Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-06
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.
do NOT Organise New Party Until All Re-
1orm Elements Are Fully Prepared to

Do Not Organise New Party Until All Re.
form Elements Are Fully Prepared to
Take Part In It's Formation.
The Cincinnati conference will he the
most important one, in many respects.
held or to be held this year. Every
element and every phase of reform will
De represented there If, at that con.
ference, harmony and unity of action
can be made to prevail, the great battle
OF 1899 is already half won. If, ON the
other hand, we are compelled, in order
TO conciliate the different elements. to
make plank for each faction to stand
upon, thus scattering our forces and
widening our Notifications we had lust
as well go and crawl into a hole and
pun the hole In after us, for we could
expect to suffer nothing but ignominious
defeat We would be in the same con-
oltlon as Mark Twain's dog that was
scalded In spots, until he looked like n
map OF the new territories. He could
not attend to both his flea pasture and
ny pasture. AS the Reformer has fire..
quently remarked, there are some
vital questions upon which all these diff
ferent organizations can agree. The
questions of finance, TRANSFORMATION
and land are of vital interest to all
suppose we call these the middle of the
road and agree to travel along to-
getner, Tor while, at least. Would
tnat not be sensible plan. Would il
not De much better than to be beaten in
oetah and have the chains of bondape
fastened on us frmer than evero An.
other thing which the Cincinnati CON.
ference should not lose sight of Is the
action already taken by some very now
erful organizations, and of other action
still to be taken. It is to be bone6 tbo+
the Cincinnati meeting will not assnr,a
any i am the great am" airs and io-
more tne 1act that other men and other
Oreanlzatlons are working along tho
same common lines, and are preparing
TO join US In the great fight for indus.
trla1 freedom. We desire to emphasize
TINS point more particularly because we
Know there has already some bitterness
OF ieenng sprang up between some of
1ne recognized and able leaders in the
REFORM movement which will reouire
great caution and care If it does not do
moro TO make the Cincinnati confer
enoe a hindrance to the movement in
stead OF what it should be-a GRAND
step forward The people have RIGHT
to demand Of these leaders that these
oinerences shall be explained and this
bitterness suppressed; or, falling in
tnat, that these men shall stem down
IN the ranks and let others take their
places What we want at that confer
ence Is harmony and the proper stems
taken to harmonic with others wboar6
In sympathy with us. There will he
those present who will favor the imme.
diate organization of new party. Tba
National Reformer opposes ANYTHING
OF that kind for the reason that
we do not believe in pulling an annie
until it is ripe. If that CONFER
encs :SS organizes new party it
Will pull green apple as far as sue
cess In 1892 Is concerned The alli-
ance, the grange, the K. of L., the
4. M. b. A. and other labor organiza.
tlons are thoroughly organized schools
Tor education. They are fully equipped
for that purpose, and the process Of ed
ucation Is going on much faster in those
organizations than IT would in any new
one we could organize and put in prac.
tical order within the next eiobteen
months. Again, the moment we or
ganize a new party it not only antap-
onlzes the leaders of the two existina
parties, but great enough number Of
The members of all labor organ;za-
lions to introduce discord that will
aeutrallze the effects of education.
we are aware that the failure
lt that conference to organize a
new party would be great disappoint-
nent to many, but they may console
themselves with the reflection that thew
ire In advance of the times, and if we
vi expect to fight together in 1892.
hose who are In advance must wait
or those In the rear to catch ND. Some
II course, will never come up, but the
onger we wait the more we'll get to
lelp tight the battle. In the meantime
ct us keep cool, keep in the middle of
he road and keep hammering away
OF reform In finance, transportation
nd land-W. s. Morgan. in National
seformer.