The representative., 1900-01-25
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| will also revive the interest In true re-
form and with honest men in our COM
mfttees we can make such fight this
year as will place us on the road to
success at the polls In 1901. Hoping for
the best, l remain
Fraternally yours.
HAMLIN v. PoORE.
(The above is in a private letter, but
seems too good not to print.)
DIVISION ORGANIZER POORE IN
THE INITIATOR.
I cannot help but believe that there
are some 10000 voters in this state
who cast their ballot in 1896, as repre-
sented by fusion, but who stayed at
home in 1898, feeling that they could
not even afford to go to the polls for all
the reform that might be received by
the election of the '98 fusion ticket, who
would like at the coming election, 1900,
to cast their ballot for reform as repre-
sented by the platform of principles
adopted at Omaha in 1892 Those 30
600 are too great in number to be de-
prived of an opportunity to vote for
principles they believe in because of
the action of few self-constituted
leaders whose acts have proven their
belief in reform consists in getting out
of Office set of men whom they call
rascals, and getting in themselves, and
having the other fellow call them
.rascals
Now the question is: What is to be
done at this time to secure an oppor-
tunity for this large number of voters
to vote their honest convictions? Is it
not time that those who worked so hard
for fusion in 1898 and now hold posi-
tions as committeeman will declare
where they stand at this time? Should
they longer use their official positions in
party that in 1892 put forth the
Omaha platform to force the above
large number of voters to either vote
independent or stay at home? What
can they, as individuals, or as fusion
party, gain by such policy? If they
expect to gain any of the 54,116 votes
that were cast for Clough, in 'ee, that
were not cast for Eustis in '98, or the
3O,274 cast for Lind, in '96, that were
not cast for Lind in '9S, it seems to me
they must soon declare their policy. |
n
who think-men who are dissatisfied !
with the action of their respective par
ties in 1898. Can it be possible for the |
managers of the two parties losing the |!
above number of thinking votes in one
to expect to win them back |
by springing some 'roarback" at the |
last moment? If such is the case, 1900 |
has something uncommon in store for
both these parties.
There must be something done by
both those parties to inspire thinking
men. To do this will take more than a
few days, or even months. There were
S4,767 less votes cast in '9S than were
cast in '96, and 22,64S less votes cast in
SO than in "a. The party that can place
N it's platform principles that will draw
)ut this large class of dissatisfied voters
Will be able to count upon at least
louble that number of votes who will be
1rawn by their influence, since they
must be thinking men. 1t is my candid
opinion that if something can be done
n fol ich ho 1o,1 l
he landmarks made in 'S4 we can ex-
'ect those voters, if not in 1900, they
will be with us in 1902. l am certain
here is but one thing to be done to
ring this about, and that is for all who
re intrusted with the Offices of the
Peoples party to be honest and open
n their line of policy. I know of no
arer gem in politics today than hon
sty; this gem in republican form of
Overnment must be most common.
H. v. POORE,
Bird Island, Mimi.
The convention system will set on
1iddle- -of-the-road eggs and hatch out
usionists, traders and tricksters faster 8
han they can be killed off, Just put ;
hat in your pipe and smoke it-Paul
)ixOn.
We believe that if every Populist
'Ould for the next month, on all proper +
ccasions, proclaim his faith in the Peo-
les party and his determination to
tand firmly by it as an independent
arty, the encouragement such talk t
'ould give would double the voting :
trength of the Peoples party by the s
me the month was out-Paul Dixon. 7
Bryan is going to New York next 7
eek to take dinner with August Bel
lont. Belmont says he loves Bryan +
ut he doesn't love 16 to 1; that he I
ants Bryan for candidate but he
oesn't want 16 to 1. Mr.. Belmont, as
e understand it, is a business partner
the Rothschilds, having succeeded to 9
lat position as an heir to a portion
the fortune of his father, the late
ugust Belmont.-Paul Dixon.
ROM CAPTAIN LOWE IN THE IEF |