The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1896 Page: 2 of 16
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NOTES FROM THE PEOPLE
"We are for Kearby first, last, and
all the time."—A. A. Lee, Winkler,
Tex.
"We all'indorse the stand taken by
the Mercury, and are for Kearby for
governor."-—W. K. Golden, Stoneburg,
Tex.
"We are all Omaha platform «peo-
ple in Montague county. We want
Kearby for governor."—W. R. Golden,
Stoneburg, Tex.
"We believe the populists of Van
Zandt are almost a unit for Jerome
Kearby for governor."—E. P. Sides,
Ben Wheeler, Tex.
"Give us the Omaha platform
straight and southwest Texas will
roll up a people's party majority.
No fusion."—W. L. Franklin, Wee-
satchie, Tex.
"Jake Rhodes made a fine speech
at our courthouse last week. Jack-
son county is swinging into line; dem-
ocrats pouring into our ranks."—J.
M. Klinker, Edna, Tex.
"Our new model Mercury machine
came through all right, and after
giving it a fair trial am well pleased
with it. It is a beauty."—T. S.
Browning, San Saba, Tex.
"I am glad to note the tone of the
Mercury regarding the national
committee, and will support you
heartily in any effort to save the
party from the fatal error of a single
plank platform."—Sam W. Teagar-
den, Hyde Park, Tex.
"We organized an enthusiastic p«p-
ulist ciub of twenty members here
on last Friday night. We will meet
regularly on the first Friday night in
each month. Prof Buck of Hills-
boro will address'u8 at our next meet-
ing."— R. A. Winn, Files, Tex.
"We are looking for the Mercury
aided by Kearby, and the host be-
hind him to pull ns out of our pit of
misery. If they can't do it we are
gone 1 St and by the Omaha platform!
If we go to trimming it we are lost!"
—C. W. Webster, Rheas Mills, Tex.
"No Sibley in ours! Silver alone
will avail but little. Watch those
bosses in the populist ranks who want
to trim our Omaha demands! When
the people assemble at St. Louis on
July 22 it is probable they will see
who is running this «movement."—J.
L. Welsh, San Angelo.
"Texas populists! Watch, fight and
pray as you never have before! The
enemy of our cause is plotting deep
and dark for our destruction. Put
none on your delegation who aré not
known to be strictly Omaha platform
men."—Jas. Hindman, Granger.
"We fear a great mistake was made
by our national committee in delay-
ing the national convention till both
the old parties had acted. Have we
been sold out? What are the signs of
the times? There's 'something dead
up the creek.'"—B. S. Ford, Brandon,
Tex.
"Since reading 'Gibb's shots' sev-
eral old-time democrats say: 'If
had known things were being done as
Gibbs says I would have quit voting
the ticket. I find none are denying
it, and I am done with the democratic
party. I am ashamed,' etc."—J. B.
Johnson, Mertens, Tex.
"Bowie county is all O. K. We elect-
ed our ticket in Hi, but were counted
oat. This year we are going to see
that we have our rights and no fool-
ing about it. The moasbacks are
getting so few in this section that
they can't get enough together to
hold a primary. Shoot it to 'em!
They are our meat!"—J. H. Shipp,
Park, Tex.
"If the worst comes we will take
our rifles! We do not intend to sit
quietly and let the enemies bind us in
perpetual slavery. One man fighting
for his home and liberty can whip
three that are fighting only for $13
per month."—A. Largent, King, Tex.
"Delta county is peoples party solid*
What few democ-ats there are left
are coming over. Judge Woods got
the scales knocked off his eyes, and
says he can see clearly now. We
want true people's party men nomi-
nated for all offices. Good luck to
the Mercury and all its readers."—J.
F. Tilkirson, Pacio, Tex.
"Pops in Wilson county «are jubi-
lant. Motto: 'No fusion.' Populists
only on guard down here. Let new
converts wait until they prove their
faith by their works. We have had
magnificent rains. Ground in good
shape and Mr. Hayseed is rustling."
—C. H. Cleveland, Floresville, Tex.
"I have been reading papers over
sixty years, and I am free to say that
the Mercury is the most interesting
sheet I ever read. It hews to the line
and lets the chips pile up where theg
should. Hurrah for Kearby and the
Omaha platform without trimminy
or fixing."—N. S. Stanaland, Garri-
son, Tex.
