The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

ST. LOUIS, June 2O-As a result of
a series of conferences between COM
mittees appointed by the seeding ST.
yer men of the recent convention and
a. committee composed OF prominent
Populists, an address was issued to-
night from the headquarters of the
Peoples party national committee in
this city, advising Populists through
out the country TO make Henry M
Teller of Colorado their national stand
ard bearer Immediately after the sill
YER men walked out of the convention,
they appointed a committee, of which
Charles H. Hartman of Montana, Sen
ator r. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota.
Senator F. ]. Cannon Of Utah and
Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho were
members, to confer with a similar COM
mittee, of Populists. That evening at
Taubeneck OF Illinois. chairman; DR..
Howard S. Taylor of Chicago and
Thomas NJ. Patterson of Denver of the
national Populist committee, and as
result of that and subsequent confer
ences the address was issued.
THEY HAVE. AGREED.
1duDc1ECk III dil 4iltc1NlEW
said tonight:
THE seeding silver men of the Re
publican party and the Populists have,
as the result of our conferences, come
to perfect agreement as to the future,
and henceforth we will work along the
same lines
He predicted victory for ticket with
Teller as its leader.
The address, in part, is as follows:
ffE1vro1-aeS.Ixr o1oiv i,7rr
or right to bind any party or person by
the views here set forth, we but yield
to an overDowering sense of duty in
saying what we do to members Of the
Peoples party and to all other good
citizens who, experimenting the ap-
proach of a mOmentous crisis in our
country's life, are willing TO avert it
by acts of exalted patriotism.
I'VE came to St Louis as citizens.
members of the Peoples party. to be
present at the meeting of the national
Republican convention that we might
determine more definitely for ourselves
the true aim Of that organization in
the present struggle.
THE BOSS IN POLITICS.
I'VE have seen the boss in politics
more securely enthroned, more servilely
obeyed and more dictatorial as to can
didates and policy than has ever been
witnessed in the field of national poll
tics.
Zone man, the perfection Of his type.
representing the millionaires, the
banks, the corporations, the trusts and
every other renOrsssess and plutocra tic
element in our countrys life. has
through the power of money. dictated
the nomination of Mr.. Mckinley and
SNAPPED the platform of his party.
Ihls convention, slavishly respond
ing 10 the will of the money power.
HAS FORCED AN ISSUE WHICH
MUST BE MET.
1T is a challenge to the yeomen of
! the land. If it is declined, or if Il
snail succeed, the letters of a tyranny
more grinding than that of the the
czars and emperors will be riveted
upon the plain people of the country.
letters which must be indefinitely worn
with the contemplate spirit INSOFAR
able from willing serfs, or in the end
broken with the irresistible power of a.
mighty revolution.
That issue is formulated in the de-
mand that the existing gold standard
must be preserved and for the enact
ment of all measures designed to main
tain inviolably the obligations of the
United States and all cur money
either coin or paper-at the present
standard.
This means that silver shall be per-
manently degraded into mere money
of change. and that it be deprived of
its legal tender quality except for some
paltry sum.
THAT the national banks shall be
swollen into a 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
5 industrial and commercial life, while
{ from time to time it
TERRORIZES THE VOTERS
into a choice of it's tools for all legis.
, lative. judicial and administrative DO.
sjtionc.
= The money power has forced thi:
issue now because, in it's judgment
those whom it's policy would enslave
are divided into hostile political fami
lies which cannot be united in~tirne Il
resist its onset. 1t regards 1t as i'm
: possible that harmonious action can b,
5 secured between the different organiza
o tons that favor money reform AM
g resistance to its insatiate greed. Witt
/ Populists. silver Democrats and indie
4 pendent bimetallists supporting differ
. emit nominees for president and tn
e national Congress, it
: FEELS ASSURED OF VICTORY.
e and it has determined to press withou
/ abatement the advantage which thi
IT apparently lamentable condition raise
up before you.
! In these, the most threatening crise
q that have menaceds the country sine