People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-07-09
JUDGE HENRY c. CALDWELL.
On the Political Situation-Inter
veiw in Rocky fountain News.

NCIW Ill NOCky IlOunIdIn NEWS.
SIS the Republican party entitled
10 the support of the people, in view
Of its reCOrd?"
1.-THE Republican party was organ
lied by the people and for the people.
Its members are justly proud of its
early achievements. 1t nominated
and elected Abraham Lincoln presi-
dent of the United States on a plat
form that was a second Declaration
Of Independence, Its every utter
ance was in vindication of the rights
OF the people, and it did this, not in
pursuance of telegrapbic orders from
the bankers of Wall street, but
against their vehement protest. Lin
coin would never have been elected
and slavery would never have been
abolished if the bankers of Wall
street could have had their way.
Then, as now, there were those
who demanded that the rights Of man
should be subOrdinated to the sup
posed interests of capital. After the
lapse of thirty odd years those who
represent aggregated capital and
greed have achieved their purpose
have captured the Republican party
and swung clean away from the prin-
ciples and faith of its founders, and
are now attempting to make the
party name and its splendid record in
the past serve the base purpose Of
suppresSing and despOiling the pro-
ducers and labOrerS of the land. for
the benefit of aggregated capital in
various forms.
This spoliation is successfully &C.
compliShed through the agency of
tne gOld standard, to the support of
which the st. Louis convention has
irreyocably pledged the Republican
party When it made that pledge it
ceased to be the Republican party of
the past, and ought in all honesty
and fairness to have surrendered its
name and take one more betting its
new principles"
do you believe the Populists will
be willing to hold all issues. except
that Of silver, in allegiance for this
campaign"
VI have no information not already
open to the public as to what the
PQpuliSts, the free silver Democrats,
and the free silver Republicans will
do. l believe there is consensus of
opinion among allof them that there
should be but one free silver candi-
date, and that some man can be found
who will be supported by the silver
Democrats, POpulists, and silver Re-
publicans, alike, and that this can be
done without any sacrifice of princ:-
pie on the part Of anyone. feel GER
tain there will be an earnest and
patriotic effort made by all silver men
to unite on one candidate"
"WhO will that man be-"
II don't know that they will be
able to agree on any one man, much
less who that man will be. There
are plenty of good men. think the
PopulistS and silver Republicans will
support Senator Teller, Mr.. Bland or
anypronounced and reliable silver man
who is known to have the requisite
courage and resolution, without re-
gard to his previous politics.
"lf General Jackson could be resur-
rected, l should like to vote for him.
The conditions were much the same
IN his time that they are now. He
made the fight successfully against
the same power now arrayed against
the people, and had a splendid tri-
umph. We want a man endc wed with
his courage and iron resolution.
Such man will receive heenthuslas.
tic support Of silver Democrats, silver
Republicans and Populists alike"
"HoW would Senator Teller's can