The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-26

of both parties, working in the interest
of and for the corporations, had got up
the row, the governor holds a secret
meeting with George r Peck, Santa Fe
general attorney, and J. G. Wilson, pres
ent Santa Fe receiver, and the whole
matter is settled on the next day. just as
the bosses ordered it settled, in the inter
est of the corporations, on whose behalf
the row has been kicked up, according
to a plan arranged befOreh hand by the
bosses and officials OF both parties, with
the officers of the railroad corporations
of the state.
And by the use of tickets furnished by
the railroad companies, the POpulist
state committee intends to bring in
enough delegates from the poorer and
far western counties to control the Pop
ulist state convention, and renOminate
the present state officers. so that which
ever party, Republican or POpulist, elects
the Kansas state officers this year, the in
terests of the railroads will be safe, and
the farmers and US dirty poor devils Tin
their estimation) can 60 TO the devil and
starve as quick as possible, with our
families, for all that they care. so that
We vote the tickets they put up for Us
to keep them in office
1t looks as if nothing but political hell
is in store for US in all the three parties,
don't ii, boys: Yes, and we deserve il, if
we lie down and won't strike blow or
cast vote for ourselves, but if the labor
of Labor, the Mine Workers, and the
Knights of Labor. had sense enough to
come in when it rains, we would drop
all our quarrels, and united, call d labor
ers convention in this state and invite
the mem berS of the Farmers Alliance
to join with as and put out state ticket,
andswe can put a congressional ticket in
every congressional district OF this state
and elect men to office who will not be
afraid of COxeyism, or any movement on
the part of organized labor. But have we
sense enough to do is? Ask yourselves this
question, ana if you think you have, and
yourself and family are near enough
starved, that you can depend on your
own brain and manhood, and will not be
led off during the campaign to chase
after fife and drum to whOOP it up for
mckinley and protection TO the Ameri-
can laborer" when the Republican bosses
bring him here, or to wear a tin rooster
in your hat and ''hurrah for Cleveland
and honest (:) dollars" at the command
of the Democratic bosses, in the heat of
the campaign, or to be led by that great
labor leader % Labor Commissioner
Todd to do anything to beat the Repub-
licans," and swallow the present state
officers on POpulist ticket, then use
your influence upon the officers of the
the labor organizations to which you be-
long mot those officers who, to please the
old party bosses, have accepted Of posi-
tions as delegates to some of the old par
ty state cOnventi0ns); bat the true officers
of your organizations who have the in
terests of all laborers at heart and are
not leading labOrers for the sake of
feathering their own nests, and working
themselves into Office.
l say work upon your true officers and
compel them to issue a call for a state
convention of the labOrers of this state. /
the wage toilers and the farmers, and /
adopt platform that will advocate your
interests, and nominate good men tried I
and true for your candidates and you !
will be redeemed and brighter day will /
dawn upon the toilers Of this state, freed /
from the grasp OF corporate mOnopOlies. |