Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-15
DEMOCRATIC VIEWS.
Leading Democrats Express 0pin-
ions as to Future Of Their Party.
EX.GOV. STONE ON REORGANIZATION
The Vice Chairman OF the National Demo-
cratic Committee Thinks the Idea ID
Absurd-John g. Carlisle Of the
Opposite Opinion.

New Orleans, Nov. 9.-The New Or
leans Picayune sent Geographic re-
quests to many leading democrats in
various sections of the country asking
expressions with reference to the fu-
ture of the democratic party. The
following are extracts from some Of
the replies:
Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, Cal
doubt the advisability of distinct
movement by few men with the pur-
pose Of reorganization. A party
which can poll the enormous vote that
the democratic party has recently
polled is far from being a dead party.
More conservative councils will pre-
vail in future democratic conventions,
and with pronounced sound money
platform in 1904, with man against
whom no factional fight can be made,
there is every reason to believe the
party will triumph.
Horace Boes, Of Iowa, says; My
belief is we should drop 16 to /. Let
the money question rest while condi-
tions remain as at present. Organize
democratic clubs in every voting pre-
cinct to send delegates to county,
from county to state and from state
to national convention of delegates
to meet periodically and formulate
platform for the party. This should
be based on principles enunciated in
our declaration of independence. In
sist on strict construction of the
sole source of legislative power in
congress. No subiugation of unwill-
ing peoples by force. Expression in
everything that pertains to peace,
contraction in everything that per-
tains to unnecessary war. One form
of government for all, one flag, one
people, with equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
Ex-senator William Villas, of Wis
consin, says: LET democracy turn
from its folly and live,
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, says
the party needs no reconstruction.
1t needs fidelity to its creed.
Henry Watterson, of Louisville;
Senator-elect Carmack, of Tennessee,
and Others also give their views of
what is the best policy for the demo-
cratic party to pursue in the future.
Ex-Gov SONG aga. k"nrvnnizsttnn
New York, Nov. 9.--EX-Gov. Stone,
vice chairman Of the. national demo-
cratic committee, said at the Hoffman
house last night in regard to the pro-
prosed reorganization OF the dem |
ocracy: "This talk about reorganiza-
ton is absurd The democratic party
is already organized. If by reorgani-
cation is meant a change in the ma
tional committee, that will have to be
done at the next national convention, |
If by reorganization is meant radi-
cal change of platform with candi-
date whose views accord with it, that |
will also have to wait till the next
national convention, II the next
national convention wants a new ma
tional committee am willing to abide
by the verdict of the convention.
have noted that these men who clamor
for reorganization after the defeat are
the very ones that contribute to
defeat. There are some people who
go to convention and demand GER
tain platform, insist upon the selec-
ton OF certain candidates, and at
their failure to get what they want
Immediately withdraw their support
80 hncome opponents of the party.
II they want changes let Them work
in their state organizations for the
selection of delegates to bring about
those changes"
john q. rarli~le's Views.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 9.--John G. Car
Isle has wired the Atlanta journal in
response to request from that
paper, his views as follows: an my
opinion the democratic party should
at once organize on the democratic
b,sis. An immediate return to the
conservative patriotic position oc-
copied by the party before II was
dsmoralized by populism and free sill
vtr republicans in 1896 will invite a..