The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-09-09
GENERAL ]. 3. WEAVER RETURNS
TRIUaPHANT FROM THE COAST.
Popular Uprising Against the Two Old
Parties.
SWEEPING WITHDRAWALS FROM THE
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUB-
LlCAN RANKS.
Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Washington
Oregon aud California with
Colorado.

completing general tour OF the west
He is accompanied by Mrs. Weaver;
Mrs. Lease, Hon. V. o. Strickler, candi-
date for Attorney General of Nebraska,
md Mrs. StricklGr. The party were at
the Albany all day but left at 8 O'Clock
in the evening for Omaha. A short stop
will be made at Omaha and thence they
will go to Des Moines.
II finished tour of the mountains
and coast States at Cheyenne last even
ing" said Mr.. Weaver, sit has been an
interesting and most gratifying cam
paign, eXcelling in point of enthusiasm
and magnitude Of the gatherings, any
thing that have ever witnessed in the
political upheavals Of the country. 1t
has been a severe test upon our cndur-
ance but gratifying in the highest
degree. spoke eight times in one day
in Nevada, our party was gathering
enthusiastic crowds intermediate be-
tween the speaking points all along the
line. 1t was no uncommon thing for
thousands to change their political
affiliations at Il single meeting.
Nevada, will have but one ELECTORAL
ticket and the electors are Outspoken in
favor of our ticket; in fact have commit
ted themselves over their own signatures
in the public prints, as | am informed.
THE CALIFORNIA LANDSLIDE.
"The upheaval in California is indeed
phenomenal, indicating complete land
slide. We were agreeably astonished
ourselves at the assurances which we
met with in that State. We began our
meeting at Los Angeles and pressed
North to Fresno, Oakland, San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, and were every
where greeted with vast multitudes,
which were almost too vast to be COM
passed by the human voice. Our trip
to Portland, Ore, was one grand ovation
all along the line; people flOcking the
statiz1s with refrcShnTats, bouquets
an6 cut hOwers-all eager to manifest
their enthusiastic approval of the glori-
Gus movement. At Portland we held
two meetings, one of 5000 farmers in the
afternoon and another in the evening
that had to be counted by acres. Gov
ernOr PennOyer is with us heart and
soul and has SO declared publicly over
his own signature. There can be no
doubt about the result in Oregon.
"Washington is at white heat. The
great meetings at Tacoma, Seattle and
Spokane were immense surprises. Mrs.
Lease remarked that the rushing crowds
reminded her of Carlyle's description Of
the storming Of the Bastile. Montana
is not a whit behind any of the other
States mentioned. Our reception at
Helena and Butte struck terror and dis
may into the hearts Of the bosses and
manipulators and gave unmistakable
assurance of an overwhelming victory
in November. We We're compelled to
divide the crowd at Butte. After the
opera house had been crowded to su1JO-
cation two acres of people assembled on
the school house square and Mrs. Lease
and l were compelled to exchange
pulpits as we had been forced to do on
other occasions along the route.
"Thus would devolve upon us the bur-
den of two speeches in one evening, but
there was no let up and it had to be
done. Our meeting last night at Chey-
enne was the largest and most enthusi-
astic ever held in the place. In fact,
the whole group Of States West Of the
Missouri river may be counted as prac-
tlcally solid. Information received from
the Mississippi valley and the whole
group of Southern States makes it plain
that an upheaval is at hand which is be-
yOnd the power Of the old parties to
control.
PUSHING IN THE SOUTH.
1--WE go South Immediately and will
push the battle all along the line. /
hope to be able to keep the Nelns advised
of the progress of the great work
throughout the country.
"Thc demand for the free coinage of
silver is uppermOst in the minds of
the great body Of the people,
and they are determined to have it.
The South and the West are united and
sectional animosities seem to have been
eliminated entirely from the contest.
1t has dawned upon the public mind
at this early day in the campaign that
it is impossible for the Republican ticket
to succeed, being confined as that party
is to the Northern group of States, it
would have to regain the nine States
which it lost in 1890 and hold the silver
States in addition. 1t cannot do either,
and hence its success is impossible. We
are differently situated. We are
national in our organization and will 90
South and contest every Southern State
with the nominees of the Chicago con-
vention with better prospect of carry
ing all Of them than the Democratic
party has Of carrying any one in the
group. TIE election in Alabama illus
tratcs our power in the South.
a POLITICAL STAMPEDE.
"There aIe some remarkable nantes
taiOns accompanying this movement.
The spirit Of independence among the
people is phenomenal and surprising.
The deep sense Of pity and of moral
obligation which seems to pervade the
whole multitude is astonishing in the
highest degree The division in the
old party ranks upon the leading ecOno-
mic questions Of the day is more pro-
nounced than the division in the Demo
cratic ranks in 1860, and the stampede
from the two old parties to the new
organization to-day is greater than that
which occurred in the Wing and Demo-
cratic parties in the sixties. It will be-
come more and more pronounced as the
caIspaign advances. II seems to be
morally impossible that the farmers and
labOrers of this country, organized as
they are and thoroughly understanding
what they want, shall make common
cause with the corporations, the Carrie
gies and the trusts, against themselves.
They arc not going to do e, and YOU
may EoOk Out for q surprise