The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-11-27
oEmocRAcY's PROGRAMME

CoFEtic Party.
Under the caption permanent BIZ
metallic Clubs" the Kansas City Times
(dem.l very coolly maps out a pro-
gramme for the next four years, based
upon the permanent absorption Of the
| peoples party by the democracy. Says
the Times:
''Now that Mark Hanna has an
nounced it as the determined policy Of
the gold standard crowd, whose direc-
tor-general he is, to keep the rePub-
lican national committee ia active com
mission, with headquarters at Wash
ingUon city, during the four years Of
McKinley's term, for the ayowed pur-
pose of making the gold standard per-
petual in this government, it behOOVes
the bimetallie forces of the country TO
take measures for continuing and ex-
tending their organization.
''As means to this end the silver
clubs in the several states offer an OBJ
vious and advantageous rallying
ground The majority of them were
formed during the progress Of the re-
cent canvass and to their intelligent
and vigorous work is due a large share
of the encouraging results recorded for
bimetallism in its first pitched battle.
Especially is this true of the clubs
which worked so faithfully and sue
csssfully in resisting the aggres-
sions and corrupting influence of the
gold syndicate and its political agents
in the southern, western and middle
western states Let these clubs not
disband. Let them change their tenn
pOrary into permanent organization.
They should elect intelligent and zeal.
Gus officers and begin at once to pre-
pare for the conflict for congressman
two years hence, and for the presi-
Dental battle in 1900. They should en-
courage the formation Of other clubs,
wherever conditions favor it, in their
own and other states.
minor questions and past party
affiliations should not be allowed to
interpose barriers to membership
Friendship for bimetsllism should be
the sole test, and less fundamental is
sues should be held in allegiance in all
matters affecting organization and
concert of action. By this method of
procedure the silver clubs of the coun-
try can preserve intact the magnificent
army from which the allied forces of
greed won a barren victory. With
these clubs as a base of operations the
campaign of education can be con-
Quoted with intelligent cooperation
and an even and symmetrical develop
ment which Will convert thousands
and tens of thousands of voters to the
bimetallic faith ere the next summons
to battle is sounded.
ALREADY measures looking to the
permanent organization of all the sil-
yer clubs in the country have been
initiated in several of the states, not
ably in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
Let the movement be extended, until a
multitude of missionaries, preaching
the gospel of bimetallism in every city,
town and hamlet, from the lakes to
the gulf and from the shores Of New
England to the Golden Gate, shall con-
vince of the saving grace of the double
standard all citizens who desire that
the blessings of prosperity shall be dis
tributed steadily and equitably to all
who honestly strive for their posses !
sion, and that the opportunities for &C
curing wealth shall not be restricted
to the corporations and individuals
who nave already amassed vast riches.
Thus formed and working in bar
mOny IN the several states the silver
clubs can be nodded into a national Or
ganization at once formidable and ire
sistible. To the power Of money it |
will oppose men. 1t will meet fraud, |
and corruption with vigilance, |
and the sword of the law.
1t will repel corporate aggression with
the force of intelligent citizenship and |
the momentum of enlightened individ- |
ualism.
Thus equipped principle will go |
forth to meet the giant of pelt The !
cause of bimetallism is the cause of |
humanity. and bimetallism will win
the victory"
But Chairman Butler. says NAY" |
On the same date November 49, an |
editorial appeared in Chairman But
ler's paper (the Caueasianl which reads |
as follows:
speaking now for the people's party |
OF North Carolina, and, we believe, for
the nation, we take the liberty of serv-
ing notice on Mr.. Bryan that if he de-
sires to head the reform forces of the !
peoples party in the next fight he |
must do so under some other name
than that of democrat. The name has |
been a reproach and a stencil among !
the people, and it will not be supported |
any more, now nor hereafter. In the |
just closed the peoples party !
Joined forces with the democrats, and |
the democrats again played the people |
false, grossly and brutality false, We
are done with them now and forever,
and also with any man who seeks to
lead the people hereafter under any
standard that may bear the name or
have the smirch Of the word democrat
on it,
But Mr. Bryan is a democrat When
in Kansas City ten days ago, being
asked what he thought would become
of the boiling democrats, he said;
"They will surely not get back into