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mated. he will find that the latter makes
solemn pledge to the country OF every re-
form advocated in the former except fiat
paper money, government ownership or
railroads and the subtreasury scheme,
which latter measure the Omaha platform
The claim OF Mr. Taubeneck that the
Populist party should be an ally and not
iridescent dream. Considering the numer-
ical strength and powerful organization OF
the Democratic party, coupled with the
pain assurance which its leaders have that
the Populists and free-coinage Republic
ans will flock to Bryan and Sewall by hum
dreds of thousands. whatever the Popuiist
national convention may do, II may be
considered out of the question that the
Democratic party. having already nominat-
ed its candidates and adopted its platform.
will make the copartnership arrangement
which is the basis of Mr.. Taubeneck -
plans. His plan is for the Populists 10 nom
mate a ticket of their own and enter into
an agreement with the Democrats TO have
but one set of electors in each OF the States.
The result of this agreement Is TO be that
II the combination ticket is successtul the
Populists will have either the President or
Vice President OF the United States, and
will also be in position, to demand an
equal share of the federal patronage, IN
cluding the Cabinet and foreign appoint
ments. IL must be clear that the Demo
cratic national committee has not a vestige
OF the power necessary to enter into sucn
an arrangement even IL they desire 10 do
so. The Democratic convention adjourned
sine die when IL completed It's work. anu
its members could no more be reconstructed
into 4 oCf.ve u,icn than they could be four
years herce for The nomination OF new
ticket and tac adoption OF a new platform.
Before the proposed action could even be
considered the national Democratic COM
mittee must issue a call for new national
convention: each of the States must call
new State conventions to appoint delegates.
The mere statement of this. which everybody
must admit is the real condition, should
satisfy every reasoning mind how impoSsi-
is the proposed plan. 1t must have been
plain TO those who proposed IL tnat IL was
impossible of execution. We might go Iur,
Democratic committee would be fully jus
tilted in holding that IL mad no authority
to call a new convention for any purpose
in the absence of the death or resignation
of the nominees. their powers being limited
to the conduct of the campaign that was
inaugurated with the nomination or Bryan
and Sewall..
Passing from that consideration. party
barter. by which ii would be unknown TO
the country which of the four candidates
would be President and which would be
Vice President until the Electoral College
convened. would prove so abhorrent TO
American voters that the overwhelming
defeat of the combination would be GER
tain.
WHAT THE MAJORITY WANTS.
There are In the Populist party, as in
every other, twe classes; those who are
merely politicians, and care for nothing but
the spoils, and those whose highest aim is
to secure to the country the relief which
the enactment OF salutary measures will
bring. Ninety per cent. of the present
membership of the Peoples party is made
up Of former Democrats and Republicans
who regard the immediate restoration of
free bimetallic coinage at the ratio of l6 to
l as indispensable TO the return of prosper
ity. They unerringly trace the pauper
prices which they receive for the products
OF the field, the shop and the LOOM the all
put annlhilation OF values TO farm lands
ana STOCK, the absence of employment for
millions OF American workmen and the
pail of bankruptcy that overshadows the
land, 10 the singie-gold standard. What
they want and Will have IL the opportunity
presents itself are practical results that
will materially affect their industrial and
social condition. They want the single gold
standard abolished and the double standard
created. The Populst press inculcated a
great truth when it taught them 10 believe
that free coinage OF silver the ratio of
10 TO 1 with gold would drive gloom and
destitution from the country and replace
them with sunshine and prosperity. II
Popuiists have reason TO believe that their
party Will endanger that measure either
by dividing the forces that favor IL or by
imposing impossible or impracticable con-.
ditons TO secure its assistance for IL, they
VIII abandon that party without regret and
enthusiastically unite with the party which
they believe is most likely to secure them
the relief.
doom of the party if by its action il arouses
a well-grounded suspicion that IL prefers
party autonomy to the legislation for which
tne masses are IN such crying need. Why
snould either course operate differently in
Texas or North Carolina from what il
W would oud In Nebraska or Colorado? There are
$4,000 Populst votes In Colorado III the
coming convention shall nominate a sep
arate ticket at least 10000 of them will in
any event, be cast tor Bryan and the prob
Abilities are that feeling incensed ar the
lnoiHerence or the national convention of
their party TO their needs and conditions
most of them will vote the Democratic
State ticket as well. But nominate Bryan
and Sewali, and with the prestige sI,ch
wise and generous action will give the
party, II Will, in all human PROBABILITY
carry the State for local officers So II vii;
De In Nebraska In what does the situation
ulIer In southern States? Men are alike
IN al. and the same intelligent selfishness
Will induce them TO act alike in all The
practical workings of the nomination ad-
Vlsed VIII at once dispel all apprehensions
OF the calamities of the poplIjsf press
Populst prestige. Popuiist candidates ana
fopuiist measures, which Chairman Tan
Deneck, in his newborn zeal for a sen
arate ticket so adroitly suggests
Chairman TaubeneclS said Tonight. "r
am opposed to doing anything at the ma
tional convention that will tend TO disinte
CRATE or destroy the Peoples party. am
perfectly willing to do everything that is
fair and honorable to unite all the elements
that are opposed 10 the gold standard by a
division of the electors, and L think this
can be done without taking any action that
will disrupt our party or betray our prin