The representative., 1900-03-15
DEMOCRATIC DEFEATS.

| DEMOCNAV1O OEFEAV0.
| The arrest Of the great growth Of tho
| Peoples party, which took place In 1eot.
was due to the belief on the part q
the Office seekers that, by uniting WITH
the Democrats. they could carry thA
elections and obtain the od1ces. But
| results have shown that fusion losserA6
| the votes of both the Populists and thG
Democrats and gave the Republican,
victory.
Then, under the leadership Of Bryan
versatile, cunning. and tricky, tho
Democrats practically dropped the 1roQ
silver question, and tried to ride intd
power upon temporary issues grow1ni
out of the war with Spain. The ~
suits have been most disastrous III
them. We notice by the election n
turns of March the 9Th inst, that inl
Elmira, N. Y, for the first time IN M
years, the Republicans have carried the
city and elected their mayor by ~
plurality over the Democratic candt~
date.
In Omaha, Neb., ,-Bryan's own stAt4
the Republican candidate for mayor
was elected by 1000 majority over the
fusion candidate; and out Of nine coan-
cilmen, two or three are In doubt, and
the rest are Republican. The entire
Republican city ticket was elected.
Even on the Pacific coast, in Seattle,
Wash, the Republicans carried the city
by 1000 majority. ...a. i. 49,.
In North Dakota, gentleman who
has been chairman Of the Democratic
state committee, has avowed his inten-
ton to vote the Republican ticket BE-
cause he does not approve Of the DEM
ocratic opposition to the war In the
Philippines. Other Democratic DE-
fecttons are expected in the same stata.
The Democratic party wasn't origin
ally in favor of tree. silver, they took up
the idea in 1896, after the Populists had
cast nearly 100000 votes In favor a.
1t. And Immediately after that cam
paign, Influenced by the money power.
they proceeded to turn their backs upon
1t and go off after temporary side-i1-
sues. The result is they have greatly
injured the cause of free silver and
have ruined themselves. Not even 3
fusionist fool will hereafter believe thet
he is going to get an Office by desertine
the Peoples party and joining tho
Democrats; they will have no oflcea
to give away.
II they had withdrawn Sewall in 1894
and placed Tom Watson on their ticket,
and made bold fight In the Northwest
ern and Pacific states, they would have
carried the country. But from Bryan.
down they were more anxious to defeat
Populism and drag our members into
their God-forsaken party than they
we're to assume a radical position and
sweep the nation.
There is nothing to be gained now
by going with the Democrats, every
election that takes place shows that
they are doomed.
Let all members Of the Peoples party
rally to their own standard. Do not
go to shooting our soldiers in the back
In the Philippines, while the enemy ar<
shooting at them from the front, but
renew the grand charge all along the
line in favor OF free silver and an en-
larged currency Of irredeemable papet.
Wheat is now down to so cents bush.
81, prosperity has not arrived, We arN
building up a vast banking confederacy
which will hold the people by tho
throat for a time, and must eventually
topple to it's fall We have gotten
clear of our shallow, time-serving, Of
traitors. A turn Of thu
great wheel of fortune might give ~
victory even in this year of grace, 190o:
out IL it does not we have laid tho
foundation of great and triumphant
)arty In the near future.
Everything is possible to bold men
Ind honesty.
The American people move in great,
waves.
Remember how the Republican partyU
n 1860, rose from small and divided
organization into the possession OF the,
lation.
The United States are fighting today
he money power. A more dangeroud
nemy of the human family than sv0&
he slave power was. That was local.
ssue. Plutocracy endangers the whole
world.
he issue in the hands Of God. j
Id.