The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-15
ATTACK OF A STRAIGHToUT POP
straightOut Democrat Movement Is
Called a Republican Trick


Guthrie, o. T.. Nov. 1.-THE constant
growth of a straight-out Democracy in
Oklahoma has gone unheeded by the Pop
ulists. While the adherents of that party
| recognized that such a movement, a con-
| certed action of non-fusion forces, was on
foot, they understood that antagonising 1t
would only lend it cohesion and strength.
But the Blackwell Sun, Pouplist paper,
has been unable to contain itself longer
and launches forth against those Demo
| cratic papers espousing unadulterated
Democracy, in a vituperative article
against some Of the most prominent Dem
ocratic publications in the territory The
article, in charging that the Republicans
have bought the Democratic papers, seeks
to vent the Populsts' feeling against the
Democratic party and at the same time
keep from offending the Democrats who
are friendly to fusion. The article reads:
1.-The game is played like this: The Re-
publicans have bought five or six Demo-
cratic G.? papers, such. as the Guthrie
Leader Newkirk Democrat and mid Wave
and are running them in the interest Of
Ethe Republican party. OF course these
papers occasionally lampoon a Republican
Cfor effect but their principal duty Is to
lampoon the Populists in the most abusive
manner.
'gThe object Of all this is to offend the
Populists at the Democratic party and
platform and if possible to drive them
away from the support of Mr.. Bryan.
This is the way the Republican hire
Iings characterize the Populists through
the columns Of Frank Greer's annex, the
Leader: 'Populism in Oklahoma has
dwindled from a respectable and respected
minority to a handful of political beggars,
whining for the crumbs that fall from the
official feed trough. Populism is a spec
tacular fostering sore on the body polite;
its teachings breed paternalism'
''PopuIists, how do you like to be called
political beggars and political beggars'
by Mark Hanna's hirelings? How often
have we heard the leading Republicans
remark that they respect a Democrat but
despise the whining, bowling, slobber-
mouthed Pops A great many Populists
have been driven out of the Republican
party because that party has fostered the
gold standard, trusts and imperialism, and
now Mark Hanna's henchmen hope 10
drive them back by lampooning them with
all the foul words contained in the lex
icon.
THE Republican press used to Islander
the Populists numerically. We have a
paper before US which sums them up as
follows: The Pops are the offscourings
of creation, the rag-tag and bobtail Of the
universe. the sum and crown of political
rottenness, who having failed, for the
lack of brains to get office in the Re
publican party, organized party for self
promotion and plumber
But this new game is played very
They hire few so-called
Democrats to abuse Populists while the
Republican sheets cajole them with all
the taffy and flattery at their command.
This is done with a hope of driving Pop
ulists back into the Republican party
the party which has called them more
foul names and heaped upon them more
abuse than Macedon could dream Of be-
ing possible.
'"They are smooth guys and are playing
at smooth game but their work is too
coarse and we have confidence enough in
the intelligence Of every Popuist to see
through this fimsy scheme. 1t is tust
as contemplate to SANDER and abuse Pop |
ulists through one medium as another |
and every honest Populist should resent |
the traitorous and deceitful method of |
running Republican papers under the |
names Of Democrat or Populist.'