Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-12
suTLER.s MANIFESTO.
The Populist National Chafrmanss OficiaI
Address to His Party.

Inc Fopuisst national ChafrInanSs ON tal
Address to His Party.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Senator But
Ter, of North Carolina. chairman of the
populist national committee, has is
sued the following manifesto:
To the people OF the United States: In the
remarkable campaign just closed the peoples
party was the only party that supported solidly
sented in the candidacy 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,
already long discarded by The two old parties
The money power feeling reasonably sure OF
its control and domination Of the leaders and
the controlling influences in the republican
party, in 1892 gave it's support to the candi-
dacy of Grover Cleveland for the especial pur-
pose OF having him, through the use OF patron
age and otherwise, crush out the silver senti-
ment in the south and make the leaders in that
party as completely SubSery1ent as those in
the republican party To accomplish this pur-
pose four cabinet ministers were selected from
the south and an unusually large amount of
patronage used on political leaders to the same
end 1t Will De remembered that MI Cleve-
land demanded that the democratic senators
and congressman give a decisive vote in the in
tereStS of the gold standard before he would
deign to give out the post Offices. This deep
laid plan might have succeeded had not the
peoples party at this juncture sprung into
istence, exposed the plot, stood in the breach
and appealed to the patriotic hosts of both
despoilers and rally to the common defense.
The peoples party with q high patriotism
and an unselfSh devotion to principle, greater
than ever before exhibited by any other party,
stepped outside of its organization to throw
its 100000 votes solidly for Bryan Had not
more than this number of those who called
themselves democrats in 1892 given their sup
port to Mr.. Mckinley. the cause of the people
and American principles would have tri-
uIophed this year. This class will surely sup
port 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. Bryan would have been elected in this
contest had even 25.O0o more silver republicans
come to the rescue.
The election of Mckinley and the triumph of
the gold standard does not express the desires
and sentiments of the people The majority
oppose the policy for which he stands and will
so vote whenever an opportunity is presented
for proper alignment The remarkable and
brilliant campaign of William Jennings Bryan
would have aligned these forces and marched
them to triumphant victory if any candidate
or leader in America could have done under
the democratic banner
The administration of Mckinley cannot
bring prosperity to the American people. The
mills cannot be kept open. idle labor given en-
ployment and general prosperity restored and
maintained until the wealth producers receive
fair returns for their labor and thus are en-
abled to purchase The gold standard and
monopoly rule. to a continuation of which Mr..
Mckinley stands pledged, means four
| more years of falling prices, four
more years OF lockouts and strikes.
! four more years Of reduced wages and idle
| labor This will cause the patriotic rank
| and file of the republican party to condemn
and repudiate MckinleyiSm the patriotic
| rank and file OF the democratic party has con-
demned and repudiated Clevelandism. can
| not believe otherwise, for 1 have not less con-
fidence in the patriotism of this class of repub-
licanS than the rank and file of the democratic
party has already demonstrated.
| Therefore. a large per cent who. though not
| fooled by the specious pleas of honest money
| and promised prosperity. yet who would not in
this campaign fight under the democratic ban
| ner. will surely join hands with the majority
| OF the American voters outside of the old par
| ties to overthrow government of trusts and
| monopolieS run in the interest OF foreign capt.
| taliStS.
| The peoples party has made this possible
| in fact inevitable The position of the peo-
| pies party in this great contest has convinced
| every patriotic American that the party can be
| trusted to stand for the principles of good gov
| eminent and the interests OF the people under
| any and all circumstances. Therefore. the
| peoples party will be the nucleus around
| which the patriotic hosts must and will gather
| to redeem a betrayed republic and to restore
| prosperity to an oppressed and outraged peo
pie MARION BUTLER
Chairman Peoples Party National Commit
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