The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
JERRY IS COMING, TOO.
Simpson Says He Doesn't Want
to Miss
The Best Thing That Ever
Happened in Kansas,
And Will Attend the Fall Festival
Everybody That Can Get Away
is Coming" He Says.

''Silver will be the most important
issue in the next state and national
campaign said Jerry Simpson to a
Journal reporter yesterday afternoon.
/ Mr.. Simpson was in the city for a few
| hours on his way home from Kansas
City, where he delivered an address on
Labor day.
Many new ideas have been suggested
upon which to make a campaign, he
continued but it is my opinion that
the money question has come to stay
and must be disposed of before we take
| up new issues
Asked if the orga nization of socialis-
tic clubs would interfere with the prog
| ress of the Populist party, he said:
Most assuredly not. Any organiza ton
of men which will cause a discussion of
economic questions will benefit the Pop
ul1StS. Every man who studies these
questions and becomes familiar with
them will realize that the party stands
for the enactment of those principles
into law
Mr.. Simpson does not believe that
the party should be burdened with too
many ismS. He wants a platform
which will clearly define what it means
and contain demands for the extension
of the peoples liberties and enforce a
ceSsat ton of the oppression of the poor.
Upon these issues the party stands and
upon that basis we must make our
| fight.
There is one thing which I am sure
we will have in our next national plat
10TH anu IndC is a plank with reference
TO the deSpouc powers now in the hands
of the speaker of the house of congress.
While at Lincoln, Neb., 1 explained the
fight had with Reed as to the ap-
pOintment of committees to Mr.. Bryan
and Charley Towne and number of
other prominent men, and they all
agreed that it is a subject which should
receive attention in our next ma ational
platform"
Passing to the complications in the
Seventh district, Mr.. Simpson said: Il
understand that Judge Mckay and Sen
ator Titus are exciting themselves
about me, thinking and telling the peo-
pie that L am bad man and that I
should be turned down for fear the
party will como to ruin on my account
It's the party they are excited about
principally, but 1 share a place in their
consideration, although it is perhap ps
not as complimentary as could be ex-
pected, but 1 do not feel greatly alarm
ed. The fight, in my opinion, will
amount to nothing. These fellows are
we'll known and they can't fool the peo-
pie of the district. Their actions re-
mind me of a small boy Who having got
into scrape, ma naSed to escape detec-
ton by calling attention to the sins of
others"
Speaking of his probable opponent for
congress, Mr.. Simpson said: "Of course
Mr.. Long wants to run for congress and
he would also like to run for governor
He wants TO cinch the main chance but
he can't make up his mind which it is.
I presume he will decide after he aScer-
tains whether not the great wave of
prosperity will continue to roll roll, roll
and roll,' added Mr.. Simpson, with a
sarcastic expression of his eye.
Mr.. Simpson went home last night
and will soon purchase or lease a ranch
upon which he will locate his rapidly
increasing herds of cattle. He hopas to
dispose of that business within a couple
of weeks so that he will be able to re-
turn to Topeka about the last of Sep
tember," as he expressed it. Asked his
mission at that time, he replied:
Il want TO attend the single tax con-
vention and look after some other per-
sonal matters" This was uttered with
a smile, and was soon followed by this:
Il sincerely mean what 1 say about
the single takers, but I am informed
that everybody that can get away is
coming to Topeka to the festival, and I
don't want to be foolish and miss the
best thing ever seen in Kansas, and will
be here to see the doin's myself"