Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-08

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the field by the Popuists would be a grave
political blunder- The News,
Nobody expected any better sense
Of the News than to take that ground.
1t has been wabbling so near Popu-
lism for two or three years that it IS
relief to a good many Of the Demo-
Gratis Of this county to see it flop clear
over into the Pop camp. The shame
iul advice it is now dishing out in its
attempt to carry out the trade Pu'
up by the Pop gang Of Abilene TO-
gether with two or three regenade
Democrats like the News, to sell out
both Democratic and Populist parties
for the sake Of pulling two county
Offices out Of the fire is, nauseatlng'to
every man who believes in his party
because he thinks II is right. The
Democrats are disguised while the
howl that is going up among the Pop-
uists of Dickinson county over the
manner in which the "intricate' pri-
maries were manipulated will awaken
the News and the gang Of wire pull
ers who are running the Pop party in
spite Of itself, II it has not already
done So. There are hundreds OF men
in Dickinson county who are Popn-
lists because Of principle; there are
Democrats the same. They do not
propose to be traded around like cat
tie simply for the purpose Of making
Charlie Pattison's title clear, to help
George Anderson and Nick Robson
or to make Grant KieiIer's living in
the courthouse perpetual. They
know too well how Meek and Stewart
and Shearer and Dahlstrom were
slaughtered by the gang" with apur-
pose and will remember it.
The candidates nominated are all
doubtless as honest as the times will
permit, and it is hardly likely that
there is anything about any Of them
personally which this paper could at
tack il II would. But these men are
mixed up in one of the deepest plots
that the record Of political iniamy IN
Dickinson county bushes to bear
This ticket is the product Of one Of
the most shameful combinations
against principle that has ever been
made in this community. 1t stands
for an organized greed for Office and
for this only. There is no declara
ton Of principles behind the men on
the fusion ticket. The two Demo
Gratis do not stand on any plank Of
the populist platforms they were
placed on the Populst ticket solel,
and entirely for the few marketable
Democratic votes they might bring u
the Pop ticket. There is nothing o
the old Alliance Puritan cry for "re
form" from these mem they ar'
simply the agents Of u thirst fol
Office.
Where does George Anderson, wh'
two years ago ran on the stalwarl
Democratic ticket and went up ant
down Dickinson county calling Popu
lism fraud and sham and who ha
: not taken back Il word Of 1t since
stand with regard to the Omaha plat
formp Where does Nick Robson
I who has laughed at the Pops ant
i. their nonsense, stand as to the Ocal
PLATFORM Where, indeed, is tn
Alliance man who has not entirel
forgotten the ringing cries for reform
that these Two platforms embodied
Has not the whole fabric of the re
form party, its heroes, its aspirations
its ambitions, its lofty desires, falle
among thieves on the Jericho road
a Where is the Alliance man who
D brave enough to get up and sin
Good Bye, Old Party, Good Bye |
the face of the fact that the most II
I famous Of the old parties Is now put
l tine life into the crumbling hulk {
: the decayed new party, for the sol
y purpose Of defeating the only part
of the three that dares stand up fC
principlep Where is the Allianc
man with the courage to deny thu
his party that was going to refor'
the world, has made a "deal' the
would have been Kissed out of tn
first farmers convention in the yes
d of our Lord, 1902
1t is that kind of IDEAL that hi
been forced down the party's thro'
by the slick city politicians.
The fight must be drawn sharpl
between fusion dishonesty and Repul
y lcan honesty. The people must !
d the Judges, and II is certain that the
: will Judge harshly.
J.
Y The race for coroner between U.