The Iola register., 1891-10-23
JEKKYrs WINE SUPPER.


The "sockless Socrates" Numerically
FIayed ut Cleveland.
Kansas City Journal.
Every Sunday afternoon the members
OF the Franklin club of Cleveland, o.,
gather to devote about four hours to
the consideration of economic questions
and peoples party politics. Every
member of the club is . natural born
orator, says the Leader, OF shat city,
and they take turns in speaking upon
the question under consideration. A
number OF stupendous reforms has been
proposed by the club, and sharp criti
cism has been made OF the great politi-
cal parties. On occasion the wrath of
the speakers has been visited upon
prominent men of both parties, and
they have been roughly hauled over
the Goals. But not single one of them
ever received such roasting as fell
10 the lot OF ''Sockless Socrates" Simp-
! son OF Kansas, yesterday. He was
tayed from his gold eyeglasses to the
russell shoes as a betrayer of his party.
1t was determined not to pay him for
coming to Cleveland, continues the
Leader, nor even to settle for his hotel
bill. so that it is made possible for the
festive Jeremiah to leave some OF his
congressional salary in Cleveland.
The cyclone was due entirely to- the
fact that after the Saturday night meet
ing Jerry and DR.. Tuckerman Joined
Hon. Tom l. johnson, s ID. Dodge and
u. A. Russell in wine supper at the
Hollenden cafe. From until o'clock
yesterday afternoon the reformers who
comprise the membership Of the club
spoke about government ownership of
railroads. They are very much in IA
vor of that and they said so Solid ar
gumerts were advanced to support their
position. AT o'clock it was decided to
devote the remainder of the time to the
peoples party affairs. Hugo Pryer and
David Rankin, who have been stumping
the state ever since the campaign
opened, were present The chairman
called for remarks bearing on the good
OF the cause, and Hugo Pryer arose.
WHINING WITH ENEMIES.
IF it is true, as reported in the
Mr.. Simpson wined and dined with q
party Of democI ats at the Hollenden
last evening, | want to say that | am
opposed to any such actions. He should
have better sense than to do anything
like that. Applause | don't propose
to 60 out and stump this state for our
principles and then have men supposed
10 be on our side go out and wine and
6IF1E tr-Ith nrrK-
plause. He thought. perhaps, that it
was all right because both he and John
son are in congress, but ne should
have had sense enough to keep away
| have seen that thing worked by the
men OF the Old parties in Washington.
They stand in congress and howl
about each other. and then go out and
eat and play cards together"
You ask il that report is true, said
John Kircher. 1T is only too true. A
crowd of US went around to the Hollen-
den last night, and found him there
with Congressman Johnson, Lawyer,
Russell and S ID. Dodge. We asked
him what he meant by talking in the
square and then going away to enjoy a
champagne supper with the very peo-
pie be had been abusing. We told him
that we were there as workingmen. and
did not want to be represented in that
way. He said we were not paying him
and that he was not under any obliga-
tiOns to us. He proposed to do as he
pleased, and said we could do as we
pleased. Mr.. Magee was with US, and
he asked Simpson how it would be if a
prohibitionist held forth on the public
square against the liquor traf-
.ic, and then went out and
had a wine supper with some
Of the prominent brewers and saloon
keepers OF the town. We told Simp-
son that his was exactly parallel case
expressed my opinion and told him
that If he did not have any respect for
himself he should at least have respect
for the party. The revolution had its
Benedict Arnold, and so have we to-
lay. We should protest against any
such schemers coming here and posing
as representatives OF the peoples
party"
J. G. Clementson-'T will object to
he payment of one cent to Simpson for
MS speech"
AIr. Kircher-"He was the first to
ly off the hook. Johnson came to the
platform after the meeting in the
iquare and asked if he could have Jer-
v for fifteen minutes. We had no OBJ
ections if he wanted him for fifteen
minutes as fellow member of congress-,
)ut the time was stretched into an hour
md a champagne supper went with il.
Why was JOhnson's lawyerthere?"
Hugo Preyer-''A similar scheme
vas on foot when Senator PETER was
lere. put flea in his ear and he
;ept out OF the trap. | don't want to
scribe any bad motives to these peo-
lie, but they certainly show poor judg-
nent We know that DIR. Tuckerman
5 all right, but he is not a politician
simpson said he was not here at our
Expense, but nevertheless, he was here
S the representative OF our principles
nd we all contribute TO pay his con-
-ressional salary. Last Sunday 1
Irged that only his hotel bill be paid
nd l hope now that not even that will
,e done"
Mr.. Clementson-'I Was out this
morning visiting the sick members of
ur lodge and at the very first house a
,aper was thrust at me by friends which
ontained an account of the wine sup
'er. They said, 1t seems your Sock
ess Jerry is not such great man after
H."
Peter Witt-"There is no sense in
making such fuss over little matter.
simpson has right to drink with
vhOm he pleases- He did not drink
With the democratic party"
Mr.. Kircher-''That may be, but
Tom Johnson is a large section OF that
,arty."
THE WEALTH OF KANSAS.