The morning call., 1892-09-18
WILLING TO WIN.
An Address Issued by the Peoples Party
Candidates.
Senator Prester Certain Of President Harrison's
Success-cleyeland Will Write 10 More
Damaging Campaign Letters.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. II. - General
Weaver and General Field, the Peoples
party candidates for President and Vice.
President, have issued en- address to the
people of the United States. They say in
part:
1--WE take this method of formally notify
ing the public OF our acceptance of the nom-
nations and our appreciation OF the honor
conferred upon US.
1--WE are heartily In accord with the plat
form OF principles adopted by the Peoples
party convention, and if elected we will
endeavor faithfully to carry out those de-
mands in letter and spirit.
1--WE were requested by the National Com
mittee to visit the various States Of the
Union. Already one or both of US has WIS.,
tied fifteen States aud If health and strength
is spared We Intend to continue the work
until the campaign is closed We have been
received with marked cordiality. The en-
thusiasm manifested everywhere is without
parallel and extends to every part OF the
Union that we visited.
by contact with the people we ha We be-
come acquainted with their wants andiSuffer-
ings and have been brought face TO face with
the manifold peIils which so seriously
threaten our civilization and the overthrow
OF popular government. The people are in
poverty. their sGbStance IS being devoured
by heartless m0nopollstS, trusts, pools and
money sharks; labor is largely unem-
plOyed, and where work is obtaiDable the
wages paid for the most part are unremune-
ratlve and the products OF labor are not
paying The costs OF production.
"The leaders of the heretofore dominant
parties are everywhere controlled by the
great mOnOpolies and the money centers
aud which manifest an utter disregard for
the wants and wishes Of the reople. They
are hostile camps. arranged on sectional
lines. but vie with each other in subserv-
ience to capitalstic and corporate greed.
Upon the general economic questions Of the
age they are practically one in purpose. dif-
fering jus enough 10 enalle them to carry on
sham battle. The whole work of robbery
ana SpoliatIon proceeds unabated.
I'VE hold that the right Of free ballot
and fair count are the rights preseryatiye
of ali rights, and upon their inYlolability rests
the peTpetuity of free institutions and
representative government We were panied
to discover in the public mind in the South
ern States widespread loss of confidence
on tire part or the people in the integrity of
the judges Of elections in receiving the bal
lots OF the people and in counting them for
the candidates of their choice. We think
that evils must be corrected by the intelli-
gence and integrity of the people, otherwise
scenes of violence. and perhaps bloodshed,
may follow these efforts OF the parties in
charge of the ballo ot-boxes to defraud the
will OF the voter.
"After consultation with the people we
believe it to be true, beyond a reasonable
question, that majority OF the white voters
are with the Peoples party in every South
ern State thus far visited, and our informa-
ton leads us to believe that the same thing
is true In other States also. We are in
formed that in the recent State election in
Alabama Captain Kolb was chosen Gov
ernOr by over 10000 majority, and yet his
opponent was counted in by majority of
10000 The county tickets throughout the
State were counted out and others counted
In by the same unbushing methods.
I'VE are informed that In the State elee-
tion in Arkansas on the 9th of September
at least $4,000 qualified voters of the
State were deprived of the right of suffrage.
The returns are Inaccurate, aud the PeO pies
party was denied representation in the ap-
pointment OF judges and commissioners.
The only thing that our friends in that
State have TO guide them is in the few coun-
ties where they were able to force an honest
count In every one OF these counties our
vote ran fully up to expectations. In some
Of the popul0us white counties the Peoples
party polled an immense vote, our ticket
leading the Republican ticket largely, and be-
ing about equal with the Democratic. We
believe that tair count would show similar
conditions throughout the State of frauds
and irregularities. Though local, yet the
matter is worthyof the serious consideration
1t is apparent that neither the Republican
party nor the Democratic party can or will
accomplish the restoration of the ballot to
fair and honest basis. The Peoples party
alone can secure this desired end.
"Al who desire the revival OF business all
who wish for return to prosperity; all who
desire to relieve the depressed industries
and wageworkers of our common country
all who desire an adequate increase of our
currency and the tree coinage Of silver; all
who desire the abolition of banks of issue
aud the constitutional control of the great
instruments of commerce by the Govern
ment OF the United States; all who desire
that the laws of taxation shall be equitably
adjusted to the property of the country; all
who desire that the public domain shall be
sacredy held as trust for the people; all
who desire that the highways between the
States shall be rendered subservient to the
popular good; and finally, all who desire the
restoration Of fraternity among the people
and the obliteratiOn Of sectional animosi-
ties should at once regard it their conscien-
tious duty TO align themselves under the
banner of this great industrial and fraternal
movement.
1T seems to US quite impossible that the
liberty and justice loving people of this
country should longer cast their ballots for
the corporations and the money-changers.
1t would seem impossible that they should
refuse TO make common cause with the fair
minded majority of the people of the South
who have risen up to demand justice and
good government in their respective States.
The new party has its face turned to glori-
Gus future; its sublime mission is to usher
in an era of fraternity and justice among
men. In the presence Of such an opportunity
to emancipate our country from misrule Of
every kind, let party lines be forgotten and
generous flame of q common patriotism
nerve every heart and move every SOUL"
HARKISON'S SUCCESS.