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TEE ADVOCATE. 5 country until tho arrival of the regu lar train for l'onsacola. Arriving in Fonaacola it 9:30 p. m. a reception committeo was found in waiting, and tho party was taken to tho Continen tal hotol for tho night. Wednesday morning au excursion was taken across tho beautiful bay to Fort Pickens and out upon tho gulf. Returning Homotiruo afternoon a train waa in waiting to tako us to another grand feast. This tiraa it wan fish chowder, and tho manner in which it waa disposed of wan a sufiicient tes timonial of its quality. Our recep tion and entertainment at Ponsacola was a fitting close of tho most mem orable excursion on record. In this rambling recital it has only boon intended to map out our lino of travel. At a future time wo nhall comment upon Bomo of tho things that wo have Been and heurd and learned It ia neodlesa to Bay that during thia interesting journey the intimate association of ho many tourists from all parts of our common country has resulted in tho formation of many warm friendships, and tho final break ing up and separation of tho party waa not one of ita moHt agreeablo features, and tho closing scene must over bo remembered with a Bhado of Badness. We hopo to meet many of the party at tho next annual session. Until then wo shall cherish their faces and their many kindnessea in affectionate romembranco. THE OCA LA BIEKTINO OK TIIK SUPREME COUNCIL. If it is necessary we dosiro to beg pardon of our readers for what may Boom to thorn neglect in not making an earlier report of our journey to and through Florida. After tho hard work of tho campaign we felt that we were entitled to a brief season of rest and rocreation, and after reach ing Florida wo could not muster tho courage to undortako any kind of mental labor. Tho occasion and the circumstances attending tho trip wore not calculated to encourage one to think of doing a great amount of work. Of the large number of tho representatives of tho reform press present from all parta of the country north and south, it is safe to say that very few of them wrote anything dur ing thia momorable trip, that will render thoir namea immortal. They All had other mattera to attend to. We believe, howover, that the time waa not lost and the trip will bear fruit in duo time. Many valuable le8Hon8 were learned that will bo im parted to the people horoafter. With regard to the proceedings of the Ocala convention we might have given an imperfect report at an earlior day. We did not regard the necessity as urgent however, and pre ferred to wait and publish the oflicial proceedings as prepared for publica tion by tho National eecrotary. This report waa each day read and ap proved by the convention and ia, of course, correct and reliable. Any other would have boon unofficial and imperfect Wo beliovo this courso will bo most satisfactory to our mem bership in general. THE DISCUSSION' OK TIIK (JUKSTIOX OK riLOHIIUTIO.W F.ditou Advocatki-U s us from your edl- torlal that we aro to hae llirt resubmission dls cirihlon and content again. We were told all dur lii tho campaign by thorn) who were most prominent as speakers la this dlst riot that pro hibition wax dead issue, that "the pplo were well satlsllcd," and "now wo must go oh seeking other reforms. " Hence tho prohibitionists gen erally voted the "people's ticket." Have we been caught In a trap? Seeond-Why discuss "resubmission" when every party that has advocated It In Kansas during the'past ten years lias been overwhelm, lngly defeated! Third -Ii not the resubmission voto this year In proportion to tho entire vote about one to mU? Fourth I,ook ahead ltule. Suppose tho next legislature refer tho subject back to the peoplo then the liquor power would rounder a half million a small hi mi as Ixxnlle to buy back Kan sas to tho saloon; there would then bo In my Judgment tho mightiest content that any state, has yet witnessed on any Issue, "tariff," "sltver bill," and all tho oilier economical questions would bo burled so deep I fear they would not o resurrected for a decade. Fifth -And that Is Just what would please tho rnonopollcN and tho trusts. Wo have begun a g'xxl work and havo dono grandly. Why turn us aside, to old Issues and which havo been settled again ami again by tho people1.' 