People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-11-18
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Special 10 the News.

Special 10 the News.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1O.-Chairman
Taubeneck of the Peoples party ma.
tiOnal committee is satisfied with the
result Of Tuesdays election. though
the Democratic landslide in Illinois
Ohio and Indiana somewhat upset
his calculations, as he had predicted
that the election would be thrown
into the house, and but for the STAN.
pede in these states, his prediction,
would have been verified. Speaking
OF the situation today Chairman
Taubeneck said:
With the states We have carried,
the Peoples party have the balance
OF power today bnt for one thing: W.
dld not count on the Republican par.
ty going all to pieces. Who would
have dreamed that they would lost
Illinois? We would have carried
some OF the southern states but foI
Republican cunning. The Republi
cans voted with the Democrats in
the states where we were. strong. Sc
as TO make western and Northwestern
Popllists believe that the south wa,
S0lldly Democratic despite its Popu
list pledges.
The result in Illinois is not a con
anuation of the Democratic tidai
wave started by General Palmer's
election 10 the United States senate
1t is the result of unrest and dissatis-
faction among the labOring classes.
The people voted for a change. not
for principle. The Democrats can.
not carry out their pledges of tax re.
duction unless they adopt the Peo-
pies party policy and re-establish an
income tax. Without the income tax
this government under tariff reform
or free trade will not have sufficient
revenue to pay its expenses.
The Republican party is prac
tically dead, repudiated by the whole
country. From the ruins of the Re-.
publican party in 1892 the People S
party will arise to power as the Re.
publicans succeeded the Wings in
1856, and for 1896 we are more hopeful
than ever.
Our national committee will
probably meet in Memphis, Tenn, as
the supreme council of the Farmers
Alliance meets there ON the 18th inst,
and at least four of the nine members
OF our national committee will have
to attend anyway. We will then
map out our party policy for the fu.
ture.
"All party lines will have to be re.
organized. We have just witnessed a
political revolution. The Populist:
In Louisiana made a mistake in thi.
election; they voted fusion ticket
against my protest. 1t did then
no earthly good whatever, yet they
J had promised the state to the Popu,
lists. We also counted on Alabama.
Georgia we had given up to the Dem
0cracy. From the mistakes OF the
Democrats and the overthrow Of the
Republicans the Populists will yet
rise to be the dominant party. W.
have a great future. | am far from
discouraged"
Chairman Taubeneck, Of the ma.
tional Populist campaign committee
said to reporter this evening in re
sp0nse to the question, What, in you,
opinion, produced the revolution II
public sentiment?"
First, above all, the spirit of un.
rest, Of discomfort and dissatisfaction
among the industrial people of the
nation Second, the fact that the ole
parties are loOsened, If not broken.
1t has taken the American people
long years TO discover that a tariff |,
a tax and that the foreign manufac
turer does not pay this tax. 1t ha.
cost them millions Of dollars to learr
and solve that question. 1t will nov
take them years to learn that a tarif
for revenue will not remove the bur
den Of which they complain. In m
opinion the people hayesimply jumped
out Of one fire into another"
will the Peoples party give VI
the fight on the line mapped out"
No. not under any consideration
We will reorganize Immediately ant
prepare for the next contest, We ar,
right and will not turn our backs ol
the principles That we have advocated
on land and transportation befor
which the tariff question sinks int
insignificance. The power OF none,
must b. taken from individuals an,
J Corporations and placed in the hand
OF the people on the same principle a
Iour posto0|ce system Is conducted tt