The representative., 1900-11-01

From = Leading PoanafAut OF Indiana-
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Hon. Ignatius Donneliy. Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Dear Sir and Brother. We are near
to the election. To myamind it is clear
that Mark Hanna Wilt win and the Bry-
an craze will be at an end.
The great question then will be, wha.
is to become of the reform elements.
have strong hope that they can be
brought into the Peoples party fold and
that, dating from 1900, our party will
take new growth which will lead final
ly to the emancipation Of the masses
In Indiana we have made a determined
| fight for the Barker and Donnelly ticket.
We have full state and electoral tickets
in the field and we will get votes in
every district in the state.
Early In the campaign I had a hope
that the free silver Democrats would
/ come to us and that our vote would be
large, but that hope has been removed
We had no money to make a proper
campaign and place the true facts before
the people at the right time. Our vote
will be small but it will be cast by hon
est, earnest, intelligent men and it will
be basis upon which we can build q
strong party in 1902 and 1904.
We have made no fusion and no COM
promise.
Our state ticket is clean and able and
merits respect and confidence. Our
nominee for governor, Alonzo G.. Burk-
hart. is very able and sincere man, and
has been active in the fight.
Our state chairman, Hon. F. J. S. Rob-
inson, is able and Jealous and is doing
all that any man could do in that posi-
ton. I am speaking twice a day and
will keep it up until election.
If we only poll 1000 votes we will not
be discouraged, but we expect 10000.
While on my speaking tour I note
with pleasure the fact that the mention
of your name, Mr.. Donnelly, brings ap-
plause fIom my audiences.
You hold first place in the affections
of Indiana Populists.
There will be seven electoral tickets
on the Indiana ballot: Democrat, Re-
publican, Peoples party, Prohibition,
Social Democrat, Social Labor and Union
Reform.
Mckinley will have less tnan a ma
jority of the votes. but he will have
several thousand plurality over Bryan.
find Democrats in every county who
declare that they will join the Populists
if Bryan is defeated
A very brief time will develop the
truth or falsity of this promise.
When the Democratic party is once
out of the way it will not take us long
to wallop the Republicans and institute
such radical changes in our organic laws
as will give us an ideal republic, where
an injury to one win 4be the common
concern of all, and Where crime and
poverty will be unknown.
1 firmly believe that 1900 will see the
Democratic party wiped off the map.
and l freely confess that with me the
wish is father to the thought.
In rebuilding the party structure we
must take pains to exclude those who
believe in coin redemption.
The honest man who believes in our
creed should join us, he has no logical
right to vote any ticket but ours, and
the man who does not believe in our
creed is dishonest If he joins us or votes
our ticket and, moreover, he is source
of latent weakness to us.
The one man above all others who has
done most to injure our organization
and retard the cause of reform, is the
gifted senator, William " Allen, and
the whole trouble with Allen is that he
believes in coin redemption.
Mr.. Donnelly, the time has come when
it would be imprudent to longer delay
the writing of a history of the Peoples
party and no other person is so we'll
qualified for that work as yourself
The history should be true one, and
it's writing should be done now during
the life time of It's founders, and I urge
you to undertake the task Of writing
such a book. Written by you it would
be of great value for all time to come.
With best wishes to you and Mrs. DON
nelly, and a full belief in the Father
hood of God and the brotherhood Of
Yours for Populism,
D. w. WILLIAMS