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People's : Clothiers.
must be laid aside, each one resolving to
do what we can for the good of the
cause.
There will, of necessity, be difference
of opinion. That is essential to true
progress. Wherein we differ let us re
member that we are brethren met to
gether in an enlarged family circle, to
discuss, not personal advantage, but the
best interests of the whole family. If a
member has erred in judgment he should
welcome a correction from his brethren
as he would in the home circle. If any
brother thinks that in any way the
order has been injured by the act of a
brother, official or otherwise, it is his
duty to the order, regardless of personal
friendship or fear of offending, to point
out the injury in a fair, fraternal spirit.
The interests of our well-beloved order,
representing so much of hope for the
future, for ourselves, the - nation and the
perpetuation of a republican form of
government, must be paramount
Fraternally, H. L Loucks.
Mr. Butler1! Sound Advice.
Marion Butler, president of the North
Carolina Alliance, and a gentleman of ex
treme courteous bearing, made one of
the responses to the welcomimg speeches.
Said he :
"In behalf of the National Alliance I
wish to thank you for the courtesy and
kindness displayed by your citizens to us
during our stay. If the great explorer,
DeSoto, who first looked unon the bosom
of your majestic river standing upon this
very spot, was here this morning, he
could not feel more at home than you
have mode us feel since our arrival. It
is a propitious sign to see the sections of
the north and south thus uniting. But
as much aa the obliterating of sectional
lines is to be desired, there is another
thing that stands as a greater barrier to
economic and industrial reform. It is
the imaginary line of supposed antagon
ism of interests which has grown up be
tween every town in America and the
country adjacent. The north and south
shaking hands across the bloody chasm
will not solve the situation to-day. It
must be done by the neighbors of each
locality whose interests, though in dif
ferent lines, are identical, or rather com
plementary, putting their heads together,
finding the cause of depression to both,
and touching elbows in their efforts to
remove it for the common good.
"The present feeling of hostility be
tween the town and country has grown
since our organization has started. It
came from a misconception of the great
rank and file of the laborers and great
wealth-producers of the present inequali
ties of the distribution of wealth. The
man in the country only partially ac
quainted with the nature of our govern
ment and the laws of commerce naturally
laid the blame at the door of the first
man in. eight. This man was the busi
ness and professional man of the small
cities and towns. These men naturally
resented the accusations, and knowing
but little ab ut the object and purpose
of the farmers organization and the na
ture of th-ir pecret deliberations, were in
a measure justified in reviewing the
movement as hostile to them. The mis
take of our people has produced this la
mented misconception and hostility on
both sides. Therefore the keynote of
the present situation is to break down
the barrier of hostility between town
and country, and join hearts and hands
for their common interest and good gov
ernment M I had rather see this line blotted out
than the Mason and Dixon line, because
the line divides neighbors, and it is more
essential that neighbors with common
interest, agree than the two sections of
the country shake hands. The number
of men in this country and their busi
nesses that are logically and justly an
tagonized by our movement are
extremely small. The others would not
be antagonized by us, nor would they
feel hostile to our organization if a
proper understanding was arrived at
Our organization and the work it is
doing is making a student of political
economy and good government out of
people of every class and calling.
"It is a propitious sign for the per
petuation of a republican government
In fact this is the most propitious day
in the history of our American govern
ment Sooner or later the men of town
and country will learn to pull together,
and both combined will right the wrongs
of which we complain, and give a full
and equal opportunity to American citi
zens of every calling. When this is done,
every industry in the United States will
start with new impetus. I will go back
to the mother state of North Carolina
and tell her how her fair daughter, Ten
nessee, has rivaled, yea, outstripped her
in old-time hospitality, and all the dele
gates, when they reach their distant
homes, will join in praise of the un
stinted courtesy and generosity of the
inhabitants of the 'Bluff City.' "
SIAL AND SHAM ISSUES.
From a Eatification Speech by Walter K.
Allen, at Meriden, November 19.
We are now nearly : two weeks re
moved from our quadrennial election for
president Sufficient time ha elapsed
for cool reflection and a calm survey of
the results and issues involved in the
campaign.
The people are but little concerned aa
to what caused the overthrow of the re
publican party; but the question with us
is, have the principles of reform been ad
vanced in the election of Orover Cleve
land to the presidency?
The proposition to reduce the tariff tax
is the issue on which Mr. Cleveland
claims his election, and it is strange that
the republican party should so freely
concede this to be the fact. We have
all along denounced this tariff question
as a sham issue between the two old
parties, and that any attempt to reduoe
this tariff burden unless pursued on free
trade lines would prove abortive.
There are but two plans by which the
tariff can be reduced: First, by reduc
ing the expenses of the government;
second, by a gradual abolition of .the
tariff system and adopting new methods
for raising a revenue such as a tax upon
incomes as demanded by the Omaha
convention. There is now no surplus in
the treasury and an increasing pension
list hence the former is impossible, and
as to the latter,the democratic party from
its own record is estopped from pursuing.
The democratic party has always been
a tariff party, but for revenue only, with
iioidental protection. This is all that
can now be said of the McKinley tariff
bill. Henry Watterson, the author of
the tariff plank in the late democratic
platform, does not claim nor does any
leader of the democratic party claim
that the principle of free trade was in
any sense an issue in the recent cam
paign between the two old parties. Mr.
Cleveland in his letter of acceptance
most emphatically disclaims this,' when
he says that he is in favor of a reduction
of the tariff tax but is opposed to any
demolition of the system.
The position of the democratio'party
on the tariff question clearly appears to
be untenable. It can neither make any
reduction in the tariff tax, nor adopt the
principles of free trade. The failure in
the one or the pursuit of the other
means a loss of confidence and ultimate
ruin to the party.
