The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-15
Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska.


Privately the Tribune all along had
great doubts of the Populists carrying
Kansas; and we rather expected the
defeat Of Waite for governor IN Colo
RADIO. Leading Kansas Populsts had
Informed us that they feared the
money of the Republicans used upon
the most impoverished class of yot-
ers. The Republicans in Kansas had
money in abundance, the money
power of the east being resolved to
crush out the Populist party in that
state at any cost, not only fer the
purpose of wrestling the state from
the peoples control, Tut also in the
hope or discouraging the financial
reform movement in other parts of
the country. Hence the tremendous
effort put fourth, such as few state
elections in any part Of the country
has ever exhibited.
In Colorado. Governor Wai,e's ex-
treme radicalism had alienated the
conservative element of his party,
resulting in the bolt lei by tue lead
ing patty newspaper, the Rocky
Mountain News, which continued to
fight him until within few weeks Of
election. Waite himself confessed
that he had probably been too radical,
IN his. speech accepting the!renolnina-
ton. Thoughtful Popnlists felt that
his radicalism would beat him, as it
has, and it had much to do in pulling
the party in Coloradc down with
him.
But, as regards both Colorado and
Kansas, the, Republican party itself
has been defeated in states which
were Republicans strongholds,. land
has also won them back the next
year, time and again. Take Maine,
and Massachusetts,, and Illinois, and
Iowa, for examples. Such changes
are tue common lot of all political
parties. Next year Kansas and Colo
RADIO will be all right again.
In both Kansas aud Colorado, the
money power employed the tactics
which are based on the maxim,
''Dividc and conquer by running
full straight Democratic tickets on
Republican money. BY this maneuv-
er many Democrats who were Popu.
list in principles were fooled into
throwing away their votes, while the
yoldbug Democrats secretly voted
with the Republicans. But tricks
like this are effective. only the first
time tried. In the future the free
silver Democrats will not be caught
in this trap.
Nebraska has done better, electipg
Populist governor, and possibly Il
legislature which will put Bryan and
his pronounced Populistic platform
in the United States senate, after &
fight never before equaled. in Ne
braska.
In all of these three states the Peo
pies party are in good shape for the
battle which is to be fought in 1896
strengthened as they will be in the
meantime by accessions from the ole
parties rs the people become more
and more educated upon the money
question. Even one state might
give us the balance of power in The
choice Of president; but after the
next two years spent in proper ed
ucationai work among the voters, We
ought not OIL; to recover Colorado
and Kansas but add to them Nebraska
several other states of the south and
!, west, and this there is every reason tC
believe we will do.-Farmers Tribune
What is ment by free coinage. 6
, contemporary asks. The demand oi
free silver coinage men is that silver
be restored to the same right that i,
had as a money metal from the foun