The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-27
IN MIGHT Be DONE,
|..,,ns to Senator PETER, If OPP
- Forces Should Combine
|mIr THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
If Ali the Free Silver Forces
[,,Ia Sweep the Country, But Has
I. Faith in Democrats ssiE-
Ine Their Opportunity

I.lruous populist leader In pupilc
s..ator Peffer, Of Kansas, does
.sset Mr.. MeKinley's defeat this
..esUt BY union. of all the free
| sorees. On the other hand, such
.hirstiou, he believes, will sweep
~ur,ry. This was the central
sht o. Senator PETERS utterances
M political outlook 10 an inter-
m a United Press reporter. In
,,.lly the Kansas senator sharply
,I.sd Mr.. Tanbeneek, the secrc-
i n. Populist national commit
IN the manifesto issued by him In
{ouis few days since
N. manifesto" said Senator Pef-
was ID the nature OF an appeal,
"a by Mr.. Taqbeueck and other
lsmen, advising our people to
0rt senator Teller for the presi-
\ when the populist convention
4 vou approve Mr.. Taubeneck's
ssA
mink . said Senator PETER, quiet
,h,t Il was a mistake"
gs Il made with authority"
was wholly unau thorized. Mr..
Isueck had no reason to believe
the great body of our member
would support a movement OF
kind. 1t was impertincnt, be-
Il assumed to dictate what the
yshould do. II was treacherous,
use, without having authority,
man undertook to use his influ'
ii directing the current of our
lon. II was untimely, because it
assuming, without authority, te
10 the world in advance of our ma
Il convention what our policy
Id be-
hst oughtths populist policy te
thc leading idea Of our people
b We formed our party, was I,
K about ultimately a union OF al
different reform elements of tn,
try in opposition to the powel
ibis now recognized by the tern
bty power, so that we might b.
y At any time to join forces will
other organizations which, lils'
srs in this opposition. But w
\ Them to do what we have done
dwith the present organization
hst together we may form on
which will combine these variou
Rsnts Of opposition. II the silve
oerats and silver republicans NEE
y that ground we ought in turn I
\ IN equal advance, and b
hining form q solid organization
hst the common enemy. For
tve that all the signs of tn
\ Indicate that the gold mer
Nlicans and democrats, will unit
fest the silver movement Ithinl
that our party should maintai
PRESENT organization solidly unit
arrangement can be made for
lament union of all the elements
to-
uppose an effort is made to carr
populist party over to the dem,
= nominee OF the Chicago CONVEX
What do you think would be II
II Of that?n
. case the democrats adopt thei
Platform, making no allowan'
recruits from other sour ces, an
ns ticket composed of ol
democrats pledged to no r
except that Of silver, our peop
refuse to act with them. "
lorm an offensive and defensi'
nee with them In the northwes
southwest and south and sti
aur several organizations intac
mat way we could bring all Il
agth OF the silver people to bear
.'sctOral college.
nder the circumstances could v,
y Mckinley"
shall not say that | doubt II, b
y would not be successful.
0elleve that such a policy wou
out anywhere near the full 9
'0se OF the country. 1t won
me appearance of divisic
mat alone would deter q go
people who would support
organization, national
.'ac'er' Hence ! say, the impt
h union of all the silver fore
y new body. Ii we can secu
y, = organization we shall car
WI not the democrats see the W
q such course and advar
proposition as can be accept
our pcople?"
.aouid think they would see
sontinued Senator PETER, will
4 regret to say there is so
N the criticism that the den
party does not seem TO kn,
= avail itself of a favorable
-4''y when one presents itself.
sAMkS MANI EN RHAR