Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-07-11
LEAVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

denounced the republican party and
ticket IN unmistakable terms. Messrs.
Hackney and Rude were delegates to
the state convention that nominated
the republican ticket, but they are now
convinced that the party is growing
from bad to worse and, like all other
sound thinkers, are taking shelter in
the populist ranks. The above nam
ed men have condemned the ticket, by
! letters to prominent men, and their ac
ton is perplexing and embarrassing the
&. o. p. candidates. Hackney's is a
private letter to r. w. Blue, in which
he points out the inconsistency and fall
lacy of the old party and, gives reasons
why the populist ticket is far prefera-
bic to the republican ticket. We would
publish the three letters but their
length prevents. Mr.. Rude's letter is
the shortest and speaks in substantial
ly the same spirit as those of Hackney
| and Morton. We therefore publish it,
and ask our republican friends to read
it since it comes from one of their
flock.
Hon. j. W. Bre,denhal, Chairman
State Central Committee of the POpu-
list Party, Topeka, Kansas.
DEAR SIR:-As an old time republi-
can who was member of the late re-
publican state convention from Cowley
county, want to say that have hoped
against hope until patience has ceased
to be virtue.
AS l read the history of my country l
note how English laws passed by the
American congress have driven from
every sea the American flag and the
commerce Of America upon the ocean is
now in control of English seamen. /
have seen the American farmer and
artisan pauperiZed by the enactment of
laws which placed us upon single gold
basis; this surreptitiously done without
a man or woman in America either in
congress or out, daring to admit that
they were favorable to 1t, while all par
ties at all times, as well as their editors
and speakers, proclaim themselves
bimetalliSts.
In the late state convention the re-
publican party declared for a straddle
that didn't mean anything, and then 10
emphasize it's want of candor and good
faith promptly nominated Morrill, and
| Blue, one national banker and the
other willing tool and henchman Of
that influence, one for governor and
| the other for congressman at-laTge.
have seen in the congress of the
United States an almost solid republi-
can party cast its vote with Grover
Cleveland for a continuation of the
gold basis, in the face of a positive
declaration favorable to bimetallism
made in the Minneapolis platform of
the national convention.
have seen the interests of the people,
their prosperity, peace and happiness
trampled under foot by both the repub-
lican and democratic parties manipu-
lated in such way by English influ-
ences as to destroy every effort to undo
the wrong Of 1873, by humping the heads
of these two parties together on the
question Of high protection on the one
hand and free trade on the other, ending
always in legislation which protected
capital and left bars down for every
mercenary hireling Of Europe to come
into this country and by competition re-
duce the wages of labor to the verge of
pauperism; and after Morrill's and
Blues nomination on that platform
which declared for the coinage of the
American product l witness their haste
to rush to Kansas City, Kansas, on the
10Th of this month in order to declare
themselves, as they then and there did,
above and beyond that platform, and
for continuation Of the Grover Cleve-
land gold bug idea that to-day domi,
mates both the parties Of this
nation; and L sadly turn my eyes from
the grand old republican party of the
past, to the contemplation of that party
as manipulated by the Shermans, Quays
and Harrisons of to-day and | am fore
ed TO the conclusion that the poor and
oppressed of my species in this country
Of ours need expect no relief at the
hands of this gang; and while am not
prepared to endorse all of the declar-
ations of the Populist patty, yet its
vote in congress on this money question
conYInces me that it can be trusted so
far as that question is concerned; and
l here and now notify you, and through
you, your party, and all others as
well, that in this campaign so far as
am concerned. shall vote the POpulist
ticket from head to heel, saving and
excepting my right to vote for any per-
sonal friend on the republican ticket in
this county that shall be nominated.
was in Winfield on the 9th and
Hon. w. Z. Hackney read me a letter
written by him to Blue on this very
| question, letter which he informed me
had received no reply, and l asked from
him and obtained copy which | en-
close herewith, and also obtained from
him copy of letter written by him to
Hon. Z. l.. Bond at Sallna which L en-
close herewith, and you are authorized
| TO use all of them as you see fit. Yours
truly, Z. j. RUDE, M. D.
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MAJ. MORRILL, has declared openly
in his speech at Kansas City, for golC