The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
RErunL1cAN or1N1oNs.
Kansas Senators Views of the Eject Of the
Formation of 'fThe Peoples Party
of thu ruItsd At af.s.s


Kansas have given their views regard
ing the action of the Cincinnati confer
ence in forming new party as follows:
Mr.. Kelly of Mcpherson: 1.-THE or
ganization of third party at Cincinnati
will strengthen the alliance as a poll
teal party in Kansas. Not so much
from republican accessions, but the
democracy will in all probability sup
port the alliance electoral ticket in
Kansas
Senator Bentley: THE republicans
in the alliance will return to the repub-
lican party. The democrats in the al
lance will return to the democratic
party. The formation of a national
third party will. in my opinion.
strengthen each of the old parties"
| Senator Osborne: 81 conclude that
the peoples party of this state is gener-
ally favorable to the movement. But il
must be national party in fact as well
as in name if it is to survive the strug-
gle of presidential election. The in
| dependant movement can not thrive il
! it fights under one banner in Kansas
| and another in Missouri. It can not
support the democratic party there and
run an independent machine here. And
if it should occupy doubtful ground in
this respect il will rapidly go to pieces
| in this state"
Senator Mohler: 1.-THE organization
OF the national peoples party, in my
! Judgment, will cause many republicans
and democrats In Kansas who acted
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the organization and return to their
{ first love. The sober second thought
will convince them that the relief
sought can be more readily obtained
through the old parties"
Senator Murdock 1.-THE democratic
party will disappear, if it has not al
ready done so, and we will have but
two parties in this state at that time
the republican and the new party. I'm
der this condition of things, with a
fairly prosperous season, the republi-
cans will carry the state. The oppo5i-
ton to the republican party in Kansas
polled greater vote last year than it
will ever poll again"
Senator Long 1.-THE national third
party organized at Cincinnati will only
be for the northern and western states
| The alliance party in Kansas can only
| live and prosper when il Is part of a
truly national party founded on princi-
pie. This seems improbable at present
| and it will not be possible in 1892 for
that party to repeat its victory OF 1890 "
Senator Moody: SIT will be a dis
solving show with Sam Wood as GEN.
trail figure"
Senator Hardness: In my opinion
the organization of the new national
party will create split in the alliance
and materially reduce the alliance vote
in Kansas in 1892 A large number OF
alliance men believe that the times are
not ripe for new national party and
many Of them will hesitate long before
they throw away their votes in such a
hopeless cause"
I. NJ. Carroll, OF Miami: SIN my
opinion the organization of the national
| third party will lessen the alliance vote
in Kansas In 1892. Many democrats and
| republicans who voted with the farmers
alliance last year will refuse to follow
| General Rice and other leaders into the
new party. The craze which carried
republicans and democrats into the
alliance IN Kansas last year has sub
sided very mucn. Conditions have
| changed and our magnificent crop
/ prospects and improved financial con-
ditiOn will not help the alliance any"
! Senator Norton: The organization
of the third party at Cincinnati with
the doctrine they enunciate will break
! down OF its own weight. No secret
political organization can subsist for
| any considerable length OF time in this
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can. Either a republican or a demo-
crat will be elected president in 1892. -
| Senator King: In my opinion their
action will have tendency to CONSOLE
date the vote OF the alliance members
in Kansas and add much thereto from
votes outside Of the alliance member
| ship"
Senator Rankin: Il believe the vote
will be largely increased"
Senator Schilling: 1T will have a
tendency to drive many OF the alliance
people back to the old parties. With a
third party in the field in '92 Kansas
will 90 republican by from 10000 to
10000 plurality"
Senator McTaggart: by the organ
ization Of a national party at Cincin-
natl. composed of disappointed Office
seekers, who have been relegated to the
rear by both the republican and demo
cratic parties. the odds and ends of all
the isms known to American politics.
the new party will in Kansas, in my
opinion, lose large vote given them
last fall BY both democrats and repub-
licans. The democrats, whose efforts
were united with the peoples party
only to down the republican and defeat
J. J. Ingalls,, and by republicans, who,
for imaginary grievances in every
county in the state, voted for a part Il
not all the peoples party candidates.
With a new national party in the field
party lines will again be drawn and the
republicans and democrats will support
their candidates and the new party will
be as heretofore in Kansas, third in the
race"
Senator Kelley OF Crawford county:
II do not see how it can In any manner
add any strength to the alliance in this
state, and | can see where it will
weaken it by the loss Of democrats who
acted with it for the sole purpose OF de-
feating the republicans in Ksnsas, but
who did not desire to see it take foot
hold in democratic states, or become a
national party, as it might jeopardize
democratic interests"
Senator Smith: 1T depends largely
upon the action OF the republicans in
formulating national platform. With
James G. Blaine as the standard bearer
the alliance vote will cut but a sorry
figure in Kansas in 1892"
Senator Howard: Il believe the or
ganization at Cincinnati Of third party
vii! more certainly enable the peoples
party to hold their present strength
and will give them a better chance to
increase their present strength than
they would have were no party or
ga7iEed. l. however, believe the peo-
PIES party has reached its maximum