Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-04
FEARS THE POPS WILL DE LEFT
WITHOUT An ISSUE.
WANTS SOCIALISM TAKEN UP.
THINKS N'kINLEY WILL BRING
ABOUT BIMETALLISM.
State Convention of Socialists to BE
Held i'm Topeka Soon TO Cam
vasS the Situation and 20
Eject state Or
Eanization.

Topeka. Eas. July S.-tSpeciaL) The So
Cialist movement in Kansas has grown
TO such proportions that a state convention
will soon be held in Topeka. This fact
leaked out to-day. The utmost secrecy IS
teing maintained. and those pushing the
scheme act very mysteriouSly. Supreme
Court Reporter e. G. Clemens is said to be
interested. While he admits that a gath
ering of some kind will soon be held. he
says its proceedings will not be made pub
lie. while q state organization will be e.
feCted vet IL will not mean the birth OF a
new political party. The socialists will not
put out q state ticket this coming cam
paign. They will simply get together on
about the same lines that the lrish-Ameri-
cans did. and will use their organization as
a club over the hea Is OF all parties.
The socialists now believe that the next
national campaign will be fought on the
socialism issue: that free silver will not
be heard of and that the tariff will not be
discussed. In speaking about the matter
to-day. Mr.. Clemens said.
Il believe President Mckinley will bring
about International bifnetallism, and if he
does Bryan and his followers will be de-
priyed Of their chief Steck In trade. They
are howiing for free silver, and if they
should get it through an international
agreement. they certainly can't object; but
IL would leave them out on Limb. have
tried to convince our fellows tthe Popu-
listsD that this thing is likely TO be done,
and have urged them TO take up some other
issue before it is done. 50 that We will have
something to base a Campaign on. But
they have their eyes fixed on Is to l and
can't be changed. They may wake up some
morning and find out that the opposition
has taken ali the wind ont of our political
sails. -
The only other great issue left at this
time is the socialistic idea of government.
The socialists can never accomplish any
thing by organizing a political party. But
some party could win by adopting some OF
the socialistiS IDEAS in its platform. 8 here
are many things the socialists sbelleys in
that any party would not haht. Fsrein-
stance. take the. poorhouse Rrsblers- At
the present time We have poor house in
every county. and the inmates as well as
the people look upon It as a horrible thing.
These poorhOuses are kept up at public
expense. Now how much better would It
be If the state would establish three or
four big homes for the care of INDECENT
Door and work the thtug on the lco-opefa-
tive plan. Say that a home was estab-
lished on large farm. The old grand
mothers would be onlyS-Joo GLAD TO take
care of the little orphan children, and
make them clothes, while the old men
would take delight in delRg .the farm work:
The surplus products Gould be exchanged
for other things needed, -apd in that. way
the home could he made more Than self
sustaining The little colony OF young and
old would be .cOptsnted[and the horror of
tic poorl.otAse wioeslp be w4ped cute
nEs ais srn sGen %ss I oR1 1nElaRs dam hs ifs
snd in q few years the pOorhouse was
about the most, prospeEOus enterprise IN
he whole stares ifhe ahmatesS made II a
medel little town. and they had all the lux
uries they wanted. The fact y, that II be
came so prosperous that The farmers and
merchants began TO complain because IL
afforded them such strong competition, and
they brought sIoh pressure 10 bear that
the legislature abolished the nome.
Mr. Clemens said that m. case a special
FessiOu of the legislature was called bill
cmbodying this principle3e6 taking care of
le said he dfd not. belie%e amy party would
,pDose its passage. ~ '-