The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-20
Mr.. CANNOp,S NERVE.
HE IMPOSES ON THE CREDULITY OF
A NEWS DISSEMINATION.
Col. BlnntOn DuhcaI Points Out How
the willy ve4furihn Misrepresented
Things In California.

Hon. George F. Washburn, National Com
mittee People'sss Party, 465 Washington
street, Boston.
My Dear Sir-I call your attention to the
following telegram. which should not be al
lowed to go unnoticed:
CANNON is OUT OF 1T.
Washington, May 3O.-Representasive
Cannon announces positively that he will
not be a candidate for reelection.
He says the California Populists are DEM
ocratized.
That the United Press agent should have
been gulled by Mr.. Cannon is sufficient, it
seems to me. to have that association cor
rect the statement SO made by him. Mr..
M. Cannon has not been mentioned for
support since he betrayed the men with
whom he had sworn to advocate the prin-
ciples of the Peoples party. He caused
member OF the legislature to likewise be-
tray his constituents, and so give the nee
essary vote to elect S. NJ. White senator.
Since that time he has been an outcast
from his former political associates, and
signalized his entry into congress by obey
ing the commands of Cleveland, voting
against silver, and following the admins
regard him as contemptuouSly as do the
Populists- and he could not carry a pre-
cinct for constable in this district l re-
greet to say that l was as thoroughly de-
ceived in him as in Cleveland-like master
like mainland that I urged upon Mr.. C1eve-
land that Cannon should be Endorsed, and
so carry the district. But for that some
honorable Democrat would have been elect
ed to carry out his pledges in support of
silver.
l was the first person to call Mr.. Cleve-
lands attention to the defeat of Harrison,
| as the assurance Of his own election by
commanding Democrats to support the
weaver electors, wherever a state could be
| thrown against Harrison. The Democrats
| had a majority Of states in the house and
| were certain to elect. after Harrison was
defeated. l likewise urged the election of
| every Populist to congress, where the Dem
| ocrats had no chance, for all of which 1
| have repented in sack cloth land ashes for
| a year. AS little we may agree with the
Republicans it is sure that their success
| would have averted the ruin, desolation,
misery, which Providence has permitted to
| be sent upon the people of this Union
| through the scourge Cleveland.
AS for the falsehood that the California
| PopuliSts are "DemocratiZed," it comes
probably from his egotsm in looking at
| himself in mirror, and constituting him
| self the party.
| The Populists in state convention were
| solicited to fuse with the Democrats, giving
| them the governor and taking the other
| state offices, with a division on congress-
men and Legislature. Knowing that they
had nothing in common! with men who sup
| ported Cleveland and his policy-a clear
reputation of every principle commanded
| by the people in the Chicago convention
the Populists proclaimed mo fusion with
| anybody. Their Experience with Cannon
was sufficient, without considering the
utter want of principle now shown in Ore
| gon in the fusion at Portland and other
| places between the Democrats and Repub-
| lican executive committees; and month
| ago in Spokane, where the Popuists won.
| The suggestions of the New York Sun,
| for both parties to combine and crush the
Populists is nothing new. 1t has been pa
| tent for 20 years, as, the logical result,
| whenever one of them was destroyed. The
leaders have everything in common-though
| disputing as at present oyer tariff details,
| as to which should deceive the people. 1t
| Is only question Of tme-if the masses
| are not mere beasts of burden, who dare
| not call their souls their own.
| In California the Democrats will be dis
| tanced-not a congressman. and few men,
| bers of the legislature. The vote today ap-
| proximates: Republicans, ,95 OO0 People s
| party $4,000: Democrats, 10000; Prohibition
| lists, 1000; doubtful 10000. Before Novem-
| Der it will be a red hot contest, with great
| chances that the Populists will win
| BLANTON DUNCAN.
| Los Angeles, May 30.