William Allen Address at the Populist National Convention, July 22, 1896
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No one has thus far defined the “middle of the road.” We inscribe it on our banners and yet if you will ask a man for a definition no two will agree. As I understand “middle of the road,” it means that the old party methods of corruption, fraud and ballot-box stuffing, which have been resorted to in securing elections, must be abandoned and a course that is pure, that is lofty, patriotic and just shall be adopted. That is “the middle of the road,” as I understand it.
William Allen Address at the Populist National Convention, July 22, 1896 William Jennings Bryan, Pp. 264-270 The First Battle: A Story of the Campaign of 1896, W. B. Conkey Company, 1896