The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21

that binds the electoral college to vote
In any direction; and then have il
agreed that the electoral vote Of the state
shall be divided in the electoral college
according to the number OF votes thrown
for your candidate, and the number of
votes thrown tor the other candidate on
the same ticket. The number of votes
which each candidate gets will be
known with substantial accuracy long
before the official count Is made. There
fore you VIII have every incentive to
vote for your Candidate because the lar
ger number Of votes you cast the more
electoral votes Will your candidate get,
and the less win the other have. And
those who are voting for the same cleo
tors with you will throw as many votes
as they can for their candidate in order
that he shall have as large q share Of the
electoral vote of the state IS possible.
the other. Thus you will show your
strength and hold the balance of power
Organize in every state, and present ct
the polls an electoral ticket, and support
It with your votes.
When the word "organizs" is used, at
once springs up inthe mind the political
machines which have been created, eau
cuses, conventions and delegates, who
can be bought and sold in the market
Ink Q sheep; the contrivances by which
the peoples enemies have conspifed 70
take away their rights.
By that word I mean nothing of that
sort. Organize In your workshop: agree
to vote together for one ticket. There
need TO be no great and expensive meet
inge. Yoa can vote together without
brass band just as well as you can with
one. Torch Light PROFESSIONS are an IN
vention of your enemies TO deceive you
into following their banner, and march
ing to their music, and into not voting
/ for your own interests, and the interests
of your wives and children.
Therefore let the people stand together
and vote together and SOW the seeds of .
great and victorious party, If not at this
election at the next. If you do not SOW
now, you will not reap then; DoT Is It
certain that the seed has net already
been sown, and will fructifY by your
votes into q substantial if not complete
victory at this election.
The address advocates the organization
OF Peoples Party" and urges astrong
effort In the direction of electlng con-
gressmen and representatives who are
I'"unawed by power and unbought by
gam"
The address embodies the following:
| To the Greenback Labor Party, Etc
/ had accepted the selection of your
conventions as candidate for president
Anxious for the success of the princi.
pies which you represent, in which as
| you know ! so heartily coneurred, l pre-.
sented, as you haYe learned, as your rep
resentative, your platforms TO the DEM
| ocratic convention, il the hope, If 1t
| were possible, that they might be adopt
| ed and made the rule of that party,
which should be composed of your
friends and allies.
For reasons that have made sppar-
ent, your principles were rejected and
your alliance spurned. Personally I
have no grievance with the convention.
l was treated with every courtesy and
consideration by Its officers and men,
bers, for which / take pleasure here and
now to express obligations. But for you
I have q grievance. The Democracy
have left you to fight the battle against
the oppressors of the people alone. We
will fight the battle of the people to-
gether in the best manner we can; and l
pledge to you all that have OF remain
ing strength IN declining years, to do all
| that in me lies in behalf of the princi-
pies that you and l hold dear, and with
out the early prevalence and adoption
| of which this government cannot stand.
You will have one advantage in YOUR
candidate; you will have to spend no
time In defending him. His doings
haye been known to the country for
more than a quarter OF century. Every
act of his life has been under micros-
cope lighted by glare of hate and Sian
der He is yet unframed, and has
no opinion to take back, no policy to re-
cant, and no Just charge too explain for
| what he has done either In peace or
war. .s;-.
Of personal advantage to myself moth
| ing can accrue. am to old to make
selfish plans for the future; yet hope
as my past political act, If it so be, to do
some service to the people and mankind
in calling back the government 70 the
purpose for which 1t was framed by our
fathers, q government of the people, a
government by the many, and not by
the few, nor for the interest of the few.