The independent., 1904-01-14

again for very few of them ever re-
ceived any pefquisites These have
gone principaly to tnc half baked
railroad pass ,rigade that followed in
the wahe of the Old Guard ana never
contributed a dollar or showed any
enthusiasm until prospect foI an
Office was in sight"
w. e. Mulllkln, Somerset, Net.: Il
am pleased to send you blcnk filled
out for membership in The Olu Guard
Of Populism I believe that the Gid
Guard could he used to good aovanf-
age as medium to organic. the So
Clalists, prohiojtionists, Single taxe's $,
silver republicans ref .-ncG Cerlo-
Gratis, popuiists, ETC., ITO direct
legislation i.ague with auxlliaries,
with no other plank except tilai she
people snail Iale; that is question
agitating the Dnblic m.nd wnlen shah
be presented 70 the voter tor LIs ap-
proval. We .out. enroll a member
ship in sucn, an organization that
would surprise thu na,Ives. AS we
rev the present status Of political
conditions, the reform elements must
Ut CSS I'LL W dSSNihfiioh -
torn without revolution"
N. H. Webb. M. D., Clareyilie,
Tenn: Enroll me as one oi .iie Old
Guard Of Populjgm. am q Ten
Watson poDLsist
]. X. Reid, lily, Fla: Il have been
populist evei since the party Was
organized anu expect 70 remain 90
There are more populists in our coun-
try today than there ever were, IL we
had any leader. Enter my name as
one of the OLD Guard of Populism. :
tSeems to be difference of opinion
regarding that question of leadership.
Indiana populists insist they do not
need any leaders, and do not want
any-De France.)
VIM. ID. Howard, boz 242, Albion,
Neb. II have no other desire than
to be enrolled in the Old Guard of
Populism. The principles laid down
in the Omaha platform have been,
are now, and always will be good
enough for me. consider the Denver
conference was timely and wise and
believe the delegates at Grand Island
who precipitated the tabling of that
conference resolution will see the time
that will prove they made a grand
mistake"
VIM. Floyd Howard, box 242, Albion.
Neb.: II also wish to join the Old
Guard of Populism. My fathers SEN
timents are also mine"
NJ. J. Williams, West Plains, Mo-:
81 will be in line when the bugle
sounds If we never accomplish any
thing we will have the pleasure of
knowing that we are right. hope
the Old Guard of Populism is not be-
ing enrolled for the purpose of being
turned over to Bryan or some other
old party man: if it is. please excuse
me-" (The Old Guard of Populism
is being enrolled in harmony with
the work of the Denver conference;
and this conference said that 1--WE
believe the time Is now at hand when
the united peoples party should de-
clare itself emphaticallv opposed to
anv affiliation with either of those
parties and undualiiedlv in favor of
Independent national political action. ;"
l shall turn the list of Old Guards
over to the next national committee
of the peoples party.-De France.)
]. P. FARRELL. Cooley, Tex: Please
enroll my name among the Old Guard
of Populism. for have been one ever
since the party was organized. hope
to see popnlism prevail in 1904"
John Maribugh. r. F. D. l. Esbon,
Kas.: 'The Denver conference is all
right. Enroll me in the Old Guard of
Populism."
A. r. Wright, Strang, Neb. En-
roll me as a member of the Old Guard
of Populism. The address of the
Denver conference sounds like the
long lost and forgotten Declaration of
Independence"
w. F. Peters. Tolar, Tex: Il am
living away out here in western Texas
and there are no populists near me,
but want to be enrolled as one of
the Old Guard of Populsm.
T. w. Winn, Covington, Tenn: 81
was one of the very first in my county
to espouse the cause of populism.
spent three years lecturing on the
principles enunciated in the Omaha
platform. freely giving OF my means to
advance the cause, believing as | did
then-and do now--that the principles
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