The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-10
POP PARTY IS DEM.
This Session of Congress
Demonstrates That Fact
ALL POPS ARE DEMOCRATS
Interesting Gossip From Seat
of National Government
ALL POPS ARE DEMOCRATS
especial Correspondence Of The EarIe)

Especial Correspondence Of the EagIe)
washington FEB. s.-This session Of
Congress have made one thing manifest
That the Popunst party is gone. and that
he opposition TO The Republican party
IN the iu--ire VIII be Democratic. no mat
Ter how al vai Gus il d.yiduaI views.
The action Of two men who viii become
United States senators after March Z.
this year, has had something to do with
The recognition OF this fact These men
are; Fred T. Du5ois Of Idaho; Thomas
81 Patterson Of Colorado. Each has
declared his intention hereafter to BE a
democrat Dubois formerly was g. Re
publican and left the party on the money
Question in 1856. He became one Of tae
rational leaders OF the alleged Gree Sill
We Republican party. He was consid-
cred more PopuIstio than Democratic
t1e was elected to the senate by all kinds
q anl-E-epU 9Lican votes. Yet now it is
I'll over, he announces that hereafter his
2tliiauons VIII be with the Democrats.
Patterson Tor years has been Pouu-
lsL He has led the cohorts of reform il,
me mountain state 10 victories and de-
ieets since that party came on earth.
net now be IS a senator elected by Pop
lls as wen as other antl-ReDublcan
votes, be has become a Democrat. ae-
-9rdlng TO his own declaration.
There are others. Charles A. ToUne.
"ao was senator OF the United States
Alllnes9ta, succeeding Davis. deceased.
aA1 VINO made his valedictory to the sem
ate while his SUCCESSOR waited 70 .a
sworn m was a Republican up untn
1870 Then he became a Free silver Re
2-lcan- He was good enough a Pom
ISL in 1900 t. ae uominata5 1t sioux Falls
-or vice president He was not good
enough Democrat for the bour5ons to (
name r the tail Ut cle ticket AT Kansas I
City ase after Bryan, some sort Of .
compromise with eastern Democracy (
had to- be made and for other reasons. (
b-I when IlHne became p senator-for I
l3riy dags-a1d came To Washington ne 4
announced his conversion to Democracy Z
There are others. United States SEN /
aior Heitiedt. ~ idaho. who bears the
! -oud distinction IT not having been east
q the Mississippi until after ne was
elected SENATOR was originally chosen ~ +
Inc Popl-.s-s. F4ithful be has been. nm
81 -h' '1e 7-san 20 turn Vow he says
aoes A'- know that the opposition to
7'loies Wil not be solely Demo-
e--ie Up the future lie intimates he
nay make the necessary jump himself,
"a -ala 20 Democracy.
are others Teller Of Colorado.
+9 mas oren every thing iu@his career,
~ VINO earned the title Of Weeping
ms fearful valelictory at
7-- --',iis convention Ia 1885, has been
aA up 10 democrats Of late. It is
HFd tal- before the ses-
over A9f WIZ become >an out
--0eil1 Wiz nave 70 occur in /
sooner or ialer- Democrats are /
s % I= 1ney VIII want 70
el - lle Republicans
l1eE have been trying TO do
They became DO Ger
year. 6ut tAer rolduess
20 us elIaaN nae Popuists
@ NATIONAL olsa nizttion-
state here and there
arc esaeaF-ned. Their old leaders
-"-t ana going into the
-2-' Iaey have only Pet
H2" rs national character,
.- -3 one wants aim % lead anything.
-1t soon Na7o Kansas Popu-
VIII ne osd 10 choose their tu-
' rs 1net viii have To