Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-18
WEAVER AND FIELD
Send Out a Double Barreled
Letter of Acceptance of
Their Nominations.
CALAMITY IN EVERY LINE.
The Old Parties Accused of Conduct
ing Great Sham Battle
TO BLIND TIE EYES OF VOTERS.
Southerners Accused Of Counting out Fop-
ulite Candidates.
CALAMITY IN EVERY LINE.
TO BLIND TIE EYES OF VOTERS.
FREE SILVER MERELY A SIDE ISSUE


President, have issued the following .ad-
dress:
To the People of the United States:
Having been nominated respectively for
the office o President and Vice President of
the Juited States 10y the National Conven :
tton o, the Peoples party, which assembled
at Omaha, Neb.. July 4, 1892, we take this
method of formally mott ying the public of
OuT acceptance OF the nominations, and of
our appreciation OF the honor con erred
upon Us ny the action of the convention.
We are heartily in favor of the platform
Of principles adopted bv that convention,
ana if elected viii faithfully carry out the
demands in letter and spirit.
We have been requested by the National
Committee to visit the various States of the
Union. so far rs it should be within our
power. and to address the people upon the
political situation and issues presented in
tie platform. We are now in the discharge
Of tnat dntv, having already, one or both of
us. visited Is States in the Northwest and
South, and health and strength are snared
We intend to continue the work until the
campaign is closed.
Calamity Cries in Every Sentence.
We have been received with marked cor
CiajIty. The enthusiasm everywhere is
with Mt parallel, and extends to every part
OF the Union we have visited. By contact
with the people we have become acquainted
with their wants and sufferings, and have
been brought face to face with the mani
1o.d powers winch threaten our civilization
and the overthrow of popular government.
We wish to express our jud ment freely
and without reserve, in order that we NAV
stand acquitted be ore our fellow mon and
our own conscience touching the whole
matter. The people are i'll poverty. Their
substance is being devOured by heartless
moHopoli>ts, trusts, pools and money sharks
uhor l. largely unemployed, and where
work l. Obtainable the wages paid are tor
the most part unreInunr rative, and the
products o. labor not paying the cost OF
1.ro.ucuon. This Is a matter o! serious
concern to tho whole people. The leaders
ut the heretofore dominant parties are
every where controlled bv the great monop-
DIV and money centers, and manifest utter
disregard for the wants and wishes of the
people.
Tie parties are hostile camps, arranged on
sectional lines and represent the bitterness
D}~c.~s5D.. tie issues Of the late wal, which
SuuuG long since have been allowed to pass
from TIE political discussions of the day.
Two Parties That Are as One.
Notwithstanding the bitterness existing
between the old parties they vie with each
OF. er in their ubservience to capitalistic
ana corporate greed. They are incapable of
a. q .n- sincerely with the vast problems
evolved by The growth of the last quarter OF
q century. Upon the great economic ques-
rioH- OF the a-e they are practically one in
purpose, differing just enough to enable
.arIC TO ca ny on a sham battle, while the
wo.l. @: robbery and spoliation proceed un-
.T- and planters, North and South, And
wage eaIners everywhere are proscI~i,
cua treated, brought into competition with
convict labor ard in many instances, snot
down by hired mercenaries acting under
81 laers OF arrogant corporations wnichihave
unD.usliDEly usurped the functions of gov
eminent anc presumed TO act in its ssead.
These corporations dominate the daily press
aud control the ines of daily communic ica-
ton with tie people.
We hold that the right OF a free ballot and
Il iRir count are rights preservative of all
rights, and upon their inviola bility rests the
lerpe.Ulty OF Tree institutions and repre-
ser t;.tive Government. We are pained TO
discover in the public mind of the Southern
slgtes through which we have passed, a
Widespread .O-S OF confidence ON the part of
TIE people in he integrity of the judges of
Cre'5Iou1 IN receiving the ballots of the
l"oplc and counting them for the candi-
Ga:e~ OF tueir choice. We think that this
eNU nUSt be corrected by the intelligence
a4a integrity OF the people OF the country,
o. 'Gc-vi~e scenes of violence and, perhaps
llood-hed may ollow these efforts of parties
!" charge Of the ballot boxes to defraud the
wiz of the voter. They will lead to a serious
collision, and that quickly.
