Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-09-02


that administration! (Laughter.)
They had just come out Of 1t, and they
had no credit in any pank anywhere
where In the south could they get Q
crowd to talk to unless they entered
our meeting. Then the fraudulent
scheme was adopted Of throwing aside
the platform that they had sworn by,
that they had prepared, and they
would take our platform, take our
principles, our coat and hat and shoes
and all the balance of it, take our plat
form, and then they would say we
have been with you all the time. Now
come along with us. daughter and
applause.) oh, yes, come on. Let US
unite all the reform forces and we
Will redeem the government. Oh, how
did tell our boys in those days, boys
they are fooling you, they are going
to euchre you as they did the green
hackers.
But they took the party. Our
$500 newspapers died. Our grand ar
my Of reform folded its banners and
broke ranks. Since the destroying an
gels came down and smote the hosts Of
Sennacherib no such calamity
ever fell upon banded body of heroes.
| (Applause.) What excuse did the peo-
pies party have for coming into life?
What right had you to do it. If the
republican party was trying to carry
out the will of the people, and the
democrats would not allow 1t. we
ought to join the republicans and help
put the democrats under foot. II the
| republicans were ready, were trying to
do right, had been trying to do right,
and the democrats would not allow
them to do right, ought we not to
join the republicans and help them to
do right?
II the democrats were trying to do
| right. had been trying to do right, and
the republicans would not let them do
| right, we ought to join the democrats
and help them to do right? Is that
SO? II either one of the old parties
were right, We had no business estab-
fishing third party. Is that true?
1t was only upon the assumption that
both Of them were tarred by the same
stick-that one was the pot and the
other the kettle. 1t was only upon that
assumption that we had a right to
found a third party. rs that true?
Why, Of course, it is. obviously 1t is.
We looked down the list. What
we complained Of was establishing the
national banks. and We showed by
the records that both of the old par
ties did it; we complained of the
legislation against silver, and we
complained of the contraction OF the
currency, and both Of the old parties
did it. We complained of the build
ing up Of trusts and corporations, and
we proved by the record that both of
the old parties did it, we complained
OF the repeal of the income tax law,
and we proved by the record that
both of the old parties did it; and
we complained of the removal OF taxes
off of the banks, express companies,
and we can prove by the records that
both of the old parties did it. And
We looked up and We saw that the
colnmander-in-chiefs OF both of the
old armies were practically the same;
that the campaign support came from
the same sources; that the orders came
from the same sources, that the pur-
poses were the same and when in
business they did practically the same,
therefore, the peoples party with one
accord, north and south, east and
west, dedicated themselves to work
for the rights of the people.
That brings us up to 1904. Gets
interesting now. Oaugnter) l am
done with ancient history now. I
am going to bring 1t right square up
to date as sure as you live. .Ua1gh-
ter and applause) You ask me to
support Roosevelt and the republican
ticket. l say no, not while there is
drop of blood in my veins. Gap
plause. Voices: Amen.) Mind you,
believe that Mr.. roosevelt is
high minded. honorable, brave man
(applause); l believe rnat he has the
courage Of his convictions (applause);
believe that he means to do right
| (applause) according as he sees it.
| am not here to tell lies about either
one OF the candidates. am going to
talk about Judge Parker in a minute
but I am against him. l am against
Mr.. Roosevelt with all the power of my
nature, Why? Because he stands for
those principles which Hamilton first
expounded. He stands for those prin-
Clpleb WHICH mdk0 toward CentraltZ-
ing the power Of government and the
wealth of the government, and estab-
fishing over the people the oppressive
rule Of the few over the many. (Ap-
plause.) He stands for policies which
l abhor; he stands for policies which
detest; he stands for policies against
which I will fight as long as have
breath in my body (Applause.)
Talk to me about supporting the
republican ticket? Think Of the rule
of the corporations; the tyranny Of
the trusts. their oppressiveness of a
class; the assumption that only a few
people have the wisdom and patriot
ism to govern this great republic.
No, no! never could I support Mr..
Roosevelt and the republican party
always know where to find them, al
ways know where to find them zap
plause); could shoot in the dark
and hit them (applause); could
shoot with my eyes shut and hit them
(applause); l know where they are.
I know where they have been.
know where they say they are going.
(Applause.) Antagonistic to every
principle of the republican party as I