People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-03
KANSAS ALLIANCE.
From the Topeka Advocate
A Very Strange Position.

per that prior to the Populist state
convention he had decided to support
the equal suffrage amendment, but
since the Populists had Endorsed il
he should vote against it, because
he would not support anything that
Populists indorse. Last week he re.
iterated this statement and said he
was Lot ashamed OF it.
Now we do not write to convince
him OF the weakness or unreasonable.
ness OF his position, because of the
mere statement of it, as he himself
states it, shows that he is controlled
by his prejudices and not by his rea.
son. ANY appeal to his reason would
therefore be in vain. Why had he
decided to support this measure pre-,
vious to its Endorsement by the Popu,
list convention? Evidently because
ne is satisfied that it is right and
just. He cannot say that he was in
duced to support it because it was a
Republican measure, for Republicans
have made no declaration one way or
The other upon the subject. There
could have been no other reason for
his decision to support it than be-
cause he believed in it. He there
'Ore now declines to vote for a meas
Ire that he believes is right and just
simply and solely because an oppos-
ing party believes in it also and is
likely to bring it sufficient support
to secure its adoption.
We can readily understand how a
'ery strong partisan might decline
% vote for anything that would
effect his party ticket unfavOrably,
but here is an absolutely abstract
md independent proposition, vote
either for or against which will not
effect the ticket of any party one
Way or the other; and a mans
orejudices must be very strong, in
Iced, that will influence him to vote
against thing he believes in simply
because an opposing party is sup
porting the same thing. Good sense
would seem to indicate that he
should be glad that Populists are
light upon one question at least,
'ather than knowingly go wrong
himself in order to express his con-
empt of an adversary. However,
there is no telling what Republican
EDITOR will do these days. These
De troublesome times" in Republican
print shops" and we must not be
surprised at anything that occurs
In his speech at FredOnia, on the
?lst of July, Major Morrill, is re-
ported as saying: Two years ago
the condition Of the country was
one of unparalleled prosperity.
There was not a cloud in the
sky until after the November elec-
lion and it was announced that the
Democrats had complete control oil
The government, and then the people
'ealized that there would be radi-
al change in our economic system
ind a general curtailment of bust
less began"
Now any man who will stand be-
ore Kansas audience and make
such a statement as the above is
either densely ignorant or woefully
dishonest. Major Morrill, ought to
Snow, if hedoes not, that the coun-
Try was not in a condition OF unpar-
illeled prosperity two years ago
he ought to know, il he does not,
hat there has been no such radical
change in our economic system as
re speaks OF, and in fact, that there
has been no change at all. The Re-
publican party is making a tremen-
ious effort to escape responsibility
Tor the legislation it has placed up
On the statute books and to shift its
evil results upon the Democratic
party, but Kansas people have done
100 much reading lately for the
scheme to. succeed; and when men
make such absurd statements as that
of Major Morrill, quoted above they
only make themselves ridiculous.
THERE should be more patriotism
md less partisanship in politics.
Since attaining my majority, l have
followed the Democratic party, but
shall follow it no farther. am not
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