The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-03-18
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
An Address to the People of the
Country


MILWAUKEE Wis, March I5.-The
following document addressed to The
People, 70 was issued from the secreJary's s
Office Of the peoples party yesterday
The call issued by the joint committee for .
national convention 10 nominate candidates for
president and vicg-presideut eruauating from
the grea indus trial conference held iu 81 Louis
Februury % and Eha national cen urul committee
OF the people S. party To be held iu Omaha NCn,
July q, contains the following rcCucsI- We urge
that all citizens who support these demands
snail meet oh thH last Saturday IN rl1rcn
next ia tl-elr respective towns and villages ana
hold public meetlu-- and rarify these demu uGs
and take steps tg organize preparatory TO elect
-As Delegates 70 d national sJu- u-eullou- u ne eA-
gcuuVe commit would respectfully ask that
all The pcupic who believe in our prln-
ciplCs earnestly lend 81 helping hand and meet
lodge rooms or schnolhouses- TO r8tify the work
Of the great conference and assist in carrying
out the programme as indicated in the call
This IS a movement OF the people by the pco-
pie and for the people. and they must take
charge OF thc work We submit the following
First-Iu the meetings on Saturday, March
rs to rstify the work OF the conference, form
local organizations appoint a. committee or
three OIuIoss one already exists which shall
meet az the county seat as early as possible
and not later than April Is. The duty Of this
committee shall be 10 iN the time place and
basis Of representation for the county conveu-
tion-
Second said committees when they meet
Jointly Ia their respective county seats snal also
select committee OF three from each county
(uEIess such d committee already eNists) whose
duty IL shall be 10 cuuher with n like committee
from all other counties belonging to the same
legislative and congressional districts for the
purpose Of fixing the time, place and basis Of
represeu tltiuu 10 hold legislative and congress
toual conventions
Third-We also urge that the executive com
mittee Of each state meet as early as convenient
and nix time, place and basis Of representation
for holding "a state convention and designate
how the delegates from their state TO the nn-
tionul couVeu ton shall be chosen
FOurth-FFheu delegates are selected TO the
national convention their names and post once
address should be forwarded immediately TO
Robert SchilIing Milwaukee, Wis, secretary
OF the national committee, so that he viii be
able to perpare roll Of state delegates before
the convention meets
Fiftu-We caution the people 90 take great
care in selecting delegates 70 the congressional
state ana national conventions, select no one
unless he is known 10 be true 70 our cause
Take men who have been tried ana not found
wanting We have already received word
from New York and Pennsylvania that the OLD
delegates to the state and national cGuven-
tions who are not in sympathy with our
cause and who will go there 70 bring COR
fusion and name objectionable candidates
1t is also very important that each state should
have a fun delegation at the national conven-
tion, and for this purpose We urge that NJ al
meetings called TO select delegates 20 the ma
tional convention and before such delegates are
selected, a collection be taken up 70 dcfray the
Epenses Of those who are unable TO go on their
own account
Sixth-yVe again urge upon you the necessity
of pushing the work. To do this money must be
raised Therefore we kindly and earnestly ask
all when meeting in primal capacity on March %
10 ratify the work done by the great conference
that collection De taken up 10 pIoInu-gaL1 our
cause Let the donations from each fndi gidual be
ever so small II each one viii assist O little IL
viii collectively amount 10 g great deal For
ward all money 20 NJ C. Rankin, Terre Haute
Ind, who viii receipt for same We also ask
the reform press TO push the work through The
columns Of their papers as much possible
It viii not do 90 stop or TO finch now. We
must not yield single point or retreat an inch
from the position We have taken This Is q
fight FOR our country, our nag and homes, iI
which every producer is equally interested