Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-28
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

has laid its blighting hand on our nations f.
nances, and we have had two panics, with one
still in full blast, and the people in deep inan-
cial distress. great merchant marine, built
up in the earlier years of the American republic
is thing of the past The Republican party
went into the internal improvement business,
and to-day our railroads are bonded for more
than it cost to build them. The Republican
party stood for Gland for the landless," and we
are fast becoming nation of tenants. The
Republican party was for free schools, and to-
day it is content with ga flag on every school
house" The Republican party stood for free
men, of every race and color; to-day it seeks 10
reduce to serfdom the working people of every
race and color, even the sons and daughters of
its earliest founders. The Republican party
has espoused prohibition in several states, and
in every state it has sold out to whisky The
Republican party feigned antagonsm to trusts,
but trusts furnish its corruption fund, name its
candidates and shape its legislation. The Re-
publican party claimed to favor protection to
the laborer, but to-day its leading men are the
sworn enemies of organized labor. The Re-
publican party prescribed the Chinaman, and
winked at the import of the paupers of all
other nations. The Republican party protect
ed the owners Of manufactures, and ground the
operatives into the dust. The Republican
party protested to be the friend of the agrcul-
turist, but forced him to sell in the open
market of the world, and in the cheapest, and
forced him to buy in the protected and dearest
markets of the world. The Republican party
gave the old soldier pension, and taxed him
and all the rest of the poor people to get mon
ey with which to pay the pensions. The Re-
publican party, so far as its bosses are concern
ed, is roaring hypocrite. 1t has stood on the
street corners as did the ancient Pharisees, and
claimed a righteousness which it has not, and
party passed out of its councils and from the
stage of existence To-day it is being weighed.
It's robes are being rent, and we see the party
as it is. Its aims are being unmasked. 1t is
found wanting. Within it are dead mems
bones. 1t is ravening wolf that has eaten,
or is eating, the sheep of the fold. 1t aims at
government of the moneyed combinations
1t would establish plutocracy, the worst form
of government that ever cursed the human race,
and from which the people turn to monarchy as
relief. The Republican party is the Bene
dict Arnold of free institutions.
THE Garrett Eagle nfers that the Populist
committee did not have enough money to pay
all expenses of the recent ratification meeting
here. We have not asked the committee about
it, so don't know whether all of the expenses
are paid or not; but the Eagles fling reminds
us that certain parties hold due-bills two years
old and over against the Republican central
committee. And that isn't all. One of the
members of former livery firm of this city
told us, on two different occasions, that his firm
holds an unpaid account of $225 against GER
tain prominent Republicans candidate for
very important ofice-who assumed the bill.
He says he presented the bill repeatedly but
was put off each time, until three years had
elapsed, and the bill was outlawed, when Mr..
Republican laughed at the liveryman and told
him to collect it if he could. We dislike to
mention such matters, but necessity compels it
sometimes. i.-...-.
SAY, Mr. Business Man-you who are yell
ng for "the present gold standard" how do
you find times Are collections easy When
you go out with a big bundle of bills the first
of the month, you just gather il the sheckles
without any trouble at all, don't you? You
can pick money off the bushes. The people
meet you with smile and handful of cash,
push forward the easiest chair in the house and
ask you to sit down, count out the money call
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