The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-20
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t1OutAH4C4 ALU4A isl d6T-s
when the cause most needs their help
and command them to get behind us,
thou hypocrite- Quit following false
leaders VINO are wolves in Sleeps
clothing. Rally around your own star91-
ard DO your own thinking and act on
your own judgment The Advocate is
fearless in its advocacy Of the rights Of
the producer. Win the friends of those
who toll so hard stand by us2 Tt is up
against YOU, gentlemen 1t is for you
to say how many names you viii send
US. If you are in sympathy with US.
show it by doing your part We can
be more effective by doubling up viii
you assist US ?"
Ex-senator Young's position is at
tackled as 'preposterous,' and he is
called a false leader. Those who have
also leaned toward Democracy are in
Guided in the denunciation. Another
editorial says.
The most prep0sterous thing men
toned IN this discussion of the future
OF the Peoples party comes from h w.
Young. He proposes that the Populists
allow the Democrats to name the ticket
and the POpulists vote it. How alb
surd for any one TO think for a moment
that 1875 600 POpulists viii allow 5000
Democrats to name a. ticket for thern
We are sorry to see the ex-senator take
this position How the mighty have
faIlenl Mr.. Young viii soon find, much
to his sorrow that he has mistaken the
temper of the Populists OF Kansas We
suggest to him to get back into the
Populist party as soon as possible be-
fore it is too late to retract. No one is
going to follow such false leaders.
Before any one need talk to the old
time POpulist about going into the
Democratic party, the Democrats must
first purge themselves Of leaders who
are not in sympathy with Popuilst
principles. What has the Democratic
party done to cause any Pcpulist to.
believe that Populist principles viii
of Democracy Did a single state leg
islature in the whole union last year
enact a single plank of the Kansas
City platform into laW2 Was there a
bona fde effort to do SO in a single leg
islature where the Democrats were in
control? By then. fruits We shall know
them.
With the exception of a few leaders
the Kansas Democracy is fairly sound,
and vet it must be borne in mind that
only last year at Kansas City it took
hard work to keep the Kansas Demo-
Gratis from jumping into the Hill band
wagon and deserving Bryan. Then, too
the Kansas Democracy turned down
Charles TOWne against the request of
Kansas POpulists. With such a record
what are Populists to expect, Mr.
YOung2 Will you and your followers
give Populists some facts in regard to
this wholesome surrender to Democra-
cy2 How are Kansas Populists to
know whether the Kansas Democracy
is sound on government ownership and
the initiative and referendum? They
have never declared for any of these
measures in their state platforms. Is it.
not makeshift to catch suckers? We
have no quarrel to pick with the Kan
sas Democrats and the Bryan Demo-
Gratis, but we are not going to jump out
of the frying pan into the fire True
Populists are not built that way"
Respects are also paid to the silent
thinkers" in this fashion.
The fellows who are looking for Of
flee are laying low now. They are wait
ing to see which way to jump 1t is
our opinion that the rank and file viii
make them jump into the fire when
they leap"
Secretary John H. Curran is still
waiting to be shown. He indOrses the
proposition that the people shall stand
up and be counted. He is not yet ready
to decide that the course the official or
gan takes is the wisest political move
Il am the secretary of the Populist
party state central committee he said
our political faith is to bow to the
will of the majority. 1t would not do
for me to determine what the Organiza-
ton viii do. want to know as well as
the next one whether we are running
the business Of the Populists state or
ganizatiOn or an adjunct to the Demo-
cratic party. I cannot say that fully
endorse the attacks on Senator Young
and others And the straight-out party
maintenance may not be the thing that
the majority Of the committee and rank
and file will decide upon, still I'm will
ing to be shown"