The representative., 1900-09-27

Othefs-DF. Ames Appears NJ the
Meeting and Announces Himself
Still u Populist.
II feel in the depths Of my being that
we can never have reform in this country
until we kill on the Democratic party. It
stands in the way Of every attempt to do
Justice and Righteousness, and the end we
may expect Is near. 1t is fOredoomed of
God. and cursed by man. The only free
dom for this country is the utter defeat of
the Democratic party"
The foregoing words we're spoken by
Ignatius Donnelly to the Middle-of the
Road Populists last evening at "a Washing
opened his campaign for vice president.
He scathed Bryan and the shifting DEM
ocracy for instability and insincerity.
This Democratic party claims to have
fused with the Populists, but the party it
has fused with is not representative Of
party name through dishonest methods,
and it may be called survival, not Of the
flttest, but of the meanest.
Bryan in his speech Of acceptance,
never mentioned free silver. his only al
fusion being in collateral way. This was
the issue which four years ago rang over
this country. A crown of thOrns pressed
upon the brow Of labor"
Now what has become of it? Mr..
Bryan may go on the frontier and make
speeches in favor of 1t in an indirect way.
but there Is no earnestness, no honesty in
1t: there is no belief in it.
-Four years ago this mans vanity was
so great he believed that by going down
into New England he could capture that
country, but 1t amounted to nothing. This
silver question involved the whole world,
1T affected all mankind and If Bryan had
h~o or1d Mt Onr0
time server he would have gone into the
states where he lost by such a small mar
gin and would have carried the war into
Africa Instead of that you find him CO.
quoting with Tammany. He should have
died in his tracks before turning back upon
free silver.
IF this man has honors heaped upon
him they will not pay him for the blighted
name he will leave; that of the man who
educated the people to believe, and then
abandoned their cause. But what more
could you expect? Bryan and his party de-
feated fifteen free silver bills in congress
while the Peoples party were fighting for
them. and how can you tell they will not
turn around and do the same thing again?
believe that If they get into power they
will sweep away this whole thing; they will
cover it with trickery and rascality.
If they cannot be trusted to be true to
free silver while seeking votes, how can
you trust them when securely entrench-
ed in power for four years ahead?
Who is the second great man in this
campaign? Whose name appears in
every paper? Why, Boss Croker's! The
leader of Tammany. He is to spend
81 900 900 to make Bryan president, and
his power is to be great accordingly.
"Now what does he take up in place Of
it? BY turning his back upon this national
question he has taken up the Philippine
matter. do not believe in owning property
so far away, but that is only a temporary
question, and the act of any congress can
remedy the evil, and will do so when the
public judgment demands it.
''If four years ago the silver question
was pressed down upon the brow of labor
it is pressed there now. The explanation Of
the whole thing is very simple
He WAS EITHER PERPETRATINC
A FRAUD UPON THE PUBLIC THEN
OR HE is PERPETRATING 1T NOW!
He was preaching doctrine that was
false then, or is false now.
The Populist creed. which was that the
amount of money in circulation determined
the value Of property, is true today 1t
was then. Why did not the Democrats
stand by it? Four years ago they told the
money party, 1--WE will govern this country;
we will bring this question W and see 1t
through all right. and as reward for that
we will give Bryan the presidency" There
is no question about it; that was the pur-
pose and aim of the whole thing.
He explained how it was that they
were called the "Midroad Populists."
That was done to enable them to get on
the ballot.
1t was a trick of the enemy. They
we're Simon-pure Populists and nothing
else; and called themselves Midroaders
to get around the advance decision of
the supreme court After this election
the fusionists will disappear-wiped out
by the results, however they may be-
A very interesting speech was made
by Mr.. A. Paradis, st. Paul, who at the
head of large delegation came
all the way from St. Paul to be present.
Mr.. Paradis is very able man and held
the attention of his audience from first
to last. He told in detail the steps
that were taken by the Democrats to
absorb and destroy the Populists They
gave orders to the Peoples party speak
ers not to mention any of the doctrines
Of their party in their speeches.
This, while they pretended to fuse
with the Populists! He knew, for he
was one Of the speakers; and he did not
obey this injunction. Nor did many
others.
DIR. Ames was in the hall and was
called on for some remarks. He said
he was Populist as much as ever; he
commended the Republicans His speech
was received with great applause.
Speeches were made by DR.. Fay, Hon.
T. Lucas, the chairman, Judge Temple
and, above all, by Mr.. Fairchild, our
honored candidate for governor.
The meeting was great success. La
Dor hall was we'll filled.
1t is the first of series to be held all
over the state.