The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-23
MULvANE'S MAN.
w. A. Disch Makes Charges
Against J. W. Breidenthal.
Labette County POpulist Issues
Circular Letter.
FULL OF BITTERNESS.
Attacks Breidenthal's Official
and Personal Character.
Circulars to BE Scattered Broad
cast at Convention
FULL OF BITTERNESS.

W. A. Disch, of Parsons, representing
the Leedy Munger Ryan Dennison
combination in Populism, has made,
through a circular. a savage attack
upon the official integrity and personal
character of John w. Breidenthal. The
letter, which is to be scattered broad
cast at the Fort Scott convention, fol-
lows.
Parsons, Kas., July. 20, 19OO.-The be-
trayal of Populisn and reform is more
serious than its defeat Is it wise to
nominate John Breidenthal for gov
ernor upon the recommendation of
every bank and the subsidized press
of Kansas
What they want the commonality do
not want. The Republicans are for
John Breidenthai who is a political
free lover. and held office under both
Republicans and Populists, and under
Republicans when all other Populists
were Investigated out by our Republic
can enemies He held office during the
Morrill, administration.
The Republican bosses who made
Stanley remove McNal because he
stood between the people and the rob-
bling insurance trust, told him he must
keep his hands off Breidenthal, because
the banking trust wanted him retained.
Why is it that Breidenthal has had
friction, and misunderstanding with the
administrations of both Governor Lew
cling and Governor Ieedy and has got
ten along smoothly with The Repu blican
administrations of Morrill, and Stanley?
If Stanley is elected, wouldn't he still
retain Breidenthal2 What any Repub-
11can might want and retain should be
beneath the anticipation of a Populist.
Breidenthal is John r. Mulvane's can
nidate for governor. Breidenthal gave
eminent satisfaction to the bankers as
bank inspector-he inspected a Baxter
Springs bank and declared it in good,
sound financial condition; in less than
thirty days from that date it broke and
The testimony showed, upon the trial
of an officer of the bank, who was tried
and convicted, that the bank had been
in q failing condition for more than a
year.
In the event that John BreidenthaI is
nominated, Social Democracy's candi-
date, G. C. Clemens, will poll $1,000 votes
in this state
Would not the nomination and even
election of Prudential send the Popu-
list party in this state down to igno-
minious defeat in 1902?
Are you not endangering the future
of Populism by nominating a man
whom Republicans love only in pro-
portion as he is a traitor to Populism?
ASK yourselves why the financial in
stitutions of Kansas are for Breiden-
thai and why you are for him, when
your interests are Numerically op-
posed to those of the financial concerns
He has served them for eight years, and
they know their man. PlutOcracv
would lose nothing by the election of
John Breidenthal
When plutocracy is not assured of the
election of its candidate on the RepuD-
1can ticket it pushes forward the trait
ors in the ranks of its opposition, there
by plays politics. and wins in any event
Republicans say Breidenthal is the
strongest man the Populists can nonli-
nate. Why do they say this? Why do
they hope and pray for his nomination?
He is either not strong or he is a
traitor to Populism.
No Populist can afford to get in
either end OF this horn Better get a
new horn. w. A DISCH
Ex-Secretary Popu1ist Central Com
lnittee of Labette county, Kansas