People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-07-31

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Sewall and to have failed to put out
q Populist ticket at all would have
meant the complete abliteration OF
the Populist party. My nomination
was really compromise between
those who wanted both Bryan and
Sewall and those who wanted two
straightout Populists. A crisis was
upon us and our party and its prin-
oiples were in the greatest peril, a
vital mistake would have ruined us
forever. consented to allow my
name to be used in the belief that
this was necessary to harmonic all
the elements of our party and to
save it from splitting by friends into
factions. Under no other circum
stances would I have agreed to the
nomination, and the circumstances
under which l did accept were such
as I did not dream one week ago
would exist. The strength of fusion
was immensely greater than l had
thought it was. Its complete sue
cess would, in my judgue eat, have
completely ruined our party"
"How do you figure that the COM
bination ticket will win ?"
"The solid South and West will
carry the election. The total elec-
toral vote of the following States will
go for the combination ticket: Ala
bama, Arkansas, California, Colorado.
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Ms
sissippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon.
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, South Dakota
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia
Washington, West Virginia, and
Wyoming, or total of 331 votes
necessary to choice 224. So with.
out any of the Eastern States we
ought to carry the election, but there
is other debatable ground, aad we
have fighting chance in other
States. In regard to Kentucky,
have no doubt that the combination
ticket will defeat the Republicans
there, if it is said upon the one hand
that Maryland, West Virginia and
Kentucky are doubtful, | answer
that on the other hand Indiana and
New York are also doubtful, to say
to say nothing of others. / think it
is very probable that this campaign
in favor of silver will be similar to
the landslide of 1890. There il no
telling how far the movement will go
1t is gaining a footing in localities
which have heretofore been looked
upon as the strongholds of capital
zation. / do not think that in the
Democratic party the number of free
silver men are increasing, but I do be
lieve that the free silver sentiment is
gaining and converting every day
from the Republican party in the
North and Northwest and the East;
and l should not be surprised to see
the free silver movement capture
some States that are now considered
reliably Republican"
"What do you wish to say to the
oountryP"
eve SIRE certainly justified in ap-
pealing to ths record, and that re.
cord shows that the most prosperous
times this country ever knew were
when we had free coinage of both
silver and gold and had a tariff for
the purpose of revenue only and not
for the purpose of enriching a class
at the expense of another class, and
when the National banks were not
allowed to create money; and when
taxes were kept down to the actual
needs of the Government, admins
tered with that prudential economy
that ought to characterizs the con,
duct of any individual in the treat
ment of his own business. Oar
troubles have come upon US through
misgovernment; our National expen-
ses have been allowed to become
ruinously high; our tariff schedules
have been fixed by the trusts and
combines which fattened upon us;
our National banks have usurped the
power of supplying money; our sup
ply Ct money has been diminished by
the exclusion of silver from the
minis, until we have no longer a