Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-09-16
BRABsTER VESTS LETTER.
The Dear Dollar Democratic COnyen-
ton. Palmer Another Edition of
Cleveland. An Attempt to Fool the
PeOple-A Plea for Union.

Were 1t not a serious menace TO the
institutions of the republic and the
liberties of the people, the so-called
National Democratic Convention which
has just closed it's antics at Indianapo
lis would be bowling farce. But that
convention being part Of the scheme
to enslave the American people, 1T must
be regarded seriously. If little boy
be found in possession of a fobert rifle,
the fact in itself is not or great import
ance, but the consequences may be SER
ious, if the boy, as boys have done,
should take it in his head to point the
rifle at his brother and pull the trigger.
Similarly with the aggregation of sleek
individuals who met at Indianapolis
and who there manifested their con-
tempt for the people who have pro-
duced the wealth which they now enjoy.
Speaking of that contemptuous feel
ing it is we'll to quote from the Wash
ington POSTS article upon the rump
convention. The Post said:
Nothing could have been more
marked than the contrast between this
convention and the gathering of the
Populists at St. Louis. That was an
aggregation of the long haired and
long whiSkered, diScontented agitators
and cratic reformers of the unsuccess-
full and the envious striving after some
thing which they had not and hoping
through visionary, not to say revolu-
tionary. schemes to better their forlorn
condition. The chasm between Laza-
rus and Dives was as nothing to the
width of the abyss between the un-
kempt and disOrdereu PopulIsts and
the prosperous gentlemen who COM
prise the national democratic party"
These gentlemen, these dear dollar
democrats, who represent the same
class as the prosperous gentlemen who
nominated Mckinley at ST. Louis. met
with the purpose of nominating a ticket
which would help to elect Mckinley
and thus perpetuate the reign of gold
recommendation, monOpolies and trusts,
with maybe a furtively whispered hope
that before 1900 they and their McKin-
ley allies might be able to subvert this
republic into an empire. The speeches
made at the convention were so insult
ing to those who work for living that
1t is wonder that the laboring class of
the city of Indianapolis did not scourge
the money changers and corporation
lawyers out of their beautiful city,
Their ticket is Palmer, of Illinois, for
president, aid Buckner, of Kentucky,
as bis running mate. The former, who
is venerable in naught save years, OBJ
tanned the nomination because he has
proven himself a double of Grover
Cleveland in that he was elected to the
United States Senate upon his pledge
to support the cause of bimetallism
and he broke his pledge as soon as he
took his seat. Buckner was thrown in
as a sop to the South. The outcome of
the convention shows that the non toll
ers who composed it regard Illinois and
Kentucky as States which are likely to
cast their electoral vote for Bryan, and
by these nominations they hope to di-
vert some democratic votes from him
and thus secure the election Of McKin,
ley. In fact, all the delegates to that
convention were ready to admit that
their ticket had no hope of success, and
it was simply put up to insure the cleo
ton of Mckinley and the subsection OF
the farmers and wage earners who are
now objecting to the system which con
yeys into the hands of few all the
wealth which they produce
They had another object. Until this
year the money power and corpora
tions have been able to deceive the PEG
pie by see saving between the republic
| can and democratic parties. In one
presidential election their money anC
influence was used on one side, in the
next it was used on the other, and the
| leading politicians were aware Of this
| fact. 1t was Roman circus in which
| the plain, common producing people
furnished the gladiators and the blood
and also paid the expenses of the enter
tainment. The Chicago convention ant
the Peoples party convention inaugur
ated new era. They caused new
alignment-the producers on the ont
hand and the vampires on the other
That did not suit the vampires. The,
decided that the wealthy and corrupt
who have hitherto styled themselve.
democrats should hold this IndianapoIi.
convention and assert that they are tn,
only Simon pure democrats, partly. as
already stated, to defeat the will of tn,
people, and partly that in four wear,
from now they may be able to saw
Your departure into the realms O
Populism was mistake. as evidenced
by the defeat of your candidate. Now
come back to us. We are your old lead
ers. Twice we have elected a demo
cratic president, the great and goot
Grover Cleveland. He stands ready Il
lead you once more.n They really be
lieve that in this way they can fool tn.
people.
These are facts. Now let us Sc,
what is the duty of every reformer, M
matter what his former political aflilia
ton. 1t is this: To unite in one party
1t is impossible this year at this lat
stage of the game to do this, but it il
possible for all reformeIs to unite upor
| ono electoral tiakat which ebout,9 Il,