The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-28
1aitu go Eagle
NJ. M. MURDOCH. Editor.
TbeEagIe Would Word With PopuIists.

principally, because they believed that the fSepupa
party was drifting which had
long characterized the Democratic party as party OF
obstruction and notification protesting Popu
lists as were Republicans faith in the Republican
parf they despsed the party its history and
traditions and for simple that Populsm stood
for more really radical and reforms than even
the Republican party would consent to- So later when
fusion of the minority parties formed the incon
v of the mix was not only seen by everybody but felt
by all the parties to Popust who had been
Republican has been NORWOOD, as it has been
gall for all od-time smonpure, Jefersonian Democrats
because only the liberal Pop. but the
sociasc single-taxe and advocate along
multiplying reaconary mossback Fusion embraces
the ex-Unon the surviving copperhead, the
cranky reformer traditional statesrighter Logic
ally enough this kind ncongruity could not stand
alone long Recognizing this fact the
Democratic leaders set converting rather
absorbing the Pop wing combine How successful
they have been viii be determined the first Tuesday
after the first Monday November. So far Kansas is
concerned longer Populst party in fact
and hardly in Seventh and the Sixth con-
gressi6na districts the Popuiss the Fusion
nees for congress- they thought But these have been
forced in both instances to give way Democratic
inees.
Bredenthal poses as Populist. it would be hard
to say what he is to support
him as a candidate Notwithstanding the fact that he
he may difficult determine. His hackers
are banks and other corporate capitalized
his friends that he is crank Pop
Still he is probably fair representative a fusion which
the sofhanded champion labor the defender of
prohibition. That's Breidenthal
So Fusion a parting of the ways, and the
individual parties choose where they will
60 The referendum decided to follow
Clemens social-Democrat party. Those who were
mossbacks not found protesting against the
fact that party whole thing
All their influence as Populists exerted for
fusion which meant the extingushment Populist
party in party which they had been
publican? who fought against
the Democratic party preservation the
Union? the who believed in the statesman
ship Lincoln patriotism Of and the Christi
anty of Garfield those who still believe in the
proudest of destinies for this country
These are the Republican Populists to whom we are
addressing sober and believe truthful words To
Bryan Democrat the of
Croker and of Tammany, whose Mr.. Bryan will
be elected No intelligent man will ask any farther
proof this While is true that Bryan was also nonn-
by Populist convention Bryan be Popu-
influenced by Popuss the event Of his cleo
The Democratic committee and the Crokers
and Olneys and Tammany. permitting PopuIist
campaign money and to work
in the interest of Mr. Bryan Nebraska, Demo-
cratic leaders would Bryan the
House every Republican-Popuist knows that
this would be If Bryan is elected federal
Offices, whatever public patronage may be as
Kansas, will controlled and parceled out by
Kansas Democrats to Kansas Democrats and not to Kansas
Populsts. any Republican Populist question this
the Populst crumbs falling from Mr. whatIs-1t
Breidenthars political would be scattering and ex-
ceedingly
But the fruits Of the coming Nevomber election are
than political pums The average patriotic citizen
earnest for the webeng Of his country counting
Office crumbs The one between Democracy and
Repubcansm. between expansion and growth and great
upon the hand the hauling down Of the flag
and OF shrnkage other; between the prosperity
that protection the grind and poverty of free
trade competition And every voter must now choose the
old-time Republican included, who. in being Popuis
now. may soon find himself a Democrat. !