The Advocate and news., 1898-11-16
YOU ARE INVITED.
J. Mack Love Welcomes Dead POpullsts" Into
the Democracy.

Love, chairman Of the Democratic State
central committee, to say What Of the
future" Of the Democracy Of Kansas. Mr..
Love wrote out the following reply,
which, as Webb McNall would say, is "up
to you" Populists:
Topeka, Nov. 12-The Star has asked
me what, in my opinion, will be the fu-
ture OF the Democratic party In Kansas
as to fusion l am frank to say that in
my judgment any attempt in the future
to unite the elements opposed to the Re-
publican party, by fusion arrangements
similar to those effected in the last six
years, will be neither practicable nor
feasible
The Populist party, by its failure to in
dorse an administration which had done
much to commend it to the rank and
file of it's party has missed, in my opin-
ion, the last opportunity it will ever have
in Kansas to longer perpetuate its power
or maintain its organization.
The birth of the Populist party was
perhaps due as much to the extreme con-
servatism Of the Democratic party as to
any other one cause, and to the further
fact that the dominating influence of our
party had become too nearly controlled
by its Eastern wing. In other words,
that Wall street was exercising too much
influence over its leaders, and practically
directing It's policy in the interest Of the
wealth Of the East at the expense and
sacrifice Of the industrial and agricultural
interests Of our country.
The Democratic party has always been
the champion Of the peoples interest.
The individual and personal rights and
liberties of the citizen it has espoused
and defended at all times
In 1896 it became aroused to the fact
that the tendency Of it's leaders was drift
ing from the fundamental principles
which had endeared it to the masses, it
purged itself Of this influence and again
placed itself upon platform which sat
isfed the people that the principles which
gave it birth it still stood for, and that
it could be trusted.
The Democrats of Kansas in 1892, be-
lieving that the Peoples party more
nearly represented its principles than the
Republican party, and that it's success
was in line with the interests of the peo-
pie, indorsed in State convention the full
Peoples party State and electoral ticket
This was brought about by the action Of
the Democratic party itself, there being
no arrangement or agreement between
the parties that such course should be
pursued by the Democrats in that con-
vention. The Democrats in the conven-
tion cannot be said to have acted from
any other than unselfsh motives
The Democrats Of the State stood 10y
ally by the action Of their convention,
and because of this loyal support Of the
Democrats the ticket was successful at
the polls by small majority.
In 1896 fusion of the Peoples party
and the Democrats was effected, by which
the Peoples party was given all the cam
didates for State offices, and the Dem
oCrats were given the Presidential cleo
tors. Again the Democrats stood Loyalty
by the compact and through this loyal
support on the part Of the Democrats
the State ticket was again successful by
a small majority.
In 1898, as Democrats we renominated
all of these State officers and in the plat
form adopted we heartily indorsed the
efforts that had been made to pass laws
in the interest of the people, and also the
honest efforts they had made and were
making to enforce those laws and also
to enforce the laws which the Republi-
cans had given us, but had failed to en-
force. The Democrats again showed their
loyalty by honestly and earnestly sup
porting this ticket. In those portions Of
the State where the Democratic vote is
the strongest we see gains for the ticket
over the vote of 1885,
The action of our party during these
years has been made at a great sac
rifice and almost at the expense of our
party organization.
AS l said, the Populist party, by allow
ing its ticket to go down to defeat this
year, has lost it's chances to longer con-
tinue or maintain its organization. AS a
national party it has no standing ex-
istence, and never has had. In the South,