The advocate., 1897-09-29

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'Marshalltown, Iowa, August 20.-In
his speech at the opening Of the DEM
ocratlc campaign in Iowa yesterday ex-
Governor Horace Boies said in part: TO
no man living do I concede stronger
desire to see this country return to equal,
unlimited use Of both gold and silver in
its financial system than possess. To
my mind the best hope of this nation
depends upon the accomplishment of
that end. !" Under circumstances
as they now exist, with silver demOne-
tized by the great commercial coun-
tries of the globe, with the frightful
chasm that separates the commercial
values Of metals constantly widening,
and in the light Of our recent national
election, cannot bring my own mind to
believe that the free coinage Of silver at
the ratio Of 16 to 1 with gold Is within
the reach of it's friends, nor can I help
the fear that it would not be desirable
even if attainable'
Is it any wonder that the POpulists of
Iowa have refused to support the DEM
ocratic State ticket?
The Kansas City World Of September
Is, 1897, says:
Washington, September 1S.-Hon.
Hoke Smith, Of Georgia, is in the city.
He has lately been to New York and
says that the Democracy Is getting to-
gether again all over the country. Mr..
Smith is positive that Tammany will
win and that so-called reformers will
be overthrown."
If these facts and declarations are In
harmony with the essentials" Of the
Peoples party, do not understand the
term.
We may infer from the foregoing that
Clevelandism as represented by HOke
Smith is still in the saddle and, in
measure at least, represents the Dem
ocratic party in the South. The "Uni0n
soldier racket" may be played out in
Kansas in the estimation OF certain
would-be leaders Of the Peoples party,
as was demonstrated at the Abilene con-
vention, but I can assure friend Shinn
that there are at least 10000 ex-Union
soldiers in Kansas who severed their
political ties and the close relation of
comradeship in order to support the de-
mands Of the Omaha and St. Louis plat
forms who will not be transferred like
so many cattle to any party represented
by HOke Smith, or that fails to give proof
of Its loyalty to the Union veteran and
the cause he represents. The movement
to merge the Peoples party into the
Democratic is not new. 1t had active
support and was plainly manifest at
the Abilene convention, and its legiti-
mate fruit was the election Of Mr.. Har-
ris to the Senate, as it is well known that
every straight Democratic influence In
the State gave him active support as
against Mr.. PETER, who was entitled to
the active support Of every POpulist by
every rule of political ethics II faith
full service in the front rank Of new
line of political battle did not entitle
Mr.. PETER to reelection, what argument
can be used in favor Of the present State
officers when the convention meets next
year? Had Mr.. PETER pushed his can
didacy for reelection he could have
made it an issue in every county in the
State, and could have prevented any
deal at Abilene that left him out. In
fact, he could have controlled in large
measure the nominations for places on
the legislative tickets throughout the
State. He chose the better part, how
ever. and paid the penalty men usually
do for consistency and self-sacrifce; and
in my judgment it comes with poor grace
for Populists to lmpute improper mo-
tives to the ex-senator because he pre-
fers the Peoples party rather than the
Democratic at this time. II Bryan rep
resents the Democratic party as 1t is now
reforming It's lines, POpulism and Bry-
anism are not synonymous terms. And
as a rule men who have earnest con-
victions upon public questions will not