The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-23
THE ATTITUDE OF THE soUrH.
A Point At Which the DsmO-Rsps Tried
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Point at which the DsmO-Rsps Tried
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Every reader of both Republican
and Democratic papers. Gays the To-
Peka Advocate. north and south has
not failed TO observe the tremendous
effort everywhere put forth to incuI-
cate the idea that the people Of the
south have no sympathy with the Peo-
pies party-that they are Democrats
and will remain So II they feel per-
fectly sure upon this point it is dim
cult to see why they should devote so
much space to the effort TO prove It
When il comes to be known that there
Is perfect understanding between the
Alliance people OF the north and south
upon this as upon many other ques-
tions they may readily see what con-
summate asses they are showing them
selves to be. When the question OF
organizing new party was consider
cd at Ocala il was decided after
many consultations that a convention
should be called some time in the
future for the special purpose of
considering its feasibility. The date
was at one time fixed but afterwards
reconsidered. and February %. 1892.
hnStly ne
conference had nothing whatever to
do with that convention. 1t was call
ed by an industrial organization that
was not in existence at the time the
convention of February 22, 1892, was
agreed upon. It very Wisely shaped
It's policy so as TO cooperate with the
February convention; but the great
mass of those organizations which had
fixed upon that date as the time for
considering the organization of new
party regarded the Cincinnati meeting
rs premature. and. did not therefore
choose 70 participate IN it Nobody
IN the north has at any time expected
the southern states. that were not re-
preseated at Cincinnati. TO ratify the
Peoples party this year. There Is, in
fact no particular necessity for it We
care nothing for the manner in which
the southern states conduct their local
elections This is a matter 10 which
we are in no way concerned. II the
Alliance brethren OF the south choose
TO capture the Democratic primaries
md conventions and elect their men
through these means il in DO way con-
Germs US The on'y point In which
we are interested in these local &c
lions Is that they shall elect Alliance
men, and this they are doing with re-
markab.e unRnimity.
Whel 1t comes TO national cleo
ton the case will be quite different
Success In a nation al con quest requires
q union OF the west and south. and
this can only be brought about by a
total abandonment OF the old parties,
This the people OF the south under
stand as we'll as the people OF the
north; and on February %. 1892. they
will speak upon this subject in |; n
gunge not TO be misunderstood. Be
fore that time Alliance men of the
north are not expecting them to Of
ficially declare for the Peoples party.
though whenever the sui. ect is men
toned ia southern Alliance meetings
the enthusiasm with which such refer
ence is greeted clearly shows that the
masses OF the people are ripe for it
In fact they cannot be kept out of It
It is as impossible as TO turn Eiagarl
up stream. The current OF public
sentiment is as irresistible as that of
the great catlract 1t should be I'M
derstood. however. that when the Al
Lance moves 1t moves in a body; and
1t will not do this until the time APP
pointed, nor do we expect it To. All
this tremendous effort Of the plutocra-
tic press to prove the south IS not in
it is therefore labor lost 1t Is q
useless expenditure OF wind.