The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-07-14

amounting to almost arrogance on the part
of that Democracy that all the opponents
of the gold standard will come to its sup
port help to elect its candidates, and to re-
crown it with absolute power IL 1t will sim
ply declare for free silver. 1t does not ap-
pear to occur to that party that 1t needs to
consider the Peoples Party, silver Republi-
cans. or any other opponents of the reign
ing powers 1t talks. writes and prints
Democracy. anti-administration political
victories. without giving credit to millions
of POpulists and silver Republicans who
contributed largely to all of them, and
some of which would not have been pos
sible without the help of those forces
There is no Indication anywhere. yet. OF
sympathy, no manifest desire for any CO.
operation, except it comes into ranks of
the new Democracy" with the meekness
Of child and the humility of a devOtee
unquestiening. unselfishly and unrequited
The situation inspires the suspicion that
the new Democracy" however much II
may have improved upon the odd still
possesses the facility Of the latter for max
ing mistakes
1t is a mistake to believe that the new
Democracy is all powerful and invincible
It is mistake TO- believe that all other or
ganiZed reform parties and elements will
unhesitatingly merge themselves into the
new Democratic party. and surrenderine
their own banners march under those of
that party. 1t is a mistake to forget or
ignore the patriotic and unselfsh part the
pioneer refOrmers OF the country the men,
bers OF the Peoples Party. took in the last
national campaign, to believe that they
will repeat that act in the interest of pari-
san selfishness Or folly. If the new
Democratcy desires the country to believe
that it is really wide and radical depart
ure from the "od'' One that is now SO
cordially despised, it must study the part
of unseltshness, humility and patriotism
and act 1t with sufficient earnestness and
realism to make all belIolders believe in its
sincerity. 1t Is now time to serve notice
upon that party that it is not omnipotent
alore. that it must do works meet for re-
pentance" and must also tote fair" if il
would secure the cooperation that is neces-
Sary to the success of vital reforms. The
spirit of cooperation Is yielding flexible
unselfish. and without those qualities there
can be no cO-Opera ton.
This is the most astonishing summer
sault we ever beheld.
little while ago nothing would do
but that we must rush headlOng into
the arms of the Democracy, whether
they wanted us or not, and now he dis
covers that the Democrats give no indi-
cation anywhere Of sympathy with the
Populists, are grabbing all the hOnOrs
of joint victories, and all altogether a
bad lot
Really the men have not sense enough
to lead a squad Of blind monkeys to
water. His eyes are under his coat
tail and peruse the tracks of his own
mistakes in the dust We had to pound
him for three months to get him to see
that which every intelligent man saw
at glance.
version. Some one has doubtless told
him that he has read himself out OF
the Peoples party by der@caing the
death OF the party; and now he is trying
to get back into the fold by blackguard-
ing the Democracy.
We have not found it necessary to
denounce the Democrats All we asked
was that the Peoples party should live
and grow, and let Democracy do the
same thing. There was no necessary
hostility between us, we are friends,
and had been allies But when Owen
demanded in the mama of fusion with
the Democrats that tue Peoples party
must perish he begot bad blood all
along the line.
God help refo~m When fools are tho
leaders
Let S. NJ. stick to his hen-manures
and cease to pose as a statesmen and
prophet of God, and all will be we'll.