Dodge City times., 1891-06-19
THE NEW PARTY.

ffesiucnt Folks l'nper Defines the status
Of the Alliance Toward the New Party.
We want to say that, if the new party
formed at Cincinnati the other day shall
sweep the country like a tornado, there
will come from such sweeping no harm
to democratic principles With one sim
gle unimportant exception the princi-
pies laid down by the conference at
Cincinnati are democratic to the core.
We want this to be distinctly under
stood ANY real peoples party is a
democratic party. Let this simple fact
be kept in mind.
The question what will the alliance
do with the new party is on the lips of
tens of thousands of anxious people to-
day. Well, it ought not to take much
wisdom to answer that question. The
new party has adopted the alliance de-
mands into its platform. Does any one
suppose that intelligent alliancemen
will vote against a party that adopts
those demands and in favor of
party that not only fails to adopt,
but rcsists those demands? The
western alliance states have already
gone into the new party. Will not the
necessity for alliance unity force the
other alliance states to 60 into the new
party also? We see no way to prevent
the new party from sweeping the coun-
try, except the simple one of cheerfully
conceding to the people every one of
their Just demands If the alliance
men are to be blamed for going into
tho new party. then a hungry child can
be blamed for going to some one who
can and will furnish him food Gentle
men of the old parties, if the time
comes when your ranks shall be
broken, your leaders Overthrown and
your heritage taken from you, do not
blame the alliance for your ruin. The
people, represented by the Farmers AL
lance. have petitioned, and begged. and
pleaded, and prayed for relief all these
years; and the naughty minions Of
political power have spurned both them
and their petitions and prayers. Do
not blame them for your overthrow.
but blame your own blind and miser.
able folly.
ference at Cincinnati has made the fu-
ture of our politics so uncertain as to
throw the old party leaders into con-
sternation. They do not know '.and
no fellow can tell them" into whose
hands they are going to fall. It seems
to us that no good can come to these
leaders and the parties they represent
so long as these people stand shivering
in their places expecting disaster. III
these people really want to save them
selves from defeat, let them get to-
gether and throw their corrupt lead
ers overheard and address themselves
manfully to the work of reform
ing the financial system 1t will not do
to point the people to the readings Of
former platforms as the guarantees of
their future action on behalf of the |
people. The farmers and laboring men
of this country do not care one silver
for what these parties promised to do
in the past They want to know what
they are going to do in the immediate |
future. Nothing but clear cut declara-
tions of fidelity to the good of the en-
tire people can save the old parties |
from entire and ignominious over
throw.-Raleigh IN. C.) Progressive
Farmer.
The South and West.
The people Of the south and west
have been engaged for thirty years
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