The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-08-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

L ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
All Sorts of Tricks WIN RN.Resorted - n
Order to Divide ths HeeRle's Eefeks IA
A religious war Gwss laesrly preoi2i-
tated in Kansas Ctysby the crusade 81
Rev. ]. G. White aeainst-the Ca ath0atcs:
There can always he fouods . class of
religious zealots wiier see . danger In
every church institution but theirovvn.
Free Press ,fTT ~ Tt0 2 -
This crusadee of religious bigots sis
being pushed for the sole purpose OF
precipitatingf T. religious WAR in order
to divert attention from economic ques-
tions in politics. The t-a-r-ff-f is
played ont rs theme for sham battles,
and something new has obe found to
take it's plsce. "A religious war would
have an advantage over the tariff be-
cause it would last the year round in
stead of being limited to political cam
paigns, and, would appeal to much
stronger passions and prejudices. If it
could only be managed to get this re-
ligious war into politics In some way.
so as to divide the people at the polls
onisecterian1 lines, what a great thing
it would be-. II would afford the most
excellent possible means of suppress
ing ecsnomic Questions, and thereby
prolonging the undisturbed reign of
plutqracy for another generation.
The scheme is being worked for all
there is in it, and there may be fools
enough left to permit it to succeed
Topeka (Kan.) Advocate
This is not the only slick scheme
that is being worked to divide the vote
of, alabor's hostA From the Railroad
Register, of Topeka,l . paper which,
while opposing. the peoples reform
movement, poses as a trades union
organ, we clip as follows:
.iWhat may the laboring men, the
wage-earners, expect from the politi-
clans? Nothing sbut deception, vague
and illusory promises and ultimate dis
appointment rTheswWkingmen of this
county propose to give the politicians
thereof the ''go by and select and vote
for their owns candidates regardless of
party affiliations. The sting of the
large ma jority of them and is but little
felt By the remainder. Having been
deceived by the politicians: their power
and influence having been sneered at;
their rreasonablesfe having been
ignored, and promises made to their
committees havinga been broken, they
propose to standup and be counted. "A
paperis being circulated and generally
signed, calling for mass meeting of
worlsingmen for the purpose of put
ting in nomination a workingmen's
county ticket and by Its success show
the politicians that they cannot always
divide the workingmen's votes up be-
tween the various parties. Every
workingman in sympathy with his fell
lows and desiring to rebuke the party
hacks and sand-baggers should sign
this call and attend the meeting. Stand
together just one time and show the
mighty force that lies in those snowy
weapons, the workingmen's ballots
Keep partisanship down. Nominate
good, capable, ,unselfish, honest, whole
souled men, free of the greed for Office
and spoils, and the elements of the
community which have hitherto held
alOof from all labor movements will be
with you. A wonderful revolution in
sentiment on sucH matters is permeat-
ing all classes. The shilly sha1ly
methods adopted by the variouspoli-
tical parties III this county have been
endured by you long enough. AS a
rule tits better for the workingnian to
be. patient and TO endeavor to secure
justce,an recognition of the party in
power rather than enter the wildef-
iieSs Of political action under it's own
leadership. But in this county is d
case in which forbearance has ceased
to bea virtue and the only course left
for this class to pursue is to select
their own leaders, corps of select
pioneers as it were. who will t,eldly
enter the forest and lead the way to
the goal where the rights and privi-
leges OF the genuine workingman will
be recognized stand up. shoulder to
shoulder, and. be counted. Recogni.
tion will be your feward:
Nov. d word Of caution. In this
action no party, gid or new, must be
allowed to dictate or mamie one single
candidate, no matter how alluring their
promises nor pleasing their bait. I'm
less the workingman is shrewd and
Alright sonic Of the politicians of one or
announcer party Will siWpiy use ILLS
ticket as hobby horse on which par
tisan minions will ride into power"
Ths f6regoing srticle gives the de-
tails. of scheme which is 80
transparent that it Would seem
as if the trades Iunionist who IS
duped by it was 1t candidate for a
1unatic asylum. The intention is to
fool organized labor into ,frittering
away its vote and political power upon
a fourth party ticket, so that elabor's
vote being divided and a portion of it
being diverted from the populist ticket,
the republicans may have a walk over.
"What fools we NOR tails be"
OF a like character. emanating from
the same source and for the same pur-
pose. rs the movement being agitated
for the organization of farm laborers
into trades unions