The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-27
SEES NO SENSE IN FUSION
Leslie Niblack ON the Coalition on
Congress. OnaI Nominee

Guthrie, .. t., March 24.-LeSlie Cor
don Niblaek, editor of the territorial
organ of Democracy, has hardened his
heart against fusion and continues to ad-
vocate straight" Democracy-let the
chips fall where they may For ten years,
says Editor Niblack 1.-THE Democratic
party in Oklahoma has been gasping with
sorrow. 1t has been abused and storm
beaten. Through the Vaccinations of JOB
hunters and hammer artists. who. gain
ing supremacy in important councils by
dark and devious means, the party has
degenerated, not numerically or in voting
strength, but in interest on the part of
the rank and file. For years the party
has suffered from catarrh and eczema,
because of the plugging, slime and the
poison administered by self-constituted
leaders. who had meat augers to sharp
en-. Their fulminations led into a carni-
val of humbug, hypocrisy and buffoonery,
disguised the average Democrat behind
the vote, and the result has been that
little or no interest has been taken by
the great mass of Oklahoma Democrats
in the preservation of party organiza-
ton
Lapsing into a sad reminiscent mood
Mr.. Niblack continued: "A few years
ago, when a Democratic administration
came into power, the men who were ap-
pointed to office were viciously assailed
by those who failed to obtain executive
favor. The fellows in office fought back
and the firing line was kept busy through
the entire administration. This unseemly
internecine war intensified the disgust of
the man behind the ballot and the whole
party suffered Every man who casts
ballot is not an Office seeker. and party
organization does not mean a call for
the assembling of statesmen who want
pulls at the public teat"
In scathing language does this Demo
cratic editor pay his respects to the Dem
ocrat who proclaims himself in favor of
fusion. Hear him:
In the matter Of fusion we have yet
10 hear Of a Democrat. who is not hunt
ing an official handout, who is in favor
Of lowering the Democratic standard for
a further entangling dreibund with Popu-
lists Naturally a few greedy acrobats,
and perhaps. 50 far as we know, there
may be Democrats with convictions re-
specting the matter, are coQuetting with
fusion: and those who oppose fusion are
charged by the acrobats with assisting
Republicans. While one dose Of Callahan
and the betrayal OF Keat0n b. Popullst
leaders. happily. did not result in the ex-
tiuguishment OF the Democratic party
organization. Yet it Jared It harshsy and
provoked an additional cloud Of disgust.
What the Democrats can gain by cam
pa!gn weddings with Populfsts. followed
by election day divorces. is hard to IN
derstsnd. Fusion has never allowed
Democracy TO even pant in peace II has
provoked 4 round OF deception. hsrrors
and hewilderments: It has caused aax-
ieties and alarums TO tread uson each
others heels, each morning bringing q
new and darker fright Fusion. as enzi-
neered by PocUlisu. has caused Dsmoc-
racy u gasp ike lizard on a Lozan
county fence Thus far congF@ "a
fusion between Democrats and Fopalis,s
IN Oklahoma has nctJed the Democrats
nothing buc a mess % fine frenzy. ae-
nUnciat;cns, an ungirding q pious lions
and broken promises. On The other hana
the Fe7t1lists have sIlahan.