Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-26
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finlshed-Declares That the Populist
Party Has Long Been Uncon-
1ciQus and Ia Now sDssd>- - -

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j z xcl91s and Ia Now Dad - 80
i G. c. Clemens, ex-supreme court re.
porter, who left thesPop party recently
to whoop it up for social Democracy
entertains some unique views concern.
ing the recent fusion deal entered into
between the bosses Of the Pop and
Democratic parties. He says that the
Pop party, having fused with every
party on earth that will stand it, has
now decided to fuse with the railroads,
He believes that the bosses will be able
to carry out their agreement at the
Pop convention for the reason that
there will be few, If any, Pops in the
| convention. 9.( 1890 A5tt9
1.-The action of the alleged Populist
state committee strikes me as, exceed.
ingly business-li.se SO far as It goes"
said he to-day. But have the artis-
tic sense SO highly developed that in
completeness pains me; l like to see
things finished up. Now that the re-
form forceshave effected close fusion
with the railroad companies on associ-
ate justice of the supreme court, state
solicitor, a majority Of the court of Wis
Fitation and a majority Of the board Of
railroad assessors, it is unlikely that
there will be any serious lack OF funds
Tor vigorous campaign for reform
principles as interpreted by the com
mittee and its corporate allies; but
why not go further and make it a sure
thing? Webb McNall is as distasteful
to insurance companies as ex-Chief
Justice Martin seems to be to the rail-
road companies Why,not use the Of
nee OF SUPERINTENDENT insurance as a
means eff effecting close fusion with
the insurance companies desiring TO do
business in Kansas? This would bring
q contribution adequate to food the
state with reform literature, or, as a
committeeman eloquently put itlately,
Sow the state knee deep in reform
tracts \ d se| tp5gtaF 4. tp9a "
''You ask if this sale Of the partys
political assets will be ratified by the
Populist state convention? | see no
rea N to doubt it; for, there will be
few, # any, Populists in that conven
ton They will not be permitted to
go II they should wish to. With half
dozen exceptions, the lPopulist county
committees are as much 'trirme' as the
state committee, They are made, up
OF Democrats. All that IS necessary
is to insert in the calls for conventions
to elect delegates "a CLAUSE allowing
ANYBODY to vote at Che primaries who
opposes trusts, Imperialism and the
gold standard, and, in the apathetic
condition of the Populists, the Demo-
Gratis and their machine allies can |
choose most OF the delegates and in
sure harmony at the convention. The
same result can be accomplished by !
machine control Of the primaries, SO as |
to permit allies to vote as Populists. I |
think the state convention will ratify |
without nurmur the 'triune alliance
with the railroad companies
81 observed with considerable pleas |
ure, for may wish to go to Kansas
City myself, that one section OF the re-
form forces, Immediately upon the per.
fecting of this close fusion with the |
railroad companies, set aside 81 900 for
the maintenance of headquarters at |
Kansas City during the triune conven-
ton. This promptness of action on
81 900 in advance, indicates that the
'allies'-the railroad companies-will
not be niggardly toward their com
rades' in the reform ranks Doubtless
the allied forces will not be left short
of funds for. sowing the state knee
deep in reform tracts by reason Of
blowing in thousand or so in dispens-
ing harmony and such like things at
Kansas City on Independence day. II
am afraid the Kansas Socialist cam
.paign fund might not be able to bear
the burden of Thousand -dollar-a-week
headquarters; but | am not envious
and ] do not wish to speak in q carping
way Of this great philanthropic enter
prise. The thousands Of coal miners
and section hands, and shop men and
the other great crowds Of the plain
people for whose welfare the Demo-
cratic party ceaselessly yearns with a
great big yearu; these hosts who will
flock to Kansas City to see the great
triune convention abolish the wage,
system and otherwise make the labor
Or happy ever after will doubtless be
gratifed by the attention they will re-
ceive at the Kansas Wrsf6rsny head
quarters. 20 9hfG g5a@ locqa iss9
! ,''Seriously, for it is serious matter
to the farmers and the working people
Of the state as well as to all others who
prize rectitute iprpqRtiY5FesiYuNyIthe
action Of the Popilist state committee
YVES a little worse than I had predicted;
and congratulate myself that I left
the party ! had loved before 1t suffered
this last degradation. Why, think of
the wrechedness of It, A party which
for ten years has urged the people of
Kansas to secure railroad Legislation If
they would escape utter ruin, has at
last accepted the railroad companies
themselves as allies, and has turned
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