Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-26
POPULlSTS NOT SANGUINE
Abandon All the South Dakota Ticket Except
Governor and Congressman,
BLACK HILLS COUNTRY DESERTS THEM
Resort 90 Campaign of Misrcprc-
scntntion Rnd observation-disclosures
to DO wonders IL Oniy Given
Lease of Power.

PIERRE, S. D., Oct 25.--iSpcsial )--The
political situation in the state the past week
has moved along in abyut the same manner
as earlier In the campaign. The populists
appear TO be making their fight almost
exclusively for the reelection OF Governor
Lee bending all their campaign resources
TO a fight on Phillips In this way they are
looking out for the spols Of the campaign.
as they think by getting second term for
the governor, a number OF them will be cer-
tain of places for at least two more years.
Occasionally they pay attention to Hon. c.
II. Burke in the congressional campaign,
with a hope Of securing the return OF Free
man Knowles. The rest Of their ticket is
being allowed to take care Of itself in the
best way 1t can One OF their workers ad-
mitted few days ago that they had no
hope OF clecting any other portion of their
ticket except pc ssibly these two. But the
times are against them and 1t Is safe to pre-
diet that there will be no divided ticket
after the votes are counted this year. This
best posted politicians in the state are GER
tain that the majority which their ticket Sc
cured in the Black Hills country two years
ago on the silver issue will entirely dlsap-
pear this year.
The letter from Bartlett Trip, which has
just been published, will carry great weight
with IL among ueHOCTHlS, WHO lOOh upon
him as leader in South Dakota That
alone will bring in great deal of strength
to the republican ticket. 1t is also we'll
known that hundreds OF lesser leaders
among the democrats OF the state are in
open opposition to the Aberdeen ticket, and
will do all in their power TO assist in its
defeat. as they do not in any way consider
1t democratic ticket, regardless of tho
fact that 1t is so labeled on the ballot and
/ as a choice between republicaulsm and
populism will take the former
Kidd Not Consistcnt.
One of the latest circulars sent out by
the populist campaign committee is one
which gives comparative railroad rates on
local traffic in Iowa and South Dakota, and
a pledge that if the people will give the
populists one more chance they will wipe
out this discrimination. In the circular IL
is stated 1.-The figures are taken in all cases
from official reports and refer exclusively
to rates within state lines and not to those
affected by ntercommerce regulations"
reference to page 436 of the journal OF the
last house shows that Chairman Kidd Of the
state committee, who signs the circular, IL
recorded as voting with all the other popu-
lists against the following amendment to
the railroad law which was passed by
tucH. ine dneuuHeutp Dy
Major Dolard, Is: To insert after the
Palmer bill And no greater charge
than cents per ton per mile
for distance Of twenty-five miles or less;
or ~ cents per ton per mile for
any distance greater than twenty-five miles
and less than fifty miles; nor more than
cent per ton per mile on any greater
distance, for the carriage Of lumber, fuel and
farm products, including cattle, swine and
other live stock, in carload lots. shall be
made" On this amendment nearly every
republican voted yes, and the solid populist
vote was recorded in the negative
Another play was statement sent out by
Private Secretary Ayres to the Sioux Falls
Press that Treasurer Phillips was holding
| up state funds when they were available
for the payment of optional bonds Of the
state, and causing the people to pay un-
necessary interest. If he had taken tho
trouble to step into the treasurer's office
he could have found that the very bonds
which he complained were being held had
been called in; that they were called as
soon as there was sufficient fund in the
treasury to make 1t safe to do and as
sure the semi-annual payment of interest
on other state securities. The bond interest
and sinking fund of the state was drawn
upon for all 1t would stand the first of July
to take up $150000 OF state securities, and
the $4,000 Of optional bonds which were be-
ing complained Of in the press article were
| taken up out OF the fund which had been
} accumulatng in the treasury since that
date, large part Of which had come in
during September OF course these facts
were not desired. A hope to make point
against Treasurer Phillips and catch few
votes was what was wanted, and the facts
were in the way