Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-01
Conner Davies Says Nay.

OOmGI D0VfGS Bays way
The bright editor of the Concordia
kansan, who is a power in the Popu-
list party in Kansas makes a few re-
marks giving his idea of what the
members of his party should do.
He says:
I'm another place in this paper will
he found the address ISSUED by author
ity of the state central committee,
calling for a delegate convention to
confer as to the advisability of aband-
oning our organization and going bod
lily into the Democratic party.
The whole proceeding seems to be
the very rankest piece of horse-play
we have ever come across in our poIit-
ical experience.
The Kansan is of the opinion that
it is time to talk plain about this
matter.
The committee has no right to call
convention to consider such a propo-
sition- The convention has no more
right to resolve that we shall join the
Democratic party than it has the
right of saying we shall be Republic
ans. or socialists. We are against the
whole sentiment back OF this move.
We have shouted ourselves hoarSe in
the loud acclaim that Populists sacri-
feed all for political principIes-what
is to become of these principles in
this move?
We are told we shall go in and cap
ture the Democratic organization.
Without considering the unmanliness
of such thing, what would we do
with it when we got it? Reform it,
you say? Mr.. Bryan has tried that in
two campaigns and failed in his effort,
and present indications are, that Bry-
anism is To be published in the future
for its failure to capture the offices in
the past. Is there any encouragement
in that?
j. Mack Love says he does not know
what the Democratic party will stand
for in the next national cam paign. He
said that it depended on what the
Republicans would do in congress,
whatever it is, we presume it will be
the policy of Democrats of Mack
Loves stripe to be opposed to it any
way.
Frankly we do not like ''ferninst'
politics. we don't want to be ..agin"
every thing, we are "For" things
Are we ready TO sacrifice party or
gdnizauion, political principles, OH
cial preferment, everything, to be-
come an influential integral part of IA
party which has no definition of the
future, and certainly no cause for
pride in It's last administration of
the government?
Let US wait to see what the Demo-
Gratis will offer us in the next cam
paign, before we even. consent to be
their allies.
If they offer us principles, and men
as candidates who believe in those
principles, it is then time TO consider
an alliance, as was done in the past,
wherein they get all the offices and
we get the planks in the platform.
Speaking for ourselves, we confess
we do not care for party name-we
cut loose from one party name for the
sake OF principle, but we are not GO
ing to cut loose again from both party
name and principle to be used as a
cats-paw to rake Democratic chest
nuts out of the fire.
Gentlemen, there is, it seems to US,
work yet to be done by the Populists
let us be about it.
five are to abandon the parry there
Is no committee nor convention on
earth with any sort of right to tell us
to which party we shall go. That is
for each individual to settle for him.
self and if we are not mistaken in the
temper of men who make up the Pop
ulist party they will not thank the
committee, nor conference, for advise
in the matter.
This so-called conference is the YER
lest Lommy-rot. It will bind no one
and ought not to.
Its warp and wool comes of a desire
for power and place, at the sacrifice of
the cardinal principles professed by
the Popnlist party. 1t is wilI-o'-tht-
wisp even to the men who are actuat-
ed by that motive.
The Populist who harbors the no
tion that he will secure an an Office.
or any advantage which comes
through the DemUcr attic party success,
is an ASA paIpable. dreary ass.
Brothers, we said we went into this
more because of a desire for several
forms of governmental policy. Let
as not at this time form an alliance
that gives the lie to our profession.
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