The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-14
4 roofs rRRAND.
Comments ofthe Southern Papers ON the
simpson-weaver Raid.

lof Jeffersonian democrat as he Is an
angel. All he lacks Is the democracy
to be the one, or the wings (Dresuming
him to be truly good mani to be the
other. AS the general was the candi-
date of the greenback party for the
presidency in 1880, when he predicted a
clean sweep OF the country by his sup
porters, Ne csn not help thinking that
he has a pretty thick streak Of ambi-
ton in him, not help doubling bis pro-
phetic power. IL General Weaver and
his associates were true reforf1ers and
really anxious to relieve the people fOr
whom they profess to speak of the bur
dens that bear so heavily, they would
cooperate with the democratic party
In It's efforts to repeal those claws now
IN operation" which General Weaver
Says will, II the people have to live I'M
der them for five years more, make
them the "veriest slaves of a lot OF plu-
tocrats" instead of arraying antagonism
against IL and waging a guerrilla war
fare which must end in disaster.
Memphis Appeal-Avalanche: Dis
NAL stories come to us with regard to
political conditions in Georgia. Messrs.
Weaver, Simpson and Livingstone have
just oanvassed the state, and it is re-
ported that the third party is making
recruits by the thousand day. 1t is
even said that If an election were held
this summer Georgia would cast her
electoral vote for third party presi-
dent. There is no doubt that the mis-
sionaries mentioned have had large au-
diences and that they have ELECTED a
great deal of enthusiasm. But all these
efforts will come to nothing. In 1892
Georgia will go democratic by the u.s.
ual majority OF $1,000, as hitherto.
The evangelists OF the third party are
oyerpreaching themselves, and when
those who are now shouting for Weaver
and Simpson shall give themselves over
to sober second thought they will see
the folly Of the Weaver-Simpson doc
trines and will hold themselves ready
time shall come. The sub-treasury
craze is kind Of summer madness that
will be cured bv reflection.
The Savannah (Ga. News: 1t is quite
certain that the democratic party isn't
going to comply with Mr.. Folks de-
mands. 1t is going to adhere to the
principles which, experience has
taught, promise the greatest good to
the greatest number. 1t isn't going to
sbandon those principles and adopt
those of the peoples party, and Mr..
Polk knows that 1t isn't.
1t looks very much as If Mr.. Polk and
his associates were trying TO capture
the democratic organization in the
south for the peoples party. The eff
fort to do that In Mississippi failed, and
1t will fail In Georgia. The meeting at
Atlanta Wednesday was comparative
ly small one which Is pretty good In
dicatiun that democratic alliancemen
are beginning to suspect that an effort
is being made to get them into the peo-
pies party.
Raleigh IN. C.) News and Observer
says: These men (Weaver and Simpson,
are the prosecutors themselyes-the
Catalines who are using every chica-
merry known to the demagogue to sepa-
rate the democratic and alliance ele-
ments composing the great democratic
party. They are the traitors to the
true interest of our people-these men
whose insolence and presumptive airs
lead them to aspire to leadership, and
then dare to attempt the role Of polit-
ical dictators. Let them go to the con-
ventions with their unconditional de-
mands, and the naughty atti-
tude in which they present them
selves will receive a just rebuke by
the patriotic freemen of the coun-
try. AS for the democracy of North
Carolina, there will be harmony in
their councils, for our people are not
blind to the amusing insolence OF a few
petty politicians dressed in brief au-
thority. The farmers Of North Carroll
ma, and the whole country, know that
the democratic party is their friend,
because they themselves are part OF it,
held to it, inseperable from it. And the
white men eff the state will continue to
meet in convention, adjust different
views, If any, and allow Of no discord
among brethren.
Mobile Register: ut is gratifying to
know that the Polk-Livingston cam
paign broke to piece in Mississippi, and
That the farmers of that glorious stste
intend to stick to the Democratic party
and to democratic doctrines. Here in
Alabama the sub-treasury crowd are
getting a handful of sOreheads and
cranks to adopt the sub-treasury doc
trine in certain local alliances. Kolb
and Adams are working their institutes
for all they are worth, the whole thing
is shell. The farmers of Alabama
are as true and as intelligent as those
of Mississippi, and long before the
spring conventions are held will show
that they are standing side by side with
the farmers OF Mississippi. The reso-
lutions adopted by the Mississippi con-
vention breathe such healthy spirit
that they should be reproduced in every
southern journal. No better reading
could be laid before an intelligent and
honest people," In another paragraph
the Register says: 1t may be said OF
General James b. Weaver, of Iowa.
that his equal as crank and dema-
gogue can not be found in the country.
Montgomery (Ala Advertiser: 1t il
a rule or ruin policy with this class. |
They have the power they say, and in
the spirit of a new jingoism, they pro-
claim they have the guns and they |
have the men, and fight they will, dem |
ocracy or no democracy. General |
Weaver, who is one of the chosen |
spokesman OF the new party, is fit |
engaged in the instruction against the |
white mans party in the south. He |
was a republican so long as republican |
ism meant seat in congress to Wea- |
yer. That failing, he became green
hacker, and remained one until he was |
once more relegated to private life. |
His democracy at once shot to prodig-
iOus height, and he carried its banner |
aloft, always, however, on the floor OF |
congress. To-day he cries aloud for q |
ne n party. and. OF course, new term |
in congress. or further serve in public. |
He enjoys the distinction among public |
men of having been on all sides Of every |
leading question, and being for Weaver |
his tergiversations. The |
leaders of his crowd in
Weayer's character. Like him. they |