Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-19
An Address
10 tho People issued by Generals
Weaver aud fIoid.

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PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. l7.-General
Weaver and General Field, Peoples
party candidates for President and
Vice. President, Issued an address to
the people of the United States. In
part they say:
We take this method OF formally
notifying the public OF our acceptance
ui the nominations amt our apprecla-
ton OF the honor conferred upon us.
We arc heartily In accord with the
Platform Of principles adopted by the
Peoples party convention, aud "
elected viii endeavOr 10 faithfully
carry out the demands in letter and In
spirit.
We hTe requested by tho National
committee 10 visit the various States OF
tho Union. Already one or both OF US
have visited fifteen States, md n health
and strength be spared, we intend to
continue the work until the campaign
shall be closed. We were received with
marked cordially and enthusiasm
everywhere without parallel In every
part Of tho Union we visited. BY con-
tact with the people we became ac-
quainted with their wants and suiier.
ings and were brought face 10 face
with the manifold perils which ~ serl.
ously threaten our civilization and the
! overthrow Of popular government.
The people are In poverty. Their sub.
stance Is being devouroN by heartless
monopOlists, trusts, pools and money
sharks. Labor is largely unemployed
anu where work Is ohLainnble tho wages
paid for the most part are unreGunera-
tive and products Of labor are not pay
ing the costs OF production.
Leaders heretofore OF the dominant
parties everywhere have been con-
trollud by great monOpolies and money
centres, aud manifest an utter disre.
gard for tho wants and Wishes OF the
people. They arc In hostile camps ar
ranged on sectional lines, but vic with
each other In subsctviance 10 capital
istic and corporate greed. Upon tho
general economic questions OF the age
they differ just enough to enable them
TO carry ON sham battle, while the
work OF robbery and spoilation con-
tinues undated. We hold the right OF
n free ballot and q fair count, rights
pTeservative o. all rights, and upon
their inviolsbility rests the perpetuity
OF free institutions ana representative
! government. We are pAinot TO de
cover IN lnt Uuollt illuh III tht NOuku-
ern States Widespread loss Of conf
dence on the part OF the people In the
integrity OF judges OF elections in re-
ceiving the ballots Of the people and
counting them for the candidates OF
their choice. We think the evils must
be corrected by the intelligence and
integrity of tho people; otherwise
scenes OF violence aud perhaps blood
shed may follow the efforts OF tho
parties In charge Of the ballot boxes to
defraud the viii OF the voter.
After a consultation with the people
we Delive II To be- true, beyond Teas.
sonable question, that n inuJority of the
white voters are with the Peoples par
" In every Southern State thus far
visited, and other information leads IN
TO believe the tamo 10 be- true Ia other
states nlso. We are informed chat Ia
the recent state election Ia a lnbAmn
! CAPTAIN Coin was chosen governor by
over 10000 majority, and yet his opFO.
nent was counted In by majority Of
10000. County tickets throughout the
Stala we've counted out and others
| counted In. by the same unblushing
methods, we are inioTmedi. That Ia the