Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-14
POLITICAL HISTORY.


Washington IN his "TareweIl Address"
the American people,, 1t is slavery to cart,
, subseryience TO party spirit that threaten
the very fabric on which our republic
built. In the very first dawn Of this mode
republic. when it was an infant III swad
ding clothes, and washington in the presi
Dental chair, lhis rancorous rarty spirit
born OF the Devil and disseminated by hi
imps, broke out IN all Its ghastly deformity
In fact, this was the case TO such degre,
that the "Father OF his Country" becam,
alarmed for the freedom We had 20 dearl,
purchased from George Ill Of England
and indited his Farewell Address. The
precient mind OF this great and good man
run out propheticaly through the centu'
rles and forecast the conditions we have
to-day. Let any fair minded man, who has
carefully read the political history OF this
country frem George Washington to Gro
yer Cleveland, contrast that history with
washington's prophecy in his Farewell Adj
dress. and then say that the entire trend
of the government has not been to setting
up OF Alexander Hamilton's Plutocracy OF
wealth in this country to the utter ensave-
ment OF the masses. TINS has all been
done through AFFECT slavery 10 party. 1t
was my party, right or wrong. 1t will not
be denied that the frs, party. the old Fed.
eral, was blocked out by Alexander Ham,
ilton, and had for Its corner stone Plutoc-
raey In this country, not u government Tor
and by the people, but government oil
Patricisns, after the order of Rome, and as
near George lJI's reign in England as pos
sble, save the king. 1t was to he Plut)o-
racy, pure and simple, whore the rich and
favored few would reign over the pebeian
masses. fortunately for the republic,
Aaron Burr killed Hamilton, and the peo
pie, after John Adams administration raj.
lied to the standard of Thomas Jefferson, n
pure republican in name and principle, nd
killed the Federal party. So you see our
republic started out under q dark and por'
tentious cloud dlspelled by th death OF
Hamilton aud his party. No. A sprout
sprung out from it in the birth Of the wing
party, which was HamiltOnian, clear
thaough, but was compelled to veneer the
ished for while like q Green Bay tree. In
1910, 1t elected william Henry Harrison
president, In ~, 1t was beaten by an al
NEST unknown planter from TENNESSEE
James Il. polk, and, through him, we got
New Mexico, ARIZONA. Upper and Lower
CalIfornIa-in a word, extended the repub-
lilo from the Atlantic Ia the pacific, and
from the Rio Grande in the South to Mani
toha in the North. If the wings had won,
Mexico oud have ruled all this territory,
and Hamlltonianism would not he such II
difficult problem as it is to-day. In IS4s,
Gen. Zachary Taylor, the hero OF Buena
Vista. came in as president, filled out his
term as John Tyler did that Of Harrison.
The next man this Hamiltonian put up was
Gen. winfield Scott, the hero OF Ludy's
Lane, Hack Rock and Mexico. lie was
heater by an obscure Bostonian named
Pierce. No one heard of him before or
after this contest, but tho wing party
"turned up Its toes to the daisies" In '52,
and political chaos reigned. This was the
second death for Hamilton's doctrines, but
did they die beyond resurrectiOni Tho
chaotic political masses, including wings,
Burneyites, dissatisfied Democrats and yree
soilers, formed under Gen. Fremont and
men defeated by James Buchanan, OF Peln-
sylyania. Here were two deaths and an
amalgamation OF parties In less than seven.
ty years. The year 1860 brought tue Chi.
cago convention which nominated a man
as pure as washington, and rs true TO the
people, but, ut the commencement of his
second tenn, he was murdered, and in u
former article | shoS you the lapsus un.
der Grant to Ha mIltonanism. TOady to
aristocrats, the corporations. the money
power and corruption started then has per.
meated every fiber OF the Republican par.
ty. They made laws to put the money
classes In the saddle, TO enrich them at the
EXPENSE OF the masses, and have virtually
carried out Alexander Hamilton's plan for
a Plutocratio government, That Is just
what it Is to-day, and defy any man to
look over the history have simply glanced
ut nd deny the assertion. The Republican
party oil to. day Il the HamiltonIan party Of
1903, when Jefferson foored 1t. They say
that the hydra-h, AIDED serpent has only
three vulnerable heads, and the Republican
party Is the third aud last. Remove this
head at the next election, and you will put
the People In the saddle and compel the
political gamblers 10 go out of business. 1t
Is high time there IS independence OF party
SUI fficient to save the government II 1t is
properly concentrated. Therefore, let the
Peoples party work as American patriots
with this end In view. The object Is the
dethronement OF the classes aud the substi-
tuition of the masses in tins country. Let
the common people of the country combine
for the rights guaranteed them under our
and the common laborer in
this country will be OF as much importance
as any millionaire or aristocra: ne bank or
railroad president IN the country. Tho
Republican party has bred these vampire
pests US the decaying carcass breeds mag
gots. anc the way to get rid Of tive effect is
TO have another political funeral in this
country and bury the body hundred faith
oms deep, and you will get rid of the cause.
and not before.
GEO w. COOPER N, ID.