The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-11-17

Some few Republican newspapers in
the state are fellcitating themselves
over the assumption we'll grounded,
perhaps that many Populists have re-
turned to the Republican party. One
paper puts it this wav:
The result in the county shows that.
many P0pulists have grown tired Of be-
ing used as q cats paw for the Democrats
and have returned to tho Republican
party. s
The Republican party is welcome to
all such. They were curse TO 1t once;
a curse 10 the Democratic party, and will
again prove curse to the Republican
party. They have no more stability than
q wind-borni floWer--and less sense about
political economy. They are, taken as q
class, ready to attribute existing condi-
tions with them personally to the party
in power, rather than to their own in
capacity and lack Of foresight. Drouth,
or hail storm or famine in Asia Is as
likely to change their political opinions
as anything done at Washington. The
genu!ns POpulist is,quite another thing.
Failing to find hope for the success Of
his party nationally, he will continue to
cast his lot with the Democrats so long
as that party gives better promise OF
carrying out some Of his ideas OF govern
mentor will vote in the air from pure
Epriuciple. II there las been any cats.
paw business going onsin this state, an
impartial observer will recognize the
Democrats as the cat's.paw rather than
the Peopul,sts. The average Democrat
10 South Dakota has about reached the.
point when he can swallow and digest
o barrel Of glass II it is in the platform.
They even swallowed Pettigrew and
said twas good, though he had up TO re-
GENTLY abused the Democrats up hill and
down for twenty years. But be was the
Populist choice, and they took him in.
United States senators are elected by the
state legislatures, but the Democratic
state convention couldn't walt for that;
they must not only endorse everything
that he had done, bnt endorse him for
reelection. Hamlet. standing in the
graye OF the lovely Ophelia, and pro-
claiming that forty thousand brothers
could not with all the quantity OF their
love make up his sum, was as ice COM
pared with the warmth with which every
Democratic caucus and convention in
this state has embraced Popullet men
and measures. To such an extent has
this gone that one can buy the whole
4 Democratic organization Of South Dak-
ota for q pistareen; and for every Demo.
acrat who has got anything ont Of il. ten
A Populists have walked off with the cake
Cats pawsa Great Scottl This lartic.
l1lar Democratic fusion newspaper does
not regret It, mind; doesn't regret the
Ipart 1t has taken in 1t. II there is one
I particular act 1t felicitates itself over /,
was In helping fire the Republican
thieyiDg gang from Pierre. That was
s one good day 3 work, II there's never tt
be another one. But as Que Of thost
who has had its own paws pretty badly
q singed; as one Of the many gold demo
Gratis. 50 called. to help elect ". j. Bryar
once he sss nominated. and the Who'll,
Popnlist state ticket. it objects to an,
!. indiYidual or newspaper Testing a
scars that never felt q wound" Thps
same Pops who deserted the DamOcrati
j and their own party, got everything
!, they asked for In 3 platform and a can
!; didate hen ran of in Tho dark and lei
the Democrats holding the bag.