The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14
A KANSAS ADDRESS.
ISSUED eV THE POPuLlST STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

ISSUED ev THE PoPULlsT STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Its Enemies Have Misrepresented and Sian.
dersd the Peoples Party-some Of the
Results Of the Party's Aseend.ncy e
Power Clearly Presented.
The Peoples Party state central com.
mittee has issued lengthy address tc
the people of Kansas. The Introductory
portion is devoted to justification Of
the course of the party in the state and
defense against the vilifcation of its
enemies, considerable space being de-
voted to the legislative contest. Con
tinuing, it says:
"The misrepresentation, vili6catior
and abuse which characterized the cam
paign of 1892 have been continued as tc
the state administration, and never in
the history of any state have officials
been compelled to endure more outra
geous treatment at the hands of portion
of her citizens than have the present of.
ficials at the hands. Of the Republican
press of Kansas, until today some good
people of our state really believe that oul
state officials are human monstrosities
"The bond of State Treasurer Bible
which was pronounced by meeting OF
Topeka bankers to be the best bond ever
given by state treasurer, was repre-.
sented to be practically worthless, and
an appropriation of $1,000 was forced
upon the legislature by Republicans to
investigate the same.
I'm like manner every official from
governor down has been assailed, not.
withstanding the fact, which no intelli.
gent, honest man who will investigate
will for moment deny, that in most re.
spects the duties of the several officers
have been discharged in much better
manner and at much less cost to the
state than under Republican rule. While
space forbids particular mention of items
here, we invite all fair minded people tc
make the fullest investigation and com.
parsons. We have no fear of the result.
"'But,' says one, you have driven
capital from the state and have given
Kansas bad name in the east All
have we? Wait a moment. 1t is true
that few months ago Kansas did have
q bad name in the east, but why? We
answer land we challenge successful
denial of same) that this is the direct re.
suit of the misrepresentation and Wifi
cation of our people and our officials in
dulged in by the daily press, to which
may be added the failure of number OF
Kansas financial institutions (oficered
by leading Republicans-we can give
names if necessary, which caused many
people to believe that our state officials
and majority of our people were re.
pudiators.
Cali such statements we declare to be
infamous ISLANDERS upon our people and
state, and we declare that no state in the
Union contains more honest nor bet.
ter debt paying people than Kansas Al
evidence Of this, we have only to point
to the fact that during the first nine
months of 1893, notwithstanding the
money panic (the most severe in the his
tory of our country, the short crops (the
poorest in years. and the extremely low
prices, her people paid of their indebted.
ness to her banks over $13, OO0, 900, there
by enabling the banks to pull through
the panic and at this date, taken as a
the banks of any other western state
While Kansas had large number OF
bank failures during the panic. the
amount involved is small. A single fail.
ure in an eastern state often involved
more of actual loss than the entire
amount involved in all Kansas failures.
''This brings us to a consideration OF
the general situation throughout the
country today, which all admit is most
deplorable. Dun's Mercantile agency de.
clares that times are harder and prices
are lower than for 80 years, and while
prices of farm products are already be,
low the cost of production they must &c
still lower if the present financial policy
is continued. The daily press declares
that evictions in New York city exceed
any known in Ireland. Bread riots are
of daily occurrence, and millions of la
boring men are idle, while business men
of all classes are forced to the wall at
the rate of 400 or 500 per week, factories
are closing down, and each day adds to
the distress, misery and wretchedness.
What is the cause of all this, and what
is the remedy? Read the Omaha plat
form and preamble, compare them with
the declarations of other politic;x parties
and answer here and now who declared
Alright and who falsely.
"In the campaign of 1892 Populists de-
clared that the price of wheat (which
was then so cents to 60 cents and the
prices of all products would continue to
decline unless there was change in the
financial policy of the government. In
reply to this it was declared that the
great natural law of supply and demand
governed, and ex-Secretary Of the Treas
ury Charles Foster was appealed to and
issued a manifesto to prove that there
was more money in circulation than
ever. Every one is familiar with what
Mr.. Foster said at that time, but when
he was forced to the wall few months
ago he stated that the tightness of the
money market was the cause. He said,
Our bills were paid in paper (meaning
notes and acceptances), and we were
called on for cash.
But how is it today with wheat? The
worlds sunn1v ia 30 ono 600 hnshe1s less