The advocate., 1894-02-14

work out as a servant?"
"He is very poor like good many
farmers about here" said the Doctor.
'He was prosperous in way till so
many farmers began going down hill
three or four years ago, but he is pretty
well used up now. Your company is
foreclosing a mortgage on his home
stead, and everything on his place is
under chattel mortgage to broker
here. He will soon have nothing at
all. He is one of your calamity howl
ers."
"Is he one of the new party cranksY
"Quite a prominent member Of the
party. He is now chairman OF their
county central committee, and he
stands high with the Farmers Alli-
ance of this county"
This was the last straw the Camels
back could bear.
"That settles it, muttered Clarence.
Presently he inquired:
"Where is this strange old man
whose prOtege Miss Cotterell is ?"
"I don't know. He left here almost
Immediately after his visit to Kate's
family, and l have heard nothing of
him since"
Both were silent moment; then the
Doctor said abruptly:
'By the way, Mr.. Diegal, you are a
young man still at college, and l pre-
sumo somewhat given to investigation
of what other people cOndemn-that is
the college young mans way. Have
Won ever looked into the doctrines of
this new party?"
"NoP' said Clarence contemptOusly.
"Why should l load up such trashY 1t
is not in my line. Have your"
The Doctor hesitated, but presently
answered.:
81 wouldn't say this to anyone but a
reliable republican and man of bust
ness, but to tell the truth one day last
fall there was a joint debate here be-
tween one of the Peoples party speak
ers and one of the ablest republican
orators in the state. | attended, and
confess the new party speaker opened
my eyes considerably to some things. |
was not prepared to hear such re-
markably able speech from one of that
kind of folks, and the assertions he
made, and actually proved, too, aston
ished me. What was worse, it was hu-
miliatingly clear that our man simply
could not answer him. The points and
proofs were clearly as much of sur
prise to our speaker as they were to me.
got interested in political questions
for the first time in good many years,
and came home here determined that
would study the subject and answer
the Peoples party mans arguments
myself. q went at it scientifically. |
first got hold of the So-called literature
these people had been sending every
where by the ton and made myself
master of all they had to say. Then /
got hold of everything | could lay my
hands on which our party had said in
answer. l worked hard, but deuce
take me if l could find single argu-
ment or fact in answer to the positions
of our adversarieS. l found ridicule
and inveetive enough, even plenty of
abuse that did not rise to the dignity
of either ridicule or invective, but ]
found absolutely no argument, no fact.
Not one. That is humiliating, isn't
itH There is field for some of you
young men of ability. Why don't you
get up a good strong answer to these
Alliance and Peoples party damands ?
1t would make you famous and give
you great political boost"
"We shall give them good strong
answer" said Clarence with vehem-
ence. eve are giving it to them now.
Eastern capital is leaving the state as
fast as it can get out and bOycotting
the scoundrels. We shall answer them
by foreclosing their mortgages and
taking their farms from them. They
can understand that, and it is the only
argument they can understand, and al
they will get, so far as am concerned