The advocate., 1894-10-24

tics Of a novel It has its heroes and its viii
lains; its schemers and plotters; It's natural
born heirs sWindled out Of their birthrlghts
by intrigusrs and pretenders; its hidden
crimes and skeleton closets; It's stories Of
wrongs and SORROWS; its deep laid schemes Of
perfldy and crime; and it has its heroine, the
goddess Of liberty. It is the story Of the long
estrangement of the heroine and her true
lover, the people. The chapter that tells Of
the happy re-uniting of the lovers is yet to be
written. But before we come to that we must
await the completion Of the present chapter
in which Is being told the story of the discoV-
cry OF the hidden crimes and dark plots Of the
villains.
Our confidence in the ultimate triumph Of
justice teaches US to look forward with hope
to the happy ending Of the story, but the his
tory OF the process by which great wrongs
have been rlghted in other countries makes
us shudder ard hope that the cons titutonsl
rights vested in the people Of our beloved
country may enable them to reclaim their own
without resorting to violence.
find that 1t only takes common sense to
understand politics. It takes more than that
though to understand political parties. Cicero
undertook to teach me, but it was all party
creed that he was giving me, and couldn't
accept 1t. He tells me now thsS am Popu-
list. Well, can't help that believe that he
is more than half Populist himself, though he
does still talk great deal about the grand old
party that saved the nation and is going to re
deem Kansas this fall. 1 wish that 1 could
believe in politics the same as he does, or,
rather I wish that he would own up that he
believes the same as do, for I know he does
but he won't admit 1t.
don't see why any Kansas man should be
republican. The platform Of that party Is full
Of New England and Old England ideas, but
there Is nothing in 1t that we want out here
In the West We are progressive out here and
New England ideas stife US, and the voters
don't breathe easy when they belong to q
party that gets all It's ideas from that part
Of the country. The people Of Kansas have
progress in the line Of equity and justice"
inscribed on their banner, and any old ins1-
tuition that gets In the way is liable to get
stepped on. There Is a wonderful change in
Kansas in the last few years. People are
doing their own thinking in politics and they
keep at 1t twelve months in the year. A few
years ago there was but very little said about
politics from the time the votes were counted
till about month before election the next
fall. Then few professional politicians
would go around to the towns and the school
houses making speeches, in which they would
tell the people the advantages Of being pro-
tected, and how prosperous they were under
republican rule
Well, must close. Cicero will be home soon,
and I must tackle him on the subject of
woman suffrage. He is nearly converted and
l am not going to give him chance to back
slide. Your loving sister, SOPHIA.
P. P.S.-Clcero Is getting worried about poll.
tics. He talks about 1t in his sleep. Last
night l heard him mutter that "avote for
Overmyer Is half vote for Morrill," S.
"Well, Cicero, how do you like my
description of the trimmingsP"
"I have nothing to say, only l don't
think it fair for you to take advantage
of what say in my sleep"