The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-02-28
THE POPS AT THE CAPITAL.

20 devise ways and means of fusion
and figure on plan for "getting out
of the internal hole" had rather a
warm meeting. There was good
attendance of representative men,
bers of the party from all parts of
the state. All admitted that the
tyrannical legislation of the last leg
islature had erected barriers to their
fair and and honorable fusion
schemes as practiced in the state for
some years and that it was neces-
>kSary to devise new plans for circum-
the enemy.
Mrs. Diggs, whose pleading voice
has, heretofore ever been potent
with Populist, was there plead
ing for them to come under the
protecting wing of the Demo
cratic party, Senator Harris was
there and urged the necessity of
Joining the Democrats and relying
on their generosity for fair division
of the spoils. p. P. Elder was for
an unconditional surrender and
marching bodily over to the Demo
cratic party. That intellectual
prodigy and oracle of wisdom, ex
Congressman Ridgely, ]. NJ. Allen,
the bell weather Pop Of Neosho
county, and few others of lesser
note, spoke in favor of the minority
resolution and "anything to beat
the Republican" policy, and for
some time the circumambient air re
sounded and reverberated with the
explosive eloquence of these great
champions OF the rights of the COM
mon people.
The ia of the octopus was yank-
ed few times, the open mouth and
flashing eyes of the great red drag
on were wildly pictured in the air
and the dust was shaken off of the
"Seven Conspiracies" volume and
the old-time epithets and jargon
that used to kindle fire in the heart
of a Populist were vehemently
launched, but all to no avail. S. H.
lAllen, ]. w. Breidenthal, ]. d.
Botkin and their associates, had
their crowd we'll in hand and warded
off the electric shafts of impassioned
eloquence. The straightout Popu-
lists, Populists for principle and not
for spoil, were in the majority from
start to finish. They organized the
convention and passed their reso-
luton.
The fellows who were for uncon-
ditional surrender to the Democrats
had to take seat away back. 1t
matters but little to the Republican
party of the state how they fix the
matter up.
If there are three tickets in the
field the Republicans have walk
away. If the Pop party is turned
over to the Democrats by the spoils
schemers there are thousands of
conscientious Pops in the state that
will vote the Republican ticket.
AZ " Ly
The vile ISLANDERS thrown at Tom
Kelley have fallen fiat. He has
been completely vindicated. He
should now proceed at once against
his traducers and the papers that
gave circulation to their vile stuff.
This plan of assailing character for
political effect should be made obi
Gus at once. A good man does not
like to have his name dragged IN the
mire of political SANDER. A bad
man does not care. His character
can not be hurt. We are glad to
see Mr. Kelley come out on top.
He is a bright, clean man and
worthy of the position he asks-state
4 treasurer.
" 1t was Chester /. Long who sug
gested the way out to the Ways and
Means committee in Congress when
the Cuban tariff measure was under
consideration. The plan was so
simple and equitable when suggested
that every member wondered why
he had not thought OF IL at hrsl'
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Gov. Stanley has finally launched
his boom for the United States Sen
ate. The Governor seems to for
get the fact that he has been in the
hands of the fixers for the last four
years and should appeal to them
for the place instead of the great
common people.
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Kansas men have been shivering
around the past month and growl-
ing about the weather when they
have great reason to feel happy over
our soft Italian zephyrs as COM
vi he polar blasts C -
East.
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