The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-19
Is
ARE THEY ASHAMED2
Demopops Accused of Sup
pressing Their Platform.
1T CAN BE FOUND NOWHERE
And Everybody on the Ticket
Is ApoIogizing for It.

1t is openly charged on the streets that
the Demopops are hiding their platforms.
The platforms cannot be found anywhere.
They are not published and only in the
newspaper accounts Of the conventions
can they be found.
The attempt to try to lead the voters
TO forget the reasonable platform Is sup
posed to be due to the wishes Of the Dale
Amidon Mutual Admiration society.
1t may be, on the other hand. that the
Demopops without dictation are ashamed
Of their platform.
The Dale-Amidon Mutual Admiration So
ciety is kept busily explaining that Judge
Dale doesn't believe IN the platform at
all; that it was the work Of Judge Babb,
Irving Stratton and the "cranks."
A prominent follower Of George Locke
was asked yesterday why the platform
had been suppressed and he said: "I
don't think Il has been suppressed"
You don't see It anywhere. Aren't
the Demopops ashamed OF declaring in
favor of hauling down the fiag?' he was
asked.
mo" he said ''Let me tell you. II
that platform Is being suppressed, It Is
because It omits any mention of free sill
yer. When the Populists out in the coun-
try discover that and have fully realized
that, there Is going to be war"
But the general opinion Is that the plat
form has been hidden because OF Its I'M
patriotic demand that the flag be hauled
down in the Philippines.
The reason for this belief is that the
Demopops generally are trying to explain
the platform, are apologizing for It and
any hour OF the day you can find one of
the followers of the Dale-Amidon Mutual
Admiration society trying to show in q
sick-hearted sort Of way that the plat
form doesn't mean what 1t says and
doesn't say what it means.
Bruce Keenan,. chairman OF the Repub-
lican committee on resolutions in the
county convention said to an Eagle re-
porter yesterday:
1.-THE Populists are saying q premedita-
ted and malignant lie - contained in the
Republican platform in the statement that
the Populist and Democratic parties are
in favor Of retreating in the Philippine
islands while under fire. There Il nothing
in 1t about 'retreating in the Philippine
islands while under fire. And II there
were, there had been no very malignant
lie.' The Popuiist platform says: Popu-
lists everywhere demand that the war
with Spain be prosecuted in behalf Of hu-
mainly and they now demand that the
war with our former aIhes, the F1lipinoS
cease for the same reason; hence we con-
denim the Philippine war of conquest as
a disgrace to American civilization
Mr.. keenan, continued: This platform
puts our side OF the war in the Philip
pines on = par with SPANS war in Cuba;
that as SPANS war was inhuman and
justified foreign Intervention, so would
our conduct in the Philippines; as In be-
half of humanity SpaiRs war in Cuba
should have ceased, so. for the same rea-
son, our war OF conquest in the Philip
pines, which IS a disgrace to American
civilization, should likewise cease. The
Republican platform. after citing the
facts. clearly justifying our right to the
Philippines, designafes the Populist plat
form as a platform OF treason 1t is
treason under the constitution to adhere
10 our enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort II the PopulIst platform does not
adhere to our enemies and give them
aid and comfort then what does It mean?
II Aguinaldo had written this platform
he would have asked no more-save q
money contribution and the opening Of a
recruiting station.
But their answer Is: No Populist
leader, no Populist platform asks that
our troops be called upon TO retreat while
under fire. Would 1t not be better to re-
treat under fire. than to continue to dis
grace American civilization by numbering
our former allies?' This 'retreating while
under Are is a cowardly dodge 1t would
be more to the purpose II they would
take up their platform, stick TO the Ian
guage It uses and explain It II It can be
explained.
THE fact IS the great mass OF people IN |
this country don't believe in the platform
OF Populists. but utterly condemn IT, 1t Is |
not likely that half OF the Populists in /
the count! euooIse mat TIhlppHle pat /
form. II is not likely that any man can |
stand on that platform and be elected /
TO any Office. Hence the platform is no I
longer published and the Republicans ac-I
cused OF connecting malignant lies about |
'retreating while under fire. The plat |
form will not be published nor defended /
in Populist papers. It will be dodg>d. and /
before election ii will be repudiated pri- |
vateiy by every candidate on the fusion
ticket. These are they who are retreat !
ing while under fire."
Rev. DR.. Slut1 has returned from his |
trip to the east and will be In his pulpit |
at the First II. Z. church for the reg I
ular services tomorrow. Rev. Slutz Wis /
tied in Ohio and at ChautauQua Lake. I
y Y and has aninNed his vacation Nerr