The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-29
pOPULISIS FOR ROOSEVELT
0unning Tells Members ct
the Party What to Do


LET every Populist and Silver Demo
crat in California vote for Roosevelt" Is
he advice of N. A. Dunn.ng of Washing
ton, D. c., member of the Peoples
party National commit ee, Populist edi
tor and friend of Tom Watson. the
Populist candidate for President. Dun
ming is at the Grand hotel. San Francisco,
where he viii personally give the above
counsel to members of his party who cali
on him. He is we'll known in California
as editor of the National Economist and
later editor of the National Watchman.
The other day Cunning talked abou'
coming president al election. He said
that he regretted that there was no TIC.
eft of People party electors in Califor-
mia, owing to The short time and the Co.'S
of securing the signatures to put such
ticket in the fed. The Peoples party,
he said had electoral tickets in thirty
nine states and state tickets in tweny
three states. and added that In some OF
these states tie Populists will poll larg
er vote than Judge Parker.
Roosevelt" he said. will carry every
| northern s.ate and may get two or three
of the southern sta.es. Judge Parke.
stands not ghost of a chance. He WI.
be belten worse ,han Greeley. In some
of the states Mr. Watson will pol. more
votes than the Democratic card dae.
There is no doubt that the People,
| party vo,e will cut into the Democratic
/ vote. and that is just what we Populisls
want It is our aim to destroy the Dem
| ocratic party. We must do this in order
20 build up our own. The Democratr
party has destroyed every reform party
since the Civil war, and we in.end 10
take political revenge. 1t destroyed the
( old Greenback party through fusion, the
Main Labor party by the same mean1
and in similar manner in 1900 disinte-
grated and practically d sorgari ed ths
peoples party. All the Polui-sts wn,
understand the situation ale doing every
thing in Their power now to retal-a.e.
THE DemccI attic party betrayed US a.
was false TO all promises ana pledges.
! If we do not make such treason odious.
how can we hope to build up our OWN
party? Our party is now growing rap
idly and will cast more votes for Wa.
son than 1t in 1892 for Weaver. A:
this is being brought about by hatred OF
the Democratic party. and a firm belief
that no more fusion with that party will
be toerated."
Asked what the Popul.sts Will do III
states where they have no electol al tic:s-
! ct, Dunning said:
If they are wise they will vote t:ie
Republican ticket from top to bottom.
have given this advice wherever l have
gore: If you can't vote a Poru ist tick
ct, vote with the Republicans. This same
(, advice is gwen by Mr.. watson, Mr. I'D
b es and every other true Popul st. Tnt
Republican party has always fought Is
fairly in the open. On the other hand
it has always been the part of the Dem
ocrats to betray us after winning our
confidence.
thousands of the Silver Democrats
W.. also vote the Republican ticket. feu
would be surprised to go over the states
as | have and find how prevailing tnis
sentiment is. They cannot force an nos
est free silver man to vote for Judge
Parker. The bulk OF these men will vo'e
for Watson. A vote for Judge Parker .
a vote for the same soup-house cond Ioas
as existed during Clevelan. last term
The labor vote should also be cast
against the Cleveland soup house Denoc-
racy. | want to reiterate: Let every
honest Populist In California vote ano
work for Republican success this year.