Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-03-22
10 McDILL'S MUSINGS.
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.

President making is now in season. Hill, OF
New York, is one of the probable candidates
for the nomination by the Democratic party,
Hill says he is not candidate. That is one OF
the "tricks of the trade" Hill has too many
boomlets Hill writes too many letters that
are given to the public. Hill is sounding pub
lie sentiment, and at the same time, Hill is
booming Hill. He is getting into position to
be "forced." Being "forced' is great card 3,
and, to politician, that kind of force has
more flavor than crowns and hoe. cake and
'possum- fat. Look out for a solid South for
Hill, and a divided North ALSO great wave
OF Populsn. Hill and Cleveland ATE chips off
the same block No Popuist will vote TOR Hill.
Charles A. Tovne is also mentioned as pos
sbe candidate. a Washington correspondent
OF Wes eln newspaper pronounces Towne a
great man gleater man than Bryan, Townc
may be the coming man. His patriotism and
devotion to the interests of the common people
are without question. He has made two
speeches in congress one in the house, on the
money question, and one III the senate, on I'm
as an orator or statesman.
The Apostle Paul said OF Moses, the Hebrew
lawgiver, that lie "chose rather to suffer aff1ic-
tion with the people of Coo. than enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season.
Towne chose rather to 60 out of office and
suffer all the calumny that is heaped upon men
who choose to follow their convictions of right
and duty rather than affiliate with party that
had ceased to be anything but the organized
head of government freebooters. Populists
can vote for Town..
Hill and Towne stand for the two wings of
the Democratic party. The wings of the party
are divided into two classes. There is the
class that want the offices, and the class that
desire the good of the whole people. Hills
move is to capture the machine. Towne has
no office move, but of his sincere desire to bet
ter the condition of the masses there can be no
doubt The nomination of Towne would mean
that the Democratic party is permanently we'd
ded to reform. The nomination of Hill would
mean that Clevelandism, the twin brother of
Repubicansm, is again in the ascendancv. If
tuC OutlOOk PioHiioSo ouSSSso ~ ehS SouoS VI ~
form, the twins may succeed in giving the ma
tion another dose of Cleveandsn.
There is nothing that kills reform fast as
the pretended reformer. Cleveland set reform
back at least score of>years in the nation. Re-
form in Kansas was Leased Pefered and fused,
but is not dead. There is vital principle at
stake that cannot Ie killed.
If Clevelandism is again defeated in conven-
ton, the Democratic party may be counted upon
to perform some good for our republic. Other
wise, moi. If the principles for which Bryan
stood in two campaigns lave not taken suffi-
cient root in the Democratic party to control
its nominations for president, it will be no use
to look to that party for any good thing that
can permanently benefit the people.
|, The sentim' mt of the Populist party is very
much ellve, and if the Democrats stand by
Bryanism, the Populists will, as in the past,
prove faithful allies; otherwise, that party will
play lone hand, WITH possibly, Senator Allen,
OF Nebraska, as It's standard-be AS it ap-
pears now, we will have Towne and solid
front, or we will have two armies, with Hill al
the head of one and Allen at the head of the
other.
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