Dodge City times., 1891-06-12
THEIR OWN FAULT.

The Two Old Parties Have Only The03
selves to Blane For the Third Past1
1ovement.
Evidence Is accommodating daily 4
psove that the two old partie: have I'd
tered into an agreement, offensive ant
defensive, against the alliance and II
demands. As o result it will take q
bold man, actuated by honest iutem
tons and loyal to principle. to remaiA
an ofiice-holder in either party and con.
tinue even friendly to the alliance aod
its efforts at reform The party lash 10
being used at the present time withoat
mercy, and the effect Is being witnessed
on every hand Senators, congressman
and governors who hold their offices by
reason of the supposed and implied
friendly relations which they hold to
the alliance and its purposes lave
been forced to renounce all in
tercSt in or nffiliation with the
ordes. The thumb-screws of par
tiaanisD is being applied, and the
result has been so far, with but here
ard there an exception. an abject sur
render. Nothing can be expected now
Only from such as were nominated and
elected upon the express pledge of sup
porting the alliance demands There
wall bc no middle ground permitted by
either party, and the people will be
sorcly disappointed in those whom they
trasted without written pledges TO aid
them in their contest for better condi-
tions Party lines are being drawn
closer than ever, and this, too, by mu-
tuai understanding between the lead
ers of the old parties In this effort
they are aiding each other. for on its
result their life or death depends. An
effort is being made to drive every
man out Of either party that will not
wear the party collar. In this effort
they are succeeding beyond their ex-
pectations among the politicians and
ofiice-holders. In order to bring about
this concert of action, all issues are to
be dropped excepting the tariff. This
will lie the slogan. if possible. for the
coming campaign The democratic
party lie aders have abandoned free COIN
age OF silver and are trying to prove
that il was never practical or desirable;
and il it was it must now be subordi-
nate 70 the question of tariff reform.
There is not single demand made by
the alliance that either party will ac-
cept and place in their platforms.
There is not a single demand of the al
lance that the party leaders will con-
sent to bring before congress- The
fight is on between the al
lance and the partisan leaders
of the two old parties, who
seem at the present time to have abso-
lutte control of these organizations.
How long, and to what extent, the
rank and file of these old parties will
permit the political tricksters and ma
chine politicians to dictate to them
is the u labsorbing question. If the
people continue to blindly follow
wherever the politician may lead, and
submit to the continuance of the
present rule or ruin policy, the educa-
tional feature of the alliance should
be pushed with increased vigor. If
the people have not learned the ncces-
sity of intelligent Independence in eco
nomic thought, and to demand the
rights and privileges which are its nat
tural reference, the work of the alli-
ance is far from being complete.
Senility always waits upon ignorance,
and the party lash is never SO effective
as where the people have committed
their political ideas to the keeping Of
the politicians. The test is now being
made between the politicians, who want
TO perpetuate their power, and the peo-
pie who want better conditions. Tho
result will bc watched with great in
terest by all refOrmers throughout the
wOrld.-EcOnomist