The herald., 1896-10-25
Issued by Butler of the National
Committee
THE HOPE OF ALL HUMANITY
IS Based on the Election Of Candidate
Bryan
An Impassioned Appeal to the Peoples
Party Men to Vote as a Unit
for the Candidate.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Butler, as chairman of the Populist ma
tional committee, today issued an offic-
ial address written by Ignatius Donnelly
and adopted by the national committee
of the Peoples party. 1t says:
To the Members of the Peoples Party of
the United States:
Friends and Brethren-Your national
committee has been doing all in Its pow
er to unite our membership in one grand
charge, all along the line, during the
closing days of the campaign in behalf
of liberty, home and country. We have
been measurably successful. All that is
needed now is that the people should
realize the gravity Of the situation which
confronts them and the immense inter-
ests that are at stake and move together
as one man.
The address declares that the million
aires of the world have banded together
and with hired newspapers and politi-
clans are endeavoring to bring this
country to the condition of the European
states.
We stand for the preservation of hu-
manity in the highest estate of which it
is capable on earth. The good God who
made the universe and maintains it gave
us this grand continent for the develop
ment of man, not of metal. Every in
stinct of philanthropy, every teaching
of religion, every impulse of wisdom, ev-
cry dictate of craftsmanship is with us
in this mighty struggle and urges us
forward to save the republic and the
human race. Insofar as the precious
metals are to be used as the basis of our
exchanges Of commodities, we insist
that both metals shall be used.
We have the noblest of leaders. Our
candidate for president, Hon. William
J. Bryan, has proven himself one Of the
great men Of the century-if not Of all
time. The power which gave us Wash
ington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln
has by events almost miraculous
brought him from obscurity to the fore
front of affairs. He is more than an or
ator He is a profound thinker-a logi-
clan, a born statesman. He is striving
to the last verge of human endurance
and al thd risk Of his life-in campaign
which is one prolonged and tremendous
debate to save his country. Is there any
honest heart that does not go out to
him in this great struggle? We see him
almost alone, like a knight in arnlor,
armed cap-a-pie with truth and right
eousness, battling against the gigantic
powers that now have possession of the
world. Shal we not sustain him? Shall
any petty plea turn us aside? Let us
follow where he leads and strike where
he strikes. Let every Populist in the
United States cry out, Master, go on;
and we will follow thee to the last gasp
with truth and loyalty
Donnelly also pays tribute to Wat
son and says that before the electoral
college meets some plan will have been
devised to settle the controversy be-
tween the Populists and Democrats over
Watson and Sewall. He predicts the
success and permanency of the Populist
not become Democrats but that the
Democrats have become Populists.
Brethren, some of you fear that this
campaign will destroy the peoples par
ty. We have no such apprehension. It's
principles are right and being right they
are immortal
In the name of God, your country,
your children and all the poor and op-
pressed of the whole world, we ask you
not to forego this opportunity to do good
and to help mankind. The tremendous
power put forth by opponents teaches
us that if we fail now we may fail for
ever. We feel the pressure of the chains
upon our limbs but they are not yet riv-
eted. Shall the cunning artificers have
four years more in which to finish their
work? Shall we not strike them down
now and forever? Shall our children
bless us in our graves, or shall they rise
up in their miseries and curse our dis
honored dust?
Remember that when liberty dies in
the United States it dies in the whole
world. This is mans one last great op-
portunity. Forget everything else and
do your whole duty.