The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-01
Egyptian darkness than are the small
tradesmen and wage slaves Of tho East
RALPH BEAUMONT.
TOM WATsON's VIEWS.

NINA HeSume-A Dark Outlook.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle thinks
it strange that we should throw cold
water on the Democratic jubilation over
the recent election. The Chronicle be-
lieves that the Democrats won "glor-
ious victories"
Where at?
They carried Kentucky, and lost
Maryland-lost German and got Black
burn. They carried Nebraska, and lost
Kansas. got one judgeship in Bryan's
state, and lost nine in Simpsons state.
Democrat was elected governor of
New York. but what sort of Demo-
crat? A gold bug
Last year Bryan Democracy buried
David B. Hill; this year David hobs up
serenely and buries Bryan Democracy.
Is not that true, sister Chronicle?
Then what are you growing over?
Tammany Democracy carried New
York Clty-but how? By secret and
corrupt deal between Croker, the DEM
ocrat, and Plat, the Republican.
Did the candidate run on the Chicago
platform? Not at all. He and Hon.
James K. Jones agreed to 'swaive" the
platform.
Most significant Of all, the election
was barely ended before Tammany
showed its teeth at Bryan, and gave
him q premOnitory grOWl.
Now with New York state committed
to the gold standard, and the city gov
eminent divided between Croker and
Plat, where's the GLORIOUS victory" for
Bryan Democracy?
It's all well enough to crow for the
boys and pretend that everything is all
right, but deep down under the surface
the Chronicle must see that troublesome
signs exist. The truth is that all the
political symptoms indicate almost uni
versal discomfort and unrest. and the
next campaign is apt to be anybody's
fight
With Democrats fusing with the Re-
publicans in New York and Colorado:
Populists fusing with Democrats in Ne
braska and Kansas; and Populists fus-
ing with both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in North Carolina; and free silver
Democrats rejoicing at the election of
gold bug Democrats, the situation is
beginning to promise all the variety
that the most fastidious could wish.
In the Off-year elections after the
presidential year Of 1892, the Peoples
party was intact, well organized, agrees
sive. coherent and effective It polled
nearly two million Populist votes, cast
for Populist candidates running upon
Populist platforms.
From North to South it was united;
from East to West it knew but one
doctrine and followed but one flag.
Where is the party now?
Where was it during the recent cleo
tons?
Who can say 1t is intact, we'll organ
tied, aggressive, coherent and effect
i've?
Who can say it cast two million
votes? Who can say that 1t is united,
that it has but one doctrine and follows
but one flag?
Was it Populist victory in Nebras-
ka? BY no means. The Democratic
name covered the whole thing; the
Democratic colors waved over all the
troops; and Democratic politician got
the only office that was at stake-the
supreme judgeship. The Pops got two
miserable little college regencies that
would not be called office anywhere else
on earth except in a convention where
fusion tactics had made lunatics out OF
sensible men,
Did the Populists win any glory in
Kansas? BY no means. They went
down in the slime of a common defeat
with the Democrats-a disgraceful defeat
because the fusion between Democrats
and Populists was mere corrupt bar
gain for spoils of Office
In Colorado how was it-Colorado
where few years ago Populist gov
ernor ruled triumphant? Democrats
and Republicans united and routed the
Populists who had been torn into fac
lions by the fusion of 1885,
Our party in 1892, '94 and go, was
growing in Virginia and Maryland
Where is it now? Gone!
Not a grease spot left in the pan.
In Kentucky how was it? Brave Joe
Parker led the middle-of-the-road fight
and did 1t brilliantly, but with Butler
knitting him all the time, he was power
less to make Roadway.
In Iowa how was 1.-THE home of
James B. Weaver? Less than six thou
sand Populist voters remain; the 9TH
ers are Democrats in name. in policy.
in principle and in organization. AS
POpul1sts they absolutely have no sep
arate existence. The Democrats have
swallowed them "bodaceously."
So it is all around A magnificent
party of 100000 men has disappeared
1t has been swallowed up as though tn,
earth had opened and taken it in. Such
humiliation has not been known since
the earthquake Of Lisbon.
Will some Jealous Butlerite please
tell us what that eminent fraud has
done with the Peoples party? Has he