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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
JULY 21, 1304.
work. The following letter from
Florida is of interest: ,
Editor Independent: I bate Just
heard of the nomination of Hon.
Thos. E., Watson as our candidate for
president. This is glorious news; and
I know you feel good over it, too, as
you did so much to secure this grand
result
I gave my name to J. S. Stone this
morning as a campaign subscriber to
your papers I am so anxious to have
the full proceedings of our convention
before me and hope you will send it
to me.
What do you advise us of this state
to do? We are .In a, chaotic state or
condition, without head, tail or body;
and worst of all without organization.
I am too poor and feeble to canvass
the state and I fear we shall not be
able to get Watson electors on the ofr
ficial ballot; but, if we could, I know
that Watson will poll more votes in
the state than Roosevelt will.
Our election law provides that a
caucus may select candidates and have
them placed on the official ballot, and
I believe this will be our only re
course as it would be impossible now
to hold a state nomination.
If you will authorize me to take the
initiative I will see to it that Watson
electors are placed in the field at an
early date. Please write me just how
to proceed. Or if you do not have
the necessary power to act, please for
ward this to the official who has.
Poverty alone kept me from the
Springfield convention; but it cannot
hold my tongue and pencil; and I am
therefore determined to do all I can
for our cause. I am, no doubt,- the
most hated man in Florida, because
I have hit the democratic party more
hard, effective blows, all above the
bell, too, than any man in the state.
So I am proud of my work and feel
like pushing right on. - .
I was state organizer, was appoint
ed a member of the national executive
committee by the Cincinnati conven
tion, of v which distinguished r body I
was a member. W. It. SHIELDS.
Blountstown, Fla.
IDAHO. .
Editor Independent: Enclosed you
will find one dollar to help carry on
the principles of populism. .1 voted
for Weaver in 18992 and have been
voting the populist ticket ever since,
. when we have a ticket on the ballot.
I do not think there will be a pop
ulist ticket in the county this year.
I am the only people's party man In
the precinct : I ,may have to, cast a
written vote for people s party candi
dates if the republican and democratic
judges of election do not disfranchise
me. They, have done that once, claim
ing that a man could not cast a vote
without a ticket head; and we have
had a hot old time ever since. I tell
them they violated the election laws
ana the rights of a voter. - Yours for
liberty and justice, E. C. WHITE.
Yellow Jacket, Idaho.
(Isn't there some way of putting
Watson and Tibbies electors on the
ballot by petition? The Old Guard of
Populism in Idaho would make good
electoral timber. For example,. what
is the matter with this for the ticket:
Frank Forbes, Payette; R. D.r Jones,
Conner's Ferry; and E. C. White, Yel
low Jacket Associate Editor.)
IOWA. '
Editor Independent: Ha! ha! ha"
What will those bright and shining
lights In the populist interregnum do
now, that Billy Bryan has publicly de
clared that he will support Gold Bug
Parker as a presidential candidate and
indorse so much of an unmeaning-Btraddle-diplomatic-tickle
you tickle
me platform as is necessary to clearly
stand by the political fortunes of pub
lic support of the gold bug democratic
national platform of 1904?
Billy Hearst: Ditto! ditto!! ditto!!!
I know of some political micegena
tlonists, who reside In Iowa, who are
liow industriously hunting for a hole
Into which they can crawl with their
the hole to be left open, so
that they can emerge at the very mo
ment when the salubrious salvation of
the tillers of the land will absolutely
demand their presence and vast In
fluence to right the ship of state, put
the helm hard-a-lce, and steer for the
flrat inlet that promises a speody out
go, when the tides are "favorable"
to their personal, selfish interests!
The money contest, by the bold
and will not down at behest of any
man.
I UI help to hurl th Javelin of
J.imJ AhnUhiy'g rlithtwmn retribution
inn the very vitals of th British
!uoney Map, U KI.U:it
Nashua, la.
I'll ATT COUNTY. KANSAS.
