People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-16
Topeka Letter.
TOPEKA, KAN, Feb. 9, VI.
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lent, and trust that it will meet the
,earty approval not only OF the editor
u this paper; but likewise the approx
Al OF all true reformers,
Your correspondent desires 1t to be
thoroughly understood from the start
that nothing but truths, so far as II
lies in his power to obtain the facts,
shall be contained therein. We be-
lieye in reform in everything and we
are convinced that the proper place
to begin is to educate the beOple to a
true sense Of their responsibility to
the rising generation, that the COM
ing politician will be a cleaner and
more conscientious man than his pre-
decessor on the political battlefield.
VillflcatiOn and abuse of men who
have departed from the old parties is
the chief campaign stock Of the OppO-
sition press, and we shall try to set ii
an example in clean politics. Abuse
of individuals is no argument why
man should vote this ticket or that,
aud the writer will aim to appeal to
reason and the higher instincts OF
men rather than to their preJudiceS.
The independent voter is the saliva.
tiOn of this country, and it is he who
has held the ravages Of an unscrupu-
lOus political aggregation in partial
check these many years instead of the
partisan. Political parties are sure Of
the support Of the partisanS, but TO
get the vote of the independent his
reason must be appealed to. Hence,
we say, that it is this class Of voters
that has held the old political parties
partially in check, and is therefore,
as We have stated, the salvation Of
the country. We say, Long live the
man who votes from reason and of
justice"
1t is this class of men who compose
the Populist Partsy it is this class OF
people who had the manhood and
courage to step out and face political
foe as desperate in its mad career fol
spOils and Office as drove of bowling
starving wolves pursuing a beast
upon which they are determined t.
make a meal, and hurl the enemy
down an abyss to utter confusion and
destruction.
We want more such men as We now
have, and it will be our aim to enlist
them in the cause of humanity by
appealing to their reason, and not
malign them because they cannot see
their mistake in helping 20 perpe-
tuate a party which has defed the
peoples wishes time and again, and
have the hardihOOd to ask their SufT.
rage, that they may continue to assist
the corporate and Money powers OF
the land, in bringing to the lowest
depths Of poverty her people.
We hope that the opposition press
will turn over a new leaf and stop
their nOnsensicdl TRADE against every
one who does not coincide with their
principles, and devote their space TO a
manly, clean and sensible discussion
of the questions now before the people
for solution.
We shall aim to show these fellows,
who deal in abuse, the error Of their
ways: if possible, soften their hearts
to the extent that they will not SIAN
der their fellowman for mother reas-
on than that he is a pOpulist.
1t may, of necessity, become our
duty OccaniOnally to show up a few Of
the ringleaders Of the old parties, that
the people may know the character
of the men who espOuse to rule them,
but we hope that it will not become
our painful task to skin these fellow
alive that the people might gaze upon
their blackened souls. We have
noticed that a few Of them are getting
quite frisky already and have actually
begun to sneak out from under the
avalanche OF ballots which covered
them up in 1892, and are now, at this
early date, scanning the battlefield tC
see if they can tell where they are at
Wecan recognize their faces sufficient.
lly to fully identify them as the same
fellows who stole the GoyenOrshiE
from Willis and the lower house Of
the legislature last session from thC
! people.
However, We will give them our sol
emn promise that should the exigency
arise, we will attend TO the matter
with neatness and dispatch and guar
antee as smooth a job as could be ex
pected Of such subjects.
Our main efforts will be directed t
the maneuyers of all parties upon the
political checker-board and to keel
our friends fully posted on all natter
about the Capital City.
In addition to finding oul ll'rt Geo
A. Pickett Is a pulverizer OF b. saws
the Journal has further discOyeret
that he Is or has been scrrccher, ;
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