Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-26

platforms and put gold bugs thereon, but
the convention thought otherwise, Just -
republican conventions have been doing
SO long that we are out of power every.
where. Yet had hoped that Morrill, and
Blue, seeing the handwriting on the wall,
would profit thereby; but it seems that my
fear that they would not is well grounded,
because they at once made haste to get on
the rostrum at Kansas City, Kas., on Sat-
urday evening, the 18th, and promptly re-
pudiated our platform upon which they
were nominated, and became more pro-
nounced in favor of the continuation OF
present conditions then ever.
And no matter what other republicans
may do, as for myself have put up with
such conduct Just as long as intend 10,
and I shall refuse my vote to either Of
them. They do MT deserve any Kansan's
vote.
We are now as Q people bound hand
and foot by the money power, and that
power is in England and not here, except
as that power acts through the agents
here, and any party that seeks to continue
us upon q gold basis, where we find our
selves to-day through somebody's villainy
because no party or man has ever been
delegated by the people to perpetuate the
foul wrong), ought not to receive the vote
of any man who loves his country.
For some time have been doubtful II
the people will ever get relief from the re-
publican party and / am now satisfied
that, as the leadership of that party II
now constituted, we can expect nothing
from it, and for one shall refuse my sup
port to the parties named, and 1t may
become necessary, il crowded by their
henchmen, to explain to the people fully
why republicans should all do this, in order
to teach leaders ESQ called) common sense,
and by defeat force them to do the will Of
their masters the people rather than
to play masters themselves.
wrote Blue letter on the 18th, In
hopes that he would modify his utteranoes
of the 18th, and give men who think a.
do chance to support him, but got no
reply thereto and now expect none; and
send you a copy of that letter, and you are
authorized to use that and this a. your
Judgment dictates. You know and kp9y
that this country is being slowly and surely
dominated by English influences. Our
shipping has been driven from every ssa,
under laws made here In the interest Of
English seamen. Our transportation has
been wrested from US on the land through
the forecloA IRE of mortgages held by for
eigners, and the holdings OF our own Poo
pie therein wrested from them and they
rendered houseless and homeless because
our finances are so manipulated by law
that England and her allies can make
money plenty or scarce Just as her intss-
ests dictate; and unless We awaken iron
our thralldom we will in 25 years more
become dependency of Great Britain,
because that country which controls our
commerce on land and sea will In time
control us. Her agents, voluntary o.
paid, control both branches of this Con
gress, and the executive and judicial de-.
partments of this nation az we'll, and
Morrill, and Blue, Willingly or unwittingly,
are their allies for the perpetustion of
submit thereto no longer. am not yst
prepared to abandon the cherished memo
ries of lifetime association in the grand
old republican party, made famous by
Lincoln, Morton, Trumbull, Doolittle,
Zach. Chandler, Jim Lane, Ben. Wade, and
glorious old Thad. Stevens, who SO pathst-
ically told us whittier we were drifting.
and warned us, but we would not.
lnese men anu thelr COM PatIioss
dead except Trumbull, and he driven into
retirement by the leaders Of to-day
Quays, the Harrisons, the Shermans, and
such creatures as that fellow from Mon
tana, who is chairman Of the national re-
publican committee, can't recall his name
men who have driven us from powsrI
this whole brood of political parasites,
pismires, and teredos, with Clsvslsndism,
must be overthrow, or the sun Of Amsrt
can prosperity has set to rise no moro
forever. Yours truly, W. P. HAorsrr.