People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-11-25
SIMPSON STILL
In POLITICS.
DEFEAT HAS NOT DISCOURAGED
"0UR JERRY"
Ready for the Fight Two Years frem New
Expected Hot Session Of Congress
His Explanation of the Result
Leedy Not Blamed
Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star
Medicine Lodge, Kas., Nov. r.
Since the election Congressman Jerrv
Simpson has been staying at his home on
the ranch, six miles east of town. He is
run down from the hardships of the
campaign, and among other ills has an
liberated sore throat, which, until TODAY
has been giving him considerable pain.
A reporter for The Star found him this
afternoon hugging the base burner in
his comfortable library. Mrs. Simpson
had gone to town to do some shopping
and bring the mail, and their son, Lester
was out on the ranch rounding I'D the
cattle. The Simpson ranch is one of the
best in Barber county. 1t is not so large
as some, but it is well improved and
stocked. In one piece there is a half
section or 500 acres, and in another 500
acres, while across the road from the
house are go acres of leased land. The
place is stocked with 500 head of cattle.
100 head of 5-year-olds, all ready for the
market. The entire lot is worth perhaps
$4,000.
THE BEST FARM HOUSE IN THE COUNTY.
All told, Jerry is rated at $3.50 and
he doesen't owe a dollar. His house
while it is only one story, covers a good
deal of ground and is plumbed for hot
and cold water, aid contains a bath
This is touch of high life which Jerry
brought back from Washington during
his first term of congress. His neigh
bors say it is the most comfortable farm
house In Barber county. 1t could be
built for $500. With a comfortable
home and S25,o 900 to the good, the rough
edges of defeat should not wear hard
upon Jerry and he declares that they do
not. Mr.. Simpson accepts his defeat
philosophically.
81 guess it was my turn to lose. You
know Chester and have been taking it
turn about. Still, confess | would like
to be in the ffty-sixth congress. 1t will
be close, you know, and it has been my
luck to be in the house when there has
been big majority one way or the other. |
There is some excitement when the
margin is close. Still, there will be other
congresses.
Then your light has not been put
out2"
MAY TRY FOR CONGRESS AGAIN.
mo; but don't mean to say that l am
in the race for congress again. simply |
am not out of it. am still in politics to
help the other fellows and maybe l may
go in again on my own account. In |
word, am not dead man. Our Re-
publican friends seem to be anxious to
put me away, but l refuse to be put
away"
How do you account for your defeat2"
"Oh, in my case the tail went with the
hide. There was no chance for any of
us. | am only surprised that Ridgley
pulled through. l read my own fate in
telegram from Lyman Naugle, in which
he informed ME that my majority in
Sumner county was only I25. knew
that if ! had not done better than that in
Sumner was whipped. 1t was the same
story all over the district-all over the
state-our people stayed at home and the
won by default"
"Why did they stay at homer"
THE WAR IN POLITICS.
LET us go back a bit to find the cause
Last spring in the house when the Demo-
Gratis were crowding the war upon the
held aloft from it. I saw
that it would open up a winning CAM
paign for the Republican party this fall.
went to Bailey, who led on the Demo-
cratic side, and said to him: eff YOU
force ther they will do it and play that
card In the campaign" They cared
nothing for Cuba, but they saw their
chance and they swarmed to the White
house, pleading with Mckinley for war.
Finally war came and the Republicans
made their campaign on it. In the main,
attribute our defeat to the Republicans
being in power.
Another factor to hurt us was the
state patronage, which always is weak
ness. We hadn't places enough to 90
around. The Populists felt Indifferent
and were off on account of the war.
They felt that the president ought to be
and they stayed at home rather
than vote the Republican ticket.
81 don't think Governor Leedy's
appointments cut any figure in the CAM
paign, and l heard little of the Wetrnore
letter. That was spruup so late that