Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-09
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| Washington, Nov. S.--SenatOr Marion
Butler chairman OF the national com
mittee Of the Peoples party issued this
statement, yesterday, to the people OF
the United States:
I'm the remarkable campaign Just
closed the Peoples party was the only
party that supported solidly and
unitedly the great and vital issues rep
Presented in the candidacy Of Mr.. Bryan.
This was natural, for the Peoples party
came into existence to bring to the
front and to press to victory the prin-
ciples of Lincoln and Jefferson, already
discarded by the two old parties.
THE money power. feeling reasona-
bly, sure Of it's control and domination
OF the leaders and the controlling in
fluences in the Republican party. in 1892
gave its support to the candidacy of
Grover Cleveland for the especial pur-
pose of having him. through the use
OF patronage and otherwise. to crush
out the silver sentiment In the South.
and make the leaders in that party as
completely subservient as those in the
Republican party
To accomplish this purpose four cab
met ministers were selected from the
South. and an unusually large amount
of patronage used on political leaders
to the same end. It will be remem-
bered that President Cleveland de-
manded that the Democratic senators
and congressman give decisive vote
in the interests Of the gold standard
before he would even give out the post
Offices
This deep laid plan might have sue
coded had not the Peoples party at this
juncture sprang into existence. ex-
posed the plot, stood in the breach. and
appealed to the patriotic hosts Of both
parties to check the scheme of the
the people despoilers and rally to the
common defence.
Thus the Peoples party forced the
Democratic organization to repudiate
Clevelandsm and return to correct
fundamental principles. Not only this,
the Peoples party then forced the Re-
publican party to cease hedging and
straddling for the purpose OF deceiving
the people, and drove them 10 a stand
on one side or the other of the vital
issues at stake.
The issue now being squarely joined
1t was evident that these influences in
the Democratic party which had dom
mated and debauched the party for
quarter of century would be driven tn
the support Of the party that took po-
sition on the side of trusts, monopolies
and money gamblers. While. on the
other bandit is evident that even a
larger percentage of the Repupncan
party favored the principles now
squarely forced to the front. yet only a
small percentage would IN this cam
paign support them. because they found
them under the Democratic banner.
Had it not been for the prejudice
as a want of confidence in Democratic
promises. for which. il must be frankly
admitted. past experience furnishes
ample grounds. majority of the voters
of the country. in spite of the tremen-
dous and unparalleled forces put for
ward by the Republican managers,
would have cast their votes for finan
cial reform and American independence.
The position of the Peoples party in
this great contest has convinced every
patriotic American that the party can
be trusted to stand for the principles of
good government and the interests of
the people under any and all circum-
stances. Therefore. the Peoples party
will be the nucleus around which the
patriotic hosts must and will gather to
redeem betrayed republic and restore
prosperity to an oppressed and outraged
people,