The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-02
WHERE DOES TIE MONEY COME
FROM?


It has been charged time and again
that the campaign expenses Of the
''middIe-Of-the-road pOpuIfsts," from
the inception Of that movement, have
been regularly paid out Of the TepJibls-
can campaign barrel, and republicans
do not stop to deny or disprOve these
charges; and they even justify the
scheme as good politics" The editor
Of this paper has been at two differ
ent times in q position to know per-
soneIIy that these charges are true.
The first OF these instances was
while publishing a pOpulist paper in
San BarnardinO, Cal, in 1896. The
majority sentiment Of the populists in
that state was to stand together with
the democrats in the national cOnven-
ton that nominated Bryan. But there
was no money to pay the expenses Of
the delegation from California. Tom
V. Gator Of san Francisco, g lawyer
by profession, went to New York to
''see his mother" nearly a month be-
fore the national convention, and was
gone nearly three weeks. CatJr and
the California populist delegation
made the trip IN a special car, de-
cOrated with bunting and a big pla-
card reading Middle Of the Road
The delegate from San Bernardino
county, whom the Gator crowd had
selected in the state convention, and,
who by hook or crook no one knew
how. had got on the delegation to
San Francisco, was a very poor and
complaint had been filed against him
IN a justice court for ''non-support Of
his family" On his return he had
me clothes and plenty Of money; and
offered a generous contribution to the
county central committee to purchase
pop literature" The Castor crowd
in selecting him at San Francisco, had
turned down two weIl-tO-do and pro-
minent democratic lawyers, who were
delegates at the state convention from
San BernardinO county.
The second case coming under OBJ
servatiOR was at Topeka, in attend
ance as a delegate to the so-called
fusion convention" OF two years ago.
A large majority had decided on a
fusion ticket An insignificant bolt Of
about a half a dozen delegates follow
cd. As they rushed from representa-
tive hall they were met by republican
state officials who escorted them TO
the senate chamber with the keys Of
that august hall in their hands, and
opened the place for their use; a thing
unprecented, as the senate chamber
had never before been used for such
The middle OF the road" bolt was fOs-
tered By the republicans in the en-
suing election and Dale was defeated
the Parker nomination for the presi-
dency lending impetus to the disaRec-
ton
Now the middle OF the road popu-
lists are sending out requests from
their state central committee to re-
publican newspapers and committee
men to make dates for their speakers
and have done this very thing In Sher-
man county. This is a strong con-
hrmation OF statements made in the
fore part OF this article.
It has been charged in the Denver
News that republican campaign mon
ey IS being sent to the socialist Organi-
sStion IN Colorado and the only re-
ply has been, 1--WE have received mon
ey from cur socialist friends IN the
east What is done in Colorado IS
probably done all over Kansas. It is
nothing irrational or improbable. II
they can divide the reform forces. the
repubIicans win by a plurality, and
every vote aliehated from the demo-
cratic party is half a vote for the re-
publican nominees. The natural az
aHation Of both middle OF the road
ropuIists and moderate socialists is
with the democrats But they even
round the democratic party a little
harder, II anything, than they DO the
reDublicans. The republicans take the
sounding they receive and smile. for
they know it Is a friendly pillow
zhau battle"
There are plenty OF fair-minded
eaEdId men IN both the middle OF the
soad pcpulIst and in the socialist par
ss, and We believe they VII see
arough the republican ruse to use
snere for political success ana VIII
rsIe the democrat ticket
United We stand,
Efv7ted, we fGll"