The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-18
PERHAPS IT IS BEST.
But 1t Looks As II the Reformers In the
Twin Frauds Might Get Together in the
PEOPLES Party.

But It Looks As IL the Reformers In the
Twin Frauds Might Get Together In the
Peoples Party.
The question as to what shape the
free silver and reform elements will
take in the future is one that interests
great many people at the present
time. We are frequently asked such
questions by populists, democrats and
free silver republicans In this region
there seems to be general desire to
form a new party, and we believe this
to be the only way in which thorough
and complete union can be formed. If
the silver democrats and the populists
keep up separate organizations it seems
to US inevita BILE that they will drift
apart, and the silver republicans will
either split up and go to one or the
other, or gradually drift back to the
republican party. We have studied
over this matter a good deal since cleo
ton, and, SO far, we see only one thing
to do if the reform elements are to be
thoroughly and effectively united That
is for silver democrats and populists to
entirely abandon their own organiza-
tions;for that purpose calling state con-
ventions at the same time and place
and formally dissolve both party or
CARNATIONS and then in connection
with the free silver republicans form
single new party under a new name,
of national character, to be called,
for want of any better as yet suggested,
an American party, adopt new dec
'aration of principles and invite all
who believe with us. This would leave
the gold democrats in the field as the
democratic party with all the odium
attached to that name. They would
then draw away from the repu blicans
On the tariff issue and thus prevent
those who voted for Mckinley from re-
naming in the repu blican party; while
our new party not being weighted
with any of the prejudice, much or
little, attached to either the demo-
cratic or peoples party name, would
attract still larger numbers of free
silver and anti-monopoly republicans
to its ranks. Very naturally, the re-
publican party, being the dominant
party championing all the trusts and
monopolies would be the object of our
attack and by the time another presi-
Dental election rolled around it would
be SO weakened by Withdrawals to the
| gold democracy and to the American
party that the latter would succeed as
there is no room for two gold and mo-
nopoly parties.
We believe the populists will retain
| their organization until the silver de-
mocracy is ready to do what we sug-
gest above, but that they will not
stand back for one moment when the
silver democracy says it is ready to
abandon the old name and the old or
ganization and form a new one on
these suggested lines
We believe this should be done al
once if the democratic party is in ear
nest in its new declaration of principles.
! For obvious reasons we do not believe
| it can succeed under the old name, and
that it is only putting off the day OF
salvation by retaining the name. We
are not attacking the party but only
expressing our candid views, and i,
further seems to us that the silver
democrats should start the new party
movement Such a plan would remove
| all confusion as to names, and all pref
udice against names, would mark 8
new era in politics and, if carried out
at once, would put us in shape to elect
the congress in 1898. which may posi-
bly, elect the president in 1900.
We believe no time should be lost in
considering this matter. We further
believe that fusion under different
party names will prove we'll nigh futile
and there are the bests of reasons, be
sides those above mentioned why mer
who believe in the same principle:
should lose no time in being united in
to one organization instead of several
-Winterset Ua.) Review.