The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-30
POPULISTS CAN'T WIN.
So Says the Address Issued BY
Democratic Editors.
DON'T VOTE THE POPULIST TICKET
Is says to the Democratic VOfer-Re-
suit or the Ieditors' Meeting Here.

suit or the Editors Meeting Here.
The Democratic editors adjourned last
evening after giving out an address to
the Democrats Of Kansas The address
was prepared by a committee com posed
of w. A. Eaton Of the Kingmau Demo
crat, J. H. Padgitt Of the salina Herald,
John E. Watrous of the Burlington In
dependent, Frank l. Webster of the
Lawrence Gazette, and Thomas A. Fair
child OF the Holton Signal The address
is as follows:
On careful consideration of the political
situation in the state of Kansas based on
the most conservative figures, we are
convinced that the POpulist state ticket
is defeated beyond the possibility OF a
doubt We base our conclusion on the
situation as it exists In 1892 the Re
publican vote WAS In round numbers
156, 900. and the combined vote OF the
Democrats and PoPulists was 162, 900,
being a ajority Of only $500. Take
the lowest estimate made by the most
sanguins Populist and enough votes will
be cast for the Democratic ticket to
leave the Populists in a hopeless mi
nority.
This being the case, what earthly in
centive can any man have who ever has
been or expects TO be a democrat, to vote
the Populist ticket
The Populist party has run its course,
4
ture CERTAIN states of the south and get a
footing there and utterly failed. Ii pro-
claimed aloud its purpose and its ability
last year to carry the state OF Virginia
against the Democrats aud 1t procured
the assistance Of two mem ber5 of con-
gress from this state who had professed
to be Democrats and who owed their
election TO the Democratic party; and in
that undertaking the POpulists utterly
failed
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and allied itself with every opposing
faction in Tennessee to defeat the Demo
cratic party and utterly failed
Again il made the attempt in Alabama
and was swept down by an avalanche Of
Democracy, while IN Oregon the POpu-
list party was annihilated- All these
things together with the utter failure of
Populists to suggest any remedies for ex-
listing evils except such as are tinctured
with socialism, the direct enemy Of free
government as likewise the incOmpetency
and absolute mbeclity of the present
administration fOres shadow the end OF
Populism in Kansas. Indeed it Is nOtO-
rious that the POpulist state committee
has given up all hope OF electing their
state ticket and is now concentrating all
efforts on the legislature. The Republi-
can party is wandering aimlessly. 1t is
afraid to say that it is for prohibition; it
is afraid TO say it is against it. 1t is
afrair TO say that il is for female suffrage:
lodges the silver question and every
other question which at all concerns the /
people. 1t stands for nothing, believes in I
nothing, favors nothing. in point Of /
merit amounts to nothing. and is simply |
held together by the cohesive powers of !
the hope Of public plumber. For anv
Democrat. under these circumstances. to I
abandon Democracy and vote the Re-
publican or POpulist ticket, is not only to
lose his vote, but likewise to abandon his
principles.
There are over one hundred thousand
Democratic votes in the state.
No other party in the state presents
anything the people want The people !
are almost unanimously in favor Of the |
Democratic platform They ysarn for |
the things which the Democratic party I
proposes to give them, and they only /
wait for a sign that the Democratic |
party is in earnest and means to support |
its ticket to flock to il by the thousands /
Democrats, let Us be men Let US be /
true. Let US be faithful Let US be /
loyal Let us be honest Let us stand I
by our party to a man. believing as we I
do in its deathless principles, and a glo-
rious victory awaits Us.
Now, therefore, we, the Democratic |
editors Of Kansas, do hereby mutually |
pledge ourselves, each to the other. and |
soIemnly declare to all the world. that /
we will stand by the Democratic ticket,
nOmin atei at Topeka on the 3rd OF univ
until the last vote is counted in Novem- |
Der.
In the evening Eugene Hagan ten
dered an Informal reception to the edi-
tors who did not 60 home in the after
noon, at the Topeka club. The evening
was spent pleasantly in true Democratic
fashion, during which a light supper
was served
There was to have been a parade in
the evening, and Kansas avenue was
crowded with people waiting for the dis
play. They waited in vain, for there
was no parade, and the announcement /
was givea out that it had been postponed /
until Senator Martin returns, when a
monster" demonstration will be made.