Show TRAT THAT rJ FUSION SION As con considerable speculation as to just what ron den richs hicls game gaine has been in liis his numerous visits lately we interviewed him the other lay day and obtained from him theeb the expression of his hia views published elsewhere in this issue it is evident that den ben is prose lating latin in the interest primi primarily rily of the organization tation of the ahe silver republican publican ana with a view to securing a share of tile the offices secondly in the interests of fusion lie ile calls attention to the fact that in 92 the populists lists were the only ones making silver an issue therefore fore assumes that if it is ia just to ask that all al silver forces now unto unite with the democratic party in the he silver campaign the populists lists could with still moro justice ask that all join the ranks because they first asked its ita recognition in the tha manner now dimind 5 oj ej by the democracy true in 1892 the tha populists lists its did make the demand stated while the national democratic Damo cratic platform declared its ita adherence to bimetallism in general terms the state platform however hoi was couched it in tha specific terms since adopted by the party as a whole beside while the democratic financial policy is sound throughout the populist party has one sound financial proposition united to a dozen unsound ones all of which must be swallowed if any are taken the assumption because the democratic party of the state does not desire to enter a fusion iu in which its identity will be lost that it therefore neither desires nor asks the assistance or of all other silver forces is both false and fo foil ih as aa is also the assumption thai it il is its desire to keep all the offices that is the mainspring 0 of democratic opposition to fusion his stet st tet ement regarding the number of populists lists and silver reau republicans i 0 who voiad far fa cryan must be taken with not one but beveral grains of salt bait the returns show that bryan received a total vote of as against cast for mr air cleveland a gain of while mckinley received votes an I 1 increase D of over that cist cast fur for II arrison at the previous election As we have before stated elated the great fight is between gold and silver the republican party represents gold the D democratic mo batic party silver these are the two great and only considered factors factora and while wo we believe that the interests of silver would be promoted to a greater reater degree if every every advocate aaroe ito of silver were tu to join heart and hand with the democratic party in every election until the desired result resul t was attained the democratic party does not insist apon this as a erudition condition precedent to recognition wait until the bbate Damo democratic cratic convention meets and we believe that the platform and candidates caud idilea dates will be such ench as aa every silver man inan can endorse because e the art parly V cannot consent to any fusion which would eliminate democracy the great and principal element elemen from the fight furnishes no reason for the supposition I 1 that it is ia not willing i ng to recognize ize others accor according din to their re respective pec tive de beerts erts looked at from another r standpoint lust of power was the bartys de daire ire could it not as easily control any any fusion convention and corral all of the ollie ei but it would still lose that which is ia dearer the prestige r to the silver cause given by a bolia vote cast in the Democrat ia name |