Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
"Toat" Fair.

populist party cast away its organlza
tion, and join ranks body and soul with
the local democratic organiZation;-
that through this method on
ly can the county ticket hope to sue
coed. With all due respect to Mr.. Har-
ris, we must confess we have but little
regard for his suggestion.-Logsn Nu-
cleus
We regret the necessity of again re-
fering to our article found in TIE
TIMES of recent date Bro. Musgrave,
leading populist. took occasion to re-
ply to our article. and to controvert
some of our opinions, and now Bro.
Ferguson, of the Nucleus, democrat,
has concluded to stick his splinter in
aud also dissent from our views.
To correct Bro. Ferguson in his ar
ticle, we desire to say that we did not,
nor do we now, advise the populists to
abandon their organization, but in the
language of the Nuclus, we would say !:
ave also know that the populist Or
ganiZation has not by any act of its
own discarded one of its cardinal prin-
ciples which led up to its formation.
We also know that for the sake of fur
thering the chances of giving prscti-
cal perspicaciOus demonstration of its
principles 1t joined hands with demo-
cracy, local, state and national.
Now we ask Bro. Furgeson if that
was done without disorganizing the
populist once, why can it not be done
again? 1t is unnecessary for either
party to disband, and we never advised
such action, but we did, and do now,
favor union of all parties opposed to
the modern methods of the republican
party, and favor only one convention
and in spirit of union and harmony,
nominate ticket, made up of good
men without regard to former party
associations, not asking for All aban-
donment of any vital principle, but for
the time being, working together for
the common good OF all But Bro. r,
in the following statement, admits al
we advocate He says:
"There are within the ranks of pop
ulist as we'll as within the ranks of de-
mocracy those who are to a degree dis
Satisfied. On the one hand some pop
ulis's contend that consideringjthe fact
that its party name has at least tenn
porarily laid upon the shelf aud 1T has
adopted temporarily, the democratic
name, that for this reason the demo
Gratis should concede more literally in
the division of the Offices"
If this is correct what in the thender
is Bro. Ferguson grumbling about?
The name populist, for the time be-
ing is laid on the shelf. why not let it
repose there and all continue to march
to victory under the Democratic BAN
ner? Why should Bro. Furgeson oh
ject to the name democrat? "A rose,
1t is true, will smell just as sweet call
ed by any other name," but AssthGipop-
ulist have laid their name on thershelf,
why not call the next convention demo-
cratic convention as we suggested and
all unite on one ticket? We recognise
many good men in the populist ranks,
and If such are placed on the ticket In
a union convention they will receive q
hearty vote by all. Our argument Is
for one convention to select the ticket,
and not to oppose any name on the
ticket because he is populist.
olt might be just as.well for those who
feel disposed to critasise our article OIL
this subject to state the proposition
fairly, and not to build up a man of
stsw to fight. Our proposition is this:
call a democratic convention, inviting
all mon who are opposed to modern re-
publicanism, to join in selecting dele
gates to such convention, and for said
convention, when assembled, to select
a good ticket, then we may hope for
success
Does any man In Harrison County
seriously believe that If two conven-
lions are held, one democratic and the
other .populist, that a ticket can be
agreed upon satisfactory to either par
ty. We are Individually in favor of
one convention, one ticket, selected by
all the people opposed to Mark Hanna
kepublicanism. d. M. HARRIS.
Mondamin Independent: The Fire
mems Tournament which is to be held
at the Valley this week will he the
best thing of its kind that has ever
been held in this part of the country.