The independent., 1903-12-10
A Symposium BY We'll
Known Populists.
The Future Of Popuism.

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there are others WHO have notions
about things. He III "a man without
political dr business honor. he has a
great facultysof getting other. peoples
money and has been very successful
lin that way and along. certain, lines
he has more than ordinary ability;
otherwise. he is small potatoes and
few i'm "A hill" Many nasty things
could bessaid of him, but W1at is the
use? He is a a;derelict on the political
sea. AS a statesman and politician he
discussed by any one who knows him.
He has succeeded in destroying his
party here. The populists generally
throughout the state take no stock in
him por. in the party to which he be-
longs. He is practically dead and will
cut no figure in politics in the future
am of the; opinion that the demo-
cratic party will recede from the po-
sition taken by it under the leadership
of Bryan and go back to it's original
position occupied by it under Cleye-
land and men of that character. Wall
street will surely dictate the nomlna-
will be fought along, tariff lines as
heretofore. Any one with half an eye
can see that Mr.. Bryan will exert but
little influence in the next national
convention and thatsthat convention
will be controlled by German, Hill,
Cleveland and others }of their stripe.
With those men in control of the par.
ty there .wills be no hope for any finan-
cial legislation that will be Of any
benefit generally, since those men are
controlled absolutely, by the rmoneyed
interests of the country the same as
the leaders Of the republican party are
1t seems very clear to me that no
reliance can be placed, upon the demo-
cratic party and to follow it longer
would be fatal mistake on the part
| of those who are DESTROYS of establish
ing better financial system in this
country. To abandon the fight that
was commenced under the Iopulist
party for the purpose or securing prop
er financial legislation would be an
evidence Of cowardice and an absolute
I surrender to the enemies of the re-
public. | for one do not feel that
can consistently remain with the
democratic party nor affiliate with it
longer. A man might as well refrain
from voting at all as to vote for the
democratic party under the old-time
leaders. 1t is useless to attempt to
sustain the democratic party any fur
ther and l cannot do SO.
/ lost much confidence in Mr.. Bryan
when he came into Ohio as he did to
assist as much as he could to secure
the election of gold democrat to the
/ United States senate and another gold
democrat to be governor of Ohio. The
populists, silver republicans and silver
democrats were simply paralyzed by
the course pursued by Mr.. Bryan in
his support of Johnson and Clark and
they would not follow his advice, as
the result plainly shows. III Mr.. Bry-
an had repudiated both of those per-
sons. as he should have done, he
would have strengthened himself in
the estimation Of everybody. He sim
ply demonstrated by the course ne
took that he was more of q politician
than statesman.
i think that every populist and ev-
cry free silver man will admit that IL
was great mistake ON the part OF
the populists to join the democratic
party as IL did In 1896, although we all
believed at the time that II would re-
suit In great good. IL has resulted In
practically destroying the populist
party. thing that the monoyed i'm
terests Of the country very much de-
sired. The thing to do now is 10 cut
loose and, n possible. organize new
party. It's platform should be limited
almost entirely TO the money ques-
tlon. for thnt question has got Ia bc
settled before any permanent advance
ment can be made along any other
line, TO talk about hetterlng the con-
dltlon of the plain people OF this coun-
try without radical change In our
financial syatem Ia the merest chatter
and viii never produce any perma-
ncnt good. How many people would
Join In a movement 90 organize a now