The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-28
WEAVER AND FIELD.
They Send Out Their Letter Of Accept
snoe from Pensacola.

for the Office OF president and vice presA-
dent Of the United States by the national
convention Of the Peoples party, which
assembled at Omaha, Neb., July 4, 1892,
we take this method Of formally notify
ing the public Of our acceptance Of the
nominations rendered and OF our high
appreciation Of the honor conferred upon
us by the action Of the convention.
We are heartily in accord with the
platform and principles adopted by said
convention, and, IL elected, will endOavor,
to the utmost Of our ability, to faithfully
carry out said demands In letter and
spirit.
We have been requested by the ma
tlonal committee to visit the various
states Of the union, 90 far as It should be
within our power, and to address the
people upon the political situation and
the issues presented In the platform.
We are now In the discharge OF chat
duty, having already, one or both of us,
visited fifteen states in the northwest and
south, and il health and strength are
spared we intend to continue the work
until the campaign is closed. We have
been received by the great body OF the
people with marked cordlalitv. The en-
thuslasm manifested everywhere Is sim
ply without q parallel and extends TO
every part Of the union thus far Visited.
By contact with the people we have be-
come acquainted with their wants, their
sufferlngg, and have been brought face
with the manifold perilS which 80 Seri-
Ously threaten our civilization and the
overthrow Of popular government. We
wish 70 express our judgment freely and
without reserve In order that we may
stand acquitted before our fellOwmen
and our own conscience touching the
whole matter. The people are in pow
ePty, their substance is being devoured
by heaEtless Thonopollsts, trusts, pools
and money sharks. Labor Ia largely un-
employed, and where work is obtainable
the wages paid are for the most part un-
remunerstivs, and the products OF labor
not paying the cost Of production. This
is q matter of serious concern to the
whole people. The leaders Of the here
tofOre dominant parties are everywhere
controlled by the great monopoly and
money centers, and manifest utter dlsre-
gard for the wants and wishes Of the
plain people. These parties are hostile
camps, arrayed on sectional lines, and
represent the bitterness and crueltieS Of
the past-every four years discussing the
Issues Of the late war, which should long
since have been allowed to pass from the
political discussions Of the day. Not
withstanding the bitterness existing be-
tween the old parties, they vie with each
other In their subserviency to cspitallstiC
and corporate greed. They are inoapa-
BILE Of dealing sincerely with the vast
problems evolved by the growth Of the
past quarter Of century. Upon the
great economic questions OF the day they
are practically one In purpose, differing
just enough to enable them to carry on
q sham battle, while the work Of robbery
and spoilatlon proceed unabated. In the
meantime the farmers and planters
north and south, and the wsge-earnerH
everywhere, are prescribed, maltreated
denied the right to organize In defense
Of themselves and families, brought into
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