The commonwealth., 1898-06-23

haps not.
CAPT. KITCHIN WARNS OF
| MISTAKES.
| Mr.. EDITOR IL presume it is use
less to write or say or do any thing
looking to success in the coming cam
paign. The party has nine times out
of ten succeeded in doing the wrong
thing at the right time to assure its
defeat-nationally. 1t Will in my opln-
! ion be useless to fight, unless the leader
is above suspicion, and an original
| silver man, and an anti-Cleveland man
from the day he urged Congress to re-
peal the Sherman act.
Thousands of good Democrats will
not follow the leadership of men who
supported the Cleveland -ad dministra-
ton until the eleventh hour and until
they discovered he was a dead dog in
the manger.
New converts to SILVER cannot lead to
victory, because silver men at heart
will not believe their conversion genu-
inc. But the truth is, men will not
follow new converts on the financial
question. Paul when mlraculously
converted On his way to Damascus, al
most put to flight the true christians
in that town. They did not believe.
They could not believe him. It re-
quired the Intervention of the Lord
Himself, and the Holy Ghost to con-
vince Gods chosen vessel Ananias that
Paul was really converted, and that he
need not lear to approach him, and
that the brethren need not fear Paul
any longer.
And after Paul had preached for
some time, he went up to Jerusalem
and tried to JOIN the disciples, but they
were afraid of him, and did not believe
be was truly converted and it took all
the influences Of Barnabas to convince
the apostles that Paul was sincere.
| Now, if it required so much to con-
vince the people of Panl's conversion,
how c..n we expect tie people to believe
in the sudden conversion OF these single
standard advocates. who, unlike Paul.
tell Us OF 10 light they have seen,
and no voice they have heard from
heaven, turing :hesn about.
This is not the first time I have
warned the party of its contemplated
mistakes, and never yet have my warm
ings been needed, but treated with con-
| tempt, and myself denounced as a
traitor to the principles OF the party.
And ii I had neither children nor
grandchildren, nor kinsmen, nor friend
to suffer by the blunders and mistakes
of the ambitious leaders of the party, I
assure you [ would have long since
ceased to take any interest in the party.
l am welded to-the principles OF the
party as understand them.
I was the first man in the state that
drew the color line. [ am still for
white supremacy. For this I was de-
nounced. For these reasons I desire
with all my heart the success of the
party. And this is my apology for
again suggesting to the party the wis
dom of putting none on guard but the
true and tired. and making no generals
in whcm the original silver men haye
not the utmost faith, and who have
the. confidence Of the honest, deceived,
disappointed silver popullsts. You did
not have voters enough in the last cleo
ton to win by many thousands. And
l have not heard of any being handed
down, made to order, instructed how
to vote.
You must have more voters than
you had in the last election, or you
will be defeated. Do you expect them
from the Republican party? Then
surrender now without the loss OF am-
munltlon, blood or money, for you will
not get them. Your extra help must
come from the honest rank and file of
the Populist party, or you will fall by
the way-side, defeated, wounded and
bleeding.
Now, why not put little wisdom a
little policy, little common sense, a
little patriotism, little sacrifice and
forbearance In the coming campaign,
and fight to win? Amy fool can fight
a hand-saw, rattlesnake, or lion.
/ have seen one man who did not hes
itate to but rock wall, or an iron
front, if the crowd would only cheer
and say what noble fellow Any
fool can enter into a fight, and get
licked out of his boots. But wisdom
and common sense would suggest that
II men, nations or parties must fight,
they ought to fight to win. Men do
mighty poor fighting when they feel
like they are going to be whipped, and
some will not fight at all. We must
convince the people that we are right
and that we are going to win. A great
many people don't care which side wins
SO they are ON the winning side.
/ Now, if .he Democratic party does
not win, the Republican party will. 1t
Is impossible for the Iopulist party to
win. If they fuse or cooperate with
the Republicans, it will be Republi-
can victory and Populist defeat.
! There is but one possible chance for
the Populists to advance tho doctrines
they claim to believe, and that is to
aid the Democrats to defeat the avowed
gold standard party. This will be a
victory for their principlesif If not under
their banner.
II your help must come from the
Populist, why not put some man at. the
head OF your committee in whom they
have some confidence, and who may