The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-26
MRS.DIGCSSORRY
That Willis and Steinberger
Permitted Themselves
To Accept Money With Which
to Garry on Warfare
AGAINST POPULISTS.
WatsOn's Action as
Political Suicide.
Mrs. Diggs Now Working In
the Campaign.

Mrs. Annie L. Diggs today appeared
in Topeka for the first tins during the
campaign Mrs. DISCS has not taken so
active part in this campaign as has
been her custom, but for two weeks she
has been making speeches under the
direction of the POpulist state central
committee.
4 have spent the summer in the lux
ury OF my own home" said she to
journal reporter Il have not felt that
1t was necessary for me to do much.
We have so many allies this year and
such magnificent help and such unity
of action that decided that 1 might
take much needed rest. It is pleas
ant for me to think that Mr.. Webb Nc
Nall has taken the same trip through
the state that I made two years ago.
The free silver Republicans and Demo-
Gratis have been doing much for us"
w hat is your opinion of the present
situation ?"
Political representations as a rule
do not amount to anything replied
Mrs. Diggs with a smile, but I believe
that I am able to give an opinion that
is not wholly partisan, because I have
consulted with level headed men in ev-
cry locality [ have visited. They were
not actuated by partisan bias. and I
feel sure that the state is safe for both
Bryan and Leedy- They all tell me that
they have lost nothing, and they have
gained from both Republicans and
Democrats I have tried to make my
self think that there is danger. so that
in case we should be defeated the eff
feet would not be so crushing but I
can not do so. The mathematics and
the logic of the situation win not allow
me to believe anything else than that
our state and electoral ticket viii both
carry in Kansas"
do you find that the silver Republi-
cans viii as rule, vote for the Popu-
list state ticket?"
Yes. they will replied Mrs. Digs
confidently They did not intend to do
so at first, but they have been abused
f7l77 far7Tx n
ural result has been that they have de
serted the entire Republican ticket and
it is not at all surprising I was up in
Mr.. turner's neigh bOrhOOd in the Vi
entity Of MankatO, and I found that to
be the situation among the silver Re
publcanS there Mr. Turner himself
mas been shamefully abused because he
had the courage to stay in the old beat
en- path"
''Will the middle of the road ticket
have any strength?"
Mrs. Diggs looked just a trine scorn-
full as she replied: No, sir; know it
viii not I was originally opposed to
fusion myself, but when I saw the pos
sibility of a union of all the believers in
reform, it no longer became fusion, but
a unihcatiOn- am acquainted with
many anti-fusionists ia the state and I
can say positively that I have only seen
one of them who will vote for the mid
die of the road ticket and that is MI
Willis himself No matter how much
the people respected Willis or idolized
W alSOu+ they are not gong to vote in /
a manner which will help the enemy
Tt is very difficult for me to think i'll
Of any one. prefer to believe that I
people are honest, but when I see Mr. /
Willis and his companions carrying on /
a campaign and spending money when |
they have none themselves. it destroys |
my last belief in their sincerity. I do |
not believe that Mr.. Willis would ac- \
cept money for himself but when he |
allows his committee to accept it to |
carry on the fight do not see how he |
can do so without losing his self-re-
spect- Mr.. SteInberger too, I have al |
ways respected. I am certain that he |
has been drawn into this arrangement /
by degrees, for he has been a. thorough
~ honest and sincere man.
Watson has killed himself There
was probably no man in the Populist
party who was held in such high es-
TEEN by the voters in the party as Mr.
Watson, but no where do 1 hear kind
things said about him. It is the uni
versal opinion that he has committed
suicide politically. found out in
Washington that Mr.. Watson is not a
broad man, and his course in this cam
paigu has proved that
What do you think of the Breiden-
thai letter?''
AS Mr.. ingalls, once said replied
Mrs Diggs, 1T amounts to about as
much as fly on a cart wheel. 1t has
done one thing and that is to awaken
our people to a realization of the diff
culties under which Mr. BreidenthaI
has been labOring and a determination
to help him out. I do regret the con
put upon what was said of
Mr.. Doster. I believe that what Mr..
B-eidenthal meant was that it was not
wise to discuss personalities. At any /
rate the publication of the letter can be
of no help to the Republicans There
are greater and more important issues
and that viii be lost"
Mrs. Diggs cared to talk only Of kan
sas and the situation here. She told of
the enthusiastic meetings she has found
everywhere. AT one place the Repub-
leans held the rally of the year and
ours was simply a meeting of the silver
club and in spite OF that fact we had
quite as many people as they did They
had reduced rates on the railroads and
the people had been drummad up from
all around. I went up on the train
with q car load of them and there was
absolutely no enthusiasm and Mrs.
Diggs raised her hands to make her
statement more imperative. "A man
came around the car with an arm load
Of flags and he gave me one for I con
sidered that I had as much right TO the
American flag as anybody SO you see [
have been the recipient of q little OF
Mare Hanna's money myself
Mrs Diggs will speak at COTS tomOr-
row evening and she VIII continue to
make speeches in Kansas until the cleo
ion.