The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-04-14

was taught by my father to do what
was right and to love what was right.
recollect when | was a young man
I went to the village of Lewiston to a
political meeting, which claimed to be
q democratic meeting. The speaker
undertook to maintain slavery. In his
argument he linked the Mickey TO
the baboon, and then to the cOlorei
man, who was called by them the
"niggers," and by the good book at
tempted to show that God created the
colored man for a. servant for the
white man to use.
I listened for a short time and said
to myself, If that is democratic l am
not democrat, and l went out of the
meeting, and have always felt glad
did. l afterward became strong Abe
Lincoln republican, and helped build
up the party.
| used to go to town and tell the
boys, "a free ride" to Lockport, the
county seat, and free dinner, and
make up load that way and send my
man and team and take them to the
mass meetings, paying out of my
hard earned money for their dinner
and other expenses.
That's the way we built up the re-
publican party, for we loved the prln-
ciples which we advocated, and want
ed to see them control. Although the
abolitionist laid the egg that we were
trying to hatch out, / think the pep
ulist party stands today the same as
| the old abolition party did in those
days.
God bless the populists for the good
seed they have sown. They have laid
an egg that | think William j. Bryan
will hatch out in time.
When l discovered that the repub-
! lican party was abandoning all pin
ciples and had become degenerated
l went out of the party that I loved
once so dear, the panty had helped
to build up. My judgment governed
by my conscience made me condemn
government bonds In place of the
greenback. The poor greenbaclz, alter
he had carried on a war to success s.
full end, and maintained our Union
hated to see crucified, in order that
a blood-sucking government boad
might be born to rob the common
people of my country!
Yes, consider the government bclG
| was meant to re-eStablish slavery or
all, both the white man and the BLACK
man.
was then what was known as {
greenbacker. | voted for Peter Cooper
oft nj
Myself and Lawrence McParlin D
Lockport travelled through our par
of the country, fighting every stel
for the same principles advocated b,
the pOpulists for a number of years
believed they were right then, al,
do now; and shall work for thos
principles as long as l live. Fo1
know they are right and would eve
maintain government of the people
for the people, and maintain thei
. God-given rights forever.
The great question is, how to carr
into power the principles we in com
: mon hold SO dear
Now, ask your indulgence to alloy
me to offer advice as to how to mai
effectual our principles that we hav
, SO long and so faithfully worked I
carry into effect My Judgment con
trolled by conscious belief is eitne
!, by referendum Or by meeting in ma
, tional convention, to place in nomind
! ton for president of the United State.
= William j. Bryan For | believe h
. is the Moses to lead the people Out c
: bondage.
| voted for his nomination at 5
a Louis at the populist national CONVEX
9 ton, and am glad l did; for it ha
= done much to spread our gospel. An
! IL we nominate him again it will d
: more. would advise the populists [
stand by him and keep him in nomias
ton for president of the Unite
9 States, until We elect him For | bt
, lieve there Is no other man that v
would make a success OF as soon wit
1t would have been as great a fol-
1. for good men to have gone back C
= Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln,
!. their day. as for us to 20 back q
u William J. Bryan, for | believe he W;
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