The advocate., 1896-07-29

OF pflVHU9 IOfGuno OF bQ0 p0GGy anu lever
ish ambitions Of men. We have thus far
suited our action to our words. Through
i've Presidential campaigns, stretching
from 1876 to 1892, you correctly estimated
the purposes Of old party managers, and
events have sustained every specification
in your Indictment against them. Millions
Of honest men within old party ranks
were deceived, lured into ambush and
betrayed. But not single one OF your
pickets has ever been caught mapping or
been taken by surprise.
"To your devoted efforts is largely due
the revival of economic learning in this
country, which has enabled the Demo-
cratic party to assume its present
admirable attitude. Your work now
promises much to mankind and is about
to break forth in complete victory for
the industrial masses. Though oft
repulsed by the multitude, whom we
would have liberated, though crucified
in return for our kindness, yet through
it all we have steadily confided in the
righteousness of our cause and the final
good sense of the people, We still believe
that this nation has mission to perform,
which bad men will not be permitted to
destroy, and recent events indicate that
the nineteenth century is not, after all,
to close with the friends Of freedom
respondent in the Western hemisphere.
'This country has recently witnessed q
new PeDtecOst and received another bap-
tism of fire. The recent convention at
Chicago sounded bugle call for union,
which can neither be misunderstood nor
go unheeded. In it's patriotic utterances
and action it swept away all middle
ground and opened the road to for
midsble organic alliance. They not only
made union possible, thank heaven they
have rendered it inevitable.
"From the very beginning our orgRniza-
tion has made party feslty subordinate to
principle. We will not here reverse our
selves and refuse to accept victory now
go easily within our reach. We will not
refuse the prohered assistance Of at least
3 million free silver Democrats and not
less than million free silver Republl-
cans simply because they have shown
the good sense to come with an organized
army fully equipped and manned for
battle. Let them have their own divisions
and army corps. Let them manifest their
own esprit de corps. The field of glory
is open to all competitors who are fight.
ing for the same principles.
"The Populists have already shown
their prowess in many engagements dur
ing twenty years Of struggle. If our
allies can strike sturdier blows at
plutocracy than can we, if they can scale
the battlements of the gold power more
gallsntly than our old veterans, and are
able to plant their colors one foot nearer
the citadel of the enemy than we can
ourselves, let every Populist cheer and
support them In their heroic work. We
will all march under the same flag, keep
step to the same music, face the same
foe, share in and shout over the same
triumph.
"We cannot be mistaken concerning
the real issue involved in the struggle of
the present year: It is between the gold
standard, gold bonds and bank currency
on the one hand and the bimetsllic stand
ard, no bonds and government currency
on the other. The people are asked to
choose between enforced idleness,
destitution, debt, bankruptcy and de-
spair on the one side and an open door of
opportunity under just laws and normal
conditions on the other. The situation
presents the mightiest civic question
that ever convulsed a civilized nation.
The conflict can neither be postponed
nor avoided.
'In the name of the suffering people
l affirm that this isno time for dissensions
nor party divisions. The supreme hour
for action has arrived. If we would be
victorious we must make common cause
with the convention. No other course
is either prudent or desirable. We are
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