Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-11
THE PEOPLES PARTY MUST
BE PRESERVED.

It is we'll known that we have
in and out of season advocated
the union of the free silver men
of all parties. We believe in CO.
operation on principle and for
principle only, not simply to OBJ
tain few Offices for ourselves
and friends. But successful CO.
operation in politics just like sue
cessful business partnership re-
quires that all the conditions of
bargains and mutual interests of
the parties thereto shall be thor
roughly understood and based
and the broadcast principle of
equity and justice to all concern
ed If these precautions are not
taken the cooperation or fusion,
especially in politics, will end in
mutual disgust add dismal fail
ure. We insist on due respect
for our wing to the present state
ticket fusion, because we know
that human nature is jeolous
and apt to find fault, and if just
ground for complaint exists our
enemies will find it out. if we do
not, and parade the fact before
our people during. the progress
of the campaign, and disorganize
us at d stage when there is no
chance to remedy it. Fusion in
politics is pretty scaly business
under all circumstances. 1t
must be engineered by men of
the highest patriotism and integ-
rity, after due deliberation of all
the questions involved. 1t is now
seen that an gorgeous blunder
has been committed by not CAL
ling both democratic and peoples
party convention at the same date
and place so as to enable the dele
gates to the two conventions to
act in harmony and by means of
joint committees while both
bodies were in session.
1t is safe to say that congress
could never pass a law Of any i'm
portance, unless they were in
session at the same time and
place, and could act in harmony
by means of joint committees.
How can we then expect that a
motley political convention can
expect to enact meas ures and ad-
journ sine die, that will meet the
Judgment of another gathering
with different principles of faith
and objects in view? It cannot
be done one time in a thousand.
This is why fusion as rule fails
in the domain of politics.
We remember that Mr.. Don
nelly advocated in the Represen-
tative once last spring that all
the free silver bodies should hold
the state convention on the same
day and place and act as we have
above indicated. Why was it
not done? Let some knowing
Minneapolis popocrat tell. One
Of the shrewdest politicians in
this part of the state told us late
ly that the very fact of calling
our conventions apart would
surely defeat fusion, and that
this was undoubtedly engineered
by gold bugs for that purpose.
He told us as soon as we saw him
this week, that the gold bugs had
engineered the nomination of
Lind in the democratic party for
the same purpose. He said fur
Their, ''These same schemers
want our convention to endorse
Lind. Then they have just. the
cam paign material they want.
Then you will hear every CAM
paign orator out among our peo-
pie telling them that a little clique.
OF our men have sold the party to:
the democrats, and that our par
ty with its SO, 600 votes is.taeked
on q remnant Of the democratic
party This will disgust and dis
courage, and my be disorganize.
our forces keep new converts
from the repu blicans joining US
and work inevita lie disaster
The sol. bugs know that their
''l1 salvation lies IA eating dis.
harmon d; i q in our ran and damp.
ening our enth sias1n. While the