Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-04


hat greenbacks rather than c0ln
would be favored by the people ID
their business transactions Ihefe
can be no question that the peoples
party is consistent aud enunciates
the correct principles, but how does
the Democratic plan compare Win
Mr.. Cages double-interest-bearlng,
national bank paper?
But we must retrace our steps TO the
question at issue-the union of forces.
We are 10 no position to state what
the Peoples party state platform Will
contain. but Influential men from the
Democratic and Silver Republican
sides have freely said that cOmpre-
hensive plank embracing the free
coinage, national bonds and prehaps
government savings bank questions
1--WE have no use for them now, bnt we
will have when prosperity returns,l
together with direct legislation,
would prove acceptable TO them as
state platform, and suggested that 1t
ought to be so to the POpulists, II they
are in favor Of winning a victory for
these great reforms rather than 20
down TO defeat asking more; and what
mole, barring minor issues, ought to
ask Mr.. Young is of the opinion
that this sort Of a union ought to be
defeated, and the maner in which he
expressed il is worthy Of being pre-
served for prosperity besides the ia
nous Dalphian oracle. The story goes
that Croe us, King of Lydia, about to
make war on Cyrus, consulted the
DalphiaD oarcle, and was told that, il
he crossed the dividing river and at
tackled the enemy, he would destroy a
great empire. Croesus took it for
granted that he would destroy the
enemy's empire, charged, was defeated
and destroyed great empire-his
own. Here is Mr.. YOung's character
istic declaration:
ut is said that we cannot win
without fusion. My candid
Judgment is that we cannot aud ought
Lot to win with it,"
Mr.. Young does not say that we
can win without fusion, though his
sentence is a kind of negative preg-
nant, and leaves the Inference that
we cannot win with fusion, but
might without. However, Mr.. Young
has no hope of success for middle Of
the-road ticket, and he gives none.
About his policy might be quoted
what W. j. Bryan says about the
ROlu oUduudTu people,
''It leads to future of night il
Illuminated by no star, upon voyage
at sea, whose distant shore no mariner
can find"
Yes, it seems TO me that il leads
down the swift current TO meet a
cataract that will dash our grand or
ganizatlon TO pieces and deliver it to
oblivion
1t seems hardly worth while to
try anyone,s patience by answering
the threat of a socialist ticket. This
threat has been carried into eXecu-
tion every time when the advanced
minority of the party felt dissatisfied
with the action of the convention.
The slast attempt of a socialist ticket
in Multonmah county yielded that
party an average OF about 100 votes,
some candidates getting less that 80,
and the conduct of the boilers was
scandalous and corrupt, a fact which
is we'll known to both the POpulist
committee and the renowned little
politician who was in charge Of Re-
publican politics In Portland. We do
not propose TO pay any attention TO
this threat, knowing that prudent and
earnest men will not desert an or
ganiZatiOn until better one is in eX-
istence, though differing in trihes
with the management. We should
not forget that no concessions OF
principle have so far been asked,
none are likely to be asked of the Peo-
pies Party, but if, even before any
question of candidates is brought up,
we peremptorily, cUntemptuously re-
fuse the assistance of the Democratic
and free silver Republican organiza-
tion, what will the verdict of the peo-
pie be? We may refuse to 90 into a
union, but can We indeed deposit our
ballots next June for middle of-the-
road Populist ticket without unavoid-
ably making it effective for "A Re
publican gold standard victory; in
other words, will not straight Pop
ulSt ticket be de facto union with
the Republican party? This question
cannot be lodged or dOwned. 1t
must be met fairly and answered
thruthfully and intelligently by every
POpulst to himself, and upon the
wisdom, the sincerity, the patriotism,
with which the Peoples party deals
with this question may turn the fate
OF the nation.
Il. KRONER.
Secretary County Central Commit.
fee PpOnla'S PARTY Multnomah cnunV