The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-11-10
POPCLIST PARTY MAY GIVE UP.
The Tnneka CanitaI SAYS:

POPCLIST PARTY MAY GIVE Up.
The Topeka Capital says
There is a movement among the
pOpulists Of the Fifth district TO get
W. J. Babb to refuse to call a meeting
Of the executive committee for the
purpose Of deciding upon the day the
state convention should be held. Mr.
Babb is the chairman or the pOpUlist
party in the state and il is likely that
ne viii be influenced by the members
Of the party in the Fifth district who
have become dissatisfied with the par
ty-
IF the meeting Of the state execu-
tive committee IS not called there can
be no call issued for a state conyen-
ton. It appears TO be the desire Of
he Fifth district members to allow
the party to die without calling the
attention Of the people Of the state
10 its death They appea TO be
ashamed OF it
Mr.. Babb has not answered any OF
the communications which have been
addressed TO him regarding the mat
ter. and he has not said whether or
not he would call the convention, but
It is the opinion OF the members OF
the state central COMMITTEE that there
will be no convention called unless il
is made by some Of the old line pop
ulists-the old middle Of the readers
who still think there Is a pOpulist
party
49, mas been k-Iwn for some time
that Mr. Babb has been in favor Of
the members OF the party; that is
those who did not join in with the
republicans last year; Of joining the
socialist party II may be that they
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for the stand President Roosevelt
has taken on the railroad question
1T appears that the fact that Mr.
Roosevelt has taken a decided stand
on the r1Ii.O5d question has led the
pOpulists who remain To ask the chair
man not TO call a convention
They are afraid that If a cOnven-
ton is called. il might result in the
endorsement Of the democratic or So
cialistic nominee. and they want TO
support Roosevelt
III a convention is called re-
marked an old line pOpulist, there
would be little TO say and there would
be but few people present to say IL
The stand the president has taken is
a step III the direction we old pOpU-
lists asked for, and II we can get IL
through the republican party, we are
willing to vote that ticket There is
urgent need Of reform and the presi-
dent seems TO be reforming in the
most unexpected quarters
AT the last election a larger part
Of the old pOpulist vote went to the
republican party. Most OF the pOpu-
lists were republicans before the pop
ulist wave struck the state, and they
followed false gods. There were a
few populists who voted the socialist
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the increase in the socialist vote. II
il a known fact that mighty few OF
the pOpulists Joined the democratic
party
THE action taken by the pOpuIists
in the Fifth district will probably be
followed by the members Of the party
in the other districts In the state and
Will result in the failure to hold a
pOpulist convention next year"
The above article sounds very nice
10 a bilious partisan, but when man
or a party passes from the stage Of
action, the faults Of that party or man
ought TO be properly minimized and
the good eXtOIled. No one who con-
tended and voted for what he thought
was right, as a loyal American citi-
zen. ought to be either condemned or
to be ridiculed-
Quoting the great Lincoln, the pop
ulists demanded a government Of the
people. by the people and for the peO-
pie" Roosevelt stands for fair play.
The pOpulists enumerated the doc
trine equal rights for all and special
privileges for none" They quoted In
gals, Garfield, and other great repub-
licans. as well as Jefferson and Jack
son
Patriotism is superior to partisan
a true patriot Many pOpulists were
old soldiers. veterans who fought
throughout the civil war For that
matter. il has been asserted that a
majority OF the union soldiers were
democrats. and this declaration has
never been disprOved- Many Of them.
like Grant and Sheridan, were repub-
licans after the war
Patriotism knows no party, and as
Webster put il. they know mo north.
no south. no east, no west They are
for liberty and union now and for
ever"
Consistent pOpulists are not asham-
ed They were right, eternaIIy right,
and the republican party has put
much OF their mortar and stone into
its own political temple Bryan has
frequently commended the stand TAX
en- by Roosevelt Why is il that they
admire Roosevelt. and thousands Of
them voted for him at the last presi-
dental electiOn2 And why is il that
the stand patters'' in the republican
party are fighting President ROOse-
welt. while the populists and demo-
Gratis are enthusiastic in their support
Of his policy, especially on railroad
and other corporate control?
Neither are pOpulists ashamed Of
the doctrine Of bImetalism- 1t was
right. the policy OF the nation from
the foundation Of the government.
and practically its policy now Con-
sistent populists and democrats are
q part OF the ''Old guard OF national
loyalty as we'll as the republicans