The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12
SOME SENSE AT LAST.

SOME SENSE AT LAST.
The Democrats are making great pre-
parations for a banquet and reception
to Hon. w. J. Bryan, who is to speak at
Minneapolis Tuesday, Jan. II, 1898, and
the Pioneer Press says: A committee
of Populists, consisting of S. NJ Owen,
/. M. Aver and E. r. Lynch were in
the rotunda of the hotel in answer to
an invitation extended to them to meet
Mr. Rosing, chairman of the Democrat
ic state committee, to consult in re-
gard to placing a Populist on the ban
quet program. They waited until 4:4O,
and as nobody appeared to guide them
to the room where Mr.. Rosing and his
committee were in session, they all re-
tired save Mr.. Lynch. Shortly after
wards committee consisting of l.. A.
Rosing and William Baldwin came
down stairs to invite the committee %
the sacred precincts, but they found
only Mr.. Lynch, who informed them that
his committee had carefully considered
the matter and had arrived at the con-
clusion that it was not necessary 10
make any change in the program FOR
the benefit Of the Populists, but Lynch
said they recognized the fact that it
was a Democratic affair. and were will
ing to let 1t go as such. There was no
ill-feeling over the matter
There is some sense in this. The
Peoples party meeting last week in St.
Paul. and it's unanimous protest against
fusion" has probably had something to
do with this change of front. We are
sorry, however, that 1t took two hours
of ignominious waiting to open the eyes
Of these Populists to the fact that their
Democratic allies did not want them.
They perceive that Owen, Aver and
Lynch can bring them no strength, and
are therefore Of no use. They will now
work to reclaim the gold Democrats and
unite the old party for 1900.
We hope now that the Owen faction.
having gone to the end Of their rope,
will have the good sense to behave
themselves, turn in to build up the Peo-
pies party and drop their fusion" nom
sense We have not assailed them be-
cause of personal hostility, but be-
cause they were pursuing courses deadly
| to the cause Of real reform, and there
fore injurious to the whole human fam
| lily. They were assuming the right TO
run the party into extraordinary chan
nels WITHOUT CONSULTING THE
PARTY.
| Let all hands take hold and build I'm
Populism. "He that is not with us Is
against u.s." We cannot afford to sac
rifice the smallest particle of the Omaha
platform for few offices for few mon.
The skies are clearing. The fogs are
passing away. The prospects of the
Peoples party are brighter today than
they ever were since 1892 ID.
WILL DON THE DEMOCRATIC BUT.
Populists will feel surprised and regret
the action of T. J. Cation by which he
must hereafter be classed as a Demo
crat.
Within a week, in state convention
the Peoples party, of Minnesota, has
renOunced all alliance with the Demo
cratic party and declared unequivocally
for Independent party action. On Tues
day evening w. J. Bryan spoke in Min
neapolis under the auspices exclusively
of Democrats, the Populists of Mime
apolis, mindful of the declarations of the
convention just closed against fusion
had declined to participate in this Dem
ocratic rally and were astonished tha
Mr.. Cation should take the platform an(
eulogize Bryan as the peer Of Washing
ton and Lincoln, the embodiment Of al
American craftsmanship, the nations
idol and our next president Brillian
oratory stampeded the Chicago conven
ton, but in future Minnesota conven
tons oratory will be discounted by
thorough knowledge beforehand {,
where our orators stand politically.
E. A. T.
THE MID-WINTER MEETING.
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