The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-31
FUSION OPPOSED.
Kansas Democratic Editors De-
clare For Standing Alone.
Questions OF National Moment to BE Com
tended EOr-FarBlers' Complaints Long
ThOps OF the DemOcraey-A Ring
ing Address.

here yesterday Tor the purpose OF con-
,sidering the policy OF the party and the
preparation of an address At night a
grand banquet was served at the
Throop. Judge John Martin, OF this
city, was master of ceremonies and
t.asts were responded TO as follows:
The Democracy of Thomas jefferson
and Andrew Jackson" response by
Judge Charles w. Blair; THE Victory
of 1890 and It's Lessons" response by
Hon. John A Eaton; The Campaign
of 1892 and Its Issues response by
Hon w. G. Perry; THE Democracy of
the Future - response by Hon. James
Humphrey; Tariff Reform Downward
and Free Silver, - response by Hon s.
A Riggs; The Democrats of Kansas"
response by ex-GOv. George w. Click
1.-THE Young Democracy response by
Hon Eugene Hogan; THE Democratic
Press of Kansas" response by Hon 7.
Mcintyre, president OF the Democratic
Editorial association; THE Women of
Kansas" response by Hon. Frank
Lynch; What We Mean" response by
Hon. D. Overmyer.
The address is as follows:
The democratic editors of Kansas in CON
ventiOn embed, in view of the fact that
a large conservative element OF this country
Is becoming seemingly inOculated with doc
crimes foreign TO the genius and fundamen-
tai principles upon which our government Is
founded, issue the following address to the
democracy of the state and nation:
We hail with delight the awakening of the
American people to a realization of the
wrongs they have suffered, which are the
direct result OF id ems and doctrines antagOn-
istie to democratic principles.
The evils that atfiict the country are not
the result or n2ed limitations upon govern
men tai authority and upon those who exer-
else auI hOrity, but precisely the reverse
These evils are the spawn of that latitude
marian and licentious idea which holds that
the government should be restrained and
whatever those in authority believe or pro
half 70 nF
should be done.
INV then can these evils be cured? BY
n resort to methods of like character,
but OF greater extent than those which pro-
.duCe these evils?
How can monopoly be remedled by more
How can the evils of too much govern
sment be remedied by still more govern
,ment?
How can wrongs inflicted by stretching
and V oIating the constitution be riRhted by
suspending or RbOlishing tho constitution?
How can Industrial emancipation be eff
fected by sys. en- that would place all the
activities and Industrial forces
of the country under the control OF those in
autho ty?
How can despotIsm be avoided by a sys-
item which would increase the public pat
ronHgr ana hence the power of those In au-
athOri.y u thousand fold?
How can the evils of class legislation, par
gtfaIity in administration, corruption and
an VersaI decentralization in finances be
avoided by a system that encourages every
man in the country to seek aims and makes
4
How can that Individuality, that personal
sell respect by which alone freedom is main
'taine'4, be preserved by "A system which
makes every man a mendicant and the gov
.IsTrIli'nt a vast paternal power dispensi ing
= favor TO the masses?
Uader such a system with such vast pa
-trona e at it's command with such unlimited
pow in its hands party once in power
couI- never be disIOdged except by revOlu-
4 ton.
~ therefore profoundly sy1npathize with
y ne 81 piFattons and aims or all who hope
and merely strive for better conditions of
a." masses OF mankind. but cannot sub
- .rjJs to doctrines that are identical in
A1rGcteF and intensified in degree with
muse ideas ana doctrines that have pro
N-Uced the conditions complained of. We
c-nnot shut our eyes to the Indictment pre-
scented against the existing wrongs by the
peoples party n complaint against the
wrongs perpetrated by the republican party
.Ead continuously objected to and pointed
out By the democratic party
And while these wrongs were accom-
rT,lIshcd with strong hands unIawfuiIy over
rshs united principles and best efforts of the
democratic party, Il was largely by the aid
OF those who now cIamor for "A redress OF
these wrongs by a species of communism
and state socialism that are foreign to Amer
lean traditions and the constitutional prin-
-ctptes upon which this government was
founded These demands OF the people
would as a necessary sequence, Il carried to
stheir Legitimate consequences, result in sub
-yertlng and notwithstanding the governments
itself Neither are unmindful of the fact
that of all of the demands made by those
who have recently discovered these great
wrongs there Is not one which can be de-
scribed rational and which Is within the
bounds OF possibility but what has been
made over and over again by the democratic
party
Neither we blind to the fact that this
latter day movement OF those who we're m
=siI recently the political associates OF the
perpetrators of these wror gs is simply q
desperate effort to get tho benefits OF demo
cratic measures and democratic policies
without abatlng their partisan prejudice
SUFFICIENT to vote the democratic ticket. We
say tn all VINO hope for better things, all
nail brother, but We cannot consent to EIth-
o. draw from the aeld OF activity as the very
moment when tha tFiumphs of democracy
make reforTnatoyy rei5efs possible.
After thirty years Of devoted adhesion to
principles and measures, through misrepre-
-8entstiou and oblOquY. Ehs old veteran in
Che warfare for liberty cannot be carried
aside by new recruits and amateurs who
were suGiIisrIss ct the enemy Ia ths great
Abattte OF the past
The reason that the democratic party has
vsszrT Gvei for ssu-y Is because it has de-
served TO survive because it Is the only
party Tn this couHtrF's history which has
stood up Tor che people against centralized
power, for men against man official. tt has
steadRestiy declare nxed and definite