. hdltor Independent: In thin roun
ff IPraU) f ht maintained our
IM'le's party orcanlaxtion and at
prtwut hare regularly rlevted at live
rommltUerovu In every votlug pitvluct
except one, and in that we have one
appointed. We have about $25 in our
treasurer's hands to begin the cam
paign with this year. We have called
a county convention for the 12th of
August to nominate a county ticket
and from . present appearances think
we will have a full ticket in the field.
Much depends upon the action of our
coming state convention on August 3.
At the present time many of the dem
ocrats of this county say they will 'not
vote for Judge Parker. Some of them
say they will vote for Roosevelt, while
others are for Watson and Tibbies.
To our way of thinking there is but
one party than can make any headway
as opposing the republican party ln
Kansas this, year, and that is our peo
ple's party. This is surely our oppor
tunity "to build for the future. Whe
ther or not we will make the most of
it remains to be determined. Our
people are tired of machine and cor-,
poration rule aud are in fit frame of
mind to receive the gospel of refoiin
through the people's party.
It. F. CRICK. -
Pratt, Kas.
SMITH COUNTY, KAS.
J. .A. Wright, editor of The Mes
senger at Smith Center (populist ex
changes will please, get this address
right) in sending the secretary his
acceptance as national committee
man, adds a postscript in which he
says: .
"As.you will observe by this week's
issue of The Messenger we nominated
the same man for state senator the
democrats had nominated, to await
the action of the other two counties in
this district , - ;
"It doesn't seem possible that any
man with a single cardinal principle
of populism in him, could yet talk fu
sion, but I still find a number of them
at it,, who said a month ago that if
Parker was nominated they would ac
cept the inevitable and go ln with us
to defeat the republicans. Fact is, all
such men are democrats; never were
populists, and would have to be
shown an office to bring them. A
positive detriment when we do get
them. J. A. WRIGHT."
NEW JERSEY.
Editor Independent: The people's
party of our neighboring state of New
York seems to go in for a winning
fight
What's the matter with New Jersey?
Why. not do the same In our state?
Conditions are the same; the people
seem to be ready and anxious to come
into the people's party and fight for
its principles. Let us have an early
state convention and start the ball
rolling. JNO. RAUCHV
Camden, N. J.
A TYPICAL INSTANCE.
Some time in February or March,
last, Old Guard Enos B. Whitmore,..of
Rochester, N. Y., sent in a list ; of
names of former Monroe county pop
ulists, among, whom were John M.
Campbell, Martin J. Cook, John E.
Dann, James H. Goodno, Joseph Gras-
berger, Sol Herschler, Louis Manz,
John O'Connor, Charles Sanger, Jas.
Spinning, Charles Stoffel, Joseph Will
iams, and others. They were enrolled
March 19, the cards being marked "en
rolled by request of E. B. Whitmore,"
and letters of invitation were sent
March 28. .
Not one of the number vouchsafed
a reply, and the secretary began : to
think the cards should be cancelled,
when the letter following came to
hand this week, under date of July 13.
It is of interest as showing conditions
in New York state, and as showing the
changed attitude of populists since the
Springfield convention. The writer,
Mr. Manz, was a delegat? to Omaha in
1S92, a member of the state commit
tee from 1895 on, and secretary of the
county committee from 1S92 to 1897.
His letter follows:
Charles Q. I)e France: Your fav
ors of last March at hand in due time,
but I refrained from answering the
same until now, because I wanted to
see what action would bo taken at
Springfield on the 4th. I did not want
to see 189G or 1900 repeated because
it was through fusion that the pop
ulists lost their identity In this state
in 1SDG, and I have been compelled to
work with the democratic party more
or less since then; but with a gold
crowd In control I am through with
said party. If mut vote with the
ruffled shirt element, 1 will do no
rlKht and vote with tin republican,
who make no lone about their pro
tecting trusts and other rubbers of tho
WHle.
It m-rms to roc that the working
people of thin part of the country hate
not half rnnutch of hard time to wake
them up to the fact that they mut
break awny from the old corrupt ")el
low do partU. If they want any.
thing like JuMr and laws that pro
teet poor and rkh alike.
foulosftt find OldJJuard enrollment
blank filled out; aluo $ to help yiu
get others.
