People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
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70 Marion Butler, Chairman Of The
Peoples Party National Commit
tee, Washington, d. c.

to do with your administration of the
affairs of the Peoples party, in the
capacity only, of an executor of the
will Of that party, as expressed
through the action taken at their
national convention, held at St. Louis
Mo-, July %, 1896:
First-Who are the candi 1ates
selected by the convention for the
Office of president and vice president?
Are they not w. ]. Bryan, of Ne
brasks and Thomas E, Watson, of
Georgia? Did not that convention,
from which you derive all the au-
thority possessed by you, refuse
utterly to recognize in any oreditable
manner, the nominee of the Chicago
convention, for vice president? Under
what authority are you operating,
when you denofnce as "rebels" mem
~-bers of the Peoples party, simply
because they refuse to work or vote
for presidential electors who will not
support tho candidate OF the Peoples
party in the electoral college? Have
not yourself and executive committee
been fully advised for months con-
corning the attitude Of Mr.. Watson,
relative to the question OF fusiob? Ii
so, why This DELAY in calling your
committee together, until it was
know that Mr.. Watson was confined
to his home and bed, by a serious
illness, thus preventing him from be-
ing present to defend his position, in
trying to carry out the manifest will
of the convention which nomig ated
him? Who was meant by the phrase
$50. called leaders" as used in your
extraordinary PRONUNCIATION of the
! Goth, instant? If the Peoples party
candidate for vice president was
" aimed at, why did not your commit
tee have the manhood to so state?
Was it because OF it's b9iBg SO much
less dangerous, to indulge in pusil-
luminous generalization, and base in
sinustior, than 70 individualize, and
prefer specific Charge? Are you n 1t
the same Mr.. Butler, who so recently
assured all members of the Peoples
party, through the public press, that
il any States where their candidate
.sor the vic, presidency, had not re-
ssivsd al equitable Hiyision4eleo-
Ytora, such State orgsn'z stion.-rvould
not be recognized by the Peoples
party national committee, until ths
rights Of their candidate were secured?
Y If so, why all this subterfuge about
albania, Doodle, special trains paid,
and appointments made, by RepubIi-
cans" Immediately upon an effort
being put forth, by msmbers of the
Peoples party and their candidate, TO
secure such equitable division OF
electors" in Kansas and other States
Who hath beguiled the Rodner, thai
thou srt making such shameless ex-
hlaa5n of thy perfdity? Are you
Z not Willingly, or un willingly, engaged
in plot having for its objecs the
retirement Of Thomas E. Watson, in
the interest of a candidate for vice
president whom the Peoples party
in national cony6n ion repudiated by
an over whelming majority? Ii not,
why these frequent consultations be.
tween yourself and the chairman of
the national Democracy before, after,
and during your deliberations as q
representative of the Peoples party
exclusively? BY the way, Marion,
would it be ]1st as agreeable to you,
if given a rest from the srduous task
of preparing pronunciamento's, ad-
viting Populists as to their duties,
long enough to impart few instruc.
tions to your Mr.. Breidsnthal, in the
art of being gentleman, provided
the "subject" has the capacity to
grasp the idea? Who is this Kansas
''cheerman" tina! seems to aspire to
the position of censor over the utter
ances OF national candidates OF the
Peoples party? Is he the individual
credited, by the Associated Press,
with mounting so glialy about Demo-
cra,io "doctors in Georgia" prevent
ing the candidate of tie Peoples
party returning to Kan]as to engage
in an effort to secure justioa at the
hands of his party in that State? In
conclusion, Senator, don't couat on
any Pom ist who has fha l6ro0t of