The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-13
COME, LET US
REASON TOGE1 HER,

party in general, 1T seems to US,
are laboring under great delusion.
The indications are that they are
likely to take action in a political
way that will blast the hopes and
ambitions of every reformer in that
party. More especially is this
latter true, it seems to us, Of the
leaders of the party in this state,
as we'll as in the Pacific states ger
orally, in believing, or at least ad-
vocating, the union of all reform
forces under the name of the
Democratic party.
Now, gentlemen, in all honesty
and candor, we desire to enter a
protest in behalf Of reform, and
present few facts which are
worthy Of your earnest considera-
ton, if you desire success at the
polls in 1900, and liberation OF the
American people from the Calling
yoke of British gold and bond
ocracy.
In thirteen southern states there
are, practically, but two political
parties-the Populist and Demo
cratic. In those states the Populists
have gone into campaign after
campaign arraigning the Demo-
cratic party as the party OF iniqui-
ty, and the party that was and is
responsible for so much class and
unjust legislation there. Now, if
you will only stop to think, you will
readily see that the Populist party
cannot consistently unite with a
party that it has so bitterly fought
in SO many campaigns in the past.
The Po.,ulists throughout the
country realize that there is a
desperate fight on hand, and are
willing to join hands with all others
desiring reform; they are willing to
even give up the party name and
embody nothing in the platform
except essentials; but in doing so,
they do not propose to take the
name of a party that they believe is
directly and indirectly responsible
for SO much evil legislation, in the
southern states mentioned. They
desire new name, one that is not
a stencil in the nostrils of such Il
large number OF the people in the
broad domain in which we live.
OF course many other populists
believe as we do, that the Demo-
cratic party of to-day, as a whole,
is not the party OF the years preced-
ing 1896, but party purged of the
element which has combined with
the Republican party to squeeze
blood-money from the toiling mass
es by the formation of trusts and
the expenditure of their Judas coins
to buy special privileges from legis-
lators. But there are so many
Populists of the south who cannot
be made to believe the southern
wing of the Democracy has been
born again, that they will not
march under that banner. Without
these, reform does not possess the
requisite strength. They demand
a new banner.
The proposition in brief is this:
That the Populist party, the Demo-
cratic and Silver Republican par
ties, and as many other parties as
desire, all unite in one party and
take a new name. The formation
of such party will insure success
at the polls in 1900 and guarantee
liberty and justice to all; while on
the other hand, if the Democratic
party continues to insist on the
Populists falling into line under
the name of Democracy, nothing
but defeat will ever be in sight and
the reign of the Republican party
will be perpetuated and insured
for years to come.
In the state of Washington, for
instance, neither faction of the re-
form forces can alone elect single
man, but all united, they can
sweep the state from center to Cir
cumference. No good, capable man
will accept place on the ticket of