Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-12-15
MORNING. AP1EA..
DECEMBER i.
SATURDAY
SOLlOiFY TIE FORCES.

The meeting OF the leaders of
the Populist party. called for atSt
Louis on December %, will be the
most important in the history Of
the party since the Omaha con-
vention, at which the platform
known by thar nam: was adopted.
Since the Peoples party sTrang
int } existence, born OF che re,'r,-
stiles OF The nation for a new and
purey political force, it has
wrought a permanent change in
the politics of the country. The
ST veH issue has been FOUGHT the
front "a it never would have been
save for it's uncompromisinr sd
vocates in the new party. and the
whole course of the thought Of the
people has been turned into
broader channels The achieve
ments of the party during the few
years Of its existence would FORM
a lasting monument if it were to
pass ont Of being tomorrow.
The development Of the PARTY
has reached the stage where it is
desirable that its leaders should
trke council together and wisely
decide upon its future course. If
there were no change or modifica-
ton of the tenets 7shich have been
advocated for the past three years
the party Won i continue 10 grow,
and in time perhaps command a
majority of votes. That it cou'd
accomplish this during the time
between now and the next presi
Dental election ia highly imprOb
able. The present platform de
mands too many reforms To- admit
of an educational process being
successful all a ong the line with
in a limited time, and there are
some matters included in it re-
garding the advisabi ity OF which
there Is serious doubt, If not alb
solute denial. in the minds of mil
lions of voters. On the other
hand, there is majority of all
the people of the United States in
favor OF the restoration of 81 Yer
to its constitutional place in the
financial scheme of the country.
A simplicatiou of the platform
is necessary. There is neither
good judgement nor political wis
dom in pursu ing a policy which
will prevent very large numbers
of earnest persons from voting
the party ticket. Since there is no
issue before the peope which APP
proaches TO the silver issue III i'm
portance, it is upon that issue
that the forces of the retormere
should be united. 4 general who
woud insist on scattering his
army against q sc re Of points
wou To- condemncd. especially If
he persisted in refusing TO add 10
the number of his troops 10y ac-
cepting valiant soldiers who were
wiling to fight against the chief
enemy and were not prepared to
assail some other. With the res
toration of silver, many OF the
other evi will disappear, because
the enforced contraction Of the
currency is at the root f most OF
the burdens which are now press
ing heavily on the producer. The
APPEAL does not seek or desire to
minimize the necessity for legis-
laIion Ior the purpose of coping
with the growing power Of mann
moth corpo ations, but it desires
to again reiterate with emphasis
its belief that if the PopuIist party
will accomplish the restoration of
silver it will have performed by
that single act a service TO the
country ut least equal to any ser
vice rendered by any other party
since the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, Is not that IL noble aim?
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