Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-02-20
FRANK BURKITT TALKS.
The POpulist Leader Says His
Party Will be i'm the Next
CamDaiyu with Both Feet,

IaFty VIII DC III tie Next
Campaign with Both Feet.
Jackson Correspondence of the N. o
Picayune.l
1t is well enough at all times tC
take a political bearing and FIND
out, if possible, what the other
fellow is going to do. With this
view, the Picayunc correspondent,
before Mr.. Burkitt left for his
home in Okolona, had the follow
ing interview with him:
"What action do the Populites
propose to take in the congress
ional campaign this year,
"Go before the people on an
honest platform; tell them of the
utter unreliability of this mug
wump contingent now dominating
the Democratic household: hold
up to public gaze the treachery of
their leaders; enumerate the long
catalogue of broken promises and
fight for everything in sight. =
"What do you think will be the
issue in Mississippi in the election
of congress this fall!'
"The financial question will be
made the leading issue in MisSis-
Sippi, - i: is in the nation. Of
course, our Democratic friends
will declare themselves in favor
of free silver, but the silver ques-
ton will fall far short of covering
the field of financial reform which
we shall open to the people. Then
too, they will talk tariff, tariff,
and faunt the Wilson bill as it
passed the house before their pa
tient and long suffering constitu-
ents, but the storm of public in
dignation has been Iulled by tar
if 'makeshifts' about as long as
it is possible The people are not
to be fooled with free trade pow
der in protection capsule They
demand substantial financial re-
forms, and are determined to have
it or know the rerson why it is
not accorded. :
"Do the Populites propose to
nominate a State ticket next year,
and in the election of the men,
bers of the legislature do they
propose to contest the election of
a senator to succeed Senator
George at the session of the leg
lature of 1892"
"Certainly our party will nom
mate a State ticket next year, un-
less the Democracy of this State
should do that which has been un-
heard of in these late years, name
ly: Formulate a platform (which
says what it means and means
what it says, embodying a policy
prOmOtive of the best interests of
the people, and place men upon
it whose past records command
the entire confidence of the far
mers and workingmen, as well as
the business men. No Wall street
satellite, national bank advocate
or machine politician can have the
field to himself for any Office in
this State, from school trustee to
governor. Senator George, by
his course in congress since the
calling of the extra session, has
made friends among our people,
but we scarcely expect, ON ac-
count of his age, that he would
aspire to reelection, and if he
should he would most likely be
antagonized by his own party.
We will maintain, us best we can,
our party integrity and vote for
man who believes producing
West and South should no longer
be dominated by the plutocratic
East. y
"What do you think of the
special session of the legislature
just over?"
"In personnel the present leg
islature, in my judgement, is the
peer of any that has assembled in
this State in many years. They
are the cleverest fellows mag
Unable. Politically the dominant
party seem to be at loss to de-
termine 'where it is at, and the
indications are numerous that
they will be making more serious
inquiry in this behalf in the next
election.