The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-25
TO Be ABANDONED
Political ParadeS at Last Dis
carded by the Pops.
FIGURES OF PAST PARADES
In Wichita and Some Sug-
geSted Notices for This Fall

At it's next meeting the Populist county
central committee will decide whether
the PopuIists shall give a parade TINS year
or not
Scarcely Is there likelihood that one
Will be given. For the most part the
committee IS dead-seC against II and yes
terGay Chairman Frank highs wonger
said: Il do not know what the commit
tee will do but for my part, an against
a parade 7 think il would be dismal
failure The farmers are busy"
The industry of the farmers did not
prevent the paradas II former years It
has been the practice Of the Populists
70 give one every two years.
The first parade took place in 1890 This
was the largest and probably the most
Startling thing. taken al IN all, that ever
occurred ii Kansas politics. The parade
was dead secret It was planned in the
secret meetings u the Farmers Alliance.
No word Of il reached the Republicans
until about three days before the event
Itself Even then the Republicans treat
ed the prospect OF it lightly.
On the appointed day the wagons con-
gregated on the West Side The parade
started It lasted considerably over an
hour and about 500 wagons We're in line.
Panic struck the hearts Of the RepubIi-
cans and they never recovered their nerve
after that during the campaign The
vision OF that endless line Of farm Wa
CONS, paralyzed them This was the larg-
est parade ever given by the Populisrs.
The parades always had a tremendous
lot Of babies, non-voters and women in
them and were on that account decep-
tive. In the first Populist procession it
appeared TO a casual observer that at
least 1900 voters were riding along. \
little over one-fourth that number were
n line.
Some one discovered this weak spot in
the parade play and it became a great
thing with the Republicans 10 stand along
the streets and count the number Of vot-
ers in the line
A table was preserved for each year
Showing the number Of voters IN the par
ade. The table IS as follows:
4oS5-.----s .-.-...... ......-... ...........1273
les2--.-.-.. ....---.- ..-.....-... $1,000. Sl9
1874 ........- ......-.... $50
1sSb-.----.. ..-.-...-... .....-... ......... S33
But, excellent as the idea was, the
PopuiLsts have dropped il It was in the
nature Of q jubuaticn, a determination,
and the present right angle triangle mix
up in the PopulLst party locally. would
make the parade farcicaI.
float containing Colonel H. G. Toler and
Flavius Green, both be-winged clasped in
each others arms. entitled The Heaven
" Twins" Green and Toler emit sparks
when they pass each other on the street
Just at present.
Another feature OF the parade might be
10 Furnish. represented in the act Of res
cung Colonel Jocelyn from the sinuous
arms Of an octopus. As matter of fact,
Furnish would enjoy seeing an octopus
dining on the classic, Adonis-form Of Col
onel Jocelyn. better than the best min
rtrel show on earth.
A beautiful aIlegory could be shown Of
Deacon Wilson about TO fall in battle,
but rescued in time by the succoring arm
81 B E Kies. At present Wilson's chief
hLlAlrLE AOE f-ACNLAbL - AtL L-AC sine VI
rubbing it in on Kies afterward and hies
would have d Scotch fit Il Wilson should
slip in.
Very effective indeed would be a dra-
1natization on a wagon, Of DR.. Pratt writ
ing the name Of Colonel Taylor az the
head Of the golden roll Of Coal Oil IN
speocors. In the following wagon Lew
ButterfieId and Judge Sankey could be
shown jumping rope together in boyish
friendship and giee The only danger
would be that Butterfeld might stop long
enough to lift Sankey out Of the wagon
with his toe In the same wagon, Fred
Bentley and Jesse Haymaker might be
shown swapping compliments. Fred Bent
ley, by the way. threatens TO move out
Of town Il Haymaker is reelected / P.
Campbell could be shown defending Lew
cling from the charge Of legislative cor
ruption. This would win Wild applause,
but Campbell might succumb from a
sprained Imagination after the parade.
Colonel Fitch could be represented as
taking of his Colouers Uniform and put
ting il on ". E. Hutchinson. Hutchinson
wanted 10 be colonel and was the best
adapted man in town for it. Leedy turn
ed him down because "a Democrat must
Ia recognized Henry Huffman and
Farmer DooGttIe could oe displayed some
where feeding each other molasses candy.
Henry was on the third party Democrat
Ic ticket in 1894 which helped beat Farmer
FOR the legislature and Farmer VIII not
do a thing 70 him this fall by the way
Of tender remembrance. Rufe Cone could
also have. rugged UP. peep-show with
4 sign on II reading: What know about
Leedy. Take a peep"
And the whole thing might Be rounded
Up with the local company Of the X y.
c., carrying banners inscribed Vote for
Leedy, the Soldiers Friend