Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-09-19
STEAL OUR THUNDER.
DEMOCRATIC JONAH TRYING
TO SWALLOW THE WHALE.
There Are Now Only Two Parties in This
Country; The POpullst and Republican
Democracy Has Been Clevelandized--
People Are in Earnest.

While pretending. to lecture their
party and threatening great bolt, the
democratic silver papers cannot help
betraying the real object Of their
Friendship for the Popullsts. They want
the Populists to come and help them
save the old party. The Chicago Dis
patch is one Of the papers delegated
for the work Of corralling the Populists,
and the following extract is a fair
sample Of Its advice and policy:
"The great growth Of the Populist
party is proof that the democratic
party has departed from the people.
The republican party stands for mo-
nopoly and the money power. Democ-
racy must get back into line with JEFF
fersonian principles or 1t will perish.
Its platform in 1896 must be broad
enough to include all wholesome Pop
ulist doctrines"
Democracy must get bach" - oh,
yes! Democracy is going to reform it.
self and do better. Don't you see?
It must have a platform that will
keep the kickers in the party-and 1t
must be as nearly like the POpulist
platform as possible, because that is
the party the boilers will join If they
leave the party.
Then, many Populists once belonged
to the democratic party, and 1t is fair
to assume that, having once been BAN
boozled by the glamour Of glittering
promises, they can be fooled again.
But the Pops have learned some
things since beginning their career as
kickers. They have learned that the
promises of leaders are worthless, and
that the people must depend wholly
upon themselves instead of upon poll
ticians.
What the people promise themselves
depends upon their own efforts to ac-
compllsh.
Let the democratic party perish II It
will.
Jeffersonian principles viii not per-
ish, neither will the people perish.
Men who believe in Jeffersonian
principles must get together in a party
that votes for Jeffersonian principles.
When the party Of Grover Cleveland,
Carlisle, Hoke Smith, Brice, ct al,
adopts a Jeffersonian platform, with
gold-bug candidates, the Peoples party
will run men of Jeffersonian princl-
pies on the Omaha platform-not on
mere promises Of the candidates, but
upon pledges and with instructions d.
rect from the people.
. Then If they are elected and prove
ialse to their pledges, there is grow
ing sentiment among the people that
such traitors should be met at the
trains when they return from Washing
ton and hanged to the nearest telegraph
pole.
The people are getting too much in
earnest to be played with.
They talk of abolishing many Of the
offices by which we have heretofore
been able to control legislation.
They gather in mobs and defy the
federal army and militia, declaring
that the civil power is greater than
the military.
The laborers have combined with the
farmers to organize new party foreign
to the spirit Of the money power, I'M
acknowledged by the great daily press
and menace to our most shrewd poll
ticlans.
They declare themselves in favor Of
trial by jury, and insist on the rabble
having a voice in the government.
They threaten to annull sacred con-
tracts entered into by foreign syndi-
Gates for the protection Of bankers ond
exporters of gold.
They talk Of confiscating the lands
of foreign investors who have placed
their capital in American estates.
They threaten to abolish our charters
and franchises, and alter fundamental
ly the methods Of government.
They are at this time circulating
papers, books and pamphlets and send
ing forth agitators to inhame our most
devoted vassals against our most cher
iished means and methods Of amassing
riches.
In every stage Of these uprisings and
murmurings Of discomfort we have tried
to persuade the people to be patient,