SEPTEMBER 15, 1904
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
FAG 13 i.J
PROGRESS of POPULISM
Joliet, 111., Sept. 14. A special tele
gram to the Chicago Chronicle, dated
et Omaha, the 8th, says:
"This morning1 a committee of dem
ocratic leaders served formal notice
on the populist state committee at
Lincoln that unless they ceased their
attacks on Judge Parker the friends of
the democratic candidate for the presi
dency would retaliate by attacking
Berge, the populist candidate for gov
ernor on the fusion ticket and do their
best to defeat him."
An intelligent expression of opinion
as to the merits of this "formal notice"
by so-called "democratic leaders'
would necessitate a knowledge, of their
names-r-which the dispatch does not
give. It may have been "served" by
certain self-styled "democratic lead
ers" of Nebraska's metropolis, who in
the past have never failed to support
the corporation candidates for state of
fice whether nominated by the repub
licans or the democrats; and if so,
deserves no attention whatever; for
these men will knife Berge anyway.
Cut if It comes from men of character,
who have any prominence in the demo
cratic councils of Nebraska, there
would seem to be but one honorable
course open to the populists: For ev
ery populist candidate for state office
to file with the secretary of state his
caclination, of the democratic nomina
tion, and for the populist state com
mittee to withdraw from the people's
Independent ticket the names of the
three democrats thereon, fill the va
cancies thus created with tried and
true populists, and make a straightfor
ward fight for populism all along the
line.
Many of the Nebraska populists are
bitterly opposed to the fusion on state
officers, believing that the net effect
would be to cut down Watson's vote
and increase Judge Parker's. The
Chronicle dispatch, if true, would in
dicate that the democrats understand
the situation and are working to ac
complish just such result.
Chairman Ferriss delivered an ad
dress at the county fair, Burlingame,
Kan., September 9, and from there
went to Wichita to attend the popu
list conference, at which it will be de
termined whether the populists of Kan
sas will try to hold another conven
tion and put up a state ticket to appear
under the people's party head, imme
diately following the Watson and Tib
bies electors; or .whether they will
abide by the decision of the convention
held August 3, whereat a fusion ticket
was agreed upon to appear under the
democratic head following the Parker
and Davis electors.
The situation in Kansas, is different
from that in Nebraska owing to a
statute enacted by the republican legis
lature in 1902, designed to prevent co
operation between two separate par
ties. Its intended effect was to elimi
nate the people's partyand the demo
cratic state senators made no effort to
stop Its passage. Foolishly too, be
cause the people's party is the only
real opposition to the republicans in
ing the republicans, the former scene
ing the rebuplicans, the former scene
of John Brown's struggles is always
safely republican except in rare in
stances, perhaps, where something like
the old prohibition-whiskey flight can
be raised.
A " letter from Leland M. Guico,
Longstreet, La., under date of Septem
ber 2, conveys the sad news that Hon.
T. J. Guice, a member of th'e national
committee for that state, was stricken
with paralysis on Friday night, Aug
ust 26, after, having made a .lengthy
speech to tho people of the southern
part of De Soto parish. Notwithstand
ing he had the best medical attendance
he passed away Monday night, August
29. As his son truly says: "He died
in the harness working for the cause."
This will be a severe blow to the
movement In Louisiana because Mr.
Guice was a beloved leader among the
populist forces of northern Louisiana,
and there seems to be no one who can
fill his place. Leland M. Guice ex
presses his intention to do all in his
power to aid the cause' of populism,
and it is to be hoped that he may de
velop the same qualities of leader
ship which his father possessed. He
has been chosen to fill the vacancy in
the Louisiana members of the national
committee.
National Committeeman W. F. Wood
fordpf Farmdale, Fla-., writes that he
is sending copies of Mr. Watson's Lin
coln speech all over his section of Flor
ida. The Missouri World has printed
this speech in the form of a pamphlet,
and Is selling it at the rate of 10 for
10c. A great many populists over the
country are taking advantage of this
opportunity for scattering the siege of
populism. Mr. Woodford says that he
believes .Watson and Tibbies will poll
a big vote in Florida. He reports that
at the present time there is not a paper
published in Florida that prints any
thing along the line of populism.
A J. Joes of Parlier, Cal., desires
sample copies of all the reform papers
for general circulation. He says there
Is no populist paper published in Fres
no county, and he thinks he could do
considerable good in the way of se
curing subscriptions.
. C. Q. DE FRANCE.
(The "formal notice," referred to by
Mr. De France, was a pure fabrication
a mere republican campaign fake.
No such formal notice was given to
the populist committee by any demo
crats at all. It goes without saying
that should any such notice be served
upon the populist committee, Mr." De
France's suggestion would very likely
be followed by the populist candidates
and the committee. For the populists
of Nebraska, reinforced by thousands
of solid reform democrats, are not at
all likely to allow a handful of Parker
democrats to dictate what they should
do regarding the national ticket. The
populists of this state as well as thou
sands of unmuzzled democrats are bent
upon the defeat of Parker, and they
desire the world to know it. Associate
Editor Q.)
: Gossip: James Hogan, the populist
nominee for governor of Illinois, was
one of the men who were imprisoned
with Eugene V.- Debs, the socialist
nominee for president back in the
days of the A. It. U. strike. A. M.
Coleman, nominee for congress in the
Second Colorado,' formerly ran a pa
per in Nebraska. W. B. Wolfe, nomi
nee for - treasurer in Indiana, is a
brother of our "Uncle Jake' Wolfe of
Lincoln, Neb., former land commis
sioner. S. M. Hoi comb, whom the In
diana populists nominated for attor
ney general, Is an uncle of Judge Silas
A. Holcomb, now on the supreme
bench of Nebraska. John B. Howarth,
one of the people's party electors for
New York, is editor of the single tax
magazine, "What's The Use.-'
People's Party Conventions
: KNOX COUNTY, IND.
Populists, and all others who intend
to support Watson and Tibbies, are Te
quc&ted to meet at the court house in
Vincennes, Knox county, Ind., on Sat
urday, Sept. 24, 1904. at 10 o'clock a.
m., for tho purpose of organization
and nominating a people's party county
ticket and to ratify the action of the
staU convention of August 31,
GEO. C. CONRAD, Chairman.
Oak town, liu.
ARKANSAS,
Hon. Thos, E. Watson, nominee of
the poople'a party for president, will
address tho public at Proseott. Ark.,
on Wednesday, bVpt. 21, 1901. Iiellev
Ing the time, place and occasion op
portune, I henly call a mas conven
tion of the people's party of ArUnsa
to incv t at IVvwott. Airk., on Tuesday,
Spt. 2), 1901, at 2 o'clock p. ro fur
tho purixM of nominating randuUt
fur prcKidcntUl elector, and muh oth
er hurinca as may be deemed proper,
A. V. YUMA,
Chni. tftato lit. Cum.
MONTANA.
The itate of the jwopl' party state
convention m we'.l m the place of
fmeUnsf hm been ihanttetl. The d.ite
l.a tfen changed tu Fteptrmbtr su, lu
stead of 19, and the place of meeting
at Helena, Instead of Butte.
QREENCASTLE, IND.
By authority vested in me I make
this call for a mas3 convention to meet
at tho court house In the city of Bra
zil. Ind., at 11 o'clock a. m. on Friday,
September 23. 1904, to nominate a can
didate for congress for tho Fifth dis
trict. All who desire to afTUiate with
tho poople'a party are Invited to at
tend and participate.
A. T. KK1GHTLKY.
Chairman.
People's party papers please copy.
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