North Park union., 1900-11-02
CHANGES IN POLITICS.
The Moving Cause With Many
Is That the Democratic Party
Is Drawing Too Near the
Common People.

1t is undeniable that number of the
citizens Of the state who supported
Bryan four years ago are now either
actively or passively supporting Nc
Kinley. This is true In Pueblo perhaps
more generally than in any other part
of Colorado, says the Pueblo Courier,
the organ Of allied labor in Colorado.
In casting about for reason for the
change In the party alfiliation of these
electors. we can hardly help but take
into consideration us first PROPOSE
tion the occupation or business connec-
tiOn Of these apOstates. They are. for
the most part, persons who rely entire
ly for their living and social standing
on corporations or vested Interests.
Those who are not in this class are
persons who magnify the military idea
as expressed by the Republican admin
istration. We have no doubt that per-
sons similarly situated all over the
Union are taking like action, thus purg-
ing the Democratic party of all adher-
ents who hold to the idea of special
privileges for the benefit Of the few us
against the many, MS well rs Kidding
the party of those who see no strength
IN government that Is not based on
the strong military arm.
There is no question but that this en-
odus of some OF the Oldest members of
the Democratic party from ancient as
sociations and ideas has been hastened
and encouraged by the open declara-
ton Of the new Democracy In favor of
everything that will make for the bet
terment of the condition Of the masses
of the people. The interests of vast cor
poratiOns are not Identical with the In
terests of the people; vested rights are
n 1--we 10 fhn rights nf tho
people; milItarism in all its forms is OBJ
noxious to the masses, and can find no
protection in true Democracy. Hence
1t Is but natural that corporationists.
usurers and imperialists should de-
sert n political party which denounces
all these Things and takes up the cause
of the trust-ridden masses against the
respectable classes.
But tile absence of that kind Of men
from the Democratic party does not in
reality lessen the chances for the over
whelming election of that great human
itarian and friend Of the people, VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. With all the
parasites out Of the way, the Demo
cratic party may well ask the common
people Of the country to come to its re-
lief, with every assurance that their
demands will receive just recognition.
III SUlOTuuO tLe WOEhlhSlhSu aiC VIM
out exception sticking to Bryan and his
idea of Democracy. This will vastly
more than compensate for the loss of
the few who think their petty, narrow
personal interest lies with the Republi-
can party.
We had quite forgotten to mention
another class of apostates to the prln.
ciples Of the true Democracy, and that
is class Of people who find that they
will lose caste II they ally themselves
with the party Of the people. The COM
mon people are 80 vulgar" you know.
To the minds of those persons 1t is
next to the objectionable sin to even
vote the same political ticket with the
workingmen. There is no use denying
the fact that the Republican party is
catching all these thin-skinned fellows.
They are too nice to associate with the
common working man, and they lose
no opportunity to show their dislike for
those who have to toll to earn their
daily bread. But there is no occasion
for fearing that the Silver Fusion
forces will lose the election because n
few have left the party. There Is every
reason to believe that their absence
will make true Democracy more at
tractive to the thousands who have
the votes with which to win.