New-York tribune., 1896-07-27
IKE ATTRACTED LIKE.
AN AMUSING INCIDENT IN ST Lor1s-souND
POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN KANSAS

AN AMUSING INCIDENT IN 81 Looi'
POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN KANSAS
washington. July 2s (SpeciaD.-surgeon O. c NC
Nary of the United States military post al Lea'
euworth Kan. arrived In washington se''e'
with twenty-sx unfortunates for whofn ne pr
cured admittance into St Ehzaoe'ns i''"''
Asylum. , -. G,
,,s - said he chat caused little merriment
m all our party outside OF the poor reiio"s i.oi"
whose mental faculties all sense OF hui''of nos
long since fled We were lying on SIDE uacA
nrior TO entering the station, ana all aoou' Us wei"
ossenger-coaches bedecked with Populist banners
and roottoes OF the Peoples party presently
some urchins came along. and one OF my guaroS
gave one Of them quarter 10 steal ropuH'' ""e
and MACE II alongside the car we were IN l"
,,tls while thereafter number or long -"hishe'eu
Reubens sauntered over TO exchange greetings anu
swan views on the advisability Of standing by
RYAN They had engaged In conversation one OF
tbe lsast crazy OF my patients. poor old reno"
that had not all intelligence. and the Vstors
had no suspicious touching his sanity Inc rest
=, us listened eagerly to the questions put by the
spokesman:
Where are you folks from
From Leavenworth.'
"'And where are you boundF
We are going 70 Washington where all good
Populists go. ..
Just about this time the discovery was mace oy
the strangers that they had tackled car bearing
a lot of lunatlcs East and they took French iea'e
amid the ieers and laughter of lot OF people VINO
thought II was a dead case OF like attracting
like" ,,s. ,, a,s,rus, ~
PonrlIstic control still fingers In the minds OF the
ne6ple OF Kansas and they are not prepared 70 ltt
thern get the ascendancy any more. sald FRANK
Phelps one OF the leading merchants OF Leaven-
worth TO Post man at the EDbltt house
II am business man and also operate a large
farm lust across the river. on the Missouri SIDE
and I am IN thorough touch with al classes or our
neonia From actual knowledge. ! state II as a
TACT that In the coming campaign party lines VII
h, ohliterated: men will forget that they are he
pubIicans or democrats and join hands heartily to
beat populisrn and whatever section or the Denoc-
racv that may be allied with H. know personaIy
MON who have always voted the Democratic ticker
Who v,Ill do al in their power 10 aid Mckinney
,rhs Intelligent farmers and workingmen are pc
ginn,nr 10 see that while free silver may be a Dig
tbtng FOR the mine-owners II won't help them 10
ret better prices for their products or ngner
wages g.. - tyar.os ,,.a.
..T'he truth is that when the State OF Kansas was
IN the ha nds OF the Populists they came very near
r,iining its credit and destroying its good name
Had n not been for the gallant fight leo py Lucie
paksr In the State Senate. they would nave passed
laws repudatng all Indebtedness When you
come 10 size up a Populist. he Is repuda,or hine
times out OF ten Reputation IL realiy PACK OF
their present fight disguise II as they may. put
the Repuhlicans aided by hundreds OF honest and
nnatriotic Democrats going TO bury them so
deen In November that they'll never be able to
muster the skeleton OF party In the future.