The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-05-05
UNITE EN- AND BEAT EN-.

The Fight of the Future Is Between the
Plutocrats and the People.
The Washington correspondent of tn:
Chicago Tribune sends his paper ths
following meaty paragraph:
From reports here it is gathered
that Mr.. Cleveland is much concerned
with the dangers which lie ahead oi
him, and especially those which point
to sympathetic action between the pop
ulistS and the greater number, of demo.
Gratis in the next congress from thu
south and far west. Mr.. Cleveland hah
already discovered from his correspond
ence and conversations that this is ths
biggest cloud on the horizon of hi {
political future, and he has learned an
other thing-that these men stand in
no fear of his iron will or of his lofty
courage. The impression is gaining
ground here that Mr. Cleveland. if lie
cannot control. will repudiate this re-
volt, not realizing how deep it reache 5
the remote western states, and that he
will cndeavor to rcorganizc parties Cn
different lines and perhaps create a
new party. made up of the conservative,
elements of the two older organiZa
tiOnS''
Whether that he Cleveland's design
or not. it is certain to be the result OF
the present agitations. What he call ;
his conservative element" which be
lieves in the good old times" and be
cause certain thing has been done in
certain way it. must inevitably bs
right. has always been the snag in the
middle of the stream and the dead
<,f, Whnv
men get all the money they want they
always belong to this class. The ''re-
tired merchant the man who can live
off his rents the rich landowner who
has tenants working for HMM fact,
all the plutocratic element belongs to
this conservative class" They patur
ally are content to let things alone.
Matters are coming very well for them
They can't see how things can be inr
proved. and are afraid to make move
lest they lose a dollar. AS Junius said
of Burgoyne. they sit down to enjoy
their ill-gotten wealth, Infamous and
contented." They are devotees of the
ignoble doctrine of '.laissez faire"-Or
the policy of do nothing.
If there were no better men in the
world than these back-numfn.r bald
heads and plethoric plutocrat~ there
would try to invent anything. There
would be no attempt to improve condi-
tions. Things would come to stand.
still or simply move forward by the
natural force of gravitation. We should
have condition of. ARRESTED develop
ment," true Chinese civilization, the
immortality,of the Struldbrugs.
There is plenty of this material in the
two old parties. and Cleveland seems to
be anxious to become their prophet.
The sooner he gathers the whole brood
under one wing the better the reform
element will be pleased. There is a
natural affinity between all plutocrats,
and they need not let their sham
party divisions prevent them from
falling lovingly into each others
arms. Let the lean and lank Sherman
proceed to embrace the burly. pot
bellied Brice. Let Platt put his arms
around Harper and Vest hug Cullom a.
he explains. with all the logic of his
sub-cellar senate liquor, that there
really is nothing between them. Grover
might cap the climax by begging
pardon of Benjamin Harrison for out
humbugging him in the last race
and assuring him that the time has
come '.for us fat fellows to stand to
gether- As for Voorhees,, Jason Brown
and other such camp followers, they, o.
course, as heretofore, will be found fly
ing around on the debatable ground be
tween the hostile forces. ready to fioE
over to whichever promises to have tbs
spoils to distribute. -.
1t is plain that the greet battle o.
the future, the ArmageddOi, of our pol
itics, is to be fought between the com
bined forces of plutocratic conservatism
and the iaboring millions who drag a
eacL remove lengthening chain
| sbackled to their ankles by special priv
ilege. When they learn their strength
and find out where the trouble is the,
will make short work of Gen. Shylocl
and his craven band of slavish merceua
ies--Nonconformist
The gallant Tom Watson. o
Georgia, replies to the statement re
Gently eirru ated that he had cnre Ia ri