Charges of Fraud in Alabama.
After c Insulation with tine people, we
believe 1t to be true beyond reasonable |
,rc-t.on, t}at the majority of the white |
u-hcrn State thus far visited, and our in |
fnr nation leads us to believe that the same |
thing iS true IN the other States also. The |
white people are leaving the old parties and |
costing their lot with MS, and our numbers !
are constantly increasing We are in iormed |
ig al large number of intelligent and repu.
table people hat in the recent State election |
in Alabama. Captain kOib WAS chosen Gov
erno~ 10y over 10000 majority, and vet his |
CppOuc.t was counted in by majority of |
,HT11 .,
=, ere counted out and others counted ln
BY tie same unblushing methods we are |
Informed that in the State election which !
occurred in Arkansas on the 5th OF Septem- |
Ter, at least s0,Oo0 qualified voters of the |
: ate We're deprived o; tie right of suffrage, |
tna- the returns were inaccurate, that at |
iE-~ election the Peoples party, though !
polling large vote in the State, were denied !
j. rrescIt8tion in theappointment of Judges I
&. ID commissioners by whom the election |
was TO be conducted. In consequence of
these methods, the will of the legally au-
tna'lZed voters of the State has been de-
IcafeJ.
Tire only thing that our friends in that |
Sfate have 10 guide them is in the few coun-
ties whore they are able to force an honest |
cugnt. In every one OF those counties our |
Vote ran fully up to expectations. In WASH |
Ion, luGepen ,ence White, Clark, Nevada, |
rENforu, srhastion, Scott, populus white |
C.. mites, the Peoples party had an immense |
vote, their ticket leading the Republican |
lls grIy. and was about equal with the Demo- |
cratic. We believe that fair count would |
lave shown similar conditions throu, hout |
the state.
Not Local, but National Matters.
These frauds and irregularities in the |
State referred to, though local. are vet mat
tiers worthy of the serious consideration of |
The people of the whole United States. The
deIlorable condition of affairs cannot be
from without. The solution must |
come rom the people within these States
-GpDorted by healthy public sentiment
eVcryv here, and we believe 1t to be the
aTty OF all people, without regard to section
to stand BY these noble people o. the South |
Who nave risen UP 20 demand good govern
,ucut and honest elections.
Aft1rau experiment ofmany years il Is an |
par eUt tina neither the Republican marty
hOr the Democratic party can or will ac-
1nmpiiSh the mIch-desired end, to-wft: The
-StOrHtipn Of she ballot to n fair and honest |
Isis IN the States of the Union. The Peo-
C's party alone can secure the desired end |
tue people o: the whole country who de. |
ire honest elections and the repeal of class
"a 'vs Val rally 10 the support of this great
4uuSttl&l movement, and place the party in |
nDN er under whose banner the white peonle |
J.. the south are now marshaling themselves,
~ NfEed question will be settled forever
l. - certain that the people of the South |
,1l not join the ranks of the Republican,
)fTty. 1t l. equally certain that the Repub-
scans viii NOT unite with the Democratic
lEtE- Ihe Pe"p.e's party affords the only
.nluiiOn To these important matters All |
5 40 desire the revival OF busi' ass: all who
yirn Tor tho return OF prosperity to our
ouutIy; al VINO desire to relieve the de-
pressed industries and wagewatkers of our
uamon county; all who desire an ade
nate Increase o. our currency and the free
9iEase Of silver; all who desire the
HolriCn of banks of issue and the
institutional control of the great instrI-
IeutS OF commerce by the Government of |
lie Uuited states; all who desire that the
avs Of taxation shall be eQuitably adjusted
o the property of the country; all VINO de-