The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-16
POPULIST ACTION IN OHIO.
As Viewed by Peoples Party Men in
Colorado.

Denver, Colorado, August 16.-
The action of the Populist parry In
| Ohio in nominating a straight Popullst
! ticket is looked at differently by local
! Populists. Some are free to state that
I the Hanna sack was used to- bring
about the result, some say nothing else
could be expected from a party that is
| disintegrating, and some say the party
! did right and it's leaders are accused by
| the other side-the side that wanted fu-
sion, or rather the support of the Pop
| ulists.
a practical Populist like Lafe Pence
deplOreS the action of his party and has
no hesitation in saying that the Hanna
Doodle brought about the unfortunate
condition of affairs
On the other hand former Governor
Waite does not believe it will make
much difference as the power of gold
will secure a Hanna legislature when
the time comes
Hanna must be elected to put the
closing grip of gold on this adm1niStra-
tion. Coxey met when was in Ohio
some years ago, and although 1 do not
believe he could be bribed, I think his
nomination was a mistake, said Mr..
Waite. He is not strong in Ohio. He
only polled about $4,000 votes when he
ran before, and that was not anything
like the PopuliSt strength. / suppose it
will be the same this time. The people
who wish to accomplish something will
do as they think best. The Peoples
Party, gather, is not very prosperous
in Ohio and there will be no money to
carry on a campaign, so that its action
is not of so very great Importance after
all, probably
TT was very foolish for the Populists
but I expected that the Hanna money
would be used for such a purpose" said
Lafe Pence, who is very busy these days
pr1nglng 10 the front a new gold region
in this state. ''I did not think the Han
ma people would be caught so easily
though. 1 thought Dick, Hanna's man,
would have had more sense than to
have signed that check.
Il prophesy that the Populists will
not carry single precinct this fall. No,
sir; not a single precinct. They should
have Joined with the silver cause, as
they are doing elsewhere, and as the
silver forces from other parties are do
ing, but it cannot be helped. Their
course will hurt the Populists more
than. silver. Of course it would have
been better if there had been regular
fusion between the Populists and Dem
ocrats, but when that could not be
brought about the Populists should
. have gone in and Joined forces with the
Democrats"
what can you expect when the party
| Is being made the tail to the two other
parties" said Henry c. Childs, former
! register of the state land board. when
IT IS rot the one party it is the other. If
| the PopulistS fuse with one party they
are blamed for selling out, and if they
refuse to join either, one or the other
! makes the same accusation. I will not
| discuss whether the leaders sold out or
otherwise because I have nothing to go
on but the dispatches. They are not al
! The Peoples Party was treated in
| Ohio just like it was in Colorado last
! spring by the Democratic party, and I
do not blame it for its course,'' said H
X. Harris. There was nothing left for
I II 10 DO. The old parties promise every
| thing, but refuse to fulfill their prom
! ises.
| Look at the treatment we received
| from the Democratic party here in the
| spring. Cass Harrington, claiming TO
| represent the governor, promised us if
! we would have our convention indorse
hlm Tor mayor the governor would ap-
! point two Populists on the board Of
| public works and one PopuIist on the
! fire and police board, but did he do So?
| No; we kept our side of the bargain,
but the Democrats left US barren as a
painted ship upon a painted ocean, and
suppose they will howl should we re-
fuse to support them this falI''