Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-06

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LOOKING FOR A HOME.
Bryan Democrats Write Urging the Pre-
,ssrvstlon Of the Peoples Party Il
y, Organizations. T.
The Nebraska populists are arriv-
ing at the same conclusion that the
Minnesota populists did two years
ago. The Nebraska Independent, q
Bryan Populist paper, is calling up
on National Chairman Butler to call
q meeting that something may de
done. The Independent publishes sew
eral letters from Bry an democrats, all
urging the populists to keep up their
organization. One of theSletters, from
an Indiana democrat, We reproduce
below: <tSsEff
"But, Friend Tibbles, what are we
to do in politics? The mental confu-
zion among the mass of: voters, who
made up the great army that followed
the standard. bearer of the democratic
party in 1896 and in 1900, has pro-
duoed, as shown by the late election
results that you we'll call .'politicsl
chaos" Ideas and motives have been
terribly mixed. Some, saturated with
disgust, have remained away from the
polls-disRusted With so-called leader
ship such as we,have had In Indians,
and not caring to stulttfy themselves
by voting the republican ticket, while
others voted the prohibition or So
oialist tickets. Others, angered by the
manifest dupltcity and unmistakable
treachery Of their own party commit
teemen, concluded that the best way
to get rid of such influences in their
own party was to close their eyes to
principle and political policy and vote
in . way to destroy the organization.
Some, not believing that either organ
ization cared anything about prir-
ciple or political policy, have mixed
up their tickets in trying to select from
both the men believed to be best fitted
and most honest. ->.''.
"Under such circumstances, nothing
could be reasonably predicted except
what has occurred. Let the republi.
cans and. the reorganizers figure out
rs much comfort as they please, the
encouraging fact remains that the re-
organizers, while able to make confu.
sion, cannot draw the rank and file
after them. The two million or more
voters outside the democratic party;
who supported Mr.. Bryan more be-
cause Of the confidence they had in
him than in the party he represented,
cannon be induced ii another national
campaign to assist the democratic par
ty, unless It shall manifest enough
vitality and courage to rid itself of
not only Cleveland and Hill, but of
every man who holds onto the party
standard with one hand and to plu-
tocratic influences with the other. (
2"There were too many men on the
rostrum in 1900 who were overly anx-
ious, while supporting Mr.. Bryan to
have every audience they faced under
stand that they we're not in accord
with Mr.. Bryan on the money ques-
tion, andeRho never lost On: opportun-
ity, in season or out, to inform an au-
dience Of that fact. ..* ..,. 4 i
$50 important and 80 fundamental
IL the financial question, that it &is : q
matter Of douby shout any man being
right on any politilal question who 10
not right on that question. The man
who, BY reason Of Personal interests,
Is aeoeiving himself or trying to de-
ceiye others, or the man who thinks
he IL opposed TO trusts, etc, and yet
SEES nothing wrong in the financial
combinations, cannot be depended up
oaiwhsu tho pinch comes, no difference
who BE may Be, or how earnest and
energetic he msy b in his attempt to
bring shout some reforms. ;sse
ssWhen I say this, ! believe that I
am expressing the well-settlsd belief
Of very large per cont Of the demo.
cratic masses and almost III Of those
outside Of thst party. who supp ported
B Mr. Bryan IA two campaigns.