Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-13
how IT WOULD WORK,


ar veriRcntlon, of the Views ! have
heretofore expressed relative to the
opportune time and imperative neces-
sity OF forcing renlignment OF po-
lltlcal parties, From the North Amer
Tenn Review, | clip Us follows;
Just ms socialists hail the development
OF trusts with JOY 10 do they take salts
faction In the election Of Mckinley They
claim the logic Of events unhindered,
will make them recruits with increasing
rapidly.
II Bryan had been elected the radicals
in the captnlistic ranks would have had
~ temporary success, That success would
delay the development Of many people
who would soon otherwise be ripe for
socialism,
Hut Bryan has not been elected Pop
ulist democracy has been severely sat
down upon, The old party managers VIII
probably now get the rolns, and demoe-
racy viii go back 10 respectable con-
servatlsm These opportunlst rotormers
who want 10 make progress by choosing
The lesser Of two evils, viii not be able
TO detect much difference between dem
ocrats and republicans,
The real malcontcnta of the party, how
NNfIt NNllllnl XVI UNNhMNluTt IVY ilNNN
go into third party Of some sort, why
viii they not 60 into the socialist party7
Look nj the relative and absolute pro-
grcss being nude by socialism, AZ tho
next presidential election, the socialists,
who now outnumbcr the prohIbilonists,
will be the third party
In the foregoing, the Review tersely,
yet comprchcnsvely, sets forth the
political situation, M II exists MS the
result of the recent election, But II
would seem TO err in ts view of the
comparative numerical strength of
political parties, when II places the
social democratic party MS nest in
numbers 10 the twin frauds, This
view Of the situation entirely Ignores
the net that the vote received by
Mr., Bryan was Gust by two political
parties. one Of which, the populist,
hns about 2OOO0OO voters In lis ranks,
90 that, divorced from lis unholy al
linnce with the democratic orgNniZO-
tion, II will easily rank ns the third
party in numerical strength. Then
again, the Cleveland Lender (repj
in an editorial in It's issue Of Noyem-
Der IT,, says;
The socialists cast about Ave per cent,
af the total vote Of Massachusetts last
week In other states they broke all pre-
Nlous records easily, M far ~ national
elections go, Here II nm interesting ana
portentous fact In American politics.
II the nnti-Bryan nnd conservative dem
Ocrnts, such ny whitney Cleveland Fair
child. Dickinson and Carlisle, could carry
out their reported plans for u reorgnnlza-
zion of the democratic party ON the
Zines which they must Insist upon II
they are to take part In It's management
and support liz candidates, the Immedi'
site outcome would probably hc the trans
fer Of large radlcul element In the dem
ncrntIc organization To the socialists, The
socialist vote would Increase ut once
20 fast that II might have to be- rCCknned
with as great force IN politics
Then we should have exciting campaigns
Sndccd, II Bryan has limited at grave
changes IN the structure of the govern
mcnt the socialists are frunkly rcvO-
lutonary, II Bryan has been guilty ~
smelling envy ana class enmIty the so-
Cinllsts openly advocate the virtual con.
Iscatlon of a great share Of the produc.
tivc private property In the United States,
II X often forgotten that the acquisition
Ny the government of the railroads, tclc-
graph lncR. telephone property the
mines ana the municipal street railways,
Ens works, electric lighting plants, etc
all OF which changes are urged by the
socialist platforms and leaders, would Inn
ply such n narrowing Of the field for the
employment Of capital that the interest
sNhI ulpuhl1 a NNpIlll hR InNln
far and fast, and many great investments
would be wiped out,
Perhaps II win be Just AZ well II the
democrats 40 the road they have been
following for the past i've years II does
not lead to any important changes In
practical conditions of government and
~ keeps socialism from coming to the
front In American politics,
II will he noticed that the Leader
also ignores the fact that the entire
popuIist organization is represented
in the vote east for Mr., Bryan and
constitutes large proportion Of the
"'radicn element" which the Leader
counts ms being in "thc democratic
organization" but which really has
- party organization entirely distinct
and separate from that of the demo-
cratic party, Whether populsts, gen,
orally will go to the socialists, Is
yet TO be seen,
But the Leader Is IN error also In
Rttributing solely TO the socialists,
"their platforms and leaders" the ud-
NOcncy of "thr acquisition by the gov
eminent Of the railroads, telegraph
lines, telephone property, the mines
and the municipal street railways, gas
works electric Lighting plants, etc,
etc" These are all cardinal trnrts of
the peoples party, or populists, aud
II the advocacy of these demands con-
situtes socialism, then the peoples
party Is II sociuliStic organization.
But attention Is more specially and
particularly called to the last para
graph in the Leaders, editorial This
paragraph Is II virtual admission that
the, fusion farce which played its
opening act in 1896 aud eliminated
IN the crushing defeat Of 1900, does
NOT lead 10 (prevents) any importan.
changes in practical conditions of gov
eminent, and II keeps socialism (pop-
Ulism or ,lcicrsoniHn democracy
from coming to the front in American
politics"
In other words. the fusion "crimc Of
1896" has prevented the victory that
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