The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-06-16
TIE COMING BATTLE.

The Buffalo Express, a republican
paper, has this to say about the repub-
lican party and its position OH the
economic questions advocated by the
reform party:
Tho republican party is ESSENTIALLY the
party Of the nation and strong govern
ment. In the great political battle between
the classes and the masses which Ia coming.
the democracy will be found on the side OF
the privileged few. while the adherents of
the new economic ideas will ma ch under the
republican standard. The question of the
future ia whether or not the functions of the
| government shall be extended to cover Indus
| trial and social conditions. You may call It
| paternal'sm. You may even call it socialism.
| ii you like. The people arc no longer fright
ened by Names But IL Is better to call the
coming reform nationalism or repubicanism
The writer of the above evidently Is
in favor of the fundamental reforms
demanded by the peoples party. and
no doubt represents large element of
| voters yet il the republican ranks
| who have heretofore hoped and believed
that these reforms would he accom-
P!ished in due time by the republican
party. and who, therefore, refused to
support new party, deeming the
formation of new party rs unneces-
s;lry and unwise. The events of the
last few months. however, show con-
clusively that such hope is vain,
and that the eXpet tation expressed in
the above article, that sin the great
political battle between the masses
and tile classes which is coming, the
democracy will be found Gil the side of
the privileged few, while the atl|ierents
of the new economic ideas will march
under the republican standard will
never be realized. While it is true
that Il large element in the republican
party is iIrfavOr of the new economic
! ideas. the elements that control the
party are urcOmpromisingly opposed
to every proposition teiiding in any
degree to the extension of the func.
tiOns Of the government. On this
proposition they are completely in
accord with the dominating element
OF the democratic party which is repre-
seDted by Cleveland. On the money
question the republican leaders and
the Cleveland wing of the democracy
are perfectly agreed. The influential
republicans fully endorse CleyeIand's
policy, and are earnestly and viyor-
onsly supporting the administration
1t is only the democratic papers of the
south and west. and tha populist papers
thatventure to criticisc the single guild
standard policy of the government
The Topeka Capital Of yesterday con-
tains an editorial defending Secretary
oarlis'e's action ia paying god for sill
yer certificates, against the criticisms
OF the Atlanta Constitution and the St.
LOUIS Republic, both democratic
Lapers. There seems to be no possi-
bility Of the republican party, rs an
organization. espOusing tile 81 IL of the
people on these new issues. We
believe with the Express, that the
Cleveland democracy will be found on
the side Of the classes in the coming
light, but we also believe that the
elements that now control the rep,ib.i-
can party will he side by side with
them when the battle wakes hot. Tie
new IDEAS will be championed by a
people party composed of the rank
and file of both the old parties led by
enlightened thinkers who are not
bought by corporation gold nor hide
bound by partizan prejudice.