The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-07
THIS Is BRIEDENTHAL's SCHEME
How He Expects the PopuIists to Win This
Year i'm Kansas.

Year in Kansas.
Topeka. Kan, March SIN a circular
sent out to every Populist committee,
man in the state, Chairman John w.
! Rriedenthal, says: '"To be certain of a
/ victory we must convert on an average,
! seven Republicans and three Demo-
! Gratis in each precinct"
There are 200 precincts in the state.
! necessitating the conversion of 1900
| voters to POpulism.
This startling confession on the part
| Of the Populist chairman, is made in a
| circular accompanying which is S. of
| his scrip which is issued and placed in
| the hands of the Populist county COM
mitteemen. The circular is issued I'M
der date Of Feb. IS, 1896, and says:
When any great work is to be per-
formed, which requires the support Of a
large number of people, in order to SCI
cure success, the first and most essential
thing to be done is TO bring about a per-
feet organization Of the workers
ITO vas, as a POpulist committees
man, it is unnecessary to say that the
present Is a time when all true patriots
all men who love their county, their
families and their homes should be
united in one army for the purpose OF
restoring to the people their rights
which have been taken away from them
through the operation of laws enacted
by and in the interest of the giant cor
pOratiOns Of this country and Europe,
laws which have fastened upon our
country the accused British single gold
standard money system which in all
times has resulted in bankruptcy, ruin
poverty, desolation and all manner OF
crime.
'tBy uniting with the Peoples party
you have acknowledged the necessity
for such an organization. In accepting
a position as member of its county cons
mittee YOU have agreed in effect to do
everything in your power to advance
its interests, and if success shall crown
your efforts, 1T will be due largely TO the
fact that your committeeman have all
performed their full duty. We have
grand principles and a glorious cause in
which to labor; one in which any man
or woman may feel proud TO be num-
bered in any capacity. But a just
cause alone. will not insure victory. We
must have good officers, generals, cap
tains. lieutenants and above all an army
Of good men, every one of whom is
akake TO the necessities of the hour;
men who are willing 70 make some sec
Ti6ce in the interest of our cause: men
who would ra ther be right than to be
president. and men who. feeling and be-
leving that their cause is just and right
and must prevail, will not rest until the
world is converted to our cause, or at
least a sufficient portion Of it 10 insure
the establishment of just and equit-
able social and industrial system. We
have in the past had abundant evidence
of the fact that we have many such
Sr, r.ar nd i hal -
that If We are TO succeed a the coming
election, we must arouse every MEM
Der of our party 10 a sense of duty. I'M
press upon the mind of each the impov-
lance Of his co-opera ton in this great
work in every way within his power.
Upon You. as a committeeman. must
devolve the important duty of arouSinc
the proper interest among Populists in
your precinct. To be certain OF victory
we must convert on an average of three
Democrats and seven Republicans in
each precinct Immediately on receipt
Of this prepare a list of say then Repuhl.
cans and five Democrats who are hon.
est. intelligent. fair minded men, who
viii read documents and papers il same
are sent To them; keep this list for fu-
tUre reference and forward a copy TO
this Office.
The first and most important ques-
ton al this time i the raising Of funds
with which TO provide the documents
necessary 10 conduct 4 campaign of edu
cation. such as We must conduct. Our
party. being a party Of the common PEG
pie, Is compelled u look II the people
for its support in a financial way. We
have adopted a plan whereby We hope
To secure ample funds for the purposes
named. but lis success or failure VIII de-
pend entirely upon our local committee
men. This plan Is. briyhy-tae :Ssuinr
~ receipts in denominations % - cents
Which the committee viii receive al It's
face in paying for documents and for
subscriptions 10 reform papers.
We enclose herewith q sheet con-
tanning twenty receipts amounting 10 3. |
which amount We Charage u YOU on our
records We are confident YOU can
ind twenty Populsts Hho VIII take one
receipts each. some vii take Two. others
four. On receipt Of this VIII YOU not
take day and caN on every PopuIisc
IN your precinct Surely no one VIII
refuse Sc small q contribution 10 our
cause. particularly when De receives a
receipt which BE can u.s. 81 payment
for amy reform document co. book b.
may desire.
When YOU have RENTED th- s. s-lec.
- cents worth 90 documents Nou wans.
advise rs and We VII forward same 4,
YOU a. partial reward OF your SCI,
vices.
The correspondence incident u a
campaign. such as We must conduct, is |