The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-09-05
JERRY SIMPSON.
Only One Of the Original PopuIists
Still Living.

0fty 0tC VI AHS Sht4hhal I0P6IhSso
Still Living.
Washington Star.
A political and personal friend of
Jerry Simpson has received this mes
sage from the ex-representative, i'll
in Roswell, New Mexico:
What a pleasure it is to e a our
his drawl to Simpson one day, why
speak well Of you"
Perhaps the last town in the State
visited by Jerry Simpson before his
illness was Chanute. He met Hugh
Farrelly n others who had been
with him in the old Populist cam
paigns on the depot platform, and he
went from there to New Mexico. But
he is o dead yet. Thin and emaciat
ed he was that day, he talked to the
of the Populist party in Kansas and
the nation. Still, the keen blade of
his intellect was not dulled nor did
he adversities Of the asst few years
show on his sun-burned face.
Now, in a kind of a ante-mortem
spirit, they are telling stories of .Jer-
ry in the days when he was "all there
is to it." They are telling of a bril-
liant are ruined by a jest, of a man
who had the friendship of Tom Reed
to an extent enjoyed by few men of
Reeds own party.
Twill you tell me-" said Reed in
his drawl to Simpson one day. "why
you are a Populist? ?"
For the same reason said Simp-
son, " that you are a Republican. A
majority of the people of our respec
tive districts are of our way of think
ing"
From that time forward Reed was
the stanch friend of Simpson. There
is another story of Simpson which
is going the rounds. 1t demonstrates
further how he stood with Reed. And
also where his heart was upon occa-
sion.
Simpson wanted a private pension
bill passed. Heretofore he had been
opposing pension legislation. This
particular bill did not have a favor
able report, but he went to the Speak
er, Mr.. Reed, about 1t and told him
the bill affected the fortunes of a poor
old widow down in Kansas.
why" safd Reed. edo you want this
bill passed when you have been oppos
ing pension Legislation during this
session. especially such a bill as this.
which annnC - wifhOYrt v1-,h11
report?"
There are thirty reasons why i
support this BILL" replied Simp-
son. The first one is that the wo-
ten the other twenty-nine."
Jerry got recognition and the bill
1t was on this last visit to Chanute
hat Mr.. Simpson talked of the Popu-
list party in a reminiscent mood.
Talk about the Populist party being
he said and smiled, when we
have converted Roosevelt and Taft.
# Roosevelt had made the speeches
he is making now four years ago he
could not have been elected constable
IN the most ignorant precinct on Long
Island. They are all coming our way.
They don't call themselves Pops. but
| rose by any other name smells as
sweet. And I'll bet all the money in
New Mexico that if there had been
/ Populist Supreme Court in Kansas
Is there ought to be, the will of the
,eople expressed in h State Refinery
aw would have stuck. Talking about
lew Mexico, did you know that 1
anne within one vote of being nomi-
as Delegate to Congress from
he future state? Well, it happened
nd the fellow who voted against me
Mexican blood in his veins. He
pologized afterwards and said that If
le had seen me before. he cast his
'ote I would be in Washington now IN
tead of organizing excursions for
md syndicate. That shows that
1hen a mans luck gets started the