The democratic party went into power
in 1881 on the tariff issue. Then there
was a surplus in the treasury of $400,
000,000. It took the democratic house
three years to prepare and pass the Mills
tariff bill, which only made a reduction
of 5 per cent To say that any reduction
in the tariff cau be made now is reductio
adjabturdum.
The great overshadowing issue'in the
campaign for president was the question
of freedom of elections. The ordering
out of deputy United States marshals
to supervise the election in the states of
New York and Alabama and the threat
ened conflict between federal and state
authorities brought the question of the
force bill and this invasion of the rights
of liberty vividly before the minds of
the American people, and they were
aroused to the sense of danger as they
never were before in the history of this
government The great purpose in the
minds of common people in the late elec
tion was to down the republican party,
the author of federal interference with
the freedom of elections. Mr. Cleveland
was voted for, not because of his popu
larity or position on the tariff question,
but the people bolieved him to be the
strongest man in the race for president.
If the state of Georgia, at her October
eleotion, had gone for the People's party,
then Weaver would have been the strong
est candidate, and elected president in
stead of Mr. Cleveland.
The election of 1800, which placed
Thomas Jefferson in the presidential
ohair, and the election of 1892 were two
of the most important elections that have
ever taken place in tbe history of this
government. In both instances the
question of liberty was involved. The
old federal party with its alien and sedi
tion laws tried to crush out the freedom
of speech and the freedom of the press.
The republican party, the lineal descend
ant of the old federal 'party with its
f tree bills has been trying to crush out
the freedom of our elections, and for this
there is no pardon. Well may it be said
in the language of Thomas Jefferson,
" Liberty has been saved at its last gasp."
If the Lodge force bill had passed the
senate and become a law, the will of the
people would have been frustrated and
Mr. Harrison seated in the presidential
chair as his own successor. The defeat
of the Lodge force bill was secured by
the votes of republican senators of Ne
vada and Colorado. Will the president
elect now refuse the demands of these
states for the free coinage of silver? If
he does, let him be execrated and doubly
damned. We congratulate the People's
party that the author of federal interfer
ence with the freedom of elections has
been buried face downward without the
hope of resurrection. And would say to
the national democracy that unless it
shall awake to the importance of the new
issues of reform in it will be shrouded
and laid away in the unhallowid tomb
of the republican party.
Now, in conclusion, we would say to
the brave democracy of Kansas, who have
so generously supported our national
and state ticket, that we heartily thank
you, and shall ever bold you in r rateful
remembrance. We invite you to come to
see us; come often; you will always find
us in the middle of the road. We re
joice with you to-night on our brilliant
national achievement over a common
enemy, and gladly would we tender to
the democracy our principles of reform.
They are the principles of Jefferson and
Jackson. If you will accept them, we
pledge you a generation of power to
carry them into law. Bat should you re
fuse the offer, then clear the deck and
When In Topeka be sure and call and maze
our store your headquarters.
The largest stock of
Overcoats, Suits, Boy's
and Children's Clothing
In tbe state, and at prices that cannot to be.
Eventhlosr marked in plain figure. STRICTLY
ONE PitlCE,
prepare for aotion. You will find this
young giant of a People's party a foeman
worthy of your steel
Jubilee Night
The most jubilant crowd that has
been in Topeka for many, many moons,
was here Friday night November 18,
ratifying the late election. At 9 p. m.
it looked as if all the people in Shawnee
and adjoining counties were on the
streets, blowing horns, rinsing bells,
shouting, carrying banners or roosters,
marching in the procession or watching
the magnificent display of fireworks
made by the flambeau club as the pro
cession marched from the river to the
state house. Major Shreve acted as mar
shal. At the capitol Judge Martin aoted
as chairman, while Governor-elect Lew
elling, Jerry Simpson, ex-Governor Click,
H. N. Gaines, and J. B. Chapman made
short speeches and the crowd blew their
horns. It deemed as though there were
nothing but Populists and democrats in
Topeka that night
A Man Wanted,
There is one important question that
ought to be settled forthwith. Who was
the author of the Baby Ruth resolution
passed by the Kansas state democratic
committee? Baby Ruth was two weeks
old. She was puddin' faced and the red
wasn't out of her skin yet Some real
modest young woman would think she
was too young to talk about No man in
Kansas had ever seen her. But notwith
standing these facts the Kansas state
democratic committee solemnly resolved
that she was "the dearest, sweetest and
prettiest baby ever born." Now, the
genius who concocted that resolution
ought to stand up and be counted. He Is
entitled to an office. We don't know
just what office. Judging from the sense
and taste exhibited in the resolution we
would say a fourth-class poetoffice out in
Stevens county; but judging from the
faot that the demoeratio state committee
voted for that resolution, we are forced
to conolude that the man who got it up
had as much sense as any of them and
ought to be given the best office in Kan
sas. Let the author of the Baby Ruth
resolution come to the front Leaven
worth Timet.
How to b nealtby aad nappy.
Don't work 3G5 days in the year. Get out
Into the sunshine. Take a vacation onoe in
awhile.
If too busy to " lay off " last summer, buy
an excursion tioket at onoe, via Santa Fe
route, to Lbs Vegas Hot Springs, New Mex
ico, and stop a week or more at Montezuma
hoteL Hct baths, barro riding, sunshiny
days, and hunting in the mountains. Sep-'
tember olimate lasts all winter.
For copy of illustrated pamphlet, address .
O. T. Nicholson, O. P. & T. A., A.. T
F. B.B., Topeka, Kas. letfifliature news.
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