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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
POPULTST GAINS.

In special to the Sunday Rocky Noun
tain News, on the political situation in
Kansas, a correspondent from Topeka says:
The conversion to Populism goes merrilY
on in Kansas and reports are coming in
daily from all parts of the state of members
of the old parties ranouncing their faith
and joining hands with the new. Occa-
sionally prominent Republicans, while ex-
pressing dissatisfaction at the stand of
their party on the silver question, content
themselves with demanding the withdraw
al from the ticket of the men who are not
in harmony with the majority on that
question. They are not yet willing to
break away from the traditions that bind
them to their old political associates, but
if their protests mean anything, they will
be compelled to take the step long before
election day comes round. In some in
stances PopulistS are not direct gamers
from the Republican disaffection, for Pro-
hibition Republicans, who are Disguised
with their party for its failure to again en-
dorse the principle of prohibition, are
coming out for the Prohibition ticket.
The last issue of the Kansas Democrat,
which came out openly for the Peoples
list state convention, contained the names
of 10 new converts to the Peoples party In
Brown county. Rock Creek township. in
jefferson county, beat that, for the names
of q new converts, all from the Republican
party, have been published in local paper
Every mail brings letters to Chairman
Breidenthal, of the state central commit
tee, giving the names of aposta e Republi-
cans from all parts of the state.
E. 81. Treadwell, prominent Democrat
of Columbus, Cherokee county, was in the
city one day this week, and in an interview
with the News correspondent, he said.
Il cannot support the ticket nominated
by the Democratic state convention. A
vote for it would be half a vote for the Re
publicans, and have fought the Republic
cans all my life and intend to continue to
do so. The platform is very good in some
respects, and it is especially commendabIe
on the prohibition question. In the county
convention that sent delegates to the state
convention there were only IS Democrats
who had anything to do with the proceed
ings.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
AcoUMULAr1oN VS.. PRODUCTION.

ACCUMULATION VS.. PRODOCI1ONs
The contest in this country is between
the producers and the accumulators. Be
tween the men and women who, by their
labor produce the wealth and those who,
by manipulation seek to obtain possession
of It. Not many centuries ago pirates laid
tribute on commerce and sanctioned by
law. While this Iegalizes it it does not
make it right It is as wrong as it was
when it was collected by the booted and
spurred brigands of old. The law simply
protects the thieves. 1t says in substance:
ssYou may steal and not go to the penlten-
tiary for it, In former times the brigands
protected themselves with arms; in modern
times by securing immunity beforehand by
law One of the fundamental principles in
law is that fraud vitiates contracts. A law
passed by means of bribery is secured
through fraud. If the truth was known
land it is in many inStances) most of the
class laws now on cur statute books were
placed there through fraud. In other
words legislatures were bought-bribed to
enact them. There is plenty of evidence
to show that the act making bonds payable
in coin was thus Secnred. There is no
doubt but that John Sherman and others
have been in the employ of capitalists Of
Europe and America. It is matter of
record that the legislation secured in favor
of the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific
and other railroads, was through bribery.
If the principle of fraud was applied to
many of the laws now on the statute books
they would be set aside by the courts and
the property restored to the people. These
corporations are composed OF men who do
not produce, but who accumulate property
through the enactment Of special laws.
They thus lay tribute on labor and take
from it that which is not their own. It is
a system of IegaIized robbery Another
class of men who accumulate money with
out earning It are the Insurers. This me
thod OF aecumulating money Is not only
sanctioned by the government, but It has
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
WENDELL PHILLIPS, VIEWS.

One of the greatest reformerS of this or
any other age was Wendell Phillips.
Henry Clay was a great orator and states
man; Daniel Webster was a profound con-
stitutional lawyer; Rufus Choate reached
the public heart through the brilliancy of
his speeches, but as a humanitarian Phil
lips lowered above them all He knew
that slavery was wrong and his keen judg-
ment told him it could not exist. By the
same intuition he saw that labor would
also free itself. In a speech III 1872 he said:
II hail the labor movement for two
reasons, and one is that it is my only hope
for democracy. At the time of the anti
slavery agitation, l was not sure whether
we should come out of the struggle with
one republic or two, but republics L know
we should still be. l am not so confident,
indeed, that We shall come out of this
storm as a republic unless the labor move
ment succeeds.
'ETake a power like the Pennsylvania
Central railroad and the New York Cen
trail railroad and there is no legislative in
dependence that can exist in its right. AS
well expect a green vine to flourish in
dark cellar as to expect honesty to exist
uuuGI tIiC SIlduOWo VI up'So O4SOS'
Unless there is power in your movement,
industriously and politically, the last knell
of democratic liberty in this union is
struck, for as I said there is no power in
one state to resist such giant as the Penn
sylvania road. We have So one-horSe leg
islatures in this country, and we have got
one man like Tom Scott. with $3.50, 000,0 900
in his hands; and if he walks through the
states they have no power. Why he need
not move at all. If he smokes as Grant
does puff of waste smoke out of his mouth
upsets the legislature.
Nov there is nothing but the rallying
of men against money that can contest
with that power. Rally industrially if you
will; rally for eight hours; for a little divi-
sion for profits, cooperation; rally for such
banking power in the government as
would give us money at 3 per cent.
''From Boston to New Orleans, from
Mobile to Rochester, from Baltimore to st.
Louis we have now but one purpose; and
that is having driven all other political
questions out of the arena, having aboli-
shed slavery, the only question left is
labor-the relations of capital and labor.
The night before Charles Sumner left
Boston for Washington the last time, he
said to me: 4 have just one more thing to
do for the negro-to carry the civil rights
bill; and after that is passed, shall be at
liberty to take up the question Of labor y
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

