People's voice., 1900-10-18
Republicans Become Desperate-Resort tt

| S4NS lASlS WAS S6ul out
from wellington what purported to be a
list OF thlrty-nine fOppers. Men who
mas supported the Fusion ticket in 1896
but would not this year An answer was
made to this in the VOICE and it was
shown that in almost every instance the
person so reported either had always
been Republican or was still loyal to
the Fusion ticket. Growing desperate to
create disaffectiOn among POpulists and
to bolster up losing cause the editor of
the Sumner County Star resorted 10 tao
tics In keeping with his past record as
shown by the following which explains
itself:
Belle Plaine, Kan, Oct. II, 1000.
EDITOR VOICE, Wellington, Kansas.
Dear Sir: A short time since the Star
published an article as follows: "E w
Bishop OF Belle Plaiue township has
Oeen a very active Populist. He met
Congressman Long last Monday and in
formed him that many Populists in his
neighoorhood would vote for Bryan, but
would not vote for anybody for congress-
or al least would not vote for Duval
BISHOP was delegate to the late Popu.
list county convention that selected del
egates to the Hutchinson congressional
convention. He said that he soon found
that the Democrats had packed the con-
vention Tor Duval and left it in disgust
BISHOP is fighter and proposes to put
IN some time seeing to it that Duval's
vote In November is as small as possible. +"
The next week the VOICE denied this
report upon my approval. The last issue
oi the Star contained reiteration of its
hrst article in the form of personal
letter signed by E. W. Bishop as follows:
Belle Plaine, Kansas, Oct. O. 1000
A: A. Richards: notice that the VOICE
OF last week says: e. w. Bishop of
Belle Plaine township is a substantial
farmer and is still an earnest and con.
slStent Populist. Will still support the
ucHet. presume the above refers TO
me: 1t is true that l am still an earnest
and consistent Populist. This is whv
refuse to follow Mr.. Stryker into the
Democratic camp. Being an earnest
and consistent Populist, will not vote
tor Claude Duval for congressman. No
other earnest or consistent Populist can
do so.-E. w. BISHOP"
Allow me to say that such an indiyidu-
al as E. W. Bishop does not exist, conse.
quently this letter purporting to come
from me is purely the product of Mr.
Richards fertile Imagination. He wrote
me a personal letter (which I enclosel
asking permission to use my name-this
letter was never answered and couse-
quently the Stars item of last week was
mere fiction. Mr.. Richards received no
such letter and his method of securing
,'foppers" has little originality about it
am an earnest and consistent Populist
out the name does not signify that l
shall bolt the ticket for any reason-have
always intended to support Bryan and
Breldenthal and Claude Duval. Nav
doubt any mans vote in the district ex.
cept my own. l am truly yours,
E. N. BISHOP.
The letter written to Bishop by Rich
ards is in our possession given us by E. |
n. Bishop who got it from the Office
with his other mail. The answer pub
ished in the Star is forgery and of
kind with other things emanating from
that Office in the past and a sample of
he desperate and villainous tricks that
nay be looked for on the eve of election
The letter follows:
j., Lyons, Kansas.
:. n. BISHOP, ESQ, Belle Plaine Kans
my Dear Sir: In commenting on the
political situation in Sumner county in
he Star of Sept, 70, l said: There an
'ears the same article quoted above ex-
,ept the initials are F. n. instead of T
WI " E'
The VOICE of this week in reviewing
his article says: "E. N. Bishop of Belle
'laine township is substantial farmer
md is still an earnest and consistent Pop
lllst. VIII support the ticket"
his is the statement to which called
our attention in Wichita. will be
'reatly Obliged to you if you will mail to
ne at Wellington a brief statement of
he facts in the case, over your signature
or publication. may possibly see you
t Belle Plaine Monday but am away
rom home almost all the time now
'ery truly yours, A. A. RICHARDS.