Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-20
Where are the pOpulIsts Nowa

Where Are the Populists NoWf
An analysis of the election returns
shows nothing OF more interest than
the complete disappearance of the
Populist party from It's former strong
holds, II attained It's greatest growth
In the last administration OF Mr.
Cleveland, though during the admins
tration OF General Harrison, popullsm
FIRST became formidable element In
the politics OF the West! II was this
vote thrown 10 Weaver In the cam
pnign OF 1899 In states OF the West
which helped greatly TO make Mr..
Cleyeland's second triumph possible,
In the first Bryan campaign 81 1895,
populsm dominated Democratic COZ
ventlons aud nominations In the fol
lowing states every one OF which has
swung back Into the Republican col
umn. rs shown by the recent election
results Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, Mon
lana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Nevada,
Utah Washington and Wyoming.
Their Vote unimportant,
Mr.. Bryan carried all 0f them In
1896, and siill was beaten. lIo carried
most Of them In 1900, ana again InlGa'
ed the Presidency, Their combined
strength In the electoral college II
less than my votes, To secure these
votes IN 1896 aud again In 1900 tho
Democratic managers sacrificed tho
electoral vote Of every State at the
North which was considered dobatnbla
IrOuDd prior 10 the engulfment Of the
Democracy by the wave VI POpnlism
that swept over sections OF the West
that naturally are Republican, Among
the great mass Of voters In this group
Of states there II an inhgited dlsirust
and dislike Of the Democracy.
They were settled largely by the d.
rect descendants Of the men who Hfty
years ago founded the Republican par
~ ~ q protest 10 the than dominant
political organization Of the coug rs
the Democratic party. Tens NJ
thousands Of tho men who helped puI
down the rebellion and who In dOlnl
10 got II into their heads that thsi
were also helping 10 put down N,
Democratic party live In the sisisI
named. To their sons they hsy'
handed down their dislike for tho De
m0craoy. II IN no surprise, therefore
: that these states have returned Il
c their old political allegiance,
mAy Spring UP Again,
? But there ara political philosopher
a'DIenty IN Washington who bsIley,
= P0pullsm ~ not dead, BIZ msrslI
. sleeping They say tho vote IN bacI
! In the Republican party, whence
! tDfaDR, 10 stay until another sra o
Z bard times, actual or imaginary
! strikes the county. Then The Popi
list possibly under another name r
! VIII begin 10 grumble and ~ flu
nate, II II believed that events ar
4 now 70 shaping themselves M 10 hay
\ tho Democracy completely divorce
Z from PODulism by the time 0f POpl
+. Usms rscridesosBcs.
4 whether the Republican party VII
be able 10 retain This disturbing admir-
] tDre Of Popullsm cannot now be FOR,
Z Told " tho lteDubllcan 0rgaBlzatlo
! rejects H. u N predicted that Tho y,
Z mocrpcy viii not again eobbIe II ~
Z wherefore, from this point NJ yle
Z three PARTIES arc Inevitable IN the Bsa
\ fuinfa Tho growing Socialist par
] may be strong enough IN certain %
Z lions NJ HE Eest and IN Illinois ~
4 Indiana 10 oOmDllG0ts ihs situate
I consi1efabIy for The two Old partl'
x In those sections when the oGeaslo
I makes Populism again asssulyG. ~
I would co.. both w6ye 10 that ran
! DnlgH Tor President wsged under sDe
< conditions probably would b. ons
I ibe clonrt ana most exciting N Teos,
; Times
! ~ The South, Too,
Z when PODgllsm was rampant
Z played DfaDkg vim ne Dsm0GTaGy
\ ne South tba, we're quite NJ frsakl'
y " those u played Win HeDubllGanls