become a partner Of the Dsefer- IL u.
nishes money to the banker at per eeills
and permits the banker to loan II at ~ PEI
cent and in many eases more Few peo,lo
have any adequate conception OF the power
of interest. If Christopher Columbus, m
stead of using the money to FURNISH tiie
outfit in which he sailed to discover Amer
"a had put that money on interest at per
cent and eoplpounded It every year, IN the
zo0 Years that have elapsed since that
time + vyould have amounted to sum Ct
n,onev srA1eient to buy the aggregate
wealth of Europe and America. II Would
have been easier for him to have demon
strated this fact to the court OF Ferdinand
and Isabella than. it was to prove even the
probability of reaching the eastern coast OF
Asia by sailing westward. The Interest
on the Indebtedness of the people of this
country together with the tribute they pay
to the transportation companies amounts
to more than the entire agricultural pro-
auctions in the United States.
| An article entitled s.The Railway Man, .
which recently appeared in Vox Popull
complies figures from the statistical alb
stract of the United States, showing thai
for the % years from 1871 to 1892, the PEG
pie Of this country paid to the railroad:
the enormous sum of sixteen thousand
million dollars, or sum equal to the as
sessed value of the entire property of 81
states in 1890.
The total increase in the assessed value
of the entire property in this country, from
1880 to 1890, was less than eight thousand
million dollars, or less than one-half the
amount paid the railroad companies in D
years. Yet it seems to be the object OF
congress to ignore the demands of the pro
ducers and continue to legisIate in the in
terest of the bankers and the corporations
1t is high time that every patriotic citizen
was protesting against these methods.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
ELLIS, WAR RECORD.

The editors who deny that A. H.
Ellis is a Grand Army man must even
tually admit the fact They should
not make the denial until they have
first learned the facts.-Cawker Times.
Well, if you know so much about Mr..
Ellis army record why don't you pro
duce it? The facts are what we are
after Mr.. Ellis was born in 1948, and
at the outbreak of the war would have
been but ID years of age. We know
Mr.. Ellis wears a Grand Army button
and belongs to the G. A. r., but as to
the service he rendered in defense of
this country, the Republican news
papers are awfully mum.-Beloit Call
If Ellis really does own a war record
why in the name of all that is wonder
full hasn't he disputed the claim of the
drummer boy of Shiloh" for being the
youngest soldier in the late unpleas-
antnesS,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

In all countries all wealth is pro-
duced by the laborer and the agricul-
tnralist, and all debts and taxes are
paid by the two classes.
Now to have just legislation these
two classes should be in the majority
in the halls of our legislature. Let US
look at the makeup of the senate and
congress and see if these two classes
have their just representation.
In congress-:
Two hundred and forty-five lawyers
Fourteen bankers.
Twenty-one mercantile and manu-
facturers.
Eight editors.
Five doctors.
Twenty eight farmers.
twenty-five politicians.
In the senate:
Sixty-four lawyers.
Five bankers.
Ten merchants and manufacturers.
One doctor.
One farmer.
Four politicians.
There are numerous milIionaires in
congress. There are many representa-
tives of the banking interest, the great
railways and other corporations and
the monopolists- placed there for
the purpose of effecting legislation in
their behalf and to prevent any action
adverse to the interests of those who
own and control the United States to-
day.
In addition to this mass of lawyers
in congress and in the senate, the pre-
sident and six of his cabinet are law
yers, the vice-president and speaker of
the house and the heads of all depart
ments are also lawyers.
Now where does the farmer and the
laboringman come in?
Dear friend, they are not supposed to
come in at all. They are supposed to
stay out of politics only at election
time when they cast the votes that en-
ables these parasites to gather at
Washington and despoil them in the
interests of themselves and the MILL
onaries.
Don't you think it about time that
the farmer and laborer had a chance?
Don't you think that a little legisla-
ton for those that toll would be good
thing about now?
Don't you know that you are entitled
to it?
Don't you need it2
Don't you believe that the farming
and laboring classes can produce men
just as smart, just as honest and Just
as capable as these lawyers, bankers
and politicians that are now making
laws for the rich?
Don't you know that as long as you
stay with the old parties these lawyers
and representatives of capital viii con
tinue to make the laws?
Don't you know that by casting a
vote for the Peoples party you can
help weed out these parasites?
Come out and be man and go into
politics and show these people that
you intend to have your just represen-
tation, that you are tired of seeing
everything go to the rich at your ex-
pense, that you are going to take a turn
with the moneyed classes at feeding at
the crib of favorable legislation.
Get up and get hustle on yourself
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

