The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-09-14
dassIis 81 ny Iss,InsRy iAla betsFs the
Investigating eommittea Of the Peoples

TO publish any part of said testimony,
and II devoNed upon the minority TO
give TO the world the facts In an at
| tempt to betray the Peoples party
| through me and others What did in
this matter was done with the knowl-
edge and consent Of Leading PopuIists
Of the satte, ana Mark Hanna has now
IN an interview with a Cleveland Re-
corder reporter admitted that 1t was a
trap laid for his secretary into which
| he fell.
You who have known me since 1872
when labored for the election Of Will
lam Allen for governor of our state on
! finance reform platform and in OPP
position to bonds and national banks,
and who know how In 1876 left the
Democratic party because In its ma
tional platform It laughed at our "Ohio
idea,' know that have since that
time given my time, money and what
ever talents l may have possessed to
the cause OF financial reform. "The
Old Guard" knows full well how
have ever since then fought every at
a
cess. helped TO create the Peoples
party at Cincinnati In 81, attended our
first convention at Springfield and have
since then been for two years It's Sec
retary and two wears Its chairman. You
have also twice honored me with the
appointment of national committeeman
from this state at Omaha In 92 and ct
st. Louis in 90. My whole life Is wrap
ped up in the success of the peoples
cause, and while there are many
wrongs which need righting, the finan-
cial policy is the greatest of all evils,
and must he rlghtod first So that our
people may come into funds, through
employment or sale Of their products,
which will enable them to more sue
cessfully attack the other reforms nee
essary. Millions of our people entirely
out of employment, millions more la
boring for barely sufficient to keep
body and soul together. are not In
position to make fight ell along the
line at once, ard It is the duty of
good general to mass his forces and as
sail the enemy at his weakest point.
believe that the great majority of the
toilers OF this nation are patriotic and
are ready and willing to perpetuate
republican form Of government. I also
believe thAt they see that In the past
they have been misled to free them
selves from that obnoxious ard dan
gerous element In our republic. ! be-
lieve they are also recognizing the fact
that 1t has always been plutocracy's
aim to keep the people divided as much
as possible, and that now they are
common enemy.
Relieving this to he true, I urge my
friends, and the friends Of financial re-
form TO support the Democratic state
and legislative ticket In this state this |
fall, so that we send a true reDreson-
tative of the people to the United
States senate and have an organiza- |
tion for '9S which will elect congress-
men OF the people, by and for the peo-
pie.
The Peoples party has yet much |
work to do. which, however, must be |
done by It's friends, not It's enemies.
Every man who IN this c3mpaign votes |
FOR Coxey must know that he Is direct
lv aiding Mark Hanna end the Repub-
lcan party. CoXey Is not Populist.
In his issue Of Sound Money" De-
cember r. 1885, he says II once left
the Democratic party and now must
leave the disgraced Peoples party. and |
hereby tender my resignation as a
of the national committee Of
the Peoples party from Ohio" He
to organize a party OF his
own ct St. Louis. but failed; then he
went to the Nashville conference.
which was manipulated by Mr.. Hanna,
and finally turned up as the candidate
Of the Hanna machine at Columbus.
No man who loves fair dealing and |
honest politics can by his vote become
a tool in the hands of the Republican
party.
Knowing that the Peoples party has
been betrayed, knowing that the Re-
publican party is the party OF plutoc-
racy, monopoly and trusts, and know
ing that the great Democratic party Is
the party OF the common, plain people,
shall in this campaign cast my lot
with those for whom l have labored
for years and ask my friends to do the
same. I'm union there Is strength"
Then let us unite. friends, brethren,
Dnd overthrow in Ohio him who stands
for all that IS selfish, all that is against
the interests Of the masses and in ia
vor of the classes-M. A. Hanna His
overthrow viii be hailed with delight
by every man. woman and child that
prefers liberty. equality and justice TO
Dlutccracy and anarchy 1t viii be
hailed with delight by those who are
today slave, as they see their master
TALL. Yours for humanity,
HUGO PREYER.
Hanna should have opened his cam
)aign with a speech from his senator
al godfather, George b. Cox
Hanna will open his campaign on
September IL. When will Bushnell