Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-03-17
HAS QUIT THE DEMOCRATS.

lifelong Democrat, has come over to
the Republican party on account of
the lSion deal. In an interview in
the n y and Breeze he gives nearly a
column of reasons why he makes the
change and we herewith reprint a
few extracts. He SAYS:
81 am sick and tired of the thing
they call Democracy in Kansas. /
have had the honor to be connected
in small way with two earnest
movements in this state to defeat fu-
sion and bring the Democratic party
back to it's moorings. L always have
been Il Democrat from conviction and
not for spoils and never held or want
ed an Office of any sort.
/ had hoped and believed that with
the defeat of the fusion combination
in 1898 the men calling themselves
Democrats would be cured and that
they would, namely, recognize the
Democratic party along the old lines
and invite the Democrats of the orig
inal type back to the fold. There are
a great many of that stripe left in
Kansas seeking a home
$50 far from an effort being made
to recognize the party this degrading
and dishonorable principle of fusion
is to be applied 10 he whole country
again it, seems and The Democracy in
convention at Kansas CITY on tlle 4th
OF July is TO accept ana indor~e the
candidate who will be nominated 10y
the Pupuiist convention at Sioux City
nearly two months earlier"
In speaking of the platform and
candidate Bryan Mr.. SnsSington S Us:
''Ths platform was written lay Alt
geld, Il German Socialist. The candi-
date, Mr.. Bryan. was he choice of a
maddened and excited body of men
moved by II frantic and prepoSterouS
speech made for the purpose of stam-
peding the convention in his favor.
He since has made an absurd and lIu-
initiating spectacle OF himself by rae
ing over the country and making
speeches in behalf of his own renomi-
nation for the presidency. This
greatest office and honor in the world
never before has been sought in this
fashion. AS has been justly said of 1T
by one of the greatest Americans, it
IL
refused.
s.He has announced his purpose to
impose himself upon the Democratic
party of the country again and also
to force down the throats of honest
and courageous men, older and wiser
than he, who were Democrats before
he was out of his Swaddling clothes,
a reafflrming of that compound of fol-
ly and treason the Chicago platform.
"Being satisfied that this program
is inevitable, | for one Democrat have
made up my mind to rebel. If Mr.
Bryan and his affiliated side shows
are Democrats, then l am none, nor
will ever be one. -Four years ago l
went as delegate to the Indianapo- |
lis convention and helped to nomi- |
nate Palmer and Buckner. We are |
with fusion in this state, |
and proposing to make my vote count
for as much as possible, i cast it for |
Mckinley, my first Republican vote. |
hoping that four years later my own |
party would return to it's senses and /
that might be permitted to realign /
myself with it. Seeing no hope what
ever of this and believing that the
efforts of Mr.. Bryan and his Cocoon
spirators are to appeal to the basest
passions and the most degraded and
ignorant elements of this country
south as well as north, to achieve an
victory, 1 voted at the Re
publican primaries Saturday and will
vote for Mckinley if live next No
vember."