The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-03-22
THE REPUBLICAN, IDEA OF POLL
TICS,

the political situation from q repub-
lican standpoint, and indicating what
the policy of the party should be in
the future. There is much in the
Champion editorial that is sensible
and exhibits knowledge of facts
and conditions, with which we be-
lievs other republicans are equally as
converssnt as the editor of the Cham
pion, but they are not honest enough
to make the acknowledgement Take,
for instance, the following:
The loss of 10000 republican votes since
1883 in Kansas did not result wholly from
any state issue, or from causes arising
within the boundaries Of the common
wealth. Il is not only foolish, but it is pos
tive madness to close our eyes TO the fact
that the bulk of the voters in Kansas who
voted for Harrison in 1888 and for Weaver
in 1892, made that change for what, TO
them, seemed good aud sufficient reasons.
These men are as patriotic now as they
were IN 1888. They are as good republicans
now as they were when they voted for
Blaine and Logan in 1884. Why did they
leave?
One reason they assign is that under re-
publican and democratic administration of
affairs there has developed tendency
toward the Capitalization Of wealth in the
hands Of the few at the expense Of the many.
No nation ever made such marvellous in
crease of wealth as has ours. They admit
all that, but they reply that it is equally
true that individual, municipal and corpo-
rate debt has increased in still greater pro-
portion. They affirm that the increase Of
aggregate wealth in the nation as whole
has not kept pace with the increase of the
liabilities Of the individual citizen and mu-
nioipslity.
II seems to US that the part of wisdom for
the republican party is TO win back the sim
Cere and patriotic men who have gone forth
from it's ranks for what to them seemed
sufficient cause. The condition oonfronts
us. How shall il be metz There is no rem
edy in personal abuse or misrepresentation
Of facts. The ory of socialism and anarCh-
ism will not regain these votes. In 1860
when thousands Of democrats deliberately
walked out of their party, the tsunts about
John Brown, the ''nigger thief" Ben Wade
and Josh Giddings and Wendell Phillips,
"the cursed abolitionists," did not prevent
them from leaving their party.
These men were dissatisfied with the con-
ditions confronting them and which their
party did not propose 10. remedy. Il viii
not bring back the 10000 Kansas republi-
ans to CRY "Doster is q socialist" or
"Clemens is an anarchist" or "Webb is q
demagogue." They care nothing for the
DunsrAores, Webbs or Dosters. II is the
condition they want changed.
In1S92 these 10000 men we're told upon
the republican stump chat gold was the
American monarch and Wall street its pal |
ace, before which all heads must bow. These |
men said, "We believe in the doctrines Of |
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Blaine, but We
do not endorse the doctrine that money is
the servant of the rich and the master ofthe
poor" They asked for the remonetization |
OF silver and were denounced as orankS. |
They asked for pledge that the farmer on
a Kansas quarter sheuld be the peer Of mil
lionaires in the national congress, and we're
told that such demands would disturb the
finances of the country and lock up every
dollar in gold, as If gold was essential TO
life on earth and salvation hereafter.
Shall the republican doors be kept closed