The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-08

Mr.. Bryan being a Populist is would
he presumed that he is made Of the
same Kind of mud as the others Of
that crowd, which from the tone of the
following are evidently after something
other than the emancipation of the
.masses." They were promised some
thing and evidently intend to have it or
Afr. Bryan's little scalplock.
The letter of one of the mainstays of
Ohio Populism, whose initials, z. J. E.,
we're signed to the document, appeared in
Inc ohio POpulist of recent date. The
letter in full follows:
DO YOU want to win this fight? Well.
YOU can do it if you don't insist on acting
the hog.
You can't win, and you know it, with
ont Popufist help. You can't win unless
you can carry Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO. Oregon and Washington. In each
outnuInbers the Democratic vote. You
cannot carry Il single one Of these states
unless you get the Populist vote. You
cannot carry California, Iowa, Indiana
or Illinois to save our souls unless ycu
Get the POpulist vote in those states, AID
nil of it at that. Now. another thing.
| Don't yOu be too dead certain that you
are going to carry the states of North
Carolina, Georgia. Kentucky and Texas
unless you first satisfy the Populists in
those states.
The facts are that without Populist
help you are not in it, not a little bit.
Now don't you for Il moment hug
yourselves over the idea. oh, we'll,
the Populists are going to vote the Dem
%ocratic ticket anyhow You never made
a greater mistake in your lives. They
may, and again they may not. 1t de-
ponds entirely on how you behave your
/ selves.
Now, 6sten! Populists are willing to
|pull off their coats and help you elect
Bryan. But they are not going to help
you elect Sewall. And they are not go
Ing to help you on any double-dealing,
|thimblerigging arrangement that means
either the election of Sewall or Hobart.
The assurance was made by Allen,
| Weaver, Washburn and others at st.
ILouis that if the Populists would nomi-
nate Bryan, Sewall would be withdrawn.
lChairman Jones of the national Demo-
|cratic committee was there and was in
|clOSe and frequent consultation with AL
Den, Weaver and others. 1t is presumed
lthey spoke with authority. Under these
statements hundreds of delegates voted
for Bryan. Populists are still willing
to stand by that agreement. But they
will staId no cheating or false %pretenses.
You must carry out that agreement, and
in good faith. If you don't, you are 60
ing to get one of the worst skinnings
|you have received in twenty years, and
don't you forget it.
Why do you want to keep Sewall o
That ticket! Do you expect to carry
Maine? do you expect him to carry a
Single Eastern state for you? You know
you don't. Do you expect him to add a
Single vote for you anywhere? If so,
Where and how? But you know, or
ought to know that he will lose Bryan a
million votes. Do you expect Sewall's
'barF to assist in the campaign? You
won't get enough OF that BARI to buy
half as many votes as he will lose you in
OHIO alone.
IF YOU want to win this fight, you
want TO be doing something. The reac-
tlon is setting in; POpulists are leaving
you every day, and will continue to leave
g0n; Get Sewall off, and that p. d. q.
II yon want Populist help, you can
pave 1t. They are ready to help you land
your man. But you must treat with
Them honorably. You must show your
good faith and sincerity.
III you persists in acting the political
tahlr and political hog, you are going to
GET your political necks broken, and then
your heads pulled clear out of their sock
rs And Populists will help to do it, too.
20 your hear u.s."