Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
4 POpUusTS REASONS
For Selecting the Republican
Party Rather Than the
Democratic or So
cialist.

iuCi DdsiCo OhO "iiOCA, ldS oOOA a
leader of the Populist party, and the
reasons he gives for the faith that is
in him are well worth a reading by
every voter.
In speaking of the future course of
the Kansas in political affairs, no
man can get much glory out of the
expression, 81 told you so.'
No attempt has been made on our
part to conceal our intention when
our editorial duty to the voters of the
Populist party ceased by the dissolu-
tion of that organization.
That the party is dead is not denied
in anv quarter, except for present
campaign purposes, and You will
please note that those most vocifer-
Gus in their claims of it's present and
future activity are the ones most
vitality Interested in the matter of Sc
curing votes for themselves.
1t is simply a matter of selecting a
home in the Socialist, the Democrat
or the Republican party.
The Kansan will support Mr.. Roose-
velt. rather than any Democrat now
on the political stage of action.
The Kansan will support Mr.. Roos
evelt's administration. and its editor
will vote for candidates who will sus-
rain him.
Populists who are actuated by some
thing other than the motive of beat
ing the Republicans" or getting an
office, may well sustain President
Roosevelt.
He is the ideal president. He has
the courage of his convictions, and
has not heSitated to take the corpora
tions by the throat and make them
obey the law and the will of the peo-
pie.
With Theodore Roosevelt retained
in his high Office, and sustained and
supported by a Congress in harmony
with his administration. we have the
assurance that the evil of trust demi-
nation Will find a sure and lawful so
luton.
Firm in that belief, and mindful of
the history of the former rule of Dem-
ocracy, it is mighty easy for us to de-
eide as to our future political duty.
Count us with President Roosevelt
and the Republican party.
| We became Populist because we
thought the Republican party too
conservative on the money question.
| We thought the battle would not be
settled until it was settled as we be-
lIeve it should be. We were wrong.
That issue is dead. 1t would be as
consistent for our brothers in Ala
bama to reorganiZe the Confederacy
as for US to attempt to rally the voters
with the slogan of ''16 to l." That
has been passed upon in two national
ampaigns-thati is enough. The cam
| paign managers of the Democratic
party stole our thunder for the pur-
pose of an effort to get the offices.
Anything to beat the Republicans is
Democracy. That is not our nature.
We are FOR things. We do not want
to waste all our time on earth fight
ing men who do things. Feeling that
way about it, we cannot reconcile
ourself to the idea of assisting the
leaders of the Populist party in decoy-
ing voters into such an organization
as the Democratic party will be in the
campaign of 1904. If we should at
tempt it we would be rewarded with
the just contempt of the Democrats,
and the disgust of our former politi-
cal friends, the Republicans. Why
this does not apply to every other
man who has viewed these matters as
we do, we cannot understand.
As between belonging to a party
whose rallying cries are 'swe depre-
cate" 1--WE deplore,'' 1--WE denounce,.
''we are opposed. and belonging to a
party that says, I'VE believe" we
hope" 1--WE will.r the Kansan chooses
the latter.
We have the bugaboo Haunted in
our face that we are indorsing the
policy of the government in the Phil
ippfnes. May be, but in fight we
want to be in a position to glorify
American valor on every field and in
every battle. When the flag is under
fire, we are for the administration
and the boys who defend it, trusting
that they are right IN the matter of
policy; but right or wrong, we will
shout ''bulIy boys" as long as the fir
ing shall last; we will take up the
natter OF policy" when the battle is
over
When we left the Republican party
there was no war in which the nation
was engaged We honestly believed
that colonial policy was wrong for
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