The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12
JERRY Is VERY SORRY
That People are Too Busy
With Their Patriotism
TO LISTEN TO CALAMITY
He Reiterates His Antagonism
to the War.
TO LISTEN TO CALAMITY

! ing idols and then rudely s5latter them
/ to the groundl
Two years ago-ndeed every campaign
since 1sso-every time Jerry Simpson was
| advertised TO speak to the Populists Of
Pratt county. from over the high dill Just
south Of town, a dong. almost continuous
string Or procession OF people could DE
seen coming into town as early as 5
o'clock in the morning. They would keep
! coming. The city people would turn out.
The biggest hail in town could not hold
them.
II is all changed now.
Congressman Simpson spoke here yes
terday. The day was a perfect one as
TO conditions for PopulisJ crowd. II had
rained the night before. But the country
IS sandy. and though ii rained hard enough
/ to keep farmers from their needed work.
yet II was just dry enough TO make pass
age 10 town not ar all unpleasant. Popu-
lists under sUctl conditions should have
had a very large demonstration. Il would
have been thought But they were
gloomy in the morning over che outlook.
They admitted there was no excuse for
not having a good crowd, but IL did not
come.
When Assistant Auditor OF State Charles
A. Taylor, who lives here, introduced
Jerry Simpson 10 mis- audience al 2:30
o'clock. the congressman faced exactly
Sc voters with q good sprinkhng OF
women. The voters were augmented from
time to time. making about -25 as the
highest number in the hail at any time.
and leading Democrat OF Pratt county
declared to the correspondent that more
than one-third were Republicans.
Mr.. Simpson drove over from his ramon,
midway between Medicine Lodge and Sha-
ron, in Barber county. distance of S
miles. He arrived after dinner. and some
OF the Populists began to think he would
not come at all. He was met by no COM
mittee, and Charley Taylor was his sole
escort, save his devoted friend, Judge
Pancoast, 10 the hall
Mr. Simpson made about the same speech
as at Kinsley and Larned Perhaps he
was inclined trifie 70 be more mild. but
il was scarcely noticeable. He explained
in the beginning what "frosts" were. and
charged Republican papers and Mr.. Long
with misrepresenting him. The fact is.
after Mr.. Simpson leaves place. the
POpulists there say that Jerry IS draw
ing large crowds everywhere else. but
his meeting here was not advertised SUM-
GENTLY. This occurs invariably. and
this was the apology made by Charley
Taylor in his Introductory remarks. He
claimed. too that there was no reason
for such outpourings as in 1890 when the
Populist party was new and people came
to see what it was and represented.
Mr.. Simpson told how he always re-
meu1bered the hearty welcome he received
here in 1880 and Of his great love for Pratt
county. TO sort OF Offset the fight here
against him, presumably. He reiterated
how he had gone TO Mr.. Long in the be-
ginning and had suggested no campaign.
IN fact" said he, Il concluded early
that there was no use in making cam
paign. But Long got three weeks ahead
OF me and I had 20 start out. / am afraid
Long is not telling the whole truth. He
will be here before long. and I want to
tell you my side. Then you can settle II
al the election; you are the jury and
leave the matter to your judgment and
fairness. Even for a seat in congress 7
would no. misrepresent either Long or
myself. but will speak rne plain. unvar-
nished truth.
81 want to congratulate you on the rec
ord the Populist party is making. When
We began we were called lunatics. later
We were termed anarchists. but now peO-
pie began 10 appreciate Us. When l first
went TO congress, they hooted al ne and
seemed afraid OF me because 7 stood FOR
government ownership OF public utilities.
Now they are coming 70 that. They see
IL Is either a case Of the government OWL
ing the railroads or the railroads owning
the government"
Then Mr. Simpson dilated upon the beau
ties OF fusion. He said:
There are some of my middle-of-the
road friends who are afraid OF fusion
They say 1t is not wise 20 cater 70 Dem
ocrats. I don't car what name you call
a party: that's nothing. It's what 1; rep
resents. The middle-of-the-roaGers say
they are afraid OF being swallowed up. 1
say Il The swallowing-up process means
disseminating our ideas and getting into
touch with the others VINO believe with
Us and uniting the forces. then 7 say We
had better let the swailowing-up process
go on. Go applause greeted this dscia-
ration)
I'VE have had better times here in Kan
sas as a result OF The fusion state govern
me1t than any state in the Union. unless
it be Nebraska. also governed b. Poqu-
lists
Republicans and disgrun,lsd Populis:s
complain Of our legislature: that 4; didn't
do ali we promised II would Maybe lis
better Il didn't. Maybe = = a good thing
our legislature didn't DO al We said xs
freight rate bill II Il was bad wsat do
me Republicans blame Us for because we
d.dn', pass e? Il IL was good. Why diiu'r
the Requblscans il the legislature vote
for L
Although 7 talked and did al could
for that oin ard 20 get our people 20 pass
it ID AZ Topeka. I an not convinced hat
naxlu-n freight rate legislation Is The
best tang 7 -hl-k government oE.er-
snip the frs thiuz. and 4 We cannot e
that. thsn We can ,ry something ~gse~
Nr. S-muson Chen praised E~$su al
rhe s-oclxyariz Law. He said he late.
saved ire farmers sud sroczrDea nan-
hundred thousand dollars ant vas n
ca1se OF confidence hefrE restored cor
Guiding his remarks abos; TIE STATE a
nl-.st-a.ion ~1th;
II cae people K Kansas g TO- s1s-a
IRE present state s6Dinist-atioa. 70
don't iess-ve good E9Ts-1Ee7t." adds
that ae had 10 ,aith n &c -@op.@ -h-irs
long II continued IS making his
campaign o. ny record: Ae hasn't s-y
and have. 80 be las ne advantage q ne
I have here pamphlet -e = circulating
a5oEc ne I 6l6a't mink sad 50 rz--h-
tz1ak re speeches are good ard II
gst thszn printed ard zent back - vou-
They must - good. for sat Long max
ing cis campaign c. III zra Gckinlsy-s