People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-06-17

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Every Populist should cut out and
preserve this yea and nay vote When
your backbone gets weak and your
knees knock together it will strength
en- your Populism.
Show it to your fusion friends. Ask
these "think alike" fellows to kindly
explain the whichness of the how. Ask
your "think alike' fusion friends why
the seven Democrats, Turpie, Lindsay,
Mitchell, German, Murphy, McEnery,
and Catfery voted with the Repnbli-
cans for Wall street and for bonds.
ASK why these seven Democrats oppos.
ed silver and greenbaclzs.
Ask why the eight Democrats, Gray
and Kinney Of Delaware, Smith OF N.
J., Faulkner of West Vs., George and
Walthall Of Miss, Mills of Texas and
Vest OF Missouri, sneaked into the
cloak rooms and refused to answer
when their names were called,
Note that rs senators cast their votes
and there were only 10 absentees or
sneaks. OF these 10 sneaks, of them
were the Democrats named above. OF
the entire number of 81 Democratic
senators Is either voted for the bonds
or refused to vote against them and we
are told that Democrats and populists
18th ak alike" or the silver Repub-
leans, be it remem bered that every
| man had the courage OF his convictions
sna voted against the bonds or like
Teller made speeches against the bill.
OF tho 7 Populists the entire delegation
voted against the bill except the fusion
list KYLE,
IL the face OF this record and these
facts the Democrats and Silver Rapub-
leans have the gall to ask ana the as
surance to expect that the Populists of
Heunepin county shall submit the nom-
ination of their congressional candi-
date, n. j. Cation, to the acceptance or
rejection OF = committee of Demo.
Gratis, Silver R3puolicsna and 5 Popu-
lists
Populists believe in the referendum
principle, in referring sll questions, all
nominations as far as possible to the
whole people or q large number of rep
rasentatives.
Populists would rot entrust the nom
nation o. congressman to a commit
tee OF 5 chosen from their own party
and it is absurd If not an insult to the
intelligence CT our party to expect or
ask that we entrust such nomination ia
committee, y majority OF whom are
chosen from other parties, The chumps
are not all dead neither are they all
Populists.
Think of these gentlemen under 4
flag of truce and an alliance banner
making us "heads 1 win, tails you
lose proposition" Think Of the Demo
Gratis coming into our convention and
making US the proposition that "they
would take the turkey" No gentle
men, we care not for the offices. 1t il
the good fat turkey of substantial re-
form that we are fighting for. We be-
lieve Mr. Cation win do his best to get
it for us. We believe he will neither
vote for Wall street nor sneak from
duty in his country's peril Our allies
say they seek the same ends, They
claim we all think alike. Let them
prove these assertions that they think
with us by voting with MS.
If these allies should refuse to heart
lily support genuine Populist congress
man, the unanimous choice Of the Pop
ulist party, such refusal together with
the foregoing record of Democratic
senators should settle for all time the
wisdom of our present Independent
action,-E A, T. in Representative.