The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-06
PLATFORM OF THE NEW PARTY
NOW FORMING.
Democrats, POpulists, and those
Republicans Who Believe In
the White Metal.
To Meet In Chicago and Lay the
Foundation for a Political Or.
ganiZatiOn,- Not
Wanted.

POpulists and Democrats of the south
and west to campaign in 1896 on a
16-to-1 platform. Nothing as yet has
taken definite form or gone beyond
talk. McLaurin, of South Carolina,
Senators Morgan, Pugh, and Mills,
with such house men as Bland and
Bryan, are said to be interested.
Populists like Pence, Simpson, and
Taube neck are alleged to be promi-
nent in these informal and prelimin-
airy discussions. 1t is expected that
Tom Johnson and Mcguire of Cali
fOrnia will take stock in the enter
prise. The move is meant to sweep
everything Democratic and Populist
in the south and west Of the Pennsyl
vania line.
Bryan. when approached by the
Times pondent, declared that
while he had heard talk of the kind
there was nothing definite, or settled,
or certain about it; nothing which
could be said. Bland and McLaurin,
as we'll as the Populists, made about
the same vague story of it. The only
thing clear and plain about any of
| these gentlemen inquired Of was that
| they didn't want to talk. Finally,
undera pledge to bury his name from
view, one of the Democrats called on
as follows:
"Nothing is definite, but some
things are sure. Cleveland and the
eastern wing of the democracy are
welded to gold and to national banks
Neither proposal will do for the west
and south. Nor is there anything in
the east for the democracy to struggle
for. The Republicans have New Eng
land, New York, and Pennsylvania
The goldbug is Republican. Let them
keep it so. The strength of the de-
mocracy lies in the free silver regions
of the south and west.
at has been determined by a band
of us that we won't follow Cleveland
and the gold democracy. They may
come with US if they choose and de-
clare for silver They may stay where
they are or go to the Republicans.
For ourselves, we have made up our
minds to carry our end of the democ.
racy, and that means all the democ-
racy there is left, for free silver, l6 tC
|: fight it out on that line in 1896
Name silver man for president and
win or lose with him.
Nothing like a program has been
arranged. But were | to guess /
would say that following hard upon
the close Of this congress tion
of silver men will be called for Chica.
90 or St. Louis. To this convention
every prominent silver Democrat,
every leading Populist, including such
as Stewart and Jones. of Nevada, and
perhaps divers silver r 'publicans like
Shoup and Pettigrew, will come. The
whole purpose of the convention will
be POLITICAL the politics of silver. The
strongest men of the south and west
will be there. Plans for 1896 will be
laid. OF course, the Democrats will
make up the personnel of this conven-
Democratic effort. The convention
will be called in 1896, and the ticket t
will name will be the Democratic
ticket We are not such fools as tC
allow lot of eastern mugWump;
masquerading as Democrats for gold
and national banks to steal our party
name. This scheme will rescue the
democracy and elect its ticket
Such as German, Brice. Hill, Cleve
land, and Democrats Of their schoo
will not be with us or in our counsels
We want nothing to do with them
Let them go their ways, content with
the ruin they have wrought for the
party They may fight or agree
among themselves as they please, Sc
they keep aloof from us. We want
none of them. The only hope of the
democracy is free silver; it's only
stronghold is the south and west. Or
, silver we will build our issue. We
will take our candidates from our OWL
people, and with the aid of the Popu
lists and the silver Republicans we
; can win in 1896. The power of the
east will be broken, the dominion Of
gold be overthrOwn.
This may or may not sound chin
erical to you, but it will come to pass
, The work of alignment is going for
ward every day. Silver is the only
hope of democracy, while democracy
is the only hope of silver. Adjourn
ment will release US to our homes
The plan will then be perfected anC
: the convention referred to called
No: it is not rebellion; it is an up
rising of honest Democrats to the
rescue of their party The mugwumps
and the traitors will be cast out anC
the party purged of them. The Demo
Gratis in 1896 will run silver man OF
silver platform, and that is all thi
movement means"