to the inequitable and oppressive discrimination
in the adjustment of such rates by said corpora
tons, whereby the merchants, shippers and con
sumers of other states are enriched the expense
and TO the injury OF the people of Kansas; and we
mand OF the next legislature the utmost diligence
therefor, the end that the agricultural, mer
camille and other interests of Kansas shall be
placed a footing of equality so far as freight
rates are concerned with the like interests of ad
joining states"
Believing that all power is vested in the people
and that all laws of vital importance should be in
itiated and approved or disapproved by them, we
indorse the initiative and referendum system.
1.-The Peoples party came into existence and won
its glorious victories on the fundamental princi-
Piles of equal rights to all and special privileges o
none; therefore we favor the pending constitu
tional amendment, but do not regard it as
test of party fealty.
In support of these principles, we invite the CO.
operation of the loyal, Hberty-lovng people Of al
parties
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Hazard Circular.

Slavery IS likely to be abolish
ed by the war power, and chattel
slavery be destroyed. This I and
my European friends are in favor
of, for slavery is but the owning
of labor, and carries with it the
care of the Iaborer. While our
plan is for capital to control Ia
Dor by controlling the wages.
This can be done by controlling
the money. The great debt THAI
capital will see to it is made out
of this war; must be used as the
means to control the volume OF
money. To accomplish this, the
the money must be bonded, and
the bonds must be used as the
banking basis. We are now
waiting for the secretary of the
treasure to make the recommen-
dationS to congress. 1t will not
do to allow the greenbabks to
circulate as money any length Of
time, for we cannot control them
but we can control the bonds and
through them the bank issue.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Panic bulletin.


The interests of national
bankers require Immediate finan-
cial legislation by congress. Sill
lver, silver certificates and treas
Jury notes must be retired - 81
ltianal bank notes upon a %
basis made the only money. Thu
will require the authorization of
from $500, 1000, 900 to 81. 600, 600, 900
iof new bonds as basis of circu-
lation. You will at once relire
lone-third of your circulation 4
lcall in one-half of your loans re
careful to make money So ZEN
icy felt among your p7f. IRIS, se-
lpecially among inf afus 3 sac
ness men. AdvocS. an c.sfa
session OF cong sss fsl f;.a r=feal
OF the purchs s aus II the
Sherman law, e. 4lt Eith ,he
other banks Of yCur wa sScur-
ling a large % l,.on &C. congress
for its uncoC- ~ Ispeal, per
accompany Use per
sonal influ5 nee is,s congress-
men, and par, crisE4Y let your
interests be ~ va 81 your sena-
tors. IT, tu,, c SIC % national
banks Z hve2 1id safe invest
ments peg Is upon immediate
faction ther> - an increasing
senti FL -sT o. % government
Ilegal-tenl 5,cs md free silver
coinage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
Bankers Circular.

1t is advisable to do all In your
power to sustain such prominent
daily and weekly newspapers,
especially the agricultural and
religious press, as will oppose
the issuing of greenback paper
money, and that you also with
hold patronage or favors from all
Applicants who or not willing to
ioppose the government issue OF
money. Let the government IS
iSue the coin and the banks issue
the paper money of the country,
for then we can better protect
each other. To repeal the law
lcreatIng national bank notes, o.
ito restore to circulation the gov
lernment issue of money, will be
ito provide the people with money
land will therefore seriously affec
lyour individual profit as bankers
and leaders. See your congress
man at once, and engage him IL
support our interests, that ".
may control legislation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

ELLIS said in one of his Sherman
county speeches that Mr.. Baker was a
s'nice old man, but doesn't understand
how to grease the wheels of legisla-
ton. In congress, when you have a
bill to pass, you must work the back
scratching lay-you scratch my back, I
scratch yours" A very good scheme
from a Republican standpoint, but if
Mr. Baker is deficient IN that line, it's
a mighty good reason why he should
be reelected
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

The Hazard Circular issued the close of war;
when victory to perch the banners of the northern
the Bankers Circular issued along the 7os when the
pie enjoying the benefit of abundance calculating medium
the Panic Bulletin issued in March, 1893 by the Bankers
association all national banks Farmers mechanics laborers,
merchants look the above nmes and behold the
and losses Paste this hat and show them the
that asks support that made these things possible
exist Help break the haces that binds labor and industry the
treadml of the money power.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

