People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-20
A LETTER.
Siiving rIany Interesting Facts of
Political History.
WELLINGTON, Jan. /, 1893.

sure to be many changes in the nea
future. The government of tn
American states, or rather its policy
is to be changed from that of Repub
lican channels to those Of Democracy
The condition of the Republican anC
Democratic parties will not be dis
cUssed in this letter, but rather the
third or POpulist movement. | con.
ciude that no man, clear of prejudice
can go and remain so any longer with
out admitting the potency and abso-
ate menacing influence on our polit-
zeal system of this government of the
people. In face of the facts as brought
cut by the November election, | think
1t folly TO further say that the move
lnent of the Alliance is a failure and
gill amount to nothing. The great
abolition party, which was directed
by the immortal Lincoln, struck the
shackleS from four million of slaves
and redeemed our flag from the farnt-
ing lie that was worked asSidu :. ;ly
With its grand principles for thirty
years or more, before it achieved half
so much in the way of a political rev.
a0lutiOn, as has this movement of Ia
Dor in the space of four years or less.
DO you think Iput it too strong?
Stop moment and think. Sum up
the facts if you have not already done
so and then say as to whether | am
right ard talk it fairly with you.
First remember that this new party
mas gained the entire and full control
5almOStl OF seven states out of the
fOrty-fOur, besides, as shown by the
last election, several of the Others were
very close vote and have got foot
mold in nearly all the state legisla-
lures. Remember, in the southern
aeld 1t was second best ticket, taking
from the Democratic ticket there
nearly half million votes. The state
Of Texas, the heretofore citadel of
The Democrats in the south, giving
lie state candidates on this ticket
IOi,OOO votes. The "SOlid south" is at
least broken by this new movement
and is now, in great part, beyond the
control OF Democracy. l feel inspired
70 prophesy and do venture an asser-
lion that the electoral vote of the
south in 1896 will not be solid for the
Democratic candidate. Now please
LOOK over the west and northwest
heid and what do you find the condi-
lions there today as compared with
those of '8S?
These states where we are looking
we're overwhelmingly Republican in
49, out now press and people are in
line with the new movement and are
To-Day rejoicing in their new birth
not only those large districts which
nave especially mentioned are wor
shipping at the new political altar
0ut the same song of labOrand reform
comes up from far-off Massachusetts.
and little Rhode Island is heard from
with Its contribution to the new
cause Let US not be deceived. W,
can not be deceived. The fact ca,
not be hidden, that from the tropica
sun OF Pensacola, where frost apr
winter never come, northward to tn,
arctic regions, where frost and win
Ter are eternal, all along the line tn
people are compromising their differ
ehces by Joining this new party, there
'y making their interests one.
Again, across the continent wber,
The horizon in early morning rest
apon the bosom of the turbulent A,
iantlc, westward where under wester,
skies the waveOf the Pacilcis battle,
IN the holy halo and twilight of tn
settlng sun, men and women every
*nere are demanding a change in tn
policy OF our government.
While this Alliance movement
new and crude, doubtless, in many r,
spects, its membership made up of a
other political camps and while som
oil the measures put forth by it, tratl
'er Tor discussion than adoptionl. /
order that some good and eouitabl
system might be reached, are not in,
what suits everybody in detail, the
suit everybody in general who is ipte
ested in a just banking system an
the proper management and coptr,
OF the public highways, in that il
The only thing in the way of a poll
zeal party that has not been sham
FULLY corrupt, refusing continually I
ieglslate anything to the interests {
the masses, but by legislation contir
ues to prove to the people that n,
tional legislators have kept up sell
ing out to plutOcrats since the demon
etizing act of 70. Insults the mass,
IN that it is the only political organ
izltlon that promises anything in I'll
Way Of changing the bank robbel
system leglslated in 10.
1t suits the people too, in that
DrOnOSps tn honor s;lvor