ed as a traitor. IF von nAcor naj
nffiefl till f unnnini Jnfto keep its promises of increased Droa
never W a constate, sir, the Uxfor
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&7 T iu Ame."ca.n P "Sanlthat promises better results than ever
fSefore i joxxjd have a traitor sutftbefore from the distribution of reform
right nuder jr nose, handline-li liidliterature. The one great obstacle in
tne eecrets ot the state and the too
das operandi of the party that he
uau ueirayeu, i wonia resign my
seat in Congress, go home and split
rails again and walk behind the
plow band Us beneath tlje hot, broil
1 11
ing man uti an my garment were
sweltering and dripping with sweat
if this be treason, make the most of
it.' -me war is on, sir, and let it
lome.' If .1 shall not deport myself
like a valiant soldier on the field of
battle, let my enemy triumph over
me and trample mine honor in the
dust. I have naught to fear from
the stack of arms and the clash of
j steel with such a Toe. I wrote you a
totter- couched in mild and gentle
words, declining to appoint you, but
tnat mua and gentle answer you
ould not accept; hence, I have
beep, compelled to use plainer,
blunter speech, partakiDg more of
the ruggedness of the rock than
gentleness of the flower and meek
ness of the Iamb. I herewith send
my ultimatum;
"Since you have been expelled
from the Peoples Party and publicly
and officially branded as a traitor, if
you never fill office till I appoint
you, you will never be constable, sir,
the lowest office known in American
politics. Truly,
Chas. H. M rti,
Peoples Partv Grew In 8p!te of the CdTl
Farmers Xribune.J ' "1:
We are asked to not be too hard 1
on duzz diw Morgan and other Cox
eyites who are trying to divide tie
Peoples Party because, forsooth,
they were pioneers in the reform
movement and helped to build up
the Populist party. It must be re
membered that the party grew in
spite of some of its members, who
were always more of a drawback
and detriment to it than anything
else. The personnel of the purport
ed leadership in many localities bas
kept mora men from joining the
party than any other one thine-, fn-
eiwu iiui excepted.
