The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31
AGAINST ACTION OF LEADERS
In Detraylng Them to the Watts
Democratic Machine.
JEROME MADDOX SPEAKS OUT


Jerome lladdoS, tho leader of the
mlldle-ot-the-road PopullSts in this
state, has thrown a bomb Into the
Democratic state camp by exposing the
dIsgracefuI deal between the Watts
| managers and the nominees OF the
POpul.st state convention, to sell out
the Popullst party OF West Virginia.
Mr.. lIuddoX IL editor OF the Lincoln
Citizen. the leading PopulIst paper In
the state and In his last Issue makes L
statement OF the deal and calls upon
the Populist to resent their betrayal at
the polls. He makes oath TO his state
rnents and his affidavit Is published be-
low.
In addition, Mr.. Eaddox has Issued Il
circular letter 60 the P0pulistS directed
against the Democratic state ticket.
| lIAddox has Il big following, and his
! letter will have an effect upon the
state election. In his own county alone
SIX hundred Populists signed an agree
ment circulated By him that they
would not support the Democratic NOM
inees for staie offices, nor Pendicton
for Congress. The letter sent out Is in
part, as follows:
"Ti& storm which We have been cx-
pectlng has come. Our state ticket has
resigned and I want our people 20 un-
derStlnd what the deal means. FItZser-
| nld- and the rest OF them have been
promised appointments by the Demo-
Gratis. II they would resign and make
way for General Watts and his polh-
lea! hyenas. 1t Is scheme 10 dlSOr-
ganize the Peoples party and enthrone
Watts and the Chiffon gang. VIII you
allow the Democrats to put rings in
your noses and lead you 10 your death?
Shall We protest at the pous, or shulI
we be subscrvient TO the dictatiOn OF
Democrats hosscS? Let us strike IN
avensinS blow next Tuesday.
In the name OF pure administration
OF state atTa!rs, let us drive tho rascals
out We. who preach reform govern
Inent, must practice the doctrine at the
polls. The state Democracy IS corrupt.
Let us elect Atkinson. Beware OF the
Peoples party ballot. 1t Is dccep-
ton, because underneath the head
Peoples party the same Democratic
silver traitors find an Illegal place."
What the Citizen says.
The following editorial IN this weeks
Citizen, Mr.. Haddox's paper contains
some interesting reading:
Since the national convention the
Democratic party has been actively en-
gagged In an attempt 10 kill the peu-
pies party. ard they have left 10 stone
unturncd and have not failed 10 stoop
10 the most degrading politics in their
nefarous object 10 Kill n party OF the
people which represents the mechanic
and the farmer.
What Is their object?
Not 10 bring about union Of silver
n iaR= L..
have refused to harmonizc tho silver
factions, but their real object is to kill
the silver movement started by the
peoples party. They knew that when
they ATTEMPTED 10 dIsorSanIze the peo-
pies party that 4 great ma Iorlty OF the
reformcrS would refuse to patronize
the head wk.ch had struck them and
wounded them and that they would 20
over to the Republican party rather
than have Il said that the Democrats
had driven ttSm back into the Demo-
cratic party or by Doodle and pru-
mise purchased their votrs.
They knew this would be the ulti-
Hate result. The leaders care rothlnE
for Bryan's election. II Is the death OF
the peoples party they are after.
Whep the peoples party Ia dead they
Av!l see TO 1t that the silver craze" is
forgotten. No other way could free
silver be ecctunlly killed. except by the
death OF the party which educated the
people 10 this great uprising.
The greenback party was killed the
same way. After that was done, the
two old parties continued to oppress
the people, and there was no reform
party 10 object. After Few years tho
people could stand tho oppression no
longer and the Farmers Alliance
sprung up In rural districts, after
wards resolving Itself Into u political
party.
strong 'rnik.
Now, the Democratic party Is offer
ing II 4 suear-coated poison
From the very beginning ot this cam
paiEn the Democrats committee has
worked night and day for the dlssolu-
ton OF thu Peoples party. Bribery has
been rcsortsd 10 and offers OF pOli.ical
appointments We're made to everyone
Of our leaders In consideration that
they betrpy their party. This did not
wOrl; At first. Then by unEodly lies they
arrayGd one PopIlIst, against another
until to-day you cannot find two prom
inent P0pulists In the state who sneak
Us they pass by,
Again with lavish hand they bodied,
they bought and they promised. And
our leaders fell.
Fitzgerald. Miller, ORncr and Writ
NGalc stained ihrlr souls und be-
smirched their honor for the pitiful
promises that had been made TO ;Iram.
It was one or the deepest laid p,ots
ever recorded In the history OF The
state.
At the eleventh hour our men were
induced" 70 resign and an attcmpt
made 10 ravlsh our ticket By putting
uncleay things upon It,
1t IL a trick to Cntrup the Popullst
voter. Hundreds of populis; voters
VIII not be aware Of III trick and
thinking thut the Ticket Is purely n
p0pulislic ticket. win thus lie trIcl,cd
Into voting for the Democratic nomI.
ncrs FOR governor, cite.
In the name NJ God arc we cattle
brutcs?
win we be led In this way into the
Democratic h0g- pen"
Let the truth be told TO every popu-
Hat.
And then by way OF retaliation. and
on behalf al the Mcred honor OF thu.
state, vote the Republican state ticket.
Da not he sold lil:C' cattle. ~
Down with the CnrTup,ionlsts.
The following aIlidaHt shows how the
pOpulsta were sold out:
iIn,idVN Mn lies A ni,Inytt.