Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-12
MARION BUTLER TALKS.
Peoples Party Chairman IS Also
Doing Some Figuring
Anent 1900.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 7.-Senator
Butler today issued the following:
10 the People OF the United States: In the
remarkable campaign just closed the REQ
Dle'S party was the only party tnaC sup
ported soIidly and unitedly the great anu
vital issues represented III the c;tnuidacy
Of Mr.. Bryan. This was natural, 1or the
Peoples party came into existence to bring
to the front and to press to victory the prln-
:iples of Lincoln and Jefferson already i ,I,
discarded by the two old parties. Inc ne
money power, feeling reasonably sure OF lts
control and domination OF the leaders ana
The controlling influences i'll the RepuDncan
party, in 1892 gave its support to the canal:
aacy of Grover Cleveland for the espec1ai
purpose OF having him, through the use OF
patronage and otherwise, crush out the SIM
liar silver sentiment III the South and make
servent as those in the Republican party.
To accomplish this purpose, four cabinet
ministers were. selected for the South and
an unusually large amount of patronage
used on political leaders to the same end.
1t will be remembered that Mr. Cleveland
demanded that the Democratic senator's and
congressman give a decisive vote in the i'll
terests of the gold standard before he would
even give out the posto1icess
Birth of the Peoples Party.
This deep-laid plan might have succeeded
had not the Peoples party at this Junc ,t'nt
stood In the breach and appealed to the pa
triotic hosts of both parties to check the
scheme OF the peoples despoilers and rally
to the common defense. Thus, the Peoples
party forced the Democratic organization to
repudiate Clevelandism and return to cor
rect fundamental principles. Not only this,
but the Peoples party tnen forced the he
publican party to cease hedging and strad-
ding for the purpose of deceiving the people
and drove them to take a stand on one side
Or the other of the vital issues at stake; ;.
The issue now being squarely Joined, it
was evident that those influences i'll the
Democratic party which had dominated and
debauched the party for a quarter of a cen
n
party that took position on the side of the
trusts monopolies and gamblers While, ON
the other hand it is evident that even Il
larger per cent. of the Republican party ia
vored the principles now squarely forced to
the front, yet only a small per cent would
in this campaign support them because they
found them under the Democratic banner.
Had it not been for the prejudice against
the Democratic name as well want Of
confidence in Democratic promises, for
Which it may be frankly admitted past ex-
peiience furnishes ample ground, majority
of the voters of the country, in spite of the
tremendous and unparalleled forces put for
ward by the Republican managers, would
have cast their vote for financial reform and
American independence. The Peoples par
ty with high patriotism and an unselfsh
devotion to principle, greater than ever be-
fore exhibited by any other party, stepped
outside of it's organization to throw it's
100000 votes soldly for Bryan. Had not
more than this number of those who called
themselves Democrats in 1892 given their
support to Mr. Mckinley, the cause of the
people and American principles would have
triumphed this year. This class of Demo
Gratis Will surely support the party of mo-
nopolies and trusts in the future. Their
places in the ranks of the reform hosts must
be taken by patriotic Republicans. In fact,
Bryan would have been elected in this con
test had even $4,000 more silver Republicans
come to the rescue.
The election of Mckinley and the triumph
of the gold standard does not express the de-
sires and sentiments of the people The ma
jority oppose~the policy for which he stands
wv hnT
presented FOR proper alignment. The re-
j. Bryan would have aligned these forces
ana marched them to a triumphant victory
II any candidate OF leader in America could
have done so under the Democratic banner
Doesn't Expect Prosperity.
The administration of Mckinley cannot
bring prosperity to the American people
given employment and general prosperity re-
stored and maintained until the wealth nro-
ducers receive fair returns for their labor
and thus are enabled to purchase The gold
standard and monopoly rule. to a continua
ton Of which Mr.. Mckinley stands pledged.
means four more years of falling prices,
more years of reduced wages and idle labor.
This will cause the patriotic rank and file of
the Kepubllcan party to condemn and re-
pudla e, Mch I'm as the patriotic rank
demned and repudiated Clevelandism.
| cannot believe otherwise, for have nor
IeSs CoiiiQeHCt III the paIflOtlSm of this class
Of Republicans than the rank and file ~ tha
democratic party has already demonstrated.
inerefore large per cent. who, though not
fooled by the specious plea of "6onest
money" and promised prosperity, yet who
would not IN this campaign fight under the
with the majority Of the American voters
outside the old parties to overthrow gov.
eminent OF trusts and monopoles run in tha
interests Of foreign capitalists. The Poo.
pies party has made this possible; in fact
of h.
party in this great contest has convinced
every patriotic American that the party csn
be trusted to stand for the principles Of poad
government and the Interests Of the ueonIe
under any and all circumstances. fhara,
fore, the Peoples party will be the rnn,n~.
around which the patriotic hosts must n ND
VIII -gatner TO redeem betrayed repnhiic',
ana anu 10 restore prosperity to an oppressed
cha, MARION BUTLER.
Ct taa Peoples Party National Commit.
ONE OF THE HATFIELDS cAucur