The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-29
FUSION MUST END.

Hon. David Overmyer, one OF the
delegation of stalwarts in Washington,
makes powerful statement of Demo-
cratic opposition to fusion. He says on
behalf of his element, that ''we have no
quarrel with Democrats who submitted
to the action of the last convention, but
when we see the government OF the
state attempting the role of Cromwell,
calling out the military without warrant
and in violation of the constitution, at
tempting to dispense the lawful house of
representatives at the point of the bayo-
nant and inaugurate reign of terror
and carrying the state to the verge Of
civil war; when we see the Populists re-
organizing the militia, making lieu
tenant a major-general, demanding ex-
orbitaut appropriations for military pur-
poses, organizing secret societies on
a military plan, with officers
with military titles, the adjutant
general openly boasting that he will
have in short time powerful military
force; when we realize all this is under
control Of men who are in turn con-
trolled by revolutionary spirits, the fail
ure of such men as Governor Click and
Senator Martin to utter one word of con-
demnation publicly is amazing" He
shows the antagcnism between Populism
and Democracy:
"When we add to all this the fact that
PopuliSts are in favor of female suffrage
nd f,ia Ill I.t
favor state guaranty of loans, agitate the
removal of the capitol, go in for fiat
money, call the tariff question sham,
curse the Democratic party as the sum
of all villainies, and advocate every
hurtful chimera of party teeming
with political baccilli, we are forced to
the conclusion that men who can consent
to longer degrade the Democratic party
in enforced coalition with this revolu-
tionary party must be lost to all per-
sonal annd political self respect. And
l am free to say that l believe that the
honest, manly Democrats of Kansas will
endure this prostitution no longer. These
men will find that the Democratic rank
and file are like the army of crusaders,
when their general refused to lead them
to Jerusalem they served notice upon
their generals that if they would not do
their duty the army would elect other
generals. The crusaders took the hint"
There are also indications that the
middle of the road Populists are organ
izing against fusion. Harloting is not
enduring. 1t NAV answer for temporary
gain, but there is no life in it, The
man of Democratic conviction. and the
Populist of conviction, must part COM
pany. The People, Populist paper at
Topeka, says:
Fusion between the Peoples and
Democratic parties in the last campaign
in Kansas completely destroyed the use
fullness of the former. AS reform
organization it is on the level with the
party with which it combined. 1t can
claim no reason for living. Through its
fusion deal it brought its worst ele-
ments TO the front from governor down
the line. Its committees betrayed their
trust. Its candidates, those who were
privy to the infamous deal. sold out i'm
advance of the election. Fraud has be-
come the prominent ingredient of their
makeup. BY virture of the unholly al
lance the elective officers have for the
most part surrounded themselves with a
set of political Adventures whose only
claim to recognition is cheek and will
ingness to barter away the rights of the
people. Fusion means Doodle, fraud and
corruption"