Show POPULISM IS DEAD The leader of the Populist party in Utah acknowledges the passing of POlmlsm in this country Several months ago it becam apparent that disintegration had begun In its stronghold strong-hold the south even at the home of Watson the national leader of the organization or-ganization Populism has been decln ing gradually for a year or more The Alabama election last summer was portentous for the cause represented repre-sented in Utah by Mr Foster and sub secuent events have justified his conclusion con-clusion that Populism is a thing of the past Alabama had been a hotbed of Populstc theories and theorists but in the state election the organization I was not represented in the results Populism met defeat in Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota in the general gen-eral election this month and fusion failed in nearly every place it was attempted at-tempted Populists have had too many irons in the fire ind nOt enough fire They have sought to bring about more reforms re-forms than any ordinary arty ought to undertake at one time They have placed other measures above the free coinage of sHyer They are more in favor of paper money than metal money and this has limited their following fol-lowing When the Populists met in national I convention at Cincinnati this year and placed in nomination a presidential ticket for 1900 it was a sign of weakness weak-ness and evidenced a lack of noltcal sagacity The people of these United States are becoming convinced that the only way to get relief from the wrongs from which they suffer is to assail one vulnerable vul-nerable point in the opposition at a time to undermine the strength of the single standard crowd by electing to office only friends of the free and jade I pendent coinage of silver to leave the tariff alone to stck to the main issue I uti bimetalsm is assured All who feel this way Reoublcans Populsts or Prohibitionists are joining join-ing the Democratic part They Will be with it two years hence I will be I Democracy alone on the side of nil I verPopulism I Populism is dead Mr Foster observes ob-serves the passing of its cortege He is a socialist noa 33rd degree Populist the only branch of the order left |