Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-03-25
NOTES AND COMMENT.
What the Pulaic Are Thinking. Saying
and Doing.


and Doing.
We 80 10 reason why a plan for
uniting the reform forces at st. Louis
Should not be discussed without the
use OF such harsh language as some
papers are indulging in Some peo-
pie seem to think that those who dif-
Ter with them are not honest, are
traitors. or have sold out. The cry has
gone up, 1et us unite" Some ono
wants to know how? In fact II Is
proper that We should know how. The
1act that we do not all agree as to
the best plan is no evidence OF treacb-
cry. Let the discussion go on, but let
1t 60 on right.
we oelieve that every poDulist in the
land desires n union of reform forces
NO true populist wants II at the sacri-
nee OF principle. or desires to stultifv
mis- manhood to secure II. There is
plenty OF time between now and the
tlme OF holding the convention to dis
cuss the matter, and to hear from tho
people. In the meantime populists
should he honest and frank with each
other. Any dark lantern movements or
surprises sprung at the convention
would DreciDitate trouble and possibly
prove fatal to an honorable union with
the silver men. Much depends upon
the action Of the men who have taken
IL upon themselves to act as go-be-
tweens for the different elements.
strong argument for government
ownership of railways is contained in
report to the state department by
united States Commercial Agent Moore
at Weimar upon the Prussian railroad
system. He shows that last year the
gross receipts from these RAILWAYS
was $E44.467.174. or more than half OF
the entire revenues of the state. The
net earnings after deducting S53. .240. 600
interest on working capital and sinking
fund, were $51 ,051 900, which will be
turned into the treasury for the use of
the state. This sum is larger than the
income derived from taxes of all kinds.
The logic of events Is pressing the
railroad problem to a speedy settle
Peoples party platform meets with
more appreciation from the masses
than that of railroad ownership. The
hue and cry of opposition comes from
demagogues who have the mistaken.
idea that it is unpopular with the peo-
pie.
AS n matter of fact the transporta-
tion plank OF the Peoples party plat
form is as well understood and as
easily defended as any part Of the plat
form. 1t is not as much of an untried
theory as is part of the financial system
which we propose 1t is more popular
outside of the Peoples party than any
other single plank of our platform ex-
cept that in favor of free silver. The
brilliant victory in San Francisco in
the election of Mayor Sutro was won
principally on our transportation
plank. 1t is the paramount question
on the Pacific coast. 1t has gathered
around our standard host of adher-
ents who are nobly helping us to battle
for the other great measures in our
platform. All these things should be
| carefully considered before we think
of dropping the transportation plank
from our next platform.
In view of this condition of affairs
what will the free silver democrats do
IL sound money platform is adopted
at Chicago and gold bug nominated
! This is becoming an interesting ques-
/ P-I. IL ha hol D., L.
convention or the largest crow feast on
record. Will Bland take the parting
! way?" Will Billy Bryan continue to
serve in one Of the two republican par
ties in this country? " Vest has al
ready declared that he will hang on to
| the tail of the golden calf with the hope
! that he might be able to turn It's head
| in the opposite direction. Morgan, OF
| Alabama will perhaps die again lin the
last ditch" The committee, Jones, Har-
ris and Turpie, will stump the country
in a frantic effort to round up the
boys "inside-the-party" all into the
| gold bug camp. The cuckoos will cut
bait and Grover will fish. But the
masses, what will they do. You can
fool all the people part of the time
and part of the people all the time, but
you can't fool all the people all the
time" The masses have more man.
hood than the leaders. They have been
fooled so often they are becoming des-
! perate. Thousands of them will join
the Peoples party. In doing so they
have nothing to lose. They cannot
make things any worse. They have seen
| their banner trailed in the dust, be-
! dr1ggled and trampled upon because OF
the broken pledges OF their trusted
leaders. They have seen John Sher-
man out-Shermanized and sanctioned
( by Democratic congress with over 1OC
majority. They are sick and tired OF
broken pledges and hide-and-seek pol
itics. They have begun to see that the
Peoples party represents the only true
democracy, and thousands OF them are
ready to cast their fortunes with that
young and rapidly growing giant that
is destined to hurl plutocracy from,
power and restore the government to
it's original purity.
Who Bribes.
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