The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-12-19
BETRAYED.
How John 7. Russell, The Populist
Candidate for Congress Betrayed
His Party and Went Over to
the Republicans.
A VOICE FROM THE PEOPLE

means OF addressing the Populists of
Meade county because the paper up here
will not print my letters. The election
shows Republican landslide from center
to circumference. What agency has pro-
duced this unexpected change? Demo-
Gratis OF this section are giving vent to
their disappointment by blaming the
Populists with it because our nominee
for Congress betrayed us in the last hour
and advised us TO support Lewis. On
the 25th Of last September the Republic
cans held meeting at Elzabethiown for
the purpose Of affecting fusion between
the Republicans and Populists. They
invited us Populists to meet them and
decide on a withdrawal Of one Of the
candidates.
The movement was answered from the
Populist side by chorus of noes. The
Populsts would agree to no terms what
ever and don't believe the advice Of
Mr.. Russell was needed. In this section
at least, know it was not. No one is to
blame for the sudden change but the
Democrats themselves. First, because
the administration pursued policies that
gave the country no relief, but only in
creased the depression. Second because
the Democratic speakers have advised
the people if they got tired Of their party
to go straight on over to the Republicans.
In his speech at Leitchfeld, ON Oct. 10,
the Hon. j. G. S. Blackburn said
"There is no room for but two parties.
If you Populists are tired OF the Demo-
cratic party, then for Gods sake vote for
the Republican party" All through
this campaign, from one end of the land
to the other, the Democratic candidates
have yelled out to their constituency:
If you voters get tired Of our party for
Gods sake don't stop halfway at the
Populists. Just go straight on over 10
the Republican party. The two old
parties hate this new party so that they
learn to love each other The voters
have for the last twelve years leaped
back and forth from one old party to the
other. Ibelieve they are, now, finding
out that neither will do to trust.
We have trusted them too long now for
the nations welfare. They have tramp
led down our liberties instead OF trying
to build them up. The have disregard
ed the interest and welfare OF the COM
mon mass and have become supple tool
for eastern money kings. They have
neglected the duties they owe to their
constituents and have allowed trust
companies, monopolies and corporations
to influence legislation. They have for
got the obligations under which they are
bound and allow banking syndicates, fl
nancial experts and disciples of greed to
sit in the capitol and control their &C
tons, We are dying at the hands of law
--cruel, unjust, tyranical law. From the
legislation of both the old parties has
sprung the two great classe s-million-
heirs and tramps. The palace and the
hQyel increasing in the same ratio. A
y 1rd in sway and slave insubj ction. A
Dives in purple and Lazarus in rags.
All over our land to-day is heard the
tramp OF the tramp. We hear cries COM
ing up from the oppressed, from the un-
fortunate, from the despised; from the
over-worked, the over-taxed, the under
fed, from men who mourn and from
women who weep
The crust OF ages is heaving and surg
ing beneath the damnable blood rusted
prerogatives of the past. The land is
groaning beneath the hell-begotten laws
OF iniquity and injustice. At this juno
ture of political degeneracy when the
political horizon is blackened by dense
cloud OF gloom and corruption, and the
jarring elements of political faction is
shaking the very pillars OF our republic,
steps forth the Peoples party, filed
with the spirit OF the grand generation
that established our freedom, with its
platform embodying the doctrine OF JEFF
ferson, jackson and Lincoln. The banner
OF Jeffersonian Democracy has been un-
furled aud believe the people Of this
blood-bought nation will yet walk be-
meath its folds. Under which banner
will you fight? viii il be beneath the
flag that waves for home, glory, prosper
ity and our native land, or win it be be-
meath the black banner OF the rich
Will you rise in your power as enlighten-
ed voters and rebuke the two old parties
or will you like whipped cur lick the
hand that smites You? / am no calam-
ity bowler, but the time has come when
we must have a new order of things.
John Russell may belray us, but this
movement is going on. The little ship
Of Jeffersonian Democracy has been
launched into the political sea. The lit
tie barks may seem to be Lost amid the
pillows and the wavs, but the richly
freighted ship, battles with the storm and
securely rid, the I am. Again ii is the
spirit OF the old fathers OF our republic
with uplifted hands invoking the venge-
ance OF Heaven upon the despoilen and
oppressors OF their descendants John
I. Russell has betrayed our cause and
repudiate him. Doc GRAY,
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