1 1 k v . S. H. Wkatiikiihv, M. K. church alllanceman, F. M. II. A., Christian Socialist, Prohibitionist, and voted the "people's party" Ntralght. Aa tho ab jvo communication ia but a sample of soveral received at this oflico wo givo it entire in order that wo may nay something about it and bo understood. The reverend gentlo man, if he has read our articles upon thia fubject at all, entirely misinter prets thoir import. Will he be kind enough to tell us in what way he thinks he has been caught in a trap? It is true that tho peoplo's party re garded this prohibition question aa nettled in thia state and as being no issue in the campaign. But the cam paign is endod for this year and we can now, wo trust, discuss questions of interest calmly and dispassionately and not particularly with roforenco to a political contest. Our correspon dent says there was a resubmission voto in tho state of about ono to bi'x. Does he considor that wo are doing wrong in trying to convince these men that resubmission is impolitio and un wise? He subscribes himself as a Reverend. Wo presume ho regards tho christian religion aa expounded by tho church of his choice, as a set tled question. Does ho in conse quence of this cease his elTorts to con vince the people of its truth and of tho importance of embracing it? Yet he objects to our feeble efforts to con vince tho resubmissionist that hia position ia not in accord with the best interests of the poople and of tho fltate. Now lot us bo understood in this matter, and let men bo reasonable upon this quostion oa well as any other What wo have written upon thia subject wo havo endeavored to write in a spirit of candor and justice to all parties. Wo beliove prohibi tion and absolute government control of the liquor traffic for all legitimate purposes, to bo tho practical solution of this question. Wo have endeavored to present our views upon this sub ject in such a spirit as to command the respect even of thoso who differ from us, and this is done, not for the purposo of reopening tho question politically in Kansas, but purely as a part of our oducational work. Our friend should remomber also that the circulation of Tue Advocate is not limited to tho stato of Kansas. Is bo unwilling that wo should devote a certain amount of space to tho educa tion of public sentiment upon this question in other states that havo not aiV)ptod prohibition? Wo adviio him to broaden his views somewhat, and recognize tho fact that it k powiblo for men to differ from him upon this, a.i well as other questions, aad Mill bo honest; and that the best method of converting them to the truth ia by candid appoal to their reason, rather than by resort to ridiculo or abuse. What wo have eaid or may pay in futnro upon thia Bubject is purely in tho lino of our educational work. If there are any of our friends who do not yet understand the relation of tho liquor power to the money power in this great f-trugglo of tho people against the monopolies of this coun try, we desire to Bay that they have ono of the most important oconomic lessona yet to learn. The monoy trust is the fathar of them all, and the whiskey trust is ita over faithful ally and its most Horvilo accomplice in tho enslavement of tho people The Ba loon is tho political recruiting fttation of monopoly and the two must go down togothor. It is imponsiblo to destroy tho ono and permit tho other I to live. Never until this fact is real ized will the peoplo bo preparod to fitriko at tho root of the evil that aflhcts tho American people today. Do not understand by this that wo are espousing the fallacy of ltocko fellor and Henry Clews, that intem perance is the cause of all our trouble. This is not tho point. In temporanco is responsible for onough, Ood knows, but it is tho agency of tho allied forces of tho money trust and tho whiskey trust in fastening tho fetters of monopoly upon tho peoplo that wo speak of here; and whou this agency ia fully understood and the onormity of its crimo fully comprehended, wo apprehend that evon the present advocate of resub mission, if he be engagod in any mer cantile or industrial pursuit, will boo the necessity of suppressing all of tho elements of oppression by the exer cise of every legitimate power of tho government. TIIK PROPOSED CONFERENCE AT CIN CINNATI. Tho proposed conference of dele gates of the various reform organiza tions that was to convene at Cincin nati on the 23d of February, 1891, has been postponed to a later date. This is the result of a conference held at Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday