Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-24

etxS. late presidential
campaign, have
lately been mentioning a ''reorganiza-
tion' of the democratic party. and
speculatlhg upon what is the best plan
to bring about such Reorganization"
AS a representative western demo.
crat, and one of whom all honest men
are proud, Hon. David Overmeyer. OF
Topeka. expressed in recent inter-
view the sentiments Of the DEMOCRAT
rs well as all of the democrats of the
land. Speaking of the Reorganization"
referred to, Mr.. Overmeyer says:
There will not, in my judgment. be
another Reorganization Of the Demo
cratic party. There was re.organi-
cation of the party at the Chicago Con-
vention in July, 1896. That re.organi'
cation meant much more than mere
change of committeeman and personal
leadership. 1t meant a return OF the
party to its early original principles.
1t meant that the Democracy of the
United States was born again. 1t
meant re-baptism OF the American
Democracy. This involved a revolt
and an uprising of the great mass OF
the Democratic people against the
capitalistic and plutoeratic~ element
which has fastened itself upon the par.
ty and seized the party machine. and
which has for years defeated the will Of
the Democratic masses. =
1.-THE revolt. that uprising, was sue
cessful: it re.organized the party and
placed it under able. patriotic. clean
and noble leadership. 1t placed the
party upon an old-time Democratic
platform, and headed the party toward
! that new field Of battle upon which is
to be determined the permanent eco.
nomic policies of the United States. II
bravely responded to the great popular
demand for an agrarian and proletaris
opponent to the Republican party. 1t
had to endure the odium and fight the
power of Cleveland's administration.
1t carried twenty. two States, and was
only defeated by the suppression o'
the popular will by money. If 1t had
pursued any other course it would mo-
have carried . single State. 1t coule
not have successfully competed. and nc
party can ever successfully compel,
with the Republican party Tor the favor
Of the money power.
"Since the Chicago Convention th'
party has been recognised in every
State, In harmony with the action o
that convention. To what snd, there
fore, and how. can the Democratic
party be now again re-osganixsds Tn.
silver Issue ear aot and will not be q
bAndoned. Is vin be broadened and en-
iarged. and ~yhils retaining all Of thu
features givan to II by the Chicago Con
vention. it will. for the future. smbrac
che whole question; i. O.. shall the pee
pie or the banks CONTROL ths enrrsucy
The Democratic party will never cos
promise With OF attempt TO placats th
gold faction; il il essentially RspuSl
can. and its members uill, With bat fe
exceptions, continue to act with th
Republican party
The altldude in which the CONVEX
ton of 1896 placed the Democratic pal
ty enabled it to secure the cooperate
of the Peoples party and the refori
element of the Democratic party, bl
as separate organizations. Its presel
posture portends an amaigamation I
the Peoples's party and silver Repui
Iicans with the Democracy, thus col
stituting one great powerful organiz'
tion-the actual, the real. the pu,
Jeffersonian Democracy-the ant
protective tariff party: the anti-go
standard party; the anti-bank of iss,
party; the anti-monopoly party; Il
antitrust party; the real Peoples part
the champion and defender of Il