DECEMBER 8. 1904
Ue Nebraska. Independent
PAGE J
5esilts.' of ULeffereodum Vote
What Populists
Should Do
The referendum taken by The
Independent, at 12 o'clock noon, on
Wednesday stood:
For People's Party organisation ! ;
For co-operation with Democrats
: . ' . ' ,V
4,977
302
Nucleus for a. Revolt -,
Editor Independent: In compliance
. -with The Independent's policy of refer
endum to the populist voters of the
country, relative to fusion or anti.-fu-
ion, if the editor will remember, I :
expressed myself against fusion in 'the
columns "of The Independent two or
three years agoV' And I am very glad
to go on record at thii time as irre
vocably against fusion with the demo
cratic, or any other party; and above
all things, politically, let the populist
fight shy of any entangling alliances
with the so-called 'democratic party.
The populist party has demonstrated
beyond the possibility of a doubt that
they do not care so much for the of
ficial places as they do to have their
advocated principles enacted into law.
Although unprecedented in the history
of any party, in national convention
.they nominated a man of the demo
cratic party for president and a re
publican for vice-president, "and What
riiri this himet.aL reform, cood. ; moral
and pious party do at its convention.
Why itslapped the whole reform ele
ment of the country in the face, by
turning down Mr. Towne and; substi
tuting one of their own henchmen; 'and
I am sorry to say that I have, never
heard of any protest from Mr. Bryan.
The facts in the case are this: In
the early nineties the populists were
carrying on an educational propaganda
with a firey zeal that boded no good
to the plutocrats of the country. The
scheming conspirators of. the country
had, up to this time, manged to keep
the people organized in two hostile
camps or parties, the solid south and
the no less solid north, by wielding the
IftoocTy shirt, and were thus able to for
mulate the policies of the government
to their own advantage. But in this
educational propaganda of the populist
party; the bloody shirt lost its power
to divide. Then 'the conspirators be
gan their war upon the reform move
ment, by using the daily press to mis
represent, vilify and ridicule every
thing populistic. Still -the movement
continued to gain strength. Counties,
then states, fell into the hands of the
populist party. fhey elected judges,
congressmen and senators, and every
one of them an -able teacher in politi-
cal economy lor nauonai nouseKespingj.
The special privilege class saw that if
the populists were allowed to continue
their educational program, that it was
only a question of a very short time
that the people would take he govern
ment reins In' their own hands and re
turn to Lincoln republicanism and Jef
ferson democracy, and hence there
must something be done if they re
tained tneir hold " upon governmental
affairs. They had learned that the
populists could not be driven to dis
bandment, so .they scehemed to lead
or sell them to the destruction of the
party. They had brought into exis
tence against such fearful odds and
with so "much sacrifice. The first thing
.on the program in the plot was to ap
propriate enough of the populist plat
form to make it palatable for the pop
ulist voter. They now had the hook
knd line. Tlie; next step in the plot
"was a proper ;bait (the stuffed prophet
is a fisherman) , , they knew that the
populists would refuse to support a
man even on their own platform
' unless they thought that the man rep
resented their principles, and hence
they allowed Mr. Bryan to be nomi
nated for president, the object being to
absorb all that had come of the dem
ocratic party and to drive back to the
republican party all that came out of
that party. '
The democratic and republican par
ties have been fighting, either politi
cally or in civil war for a hundred
years, and any reform party organized
must come out of these parties and
draw Its strength from both or it can
not succeed.
Therefore, let me say, no more en
tangling alliances with any party un
der any circumstances whatever. I
am heartily in favor of keeping the
populist- organization up. It will form
It neucleus for a revolt which is liable
to .occur within the next four ; years.
Our principles advocated are just, they
are for the betterment of the whole
people. Millions of the people believe
in thenu but partisanism is their great
stumbling block, - But the last election
has shown that partisanism has re
ceived a severe wbund let us hope a
deadly wound. , ' ;
I-would like to make a suggestion to
the populist brethren of the country.
Would it not be well for the populists
to organize themselves in a balance of
power party. By so doing we would
weed out all office hunters if there :.re
any in our ranks. I believe that xre
could reach power for good government
on this line sooner than any other
that we" might adopt. Where the two
old parties are anywhere "equal in
strength a very small number- would
turn the scale. They would be com
pelled" to harken somewhat, to our de
mands or be turned put the next elec
tion, vf But in any county or : state
where we have a reasonable chance for
success? nominate our own ticket and
elect it, if possible, powever, as our
party Is a referendum party, this ques
tion will have to be considered by the
members of the party before a "decision
for the' plan can be reached. " " '
i G. S. CURREY.
. Orleans, Neb. ...
A Ma.ryla.nd Democrat Speaks
Editor Independent: I see that ycni
ask for expressions in regard to the
future policy of the radical jor reform
elements, in" 'politic -ci , .j-
There is one question settled there
is no room for two Conservative parties
in ' this country. There; is another, ques
tion that I think is also settled the
democratic party will never again win
the respect and confidence of the peo
ple. .. It has trimmed its sails too often.