HERE'S straight tip how to make
times as good as in the days following
the late unpleasantness: Make congress
issue few billions of legal tender
paper money and distribute it by means
of public improvements, pensions, and
in paying the salaries of all officials and
in hquidating the national debt. It'll
work.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

This country is owned by 10000 peo-
people and 64,97o,OOO own nothing. And
yet some poor deluded mortals go right
on voting for a party that has made
this possible. Breakaway from them
and cast vote for Mollie and the kid
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

laws for the rich and against the poor.
But you are beginning to see how you
was tricked, and if you don't stop play
ing into the other fellows hand, he'll
get you again. Lead out with Peoples
party vote and you will win yet.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

The Republican state central COM
mite is pulling the legs of the Re
publican candidates stiIl most of their
legs are longer than they really ought
: to be-" A congressman has to come in
about $1,000. governor $4,000, other
state officers $1,000. Great scheme, this
redeeming Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

PERHAPS it would be well for the sill
YER Republicans to hear what the Be-
lott Gazette, the official organ of Mr..
Ellis says on the matter. Here it is:
"No one claims Ellis to favor free coin
age. and he doesn't.n
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

II begins to- look as though the fed
eral judges will have bone to pick
with the railroad managers as well as
with the strikers about the delayed
mails. The strikers on all roads offered
to pull and handle the mail without
the Pullmans, but the managers re-
fused. Let the courts decide who is
the guilty ones.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

OF late years every time that the Ia
boring classes dares to raise their
voices for justice, the national authori-
ties order out the troops to throw a
scare into them and, if necessary, kill
them. How long are the masses going
to stand this kind of work.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

The initiative and referendum must
be given to the people of the United
states. This will take the power of the
veto away from the president and give
it to the people, where it belongs.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

A PETITION should be sent to Victoria,
empress of India, and queen of Eng
land and Ireland, asking that she grant
the congress of the United States the
privilege of coming silver and printing
greenbacks, and enacting such other
laws as may be to the best interests of
the country.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
AMOUNTS EACH YEAR.
THE PEE CAPITA.

The question of the per capita cir
culation is often asked, the following
table will give it for % years. Paste
this in your hat and then stop and
think minute for yourself and figure
out how much better off you would be
if there was now as much money as in
the uaar. 1855.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
OnR PRosPERITY.

The Republicans of this state claim
that our debts stand for our prosperity.
If that is the case Kansas is suffering
from too much prosperity. Paste this
on you hat band along with the table
of the contracted per capita for ready
rofaroooa.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

LABOR creates all wealth and must,
Of course, pay all debts and taxation.
Did yon ever stop to think of this? OF
course you haven't. If you had you
wouldn't have been sending men to
congress All these years who have made
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

IT's hard work to get silver out of the
mines, but it is child's play compared
to getting it out of the United States
treasury since it has taken the gold
cure.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

The Populists will sweep everything
before them this fall, from governor to
road overseer. The victory will be COM
plete in Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

ELLIS seems to have financial ague.
Gold fever one day and silver chills
the next.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

THEY may put tariff bells on the lead
ers, but it doesn't seem to drown the
yell of the populace for silver at the
ratio of 10 to 1.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

THE BeIoit Gazette says that Ellis
isn't for silver. OF course not. He is
for Ellis, first last and all the time
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

b. N. MORRILL,, from the west, is try
ing to crawfish out of that ashamed of
Kansas expression.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

THE Pullman trouble is going to be
arbitrated, much to the dislike of Mr..
Pullman.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
MORE money and less misery.

The present bi-metallism- gold coin
for the rich, iron chains for the poor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
IHE lire GREATEST INEAMIES.

The history OF the downfall of American wage pro-
which primal present alarming condition
financial and industrial thrift plainly read in the three fol-
lowing which uthu three greatest
nfames of civilized history heass pong equal and
cruelty of the fiddler of Ronne.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

IT isn't "Morrill" certainty in Kan
sas this year. Not by several lengths
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20
STATE TICKET.

For Governor
L. D. LEWELLING.
For Lieutenant Governor
D. l. FURBECK.
Associate Justice
GEORGE w. CLARK.
Secretary of State
]. w. AMIS.
Auditor of State
VAN P. PRATHER.
Treasurer of State
w. H. BIDDLE.
Attorney General
JOHN P. LITTLE.
Superintendent of Instruction
H. N. GAINES.
Congressman at Large
w. A. HARRIS.
Congressman Sixth District
WILLIAM BAKER.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

and 60 into politics clean to the hiIt,
not for the millionaires, but for Molie
and the kids.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-07-20

Congressman Sixth District
WILLIAM BAKER.