As you will see by said blank, I
have been active in the movement in
the past, and am still heart and soul
with the populists; but circumstances
have changed and , it will be utterly
Impossible for me to find the time to
devote to this work in the future as
I did in the nineties. Many of our
active populists in this city have
joined the socialists, some few are
backsliders, and a few have since
passed away, leaving but a handful of
men who could be interested for the
two Toms this fall, although if - we
can get the ticket placed on the offi
cial ballot this fall there might be a
chance of reviving the party in this
state.
The last chairman of the state com
mittee was D. M. S. Fero, Glens Falls,
N. Y., and the secretary, Lawrence J.
McPariin, Lockport, N. Y. I also send
list of some old populists who may
perhaps get interested again if writ
ten tO. ' ' ' : .,. ,-: . V
Hoping that - Watson and Tibbies
will be able to carry at least three or
four states in November, yours in the
cause, LOUIS MANZ.
, Rochester, NY.
OHIO. . .
Editor Independent: Isn't It lovely?
The St. Louis democratic convention
has anglacised the donkey; he Is
bobbed now (no .money plank). The
last farewell shot in the last section
shelves all that was true democracy
in the last two platforms. The plank
on labor is not sincere; and on im
perialism, buncomb; the tariff plank
haeknied with redeeming features.
Hurrah for Watson and Tibbies!
DR. R. H. REEMELIN.
Cincinnati, O.
OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma territory (it shouid be
state) is alive to the situation and
sets an examnle which mieht be fol
lowed advantageously by populists in
oiner places. Hon. Spencer E. San
ders, of Kingfisher, is a member of the
national committee and. chairman of
the teritorial committee, which em
braces 22 of the 26 counties of Okla
homa. With his letter of acceptance
as, member of the national commit
tee, he sends the national secretary a
complete list of the territorial com
mittee by counties, and a complete
list of the Kingfisher county commit
tee by townships.
If ' other national committeemen
would be as prompt as Mr. Sanders, it
wouldmot take long to have a com
plete roster of the populist organiza
tion clear down to the townships. Whv
not do so? ' --i -
' WISCONSIN. j
No good purpose is accomplished bv
concealing the true condition of af
fairs in any state. He who would de
ceive the enemy by practicing self
deception, is himself the fooL The
fact is that populism received a bodv
blow in Wisconsin as the -result' of
fusion with the democrats, and with
such a man as Governor La Follette
heading one faction of the republican
party, the outlook for rebuilding the
people s party in Wisconsin is, at this
time, not very bright
The letter below is from one of the
members of the national committee
selected at Springfield. He does not
feel like acceutine the position "now.
but developments within the next
month may cause him to reconsider.
His letter is worthy of publication be
cause Mr. Freihube is a typical Wis
consin populist He says:
Chas. Q. De France, Secretary: I
received your communication, and in
reply will say that I cannot write an
encouraging letter, as populism In our
state is dead. We have no official
standing for nearly three years. We
can only get on the ticket by petition,
and that we are not able to do now, as
most of our people have joined the so
cial democracy.
What killed us was the fusion with
the democrats. I have been In the re
form movement for over twenty years,
but now I belong to no party, as I
never was a democrat nor a republi
can, and am not ready to join the so
cial democracy.
I am very sorry that our party has
vaulshcd. I was at the conference In
Cincinnati, and also In St Ixmis when
the union labor party was founded;
and to all national convention.?
Omaha, St I.oul. and Sioux Fall.
I do not think that under the cir
cumstances I can become a member
of the national commit tee, an ali work
done In this state N wanted labor, in
my Judgment. think Mr. It Schill
ing will tell you the same. He was,
or la yet, the chairman of the Mate
central committee, of which I was the
!at neiretary.
This Is all I (hii my. I hop.? that
you -people In other UUn mil !o
better. I would like to caution )on to
be cartful who you deal with. t?uh
democrat fa true popullut hi never
wan) a General Weaver are a d til
ment to our causey We have too many
selfish men that are hypocrites at best.
Wishing you success in the cause.
H. S. FREIHULE.
Milwaukee, Wis.
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