The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-02
HAVE RIGHT TO KNOW
Pop Candidates Claim Right TO
Deny Public Their Opinion
THEY SAY THE PLATFORM
Is MiSinterpreted--A Commit
tee Discussion.

After the fair proposition of the Eagle
Yesterday not one of the fusion candi-
dates has ventured to say yet that he
endorses the haul down the flag platform.
Only Huey says straight out that he
doesn't. Every man on the ticket who
was asked whether he endorsed the plat
form or not qualified his answer, or quail
he'd with words in some way that he
thought would give him a chance TO
square himself afterwards by saying he
was misrepresented. They say one thing
and another. Just anything to keep you
from finding out what they really think
about the platform. They simply want
votes and they are playing for votes.
They blandly, all but Huey, sacrifice
their conviction for the sake of getting
votes. They figure that if they can
avoid taking stand on the haul down
the flag sepument they Will keep a good
many voters from knowing what they
really do believe and get those votes
Besides saying that they were misrepre-
scented they also claim now that it is none
or the Eagles business whether they en-
dorse the platform. It is no more the
Eagles business than it is the business
of any voter or taxpayer in the county
to know what the candidates mean to do
when IN office. 1t is as much the Eagles
business as 1t is the business of any tax
payer. When a man accepts nomina-
ton for q public Office his life and doings
ha1
and that by consent Of the candida Kim
self by his own volition. The public
has right to demand of a candidate for
public Office what he means to do, what
are his opinions. The Eagle simply did
what any private citizen has a right TO
do. Ask for information and leu lis
friends who vote and who have a right
to know.
Wemple says if the platform IS inter
preted right it is all right He didn't say
that he was in favor of hauling down the
flag or that he wasn't He knew. as
every other one Of the candidates knew,
that the conference committee Of he two
conventions discussed this very matter
In this discussion just prior to the nomi-
nations it was stated time and again lust
what the platform meant and how it
would be taken. The Democrats DEAD
for a qualification of the haul down the
flag sentiment but the Populists said it
must be just as it was. The Democrats
accepted it reluctantly to get their men
nominated. Now that the revusfon of
public sentiment has come word has been
sent out among all Democrats. LET the
Pops and the platform go; look out for
our men," and the Democrats are doing
this. They asked for a patriotic plat
form or at least two members Of the |
joint committee did and a houl down the |
flag sentiment was forced into tho reso-
luton. The Democrats have good excuse
now to say Let the Pops and the plat
form go. Look out for our men" But
they are under pledge to promote the
advocated in the fusion plat
form. These principles are plainly told
They declare the war of the American
government to protect the American flag !
when it was assailed TO be a disgrace !
end demand that IT be hauled down VIII |
you vote for a candidate pledged to hat |
policy? WI lyou vote for a man who |
went say that he favocs that and wont /
say that he doesn't?