The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-09
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known. ~ million bushels of corn
were also shipped, making IL mill
ion bushels of srain shipped out in
one week.
1t is amusing to hear our Populis
tic and Democratic friends account
for this great export trade on
the lines of supply and demand, just
what Republicans preached for years
and they denied claiming low prices
were due to the expressions ofmon-
opolies and combines.
1t is quite gratifying to the Re-
publican party to note these CONVEX
sions Of the opposition to the prin-
ciples for which the Republicans
have always conteuded. You can
always trust a Populist excepting
the fool cranks of the party of couse]
to come around right in the course
of time. for as rule, they are hon
est in their belief but simply deluded
by the vast amount of error and
false teaching they get through their
papers and campaign documents.
We have no fears as to the ultimate
position the intelligent populists of
this country will take when the final
line up between the Republicans and
Democrats takes place.
That the fight for supremacy will
and must come between the two old
parties and that the Populists, as a
party can cut but little figure any
further, is an accepted fact among
the leaders of all parties.
Chairman Riddle, of the Populist
party, honestly accepts the situation
and says plainly, "The only hope
for the common people of Kansas
to get their rights is by organizing
within the pales of the Democratic
party"
And now a conference of the
faithful is called, doubtless for the
purpose of devising means for switch
ing the Populists into the Democrat
ic ranks. Bro. Riddle seems to
think that he is the great bell wealth
er of the Populist party and where
soever he leads, there will the Pops
follow.
These demagogue leaders have
succeeded by pouring into the minds
of their followers from year to year
their double distilled poison in the
shape of Misrepresentation of facts,
distorted conclusions and chimerical
theories until it seems that reason
and common sense had no place in
the formation of political opinion
among them. But a ray of light has
penetrated thr dark gloom of error
and the people are refusing longer to
be led blindly by vice and ignoran-
&c. -
Bro. Riddle and his cohorts will
ind when they attempt to dump the
Pops into the Democrat
ic ranks that they have broken the
spell and will vote as their conscien-
&c tells them is right and for the best
interests of the people. The facts
are under returned prosperity |
brought about by Republican meth
DDS calamity bowling is no longer
popular and cannot be used longer
by designing men on which to ride
into power.
Bro, Riddle is right in that he
presses the fact that future political
conflicts must come between the
Democrats and the Republicans,
but he is woefully mistaken when he
presums so far on the ignorance of
The Populists as to think he can for
&c them into the Democratic party.
A large per cent of the Populist par
y was recruited from the Republi-
cans, and the men still believe in
protection and other fundamental
OF the Republican party,
md it will be long cold day before
Mr.. Riddle and his associates can
induce them to vote for Democratic
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