Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1898-09-09

ted and T. rever settled by the comm on
action of the whole nation in this war
with Spain when this foreign foe stood
in battle array against the honor and
humanity of our common country north
and south at once and with equal pat
riotism rallied around the flag. and no
man will ever dare 90 behind this iudg-
ment to impugn the pat triotism Of any
part of our common nation, hence any
objection we had on the score Of history
has been wiped out and all that is left
is to study principles and purposes. It
is true that Organism is not yet safe in
the control Of the Democratic party and
Bryan and Altgeld may yet be unhorsed.
They have yet battle to fight and q
victory to win before ii Is safe for the
Populists to call in their guards.
The union made with them in '96
gave us control Of the legislat ure, the
state government, and would have
resulted IN the election of our United
STATES senator were it not for the un-
reasonable personal ambition of men
and the treason of Kyle and few Of
his friends. It enabled us to enact into
law the best statute found in any state
in the union for railroad control and
also railroad commission in harmony
with its enforcement. It enabled us to
place two men Of our faith in the lower
house Of congress and secured to as .
senator by conversion. This was q
great achievement, then why should we
repudiate continuation of the unions
You offer not q single reason based on
principle which will induce single
Populist to follow you back to the Re
publican fold. These men left the
Republican party not for Office but for
relief. They have succeeded well in
driving the Republican party to an
open declaration for plutocracy and in
revolutionizing the Democratic party
and in building up the new party which
will continue to fight for it's platform
declarations until all Of them are
adopted and made operative into law.
The action you have taken impresses
every honest Peoples party man with
the conviction that you are false to
your friends, have betrayed those who
trusted you, those who opened their
hearts, their purses and their homes to
you and whose presence. voices and
torches made glad your meetings and
whose minds are full Of your teachings.
They will not follow you back and bow
their knees to Plutoc and allow the Re-
publican juggernaut to pass over them.
Benedict Arnold did not abandon the
American army because he did not
believe that Americans should be free.
He went over to the enemies of his
country for the reason he could not
control and that the great Washington
lowered above him, the tenor of your
whole letter indicates jealousy, disap-
pointment and resentment, and . deter
to injure the party which
refused to be made creature of your
personal ambition. No Populist will
follow you out. They will close up
their ranks and advance firmly and
steadily on until equal rights to all and
special privileges to none are impressed
on every statute book in the land. IF
you. should choose to go out on the
stump and speak to the people on what
ground can they meet? Shall it be be-
cause they placed Governor Lee at the
head Of the state government and
Kelley and Knowles in the congress or
shall it, be that you are afraid that
Senator Pettigrew will lead them to
destructions When we hear from you
on the stump we will then know how it
is possible for the leader Of the Popu-
lists tc make a speech in favor Of the
god of Mammon. Regretting to part
with you and believing that your own
conscience will be your greatest accuser
we say farewell. C. B. KENNEDY.
The LEADER till Jan. lot for IS cents.