The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
DAGGER IN ITS HEART
Bitter Words Written to |. P.
Campbell of Wichita
BY Mr.. JOHNSON, POPULIST
Who Tells How the Democrats
Have Treated His Party,
BY Mr.. JOHNSON, POPULIST

Since the publicat ton Of his speech in
the Eagle L P. Campbell has had ample
evidence Of the fact that hundreds OF
Popuiists think as he does; that Democ-
racy must be rebuked. and at once if
Pouplism is TO live.
Inquiries for papers containing his
speeches are coming in from every direc-
don During the week here, many Popu-
lists called on Mr.. Campbell and assured
him that be was taking the right course
to save Populism from the Democratic
party
During the last week Mr. Campbell,
among other letters, received one from
". A Johnston Of Sumner county.
This is the way Mr.. Johnston goes after
the Democrats:
Portland, Kan.
/ P. Campbell, Wichita, Kan:
Dear Sir: I sincerely regret to see the
shameful treachery Of some Of our fusion
Democrats. and with the aid and assis-
lance Of that arch traitor. VIM Stryker,
editor OF the Voice He is full Of rotten
ness. and our ex-county chairman, Iven
Rogers, and J. Robert Gilman. secretary,
are the ones that betrayed and sold US
into the Democrats. But I assure you
that they will not be able to deliver the
Populists into the Democratic party, only
those Democrats that voted with US to
beat Republicans. I sincerely believe for
the last four years that there exists a
secret order and through Bryan and
+ Stevenson to turn our party over TO the
trusts, and have Us experience the same
hard times as we had under Cleveland
l.
ing man under Coxey tramping from the
Paci1e and all over our land to our CAPT
tai to give them an object lesson Of the
destitute condition of the poor. and the
aTpswer was Keep off the grass" and
SOME were sent 10 prison.
be Democrats could have done moth
ing only for the spell hunter in our own
pa Fly. At our jubilee the Bryanites got
OUT badges Of Bryan and DuvaI and tried
toI make a display for DuvaL A good
many tore off the Duval part. I think
L1ong vii lbeat DuvaI from 800 70 1000
VPtes IN our county. on account of the
fbuI way he got his last nomination. It
seems the full intent Of the trusts is TO
destroy the Populist party and the Oma-
ma platform, that told the trust what 1t
meant and that it meant what it said. I
am only farmer I never held state or
federal Office and if the farmers VIII be
nGmbugged with Bryan's scare Of expan-
Sion and imperialism it IS good enough
For them. If he was as good a states
man as politician, he ought know war
meant debt on the nation and loss of life
and property.
The trust or bondholder pays no taxes.
shoulders and went to mop the earth with
Spain and done all he could to have war
and 10 have the treaty signed. Il meant
quit claim to the Philippine Islands as
well as to Cuba If it did not make them
subjects and US q right TO control them.
let Us leave them. If the islands do not
belong TO US. Has not Germany and
France as much right to help the Fill
pinos establish a stable government as we
have. That treaty made them ours. or
We have a claim on them, and Demo
Gratis howl expansion and imperialism I
was never in favor of the war with Spain.
I cannot say as Bryan does. whether it
Is good bargain or not. 50 we get Amer
lean brain and muscle to develop its re-
sources.
The man that upholds or abets those
natives in firing on our flag does not
know what treason is. It is ours by
treaty and is acknowledged by the laws
Of nations No true Populist can hold "a
the idea Of throwing the Philippine Is
lands over to those natives or some other
nation: It IS all rot. Bryan has smother
ed all the live issues that were in our
Omaha platform that were in favor o.
the miner and farmer and all classes OF
laboring men and against the trusts. and
} taken VI the howl for imperialism for a
few million natives thousands Of mi rs
away. and you viii have Duval with If.
I is to I and initiative referendum TO cur,
| al the Ills Of the poor man in ore hand
and a Democratic dagger in the heart o.
the Omaha platform in the other hand
Yours respectfully,
W. 4 JOHNSTON.