People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-31

from Major Morrill,, who had written
him that it would be impossible 70
pass the service pension bill. and that
our soldiers must make I'D their
minds to be content with the "de-
pendent pension bill" He also added
that Major Morrill, said that the re-.
publican congressman of the east
would not support the service pension
bill, but thought they would the
other bill, as they suggested that
themselves.
My reply to my friend Showalter
was anything but refined. | told
him | thought some of the charges
against our republican congressman
were true, and that among them we
might find traitors to our cause if we
would search for them. Ithen began
to think that all men we're not dis
honest and that sooner or later hon.
est men might be found to lagislate
IN the interest Of those who saved
and made the country and the great
state Of Kansas what it is. | said
then that thereafter l would follow
no party so blinlly and for one l was
ready to unite with everyone or any.
one TO form a new party and select
men OF the people to legislate fol
those who are producing all that Is
necessary in the sustenance of life
Now, to my old soldier friends
ask, don't you know that all these
statements | have made are true:
And don't you know that Major Nor
Till made true statement when he
SAID that the eastern republican con-
gressmen were opposed to our bill:
IL you know all these things are true
do you know why?
You are intelligent men and you
know now if you did not before that
those eastern republican members Of
congress were elected by the use of the
money of the bankers, trusts and cor
pOrationS, and they had to legiSlatC
for their masters and not for the sol
diers who wanted pensions" AnG
don't you know that the action Of
that congress caused more than hall
of the old soldiers of Kansas to turn
their backs upon the grand old repub
lican party because it was being con
trolled by a few leaders who were
traitors to our interests. Don't YOU
also know that the party is controlled
now by the use Of money and that all
legislation is for the interest of cap
ital and capitalists and not for MEN
and WOMEN?
Senator ingalls,, Major Morrill, and
S. r. Peters have had nothing to say
in favor of service pension ever since
that time. The Veteran, the so.
called soldiers paper, gave a few
gaSpS and then became as silent as
death upon the question and soon
turned into bitter republican sheet
Why? l ask you all this. Think
only think, you will!
You stood up brayely during the
war and shot at an open, courageous
manly foe, who was misguided and
led on, thinking he was fighting to
save his home and Preside. Our idol.
lied president, Abraham Lincoln,
said that the money power, meaning
the bOndhOlders and brokers, gave
MIN more anxiety and trouble than
the brave enemy in front of our ranks.
And that he wished everyone of
them had their devilish heads shot
on" See Carpenters Life Of Lin.
coln.l And that they were specula.
ting in the blood Of the best youth
and manhood of our nation, and
sought to prOlOng the war in the in.
tereSts of capital alone. This same
influence and the same class of men
who were traitors to the cause of our
country in those trying days and
Ought to have had their deyilish
heads shot off," are controlling the
republican party. Do you want to
vote that influence on to Office and
power all the time?
Now, l desire to call your attention
to the state platforms Of the republic
can and Peoples party upon the ques-
tion OF pensions. The republican
platform declares "that the constant
patriotism of the party is, in itself, a
guarantee to the nation that the in
terests Of its defenders, their widows
and orphans will be literally cared
for"
l have, above, given you a history
of the constant patriotism Of the
party" upon the pension legislation
you have been asking for, for the last
eight years. And you now know
what to depend upon, when they. il
such an unfortunate occasion should
arrive, come into possession of the
government.
! Read the platform of the People,s