The independent., 1903-06-18
CASPER ON POINTER
David City Editor Indulgss In His Favor
lite psgtime on Reading Governor
Poy nter's Letter.


Ex-Governor Poynter is out in let
ter predicting that the gold demc-
Gratis are going to swallow the Bry-
antics next year. Ii Mr.. Poynter hal
not made three failures to every two
successes while governor, his predic-
tions would carry more weight with
this editor. Governor Poynter is an
honest, conscientious man, but he -
not good judge Of human nature
Noise and fiimfam deceives him. For
two years republicans. gold democrats
and populists have been yelling from
the hillsides and housetops- echo< i
the cry along the valleys, that the
Rryan democrats would be thrown
over the transom in 1904. We are
dead ON the game of republicans AMI
gold democrats, but there is whins
ing, sickly Ptold'you'so air about the
populist brother that is beginning to
nauseate. AS between a rascal and
a damphool the rascal is the safest
tc tie to. You can watch your rascal,
but fool slops over in SO many di-
rections your time is all wasted in try
ing to keep your partner straight.
What do populists expect to gain by
eternally nagging Bryan democrats ?
Whatever the results of the battle
next year the Bryan democrats won
be On their knees to any one. They
will cut an important figure some
where, and it is just possible that thu
ex-governor and several of his kiiitl
will have mighty sight lonesomer
time next year than Bryan demo-
Gratis. The fool breaks of Governor
Poynter in appointing nincompoops to
important positions, did as much as
anything else to lose the state, and
the long list of disappointed nincom-
poops who didn't get anything coE.-
pleted the job. This editor has sup
ported fusion from start to finish, be-
cause he believes that the policies OF
the republican party are unfair, un-
just and a menace to the future good
ef this republic. For seven years men
of the ex-governor's stamp have beei
thanking God they were not as other
men, and when not holding office.
apologizing for their affiliation. Il
the Bryan democrats get thrown over
the transom next year, Mr.. Poynter
won't be the man to corrall them.
They will meet the crisis when ii
comes, without chewing the rag fo.-
ever We can pick out dozen pop
ulist leaders in Nebraska who can
chew the rag more, and say less, than
any other dozen men who ever dis
turbed sound waves on this earth
past, present or hope of future compe-
tition.-C. D. Casper, in Press, Dav.
City.
Brother Casper's puking spells come
on with such marked regularity as t..
cause the uninitiated some concern
but populists who know him and the
faithful work he has done in the past
are not inclined to get angry because
of the nasty things he says occasion
ally about them. But he really ought
to change prescriptions. This sudden
nausea every once in while indicates
a disordered liver.
Speaking of masticating that dilar-
idated fragment of cotton fabric, il
may not be forever" since 1896 an:
1900, but The Independent has an I'M
preston that any one of several demo.
cratic newspapers in Nebraska could
give all Brother Casper's dozen por.
ulist leaders, cards and spades aat
then win out hands down in the mat
ter of chewing the rag" Populist:
in 1900 had troubles of their own witt
party bolters-but they have qui
quarreling over the past and are look
ing to the future. 1t is not particular
ly bright right now, that's a fact
because fusion with the democrats re
suited in practical annihilation of th'
peoples party organization in sub
stantially every state except Kansa!
and Nebraska. In Iowa, Wisconsin
Michigan, Kentucky, Colorado, Idaho
Montana-but what's the use of nam
ing all of them ?-the democrats SUE
ceeded in doing what good many
democrats have tried to do in Ne
braska: Absorbed the populist or
ganization something like
'"The noble cassowary
On the plans of Timbuctoo
Gobbled up a missionary,
Flesh and bones and hymnbook
too."
Naturally a few democrats, wilt
could see farther ahead than the en-
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