The Caucasian., 1898-03-03
CHM'N BUTLER
TO CHM'N YOUNG.
Why There Should be a Go Opera
tion Of Those Opposed to the
Rule Of the Gold Syndi-
cate and the Allied
Trusts and Mono
poles in Oregon.
BOTH PARTY AND PATRIOT.
ISM DEMANDIT.

Are WtliinE to join Hands on Fair asd
Honorable Terms Of Co-Opsratian With
ell Parties and Organizations who are
Sincerely Opposed to the Gold staadard
aud the Rule Of the Allied Trust aad
Monopoliss.-A Way by Which the Sin
certify Of Others on Vital Issues 1T stake
NAY Be Tsstsd.-rhe Rank and File Of
the Democratic Party Has Faith in
Bryan and BryAnism. and Will Dsssst
Their Organic alton ut Deserts Him
and His Principles.
The following is letter written by
National Chairman Butler to State
Chairman Young in reply to letter
from Mr.. Young with reference to the
political situation in Oregon. 1t ex-
plains why in the opinion of the na-
tional chairman the Peoples party
should propose q fair and honorable
cooperation of the reform forces in
Oregon. He show that whether the
proposition is accepted or rejected how
it will advance the principles Of the
Peoples party and thereby the party
itself.
The letter is as follows:
WAsHINaroN, D. c., Feb. II, 1898.
HON. JOHN G. Young,
Baker City, Oregon:
MY DEAR SIR Your letter received.
You seem to interpret my letter to you
as letter of advice to the POpulists Of
Oregon to fuse with the Democrats, or
rather to surrender our principles and
party organization to the Democrats.
My letter will bear no such interpre.
tation, and | am therefore little sur
prised at the tore of your reply. am
not in favor of fusion with any party,
and l am not even in favor of cooper
alton unless such cooperation can be
ON fair and honorable terms, and the
result of which will be an advance
ment of our principles, and therefore a
victory for the people. 1 should never
favor another national cooperation on
the same terms as the one of 1896. Our
party would not have submitted to
that had it not been for the peculiar
circumstances brought about by the
sudden and unexpected developments
at the Chicago convention. 1 do not
tion who would be in favor of support
ing the Democratic ticket, or OF any
kind of cooperation with the Demo-
Gratis if they should in their next ma
tiOnal convention 90 ahead and nomi-
| nate whole ticket and then expect to
| make terms with us afterWard to get
| US to support such ticket. l certain
| ly do not know POpulist who would
tolerate such ticket with as great q
misfit as Mr.. Sewall on it, and I am
sure that the great majority of the
rank and file of the fairminded voters
Of the Democratic party would not ex.
pect us to do so even if they put bet
ter man up for Vice-President.
| But that is long time in the future.
Suffice it to say that it is practically
the unanimous sentiment of the Popu.
lists, 50 far as know, that there car
never be another cooperation suoh II
the .one of 1896. The thing that now
cOnfronts US is the campaign of 1893
Now what is the best for our party tt
do in view of the last campaign ant
under present conditioner The c0urs se
that will do the most to advance Oul
principles, strengthen the party, test
the sincerity of those who claim tha,
they want to be our allies and thus pu
US in position to gain recruits no
Only from their own ranks, but from
the large and increasing numbers O
the dissatisfied voters In the Republi
can party, is the course that every
true Populist wants to pursue. Car
you accomplish this purpose by declar
ing in advance that you do not wan
to cooperate with a man or q party
; even il he or it will do fair and max
an honest, square fight against the al
lied monopOlies? If we take such
course the Bryan Democrats will a
once announce and will continue t.
. declare it all through the campaigl
. that they we're in favor of CO. operating
> on fair and honorable terms, and "
will leaYe it so they can So
) that they were in favor Of term
r most advantageous to US, not Onl
a with reference to offices but wit
reference to principles; and if we de-
clare in advance that we will not CO
operate with them under any condi
tions they will certainly take this pc
sition whether they are honest in it 9
! net. II they do this. our party will
at disadvantage from the beginnin
: of the fight. We will not gain q r.
q cruit: certainly not from the Demt
a ocratic party, for we will have dor
. the thing that will give the Dem'
= cratic leaders who are not sincere
chance to hide their insincerity an
u an opportunity to convince the ran
q and file Of their party that we are n
l. the ones who are sincere. Besides, '
?, will not gain recruit from the Repu
Il lican party, because every man wi
Il will leave the Republican party vi
do it because he is determined to e.
r that that party and its policies are d
q feated at the next election. Eve
l. such man believes that the way to
i. ton of all who are against the rule
n. the gold syndicate and the allied tru,
q. and monopolies. Therefore il We q
clare that we will not cooperate wi
any body on any terms we serve mott
on the silver Republicans that we
not want them, or rather they will
IN construe it, and hence 1t will force
TT of these people who are each day
,v cfeasing in numbers, to line up VI
~ the Bryan Democrats, thus making
:. Democratic party stronger and lie,
-, ing Us at standstill il not Weakeni
ef US, for under these conditions
rt. might lose some Populist voters.
OF You say in your letter r It the sill
De- Republicans will soon be betrayed
nd the Bryan Democrats. II you thl
Mt the Bryan Democrats in your State
~ not sincere (and l confess that ku
number who claim to be Bryan d.
~ ocrats who l believe are not q
eu cere) then by all means
ne their sincerity before the n
he campaign opens. In short make tt
a fair proposition for an honorable
operation, not based on Office alone,
per covering the great underlying pril
. pies in this fight. Do this, and ii t
the decline your proposition you will {
/. tn expose the lnsincefity of these leas
ths not only to the Silver Republicans
lra-
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