Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-22
o, WHAT A LIE!
Read this Associated Press dispatch:

Read this Associated Press dispatch:
CHICAGO, Nay 2o.-A special to the Record
from indianapolis, Ind, says:
"The Populists of Indiana make the an
nouncement that within the last ten days an
understanding has been reached whereby the
Populists of every state in the Union are to ac-
cept the platform and candidate Of the Chicago
convention in case both are for free silver.
Gin accordance with the negotiations which
began several months ago, the Populist national
convention and the convention of the national
silver party are to endorse the Democratic cam
didate and platform, provided the latter declares
for free silver.
"The Populist leaders in Indiana are only
too willing to 60 into this deal, because they
believe that they are practically swallowing up
the Democratic party in SO doing. The proies,,
sional politicians who have always controlled
the policy of the Democratic party in Indiana
are also willing, because in this they can see
the only possible way of hope for success and
continued grip on the Offices
"What they are after is the offices, and to
them this end justifes all means The basis
of the fusion is to be free silver, and the DEM
ocratic politicians have gone far as to receive
assurances from Populist leaders that in case
they adopt I6-to-I plank and nominate
soft-money man-either Shandlin or Shievely-
the Populists will either hold no convention at
all, or, holding one, will endorse the Demo
cratic ticket and platform. Gov. Matthews
seems favorably inclined toward the scheme,
and has opened correspondence with some of
the Populists."
The above shows to what desperate straits
the Republican party is driven. They have
begun their campaign of Misrepresentation and
deceit, and we may expect nothing from them
but the most villainous falsehoods from on
till the end of the convention.
Yet, we cannot so strongly condemn the
above falsehood as we otherwise might since
the double-deaing of Our national chairman,
H. E. Taubeneck, and his little coterie of self
appointed leaders, Weaver, Turner and others,
who would willingly turn the Peoples party
over to the Democrats for the chance of little
political preferment and patronage However,
when it comes to show down, those traitors to
the Peoples cause will learn that they have
reckoned without their host 1t will be mpos-
sible for them to ''deliver the goods" Taube-
neck, Weaver, ct al may 60 to the Democratic
or Republican party, or wherever they desire,
but they will learn that the rank and file of the
Peoples party are not sheep, ready to follow a
few bell-wethers wherever they may see fit to
90. When the convention meets at St. Louis,
it will be discovered that THE PEOPLE have rep
resentatives there-men who are true to princi-
pie, but ready to listen to reason-men who
are ready for an honorable union of all reform
forces, but not willing to sacrifice the princi-
pies of the Peoples party for seeming, OF
temporary, victory.
We believe that the silver question is the
next that will be settled. 1t is the dominant
issue-force of circumstances has made it So
but it is by no means the most important issue,
and, while the Populists are all free-slver men,
and will work to that end, they are not willing
to, nor will they, drop all else for silver.
Judas betrayed Christ for thirty pieces of
silver Will those Judases who would betray
the Peoples party (for siver?) still further
follow his example-go and hang themselves?
JOHN c. CANNON, of Mound City, has been
mentioned as candidate for congressman from