The independent., 1903-12-17
your instructions and they will give


HUI. JOHu "A. DARKER. FTdnkllQ,
Neb.--editor The Franklin Sentinel,
and chairman county committee: Il
am in hearty accord with the move
ment you have inaugurated and
trust that you will meet with the sue
cess which you SO richly deserve. Push
the fighting and never permit yourself
to engage in retrograde movement
and you will have tens of thousands
of patriotic followers. / am most as
suredly as strong in the faith as ever,
and more than ever before do real
ize the justice, aye, the necessity of
enacting populist principles into law
for the preservation of our free in
stitntions."
Hon. A. Norelius, Kiron, Ia-mem-
ber state committee for Tenth dis
trict: Il ask every populist who has
the cause at heart to enroll in this
glorious plan, and let us go into the
fight with muscle and brain until the
victory is won. enclose draft for 81
to help defray expenses
Hon. Jacob Florea, Kirksville, Mo-:
Il think we will soon see the silver
lining-the dark clouds seem to be
dispensing. / believe we have more
voters than ever before-aIl we need
is another boom, with no more fusion
forever"
r. r. Short, Putnam, Tex. secre-
tary Putnam populist club: Il hasten
to enroll in the Old Guard (God bless
them). / am an old Peter Cooper
greenbacker and have been under the
banner ever since in some shape or
name; and expect to live out my few
remaining days contending for the
right against might"
j. S. Jones, Iuka, ILL.,: Il am still
in the reform movement-a populist
from principle. | began in 1875, and
IL the principles were good then they
are good now and have never doubt
ed Or been discouraged in the least.
am always glad to hear from the
boys in the trenches" 5
3. B. Whitmore, Rochester, N. Y:
II reach my hand across the states
for long and hearty shake. The pop
ulist principles are right and | hold
to them as | do the truths of mathe-
matics. q. Here in the suburbs of
Wall street, we may not be able to do
much in the cause of right, for pow
erful subsidized, venal and debased
daily press is constantly pouring out
polluted streams to degrade and mis-
lead its readers. You may count on
me always for doing what little can
for right and justice"
Hon. Wharton Barker, Philadelphia,
Pa.-candidate ('mid-road') peoples
party for president in 1900: ''The
Old Guard plan you propose is good
as support to the adopted party plan,
but it cannot be put in the place Of
the one that has sanction Of the Gin
cinnati convention. !. You may put 4
my name on the roll of the Old Guard. |
l enclose 81 for postage and printing
fund; also a copy of 'The Great Is
Sues" have no doubt major
ity of the American people now ac-
cept as sound the doctrine populists
stand for, and that immediate and
aggressive action on the line of the
Cincinnati plan of organization will
make the peoples party second in the
race next year, and under some con-
ditions first. One hundred pa
triotic, able and resolute minute men
made the great revolution of 1776; a
like body can put the Cincinnati plan
of organization in working order;
and the one thousand you propose to
call "The Old Guard" can carry the
plan to perfection in 100000 voting
districts. long before July 4, 1904. We
should fight next year. of course, for
but let us also fight for
victory. Let us elect president and
congress that will give us again a
government of the people,
w. ID. Wilson, Bonneville, Ark:
I'VE are doing nothing here, though |
once we were in good working shape.
l hope your efforts will again arouse
the Old Guard"
Col. ]. s. Felter. Springfield. ILL.,. In |
a private letter. answering commune |
cation OF mine written him prior TO
the sending out OF the Old Guard let
ters. says that while he seriously |
doubts the wisdom OF agltating the
question OF dispensing with nominat-
ing conventions. he gives hearty APP /
provnl Of the plan 10 build mp good |
WORKING file Of names for use by the |
national committee In the next cam-