Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-07-25

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 lie we'll grounded.
because they At once made haste to get on
the roStru;n q: insas City. Kas.. on Sat-
urday evening, the 10th, and promptly re-
pudIaied our platform upon which they
were nominated, and became moro pro-
nounced in favor of the continuation Of
present conditions then .vsr.
And no matter what .: her republicans
may do, as for mysel; have put up with
such conduct Just as l"rg as l intend TO,
and / shall refuse NY vote to either of
them. They do MT deserve any Kansan's
vote.
We are now ss 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 viliainy
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 l have been doubtful il
the people will ever get relief from the re-
publican party, and / am now satisfied
that, as the leadership of that party IL
now constituted, we can expect nothing
from 1t, and for one shall refuse my sup
port to the parties named, and it may
become necessary, If crowded by their
henchmen, to explain to the people fully
why republicans should all do this, in order
to teach leaders. So called) common sense,
and by defeat force them to do the will Ct
their masters tho peopls-rather than
to play masters themselves.
wrote Blue q letter on the 18th, In
hopes that he would modify his utterancee
of the 10th, and give men who think a.
do chance to support him, but got no
reply thereto and now expect mono; and
send you q copy Of that letter, and You are
authorized to use that and this - your
! Judgment dictates. You know and know
that this country is being slowly and surely
dominated by English influences. Our
shipping has been driven from every ssl,
under laws made here in the interest Of
English seamen. Our transportation has
| been wrested from rs on the land through
the foreclosure of mortgages held by for
eigners, and the holdings of our own pee
pie therein wrested from them and they
rendered houseless and homeless because
our finances are 80 manipulated by Law
that England and her allies can make
money plenty or scarce Just as her intes-
4, ests dictate; and unless We awaken fro0
our thralldom we will In % years more
become a dependency of Great Britain,
because that country which controls our
commerce on land and sea will In time
control us. Her agents, voluntary OF
paid, control both branches of this Goa
gress, and the executive and judicial de-
partments of this nation ss we'll, and
Morrill, and Blue, Willingly or unwittingiy,
are their allies for the perpetuation Of
that Infamous rule, and, for one, l will
submit thereto no longer. l am not -
prepared to abandon the cherished memo
ries of lifetime association in the grand
old republican party, made famous By
Lincoln, Morton, Trumbull, Doolittls,
Zach. Chandler, Jim Lane, Ben. Wade, ana
glorious old Thad. Stevens, who so psthst-
ically told Us whittier we were drifting,
and warned us, but we would not.
These men and their compatriots are q
dead except Trumbull, and he driven int
retirement by the leaders of to-day the
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 powssg
this whole brood of political parasites,
! pismires, and teredOs, ithSCleveian disn,
must be overthrow, or the sun Of AmsIt-
can prosperity has set to rise no R080
forever. Yours truly, W. P. HAoKzn1.