The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
PRAISE FOR THE PoPULISTS.
CHAIRMAN BUTLER CHEERS UP HIS
COHORTS.


He Denies That Mckinley Can
Bring Prosperity Under Gold
Standard-FOur Years of Depres-
sion Predicted.
Washington, Nov. 7.-Senator Marion
Butler. chairman of the populist national
committee to-day issued the following
statement:
ITO the People of the United States; In
the remarkable campaign just closed the
peoples party was the only party that
supported solidly and unitedly the great
and vital issues represented in the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Bryan. This was natural, for
the peoples party came into existence to
bring to the front and to press to victory
the principles of Lincoln and Jefferson, al
ready long discarded by the two old par
ties. The money power, feeling reasona-
bly, sure of it's control and domination of
the leaders and the controlling Influences
in the republican party in 1892, gave its
support to the candidacy of Grover Cleve-
| land for the especial purpose of having
him, through the use of patronage and
otherwise, to crush out the silver senti-
in that party as completely subservient as
those in the republican party. To accom-
| plish this purpose four cabinet ministers
were selected from the south, and an un-
usually large amount of patronage used
| on political leaders to the same end. 1t
will be remembered that Mr. Cleveland de-
manded that the democratic senators and
congressman give a decisive vote in the
| interests of the gold standard before he
| would even give out the postofices.
''This deep laid plan might have sue
ceeded had not the peoples party at this
| juncture sprung into existence, exposed
the plot, stood in the breach, and appealed
to the patriotic hosts of both parties to
check the scheme of the peoples despoil
ers and rally to the common defense. Thus
the peoples party forced the democratic
| organization to repudiate Cleveland and
to return to correct fundamental princi-
pies. Not only this. the peoples party
then forced the republican party to cease
hedging and straddling for the purpose of
| deceiving the people, and drove them to
j take a stand on one side or the other of
the vital issues at stake. The issue now
|
| those influences in the democratic party
which had dominated and de-
bauched the party for a quar-
ter of a century would be driven
to the support of the party that took a
position on the side of the trusts, monopo-
lies and money gamblers. While, on the
other hand, it is evident that even larger
percentage of the republican party favor
ed the principles now squarely forced to
the front, yet only small percentage
would in this campaign support them be-
cause they found them under the demo-
cratic banner.
HAD it not been for the prejudice
against the democratic name, as well as
want of confidence in democratic promises,
for which, it must be frankly admitted,
past experience furnishes ample ground,
a majority of the voters of the country, in
spite of the tremendous and unparalleled
forces put forward by the republican man.
ayers, would have cast their vote for finan-
| cial reform and American independence.
/ The peoples party, with a high patriotism
and an unselfish devotion to principle,
| greater than ever before exhibited by any
other party, stepped outside of its organi-
! cation to throw its 1000, 900 votes solidly for
| Mr. Bryan. Had not more than this num-
Der of those who called themselves demo-
Gratis in 1892 given their support to Mr..
| Mckinley the cause of the people and
| American principles would have triumph
| ed this year. This class of democrats will
surely support the party of monopolies and
| trusts in the future. Their places in the
| ranks of the reform hosts must be taken
by patriotic republicans. In fact Mr.. Bryan
would have been elected in this contest
! had even 25,0O0 more silver republicans
come to the rescue.
1.-THE election of Mckinley and the tri-
umph of the gold standard does not
| express the desires and sentiments of the
raafn ~
the policy for which he stands, and will
| so vote whenever an opportunity is pre-
scented for a proper alignment. The re-
| markabIe and brilliant campaign of Will
| liam J.. Bryan would have aligned these
forces and marched them to a triumphant
! victory if any candidate or leader in
| America could have done so under the
| democratic banner.
'"The administration of Mckinley can
not bring prosperity to the American peo-
| pie The mills cannot be kept open, idle
labor given employment and general pros
| perity restored and maintained until the
wealth producers receive their fair re-
turns for their labor, and are thus en-
abled to purchase.
1.-THE gold standard and monopoly rule
| to a continuation of which Mckinley
| stands pledged, means four more years
| of falling prices four years more of lock-
outs and strikes, four years more of re-
cause the patriotic rank and file of the
republican party to condemn and repu-
| date McKinIeyism as the patriotic rank
and file of the democratic party has con-
| demned and repudiated Clevelandism. l
cannot believe otherwise, for 1 have not
less confidence in the patriotism of this
class of republicans than the rank and
! file Of the democratic party has already
| demonstrated. Therefore, a large per
cent who, though not fooled by the spec
ious pleas of honest money and prom
Used prosperity" yet would not in this
campaign fight under the democratic BAN
ner will surely join hands with the ma
| 1ority of the American voters outside of
the old parties to overthrow a government
of trusts and monopoies run in the inter-
ests of foreign capitalists. The peoples
party has made this possible, In fact, in
evitable. 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 peo-
pie under any and all circumstances.
Therefore, the peoples party will be the