People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1896 — Fusion vs. Fusion [ARTICLE]

Fusion vs. Fusion

To the Editor of the Peoples Pilot: In the Chicago Tribune of Aug. 21d, I see that in Texas, the middle-of-the-road popnlists, the gold bug democrats and the republicans are in a fair way to fuse on state and electoral tickets. Republican state chairman Grant says he expects this fusion to win the Texas state electoral ticket for McKinley. What a glorious mixture this; a pop-in- the-middle-of-the-re-publican-roadcrat. How do our republican friends, hereabouts, like this kind of raixed drinks? Oh holy horrors, oh political heresy and political adultery, when silver democrats and silver populists fuse, but it is all right, all love and sweet union for mid-dle-of-the-road pops, gold demeys and straight pubs, to vote together if the g-o-p is likely, thereby, to gain a state electoral ticket. Oh, if men weie only a little more consistent, honest and fair, how much of the wrangle, bitterness and deceit would be taken out of our politics. We see men right here on our own streets abusing and viliflying men and parties for the very same things, that they know they and their party are practicing every day. It is a great mystery to me how men, calling themselves gentlemen, Christians and.patriots. can show such a hateful, intolerant, overbearing spirit to their fellows as I often see exhibited in this town, by the republican party and press. Difference of opinion is no crime and a party badge is no proof of a gentleman or a rake, a wise man or a fool. Fair Play. Buggies and carriages sold cheaper by C. A. Roberts than elsewhere. On account of the Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment to be held at St. Paul, Minn., Sep. Ist to 4th, 1896. excursion tickets will be sold Aug, 30th and 31st and Sept. Ist, from Rensselaer at SIO.OO for the round trip; final limit for return passage will be Sept. 15tb. Bv depositing tickets with joint agent at St. Paul on or before Sept. 15th an extension of return limit may be obtained to and including Sept. 30th. W. H. Beam, Agent.