People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-07-27

platforms and put gold bugs thereon, but
the convention thought otherwise, Just -
republican conventions have been doing
so long that We are out Of power every.
where. Yet had hoped that Morrill, and
Blue, seeing the handwriting on the wall,
would profit thereby; but il seems that my
fear that they would not is well grounded,
because they at once made haste TO get on
the rostrum at Kansas City, Kss., on Sat-
urday evening, the 10th, and promptly TO
pudisted our platform upon which they
we're nominated, and became more pro-
nounced in favor of the continuation Of
present conditions then ever.
And no matter what other republicans
may do, as for myself have put up with
such conduct Just as long as intend 10,
and l shall refuse my vote to either OF
them. They do MT deserve any Kanssa's
vote.
We are now as people bound hand
and foot by the money power, and that
power is in England and not here, except
as that power acts through the agents
here, and any party that seeks to continue
Us upon q gold basis, where We find our
selves to-day through somebody's villainy
because no party or man has ever been
delegated by the people TO perpetuate the
foul wrong, ought not to receive the vote
of any man who loves his country.
For some time have been doubtful il
the people will ever get relief from the re-
publican party, and | am now satisfied
that, as the leadership Of that party IL
now constituted, We can expect nothing
from it, and for one shall refuse my sup
port to the parties named, and it may
become necessary, il crowded by their
henchmen, to explain to the people fully
why republicans should all do this, in order
to teach leaders So called) common sense,
and by defeat force them to do the will Of
their masters the people rather than
TO play masters themselves.
l wrote Blue q letter on the 18th, In
hopes that he would modify his utteranoes
of the 18th, and give men who think a. ]
do chance to support him, but got no
reply thereto and now expect none; and /
send you copy Of that letter, and you srs
authorized to use that and this a. your
Judgment dictates. You know and / know
that this country is being slowly and surely
dominated by English influences. Our
shipping has been driven from every sec,
under laws made here in the interest Of
English seamen. Our transportation has
been wrested from Us on the, land through
the foreclosure of mortgages held by for
eigners, and the holdings Of our own peo-
pie therein wrested from them and they
rendered houseless and homeless because
our finances are so manipulated BY Law
that England and her allies can make
money plenty or scarce Just as her inter
ests dictate; and unless We awaken from
our thralldom we will in rs years more
become a dependency Of Great Britain,
because that country which controls our
commerce on land and sea will In time
control us. Her agents, voluntary or
paid, control both branches Of this Con-
gress, and the executive and judicial de-
partments of this nation as well, and
Morrill, and Blue, Willingly or unvittingiy,
are their allies for the perpetuation Of
that infamous rule, and, for one, i will
submit thereto no longer. / am not yet
prepared to abandon the cherished memo
ries Of lifetime association in the grand
old republican party, made famous by
Lincoln, Morton, Trumbull, Doolittle,
Zach. Chandler, Jim Lane, Ben. Wade, and
glorious old Thsd. Stevens, who 30 pathst-
ically told us whittier We we're drifting,
and warned us, but we would not.
These men and their compatriots are al
dead except Trumbull, and he driven into
retirement by the leaders of to-dsy-the
Quays, the Harrisons, the Shermans, and
such creatures as that fellow from Mon
tana, who is chairman Of the national re-
publican committee, / can't recall his name
men who have driven US from power;
this whole brood of political parasites,
pismires, and teredos, with Clevelandism,
must be overthrow, or the sun Of Amsri-
can prosperity has set to rise no more
forever. Yours truly, W. P. HAcKSEr.