copper, salt and oil have all
passed in the hands of the foe. and Ia
Dor has to beg leave of those who have
robbed them Of their inheritance for
leave to work. The poor privilege of
producing wealth is graciously granted
with the understanding that they sur
render the products of their toll to
those lords of the nation, and thous-
ands denied this poor privilege go cloth
ed III rags, wanting the necessaries of
life. Under these conditions, life be-
comes a fierce and terrible struggle,
men sell their honor, women their viz
tue, children become criminals and out
casts, IN land where the forces for
wealth are so enormous,
that if the people could obtain access
to this vast stOrehOuse they could feed
the world and then have abundance
left. All of the great forces that have
been brought out by the inventive GENT
us of man through improved machinery
have been seized upon by the enemy,
and instead of being a blessing, have
become curse. The great public high
ways, built and equipped by labor's
brawny arm and teeming brain, have
become force in the hands of the enc
my to draw from the army of producers
a large part of their gains. while speci-
al privileges have been granted to cor
porate powers, to issue the money of
the country, to monopolize the nations
credit and to lend it to the people.
thereby obtaining another means of
plundering them. The great highways
OF trade are blocked up by custom
houses where men are robbed and plum
dered through a system of protection.
a thousand cunningly devised schemes
for robblng labor have been invented
and operated through the neglect of
those whose duty it was to watch over
the Liberties of the people. Therefore,
w Waterman, sound loud and long the
alarm, sound the long roll, cry out so
That the people may assemble once
more and regain their lost rights and
liberties. The time is precious. The
days go swiftly by and every hour
tiGhtens the grip of the corporate pow
powers upon the peoples rights. Tell
The people they have terrible struggle
before them, that they will have to con-
Tend with a relentless foe, one that new
er yet gave quarter TO living creature.
Tell the people that this foe in intrench-
I'd behind the law, that precedent and
custom, and old moss grown evils, that
nave come to be looked upon as right
md just, besides wealth, avarice and
freed, are arrayed against them, and
hat to overcome this enemy, there
must arise in the people spirit of self
acritice and devotion to principle.
Ven and women must work for this
ause, which means, to many. Sleep
ess nights and tireless effort in behalf
II the cause of the poor. All must give
what they can to swell the fund, to
'ear the expenses for this grandest con
Ilct that eyer human beings have been |
IN. This is the last grand bat
lie OF the ages. Here we will have to |
ght out that struggle that has been |
olng on since man began his race on |
arth. The time has come when a man
must demonstrate his fitness to live |
no govern himself. And, Waterman.
nave no fears of the result, if you will
70 your duty we'll. The people are
eady to be marshaIled. They cry out
or leaders to lead them against the
nemy. There never was such an
Weakening In any country among any
htelLlgent people as there is TO-DAY.
nd believe, if you do your duty as
ne peoples Waterman. that the result
vii be worthy of all the efforts that
ave been made in the past.
JERRY SIMPSON.