Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-01-21

to the bosses at a time, and in place that left
no room to doubt his intentions or integrity
Such men we trust, and as time passes, anC
such men become more numerous, we feel al
the more encouraged to move forward in our al
lotted task of rescuing our republic from banc
of public plunde,ers.
In this connection, it may be assumed tia
parties have narrowed down to two in number
There is just the party of moneyed aristocracy
and the party of the people.
The common voter is now choosing The
deceptive alurement of international bimetalisir
is dissipated. Dinglyism is proven to be both
vicious and disappointing. There is no longer
place in the Republican party for either a bi
inetalist or an antiinonopolist. The proportions
of lantern are perceptible from the light it af
fords itself. Republcanism demonstrates what
it is, not bv what it claims to be, but by what
happens when it enacts our laws and fills the
offices.
We are rapidly passing the period when mere
promises will suffice. This is true on all sides.
The manufacturers demanded th> price Of their
money and influence, and got it in the Dingley
bill. The gold-standard men, likewise, must
have payment in full, and the secretary of the
treasury is honest enough to openly respond
Congress and the president lag only because
the one is coward and the other lacks few
votes.
The mere oAlce-seeker has his appointment
without reference to patriotism or integrity
Monopoly unblushngly sways the bosses; and
1t would seem that the supreme court was to be
packed in monopoly's interest.
The last battle for reformation within Repub-
lican lines has been fought. Henceforth, the
reformer will be in the enemy's trenches, firing
guns from the enemy's breastworks No long
er can intelligent men hug the delusio, that
the Republican party is going to do something
for the people Even the mere promise no
longer exists. There is no mistaking of atti-
tudes or policy. 1t is monopoly or anti mo-
nopoy; bankers corner on the currency, or a
peoples currency; clean men for the offices, or
boodlers; the burdens of taxation equally dis
tributed or born by the struggling millions;
moneyed aristocracy at the top, and mass
of mudsills at the bottom. To me clearly this
is the situation.
1t is claimed that the mass of mankind is
more or less sincere. 1t may be true, but it is
also true that very large number of men are
hypocrites. fight the hypocrites The hypo-
critics deceive the very elect. What one man
may see clearly another man may not see at all
under the guidance of hypocrites. What crimes
have been committed in the name of Christian
ity! What boodling i'll the name of patriatislnl
am not prepared to believe that all Repub-
licans believe in the monopoly; that all Demo-
Gratis believe in monopoly that all Democrats
are anti -monopolists, or that all Populists are
sincere. The past history of the human race
refutes the assumption. In the final gathering
together, there will be some Republicans rot
with the people now, some Democrats with plu-
tocracy;and some Popuists where there is the
greatest promise of office; and there will be the
old guard, which has never surrendered or
quaied through fear; and in that assembly there
will be men enough, and patriotism enough,
and wisdom enough, to save our Republic and
to hand it down to future generations reuener-
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