Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-01-21
GOES BACK ON BRYAN.
New England PopuIist Leader Says
Free Silver is a HlJmbug.

A Washington dispatch of Jan.
18th says: L. c. Bateman, who
was the populist candidate for
governor in Maine, who partici-
|.pated i'll the St. Louis populist
convention and supported Bryan,
and who is now the recognized
leader of the peoples party in
New England, has made this dec
laratlon:
Mr.. Bryan is as dead politically as
Julius Caesar. He has been vastly
|overraled, both as an orator and a re-
former Ills studied insolence towaru
The peoples party and the utter con
tempt with which he treated Tom
Watson, its chosen representative has
completely Glsgusted the popnlists from
me end of the country to the other
His recent utter collapse as a public
lecturer only emphasize his waning
popularity. In fact, the American peo.
pie have thken his measure and 1T is
low Il MATES of supreme indifference,
with them What views he may enter
lin on public questions. / conceive oi
40 possible circumstances under which
ne can ever again receive the support
II the popullsts.
Speaking Of the future, Mr..
Batemat said.
From one end Of the country to The
other the popl,lists are demanding a re
organization OF our forces, and that
,enceforth we have nothing whatever
TO do with the democrats. The mo-
nent we fuse with that party it tor
ever prevents us from gaining amy con
gerts from the republicans. We shali-
Keep straight in the middle OF the road
in the future. The democrats may
tdopt anything they please for plat
form; it will not influence MS in tn,
lightest degree. We are forever done
with them. Neither do we want any.
hing more of Mr. Bryan OF his Issue.
Free coInag is a humbug at best. II
would not add S3 per capita to our cir
doubtful if it ever goes into our plat
form again. Reforms always go far
ther than their agitators first demand
ed. The French revolution commenced
at simple question Of royal etiquette:
it ended with the decapitation Of 2S0O0
Of the best and noblest heads of France
fhe anti-slavery agitation began with
the simple den@asd for non extension
INTO the territories; ended with the
complete destruction OF the whole sys-
fem.
The silver question was only the en-
tering wedge Of the great monetary re
form demanded by the peoples party
We shall now demand the utter de
strpction of the whole metal redemp-
tion system. y scientific paper cur
rency. based upon the entire wealth of
the country. and redeemable only in
taxes and debts. viii be our war cry in.
the future. Government ownership OF
railroads. telegraphs and telephones
viii be inscribed upon our banners.
We ask no quarter. and shall grant
none. Weak kneed pie hunters can go
to the democratic party, where they
belong. This battle has just com
menced. We shalt fight it to the bitter
end, and we shall win. Even such a
man rs George Fred Williams sees the
coming storm, and he hedges. lie
hardly mentions free silver, but virtu-
ally indorses all populist demands. His
place is in our party. and there he must
eventually land. The people are in no
mood to bother with any more Bryaus.
with their dead issues. He who hesi-
tates is lost, and Bryan has gone down
to rise no more,
Just think Of 1T the Haroid on5 T.o.