People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1898-01-14
BARKER AND BRYAN.
VIM. s. Tuescher.


the Judases of st. Louis and Chicago
Conventions, much also has been said
about the lecturing by Bryan for q
specializing concern and the publishing
of book for SITE that could be sold
by any one else for LOO. was at St.
Louis and l know that either Chair
man Jones did not keep tab on what
trapspired behind the curtains, or else
Mr.. Bryan suppressed the most valua-
BILE information from publication.
One fact however, has so far escaped
public notice, and l may say 1t right
here, 1t is this fact that compelled me
five months ago to at once discontinue
the sale of Bryan's book, although l
still have eight volumes on hand. Eve
ry delegate to St. Louis knows full
we'll, that the situation was such, that
Bryan could at no time get the nomi-
nation for President, unless a middle
of the rcader received the vice Presi-
dency. This they promised, but for
obvious reasons Democratic promises
would not be swallowed by the Pops
and therefore the Vice President had
to be nominated first. Now, / want
the fusionists in future campaigns to
take the following from page 270 of
Bryans Last Battle" and when at
leisure, smoke it in their pipes: I'm
view of the contest over the second
position, it was decided to nominate the
for Vice President first" In
spite of all due respect for Mr.. Bryan,
I call this wilful and deliberate
Misrepresentation of facts, worthy of d
politician but not of a statesman. Mr..
Bryan from now on will be anything
that political expediency will teach
him to be and he will go anywhere,
political expediency will teach
him to go, and you see, just now he
will not go in the enemy's country,
New York;
As to the future of this great reform
allow me a few remarks.
see too frequently, when one man
makes good suggestions, another man,
deliberate and thorough in
will jump at conclusions.
Thus Mr.. Bogg calls Mr.. Barker BIZ
and Mr.. Bateman denies that
the Populists are Fiatists. Both are
Mr. Barker as well as Popu-
lists are Fiatists Mr.. Barker stands
squarely on the first Article of the St.
Louis platform and presume so does
Mr.. BatemAn and the Populists. A
IA tional money, safe and sound, issued
by the government full legal tender.
Mr.. Bateman, if this don't mean a
paper money then it does not mean
gold or silver money, but whatever it
means it means fiatism.
Mr.. Bateman ought to know that if
we restore silver to its old place, we
can only do it by fat On this line Mr..
Barker has been sound for years 1
have had lengthy correspondence with
the gentleman years ago and he has
not changed any of his principles
Except perhaps that he is today more
convinced of broader conception of
government ownership only he thought
in former years, that the reforms could
be brought about, but by the Republi-
can party. 1 told him that he would
find that he would ultimately utterly
fail to reform the Republican party.
Under date of April 9, he wrote in part:
SIT has been necessary to spend time in
an effort to get the Republican party
into line as the party of the people and
out of control of the money cliques. 1t
was also necessary to wait for the
Democratic party to again show, that
The leaders were also under the con-
troll of the money cliques. The time
has been well spent, q new party can
now be formed with hope of victory"
This later demand he has since some
what modified, as he has apparently
more faith in the Peoples Party than
have. I think Mr.. Bateman views the
situation right, the fusionist hold the
party machinery and will wreck it,
AS conference of representatives of
labor and from every Congressional
District has been called for ST. Louis
for May End, next. think the Popu-
list ought to compel Butler to call q
National Conference prior to that date
and if he will not heed the wish of the
rank and file of his party, then let
them attend the st. Louis Conference
and organize in conjunction with all
reformers for political action and a
battle royal next fall. Every patriot
ought to take time by the forelock,
this is critical period and SO sure as
things are allowed to drift by them
selves, the Peoples Party is doomed
and a peaceable reconstruction will
give way to the most destructive revo-
luton of the ages, Around here So
cialism is spreading like wildfre, but
they are unorganized and have no
chance yet for political action. Let us
go to st. Louis, let us rally around a
leader, let Mr.. Barker be there and
give us his brotherly counsel, put the
Initiative and Referendum, and Imper-
alive Mandate on the top mast, and we
will develop a strength and rally to our
banner such a support that the new
will sweep the country like
a tidal wave. Thus our wives will ad-
mire us and our mothers pray for us,
for hundreds of thousands of yet I'M
born children will be saved from perdi-
ton.
Mr.. Barker's platform we know, but
his earnestness many do not yet under
stand.
DIR. j. Paul Jones, Ocee, Tex.
Is there any reason under heaven
why we should not have an early con-
vention? It must be poor one at best.
Our forces are scattered and in doubt.
Why leave them thus? If we do, it
means c further emaciation and prob