Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1900 — A Disgusted Populist. [ARTICLE]

A Disgusted Populist.

The Populist candidate for governor of Texas has withdrawn from the ticket and written a letter in which he roundly denounces the Democracy party for its inconsistency. At Bryan’s statement that the Republican party will destroy thet republican form of government he is particularly scathing, saying the Democrats are the only organized party that ever deliberately shot to death the American slags that ever disfranchised citizens by millions, that enslaved its free born. It forced the war with Spain and then obstructed the appropriations to pay for it. It voted to ratify the treaty with Spain and pay $20,000,000 for the Philippines and has ever since been clamoring to turn them loose and shake the responsibility. As a former Democrat the Hon. Jerome C. Kearby has drawn a severe but truthful indictment against the Aguinaldo sympathizers.

We have but one duty to perform, and that Is to stand by the flag.— Wiliam McKinley.