The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-17
eneed by either misguided or corrupt

enced by either misguided or corrupt
men.
"There are but two sides in the con-
hict that is being waged in this country
today. On the one side are the allied
hosts Of monopolies, the money power,
great trusts and railway corporations
who seek the enactment of laws to BEN
eft them and impoverish the people.
On the other side are the farmers, labor
ers, merchants and all others who pro-
duce wealth and bear the burden OF tax
alton. The one represents the wealthy
and powerful classes who want the con-
troll Of the government to plumber the
people. The other represents the people
ccntending for equality before the law
and the rights OF man. Between these
there IL no middle ground. The one
and only hope OF the republican party
TO win In this campaign and fasten the
gold standard upon the country is the
corrupt use of an unlimited supply or
money for bribery, corruption and intim-
idaton. The patriotic action OF the
peoples party IN forming and supporting
these joint electoral tickets has shat
tered that hope. Already they are
alarmed at the impotency of Doodle
campaign, when all of the great moral
forcese of the people are solidly united
In the defense of American institutions.
The revulsion of the American people
against this Doodle campaign during the
last 10 days has so united them that vic
tory Is now assured The peoples party
made this revolution possible. Let ev-
cry one do his duty and fail not. Let
our boast be that we are American
citizens, and that American citizens are
more than partisans.
"This done, the cohorts of domestic
and foreign greed will be driven from
our Legislative councils and the domina-
ton of American institutions. This done,
and the betrayed republic will be re-
deemed, and American prosperity re-
stored. The men and party that achieve
such grand and patriotic results in this
crisis will be the men and the party
of the future. 1t has been left for the
peoples party and the silver republi-
cans to make the party sacrifice. and
to do the patriotic work necessary to ac-
complish this result. The peoples party
must do it, for no other party will; the
peoples party will do It. Therefore. the
peoples party viii be the party OF the
future. The American people will rec
ognize 1t as the agency that saved the
day when their interests were at stake.
The American people will rally round its
banner as the party to contend against
the enemy of good government in the
future. Every man to his post and the
victory is won.
MARION BUTLER,
chairman
y. r. SOVEREIGN.
II w. REED,
GEORGE f. WASHBURN.
y. w BREIDENTHAL,
M. c. RANKIN,
&C. Il. TAYLOR,
j. F. EDGERTON,
secretary
The members of the committee admit
ted after the meeting that this state
ment Is in the nature of a rebuke to
Thomas Watson, who has been calling
on all populists to keep in the middle
of the road, without paying attention
to either of the old parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator Marion
Butler said that Watson would remain
on the ticket, and that his relief had not
been discussed.
different story was given out after
the meeting. when 1t was said Mr.. Wat
son had been the chief subject under
discussion during the day.