The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-05
DaiTu~s Eagle
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.
AN INVITATION TO THE PoPULIsTs.


Albaugh and Secretary Kelly. The Populist is asked to
come into the Republican party The Republican party
wants him for his vgor for partisan and the
state needs him because it attached to its
optimistic party too many Popust who comes into
the Republican party will find fair treatment and the
chance of as much and practical activity as he ever
ep1oyed in the Alliance days The Democrats vouchsafe
him no such privilege realize by this time
that separate party movement offers no satisfactory field
for individual endeavor The invitation from the Central
Committee OF the Republicans Populists is timely
It follows:
IN the Topeka Advocate the official Of the Peo-
PIES party Of Kansas of Is Mr. John Cur
ran secretary Of the Peoples party state committee makes
public announcement presumably acting for the said state
committee that on August this year the headquarters
that his party has maintained in Topeka since the close Of
last years. campaign wi win be formally closed, and
gives as his and the committees reason action
the following:
These and many other signs show movement Of
greater or less proportions toward the Democratic party
The invitation Of the Democratic party join their ranks
is only reeraton of many individual invitations, and
there are many who claim it will be generally accepted
If the refusal Of the Democratic committee adopt the
union idea is endorsed by their rank and he there viii
be nothing left for those who insist working with them
but to join the Democratic party it is the sentiment
of the majority of the Popusts join the Democratic
party, then. indeed, have no business here"
The above statement of Mr. Curran generally accepted
as practical announcement by Peoples party
committee that the organa gone out Of existence
and it might be well in It's connection quote from Mr.
George P Locke vice president the Democratic state
central committee of Kansas and chairman Of the organza
ton committee of the Democratic national committee Mr.
Locke says:
he last campaign demonstrated the fact that Kansas
is back in the Republican column and back there stay
It now has majority that touched by any anti
combination which can be formed the Democrats
rejected the Popust party scheme they did for
two reasons One was that fusion any viii
longer be tolerated by the Democrats and the other
in hope that the PoDusts would have enough pride left
go ahead and keep up their rseparate organization as best
they might
In speaking further of the Democratic invitation the
Popuists to join the Democrats, Mr.. Locke says:
inviting Populsts into Democratic ranks We
made the dose as bitter as possible,
them in. be Republican state which there
the doubt viii be years come the fewer
there the Democratic party case the national
party should successful better for those who are
in it We have given up the hope national success
and then those Democratic faith
viii have front seats the pie counter
selfish enough not to divide up with any outside
aggregation"
crisis has been reached by those who have abored to
build up the Peoples party The Peoples party state com
mittee through its secretary Mr. Curran practically ad-
they join with Democracy Yet the deter
mined taken by many Populist county committees
and individual protests heard everywhere in opposition to
proposed transfer to the Democracy proves concu
lively file Of the organization will not
acquesce in this movement.
Conditions not only in the country at large but parc
ularly Kansas have changed very materially since the
days when this organization with much en-
thusiasm and such promise Of success The very fact that
the committee representing the Peoples party now
practically decides that the partys existence shall be
brought close is evidence within itself strongly tending
to the conclusion that conditions as they exist at present
furnish demands for the party The action Of the part
committee nothing individual to do but to
choose himself the political would travel in
the future He might begin again the foundation
attempt build up the Peoples party but it
would look like impossible and fruess task Not deem
ing this feasible him do not what Mr. Curran
and the Poput committee him. that which he him
SELF after delberaon believes 70 be best for his
counys welfare the individual prosperity of this state
Ii he in the history. experiences accomplishments
principles and leadership Of the Democratic party more
promise for the future becomes his duty to ally him
self with that organization, Notwithstanding Mr. Lockes
sstence upon the part Of the Democratic committee thar
wanted But if present conditions past hstory
past accomplishments present policies present leadership
and principles. and future promises of Republication
afford better prospects for the material interests Of our
country and the prosperity OF the individual citizen then
1t becomes his duty to ally himself with the Republican
organization
The growth and development Of Kansas should be
matter of common cnncern The ereafesf rrosns hoth