The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

their party was enlisted, and this is the
way they are going about it. Senator
PETER in pursuance of this conspiracy,
whether he be member of it or not, says
in public card:
''There are two things upon which Popu-
list delegates are all agreed. First, to
maintain our party organization and ma
chinery; second, to combine the anti-gold
vote of the country on one candidate for
the Presidency through judicious selec-
ton of Presidential electors. Everything
else will be made to bear on these two
points,
"a judicious selection of Presidential
electors is the milk in the cocoanut of
the conspiracy. Why all this beating
about the bush? Why does not the Sem
ator say as every other true Populist:
Let US put up straight Populist on a
Populist platform and fight for our prin-
ciples, and let the Democrats and Repub-
licans swallow each other if they want to-"
Chairman Taubeneck of the National
Executive Committee has worded his card
very cunningly, but rather inconsistently.
His first sentence establishes confidence:
81 am most una1terably opposed to do
ing anything to our National Convention
which will disintegrate and destroy the
Peoples party. am perfectly willing to
do all that Is fair and honorable to unite
all the elements opposed to the gold
standard upon one set of electors, and l
think this can be done without surrender
ing our party organization or any of our
principles"
"Cyclone" Davis of Texas comes to the
front in a still longer card, in the conclud-
ing sentence of which he let's the cat out
of the bag, as follows:
"But if the Democrats are placable
enough to lower their patrician
pride and counsel with us plebeians we.can
then form a union on electors that will
give more votes on the electoral college
than the Endorsement of Bryan and still
leave each party on its own platform"
1gnatius Donnelly, the talented author
of Atlantis" "Ceesar's Column" and
1.-The Great Cryptograph," stands pat like
q true Populist, and says:
1--WE believe the Peoples party is i'm
portant to all the people of the world on
other questions than that of silver. If we
move all our forces into the Democratic
boat and the Eastern wing of that party
gets possession of that boat and scuttIes
1T and we all go to the bottom together IL
would require diving-bells and derricks
and grappling-ironst to ever put the Peoples
party back where it now stands. We are
ready to pat our Democratic friends on
the back and call them good boys and tell
them that In four years more they will be
as enthusiastic over the demand for Gov
ernment ownership of railroads as thev
are for free silver, and when they resolve
Tin the language of the Omaha platforml
that wealth belongs to him who creates it.
and that every dollar taken from labor
without an equivalent is robbery, and that
If any man does not work neither shall he
eat, then we will talk about dissolving the
Peoples party and joining their crowd"
q report was current this morning that
Mr.. Donnelly had declared for Brvan. bnt
when his true sentiments, as expressed in
the foregoing sentences were read later
in the day in the middle-of-the-road head.
quarters, he was cheered again and again.
The editor of the Missouri World nnh.
lished at Chillicothe. in this State. said.
'There are many reasons against in
dorsing Bryan and Sewall. One is that
the Democratic platform promises mo ra-
lief except from silver, and the other Is
that the Democratic party does not keen
its promises"
Pasted on the walls of the middle-of-th.-
road headquarters is a manuscript letter
from John G. Maughermar of South Bend
Ind:
This will inform you that I am and
have been middle-of-the-road reformer
for twenty years. ! was a delegate to Gin
cinnati May 10 and 20, 1891. also to th.
Omaha National Convention; was chair
man OF the meeting of the Chicago Blne
and the Gray, and 1 now appeal to vou in
all honesty and ask of you in the name of
God and suffering humanity not to allow
the Democratic serpent to swallow me mn
as am an old veteran and lost a leg that |
my country might not be divided. and so |
am unable to attend the convention. But |
l hope that you will see TO it that If opr |
party should succeed in committing sui
eide its remains should not be dlseraced |
by allowing Democratic monument to he |
erected over its grave
In reviewing the whole situation this
fact is apparent: that whether the Brvan |
Democrats succeed in capturing the con- |
vention there will be a straight Populist |
ticket put in the field, with straight Popu-
list candidates and a straight Populist |
platform. JOHN PAUL CoseRAvp