The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-22
THE TELLER BOOM
NOW UNDER WAY
He Win Be Supported by PopuIists Upon
Any Ticket.
THE LEADERS ISSUE A MANIFESTO
POpuiists and Voters Generally Are
Urged to support the Great Silver
Champion from Colorado, Regard.
less Of Party AfliiiatiOn.

st. Louis. Mo-, June 21--The result of
the Populist conference here was made
public last night. 1t is a circular ad-
dressed particularly to Populists and
generally to voters of every party. The
document Is signed by twenty-six lead
ing Populists from six western and
southern states. 1t scores the Republi-
can convention as having been COM
pletely controlled by one man who Is a
representative of what 1t calls the ''plu-
tOcratic element" in the country. Con-
tlnuing. the address says:
This convention slavishly responding to
the will of the money power has forced
an issue which must be met. 1t is u
challenge to the yeomen Of the land. II 1t
Is declined or If it shall succeed the fet-
ters of tyranny more grinding than that
Of czars or emperors will be riven upon the
plain people of the country. That issue
Is formulated in the demands that the
existing gold standard must be pre-
served" This means that silver shall be
permanetly degraded into mere money of
change and that 1t be deprived of its legal
tender quality except for some paltry sum.
That the greenback and all other forms
of government paper money shall be re-
deemed and destroyed.
That the national banks shall be swOl-
len into power Of triple their present
ability to contract the volume Of money,
to absorb the earnings of industry and to
grip the throat of all industrial and COM
mercial life, while from time to time 1t
terrorizes the voters in choice Of Its tools
for all legislative, judicial and administra-
tive positions.
In this the most threatening crisis that
has menaced the country since the civil
war, though simply citizen members OF
the Peoples party, we venture to make
a few suggestions to you, our breth-
ren. In view Of the shameless SUBJ
mission by the Republican convention to
the most extreme demands ever made
upon Americans by the money power, ev-
cry thought and effort Of American man.
hood should from this hour tend towards
creating and cementing a union between
those who would resist the conspiracy OF
wholesale robbery and grinding oppression
Political division Is the only OBJ
stace to unity of purpose and harmony
of action. The duty Of every patriot Is ITO
remove this obstacle SO far as 1t can be,
by honorable concessions and reasonable
sacrifices. These do not contemplate even
the thought Of merging our party into any
other or the slightest impairment OF its
efficiency, but alone and for the sake Of
humanity and to avert. II possible, the dis
asters which the supremacy OF the money
power now 30 menacingly forebodes, to se-
cure the union of good citizens who think
alike upon the important issues OF finan-
cial reform In behalf Of the election Of a
president who In spirit 10 antagonistic TO
none of the fundamental principles Of our
party, and who has openly engaged in the
most sturdy advocacy Of our chiefest
measures.
FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE.
We see In the private and official life Of
Henry NJ. Teller, beacon burning bright
ly, warning the people of the threatening
speeches of iissension. For twenty years
he has been commanding figure In the
nations life, a cabinet officer and sena-
tor Of the United States. Nominally Re-
publican. he has many times openly de-
fled his party when Its members sought to
make 1t an instrument of injustice and op-
preston. When to this official record are
united an unsullied private life. char
acter without blot or stain, grateful
generous nature. patriotism that knows
neither state nor section, we feel that We
are performing duty to our beloved coun-
try in thus calling attention to Mr.. Tell
er's merits and availability as candidate
for president; as on upon whom all Popu-
lists may consistently unite while they
strenuously preserve and strengthen their
organization. The necessity and wisdom
Of dispassonate consideration Of his
claims upon the support Of the America
people have become the more apparent
since the patriotic Republican leaders VINO
abandoned their party under his inspira-
tion have announced him as their nominee
for president Of the United States.
The address is signed by the follow
ing: H. E. Taubeneck, Illinois: ]. H.
Davis, Texas; NJ. c. Rankin, Indiana; {;
T. M. Patterson, Colorado;' ]. Hugh
Mcdowell, Tennessee; John p. Stelle, H.
linols: Thomas Fletcher. Arkansas;
Howard s. Taylor, Illinois; Homer
Prince. Arkansas: J. w. Dollison, Ar
kansas; r. NJ. Coffman, Arkansas; J.
A. Edgerton, Nebraska: r. A. Sankey,
Kansas; Charles f. Palmer, Illinois; F..
D. Eager, Nebraska; l. D. Hess, ILL
nois: A. L. Mexwell, Illinois; George w.
Jackson, Arkansas; s. ]. Wright,
Texas; S. P. v. Arnold. Illinois; Eugene
Smith, Illinois: W. ]. Quick, Missouri;
Calvin X. Reifsnider. Missouri; Frank
| L. Richey, Missouri; W.. j. Flatt, Ten
nessee; Horace J. Clark, Colorado.
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