Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-24
Reforming the Party Within the

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candidate for Representative, in the
Convention last Saturday, remarked
that she had once been a Republican
but had left the party years ago be
cause of its corruption and after he
convinced himself that he could do
nothing In any effort he might make
to reform the party within the party"
He said, ''his friend Dague, of the
HERALD, was still trying to reform
the Republican party without leaving
it, but he did not believe such a thing
was possible" We venture to sug-
gest to Mr.. Boyd that he does not act
that way in other matters. If his
church or benevolent order does not
suit him in every respect, he does not
leave them and get up an opposition
church or society, but addresses him
self to the work of bringing about the
reforms he desires. We do not insist
that the Republican party is perfect,
but we do say that it is founded on a
grand foundation, viz: 'the equality
Of all men land women) before the
law" Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none" The party has
not always been true to these founda-
ton principles, but it has come nearer
carrying out those grand doctrines
than any other political organization
that has ever existed on earth, and to
day with all its faults, it is far in ad-
vance of any other National party in
all progressive movements. No, Mr..
Boyd, we have notIOst all hopa pf,the
Republican party yet being of great
service to mankind About one year
and a half ago, when the new manage
ment Of the HERALD stated substan-
TALLY what it says now, the Logan
Freeman asserted then that the HER
AID was engaged in. a '.fruitless task
Of trying to induce the Republicans
to espouse the anti-monOpoly cause,
and yet since that time, the Republi-
cans of Phillips County met in a large
delegate convention, and unanimously
adopted platform denOuncing mo
InOpOlies, trusts and other combina-
tiOns of capital which had for their
object the cOrnering Of the necessaries
of life,-a platform so progressive
that it was commended by all the IN
ion LabOrites themselves. Since that
time the Republican National and
State Conventions have published to
the world their platform Of principles
which for loyalty to the peoples best
interests has never been equalled by
any former instrument Of the kind.
Republican members of Legislatures
and of the National Congress have
been dilligent and are now hard at
work righting wrongs. Republican
newspapers and orators in every State
in the Union are raising their voices
against Ubiquitous laws, and are de-
handing the enactment Of statutes
which will cure the political ills of
which the country complains. There
is a forward movement all along the
line, and this is not a good time to
leave the Republican party because
you cannot reform it." Four years
ago it was defeated. That defeat
served as a good lesson. The great
masses Of the party see as well as the
leaders that the party must grapple
the great questions Of capital and
labor, the currency and bank ques-
ton, the transportation and saloon
problems, and they have been investi-
eating these subjects and are prepared
to act upon them and prepared to act
IN the interest of the masses instead
Of the classes. Either the Democratic
or Republican party must administer
the Government the next four years.
| the Union Labor party cannot hope
to carry a State. The members OF
that organization must know that the
Republicans are ten times nearer their
views than the Democratic party.
Why not then support the Republi-
can cause this time, and thus give en-
cOuragement to the great hosts OF
/ Republicans who are hard at work IN
the party reforming the party, instead
Of fusing with a party not In sym
pathy with your views merely for the
sake Of obtaining some petty Office
for some self appointed leaders