The representative., 1900-03-15
ALLEN, THE TRAITOR.
Roo6 Tho fo11nuyiru.

Some time since there appeared in the
World-Herald communication from ex-
Senator w. V. Allen casting reflections on
some of the middle of the-road Populists for
not indorsing the fusion policy of the Hol-
colmb- Allen -Poynter gang in the state of
Nebraska. Perhaps it Is not out of place
here to discuss the policy of fusion briefly
and the means by which it was brought
about.
That it was terrible mistake made by
the POpulist party no one denies who will
give the subject an honest and careful con-
sideration, and it has truly served to build
up the Democratic party at the expense of
the Populist party. In fact the election Of
Mr.. Poynter to the gOvernorship of Nebraska
was practically Populist defeat and reflects
no credit to the party. And it is we'll
known fact that both Messrs. Holcomb and
Allen denied the political faith when they
were first nominated for Office by the Peo-
pies party, but said they were In sympathy
with some of its principles" Satan himself
could have said as much. And why the
POpulist party should have nominated w.
V. Allen for any office whatever seems hard
to understand. 1t is one of the mysteries
OF Populist politics man who for years
had been corporation attorney, and tool
both in the judiciary and before the bar;
man who in the Populist national conven-
tion in 1896 was convicted of political
treachery of the basest sort as we'll as de-
u
done more to dishonor the Populist party
and bring reproach upon it than any man
in the ranks, Marion Butler and J. B. Wea-
yer not excepted. Fusion may win in Ne
braska, but 1t will be at the expense of Pop
ulism. AS the wicked flourish for a season
and spring up as the green bay tree so has
fusion. GEORGE w. GIDEON,
Sheridan. Wyo.
In 1896 the national convention of the
Peoples party, after they had nomi
mated Tom Watson for vice-president,
and indorsed Bryan, it was whispered
around among the delegates that a tele-
gram had been received by Senator AL
len, our chairman, from Mr. Bryan, de-
claring that he would not accept our
nomination because we had not also
indorsed Sewall, the Democratic candi-
date for vice-president. A great many
of us had reluctantly yielded to the
clamor in favor OF Bryan, but If it had
been known that that gentleman had
flung our nomination back in our faces
unless we should also nominate the
banker and railroad man of Maine, we
would have reconsidered at once the
vote by which we had indorsed Bryan.
The editor of The Representative
rose upon a chair in front of Allen,
and referring to the rumor that Bryan
had refused our Endorsement by tele-
gram to him, demanded to know if the
statement was true. Senator Allen, as
chairman of the convention, with
sublime cheek and unlimited gall, de-
clared that he had received no such
telegram. He had it In his pocket at
that very time.
He, with Weaver, Butler and the rest
Of them, had worked upon our members
to take up the Democratic candidate,
and then Bryan decided that we should
be placed in the humiliating attitude of
indOrsing a man who could spit In our
faces and refuse the great honor which
we had rendered him. But Allen knew
very we'll that If he produced that tele-
gram we would reconsider our action
with whoop and yell, and put up
our own candidate for president Hence
he lied like horse-thief.
Last fall Bryan and the Democrats
of Nebraska supported this same Allen
for United States senator-the price of
their support was that Allen should
lead the whole Peoples party Of this
country into the Democratic camp.
Thank God, he will not be able to do
it! He will not show his ugly phiz at
the Cincinnati convention to lie to us
again. He can 60 with his compeers
to the cloaca at Sioux Falls, where in
degenerate and disgraceful harmony,
they will pose in the garments of Pop
ulism to do the dirty work of Demo-
cracy. ID.