Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-26
POPULTST POLITICS.
Some Radical Changes IN lho Pro.
gram Imminent
THREE ELEMENTS IN TnE PARTY.
The Result Of a Conference 10 be Held
at 81. Louis Awaited With
Much Interest

CHICAGO, Dec. 25..-rhoro wa,
hogira Of local leaders Of the Peoples
party to ~, Louis today to attend a
national conference OF leading mem.
bcfs Of that organization which will be
held In that city on Friday aud sntur.
day. The conferences promises to be
one Of tue livellest political events of
tho season, AMI ~ consequence there
will DO a large Chicago contingent
present.
Taking the Chicago contingent a. a
basis Of representation the conference
will be participated ia by several hun.
dfod leading members OF the party,
coming from nearly every state Ia tbs
Uuion. Among the leaders who have
signiflod their intention Of being pres.
ont are Senator PETER anu JeIy 5iml.
SON. OF Kansas, Chairman Maxwell,
OF the Illinois state central committee,
COngtestman Pence OF Colorado, sen.
ator Kyle Of South Dakota, George
schilling Of Milwaukee, Governor
Lewelling OF kansas, Tom Watson Of
Georgia and others prominent In Pop.
ullet politics. The conference may
result IN some radical changes Ia the
party program.
Three diversified elements will, II IL
said DO found In the conference and
each viii seek ~ make its own Views
a part Of tue party creed In tho next
national campaign. The conference,
being an unofficial one, cannot fofmu.
late platform or declaration OF
principles, but H. deliberations and
conclusions will doubtless have great
weight and VIII have much 10 DO with
shaping tho future caufeo OF the party.
There IL frat large aud powerful
element In the party headed by Chair
mau Inubeneck himself, which fAvora
the concentration Of tho party strength
OF a single plank-silvet. It's argued
that the Omaha platform was too
scattering; thAtit advocated too many
reforms At once 10 be- effective, aud
that more effective contest could be-
Wnged on a single issue. Tho ndvO.
Gates Of solitary silver plank argue
that IL would bring nll the western,
mountain and Pacific states under the
POpuliet banner and also capture many
VI the Southern states. This idea will
DO advocated by tho Western delegates
and many OF those from the South.
There Is another element, which,
while o. strongly In favor OF free silver
~ the former faction, Il Inclined 10
urge other measures Of relief As well.
This element desires the adoption OF n
national platform containing four ca.
sential planks-mOney, land, tTanspOr-
tatlOn and taxation. The fifst plank
ombodicI the free silver declaration
aud also demands tho creation Of n
greonbaok currency Rs well. II de-
mands as to land and transportation
arc those at present made by existing
platforms while the income tax viii
DO defended anu tho single takers find
room for their fsvorlto theory.
The socialistlc group will form tho
third element, IL viii, in fact, be a
Chicago product and will be backed by
the Hover OF Chicago socialism. This /
element has but one demand, and that
II viii insist upon. That Is plank ten.
In other words, II the Populisl party
expects the aid aud comfort OF tue
socialists. It must declare that all
means OF production aud distribution
OF commodities must belong 10 the peO.
pie. The champions Of plank ten Will
be- willing toHuppOrt tree silver or will
accept the views Of the second element,
provided plank ten ~ also recognized,
II Will thus be- seen that the s0clalIstic
group stands In position To aid either
OF the other factions in confederation Of
the recognition OF its own beloved
principle. The outcome Is one which
will be awaited with Interest. IL plank
ten n TepudiAteJ, II IN limited that the
socialists will In all probability sever
heir connection with the party.