The herald., 1896-06-21
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Continued from First Page.

YER Democrats and independent bimet-
allists supporting different nominees for
president and the national congress 1t
feels assured of victory and it has de-
termined to press without abatement
the advantage which this apparently
lamentable condition raises up before
you.
In these the most threatening crises
that have menaced the country since the
civil war. though simply citizen mem
bers of the Peoples party, we venture
to make momentous suggestions to you,
our brethren. In doing this we have
neither desire nor thought to impair in
the least degree the efficiency OF our
noble organization, charged as it Is with
the liberties of present and future gen.
erations and whose integrity and
growth is essential to the perpetuation
of our free institutions. Our constant
aim will be to defend it from foes within
and without and to preserve it as pow
er consecrated forever to the defense
of humanity's dearest rights upon the
American continent.
I'm view of the shameless submission
by the Republican convention, the most
extreme demands ever made upon
Americans by the money power every
thought of American manhod should
from this hour, tend toward creating
and cementing union between those
who would resist the conspiracy of
wholesale robbery and grinding oppres-
sion.
Measures must be gained or defeated
! through men. After all, the chief prob
| lem in this crisis is to find man upon
whom patriots can unite, whose life is
witness that if entrusted with author
| ity over national legislation and it's en-
| forcement he will defy every allurement
of wealth and every menace of power,
standing unflinchingly by the cause of
the people in the fierce struggle insepa-
rably Connected with the enactment of
our proposed financial reforms.
| We see in the private and official life
of Henry NJ Teller a beacon burning
| brightly warning the people off the
| threatening shores of dissension. He
| has but now publicly abandoned the
Republican party. with which he has
! been associated since its first organiZa-
| ton. When to his official record are
united an unsullied private life, char
acter without a blot or stain, grateful,
| generous nature, a patriotism that
knows neither state nor section, we feel
that we are but performing duty TO
! our beloved country in thus calling at
! tention to Mr.. Tellers merits and avail
ability as a candidate for president; as
one upon whom all Populists may con-
sistently unite while they strenuously
preserve and strengthen the organiza-
ton.
The necessity of wisdom of a dispas-
sionate consideration of his claim upon
the support of American people has been
| more apparent since the patriotic Re-
publican leaders who abandoned theiI
party under this inspiration have an
nounced him as their nominee for pres
ident of the United States.
(Signed)
II. +. TAUBENECK, Ill.
NJ c. RANKIN, Ind.
J. HUGH NJ DOWELL, Tenn.
THOMAS FLETCHER, Ark.
HOMER PRINCE, Ark.
NJ. r. COFFIN, Ark.
r. a. SANKEY, Kans.
+. D. EAGER, Neb.
j. H. DAVIS, Tex
T NJ. PATTERSON, Col.
JOHN p. STEELE, Ill.
HOWARD S. TAYLOR, III.
JOHN w. DOLLISON, Ark.
j. w. EDGERTON, Neb.
CHARLES L. PALMER, Ill.
j. D. HESS. Ill.
A. MAXWELL, Ill.
s. J. WRIGHT, Tex.
EUGENE SMITH, H.
CALVIN K. REIFSNEIDER, Mo.
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