The Advocate and news., 1898-12-14

Before / will go back to It will go It alone.
After we had got the State government
In 1895 most OF our allies and some OF the
Popullsts defeated the principle measure
hat we sent them there to enact--the max
imum freight bill. It had been more per-
sistently advocated and strongly urged
than anything else. Why did they betray
their trust? There must have been sOme-
thing in II for them. Somebody said, and
believe It was w. l.. Brown, that Senator
Harris and Jerry Simpson were very proml-
nent in helping to defeat It. II the proof was
not so strong II would be very hard TO make
us believe those men whom we thought
were faithful and had implicitly trusted
had betrayed us by lobbying In the interest
of corporations, to our detriment No won
der that Pops stayed at home.
One who betrayed us was appointed to a
very important and lucrative position, and
Governor Leedy has been asked by resolu-
ton and otherwise to politely ask for his
resignation, and II II was not forthcom-
ing to kick him out, but II seems that Che
Governor has been too busy to attend to
our request. But he will have time TO con-
slider II now. If he had tried and failed we
would have excused him. Ii is OF but little
interest to us OF the rank and file to elect
men to Office when they will lobby and vote
In the interest Of corporations and for us
to continue working from twelve to four
teen hours a day, pay "a per cent. interest
OH money and give one bushe OF corn to
pay for hauling another to market, to pay
the taxes they impose. That is the reason
we left the old parties. Perhaps that
caused some to stay away from the cleo
tion.
OF course we are ready to give our rep
resentatives credit for all they did We
are thankful for small faVors, but they did
not do their whole duty. 1t Is pity that
those who did do their whole duty had to
go down in the general wreck. When they
had the opportunity we expected them to
make an efTort to change present conditions.
But as they did not do much l am afraid
they have let their best opportunity pass.
Many will conclude that II present cOndi-
tions are to prevail that there ls no use for
the POpulist party, because statesmen OF
the Mark Hanna species are thoroughly
competent to continue them without any
aid from any one else.
During the present campaign the Omis-
sion was very conspicuous that none Of the
State district or county resolutions made
any reference to the Omaha platform, as
far as read, which we used to be 80 proud
OF. believe II prohibited Federal or state
officers from being delegates to conventions
or holding party positions. II that had been
adhered to Senators Butler and Allen would
not have been admitted to our conventions
and councils
This year there was no enthusiasm among
the Popullsts. No one tried TO rally the
voters or seem TO take any interest In any
way. heard one say: "If we are going to
the Democrats am not Interested enough
to get any recruits for them" Another
said that ne was going to vote for Long
that while Jerry was ostensbly Popu-
list in KANSAS, he was always Democrat
In washington, and that he preferred
man that was always just what he pre-
tended to be- / heard that another said
the only way to get IS scalp Is to
down Governor Leedy. The reader can
supply the blank | don't think many Pop
ulists have voted the Republican ticket.
know that the Republicans turned out
well and their vote Is not Increased any
over that of former years Stanley's vote Is
eight less than MOrTIll's was in 1885, ana
Longs is seVenty-seven less than IT was
then In some precincts our vote IL less
than It used to be before our alliance with
the Democrats Some of the Democrats are
Opposed TO fusion. Honorable co-opera-
ton" is a failure. You might as well try
to mix oil and water. Don't try TO impose
fusion on us any more, gentlemen.
| have heard several POpulists, who are
opposed to fusion, say that they are Will
ing TO meet the reform elements OF other
parties on common ground but Will not
go under their name or banner. They are
willing to give up their own name, II nee
essary. 1t is our principles, not our name
that we are particular about The Demo-
cratic name means all right, but there ls
such an odium attached to 1t that II VIII
take a generation to disinfect It.
There were eight Socialist votes cast IN
this county, but II We consort with the
Democrats any more there Will be ~O next
time.
Mr.. Breidenthal Is right--"TO bring out
the Popullst vote we must return to Pop"
Mist principles" He ought to have added
,,,a ,n,,af alao turn down traitors and boo