The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-09
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Nj. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
THE PoPULlsTs INsULTED: LOOK OUT

THE PoPULIsTs INsULTED; LOOK OUT
fs the Renublieap party of Kansas which is wiling
that the Populigt party in process Of dsntegaton shall
give its members to the Republican party in individual
conversions willing as wen that PoDulist party shah
ss Dull present stakes and locate in the Republican
fo1dq What would be the effect the Republican party If
II bonId receive in single campaign the acquisition Of the
populst party? How many deepaid plans would it frus
ate how many political wills break and how many logical
candidates. sidetrack? What could the Popust party not
do as faction in the Republican party at the Republican
primaries? While the Republican papers are appealing to
The Popusts to turn cold eye on the Democrats and
come into the warm embrace Of the Republican party they
give little consideration the that if the Populsts
should take their advice incorporate in the Republican
party Of this state hundred thousand souls less
schooed in political turbulence given to independence and
emotional rebellion it might be little difficult for the
Organization to do all the mighty work with the reins Or
ganizaon can commonly do might be little difficult
with another element added to and dry the things in
the culinary department vita the ordinary neaness and
dispatch.
All said and done Popuism's metnal impulse has pro-
5ectory that is sudden and effective resides largely in
the individual Popuis It is nonsense to believe that he
shed his mental shadngs in day or week OF year
And if he comes INTO Republican there is liable
to be a new ceaI if not new deck Of cards.
And there is chance that the PopuHsts viii come into
the Republican party If they do it viii not be the first
tine Democratic brutality has improbable thing
possible plausible and practical
No one viii dispute least of all informed Populsts, that
their party rendered Ineffective Kansas through
any material disinegraton in Kansas from its failure
to inspire sentiment elsewhere productive Of national
of f1ei0n in his
state
The situation Is annoying one for the Populists
Their central committee this week in Topeka to
solve it It was too much expect the Popusts humby
to dissolve and recommend an exodus into the Democratic
party now figuring on the nomination Of Hill Olney
men having nothing in common with Popusm. resolu
ton in favor Of staightout Populist party would have
been merely the idle manipulation Of The Popu
lists pursued the only rational political course they
tended hand in compromise to the Democrats; they pro
posed mat independent party be formed Of both the
Populist and Democratic following.
The Democrats are meeting this with loud, brutal
gunaw The Democrats are not open to any compromise
which sacrifices their party name. its organization or its
federal ONCE yielding relations to the national Democracy
David Overyer of Topeka interview says that this
proer of the Popusts convnces him that disntegra
short advises Populism to crawl into its coffin and give
the signal to the undertaken proceed with the cere
monies
This is the way a kindly profer is met and much as
the Popusts have stood much they have endured in
Democratic insolence often they have bowed before
Democratic ehrontey they do not now turn and assert
themselves the nation wiz marvel
And they do turn VIII not be to establish inde
Republican party through indirection would be pot
ical nonsense The Populsts may the other shoot
and beyond the dream or prediction Of any Republican
prophet or ezhoer come roopng back to the Republican
party.
II they do there's new deal the land Of the sun
flower, sure you're born It viii be walkaway the
Republican party at the election. primaries
something likely to out by the roots in every
county in the state and there win be funerals plenty
that are not down on the program at this writing.