The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-09
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DEMAGOGIC APPEAL BY THE POP
ULIST PARTY.

contribution Cannot BE Made
with Honorable Intent-CIaim
credit For Bryan-An Appeal to
the Prejudice of the Poor Against
ProDerty Owners.
washington, Sept. S.-The following al
..ass has been issued from the headquar-
tors of the national peoples party;
ITO Every American Patriot: The peo-
.,s,s marty. as it's name implies, is the
champion of the masses who labor and
.ro5uce wealth. 1t was summoned into
avistence by an industrial conference that
-onresented the producers of the nation.
when II sprung into the political arena
f. u,as the only party demanding the en-
.,+,oent of laws for the suppression OF
rnonopolies and for the equal protection
80 all citizens against the encroachments
. oornorate power. 1t is now the only
~or+v in existence which, with undivided
membership, is demanding equal rights
"a all and special~privileges to none. 10
the efforts of this party is due the revolt
tho masses of the democratic party
,,ticn resulted in turning down the Cleve-
,ond administration and it's British imam
,,,l nolicy. and the nomination of Will
am 7 Bryan on a platform demanding
s,arcial independence for the United
states The plutocratic elements that
,ratofore dominated democratic conven-
+ions and dictated nominations are now
,igorously resenting the action OF the
C6icago convention, which they consider
~ ,,nvvarranted interference on the part
Of the voters. They have organized, anu
ave now the open and aggressive alhes 81
The gold republicans, and with thelf
money and votes will do everything IN
+betr mower to defeat the will of the peo-
rie Inv the election of Mckinley, the re-
ppI1blican candidate, whose nomination
Vas dictated by and whose administTa-
tion is mortgaged to combination OF
American and English monopollsts ana
,sTbe mission of the peoples party is to
restore the government 10 the people. 10
This end it has nominated Mr.. Bryan FOR
president and Mr.. Watson for Vice Pres
ident. which is not only the true CO
lucrative ticket for the silver voters OF
all parties to unite upon, but Whlch IS
also the best silver ticket in the neld. our
friends must not abate one Jot or ute
of their interest and efforts to advance
the principles of the peoples party simply
because another party has been forced to
adopt nearly all of our principles. IL
must be remembered that the control OF
the national democratic convention was
obtained by the silver men of that party
only through a bitter contest IN each
state-a contest, however, which was
forced upon the party and its leaders IN
the existence and rapid growth of the
peoples party Had it not been for the
peoples party, each one of the old parties
would this year have been running a gold
bug for President, as they did in each
campaign for the last twenty years. The
peoples party has made this political rev.
olution possible, and its continued exist
ence and growth is necessary to secure
the reforms for which the populists and
silver democrats are alike contending in
this campaign.
at must also be remembered that there
is now considerable minority in the demo-
cratic party who. though supporting the
action of the Chicago convention, do SO
from policy, and behind their present po-
sition is lurking many a doubt and men,
tai reservation. That these doubts and
mental reservations may yet re-enforce
the boiling plutocrats of the Indianapolis
convention and render the action of the
democratic party uncertain in the future
are possibilities to be discounted and the
peoples party is the only agency through
which the people can do this. There
fore, it is the interest and duty of every
good citizen who believes in government
as understood and administered by Jeffer-
son, Jackson and Lincoln, to upbuild and
strengthen the new organization which
has made reform and relief possible in this
campaign.
ITO have a government of the people,
the people must have party that is true
TO them, through which to govern. This
they cannot have If the national COM
mittee of such parties draws its campaign
funds from bankers and corporationists.
The national committee of party exer-
cises great influence in the selection of
national officers, from President of the
United States down to the village post
master. A political party cannot, in the
nature of things, remain true to any other
source than that from which it receives
Its support. Whenever a national commit
tee, through some secret and unseen agen-
cy, collect large sums of campaign funds,
then 1t is sure that that party is mort
gagged to those who contribute such funds.
In fact, such a party is sure to pass
laws giving to the monopolists and trusts
who furnish these campaign funds, such
special privileges as will enable them to
levy tribute upon the people. When con-
Tributions to campaign funds come from
such sources they do not come as a gift,
but as an investment, upon which they
gexpect a return of a hundred-fold. If this
We're not so, the trusts and monopolies
would not throw away their money in
campaigns.
Therefore, the people must contribute
the necessary funds for some political
party during the campaign in order to
nave that party to guard their interests
after election. If the peoples party is
placed in power it will serve the people;
and to be left free to do this your nation
al committee cannot, and will not, accept
contributions from the monopolists who
seek special laws 20 enable them to prey
upon the people.
The peoples party proceeds from the
people, and is of the people, and must re-
celve its support from the people direct
IN the form of small contributions from
me individual voter. Such small contri-
buttons from the individual voters of any
political party would furnish an abundant
campaign fund for all legitimate purposes
ana enable the party receiving it to sue
eessfully compete with the corrupt organ
lzatlon Of bankers, corporationists and
Venal politicians. Therefore, In behalf of
the people of the United States, who pro-
uuce wealth and pay taxes, the people s
party national committee appeal to all
VINO are able and willing TO do TO con-
tribute the sum of 81 to our national cam