Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
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Mr.. ID. G.. Olinger, of Horton, Kas.,
late chairman Of the Peoples Party
Congressional committee Of the First
district ana tue gentleman who presid.
ed over the convention that nominated
Fred J. Close for Congress, has written
q letter to a Peoples Party man in
Illinois which has got into the South,
is published by the Birmingham (Ala. J
Age Herald and is making somewhat
Of stir there. The letter is also OF
great interest in Kansas as showing the
condition of affairs here. 1t is as fol.
lows
HORTON, Kas., October IA, 1892.
Mr.. W. II. Church, Somerset, Ills.
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER Your
esteemed favor Of the 10th inst. to
hand and in reply permit me to say, as
you well know, it will be impossible
for General Weaver to carry single
Southern State, and IN the event thai
he did not know IL would not be
counted Tor him; on the contrary for
Grover Cleveland. 1t Is serluus
Question to me whether the people Of
the United States desire to he ruled by
those rebelliOus states, or by those that
were loyal when the country was on
verge Of destruction. l want to say to
you that the members of the Peoples
Party in Kansas are changing very
rapidly to the Republican party, with
which they once affiliated. AN in a
position to know that the Peoples Party
Of Kansas since being absolutely cor
trolled by the Democracy will not poll
30 per cent of the vote that 1t did two
years ago. speak advisedly when |
make this statement. 1t is very con
sentative estimate to say that the State
will give the Republican electoral ticket
10000 plurality. This result will b.
largely due TO the infamous treatment
accorded General Weaver in the South
during the past two weeks and which
is roundly denounced by our party.
which sees that there never will be any
show IN the South until the elective
franchise is free and untrammelpd.
until within short time ago there
we're some who believed that General
Weaver would carry the silver states -
Colorado, Nevada md MoDtana-but |
have advices which lead me to believe
that the members of the Peoples Party
III those states are viewing the condi-
tons which prevail in the South as we
do here in Kansas and will generally
vote the Republican ticket in Novem.
Der.
THE position which have filled in
this State as chairman of the Congress
lonal committee of this 1.-THE First
district, places me in a position t.
know the strength OF the party and the
sentiments of its followers. | have
been in communication with them
personally and by letter, and my OBJ
servatiODs are such as lead me to
believe that the Peoples Party has no
more show Of carrying Kansas than it
has of winning in New York State.
The party here has drifted into the
hands of political steerers and mercen
aries, who have no sympathies in com.
mon with the farmer or laboripg man.
and the reception given our leader in
The South where he was guaranteed 81
l-Tge a following, has been the means
~ driving from the ranks those who
were falteriug and / am not extrava-
CANT in saying that thousands Of our
party are leaving us every day and for
my part do not feel that they are to
he criticised for their course.
"lf you will pardon me, would like
I" say to the members of Peoples Party
II Illinois who love home and free
American government that there is
hn' one duty before them, and that is
IN unite their energies with the party
that proved the country's best friend
ia its hour of need.
Every Truly,