New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15
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WATSON WILL GETTHE NEWS
BUTLER SENDS HIM LETTER
OF NOTIFICATION.
HE TFrJS HIM HE Is THE TRUE FRIEND OF THE
REPUBLIC AND WORTHY TO BE TIE
HEAD OF THE TICKET INSTEAD
OF THE TAIL.

HEAD or THE TICKET INSTEAD
OF THE TAIL
,,-oshi,gton Sent Ex-senator Marion {. Butler
chairman Of the Populist National Committee 'o-
night mailed the following letter OF notinca',oh "
Thomas Il. Watson. the nominee ior 'icc-h 'e
dent: a. 8, ,0os
Washington. ID. C., Sept. H. 1850
Dear Sir: Such our form OF Governm so '''f s
course for good or evil through the aseT nart ~
political parties When there IL n no power RS
no party that stands for right and the interTse
1 td make an honest living by fair and legitimate
means then Is mP6sssDs I9 n the the ballot box
When ali the political parties stand for Come the
selfish interest and personal greed dn0 OF m9ne as
does the Republican party under me ieanerspd or
sbn ieadership of Grover Cleveland. then the pro-
ducng masses victims without an aitcd Its
while TO cast their votes for either party Is TO
sanction their own spoIiation and to strengthen
This was the political situation In 1892 when
stern necessity forced organized labor the or or
ganized wealth-producers. and others VINO nasa p t
eve in good government and were engaged tHri,, IN
legitimate business INTEREST," to meet t 5n Penpes
party This new political party representing; me he
Abraham Lincoln and Of true Democracy as
taught by Jefferson and Jackson. as If springing
i3 n ssoW vntes Winning in five States within four
months from the date of its birth
DOWNFALL OF THE OLD PARTIES.
The Democratic and Republican parties no longer
represented the principles upon which they were
founded. They had long since deserted the prin-
ciples for which our ancestors left the Old World.
| and which were made our Inheritance through tne
| blood and sacrifice OF our fathers in the Revo,
oppressive methods long practised under the
monarches and despotlsms OF the Ola World ne
enemies OF good government. the enemies or the
peoples prosperity and the enemies OF struggling
fbpse figSf
ties had long since ceased 10 regard the interest OF
| the masses and became the agents through which
Generations and trusts exploit the people both Of
| these parties have betrayed the people and have
| legisated in the interest Of bankers, spectators
| bondhoders and monopOlists, thus enabling the
| favored few to absorb the millions of property
| have been the agencies for robbing the millions TO
make the few nillionares. and, worse tnan ms i
they have placed the welfare ana happiness OF tile
whole Nation in the hands Of and subject TO- the
| corfederated money power Of the world The can
ddates Of both of these parties FOR the last twenty
years have been pledged to the gold standard, ana
s naSe of J gold the matter Which party the people
voted for. their votes were cast for their enemies
party went into power. times grew harder and the
wealth of the many concentrated into the hands OF
the few. .-...,
Another party. an American party was wanted.
waS sp ng of P f tdvoc 70 and H Enforce the
| principles OF the Declaration of independence TO
| can manhood. to restore prosperity a suffering
people, and to rescue great and rich nation from
| Peoples party stands for the great principles Of a
republican form of Government, as represented b.
the forefahers. and came into existence To restore
| the Government 10 the people
THE FIRST SILVER PARTY.
| The Peoples Party the first political organi-
| cation in twenty-three years that made an honest
demand for the free and unrestricted coinage OF sill
yer Until the present year both old parties put into
their platforms demand FOR the restoration of silver
but coupled with II qualifying and ambiguous phrases
| that negatived the demand and then rallied ne
voters Of the West and south for silver ana ti'
| Northeast for the gold standard on the same pat
form. The Peoples Party was the first poIlLicTa, Or
Sdnization that declared against the SURRENDER "
the Governmental functions of issuing paper monrH
party was the first political organization to make
definite and specific what is meant by opposition Z
n,sl The Pc9SIe party was the first poitica
party TO nominate candidates for President ana wee
President that not goldbugs ana did not re-
ccive goldbug support. 1t is the only party now II
existence which with an undivided me'nDership 1'
preston OF mOnopolies and for the equai proteEto1
OF all citizens AGAINST the sccessf has ex
posed the shortcomings OF the Two olu paruess' -
people. 80 vigorously has It taught the principles o
true Democracy and true Repuplcanism that one .
steps and cast of, for the time being at least IL
a. vas au the Peoples Party that brought the all
portant and overshadowng question oi " p ,bs
the fr9H 1T MAS o 9r parties rfHf TO longer T
| i'm the background the real National issues VIM
they fought ugh ssa The Peoples Party is the
force the handspring behind this great poItlca' re'o
II was the ndomiable force that drove 81, IN
Democratic party to make its patriotic decidratlo
en- the Chicago Convention. and Is now the con
slant and strengthening force that holds then u
70 that declaration If this patriotic ana eeVatln
influence as an organized force were removed tne
inevitably the evil and blighting Influences Una
have dominated and corrupted the Demo sraiI
marty i'm the past would creep into It's council
pend control it again. Besides. there Is consider
able minority of the Democratic party VINO, 10
| noIicv are I'm a manner supporting the acton o
| he Chicago Convention, yet who are radically OF
. nosed 10 Mr. Bryan and the principles "hlcs II
represents These are the natural allies OF IN
hoItine nlutocrats of the Indianapolis Conventlor
oU ia Gin snare no effort to defeat the reform
which the people and every principle OF good gov
! eminent demand.
NO HOPE FROM DEMOCRACY.
Thus the Democratic party. so long dcbauched-
a marty beset from without and from within by tn
, gold and monopoly Democrats, who are plottin
70 gain control it-cannot be relied upon to carr
onf these reforms of the Peoples party and re
store prosperity to the American people There
zorro thcre was never greater need Tor the cor
tinund existence and vigorous growth of our part
than now Without 1t the Democratic party,
tn nower could redeem its pledges. Wtthou