The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
prevail? l. G. BATEMAN.
Auburn, Maine.
Iowa Communication.


trip over the state the last two weeks,
he has been unable to supply the large
list OF Populist papers accepting our
letters with the regular Iowa COM
munication. During this time we have
Travelled over 20 counties and are be-
ginning to be able to estimate the rela-
tive strength of the Two Populists fac
tons. We End in these counties where
fusion of Popnlists and Democrats will
beat the Republicans our peoples arc
in the main fusionists. This is due to
the fact that the Popuiis: leaders have
distributed among themselves the Of
1ices and then have SO worked upon
the feelings and prejudices of the rank
and file of the party, that while not
cordially AMI enthusiastically support
ing fusion, yet discouraged by the at
titude Of their leaders they are reluct-
ant about reorganizing. They are more
inclined to sulk and stay at home. The
only enthusiastic advocates of fusion
that we found any place on our trip,
were the candidates for Office. A coun-
ty officer with salary three times as
large as it's occupant could make in
business pursuits, is the apple of
temptation that causes the downfall Of
reformers. Once nominated for office
these men lose all regard for principle
or the maintenance of the party. They
VIII even fuse with gold Democrats
and permit their names to go on a
ticket containing gold Democrats, for
the coveted prize if it can be secured
We have charged and W. nov repeat
the charge, that while the fusionists
pirate much of principle, yet if you
carefully examine the present or future
intention Of the leaders Of the fusion
element, you will find that they are
either now candidates for office, or have
future prefermentS in anticipation. In
most Of those counties where fusion
will not elect, our Populists are in the
middle-of-the-road. If anything else is
needed to prove the charge Of political
trafticking, which we made in the above,
the latter fact would be sufficient. The
middle-of-t he-road Populists are in
control in nearly fifty counties of the
state. The fusionists either untrol
the balance or have so crippled the
party that no effective organization has
been formed. When we take into con-
sideration the fact that VIC were in
control Of less than dozen counties
when this movement was first organ
lied, we may conclude that we have
attained remarkable success. Our
speaking campaign opened on the 18th
Of September when Lloyd. our candi-
date for governor, spoke at Knoxville
He has been in the field every day
since that time. B. H. Perkins, our
candidate for lieutenant governor, is
speaking in Northwestern Iowa. Hon.
L. M. Morris, of Ottumwa, is organic
ing in the Sixth district Hon. c. A.
Wickes is speaking and organizing in
the Eighth district Gen. Coxey made
four speeches in the Second district last
week to very large crowds Senator
PETER, of Kansas, has been engaged for
the last two weeks and by the time this
appears in print, Ex-Gov Waite, of
Colorado, will probably have taken the
stump. The whole power of the fusion
element has been turned against us
in the attempt to keep us off the Of
fetal ballot. They first had an injunc-
ton issued by Judge Spurrier to re-
strain lis from filing a ticket, but our
ticket was filed two hours before the
injunction was served on the secretary
of state. Then they protested against
the filing of our ticket and the case
was tried before the official board au-
thorized to hear these contests. and
they were beaten in that. Now Judge
and the matter must be settled in the
courts. Judge Spurrier seems to be
their ever ready agent to attempt to
disfranchise us. They will doubtless fail
here as they have before. The SUCCESS
Of the middleof-the-road ticket in
securing place on the ballot as the
regular nominees of the Peoples party,
will result in giving us the legal organ
ization and the members of the ma
tional committee, and may change the
complexion of the latter body This
is why the fusionists, not only here.
but all over the nation are fighting
our movement. They do not deserve
success and they will not attain it
A. w. KICKER,
Sec'y Peoples Party State Cent. Com.