Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-25
THE ISSUE.


ing, and the political pot is beginning
to boil, it is well for every voter TO
step to enquire: What is the issue?"
simultaneously, as if in hollow mock
cry. comes the answer from the republi-
can press, redeem Kansas''is the issue
Paramount to all, says the peoples
party i8 the financial question. But
our republican friends tell US that we
must drop the financial question for the
present and fight the coming campaign
through on state issues. So far as the
election OF representatives. TO congress
is concerned, they say tariff is the all
/ absorbing question, We have too
mUCh faith il the stability OF the judg
ment Of Our Kansas people, to believe
That jhey Will be led astray by such
aTtfai lodging of the issues of the
day. The tariff question is thing Of
the past; it has served its purpose and
has had the desired effect. The people
of Kansas have ceased to bite four years
ago, and i is useless for our republican
brethren 10 bait their hook anew. Yes
finance is the issue: and it is broad
enough fer the whole people of the
state and nation 10 stand upon. The
restoration Of silver. ard the issuing of
currency ana, in fact, more money of
amy description; be it gold, silver or
paper, or whatever Uncle Sam says is
go1a-tlis is what the people Of the
state and nation are demanding. Aud
how can they gel it? Only by putting
that party into power which has shown
Itself 10 be friendly to these demands.
That party is the peoples party. and
upon its success depends the prosperity
OF the people
state issues" Pray tell us, what is
state issue? is Governor Lewelllng
and MIS-. Lease a state issue? is J. f.
Willets and General Artz state issue?
The only hope Of the republican party
today lies IN the vilificatlOn and at
lacking Of men placed in office by the
peoples party: they won't attack our
principles; they dare not. The late
legislative war at Topeka is a thing ub-
on which they place great hopes for
victory. Perhaps it was fortunate
| thing for the s. o. p. that they were in
the possession Of an arbitrary court who
had the audacity to forego jurisprudence
and hand down a decision without
jurisdiction and without precedence.
But the people will be undeceiyed and
will spurn at the oppOrtune time snch
bold usurpers of power. All such dar-
ing acts as stealing the legislature, is
what the leaders of the republican barty
choose to style ''state issues"
Why do they adyise the party to drop
the money question? They know that
the rank and file of the party are heart
lily opposed to the views entertained by
such men as Joe Hudson and Mai
Morrill,, and therefore are connecting
scheme by which to divert their
attention from the main Issue. The
DOpulists believe in keeping the financial
question before the people; they believe
in starting the foundation at home in
| order that there influence may be felt
| more keenly in the national legislature.
In short, the peoples party believes in
wiping out of existence the Infamous
laws and enacting only such becoming
a free people. The peoples barty is for
equality justice and right; the repub-
lican party is for Office and spoils.
Which will you have?