It has bowed before mammon and been
spurned with contempt. Parties, like
all things in nature, have their forma
tive period their growth, maturity
and decay. If it is possible to restore
senile old age, with its attendant fee
bleness and decreptitude, to youth and
vigor again, then it will be possible
to re-invigorate and give life and vir
ality to democracy But. .Why - con
tinue: "We all know who know any
thing, that it can not be done. The old
democratic banner will never lead to
victory again it has been trailed in
the dust too often. It may be attempts!
and perhaps will but it will be anoth
er failure. Many hate to give up its
traditions. It is but natural for us to
call up the many pleasant memories
of childhood when w&:grow old we
then live in the past. Many will try
to forget that it has sinned and will
lovingly forgive its wrongs but not so
with-the masses.
A party, to succeed; must advocate a
principle, must cling to it with a ten
acity that does not fear defeat. Must
stand by it till the public can see that
it is honest." That it will practice
what it preaches. The democratic par
ty has lfailed to do this. We, who
were of tlie democratic faith, were
taught that it was the party of Jeffer
son and Jackson; that it was the
party of the people. What true, loyal
democrat does not feel' the hot blush
of shame when he remembers the, ad
ministration, of Grover Cleveland?
How gladly the true democrats rallied
under the banner of Bryan in 1896 and
in 1900. v
And with what shame and humilia
tion we bowed bur heads in 1904 J
"Can the shame of Cleveland's admin
istrationthe shame of the surrender
to mammon in 1904 be so cleansed
from democratic garments as to make
them " decent wearing apparel in the
future? I think not. ' .
No man holds Mr. Bryan in greater
respect and veneration than I do. No
man loves him for what he is better
than I do. ., No man followed him
more gladly in 1896 and 1900, than
I did, but to follow him and vote for
Parker and Davis in 1904 was too much
there were several of us that didn't
do it. eh! I will follow him as far
as the platform of 1896 or 1900 will al
low him to go but no further. I be
lieve that he is wrong in trying to
make the old democratic garments de
cent and clean. vWhy not get a new
suit' and throw the old worn out things
away? All the cleaning, brushing,
patching, dyeing and pressing that can
be done will never make the old things
decent to wear any more throw them
into the rag pile and get into a new
suit that has; not stains on it to be
brushed out. -;
I, for one , will 1 wear the garment,
name it what you will, so that it is
clean, strong and well made "all .wool
and a yard wide!" r
I was taught democracy from my
childhood up and know how hard it is
to give up the old banner. I never
voted but one republican ticket in my
life, that I know of, and that, was,
when I voted for Grover Cleveland in
1892. And before his administration
was ended and many of us thought
that it would never end I swore, (by
all the gods r! ancient, medieval and
modern times, that I'd never do it
again. : And I have not.
I was not surprised at what the dem
ocratic party did in 1904 and if we will
allow it, it will be swung around the
circle again as we were in 1890, 1900
and 1904, and end up at the 'same old
stand. Life is rather short for such
experiments and I must confess that I
have had about all I want in that line.
Others may do as they please but I
am not going to swing around that
circle. Let those, who believe that
this is a government for the people and
by the people and not for the trusts
and by the trusts, get together and
formulate a platform if that is neces
sary. It is not necessary so far as
democrats re concerned. The people's
party, platform was good democracy in
1896 and 1900 and it would have been
far better for democracy if it had sus
tained good, democratic doctrine in
1904.
I think that we will have no trouble
in making a platform that a vast ma
jority of the people of this country
can endorse. That is not the hard
point to overcome. The hard thing to
keep from doing is not to give it a
name that will kill it. Therefore, in
my humble, opinion, you had better
not call it democracy. , f
I am, however, not adverse to union
with all reform elements. That is
what -we want. .What we must have to
succeed. Let us do nothing to prevent
the broadest union possible without the
surrender of principle. , I have an
abiding faith that all will work out
well. The people will solve these ques
tion and will never be satisfied until
they are solved right.
"Truth crushed to earth, shall rise
again; -.. ..
The eternal years of God are hers;
But error, wounded, writhes in HPain;
And dies amid her worshippers."
- N. B. HOFF.
Spencer, Md.
Principle Above Party .
Editor Independent: Enclosed please
find draft to cover arrears and for next
year. Also my referendum ballot, and
in reference thereto will say that Ahe
history of the democratic party and
Its present leaders- (without exception)
will not inspire a ; thoughtful man
with any degree of confidence for the
future. A party so vassilating, incora-
rA AAnraKllv ehMils? nnf fin? a
supporter among those who believe in
honesty of purpose, progressive meth
ods and free institutions. A party to
endure must be composed of men who
honor their own judgment and will re
fuse to follow any party man or set of
men .unless they are leading in the
right direction. " '
Such is the history of the people's
party. Let us rejoice in the fact that
there are millions of men in the dem
ocratic party that have, the courage of
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