Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-16

TioNs-IHE ETFEcT OF VOTING sIsAIGHr.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening st.r.
TOPEKA. HANS, July l6.-1he democratic
party Of Kansas. which many supposed had
gone out of business and handed over its effects
to the new peoples party. shows signs of re-
vival. and to judge by recent events proposes
TO no longer give aid and comfort 10 this new
movement. The announcement recently made
through the alliance Adnocdi, that the new
people party able 90 stand alone without
the aid OF the Kansas DEMOCRATS has stirred up
hornet nest, and there ls a general getting
together of democratic strength al over the
state.
The recent meeting Of democratic editors
heid here to discuss the pending local cam
paigns OF this year. but more especially 10 talk
over the situation Tor next wear. very sig
nlncant. inasmuch as it WAS composed largely
OF the men who direct and shape the policy of
the party In tins state. There was an effort
made recently TO form coalition between Tie
democrats and peoples party leaders IN the
local county elections ia Kansas this fall with Q
view 10 securing alliance help Tor the pryse
DENTAL battle IN ls91. bat the movement wac a
failure. When the matter was mentioned O.
the alliance leaders the proposition Wa spurned
with contempt. lhIs action vu tie pAl : al Ia,
new disciples of reform. In viow OF tile faot
that democratic votes made IL possible for
them TO elect i've Congressman aud defeat
SOAA q. llkaAAe last wear. came Win ttartlluG
suddenness. Ii aroused democratic indigns-
non. aud several weeks since the word went cut
along the line TO keep IN the middle Of the
road ana fight for straight democracy.
DEMOCRATS WILL yorE STRAIGHT.
Within the past two weeks in nearly one-hslf
Of the counties Of the state the local democracy
has declared for straight party nominations
They claim that If they not able 60 elect
these officers they will at least preserve their
organization Tor 1882 ami be able then 60 draw
10 per cent of their voters out Of the alliance
party, leaving the new movement largely IN the
minority. This will also be the tactics used by
the republicans. and between the two tires the
peoples movement is liable to travel q very
rocky road before November, ls92.
TIE ALLIANCE MUCH WEAVER
There is no question that the Farmers Ali
ance movement is much weaker than il was
year ago. OF course Jerry simpson. senator
PETER, Mrs. Lease and other peoples PARTY ag-
ltaiors declare such statement false but the
fact remains that scores of suballauces have not
heid meeting tins year. and there are thou
SANDS OF good farmers in Kansas who have fatty
refused 10 pay IN monthly aud quarterly dues
TO be used IN deiraying the expenses of these
agItators. who SO about trRducing the state aud
inJUring Its good name and credit The farm
ers of Kansas are beginning TO open their eyes
TO the fact that they have been Imposed upon
by men who are in this movement for what
they can get out OF il. There are wrongs which
must be rghted, but they say they can secure
such legislation as they need through one of
the old parties, and that therefore there Is no
call for Il national third party.
am quoting the language of representative
farmers with whom am personally acquainted
and who voted with the peoples party last fall
An instance: Hon. II. f. Moore. one of the
most extensive Farmers of Butler county told
me yesterday that he personally knew over fifty
prominent farmers IN has county who had
abandoned the peoples movement and would
hereafter vote with their old parties. Fully
half OF these, he said, ARE democrats who
virtually abandoned their party last year to
help out the alliance. They tired II that
KIND Of business and will hereafter vote the
democratic ticket"
ENEMY TO THE REPUBLICANS.
The republicans fought the peoples party
movement from the start in Kansas. The lead
ers saw In II a dangerous enemy. Ii was or
ganized by southern men aud IL seemed that
the whole power Of the south Was behind il in
Its early efforts in this state. desperate effort
was made to keep republicans out Of the move
ment, but without avail. This, of course gave
1t democratic sympathy, for IL was anything to
crush the republican party with the average
Kansas democrat. But they did not realize
that in giving aid and help TO a co-laborer an
the work OF exterminating their old enemy they
would be turned upon by this new-made friend
and insulted and told that their holp was no
longer needed.
Democrats of other states NAV 'lay down"
and allow this new party 10 foreclose on them,
but that VIII not be the course pursued In Kan
sas The democratic party may remain in the
minority, but as a we'll known democrat re-
marked today, lit will retain It's honor aud or
ganization and have "a room on the ground
noor at the great democratic feast In Washing
ton March 4, lsyS.' Continuing, he said:
What can any democrat in Kansas or in the
south expect at the hands OF a democratic ad-
minlstratlon who subscribes to all the Wild
eyed and visionary schemes Matched out by
the political preachers and lecturers who go
about over the country infaming one class of
people against the others? That ~ a question
which ought to come very near home ~ any
true democrat"