The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
THE RECORD FOR '93
A Magnificent Showing for the
Peoples Party.

Peoples Party.
Splendid Populist Gains. The Old
Parties Crumbling!
From the Union Qabor).
The one State of all others that
the old party organs, from the
metropolitan dalies down to the
Squeaking Squirtgun of Sque-
dunkville, have singled out to
prove that the party of wild the
cries" has been buried forever, is
pugnacious, bleeding Kansas.
Now what are the facts? The
election was solely for municipal
Offices, and many Populist farmers
did not think it necessary to lose
day to vote for Offices in which no
principles were involved. Out of
$50 county Offices the Populists
lost Is! Tremendous Re-
publican Victories! The Populist
Hordes Lose Kansas and the State
is redeemed! etc., etc. How was
this "ge-lorious victory won?
Why, in Pawnee, Geary, Cowley,
Shawnee, Linn and many other
counties the Republicans and
Democrats combined, and the
Populists even whipped the twins
in Hodgeman, Cherokee, Sherman
and other counties. That's how
the Reps. won their magnificent Is
Offices. Despite the falling off in
the total vote of 20 per cent, and
the combination of the two old
parties, exchanges claim that the
Populist vote will show an increase
Of from 10000 to 10000, due to
the gains made in the cities (but
not large enough to elect the tick
cts as, for instance, in Topeka,
where the Populists gained 80 per
cent. OF course, this was Won
derful victory for the 6. O. p. in
Kansas, where it's normal majority
Of $4,000 has gone glimmering for
ever. 'Rah for Kansas!
Nebraskais another State where
the grand old Republican party
'defeated'' the-young party. The
Republicans had lead of 10000
on State officers over the Popu-
lists last year, which has been cut
down to 1912 this year. Harri-
son, the Rep. candidate for Su
preme Court, had the solid back
ing Of the railroads and monopo-
lists of both old parties in the
State, and this was acknowledged
time and again by the Republican
Omaha Bee. Then again, every
reform paper of that State is con-
signing the fanatical A. P. A. to
blue blazes for it's contemplate
religious fight on Holcomb, the
Populist, who would have been
elected despite the majority
against him but for this meddling
organization, which held enough
voters in line in Omaha and other
cities to enable the tool of the cor
porations to squeeze through.
But where is this most glorious
victory? Last year the Populists
carried Al counties, Republicans
40, and Democrats 9. This year
the Populists won in So counties,
the Republicans in 25, and the
Democrats in Z. Thus, the Po-
pulists won Is counties from the
Republicans and 2 from the De-
mocrats. In Custer county the
twins combined and were smashed
by majorities ranging from 1884 to
1000. And the Populists are con-
fronted by "crumbling forces!'
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In Colorado the Populists car
ried over two thirds of the coun-
ties, secured majority of 5000,
despite the exodus of thousands of
miners who are all Populists, and
carried the day for woman suff-
rage. The Populist victory in
Colorado is far greater one than
was won last year. Then, while
the State went for Weaver, the
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