Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-09-15
file of the old Union legions-the men
who draw most of the pensions Arc not
IN its class

IN its class.
Recently large crowd of unemployed
workingmen paraded in Chicago. There
were a few hot heads amor g them, and
buggy in the way of the broad marching
ranks was picked up and set upon the
sidewalk. The Pioueer Press and kin
dred sheets hardly dared to dcnounce
the hungry workingmen as worklngmen,
so those sheets asserted that the criminal
element had captured the procession, and
proceeded to denouncc the marchers from
that premise.
No state IN this Union has more intel
llgent and patriotic people than Kansas.
Within the borders of Kansas the first set.
back was given to the naughty and domi-
neering slaveholding arlstocracy A
brave and loyal race inhabits that state
For years it gave the republican party
overwhelming majorlties But the mort
cages grew faster than the crops, and at
every county seat the days when there
were no foreclosure sales were few and
far between. An economic agitation be.
gan. Many diagnoses were made and
many prescriptions prepared by economic
doctors to locate and cure the Ills of the
body polite, and it is not strange that
among them all some peculiar remedies
were prescribed. Now, it would be sup.
posed that any fair. minded man would
have reasoned in this way over the agita-
ton in Kansas There is certainly some
thing wrong when the people of rad-
cally republican state desert their party
by thousands. They are loyal people
an honest and intelligent people. If
they are in error, they should be con-
vlnced of it. Come. let US reason to
gether." But the Pioneer Press and the
big city papers generally have made the
mistake of attempting 10 drive the farm.
ers Of Kansas back into the ranks with
the weapons of abuse and ridiculc. In II
community settled by "frcc state men"
and their descendants, with large pro.
portion of old Union soldiers, it IS no,
disappointing that the breach has been
| widened.
There was time when the trade
unions of the cities were the black beast
of the aristocratic press. The farmer had
| not then begun to organize and agltate,
| and his eminent conservatism was points
ed out to the trade unionist, who had irst
felt the iron hand of organized wealth.
But the farmer finally protested and be-
gan to take such political action as he
thought would lead to the betterment of
his condition and that of those dependent
upon HIM. 1t goes without saying that
the farmer is no longer exhibited by
newspapers of the Pioneer Press class as
bright and shining example by which
the city trade unionist should govern him
self.
The Record bclives that the most re-
spectful attention should be given to the
theories and demands of the workers
in both country and city--who believe
that the condition of the masses can be
improved by wise laws- by laws that do
not tend to make the rich richer and the
| poor poorer. AS progress has been made
since the days Of feudalsm in the condi,
tion of the people, so will that progress
continue. 1t will not come through the
medium of red flags and dynamite, but
through persistent and tireless discussion
| and agitation. In spite of the wishes
of the milliona,res' press, the hcwera OF
wood and the, drawers of water in Amer
lea will not ueh longer submltto having
all lcgislatid lin the interest of excessive
wealth for he few, as against the com.
fort and h4 ppiness OF the masses. In
most of the older nations large proper,
ton of the Worthy poor are compelled, a,
least part Of the year, to keep body and
soul together by the aid of governmental
charity. That will never come to pass In
this country. Those journals that always
advocate legislation tending TO make the
rich richer and tbs poor poorer do moi
read rightly the signs of the times