People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-02

anu aDSoFDlhS IL al tne w ests the
Democratic managers made the mis-.
take of supposing that any deal they
could arrange with our ''leadars''
would be cheerfully supported by
the rank and file.
FUSION A CRAZE-LTKE CHEWING.
GUM.
Hence fusion has become sort
Of craze, like the chewing.gum hab
it, and there has been such a swap.
ping and trading around of votes
and offices az was never seen before.
From the county tickets clear on
up to the Presidency the science of
politics has been reduced to the good
old business rule Of, GLOW much
have you gol?" and "Whst will you
take?" 1t is hardly necessary to say
that where the bargain-counter rules
the roost in this hilarious way prin-
ciples are somewhat neglected and
undervalued.
Ia states like Indiana and Illinois,
where Populists are in the minority,
they get minority of the electors.
In states like Kansas and Colorado,
where the Populists are in a major
ity, they get no electors at all. In
one State of this great and glorious
Union the fusion goes half the DIS
lance between Populists and Repub-
licans, and the other half between
Populists and Democrats. Out Of
sheer ignorance and uncomfortable
curiosity, should like to hear
Populist in that State make a stump
speech. l have a rayenous aud
some what irrsverent desire to know
how he can do it.
GA GRAVE DIGGER FOR PoPULIsM."
Fusions of this kind are enough to
give the man in the moon the jumps.
y Aa grave digger for Populism,
fusion with SeWall on tho ticket
may as well be recognized So dis
tinct success. Ii not disturbed in
his work, the digger will have the
hole ready by the time the funeral
procession arrives.
This ofusion" business looks
smooth On the surface, but there is
this question to b. answered: "Does
BTyau's election depend upon the
fusion leaders, or does it depend
upon the Populial voters?'
The menace thst endangers Mr..
Bryan's success today is the pro-
found dissatisfaction which exists
among the humble, honest, earnest
Populiats who have built up the
Peoples party.A
Through storms of abuse and ridi
CUE these men have fought the bat
ties Of Populism, preached its gospel,
paid its expenses and followed its
progress with the hopeful devotion of
the Isrealite who followed the pillar
Of fire through the nights Of his
dreaEy trial. Deep down in the hearts
of these men, who want no office and
burger for no pie, is setting the con-
vic.ion that they have been tricked,
sold out, betrayed, misled. Is this
statement Of mine true or not? Let
any man shake himself loose from
the e'fusionists" aud mingle with the
people of the Peoples party and he
will iind the unrest and dissatisfaction
almost universal.
If my statement is true, is it i'm
portant? To the Democratic "Fusion-
list" it may not appear to be so. He
comforts his patriotic soul with the
assurance that the deal has been
made, and that the people cannot
umake it. Perhaps so, but he voter
can stay at home; and, ii the Populist
voters stay at home, who is to elect
Mr.. Bryan?
PROPHECY, NOT A THREAT.
This is not said in any threatening
spirit and antagonism. Everywhere
l have advised our people to stand
Loyalty to the support of Mr.. Bryan,
though little credit is given mo for
having done 50. No Democratic
paper has given nae the slightest
credit for refusing Republican fusion
in Georgia and combating it in Texas.
With one accord the Bryan and Sewall
papers. have given me nothing but
disparagement, misrepresentation and
ridicu!e. How much good they hoped
in do Mr. Pruau NV adnntince fh;s