Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-01
KEEP TRAITORS OUT.
ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS OF
EVERY STAyE.
Henceforth the Party Is Free Silver
Party and No Benedict Arnolds Are
Wanted-Fakc Leaders - support the
Party Paper.

The true Democrats-those who bore
the 16 to l standard in the recent canl-
paign-have need to keep lock OUT
for the assistant Republicans who, IN
der the name of National Democrats"
aided the election of Mckinley. they
will try to work themselves into fhe
party councils again, and all for no
good purpose. Association with 81 Ach
men should not be encouraged. On
only one condition should they be ad-
mitted to the councils of the demo-
cratic party. That condition Is that
they be contented to remain in the rear
seats for four years. If they are sin
cere in their protestation of repentance
they will not hesitate to remain in the
background. At the same time it is
pretty certain that there is no repen-
lance in them. Had they left the party
In an honorable manner and worked
openly for Mckinley's election no great
fault would be found them. such a
course would have shown that they
were following the dictates of their
honest convictions. But their dfsrepu-
table methods in trying to wreck the
party of Jefferson and Jackson by steal
ing the name and running candidates
of their own mark them as the vilest
among men.
Just at present the Democracy of Chi
cago is having a bout with the boilers.
In April city election will be held at
which mayor and city council will be
chosen. BY that time the people will
have had chance to see what fraud
was perpetrated on this country by the
election OF Mckinley. There will be
no prosperity in sight. Chicago will
protest by electing a Democratic may
or and city council The boilers see
the handwriting on the wall and wish
to come in out of the wet" Not only
that, but they have the effrontery to
suggest gold Democrat for the office
OF mayor. The Republican press of the
city is encouraging the scheme, all
with the hope of robbing the silver
cause of the victory. If the Democrats
OF Chicago are wise they will sit down
on the proposition of the boilers. There
can be no compromise between honest
men and rascals. The Democratic party
of Chicago is today pure. In its coun-
ellis ring the voices of honest men, such
as Thomas Gahan, r. e. Burke and
others. The skates" and 'shysters"
have gone elsewhere. The people look
to the present leaders to preserve the
n U +hnt- t,d mi ~ ern1
Democrats they will lose the confidence
of the people. Let them stand firm for
free silver and make the boilers under
stand that henceforth the Democ Ratio
party is free-silver party in city as
well as in state and nation.
Democrats of the country will take
unusual interest in the next municipal
election Of Chicago.
The danger in Chicago is not fl rom
boilers entirely. The Pppulists of Chi
cago have shown disposition to ton-
Solidate with the Democrats. Now the
rank and file of the Populists are all
right in Chicago as well as elsewher
There are, however, one or two black
sheep in the lot who have assumed
questionable leadership-that is, they
try to make the DEMOCRATS believe that
they are leaders. They get themselves
quoted in the papers so. much that the
great body of Populistk are disguised.
The latter do not wish to be understood
as following the lead Of any such men.
Therefore to recognize these preteIi ders
would mean the loss of the PoIpulist
vote. The Democrats of Chicago and
of the entire country should learn that
there is no bossism tolerated ih the
Populists' party.
Then there are the silver Republic
ans, the rank and file of whom are all
right, but they, too, are troubled with
an occasional self-appointed leader
who is not working for his health.
The worst fault of these pretenders
is that they know about as much about
silver as a jackass does about algebra
Democrats must keep a sharp lookout
for them Keep them out Of the party's
councils. Leave none but patriots on
guard.
Another thing that Democrats should
keep ~ mind: Give loyal support to
the Dt.pocratic papers. Never were
our papers so much in need of encOur-
agemeat as 2ow. They are being boy
cotted in secret by the big advertisers,
spurred on by the national banks
Every dollar that we spend should be
spent so as to do the party paper the
most good. This can be done by pat
Tonizing the stores whose ADVERTISE
ments are seen in the Democratic
paper And when you go to the store
be sure to tell where you saw the adj
vertisement.
The party paper is the instl hment Of
your will and you should tr{at it ac-
cordingly. 1t speaks for you. 1t is
your pillar of cloud by day and pillar