The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-04
Straight Talk Down East,

there are no populists down in the
provinces" 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that all New York newspapers
suppress everything not in harmony
with their respective business offices
The letter below was clipped from
the Utica On. W Daily Press, some
what Independent republican paper
enjoying a large circulation in central
New York. The writer, Frank Stuhl-
man, was the peoples party candi-
date for assemblyman in 1895. He
voted the populist tickle tas long as
the party organization was kept up.
And since then he has, quite natur-
ally, affiliated with the Debs wing of
socialism. His letter follows:
TO the Editor of the Utica Daily
Press: write this for those who hold
principle higher than party, right
more than spoils OF Office. Parker
spells plutocracy. Bryan has an
nounced that he will vote for Parker.
That is his personal privilege. We
have followed Bryan Loyalty for eight
years. We have advocated him in
season and out OF season. We had
Bryanitis and had it bad There was
no campaign SO hopeless, no hope
SO forlorn but we would have been
proud to go down to defeat under his
banner But we will not follow Will
liam J. Bryan into the plutocrat's
camp
Democracy minus Organism eqrais
political hypocrisy and inefIiciency.
For decade Bryan and Tom Johnson
nave been trying to infuse some life
and virtue into the moribund old
dereiiet. 1t was time wasted. mThe
leopard can not change its spots
The party has again fallen to its
level 1t is the other tail to the plu-
tocratic kite. Ii Bryan wishes to
swallow straddle-bug platform that
is satisfactory to the worst elements
OF his party; Ii he wants to support
candidate the choice OF the money
power and nominated by contempti-
bic trick Of the unprincipIed wire
puller, ID. B. Hill, let him. But we
renouncc Bryan as leader.
we shall march prospering-not
through his presence;
Deeds will be done. while he boasts
his quiescence,
Still bidding crouch whom the rest
bade aspire"
AS Tor results to the common people
the difference between the election of
Hazzle-dazZse Roosevelt and Puppet1
Parker is the difference betwixt twee-
dle-dum and tWeedle-dee. The repub-
lican party is out in the open it
stands for class legislation, for i'm
perlalism, for militarism and the auto
crazy of the dollar. 1t is a stand !
and-delivers highwayman. -ne demo-
cratic party Is confidence man. II
puts It's arms around the working
people with How is it with you.
DrOther?' and then drives the knife
under the fifth rib. The democratic
party is ANTITRUST Sugar Trust
Myers and Money Trust Belmont are
steering their campaign. When the
merger case was before the supreme
court every democratic member voted
Tor the corporations!
The democrats are great friends of
labor, but Judge Parker wrote the
ueclslon declaring the eight-hour law
unconstitutional In the southern
states where this before-election cham
plon OF labor is supreme the condi-
tlon OF the laborer is the worst in
the nation. Little children from six
10 ten years. of age toll in the I'M
healthy dust-filled cotton mills twelve
or thirteen hours day for a wage
Oh from % to 40 cents per day. And
II Is impossible to gel decent factory
laws passed by legislatures wholly CON
troiied by these devoted friends of
the working people The brave and
bralnless Richmond Hobson 1--WE know
mat he Is brave because he endured
the Spanish fire at Santiago and the
kisses OF foolish women in America
with equal fortitude) boosted at the
st. Louis convention that the only
president with the courage to crush
a labor union leader was demo-
crat. And the convention applauded.
That Is the kind of a friend labor has
In the democratic party!
When the bill to pension the Judges
OF the higher courts OF New York
the best paid and longest terms-men |
with Independent private incomes.
every democratic senator voted for II.
This Ia the way they lift the burden