Show A PATRIOTIC POPULIST SPEAKS OUT col S F norton writes a letter urging support of bryan norton was the of ahe boad populist who mr bryan for the populist noal nailoa for congress he urges all populists to rally to the support of bryan washington oct 21 col S P norton ol 01 who wag the candidate the of the road at the st aluais convention has written to chairman butler the following corn chicago oct marion butler chairman peopled party committee dear sir however much mry have differed at st louie as to the correct policy to adopt however much bome ot may still believe that mistakes were made auder existing cir cum there ie only one course to pursue and that is to loyally and ly support mr bryan not much for tho sake of elevating him to the presidency ai lor the purpose of defeating what may be appropriately and moet expressively termed mark alanna lie of re cret certain fusion which have been made it is a noticeable cacti that no other man in the united states iada troubled managar ma of the republican campaign I 1 cover realized before bow have always res paced and honored 1 the populist party till it freed with tho democratic party it any consolation needed however fur this lose of lican esteem it may found inbe fact that cleveland carlisle and palmer have become the legatees there of our political allies in this campaign may not have treated us as fairly andl justly as they ought in the matter ol 01 representation of vice presidential electors and this seems to bo the chief bausy of complaint for I 1 have yet to meet with a populist who does not admit that bryan is the ableen and moat f arleada champion of reform principles plea that the reformers themselves have chosen in the baat twenty years it is an event in history to find a man backed by more than votes who has the patriot iem and courage to stand up faced by the combined and battle scarred of reform which the olaf guard held aloft bravely and heroically all i long and trying yeara and anxious solicitude as to the outcome may be excusable but let u i not be unnecessarily alarmed abacut ahe future of the reform move mant IP has passed the danger point it ia capable of jakine of under any and all traitors cannot betray it time servers cannot beell it out injudicious frieand cannot destroy it deaett cauuet demoralize ita opponents however powerful cannot crush it even the gate cannot prevail against it for twenty bearg although to all the dangerous pitfalls perils andi quick sanda incident to the development of a new party it has grown to be tho n greatest factor in the arena of american politics today and it elected I 1 believe that mr bryan will not be slow to realize this tact and that be will eoon learn to rely upon the counsel an I 1 gin port of the new party which h is tinned the politics of the country forced to the front new and vital issues and made it for the people ii stead of odice seeking politicians ciana to place champion of progressive ideas at the bead of the government I 1 believe that be will appreciate the fact that we have placed in the hollow of his hand nob only the unselfish hope and patriotic aspirations of the populist party but the most eacret cause that was over entrusted to living man and that lie will not betray the trust in conclusion permit me to say that if my twenty of work entitles methe confidence 0 my co workers let me ask them to lay aside every other consideration and help elect mr bryan 1 OS 5 POPULIST SPEAKS CONTINUED not for his sake bit for the ba ke oi the principles plea we all hold sacred and dear if is achieved the populist liet party can never be denied the glory of victory if defeat awaits us and oar standard bearer falls let there be no populist arrows found in his breast or in his back let the responsibility rest upon other shoulders than our own sincerely yours S F |