The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-11-14
HOW HAPPENED.

Kansas and throughout all the west,
/ for that matter, has a peculiar signifi-
canoe. People may differ in their opin-
ions as to the causes which have PRO
duced the remarkable results but
from our standpoint of view the situa-
ton is as follows:
First-The peoples party movement
was a revolt against corruption and
/ degeneracy in both republican and
democratic parties.
SeeOnd-In the evident dissolution
of the peoples party former republic
ans went back TO the republican party
and former democrats back to the
democratic party.
Third Bryan democracy was dis
tinrtiy democratic reform but the fail
ure to elect Bryan III either of the two
presidential elections doomed reform
so far as that party is concerned
FOurth-In the next national con
vention of the democratic party CIeve-
land democracy will dominate. Form
e. republican pOpulists have antici-
Pated the inevitable and have almost
to man returned to the republican
fold
Fifth-Roosevelt 'republicanism is a
promising and progressive reform.
Roosevelt is the greatest man by all
odds who has occupied the president
ial chair since the days Of Abraham
Lincoln Aud like that great man.
although he may claim admission to
the select circle of the 400, he is a man
in the closest touch with the great
common people, brave, fearless, Just
and generous. He is neither afraid or
ashamed to strike hands with the
humblest tOiler, though born to wealth
and highly educated.
Sixth-ROOsevelt' influence has Civ
en- the new republicanism a tremend-
Gus boom. His action in ending the
Pennsylvania coal strike was a coup
de etat- His council in respect to Gu
ban reciprocity and modification Of the
tariff viii carry in the next or succeed
ing congress.
Seventh-Had the eastern democra-
cy swung into line instead Of voting
the republican ticket and elected Bry-
an in 1896, as they could have done, re-
form demanded By the people would
have come under democratic rule.
They missed their opportunity.
Eighth-Had the peoples party in
the west gone bodily into the demo-
cratic party and controlled its policy
as they could have done reforms would
still have come in the democratic
party. They missed their opportuni-
lty.
Reforms demanded BY the
people viii come in time but by one
of the old parties and from the present
outlook by the republican party.
Tenth-PeOple's party principles
we're right and are still right but the
party so far as its leaders are concern
ed abandoned their principles for the
pursuit of Office and when their per
sOnal ambitions were disappointed
they betrayed their party and returned
to the republican fold.
Eleventh-The peoples party has
shown its lack Of craftsmanship in the
treatment Of its newspapers and Its
most honest and competent men. 1t
starved its press and scorning the ad-
vice of its best men elected demo
gogues 10 the highest Offices.
Twelfth Where are PETER, Stewart
and Jones Of Nevada, WiIIitts and Mrs
Lease Of Kansas, and SibIey Of Penn
sylvania? All long ago back in the re
publican fold. The men who STAYED
with them locally to the last they cru.
Gifted at the late election They were
determined to and did commit both
fratracide and felo de Sc. The party
which had wronged them, maligne6
them, deprived them of their rights
and practically DISTINGUISHED then
they honored with their votes. Then
friends and their defenders on the
/ ticket they abandoned to their fate
and, like the case Of the cruoi8ed One
lsthey all forsOOk them and fed
These things are said not in malice
! OF envy bat with strict regard to the
exact truth,