The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-18
IS HE THEIR MOSES?
{. {. Brown, Formerly of Kan
Sas, Now of Oklahoma
FOR YOUNG DEMOCRACY
Outlines an Anli-FuSion Policy
He Thinks Will Win.

Guthrie o T. March i5.-E E Brown.
the Kansas politician who for a time
threatened TO dethrone Dave overmyer.
Mack Love and the rest OF the machine
crowd that IS running the so-called Dem
ocratic party in Kansas, has taken W
his residence in Oklahoma, both In ousi-
ness and political sense. II may evsntu-.
ally prove that Mr. Brown IS the Moses
to whose coming the Democrats OF the
territcry-especlally the younger element
have been looking forward 10. The
young Democrats have never had any
thing to say IN the councils % the party.
The barnaCles have ever been IN control
and as a consequence there Is only lefI
a rank-and-hle consisting % office-Seekers
who are willing 70 barter away every
principle for the sake OF Office. Regard
ing the situation in Oklahoma politics Mr..
Brown delivered himself In the following
forcible language TO the Eagle CORES
pondent:
1T would BE presumptous on my pat
TO assume 20 take any part In the poll
ties OF Oklahoma at the present time.
have just boone a resident OF The "a
ritory and have no personal knowledge
the political situation. But taking the sx
perienee OF the Democracy OF Kansas =
a guide, it seems TO me that cert7.n
element OF the Democracy Of Oklahoma
are following in the footsteps Of the
Kansas Democrats in regard 70 fusion
This element. We find, is usually compos-
edof what are known a. trimmers or.
In other words. political towards. because
IL is a well known facAthat the man who
| is seeking an Office or some favor at she
hands OF the administration that he hopes
TO install in power, is afraid 10 express
an original idea or even stand BY the
principles OF his party until word Is pass
ed down the line by the machine and
then Ike q poll-parrot. he shouts as the
bosses have dictated. That clement yoI
will always ind on the tide Of fusion.
Especially Is il so at the present time.
when the acknowledged leader Of the ne
tional party IS a fushiontst instead %
Democrat.
If the young men OF the party IN ia.
territory will get together and organize
without hope Of reward for the present.
so far as offices are concerned. the De
nocracy viii not suffer the humiliation
that they have In Kansas.
Not even in the history Of politics 70
my knowledge. has fusion won a perma-
nent victory. Take for instance. IN 1896.
Kansas had what we could call perfect
fusion. The organization was complete.
They won the Victory In IssS the Dem
ocratic convention assembled at Atchison
and was informed by the Populist con-
vention IN Topeka that they. the POpu-
lists, would permit them to nominate
lieutenant governor. What a sight for
the gods 10 behold, The great Democ7a-
tic party in state convention dictated TO
in that manner by mob Of WORKOUT
politicians and office-seekers
THE young men OF the party were not
pleased, Yet they agreed 20 give & 4
trial. and the Democracy stood Loyalty
by the ticket. But what happened The
Populist leaders all wanted 20 be Rsuer-
ais. which resulted In a hght IN thelr
own ranks al the ticket was defeated
by upwards Of 1900 majority. An the
work 81 organization Was wasted The
Democracy of Kansas was nothing but
disorgauized nob-no organization no
nothing
This il the result % fusion. n the
young Democracy Of the territory viii
profit hy the lesson IN Kansas politics.
nothing Of the kind will ever occur IA
Oklahoma
There are 50 many reasons why fu-
sion in the territory viii not produce re-
suits In the first place. even 20 win a
temporary victory with fusion. meas
that statehood vii be postponed Axsin.
there IS a probability that when Okla
horna becomes a state Indian Territory
will be a part o, Il, and Indian Terri
tory i the same 20 Democracy a. Texas
50 81 the Democracy viii star now ard
build up their organization - the tire
We become state Il w5il - - perfect
that tns opposition viii End rs inea up
fn solid pbafanx. fighting f0r tha prinef-
pes that ere dear 10 every Dsn0craf
P0puHsm never has lived 80 any State
any great length - time when II wa I'M
possible f9r them % get of1csz. ard - =
woaid it SO here, tNcagar without fha
help ~ ire Democracy P8p3lism car a.
nothing. ard Democracy can 1--we ard
agurisa IN times % defeat. and ihluk Il
Sc mach better 70 tska o. defeat. yhleh
f. lnevitab.s. a. re present time. AID
5ullG or party 80 for the fusurr. when
Es become a ststs - ny pan zouIA ~
20 organize the Young raeu a fas sagfr.
10 are aeaen6eS upcu 20 10 tfs uork
@ai~f rneaas foT Okfsh1u8a better "a
far positions q trust. end better govern
merit %