People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-02-23
STUMBLING BLOCKS.
TRY TO USE THE PARTY FOR
PERSONAL ENDS,
And Men with Wild-Eyed Theories aud
OrsrZ-Brashed Schemes Stick to tbs
OLD Peoples Party AID Welcome
All Recruits.
THE, SentineI1

Glme:
One of the greatest obstacles tAe
peoples party has to contend with is
not the name, Hor the platform; but
the band of eye-rolling Pharlsees, who
stand on the pinnacle OF the roof and
thank God that they have been in the
movement 10, these many years. They
bar the door TO recruits, create dissen-
eion, advocate schemes that drive
e7EEy the masses and soar when their
sores will let them from one hobby to
another in way calculated to para
lyze progress . .sr
1t is not so much, what there is in
our platform as what they advocate
outside Of it, that creates alarm.
hold in highest honor the real true
men and splendid women who were
theWnsel6sh workers in thegreenback
party, and not one of them will be Of
Tended at single line of this article
They fought for principle and not for
self, and when the classes allude to
commenced to barter, sell and fuse
away the party, they bided their time,
and waited until the dawn of better
day These noble patriots all well
coined the new party. They never
claim that they have been in it for
twenty years, and do not make life d
burden to those who came from the
ranks of the old parties in 1890 and
1892 and since. They have tried in
every way to prevent the gang, who
used the greenback and labor party,
as sordid merchandise from having
sway in our ranks. They have stood
on the watch tower, to preserve the
integrity of the party, and have
warned the new recruits of the past
treachery of the unholy band, who
parted the garments and sold the
birthright of the greenback party.
Men in the old party councils, know
how certain pretended leaders haunted
the national committee and state head
quarters, offering to sell what was
left of the noble organization. This
class demand all the nominations,
seek control of all committees, and
when not selected, plant themselves
In the pSthway of reform and lift UP
tbeiI weeping apparatus, and claim
the party mas fallen into bad hands
They delight in calling themselves >se
remnants of the Spartan ban, and fear
TO enlist more Spartans in the ranks
of the army. They glory in saying
that there are only few of us left. 1"
They are Intensely mercenary, always
Cd he make, and where two or three
1re gathered together, they always
take up collection, if they can trust
any enc to pass the hat
When the party developed they at
once organized Sanhedrim Of chosen
saints, who were to be in tie inner
circle of the party, to fill all its offices
and inherit the earth when victory's
golden eagle perched on our banner.
They never will admit new recruit,
except on probation; and never con-
sent 10 allow full mem bership until
they are fully provided for.
If they can not sell to the enemy as
they did in the past, they will trade
and barter the glory and honor, and
surrender the radiant band of princi-
pie that binds US together. If we
happen to carry state and control the
governor, they want all the Offices in
his gift, down to the custodian of the
suSpldors, and if not successful in
every instance, the ark of the cove
uant is destroyed and the movement
is forever blasted.
They will willingly admit no man
of influence, for fear they will be set
aside, and for over year, after Sena-
tor Stewart joined us. they never hon
Ored him as our champion. They
would not welcome Senator Jones il
he had not been born in England and
hence cannot be President. They lay
right across the door in front of the
peerless Pennoyer, and he is com
PEELED to join our ranks three times in
two years, before they even family
admit his fealty to our cause. never
remembering or caring for the fact
that he has won two campaigns fol
governor of Oregon on the funda
mental truths of our platform.
{ In every state they bar the way
Ehe shining examples that l have
mentioned are paralleled by the OBJ
stacles placed in the way of LESSEE
lights in each commonwealth.
They advocate all SORTS of heresies
they invent history and imagine dire
!ui disasters, and with hoses in tn,
lir, scenting the storehouses of tn,
enemy. filled with boodle, they at
sempt to divide and destroy the party
They want the world made over, bu
they want the contract
They want new Arguments, whel
they are not permitted to form tn
line. They want single silver plank
rubart they surround the pieces Af ST