The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
SHAKE OFF GOLD DOMINATION
THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF
THE PEOPLE.
The Time is Ripe for the Return to the
Party OF Those Democrats Who Have
Rsen Driven Oat of 1t by Wall Street
Rule~The Masses Have Triumphed
at Last.

Washington. July ii j. II. Turner,
who for the last four years has been
secretary Of the national committee of
the Peoples party in o signed statement
urges Populists to support Bryan for
President. He writes:
1.-THE result Of the late Democratic
convention at Chicago is undoubtedly
the triumph of Populism. A large Dor.
tion OF the voters in the Populist party
In the South and West were originally
Democrats and left the old party be-.
cause 1t was dominated in every national
convention by the Eastern Democrats
who represented Wall Street. and the
monopolies OF New York and New
England.
IN became quite apparent to every
thinking man that as long as New York
wss allowed TO make the platform and
name the Candidate of the Democrs tic
party that the great plain people would
have no show, and that their rights and
wishes would always be ignored. Be.
lieving this, the thinking men among
the rank and file determined to quit the
OLD party and organize Q new party
Hence the existence of the POpuliss
party.
THE Democratic party at Chicago
simply purged itself, reorgenized itself
Wv ASA st00 huN
TO all intents and purposes substituted
the Populist platform for the old plat
form that the party has been using for
years and which was dictated and fos.
tered upon the gold bugs OF the East.
Mr.. Bryan, the nominee of that con-
vention, is man who fits the plstform.
l have personally watched his course
Tor number OF years, and know that
his every impulse has been against the
oppressors OF the people and in behalf
OF the great masses. For more than
two years he has acted with the Popu-
lists OF his own State.
ut cannot be successfully denied
that the principles advocated by the
Populist party have captured the Demo.
cratic party and has driven out of it's
ranks that element which has always
been opposed to true Democracy, and
which, from the beginning, has been
animated with the Republican party,
It's natural home. Ali Populists in
these United States should rejoice that
their principles have taken such q hold
on the American people that one CT the
-gS2&t political parties of the nation has
been compelled to adopt those principles
ana nominate ticket pledged to csrry
them into execution.
III the Populists think more of their
principles than they do of mere party
organization they will be compelled 20
unite with the forces going in the same
direction. and thereby rescue our coun-
try from all the dire calamities which
we have predicted would befall IL,
should the gold standard be perms.
nently fastened upon US.
las secretary OF the national com-
mittee of the Peoples party, for the last
four years, have labored in season and
out OF season for the upbuilding of our
party. love the associations which
hsVe formed in Its ranks; butt while
these are dear to me, the principles OF
the P1puliss party are much dearer.
feel that l would be one of the worst
enemies OF the Peoples party and of it's
principles should 1 not take the step at
this time that believe will culminste
In the complete triumph Of every Dem
ocras made by the party. We have I'D
vocated union of the West and South
in order that we may bring about the
necessary financial reforms. Now we
have chance Of bringing all our hopes
and desires to grand consumm alton.
The truth of it is that the only point
the Populists now have to decide is
whether or not they will take Mr..
Bryan, whom every gold bug in the
country has denounced as Populist,
for our next President OF the United
States, or whether they will take Mr..
Mckinley, who represents everything
that the Populists have denounced, and
just the opposite of everything tina.
they hsve advocated since they have
been party.
Looking at It from this standpoint
and feeling that, in the election Of Mr..
Bryan. Populism has triumphed, and
when l say Populism 1 mean the great
common people of the URited States,
the masses have triumphed against the
classes; and should Mr.. Mckinley be
elected, the classes have triumphed.
the English gold standard has been
permanently fastened upon the lines OF
industry in this country and there will
be nothing left for US but serfdom that
will undoubtedly bring on q bloody rev.
olution in the near future"
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.