The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
Lamb AND
lion NOW
At OUTS
Populists Will Be Good and
Watch Fusion With
Suspicion.
I. Y. GATORS LITTLE ADDRESS.
Bickering Over Buckley Must
Be RELOCATED to the Dead
Past.
THE POLITICAL THERMOMETER.
Local Leaders Believe the Populist
Rainbow of Promise Shines
Athwart the Sky.
THE POLITICAL THERMOMETER.

When the sun ceases to shine over the
hilltop and bathe the valley beyond in a
flood of golden light, when the reincar-
mated spirit of the renowned Christopher
Colum bus shall discover to mankind its
dense stupidity by a futile endeavor to
qusff the water of life from Mayor Phe-
iau's now famous fountain, when Buck
Iey's name shall be painted IN crimson
letters athwart the zenith with a goose
quill, then. and then only, say the leaders
of the local Populistic party, will they
aft late, fuse or monkey in any manner
whatever with another political party for
the purpose of gaining political prestige.
The Populists are sore, there can't be
the least doubt OF it. The fact that they
have felt so for some lime is an open
secret. 1t makes no difference 10 them
who knows ii, either. 1t is a common
subject of conversation in their meetings,
so common, in fact, that several tstic fra
cases have been the iamentable result.
There have been fights and rumors of
lights. Several men have dropped out,
others have been forced out and many
have fallen out.
Not very long ago Burnette G. Haskell
got mixed up with one of the streetcars,
his fe!vid oratory availed him not and he
lay on bed OF pam for some time.
While there his thoughts Were labored
and he finally concluded when he was able
to return to the Peoples party wigwam
that his mis- sion was not to BRING peace,
but sword. Then came the trouble that
has nearly disrupted the party. And
John c. Gore still remains to be settled
with.
But a change IS gradually stealing Ger
the spirit of the Populistic dream. Ihey
ora tl,fV, Ii, hat ho haat
do is 20 quit bickerlng over the mournful
results OF the last fusion, local and ma
tionsl, and get ready for the coming cam
paign. Their armor is to be repaired anu
FURNISHED, their stock of wea apons-Gov
eminent ownership o. every hing worth
having, the initiative, the referendum,
The i'm perative mandate and so on, ad in
finitum-is TO be replenished and they
will 60 forth TO do and die in the cause OF
reform.
In the language of George D. Gillespie,
This thing of the lamb and the lion lying
down together may be all right, but we
mean to s e in the future that the lam is
not on the inside of the lion."
The address issued to Populists by the
executive committee of the State COM
mIttee of the party, publis he'd IN vester-
days CALL, is said 10 represent the opinion
of the rank and file of the whole State
1t was limited yesterday in pretty strong
terms that this document owes its origin
TO the graphite of Thomas V. Gator This
being taken a fact, how Mr.. Gator feels
on the subject is pretty clear. Conditions
remaining the same they did in the las,
campaign. he will take no fusion in his
without an appetizer and deo torizer.
Then there is DR.. George w. Daywalt
He has always been consIdere one of the
most conscientious men in the party, and
until lately, one of its best workers What
he says NAV be taken as consis ent, for he
was one of the strongest opponents OF
fusion as 1t was carried out. In addition
to using his influence in this direction as
chairman ot the last county committee,
he carried Inc fight To ST. Louis as d le-
gate to the National Populist Convention
and addressed an open letter to Bryan on
the subject, asking him to be consistent
and come out and lead the reform forces
with no cloak.
My practice has consumed so much OF
my time that have not meddled IN poll
tics for good WHILE" said the doctor yes
terday, ''but was opposed TO the princ-
pies of the last fusion, and under he same
conditions will be of the same mind in the
future. Neither do think the dismal les.