The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
GATORS RECORD
BEING SEARCHED
Honest Populists Propose
to Repudiate His
Methods.
Said to Have Been a Democrat,
Republican and Pro.
hibitionist.
CLAIMS TO HAVE REFORMED,
His People Distrust His Sincerity
and Do Not Think He Ought to
Represent Them.

Populist disaffection is on the increase
over the methods of Gator, Wardall,
Mcguire, Lawlor and the rest of the fusion
| johbers. and the honest masses are wait
ing only for few leaders to arise in their
independence and smite the jobbers hip
and thigh.
Gators New Jersey record is being ex-
amined, as also his California record by
members of his party who distrust the
sincerity of this ex-Democrat, ex-Repub-
| lican, ex-Anti-Monopolist and ex-Prohibi-
| ZIONIST, and who are suspecting him of be-
ing Peoples party man for office and
revenue only. When those investig gations
! shall have been completed the result will
be given to the public by honest and fear
| less Populists, who will advise that the
fusion candidates be pledged to vote
! against Gator and for some member of the
party who enjoys the confidence OF the
masses and who has never been accused Of
betraying his constituents.
| George w. Monteith, middle-of-the-
road and anti-railroad Peoples party can
didate for Congress from the First Dis
| trict, is making gallant fight against the
| boy orator of Humboldt County and is
| making the fusionists and political job
bers very weary. He proposes to denounce
Gator from the stump and to show the
| true inwardness of the conspiracy entered
| into by Gator with the leaders OF the De-
| mocracy.
| Mr.. Monteith is achieving quite repu-
tation as polite letter-writer. In reply
| to letter recently sent him by Chairman
Wardall, Mr.. Monteith saye:
No, Mr.. Wardall, have no private interest
| to subserve. If you can show me how the bat
tie against the railroad monopoly can be pro-
m hu m
be adopted. But when l leave this light,
whether now or when the votes are counted,
it will be without any material gain to myself
yes, poorer than entered 1t. You can lead
me with a string OF reason, but you cannot
drive me with club of coercion. Defeat with
honor 1 do not fear-victory with dishonor L
shall never achieve.
| When this matter is brought home to those
| of us who became Populists from principle
| it is indeed a sad awakening. That the canker-
worms OF political pelf and Dossism should
thus early attack the stout young tree OF Popu-
lism may well be viewed by all sincere parti-
sans with alarm. There is no time to hesitate,
no time to wait We must strike at the root of
| this evil; we must purge our party OF these
evil ways; we must drive from our midst the
men who would use our power to encompass
| their personal aims.
| The Peoples party was not born to 60 down
! into the cesspools and sewers of political
| iniquityto achieve success; 1t comes to con-
| quer and not to cover, and whatever may be
| the result OF the present anxious and distress
| ing situation the heavy hand of the people
| Will yet be laid upon those unworthy servants
| who have sown the noxious seed of doubt, dis
sension and disaster in the fertile soil of Popu-
| lism.
Whatever may be the result of this work
| upon your shoulders must rest the onus of
| whatever disaster may result. You have
! shaken the house OF Populism to its very
| foundation, but you have not and you shall not
destroy it. In sense am perhaps helpless to
| undo the mischief you have done. Were but
able to lay all these facts of this cowardly con-
| spiracy before all the voters of my district
| would have no fear whatever of results. They
would turn upon those who have dealt this
| blow and with that grand weapon OF the free
| man, the tree ballot, do justice when justice
| ought TO be done. Whether they will, within
the shork time that will elapse, be able to
| learn all The facts and fully know the situation
| in time to act at the coming election l know
not, but do know that whether now'or later
that keener sense of justice that lives IN every
| honest heart will yet assert itself in manner
SO certain as to leave no further doubt in the
minds of yourself and those with you that for
every wrong-doer there is day of reckoning
and day OF Judgment. Yours, ETC.,
GEORGE w. MoNTEITH.