Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-13
BOODLED. PERJUREO TEXAS.

At last Texas seems to have shown
her hand. If the newspaper reports
are true, and from the best informa-
ton obtainable they appear to be, the
so called Texas pOpullsts have ar
ranged a scheme of fusion with the re-
publicans and the gold standard demo
Gratis by which the electors of the State
are to be sold to Mckinley and Wall
Street for the state offices with the ex-
ception of the judicial offices which are
to go to the gold democrats.
Their State convention adjourned
Saturday without taking any action Oh
the national ticket, not even endOrs-
ing Watson, and left the whole matter
of electors to a committee having pie
nary powers. 1t is said to be under
stood that no electors are to be put out
but that the Mckinley electors are to
receive the populist support. A fusion
of some sort in Texas was to be ex-
pected, but it had really appeared to
very few that the supposed pOpulists
of that State could go to such lengths
of treason to their convictions and the
welfare of the nation.
This is the work of the men who in
the national convention passed as mar
tyrs, howled for the middle of the road
and forced the delegates into the nom
ination of Watson. Now even him
they betray.
In the election in Alabama last week,
In which the populists went down I'M
der the avalanche, they were voting
for a Mckinley, gold standard, repub-
lican for governor. 1t is no wonder
that they lost ground under such COM
promise of principle. Next to Texas,
Alabama was foremost in the middle
of the road fight in the convention.
However be 1t said that Captain Kolb,
who has headed the populist move
ment in Alabama, refused to to be a
party to such pandering and has acted
the part of the patriot.
While such shopping of convictions
for Doodle and pelf is revolving and
it is, we believe, destined
to do good work for the cause in the
West. Bryan has nothing to fear from
the southern States, Even Texas,
which was almost populist on the last |
election will roll up an immense major
ity for Bryan in November. The rank |
and file of the populists, we believe
nave the sense to see that the regener-
lted democracy will do much more for
hem than the craven and venal popu-
list leaders who are willing to swap |
everything for pelf and the gold stand
ard. But while the South is safe,
many western States need the com
Dined vote of populists and democrats
TO win. In some of these States there
is a strong middle of the road senti-
ment among the populists which rem
ters it difficult to get together. The
majority of these western middle of
the road people are, we believe, honest,
and this loud smelling foulness
On the part of the men who forced the
nomination Of Watson, should and we
believe will open the eyes of such men
IS want to see right. For it is difficult
o conceive of worse treason than for a
gang of men to howl for the middle-of-
,he-road and buldoze a convention into
is kind Of action and then turn round
md form an alliance with an enemy
With whom there is not one principle in
common, but everything at variance.
When we think of this we are very for !
,ibly reminded of the words of very |
learly beloved congressman from this !
part of the world who was delegate to
st. Louis. On his return he said,
There is mystery about those Texas
delegates. They nearly all had the APP
1earance of being poor men. All the
lime they were there they were a
drunken mob. They put up at the
highest priced hotel in the city and lit
orally had money to throw at the birds
don't understand it,"
To us it looks as if Mark Hanna had
a large part of these southern |
and being majority, had
forced the rest into action which Grip |
pies us in the campaign, to what extent
can only be reconed after election.