The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-21
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}peeuliar and OILS cam, just
closed The "a epub Heans won sby1 4 iinarg
~ harrow that It must be extraf u M
cpmfortable for them. IN view Of the TIE
mend oaas efforts and i'm mensa aTnount5o o., o.
money put forward # IS interesting to
note that a5.O0O more votes given 10 Bryan
and properly istrfbuted In certain states
would have made him president Of the
United states.It Is clear that the cause
for which lie stands will gain ground
steadily every day. Therefore, the people
have nothing to do hut to press forward
in their righteous cause ana victory VIII
surely reward their efforts in 1900 s5
Chairnaan Butler says that the Peoples
party has come out Of this campaign "
better shape than any other party in the
contest. He points to the fact that thou
sands upon thousands ofsso-callsd Dem o.
Gratis OF the regularity stripe have voted
for Bryan, or claimed to support him, yet
who are evidently glad Of his defeat.
! These sold bugs and monopolists III DIS
ana try to capture the machinery OF the
party. It they fail they will so to the he
publican party in the next contest. II
they succeed, a very large element OF the
real silver men in the Democratic party
will surely join the Peoples party. Be
MClAlI1Cy y UdlG1y WOA GAVSSAOAA
could not have been secured, in spite OF
| the tremendous efforts and money put for
ward by the Republican party, had the
\ patriotic rank and file of the Republican
party who are opposed to Inonopolies ana
l trusts, and who are in favor Of the free
coinage Of silver, not made up their min IS $
! to stay just one more time in the old
| party to which theyhave long belonged,
and which they loved because the name OF
Lincoln is connected with it's birth. This
class of Republicans will revolt against
| Mckinley before 1900, as the patriotic
rank and file Of the Democratic party have
reyolted against and repudiated Cteveland-
ism. These men still naturally come to
I the Peoples party, and thousands of them
I would have done so in this campaign had
| the fight against the gold standard been
made under the Peoples party banner. II
strongly he may oppose the; policy OF the
| Republican party, to fight under the Dem
'ocratic banner, however much he may
favor what it claims to stand for The
hope of the country in the future is in the
patriotic rank~and file of the Republican
party. It is as certain as anything can
be IN politics that these men will line tlp
solidly with the Peoples party in 1900
The Peoples party is this past cam
paign has risen to a height Of patriotism
and devotion to the. cause Of good govern
/ meat which has won for it the admiration
| respect Ai4A CuullNSllEt Ol d1 SJu4 CltlASHS
\ Itahas not only acted in a patriotic man
ner but it has shown the very shrewdast
kind Of political management, because the
| future. OF the party depends upon how
many aecessions it can bring to it's ranks
| # it had not taken the patriotic stand In
! this campaign that 1t did, it is clear That
| 1t never, could have gained recruits from
I either the Democratic or Republican par
| ty,z but now it stands in commanding
and enviab1e position. Besi;'es, it has &C.
| oamplished no little in the shape Of prac-
tical results in the present campaign II
| has elected over twenty congressman, five
governors and has partial control of the
! state government in a number Of other
! states. In addition to this, 1t would have
| had the balance Of power in the electoral
Chairman Butler says that the party will
proceed to push its organization Vigor-
| DUSTY and will keep up a. constant and un-
eeasing campaign for the next four years
He says that headquarters will be kept
! open In Washington, and that the national
committee and state committees will kesp
| in,close touch and face the plans Of Mark
| Hanna and the gold men at every turn.
| He says that the Peoples party will lead
| the. fight in 1900 against the gold combine
| and the monoplists. In an interview yes
terday he pointed out how the Populists
| would manage to eliminate the tariff as an
| issue. before the next campaign. He said
| that a number of states like Iowa Were
| carried by the Republicans this time; not
| on The money question, but on the tariff
issue, and that with this question elirnin-
ated as a party issue that the golf COM
| bine and monopolists can be easily beaten
| In a. square fight before the people on
these issues.