"If Taubeneck and his committee
think the people will be satisfied with
anything less than the entire Omaha
platform, they are mistaken. We do
not propose to be duped or traded if
we can avoid it. God grant that wis-
dom and harmony may prevail in all
our councils."—W. F. Funderburgh,
Tyler, Tex.
"Have just read Barney's bugle
blast. It is simply demoralizing to
the old gang. Now let them 'fess up
or shut up. Fannin county pops say
the Omaha platform is O. K. as it is,
and does not need any trimming.
Give us Kearby for governor Keep
up the fight! The Mercury leads the
list as an instructor on reform."—
Henry Hudson, Edhube, Tex.
"We Bexar county populists admire
the stand the Mercury takes on the
Omaha demands. The free coinage
of silver alone will do us but little
good. The Omaha demands, land,
transportation and money, cover the
ground fully. If we drop either of
these demands we commit a deadly
assault on our movement. Let's have
liberty or death! No half loaf for us!"
Edmund Leick, San Antonio.
"Hurrah for Kearby for governor
and Major Hutcheson for lieutenant
governor! I like the way Hon. Bar-
ney Gibbs lambasts the old twin
frauds. We are afraid the people's
party national executive committee
made a mistake. We endorse the no-
ble fight the Mercury has made in
defense of the people. Angelina
county pops are on the Omaha plat-
form with both feet."—W. F. Collins,
Homer, Tex.
"Nothing suits the people here bet-
ter than the Mercury. I like it bet-
ter every time I read it. It seems
like I can't get enough of Mercury.
It is a good dose, followed by appeal
to reason, and conscience. Coke
county pops are still pushing forward
and will be strictly in it at the next
election. Stay in the ring, gentle-
men, and we will all meet at the polls
bye and bye! Everybody work and
everybody push, and see how fast we
will go! Everything is good for a
landslide for the people's party.
Hcrrah for Kearby!"—John King,
Edith, Tex.
„The Mercury is simply doing won-
ders in behalf of the people. It is
like 'A Rock in a Weary Land.' Ev-
ery reformer who receives the Mer-
cury weekly should hand it to his
neighbor after reading it, and there-
by aid greatly in bringing him to the
truth and light. When they see what
we want and how we propose to get it
they will join us. Stick to the Omaha
platform; take no stock in fusion
with these piebald traitors. If they
ever get free silver they will have to
come to us any way. We cant afford
to trim our principles to suit them."—
M. K. Miller, 1511 south Austin strfeet,
Austin, Tex.
"The people's party is growing in
this county. The Mercury is a great
paper. It seldom fails to convert.
We pops down here are in favor of
the populist platform, as it is with-
out change of word, syllable, letter,
mark or dot, henceforth now and for-
ever. We have been fighting along
this line for years, we want no change
of base. Let us fight it out on the
Omaha platform if it takes ten years.
The people now understand the Om-
aha platform, and are coming to
us by the thousands. It will not do to
change it now and throw us off the
track and in the dark. We look upon
the silver question as being the weak-
est of the three main planks of the
Omaha platform, and to drop the
other two would simply be suicidal."
—J. B. Howell, Jasper, Tex.
"I had began to think that God had
forsaken this country, but it makes
me feel good when I see one of those
old democrats who fought us so hard
last election receive a letter from
some democratic candidate > asking
him to support him in the democratic
primaries, and hear him say: (No
sir! You don't catch me in any dem-
ocratic primary this time! I have
thrown the collar off; it don't fit my
neck any more.' I hear this every
day. We have some smart Alecs in
this country yet, who still say that
Cleveland is the best president the
United States ever had. Of course
when we strike a smart man with a
cog loose, we just agree with him and
say Cleveland has made us the best
president we have ever had, for he is
the ouly one that ever succeeded in
bursting the democratic party. I
think we will carry this box next elec-
tion, for there are so many old 'dem-
ies who have come over to us and are
now working for the Omaha platform.
How the Mercury is catching them!
It is like the negro's coon trap, it
catches them 'gwine an' comin.' I
have talked witn a good many lead-
ing populists all over old Bell, and I
find every one in favor of Kearby for
governor and Hutcheson for lieuten-
ant-governor. I have been south to
Fort Bend county, and I find every
reformer pretty much of the same
opinion as they are here."—M. F.
Dickey, Pendletonvill'e, Tex.
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1896, newspaper, February 20, 1896; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185647/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .