People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-29
KANSAS ALLIANCE
From the Topeka Advocate
The Way Elections Go.


are imposed upon by those to whom
they have delegated powers of legis-
Iatlon and administration, the more of
them become discouraged and inclined
to abandon their part in public mat
tiers. This is shown by the failure OF
so many to vote at the most important
elections. How far this inclination
will lead the people into the slough of
despond before they become aroused
to a sense OF their condition, remains
to be seen.
1t appears that the main cause Eof
the recent overturning throughout
the United States is the home
vote. Refusing to vote seems to he
one way the people have of protesting
against existing conditions. Those
who make a study of politics could
not fail to see the importance of this
years election, yet there seems to
have been a large class of voters who
sulked in their tents and permitted
the election to go by default.
Kansas is not an example of the az
erage state, though the same result
appears 10 some extent. Here the
Republicans were backed up by the
railroad companies, the bond and
mortgage dealers of the East and the
national Republican committee. Money
was used freely to get ont the full Re-
publican vote and to prevent, as much
as possible their opposition from vOt-
ing. This latter method was effect
ual among the employees of railroads
and other corporations, yet it does not
offer an excuse for all who failed to
vote. Below is comparison of the
vote Of this and other years. As the
official canvass has not yet been made
the figures for this year are taken
mostly from the state committee re-
ports. They are nearly correct:
ls9J. 1881 1894
Populist. ...... 1O6,972 1894 llSCO)
Republican,. ... ....115,025 1888 $4,000
pemocrat............ :. II, 357 1850 1900
Prohibilionist.. 1,!3O ...... 500
aggregate Of average vote in county cleo
tions
Unofficial count made from returns to both
committees.
The total vote OF 1892 was 1926, 76O.
1t is not used in the above compare
tive statement because there having
been no Democratic ticket out it is
impossible to tell where the Democrat
ic vote went. The vote of that year
vas; Republican, 1853, O75; Populist,
16S,507; Prohibition, 4,17S.
Notice that the Populists have
gained over 5000 votes since 1890.
The Democrats have lost over A,
900 votes since 1890, The greater
part Of these $4,000 votes were re-
submission Republicans who voted
with the Democrats in 1890.
The Republicans have lost $4,000
votes since 1892, the last state cleo
ton, in spite of the large number
they claim to have received from
Democrats this year.
The total vote OF this year is more
than q 900 less than in 1892. Some
OF the voters have lett the state, but
where were tie others "when the
lights went out?"
DIX Kansas the Democrats we're
placed under the command of John j.
ingalls,, and marshaled in the face of
the situation, ordered to surrender,
stack their arms and 90 vote for
Overmyor--''he's our kind of people"
They obeyed and lost everywhere,
while the POpulists advanced on ev-
cry field whore human rights we're
confronted by organized wrong. In
the future lei there be no fusion, no
compromise. The Populists are a
host within themselves. They have
cast more votes than elected Lincoln.
In 1895 Kansas will come forth to bat
tie in the cause of the people, like
the gi&nt of the plain that she is.
eOvernor Lewelling has led his ticket
by 1000 votes. The indications are
that Kansas has polled 1850 votes;
that Morrill, pOlled 145, 900; Lewelling
10000; Overmeyer $4,000; Pickering
5000. In 1890 the Populists polled
100000 votes, Robinson, Democrat.
1000. leaving this year 5000 Dem
ocrats that voted for Morrill,. We
lost our Jerry Judge Mckay carried
every county in his district Chester
Long goes to congress as the fellow
that defeated Jerry Simpson. Coxey
got over 5000 notes for congress from
Ohio. Stand by Kansas. The prob
lem OF life will first be solved in this
state,
Ii Washington county Mr.. Morrill,
was 147 votes behind his ticket, while
Lewelling was AZ ahead of his. This
is one county in which Morrill's land
deals were well known, and in which
some of the victims live. The Re-
pubGcans thought it would be a good
thing to carry the county for Morrill,
and thereby prove that there was
nothing in the charges against their
man, and they made a desperate
effort to do so. If only the ordinary
campaign had been carried on the
banker speculator would have been
500 votes behind his fellow candidate.
Fox twenty years the Republican
party has been engaged in the manu-
facture of paupers, and all it has to
offer its deluded supporters now is a