The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-29
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CAN NOT STTPPORT TT.


B. ]. Sheridan editor Of the Paola
Spirit. that stalwart Democrat who has
announced a week ago that he would not
support Leedy and his Pop ticket, appears
in the following editorial:
NO. We can not support It without
leaving the Democratic party. This We
viii not do.
Though the Wichita convention in 1890
adopted fusion against the protest Of
the solid vote Of the Miami delegation, We
put UP the ticket and supported II because
three-fourths of the men of that ticket
were Democrats, and because we were
promised ''it shall be the last time"
IN 1892. at Topeka. the Miami county del
egation went down lighting fusion and
surrender. but because It was presiden-
tiai year. and because Click and Martin
and other Democratic leaders solemny
pledged that the national Democratic
committee. with Cleveland and Stevenson,
asked that Democrats support the Weaver
electors to throw Kansas out OF the Re-
publican column, we put up the fusion
ticket and voted for the electors. yet not
for Lewelling and the rest Of the Populist
state ticket.
In 1894 we helped to bring about a
Democratic state convention and support
ed the Democratic state ticket with Over
myer at the head.
in 1896 we supported the Bryan electors,
1t was a presidential year and we stood
by the action Of the national Democratic
convention at Chicago. We did not that
year put the Populist state ticket in the
paper nor vote for It at the polls.
1--WE afterwards learned from the ma
tional executive committee of the Demo
cratic party and from Cleveland and
Stevenson by their own lips. that they
never suggested, sanctioned or approved
the surrender of the Democratic party OF
Kansas to the Peoples party in 1892
that Click and Martin were insIncere in
saying it was the wish and order of the
Democratic nominees FOR president and
vice president that Kansas Democrats
should abandon their party in that year.
Every time from 1890 up to and in the
Atchison convention Of 1898, the fusion
leaders declared "This will be the last
time" Now they unmask and declare
that the Democrats OF Kansas must vote
the Populist ticket this year and in 1900
''Fusionists have dealt falsely with the
Democrats. They have betrayed the Den
cratic arty into the hands Of the Populist
party. Their plan is to be with the Pop
ulists ma presidential year and then &c
with them in each of the succeeding three
years because there is another presiden-
tial year coming, till the fourth year wher
, Democrats must again support Populism
Thus there is to be no end to 1t.
"Paternalism is the enemy of Demcc-
racy. Populism is paternalism. The To
peka platform of 1898 on which the present
state ticket stands is paternallsm run ma
to imperialism and republicanIsm. No mar
can support 1t or the men on it and slil
be a Democrat.
ut demands government ownership OF
all public utilities; that the state shall
go into the Insurance business on cap
ital raised by taxation of the people AID
that stock yards shall by the same means
be established and maintained; il declares
for a cumbersome and un-DemocratiC
method of legislation through the initia'
tive and referendum-a European method
impracticable and foreign to our Ameri'
can system Of government; it endorse:
the Populist st. Louis platform of 1896
together with the sub-treasury loan offlct
scheme from the Omaha-Ocala platforms
and government postal banks added-tht
latter copied from the kingly government
tai system of Great Britain and Germany
and it declays, by endorsing the St
Louis platform for the Henry George
single tax heresy-aI taxation TO be or
land.
These are the principles that we a:
Democrats must support if we vote for the
Populist state ticket. The Atchison plat
form declares in favor of them by en-
dorsing the present Populist administra
ton.
Therefore, the clean cut issue for o.
against paternalism is squarely before tht
Democrats of Kansas. We can not dodg,
II. The die is cast. The contest is on
1t is a fight to finish. We are against i
against paternalism and for Democracy
Not a man on that ticket is a Demo
crat and not one will publicly say he is
Democrat. All arae paternalists and soc
ialists All want a stronger government
a government that does everything from
midwifery to banking. from cattlt-ship
ping to insuring property. and from pick
ing geese TO owning and operating tn
railroads, mines. mills, factories, store
and telegraph lines Of the country.
The preservation of the name, char
acter and life Of the Democratic part!
of Kansas; the welfare, credit and homo
of our state; and the rights of man unde
a government that derives its only jus
powers from the consent of the governed
| all demand the defeat of the Populst nom
inees. state and congressional.
THE time has come for action-bold
decisive action. Let the paternalists, thei
dupes and those like Click, johnson
Overmyer and Martin, who seek persona
gain through this infamous surrender
call US what they may, we can not, "
will not, vote the so-called fusion ticket
We will work against II and vote agains
it. The only way TO break d dog o
killing sheep IS, kill the dog.
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