The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05
". E. Curtis Passes AgricuItur-
al Industries
For n Time to Discuss the Woes
Of Kansas.
BRYAN THE FAVORITE
Of Fusfonisfs - Leland Has a
Senatorial Bee.
Burton Has Made $50 Speeches
and More In Pickle.

The latest letter Of ". E Curtis 70
+he Chicago Record under = Wichita
date Ilne deals IN politics Mr. Curtis
has hardly shown himself so close ard
accurate Al observer along this line -
On other topics that he has heretofore
discussed H says
have said very little about politics
n Kansas because there Is very little
70 say The masses Of the people ara
50 busy eating rich and 50 vel sat
1sl=d with their condition that they Do
not take much interest IN anything else
and the professional poIrIcians-ths
waking delegates who organize reform
mcV=uenrs-are not As popular as they
were I few years ago
Is A rule the people Of Kansas ara
fond Of political discussion They read
and talk and think On abstract subjects
mora than any lEEar u-UCICy n the
world They Ike 70 LhsOrLZe ard eXper-
IrCz1t and Z - progressive n their IDEAS
as vel IN their methods L Kansas
farmer VIII ride farther % 4 political
Meeting lnau any ether nan il the
world Hence CE5v are easy prey for
CzCaEcEuss- particularly w1en times
ar lard prices low and things don't
60 ID suit them. hut no one can fool
them for great while at any time
They require ocular demo CS-rzEL11
within reasonable Iiu1i1s.aCd whau they
CceSC work th@T take 1t % pieces and
generally 6Ed cut what Is the matter
TEzF are fond Of novelties n all
branches II IIEa and lines Of experience
and ara wiling 10 give almost anything
q trial
For -he last t=w years they have been
trying E1CrllSC1- ThsT have been told
that the theories Z 1vzrC51 oy the lead
ers II that party were z universal
pa1zCea fer al lis that human kind Is
her q, ard a ore tine they were al
most Convinced that the free coinage
OF silver IT ratio GE Is 10 l was zb-
sulCrsty necessary 10 restore prusuer-
1Cy IN This country and secure prices
for wheat. corn, CaCC-e- hogs and pouI-
try than would make their cultivation
\ period - prosperity such a. they
never before experienced and scarcely
hCre1 -lr 1zs blessed the state without
the aid q legislative action and they
See me -1l-szcy u L-s theories they have
been a[v1ca1CE With 50 much arCor-
As result r1@ PopIIisC party IN kan
SaS * practically extinct but the lead
erS are making 1eroLC Efforts 70 revive
and reorEauiza II with new issues that
ara very close 70 socialism The Al1-
F1c2r= Ct T peza- the leading organ Of
the PopUl+sr party Of which ex-senator
PETER vas the editor for many years
has already rs1oUnced PopuLsuu and
declared for socialism Il has large
follow II -hz SCzCA- Tie other Pop
UIs- newspapers regard II As al oracle
and although Senator PETER has u1ch-
Ing ID % 7-i1d II nov = retains rhz ct1--
- sarcClty and Ire reputation Of Wis
dom
The greater number - the PopuIist=
ar craving back Under The tents Of
rLz old parties ard their former assoc
GATES permit tEen1 u do 50 without
EECr-IIl-Elz1 -l7E- BY common consent
when former Democrat Or P=pu1Ii-
can reCCuCces PuuuI1suz 10 -arrarTrs
ar Ua1= and Id questions ara asked
N= loose : good deal Of F-1n bv our
flr1ea-ance- said one q the local lead
=rs At C1errT-al the other 6av and
zrr1-rl--1=s II : impossible 70 prevent
me boys from iCs1E1Es those who hzvz
been particularly PROMINENT II the
Rcru--sC CT silver movement soma -
rc= returning prodiEzls ara g0o5-car11r-
- ana -ECl-E=1 u TAXA z humorous
V-=T q -1=lr experience Il ha1ueuetf
RI other day that cur Ezputltca1 club
voted u II favor Il z certain --0rt7s-5-
ton and one against IT. Whereluou
'-7C TIE result vas announced an old
Ci-a1 ~ no EaS heeE very active IN rra
re- coinage ranks ard has only recent
y returned 20 the Republican party
arose and VIII grin On his FACE. re
Ia4rk=tl- Brelhere1- an the man
Vr-2r voted II The negative but as ITve
q -rez-v had enough Is 20 IN r-f-eT I VIII
move q make II Ucazl--ot-s-'
Do rh=E feel aEy resentment toward
rc=l- CID leaders o. 7 asked
Perhaps bur cheT Won't show Il
They don't say much and don't take
S-T notice OF them
How do rhe leading silver nan ac-
coI1- Iac t1e res-9rl ton Of prosperity
u --L-oF1E E-se eOE1szs-z+
LheT don't Try 70 account for it
LI7y SIMPLY decline 70 discuss the sub
Jet and the leaders are kept busy d.
ryiuE what they formerly SAID F-7-
instance Mr. PETER now declares thar
h never said that If Kansas was uu-
On the auction block anE sold z =H---
fEs sale II would not bring enough 70
"a 2
used such IaCgCaEe Jerry Simpson
now explains that h meant -h- uz,77r-z
II the Sums Ct the great cities f-=-=- !
q the population OF his district 7rT-z7
h said the men are selling their hon
CT the woman their virtue and the chill
c-eu ara begging for bread but 7 know
3 hundred people who heard PETER a-d
Simpson say these SANE things TE=v
were stock phrases used IN an -naf-
speeches TO describe the condition rH
affairs in Kansas under the rule q the
were respondent ard disco ura Eat they
sounded all right but now nobody
oares ID make a remark Of this kind n
the state
have they regulated Bryan
Ne Bryan < As popular as he evar
vas ne EszS q tremendous hold uEou
tn people and the Democrats vii =z-tf
4 -=-=s1-l-1'o . ire convention for hin
10 matter What happens He = an
deal and can n1aka his Own uI--f17-r71
! ney VIII swear u anything he saws
mean LH= Democrats. not the Popu-
Lists. although there Is likely 10 be a
E1sLon q rn7 rFo parties IN opposition
10 the Republicans. not for Lrva hFrr
Tor PoLcy- Neither has 4 ghost OF z
snow alone. ouc 7 they combine On
candidates they may possibly elect
somebody
Ihe opinion among politicians Al To-
EekA anu eLSeT ns-e = that the PoC71Ifsr
party VII completely 5isapuear before
Cne n=NE elecu0U- a. The Green hack
party ard the Farmers Alliance f75f7
and that the Democratic leaders viii
shape their platform 70 eaten al rhe
opposition Their Intention now i 70