Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
"TOILER" WOULDN'T PRINT IT. MT. Guinn's Straightforward Card Wasn't
 What It Wanted.

(The following letter was written for the Toiler, but the editor not agreeing to publish it, the author requests us to give it blication.-Randolph Leader.)
 Editor Toiler: Please allow me space in your columns for thought or two. I see by reading in your paper that the populist committee to consult with the republicans on the question of fusion, or cooperation, has given the republicans the following offices: Sheriff, tax col iector and two commissioners.
 Now l want to know by what manner and means that majority of the com mittee could override the express will of our mass meeting held some weeks ago? The members of that committee (with the exception of R. H. Ford and l.. l.. Bailey) had no more right to go and make that unholy bargain than I or any other individual populist, and, too, when our mass meeting few weeks since de- clared that I've were not willing to unite with any party for any purpose or po- litical gain" a. -~s @Nf-1
 Here you have an attempt at bossism as plain as daylight--the very thing that we have been "cussing'' the democrats for! Men who are trying to advance their future political interests, if I have been correctly informed, and I believe I have. I9Aar'f.e
 What do they want to fuse for with the republicans? To get honest elections? |? Great God! There is not a state in the union but what the republicans won't stuff the ballot box as quick as the demo- crats. In Denver, Col, they stole ballots and made false returns to defeat the pop ulists. In Kansas they did the same and beat Jerry Simpson for congress. In Tennessee they piled up thousands of H. legal votes to elect Clay Evans, but the democrats beat them at their own game And in reconstruction days they used fraud in more ways than one to carry our own beloved Alabama, the grandest state in the union! Yes, they are for ballot re- form until they get into power, then any thing to beat the opposition What did they do in the United States senate in the past week in regard to the resolution to investigate the state elections held in this ate in 1892 and 1894? By a vote of about Al to they shelved the resolution only two republicans voting for it. Honest electionsl Bah! God save the mark
 Again, there is not one thing in their platform of principles that we agree on unless 1t is a protective tariff, and 1t is uncertain about how the populists stand on that. On that question they are divid- ed, some for and some against protection
 The fusion movement is being urged by the republicans so that a few may get some offices, which they could not get otherwise. The republicans and a few populists of this county have ma chine' in this county and are working it for all they are worth to nominate certain men for certain offices. hope that every man that Is nominated by this republico- populite combine will be defeated so bad ly that they will never rise again.
 When the populists meet in mass meet ing they should not fail to denounce in no uncertain terms some of the county officers. They were elected pledged to use the strictest economy. Have they done 1t? No! in thunder tones, no!!! But never failed to grab everything that could be gotten. regardless of their pledges of reform.
  Personally I like the republicans as well as do men of any other political affiliations; politically we are enemies. Respectfully, H. L.GUINN. Wedowee, Ala.