The Goodland republic., 1899-09-29
FROM THE STATE COMMITTEE.
An Appeal to the Peoples Party Of


issued the following appeal to the
party Of Kansas:
sAs you are doubtless aware, trusts 4
and combinations Of wealth have -four
ished under the present national ad-
ministration as never before. Pros
perity for them has been a fact and /
not a theory; gigantic monopOlies have /
ridden rough shod over smaller insti- |
tutiOns in every state in the union. I
Since January /, 1899, more trusts have /
been formed, involving a greater num- |
Der Of dollars, than was formed prior |
to that in the history Of the nation.
Mckinley argued that it was better to |
open the mills than the mints, but be !
did neither, as more mills have been |
closed by these trust highwaymen, who
flourish as never before under his ad-
ministration, and the mints remain as
they were before, coming as few silver
dollars as the conditions will possibly
allow.
Thousands Of skilled wOrkmen have
been thrown out Of employment by
these unlawful combinations Of wealth
known as trusts. Fully 10000 travel
ing men have been taken of the road.
because with all competition throttled
and with the leading manufactures of
| the country in a trust, it is not neces-
sary to solicit people to buy, they are
/ compelled to do so. Prices have been
| forced up by these combinations with
out any regard to supply or demand,
while the products Of the farm have
remained practically the same and in
some instances even lower. More
/ strikes have occurred, involving a
greater number of men, in the past
year than for any like period in the
past, and from a republican standpoint
the men are always wrong, the cOrpOr-
atiOns always right; the trusts believe
the same.
"a war of determination is being
waged in the Philippines. These same
| people against whom this war is being
waged, were our allies and were fur
nished arms and ammunition to assist
US in the overthrow Of Spanish rule in
that land. The Spanish war has been
! ended, the treaty of peace between this
country and Spain has been signed
many months ago. By the constitution
of the United States only congress can
declare war; congress has declared no
war against these people, but from the
fact that it is going Oh, We judge that
Mark Hanna and Mckinley have. 1t
I - -, $1,000 c. ,,---;v-, 0r,E , ro1io-
long cherished by the republican party,
that of increasing the army and put
ting it upon a war footing with debt
ridden countries of Europe. 1t is that
policy Of imperialism and military rule
which the trusts and money power Of
this country are so anxious to see in
augurated and to which the republican
party, by acts stronger than words, has
bent all its energies to please.
"We have q republican state admin
istration in power; the most extrava-
CANT the state has seen for many years.
Compared with the populist admins
tratiOn, which IT succeeded, it is a fail
ure in every particular, and an abom-
inatiOn in the sight Of all fair minded
voters. The rankest and most insult
ing partisanship ever known has been
INDUCED in state and educational in
stutiOns have been practically wrecked
by removal Of competent men, to make
place for heelers and servile voters Of
the trust brand. The republican party
puts the dollar before the man. Our
party since its organization n stands for
the man before the dollar.
sit is to give the voters the details Of
this administration Of treasury wreck
ers, both national and state, that we
make this appeal to you. We have hit
upon q plan that we believe We can
raise sufficient funds to do this. We
have had printed and is now ready for
distribution, a handsome little button
marked "a. T." meaning antitrust.
We ask each loyal citizen in the state
to contribute to this good work by
sending a dollar TO our secretary, W
T. Upton, 535 Evert street, Kansas /
City, Kan, who on receipt Of same viii
mail to you ten Of these buttons, you
can dispose of them in ID minutes at
ten cents each and thereby have as
sisted your state committee in fnan-
ciaI way and been out but little time
or money yourself. We think it would
be asking little Of our voters to contri- !
butte ten cents each to the campaign |
fund and if they should do so it would
raise a greater amount of funds than
the party ever handled before during a |
campaign.
again in conclusion, We ask every |
loyal citizen who loves good govern |
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