Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-05-10
REDEEMER LEAGUE.

REDEEMER LEAGUE.
Recently, that wing of the "redeemers"
known as the Republican League met in Tope-
ka. The assemblage was composed, largely, of
ofice-seekers, who rode on free passes or for
half-fare. The only thing upon which there
was perfect unanimity was condemnation OF
'sthe other fellows" Governor Morrill, was not
endorsed The League also failed to endorse
Cleveland, although quite sprinkling were in
favor of gold and the suppression OF labor Or
CARNATIONS.
Burton, Curtis, Senator Baker, of Kansas,
and Ballinger, of Iowa, were the chief speak
ers. Some Of the speakers were in favor OF
silver provided England would favor silver.
Horton was for free silver, but Baker and Bal
lineer were for anything that would give the
Republican party the Offices Most of the del
egates were in similar fix. 1t was agreed by
all that the League could not formulate policy
upon any controverted question, but that its
mission was to support Republican party "prin-
ciples.n This was wise conclusion, as it re-
lieved the members of the League of any bur
den worth speaking Of.
Barring tariff, upon any great question, the
ssredeemers" have no principles, except the
principle of anything to secure the Offices The
party is for prohibition on Sunday and for
whisky the other six days of the week. In the
West, it has few silver men; in the East, all
gold men; but when it comes to work, it always
works for gold. A professed friend of labor,
vet, under Republican laws, Cleveland and the
eourts struck blow aimed at labors heart,
few thrusts of which will reduce labor to serf-
dom. It wants the flag on the school houses
and the scholars in novels.
Under Republican principles, the wealth OF
the nation has been wrested from the producer
and given to scheming robbers. And these prin-
eiples the League is pledged to maintain and
perpetuate.
That the League is made up of the inner
ring no one will deny, and that it raises false
cries to alarm the voter or arouse his prejudice
Is sufficiently demonstrated to admit of being
proven. Such is the League Such is Repub-
licanism so far as the League is representative.
In certain town not far away, there were
three butchere, one Of whom purchased all of
his meats of the Armour packing-house at Kan
sas City, while the others killed their own cat
tie and hogs. Finally, the man who handled
Armour's meats concluded that the others were
selling meat so low that he couldn compete with
them, so he wrote to the Armour house that UNI
less the price was reduced, he would have to
shut up shop. By return mail, he received
letter telling him to keep his shirt on; that
man would be sent down on the following We'd
nesday, who would fix things Accordingly,
on the Thursday following, the three meat mar
kets tackled up, in plain view, big red cards
all Just alike-informing the public that the
price of beefsteak had raised to IS cents per
pound and other beef cuts to 10 cents Won
der why the price went so high in one nightf
There's no beef combine-O, mol Mo- we are
not blaming the local dealers; they can't help
it, now. They can help it in the future, how
ever, by voting and working to tear down the
dannable system that is responsible for the ex'
;stence of these combines and trusts.