The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1896-10-23
JOS. n. ARNOLD
Is Still mistaken in His
Conviction by the
Abuse Of Enc
mics.

desire to express my earnest APP
probation Of the honest, manly and
courageous stand you have taken in
this most remarkable campaign Of
fusion and confusion. 1t is encour-
aging to know there Is at least one
true Populist paper in the state that
has not hoistei the white flag OF sur
render, nor turned its back on the
cause OF the plain people.
The Peoples party must be saved
from its proiessed friends who are
really, whether willnlly or not, its
most dangerous enemies. The rank
and file Of our people who can be
neither bullied nor bought will know
whom to trust when this crises is ov-
er and the treachery Of those who
have bargained to deliver us to the
enemy is properly rebuked, as 1t will
be.
The leadership Of the Peoples par
ty in future. II 1t is to continue to live,
must be taken out of the hands OF
those who have abused that leader.
ship In the past. For how can any
honest, faithful Peoples party man
trust in the future the leadership of
those men who in the past have dick
cred fer the delivery OF his vote to
the enemy
If our committee can sell and de-
liver us to the enemy in 1896, what
shall prevent them from selling us
out In 1898 and in 1900? am most
heartily glad that the rank and file of
our people are going to refuse to be
delivered notwithstanding the fact
that our 'leader" have bargained to
deliver us.
Now is the best time in the world
for all Populist loyal and true to show
to the world. and especially to our
"lsader" that they are absolutely
unpurchasabl- and cannot be sold and
delivered as mere merchandise now
or at any other future time, by
any committee for any price whatev-
er.
l want to ask candidly, how can
we ever hope to win and hold the
confidence of the masses OF the people
in our honesty and integrity Of pur.
pose if we exhibit willingness to
enter into deals and dickers with our
opponents. and trade off our profess
ed principles for share in the spoils
oil officer
One OF the difficulties l have had to
contend with when speaking and
working for the Peoples party was
the answers got so often from old
party men that our party would be
just as corrupt when they got into
office as the old parties are, and
would sell out just as quick. What
damper we will be forced to meet now
when our old party brothers turn on
us and answer our appeals to them to
come out of the two old parties by
saying: "Ah, your leaders were ev.
en- more corrupt than we thought they
were. They did not even wait until
they got into Office to sell you out
but actually sold you out before they
ever got into Office. Alb, you Popu.
list talk mighty nice and promise
many things. but we are afraid to
trust you. You are only wanting an
opportunity to sell us out" Let ev-
cry true Populist firmly resolve to
teach the tiimmers, lusionists and
traders who have been trafficing in
our votes most wholesome lesson by
refusing to vote for Bryan
l am greatly encouraged. too. by
the great number of letters have re
ceived form ever past OF the state re-
pudiating the action ofour trafficking
committee and declaring they will
not vote for Bryan.
Let no Populist be caught by the
free silver bate with which the Dem
ocrsts have bated their hook to catch
Populist committees and suckers
n. H. Arnold in Farm and Labor