The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-27
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MS own can0ldacy. III Austln nau con-
tinued a candidate and defeated Moore
in the Fifth and Raymond had with
drawn just as he did, McColl would GER
tainly have been nominated. AS it was
Austin was persuaded to pull off and
Mr.. Moore had no opposition IN his own
ward. Then Mr.. Raymond withdrew
and the candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor had plain sailing, and when the
county delegation was instructed for
Moore the nomination of Tom Majors
was assured. So the Fifth ward was
something Of factor in the republican
situation last year. 1t seems to be in a
fair way to play an equally important
part next year.
Dan Cook, OF Beatrice, may be a
'bolter" and all that, but he is decided
ly clever. His expression anent the
recent action of the Smyth democratic
convention in Omaha is a unique con-
tribution to the political literature Of
the day. Mr.. Cook speaks on the
assumption that the Symth democrats
are nothing more nor less than popu-
lists, having. in advance of any declar
alton from the national organization Of
the democratic party, espoused the pop
ulist cause OF free silver. He says, in
part: "As I have never been a member
OF the populist committee the use OF my
name by Smyth and his political out
casts was uncalled for. There must be
something exceedingly demoralizing in
a democrats getting away from his old
time party mornings, for l have noticed
that whenever one uf them happened to
stray off he at once set to worG to try to
butt down the fences of the fields in
which he had formerly grazed. the
Smyth- Bryan crowd, since they have
joined the pops. have become so demon
allied that they are not only trying to
overturn democracy, but are seeking to
control the doings OF the party they have
deserted and now oppose, thing that
even the most calloused carpet-bagger
would have blushed to attempt. Their
plan, as / understand it, is to join forces
with the Holcomb- Nc Keighau-Allen
crowd and fuse upon populist candi-
date for supreme judge. Failing to do
this. they will nominate a weak. half
backed pop, and at the proper time
withdraw him, and support the pop
nominee as they did year ago. No
matter which slot the ballot is dropped
into. it will slide into the populist hop
per. 1t occurs to me that they might
more profitably employ their time and
limited ability to running their pop
machine, as democrats will hardly be
caught with their "bunco' game this
fall And, by the way, both wings Of
the populist party are based upon two
planks, viz: Reputation and Office.
And while upon the first there is album
dant room for both wings to stand and
on the other there is not. II
one set of fellows get on the other must
keep of, as demonstrated during the
past year, The theory Of populism is
founded upon the idea that all things
can be accomplished by the mere pas
sage of a resolution, even to the putting
of dollar of value into 50-cent COM
modify. Therefore, would suggest to
the Smyth crowd that they resolute
Wolfe and the rest OF the committeeman
OF the other populist wing out OF Office
and assume sole control OF the entire
populist organization of the state. II
the truth could be known, the fact
would be found to be that aside from
]. w. Farrell and one or two other hon.
orable exceptions-who did not pretend
to have anything in common with that
outfit-not a member OF the entire
Smyth gang has voted the democratic
ticket for at least three years past.
More than this, that, with the exception
not a member Of that committee
vii, vote the democratic ticket for
probably two years to come. However,
within less than five years from this
date, the whole crowd will be trying to
prove an alibi, in order to be permitted
to crawl into the democratic tent and
in democratic councils. With
this record, past and prospective, it does
seem that il should occur to the Smyth
crowd that they are making themselves
ridiculous in assuming TO re-