The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-30
10 HGHT STRAIGHT.
PopuIiSi Party Officially Goes
Out of Existence.
MORT ALBAUGH TALKS
Says the POiSt of the Pops Is
a Good Thing.
MORT ALBAUGH TALKS

Morton AIbaugh, chairman Of the Repub-
lican- state committee. was called yester-
Gag 10 the manifesto Of the PopuIist state
committee. issued by its secretary. Mr..
Curran. practically taking the PopuHst
Iarty in Kansas out Of existence and in
dicaung that the only thing left for the
Iopllst to do was TO join the Democrats,
he expressed some surprise that this an
louneement should come al rhis time. In
discussing the matter, ne said:
-In the end IT has been inevitable that
the Pop1list committee would assume this
attitude. The proposition made by the
PopuIsr committee TO organize a Union
party was never made IA good faith. 1t
was Utterly ridiculous or its face. The
Populist and Democratic leaders alike IN
iersDood it would be rejected. They knew
that the P0pulists and Democrats all
over the state would regard it rs abso-
.ateiy impracucabIe. It's very ridicu-
lousness was intended 20 lead Populists
90 abandon their party and it was un-
3erst0od then that later they would be
ADVISED u Join the Democrats.
.Alr. Currans mistake and the mis-
take of the Populist leaders. arises from
the fact that they have led themselves
10 believe that bur one thing remains for
lhe Populists 20 do and that is to join the
Democratic party. His own party hav-
Ing been declared in chaos by a formal
acr OF its committee. the individual Pop
uiist is left 10 do just as he pleases.
~He has number of alternatives. He
can Join the Democrats If he wants TO.
BUT there IS no c0mpuision about it..
He can join the Republicans If be is
NOT a believer in Democratic principles.
Democratic policies and Democratic lead
ers or if the fulfilled phrophesies since
1886 have made any impression on him.
or If he stil thinks as be did in 1890
that botn OLD parties are wrong. the Ioun-
dation OF the old structure still remains
even if the leaders have razed the edihce
CD the ground. They can begin at the
bottom and build it up once more
-rhis announcement al this time is
particularly pleasing TO the Republicans,
for the reason that it simpllfes the situ-
alton. we knew now what the contest in
Kansas next year VIII be. 1t VIII be
straight out fight between Republicanism
end Democracy aad in such contest
there VIII be no trouble in doubling the
Republican majori1ies of 1850"
The Porullst manifesto referred to by
Air. Aihaueh was an article in this weeks
Farmers Advocate by Secretary John
Curran of the PopuIist state committee as
follows.
-on tuesday of this week received a
report from Governor 2. p. Elder Of OF
tawa. Of meeting Of the county central
committee OF his county. He says in his
report The unanimous feeling was that
TIE party is ia chaos and that the theory
~ keeping open headquarters and doing
oly work is visionary and doing no gooG.
] have about come TO the conclusion
thst this expresses the sentiment of a
majority Of the Populists in the state.
It may be true that amy attempt 70 keep
up the organization of the Peoples Party
IS visionary and doing no good The
forts or q few 10 do thiis has met with
ittIe substantial oncoura cement. it is
true although hundreds have expressed
their qualification that the work was so
b. son and thar a rauying point Tor Pop
ulists was kept up. and many have mate +
rally assisted in the work.
The best evidence that the nartv IS in 1
chaos IS for the county central commit /
tee % declare that it is. These and many +
other signs show q movement Of greater (
~ less proportions toward the Democratic +
party. The invitation from the Demo- /
cratic party % join their ranks IS only q /
Ieiterat.ou of many Individual invita- +
tiors and there are many who claim e /
Vil be generally accepted. If the refusal f
of the Democratic conlmitte 10 accept the
'Cnion idea is indorsed by the rank and
file. there WIN he nothing LETT fer those
who insist on working with them but 20
Join the Democratic party. Those who
remain with the Pouiisrs VIII have 10 go
ii alone Each must settle this question
Tor himself
III il is The sentiment OF majority of
Popuusts O. 5oln the Democratic party.
then indeed is che dictum u the Franklin
county committee true and have no
business here. However. il L is proposed +.
- keep up the PoruHst organization
tae1 i- is time we knew where we are
u tls IS the general sentiment. IL every
caants iu the state IS as much at sea rs
q whether they are Popunsts or Demo
rats. r were hlsh time some conclusion
were reached
The Republican papers have made
much of She fact than Be- WAS ua,t 10 in-
possible a. secure enough funds from tho
party 20 pay postage u IS trus that
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