The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-29

principles Recognizing Mr.. Bryan as a
Democrat. but believing that the Popu-
lists could be induced TO vote for him;
that they had faith in his personal integ-
rity and honesty, and believing that X
was the only method by which the opDo-
sition to the Republican party could De
united, went outside of their own party
and nominated Mr.. Bryan as a Democrat
! for president of the United States. But
they were not willing to stultffy them
selves and drive the last nail in their
party's coffin by nominating a full ma
tional ticket, and hence believing that
their party still had some rights and was
entitled to some recognition, they refus-
ed to nominate a Democrat for vice presi-
dent But in order to make 1t easy for
the Democrats and honorable for them
selves nominated for vice president a
so-called free silver Republican. (And
might just here pause to say, that there
never has been occasion for. nor any
room in the political arena, for the So
called silver Republican party. I have
always maintained and do now, that If
Republican left the Republican party
because Of its attitude on the money
question, he could find a ready complete
and welcome home in the Popuiist party.
The Popuiist party may and does stand
for many other reforms, but there has
never been occasion, except to gain po-
itical advantage, for the organization OF
an opposition party to the Republicans on
the none question: Could it be believed
that with such ma gnanmous and liberal
action on the part of the Populist party
a party which cast three-fourths Of the
anti-Republican votes in all of the north
western states which could be hoped to
be carried by the allied forces. that such
action would be ignored, and the authors
Of it insulted by the Democratic couven-
ton? Would any man suppose that any
political party would have the audacious
affrontery to say to a party which pur-
sued the course pursued by the Populists
at Sioux Falls, that 1t was not worthy OF
recognition, and that its action should be
treated as mere child's play, as the &C
ton of imbeciles and idiots. Neverthe
less, this Is just what happened. Not
only did the Democratic party in national
convention assembled at Kansas City
ignore the Populists, but they demon
strated conclusively that they believed
that the time was fully ripe for the com
plete and perfect assassination Of the
Populist party. They not only did not
recognize in the slightest degree the &C
tons of the national Populist party. but
the Democrats Of Kansas went farther
and shouted themselves hoarse for the
nomination Of David 3. Hill. as rank an
and-Bryan man and apu-free silver and
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leather, and would have actually nornin-
ated him for vice president and asked
the Populists Of Kansas 70 have voted
for him if it had been in their power to
do so. Would they done IT. We viii
never know.
"Populists. what do you think OF such
action? Do YOU condemn It? Are you
willing 70 submit 20 It. or are you going
to resent It? But not onl ythis In order
10 passify eastern Democracy. and IN
order to more perfectly deceive ana eide
track the Populiets % the west uoon
fe gned and imaginary issues. they pulled
down and forced on the track the nsrli-
nee Of the Popu,ist party for vice presl-
dent and placed in his stead upon The
ticket, an old. ante-beliuna. fossilfzed.
confederate syInpathizing Democrat. wn1
50 far as any pubic utfersncrs 20 10
show. has 10 more conception y the re-
forms for which tire PopulLs; parry stand
than hog has q Latin. what mighty
thing has Stevenson OF Illinois eve- dom
along the line = reform that entities
him 70 the support OF TIE PopuIist psrty7
/ charge any man. Papu4fat - Democrat
u name one He was pat On the tfeSef
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noHsntitT he was put N re ricket be-
cause it vas heile~ed thst the Democrats
OF ths sasi would vote for hin, secauss
he we're the brad q anfs- bsTiunn Deruac-
Tacy. and hecsuse z was thought ;ss
PoPusists 4 sfe west would vote for hin
bs7suse Ne was 80 fprslHzas thar Re
would - utterly harmless Ara NV -
s-e asked 20 Support sgch tekss "a
made. wiH you % So vu1ists r Kan.
sas. PopUlists who are ret rps-7er-sts
ans never wee. Pepulisss Who have r..
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k5ow thzt the psrnocrassc ra-sw =
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