evening, December 13, at which Mr. Powderly, John Davis and other prominent Knights of Labor, and tho leading men of tho F. A. &. I. U. wero present. Such postponement was doomod to be in the interest of ultimate success. The call of Chairman Chase for tho Cincinnati conference, which ap peared in The Advocate last weok was intended to be ommittod in this issue, but was overlooked until nearly half of the edition waa run. Thoso receiving the papers containing this call will understand that its publica tion this week is an oversight. Guajoain for Tua Advocats. A WO !U) TO ADVEItTHKItf. Provious to the election Tirz Advo cate hold, undisputed, tho ignition of tho leading paper in tha htato cf Kan sas in point of circulation. The great political triumph of the people's party lnu given our subscription lijt A great impetus, bidding fair to double during tho coming year. Sub scription books and mailing list open for inspection at all times. Head tho following letteru from advertisers: CltKTK, Nel)., Doc. II, 1;M, Thk Advocate Publishing Company. (2 KNTI.JCMKN;-Replying to your favor of re cent date referring to further advertising In your valuable paper, wo have been very much pleased with tho results, and toward spring wo hope to do more. Yours rcsioftfiilly, K. V, HTKHiort, Nurseryman. Ili-ooMiNUTON, III., Dee. 8, WM). To Thk AivocATK,Topcka, Kan. (2 rntlrman : We aro pleased with tho re sult of our advertisement In your paper this fall, and will Include your paper In our spring list to commence In January. Tho order will probly bo placed through N. W. Ayer & Son, Philadelphia. Hidniiy Tutti.k Kt Co. NurNeiymon. liovitCiTV, Kan., December '.'7, 1h:k). Kditoii Advocatk.: -Please stop my adver tisement In your paper and let mo know how much more I owe you and I will send It. '1 ho seed is nearly g'no now, and I am receiving let ters by tho wholesale, 1 can assure yon that your subscribers will bo pleased with tho seed. I have not received my paper thin week yet. Thank you for your kindness In publishing my article. Let mo know how much I owe you and I will send It. Don't keep my advertisement In any longer, for I don't want more orders than I can 1111. Yourstruly, .Ikhhk I.inrh. Cottonwood Fau.k, Kan. Dee. I. "5, IM!K). Publisher! of Tiik Advocatr, Topeka, Kan. (Irnti.km rn :-Tho short notice tti.iC you pub lished In Thk Advocatk of November ll), ltwo, has brought mo tho following business, to-wit: Ono case for the supreme court of Kansas from Stafford county; ono for tho supreme court of tho United Htutcs from Cherokee county, audi am now In correN(ondenc.e about a case In Mitch ell county, and another case In Franklin county, near Ottawa, Having thus learned of tho potent Influence of Tiik Advocatk an an advertising medium, please Insert a double column advertisement of ono Inch of space In Tiik Advocatk for ono year at your regular rates. I shall make arrange ments for establishing my permanent olllco In Topoka by Januiuy 20, 1 him, and will make a spe cialty of tho trial of causes In tho supremo court of Kansas ami In tho United States courts. Having worked for Insurance companies a large portion of tho time during the past three years I could refer to Thomas H. Chard, manager of tho Flreman'i Fund, Chicago, HI., or to Win. Tremhor, secretary of (icrinan Insur ance company, Freeport, III., but would prefer to look after tho Interests of tho policy holder If possible. If of enough Importance I will look after cases In tho varlouj district courts of the state and try the Mine. You can from tho above gather enough to mako a suitable curd for your advertising col unini, and I trust to your Judgment to arrange the same. Hoping for as Urge returns In tho future and that Tiik Advocatk may rise higher and be come a more potent force In guiding I ho people, I am most truly yours, W. F. Uiumtmuik. A lettkh from Peter Ottmger of McLouth, Kan., informs us that in his soction of tho country they aro taking more members into the allianco than at any time provious to the Novembor election, and that sinco the people havo been taught by that election that the allianco moans business, they manifest a disposition to solidify tho masses in tho eastern as they are already solidified in the western part of the county. Ingalls stock ia at a discount in that section at tho present time. To any person sending six yearly subscriptions at $1.00 each wo will give a year's subscription f reo to Tni Advocate.