The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-08-03
TIE BEAUTIES OF PoPuL,sm.

ArgnsLeader: The Argus
Leader would not endorse many of the
popuisl plauks. 1t does squurely state.
however, that it believes the good of
South Dakota In the state and county
governments would be better promoted
in'Populist than in Republican hands,
for the Populists stand for honesty and
economy and the Republicans have
practiced the reverse. And national
issues have nothing to do with state
affairs
Tn" esteemed state organ has fire.
qucntly asserted Of late that it would be
a vast Improvement if the state govern
meni of south Dakota could pass into
the hands OF the Populists, and it
stands ready to lead what is left of
Democracy into fusion for this purpose.
the AL hasn't as yet cited the results
OF Pop administration i'll North Dakota.
OREGON. Colorado Or Kansas To sustain
its argument. aud to help it out in This
matter we take the liberty of calling
attention To the following extracts from
a recent address by one faction
OF Kansas Popuists concerning
another These men have issued
an address to the Populist voters OF lhe
stale, setting forth the corruption.
vcnaiity. hypocrisy and utter disregard
of principle which characterizeu the
Pupulist state administration. Dis
cussing the attempt of Gov. Lewelling
and other Populist leaders To secure
endorsement from the Democratic con,
vention. this address says:
Never did spaniels fawn more criug
ingly at the Ieet OF their masters Than
these o:ficeholders now and candidates
on the peoples party ticket tawned aud
cringed and supplicated AZ the feet oi
Democracy for endorsement. 1t was
evidence of absolute lack of manhood to
ask it. 1t was diahonorable to seek it
deaf ear to their sycophantic plead
iDgs and refused to endorse single
nominee of the so-called Populist con
vention. Democracy said. we have
enough of your shams and of your
frauds: henceforlh we will 90 ii alone
and proceeded to nominate IL straight
democratic state ticket.
Theu, in closing, this appeal is made
to the people:
1t must be humiliating to true Pop
u!ist to know that the political party
with which he is affiliated, and which
he has been led to believe will soo2
usher III the millennium for labor, has
guJten DOM SO low in the slums OF vice.
fraud and corruption: has professed,
pretended and lied TO such an extent
that it il, recognized among thinking
and observing men as the chief sourc ;
from which the vicious and criminal
classes derive their power to prey upon
society: that it has SO struck at virtue.
ignored inteliget ce. put premium
upon ignorance and Inscribed upon its
banners the basest kind of base ingra
tilude to The loyal workers in its ranks
who made it possible for it to be in
existance today. that the Democracy OF
Kansas is Obliged to cast it off as a vile
and leprOus covering.
To elect the men who have been most
instrumental in leading the peoples
party in Kansas from that high moral
and intellectual plane carved out at
Omaha down into The quagmires of
political corruption. it matters not
under what banners they may sail,
upon what platform t. ey may stand. is
to travel over again the same old road
and operate the same old machine
which has wrought the ruin of the
people.
Candidiy now. how do the people OF
South Dakota ike this picture. drawn
not by political opponents but by men,
bers Of the great reform party which
a certain element Of Democracy in this
state would like to Eelp into power?