The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29
Give up ALL.
Elk Senator Young's Startling
Advice TO POpulists.
Believes j. Mack Loves Invita-
ton Should Be Accepted.
PLATFORM ALL RIGHT
Thinks It Is Satisfactory Il
Peoples Party.
Says That Autonomy Should Be
Preserved However.

Henry W. Young. ex-state senator and
editor of the Kansas Populist at indie
pendence. has startled the Populists by
coming out in advocacy of moving bodily
into the Democratic party.
Mr.. Young is considered one of the fore
most writer's in the ranks of the Populist
press of this state His advice is to sup
port the Democratic ticket in the state in
1902; then, if the national Democracy does
not surrender to the eastern gold wing,
become Democrats on national issues
He maintains that no Populist ticket need
be put up next year, but the organization
can be kept intact
Speaking to these opinions ex-senator
Young says:
-: Mack Love, chairman Of the Demo-
himself as opposed to any attempt to or
ganize a fusion party IN this state, but
to the Republicans finding a home under
the Democratic banner. This was per-
1ectly natural and just what might have
been expected. When. however. Mr.. Love
comes to outline the principles which he
state should make their fight on next
year. I am little surprised to see that,
while he has insisted on a Democratic or
ganization, he Is equally outspol1en for a
platform of straight Populist planlxs-
Resubmisslon a dead issue ana the
initiative and referendum and govern
ment ownership of the transportatio ton
any Populist. or socialist, either. better
than that2 / do not at alt question Mr..
>
living issues either The leaVen of Pop
uliSm has perneated the whole mass of
the Democratic party in this SITE, and
i have no doubt that If the Popultsts
would abandon their organization and go
over in a mass into the Democratic party
here in Kansas that party would honest
~ champion these two issues which every
intelligent Populist would place In the
forefront today.
What objection is there, then, to ac-
cepting the invitation of Mr.. Love and
the Democrats and casting our lot with
them2 None whatever, $50 far as they are
concerned But in view of the possible
relapse of the national Democracy in its
next declaration of principles: in view of
Democrats of the rest of the union have
not vet come up to occupy so advanced
a position as those of Kansas and a few
other states; in view of the pressure that
will be brought to bear in 1904 to secure
a platform and candidate for that party,
both of which shall be satisfactory to the
gold Democrats of 1886 and 19O0-in view
OF all these contingencies it certainly
seems to me that it behooves the Popu-
lists of Kansas to maintain their
autonomy for the present and await the
course Of events.
ION a platform such as Mr.. Love out
lines, and with candidates standing for
wise thing for the POpul1StS to do next
year Will be to indorse the Democratic
ticket and vote for 1t. They can do this,
however, without abandoning their or
ganization of moving over into the DEM
ocratic party And they will in that event
be in a. much better position when the
contest Of 1904 opens to decide whether
the platform and the ticket which that
national Democracy then offer. are such
as they can afford to support