The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-09-28
Open Letter to koHG

HON. CHESTER l. LONG,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
My Dear Sir: In view of the fact
that you are the representative of a
large and intelligent constituency, and
| candidate for reelection to the re-
spOnsible position; and that as such
you are a public servant. and your
acts subject to public scrutiny and
| further, in view of the acknowledged
gravity OF the issues presented for the
consider alton of the American people
in this campaign, it is, of course, but
| just aud reasonable that there should
be clear and frank statement of your
position upon these public questiOn
AS an humble voter, l beg the privi-
lege of presenting you with some in
terrogatlons concerning them with the
sincere desire that you give them your
attention at as early date as pOss-
ible:
| Do you regard the opening para
graphs of the Declarati on of Indepen-
dence as fair statement of the prim-
ary political rights of man?
Do you believe that all men are
created politically free and equal?
Are the rights of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness natural Or
acquired rights?
Do you hold. with the trainers of
the Declaration of Independence, that
liberty is a right conferred by the
Creator upon all men, or do you hold
with the trainers of the Philadelphia
republican platform, that it is right
conferred upon some men by the nd
ministrative powers of human govern
ment?
For what purposes are governments
instituted among men?
| Do you believe that the spirit of the
golden rule prevails in the dealings
of the present administrati with the
! FilipinOs and Porto Ricans?
| Do you believe that forcible annex.
alton is criminal aggression?
Do you believe in taxation without
Representations?
If SO, what was the justification OF
the Revolutionary war and the course
OF our forefathers against George the
Third?
Ifyou do not, whv did you support
the Porto Rican tariff bill?
Did you do it to please the presi'
dent!
| Do you regard the treaty which the
president, through General Bates, lie.
| gCtiated with the sultan of Sulu, rs
wise, just and American in it's spirit:
II so, do you believe in refusing /,
congressional seat to an Occidental
polygamist, and paying a salary out
| OF the American treasury to an Ori-
entail poiygamist to keep up his
harem?
| Why do you thus discriminate
against a ''home Industry"
| Is it not a fact that under the terms
| of the aforementioned treaty, a slave
can buy his freed om for the market
value, now about $40?
| How long do you think it will take
man working for nothing, to save up
$50 to buy his freedom!
Do you regard an excess OF exports
| over imports as a favorable balance
| of trade?
Do we get return for all this ex-
cess of exports in coin? Ii so, when
| and from where?
Is it not a fact, according to gov
ernnlent records, that from 1885 to the
present time our excess of exports
| over imports, including merchandise.
gold and silver, amounts to more than
81 100 600 ,O0U?
Is this amount owing us? If SO.
where are the evidences? Who owns
them? When are they payable!
Do you regard an excess of exports
| over imports as an evidence of pros
perity?
If SO does the sl3S. 600, 600 exports
| of free-silver-Mexico to her $50 OOO. .OOO
| imps rts during last year, make her
prosperous?
Are you aware that New Zealand is
one of the most prosperous countries
| on the earth, and her imports exceed
her exports by so per cent
! Do you regard tne 81 900. .00O, 600 OF
:. excess of imports over exports by
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