Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-06-26
"POPS'" POSITION
What the Peoples Party of Montana
Had to Say in Their State
Convention.
SILVER TAKES PRECEDENCE
Won't BE Their Fault if There Il
Not a Union of All the Free
Coinage Forces.


Special Correspondence of THE TRIBUNE.
BOULDER, June "a. - Tho Montana
state populist convention was held at
Bonlder yesterday, with large attend
ance OF delegates. Caldwell Edwards of
GaIlatin was chairman and Lewis Raal-
kcvics of Silver Bow and II. T. Hughes
OF Basin secretaries. The gathering was
eernest and enthusiastic, and while
there woro differences of opinion the
proceedings in the mnin were marked
by unaulmity. The notable event Of the
occasion Was the election of ella Knowles
Haskell aa one Of the delegates to st.
Louis. Tho resolutions were rather
lengthy, but the material portions were
as follows:
"Ihe peoples party of the state of
Montana IN convention assem- bled re-
aflirns ita loyalty to the principles of
the peoples party and to every principle
OF the Omaha platform. We demand
direct legislation in all matters by the
people, rs expressed through the inita-
tive and referendum. The supreme
INoD'''L Vi ILS iOuI anu INC one LnHJ,
for the time, eclipges all others. ia the
Tree and Unlimited coinage Of silver,
which we demand, at the ratio of Is to |,
by the United States, independent of
any other nation, and we advocate the
use of all honorable means to secure a
union OF all silver men during the com
ing campaign; but we demand that the
integrity of the peoples party be main
n Ftd hat k~,,
it's individuality.
ave declare that the peoples party
mas no reason TO make any apologies for
ITS past action, either upon the silver
question or upon any other question, but
at the present time we recognize that
the honesty and Intelligence of the
people, which were brought into active
life and existence by the peoples party,
revolt, and are aroused upon the ques-
ton of silver coinage, and while We com.
mend the action of the western republl-
cans, rebelling against the tyranny and
honesty of statement Of the republican
majority, at the same time the enthu.
slaam Of the hour does not carry US away
from the fact that the peoples party WAS
and ia now the great moving forco in
compelling the rebellion. and in setting
an example which We hope viii prove
more contagious, We waut it to be dis
tincty understood that 10 division in
the silver forces in national affairs will
come from the peoples party. We are
willing to do anything reasonable. but
we also want it to be known that the
party of the people has come to stay and
that with the returning years it has as
surance of renewed Vigor and of wider
field of usefulness. We believe that the
wisdom Of the convention to be held at
St Louis Oh July - 1896, can be safely
trusted, and we leave our delegates
thereto uninstructed except rs We have
herein indicated
"Whllc we favor union Of forces, we
are unalterably opposed to any but duly
elected or selected representatives of the
peoples party to voice or vote in the
populist national col o1vcntion'
The other plank3 denounce the inter
ference Of the federal authorities with
individual sovereignty, as was shown in
the Imprisonment Of Debs. denounce
the issuance Of interest bearing bonds,
and Int both the old parti lick for
rendering assistance to the Cleveland Ad-
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the following delegates
TO St. Louis elected: George W. Sweet,
Choleau; ). +. +. tampbrl, Cascade:
y. II. Hamilton, Deer Lodge; W. r.
Rams dell, fIathcad; Solomon WiIds,
Madison; Robert b. Smith, Lewis and
Clarke; NJ. Il. Hewitt, Jefferson: Ella
Knowles Haskell, Lewis and Clarke:
George ", Reeves, MissouIa; William
SrhIl'cbin, Silver Bow: j. ii. Calder
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