The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
FUSION.


and the Peoples party. or course,
such o question would not be con-
sidered IL there had not been pro-
posals made from one party to the
other, but the question is discussed
pro and con by both parties. Some
Democrats are for and some opposed
to fusion. and the same IL true Of the
third party people. Fusion is con-
giomeration of elements political
and social to accomplish q certain
end. 1t generally makes no differ
ence to the several elements what
the beliefs and practices Of the other
elements are so long as the great end
Of fusion is accomplished, viz: to
supplant other people In the offices
Of emolument, profit and honor.
We are ever reminded by the De-
moerats and the third psrtyites that
the sole object Of the existence Of
the Republican party In its present
form lie to obtain and distribute
spoils. The Democrats wouldn't do
such thing. o no! Nor the third
party people wouldn't do such a
thing, neither. But the indications
are that most OF the leaders on both
sides are trying to form an alliance
to accomplish that very result. The
Democrats reason that II they can
form an alliance with the third par
ty aud overthrow the Republicans
In Kansas this year they will stand
their ancient enemy in the nation,
and should q Democratic president
be elected then will the fruition Of
their dreams Of government offices
be realized. 1.-THE boys" will be
provided for once more, and the
grand controlling spirit Of Demo-
crscy viudicated. The "People"
realize that their only hope lies in
the breaking up Of the Republican
party. That is, their hope Of some
day becoming strong enough to at
tain unto the dignity Of a political
party. Ii has been demonstrated
over and over again and beyond the
shadow Of doubt that there 10 no
vital principle for which they con-
tend. To demorslize the Republic
can party they reason they can az
ford to sacrifice themselves to q on
entity temporarily in order to OBJ
tain material for substantial growth
later on.
So far as the Republican party is
concerned Ii can well afford to have
its enemies "fuse." There are many
thousands Of Republicans who were
led away into the alliance on the as
surance that IL would never be used
to help the Democrats In any way.
Many Of these who would otherwise
vote the sllisnoe ticket would not do
SO II IL were q question Of assisting
the Democrats. They are not Demo-
Gratis from principle and they cannot
bring themselves to assist that
party for any supposed benefit that
might inure to their newly chosen
political afiiliation. Wherever fu-
sion was tried last year the Repub-
lican triumph was most complete.
Honest men who are sctuated in the
use Of the elective franchise by prin-
ciple, never lend themselves to such
unholy schemes for the attainment
Of mere temporary official power, no
matter what plan may be adopted
by elf-constituted leaders for them |
to follow.
Again, there are . few thousand
Democrats In the state of Kansas,
who are so from principle. They be-
lieve In the efficacy Of the tenets
OF Democratic politics. To vote q
"fusion" ticket would be to give the |
lie to all that Is dear and vital to |
them. They could not be expected
to vote the Republican ticket, but it
lie certain they would not vote q
fusion ticket. All the Republicans
Of Kansas have to do Is to stand fast
In the principles wherewith they
have heretofore been mighty. The
party has won Its great
est victories for ths people when it
has placed the most implicit faith
In the people. Our principles are
everything to US. To desert them in-
= time Of threatened peril would be
q thing that has never
yet been successfully imputed to our
Or eat party.