People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-11-19


do; Populists fusing with Democrats
in Nebraska and Kansas; and Popu-
lists fusing with BOTH Repu blicsns and
Democrats in North Carolina; and
Free Silver Democrats rejoicing at the
election of gold-bug Democrats, the
situation is beginning to promise all
the variety that the most fastidious
could wish.
viii some jealous believer in Mary
Ann Butler tell us what that eminent
fraud has done with The Peoples Par
ty?
Where was it during the recent cleo
tions? What figure did it cut? What
was it's vote
In the off-year elections after the
Presidential year of 1892, The Peoples
Party was intact. well organized, sg-
gressive, coherent and effective. It
polled nearly two million Populist
votes, cast for Populist candidates
running upon Populist Platforms.
From North to South it was united e.:
from East to West it knew but one
doctrine and followed but one flag.
Where is the Party now?
Where was it during the recent cleo
tions
Who can say it is intact, well organ
lied, aggressive, coherent and effect
| i've?
Who can say it cast two million
votesP Who can say that it is united,
that it has but one doctrine and follows
but one flag?
Was it a Populist victory in Nebras-
ka? By no means. The Democra attic
name covered the whole thing: the
Democratic colors waved over all the
troops and a Democratic politician
got the only Office that was at stake
the Supreme Judgeship The Pops
got two miserable little college regen-
cies that would not be called Offices
anywhere else on earth except in q
convention where Fusion tactics had
made lunatics out of sensible men.
Did the Populists win any glory in
Kansas2 By no means. They went
down in the slime of co1nmon defeat
with the Democrats-a diSgraceful defe at
because the fusion between Democrats
and Populists was mere corrupt bar
gain for the spoils of Office.
In Colorado how was it-Colorado
where few years ago Populist Gov
ernor ruled triumphant Democrats
and Republicans united and routed the
Populists who had been torn into fac
tions by the Fusion of 1896.
Our party in 1892, aud 6, was grow
ing in Virginia and Maryland.2 Where
is it now2 Gone!
Not grease spot left in the pan.
In Kentucky how was itP Brave
Joe Parker led the Middle of the Road
fight and did 1t brilliantly, but with
Butler knitting him all the time, he was
powerless to make Roadway.
In iowa how is 1.-THE home OF
James B Weaver? Less than six thou
sand Populist voters remain; the 9th.
ers are Democrats in name, in policy,
in principle and in organization. As
Popuiists they absolutely have no sep
arate existence. The Democrats have
swallowed them ''bodsceously
So it is all around. A magnificent
Party of 2 600, 900 men has disappeared
It has been swallowed up as though
the earth had opened and taken it in.
Such annihilation has not been known
since the Earthquake of Lisbon.
viii some jealous But1erite PLEASE
tell us what that eminent fraud has
done with the Peoples Psrtya Has he
lost it: has he hid it has he loaned it
out?
We trusted him with it: it was in
good condition when he took it and
now we ask him:
What have you done with itP
You are the last Que that had it. We
want you to account for it.
In 1892 and 1894 we could turn to the
official returns of the elections, and tell
to a man how many Populists voted.
Can You do it now? How many Pop
ulists voted in Nebraska to give that
Supreme Court Judgeship to Demo
crat?
You don't know, and nobody on earth
DOES know.
How.m many Pops voted in Kansas
You can't tell, and nobody else can.
How many Pops voted in Ohio, IN
Kentucky, in Iowa. in Virginia
ION don't know. and nobody Sc
does.
You are Chairman of once great
party, are you notS
How many voters are in your party
NOW?
You can't answer.
You miserable failure and fraud,
you must go back to the tables of 1892
and 1894 before you can even GUESS at
the Populist vote. You can't, to save
your worthless life, tell what the
strength of your party is today.
You are nice fellow for Chairman
amt your You are good Pall-Bear-
er.-that's about what YOU are.
Bryan editors tell us that Free Silver
is not dead yet No: not exactly: but
If it has to swallow much more medi-
cine of the kind administered to it by