The representative., 1900-10-18
TO The POPULISTS
OF THE THIRD DISTRICT
A Strong Appeal by the District Nomf-
nee to Stand Firm for PopuIism.

We would not deceive you. Neither do
we believe that your court deception
We have an abiding faith in the good
sense and honesty of the rank and file Of
the Peoples party, and that they will re-
sent in no mistaken terms the effort that
for f1ve years has been unremittingly prose-
cuted to turn over the Peoples party into
the Democratic party whenever they shall
learn of the work of the conspirators
That the leaders Of the Democratic and
Peoples organizations have been in har-
mony In the sale of the Peoples party to
Mr. Bryan is without question. The state
ment Of Mr. Towne as to the part he took
In the sale of the Silver Republicans and
the further fact that the Peoples party
leaders, Messrs. Towne, Jones and Bryan
have been working on the same line is
all the proof necessary to convince any
reasonable man that there has been most
foul conspiracy to wreck the Populist party
for private gain and to give power to the
Democratic organization.
Four years ago the Democratic party posed
as reform party and has continued to so
pose fer the past four years, and in their
Kansas City platform the deception is con-
tinued but to any reasoning mind the mask
is easily torn away, and it is not too strong
statement to make, that in no sense
does the Kansas City platform advocate
thep rinciples that the Omaha or Cincin-
of the reformed Democracy is too brazen
to longer deceive since it has made over
lures sufficient to secure the active efforts
of both Hill and Tammany for Bryan If
in 1896 Mr.. Bryan represented principles
that made him obnc xious to such a por-
tion of his own party that it was necessary
to organize new one, representing true
Democratic principles, is there any Just
reason for disbelieving the statement that
Mr. Bryan has made such overtures to
that wing as to secure their return to the
party and their active cooperation for his
election.
You may be Influenced to support Mr.
Bryan on account of his opposition to mil
itarism and Imperialism, but before casting
your vote bear this in mind, that your vote
cannot help Mr.. Bryan nor the cause Of
anti-imperialsm for there is no possible
chance to carry Minnesota for the Demo-
cratic ticket. Their own state central COM
mittee acknowledges that the best they can
hope to do is to cut down McKinleys ma
jority to 10000.
My brother you left the old parties for
the principles of the Omaha platform. If
they were of enough Importance then to
break your partisan ties are they not of
sufficient importance now to keep you from
returning?
Every step taken during the last four
years by the Democratic party has been with
a view Of absorbing the million votes cast
for Gen. Weaver in 1898.
The question for you to consider, are you
going to- be party to that conspiracy
When once absorbed the party will not con-
slider you nor what you represent in the
least. but you will easily and naturally fal!
into the hands of those who so actively
supported Mr.. Hill at Kansas City, and
who. in that convention. had the power
and would have nominated him but for his
positive refusal to accept.
With the light before you and with the
knowledge that the true Peoples party has
again thrown of fusion in nearly every
state in the Union, and have Peoples
party ticket IN the field, and are doing ac-
tive and aggressive work. and that the
fusion wing has lost their organization and
control except in a half dozen Northwestern
states and are fast\ loosing their grip in
those, is 1t not time for you, my brother
Populists, to throw aside your desire TO win
y position for q few individuals who care
nothing for you or your principles except
as it will help to boost them into position.
We have not discussed principles for we
know too we'll how thoroughly grounded in
its principles you are, but We appeal To
you II the nxns Of the oncs Pred Pee