The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-15
Bryan Represents all Pop
uliStS COntended For.
Were Two ROuSing Ratifica-
ton Meetings at Boston.
Gold and Silver Men Each Have an
Inning.

Washington, July l5.-J. H. Turner
who fos the last four years has been
secretary OF the national committee OF
the Peoples party. in a signed state
ment, urges the Populists TO support
Bryan for president. He writes:
The result OF the late national Demo
cratic convention at Chicago rs undoubt-
edly the triumph of Populism. large
portion OF the voters In the fopuiise
party I'm the south and west were orlg
inally Democrats. and left the oid party
because II was dominated IN every ma
tional convention by the eastern Dsmo-
Eerats who represented Wall street ana
the monopolists of New York and New
England
Ii became quite apparent to every
4 thinking man that as long as New iork
was allowed to make the platform anu
name the candidate OF the Denocia.ii9,
party. that the great plain people wouiu
have no show, and that their rights anu
wishes would always be ignored. BeieV-
ing this. the thinking man and the rank
and file determined TO quit the old party
and organize new party. Hence the
existence of the Populist party.
The Democratic party at Cmcago
simply purged itself, reorganized itself
and came out for true Democracy, ana.
10 all intents and purposes. substituted
the Populist platform for the old plat
forms that the party has been using ior
years, and which were dictated ana
foisted upon the people by the gold pugs
OF the east Mr.. Bryan, the nominee OF
that convention, is a man who hts tho
platform. For more than two years Mr..
BRYAN has acted with the Populists OK
his own state 1t cannot be success
fully denied that the principles ad-
vocated by the Populist party have cap
tured the Democratic party. ana nave
driven out OF its ranks that element
which has always been Opposed 10 lIue
Democracy, aad which, from the begin
ming, has been affiliated with the Re-
publican party. its natural home. All
Popullsts In the United states should
rejoice that their principles nave taken
such a hold upon the American people
that one OF the great political parties OF
the nation has been compelled TO adopt
those principles and nominate a ticket
pledged TO carry them into execution.
II the Populists think more or their
principles than they do OF mere party
Organization. they will be compelled TO
unite with the forces going in the sama
direction, and thereby rescue our coun-
try from all the dire caiamities whlch
we have predicted would befall II, should
the gold standard be permanently
fastened upon us.
AS secretary of the national commit
tee of the Peoples party for the last four
|years, / have labored In season ana out
pf season for the upbuiiding OF our party.
IN love the associations which i have
Formed In its ranks; but, while these are
dear to me, the principles of the Populist
oarty are much dearer. i feel that
would be one of the worst enemies of the
Peoples party and of it's principles
hould l not take the step at this time
that believe will eliminate in the COM
plete triumph OF every demand made
by the party. We have advocated a
union of the south and west in order that
We might bring about the necessary
financial reforms Now we have q
chance of bringing all our hopes and de-
5ires TO a.grand consummation
The trS.h of il is that the only point
he Populists now have TO decide il
whether or not they will take Mr. Bryan,
whom every gold bug In the country
mas denounced as a Populist, for our next
President of the United States, or
whether they will take Mr.. Mckinley.
yho represents all that Republicans
have advocated since they have been a
oarty
Looking at il from this standpoint,
eel that in the election Of Mr.. Bryan,
Populism has triumphed; and when
say Popuiism, mean the great common
people OF the United States. The masses
have triumphed against the classes, and
should Mr.. Mckinley DE elected, the
classes have triumphed, the English gold
standard has been permanently fastened
upon the lines of industry In this coun-
ry. and there will be nothing left for us
put serfdom, that viii undoubtedly bring
pm bloody revolution in the near fu-