Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-25
It Will Hardly be Fusion"

and see that none get away"
It Will Hardly be Fusion"
There is good deal of talk about
the democrats and peoples party men
in Kansas ''fusing" in the coming
election, but the chances are that there
will be no such thing occur. Republi-
cans are expressing a great anxiety
about the matter, for they know that,
should such fusion be brought about
it would result in sweeping the state
and giving them not smell. About
the first thing every republican we have
met lately las said was ''are you demo-
Gratis and the alliance going to fuse?"
If the esprit moved us'' to say ''yes,"
sickly shade Of gloom would steal over
the features of the inquirer and he
would begin to explain why it could
not be done; would ask if we proposed
to take all the abuse heaped upon the
democracy by alliance leaders; if we
were ready to ''wallow in sub-treasury
slush" and ''invest in few railroads, !"
etc. Very anxious indeed, for the
welfare of democracy!
If, however, the ''spirit moved us"
to strongly denounce any fusion or
combination with the peoples party by
the democrats, then different expires
sion comes over the face of the enquir-
er. He ''admires straight democrat"
has no use for the calamity howlers,' D
wants to see them ''sent to hi in
double-quick" and all that. Certainly
republicans want to see no combination
of their opposition.
AS to why we believe there will be
no ''fnsion' of the peoples party and
the democrats, there are several rea-
sons. One is, that, although the demo-
Gratis are entitled to the credit of elect
ing every alliance congressman in Kan
sas in 1890, and the best attorney
general Kansas has ever had, the
peoples party press and the loud
mouthed fxers and manipulaters of
that party have persistently denied the
fact and have taken particular pains to
traduce and malign the democratic
party at every opportunity. They
probably thought they were called upon
to do that in order to hold in their
ranks formerrepublicans, knowing that
the peoples party in Kansas is made
up mostly of former republicans. Self
respecting democrats will not brook
such abuse or ungrateful action, and
will not again place themselves in a
position to be thus spat upon.
If any fusion" OF combination, or
coalition should be brought about it
Will be at the suggestion and upon the
proposition of the peoples party men,
and upon basis that will give the
democratic party the representation it
is entitled to by reason of its voters.
| No ''fusion" or combinations will ever
be brought about as long as the vision
ary and undemocratic schemes of the
peoples party are made the main part
of their platform.
| A coalition COULD be brought about
by both parties con6ning their plat
forms to afew planks, such for instance
as tariff reduction, free coinage OF
silver, suppression of trusts and com
bines of capital, opposition to grain
gambling, in favor Of constitutional
convention, the Australian ballot sys-
tenn and increased scope of govern
mental supervision of railroads.
All these things each party could
consistently unite upon, and they
could wipe out the old republican ring
that has SO long controlled this state
The action of the ST. Louis conference
of the 22d, will make it less possible
for such a thing to be done.s The out
come of legislation now under discus
sion in our national congress may make
it less possible for such a combination
Taking all things into consideration.
it appears to US, as first stated, that
there will be no fusion of the opposition
to Kansas republicanism in 1892, ani
that the g. o. p. stalwarts will once
more ride into power over the protests
of the majority of the voters of ths
state. Democrats, however, can stand
it better than the peoples party. WI
are used to it, and can swallow defeat
with good grace and again grid up oul
loins for renewed battle against fraut
and oppression, fiuHkeyism and flap
4 doodle.
| CARAwAY has charged the farmer.
of Barton county with sanctionine
language that would incite murder ant
bloodshed. Can he bring proof to hi
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