Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-02
declare For TELLER
THE POPULISTS ISSUE A
MANIFESTO IN HIS
BEHALF.
Leaders Urge the Party to Support
Him for President Chairman Il. E.
TaubeneCk Heads the List Of Sign
erS-C Conferred with tho St.
Louis Boilers.

ST. Louis, Mo-, June Z2.-As the re-
suit Of a conference between commit
tees appointed by the seeding silver
men OF the recent republican national
convention, and a committee composed
OF prominent populists, an address was
issued Saturday night from the mead
quarters Of the peoples party national
committee in this city, advising popu-
lists throughout the country to make
Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, their ma
tIonal standard bearer. Immediately
after the silver men walked out OF the
convention they appointed a commit
tee, of which Charles S. Hartman, Of
Montana, Senator r. F. Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, Senator Fred T. Dubois,
Of Idaho, were members, to confer with
q similar committee of populists. That
evening at the Planters hotel, they met
H. E. Taubneck, of Illinois, chairman;
DR.. Howard S. Taylor of Chicago, and
Thomas NJ. Patterson, of Denver, of the
national populist committee, and as a
result Of that and subsequent confer
ences, the address was issued
Chairman Taubeneck IN an interview
said Saturday night:
'"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 win work along the
same lines"
THE ADDRESS.
The address, in part, is as follows:
Expressly disclalming any purpose
or right to bind any party or person by
the views herein set forth, we but yield
to an overpowering sense Of duty in
saying what we do to members of the
peoples party and to all other good
citizens, who, experimenting the APP
proach of a momentous crisis in our
country's life, are willing to avert 1t by
acts of exalted patriotism.
I'VE came to st. Louis as citizen
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.
Here we have seen the boss in poll
tics more securely enthroned, more Sc
verely obeyed and more dtctatorial as
to candidates and policy than has ever
been witnessed in the field Of national
politics.
zone man, the perfection OF his type,
representing the milllonaires. the banks,
the corporations, the trusts, and every
other remorseless and pIutocratlo ele-
ment In our country's life, has through
the power of money dictated the noml-
nation of William Mckinley and shaped
the platform of his party.
GRINDING TYRANNY.
This convention, slavishly respond
ing to the will Of the money power, has
forced an issue which must be met. 1t
Is a challenge to the yoemen Of the land.
II It is declared, or If 1t shall succeed,
the letters of tyranny more grinding
than that OF the czars and emperors
Will be riveted upon THE plain people OF
this country, fekters which must be in
definitely worn with the contemplate
spirit inseparable from willing serfs, or
in the end broken with the irresistible
power of a mighty revolution.
"That issue is formulated in the de-
mands 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 our money-either
coin or paper-at the present standard.
''Thls means that silver shall be per-
manently degraded into mere money
Of coinage and deprived of IT'S legal ten
der quality except for some paHry sum,
and that the national banks shall be
swollen into power of triple their pres
ent ability to contract the volume of
money, to absorb the earnings Of indus
try and to grip the throat of all indus
trial and commercial life, while from
time to time it terrorizes the voters into
choosing its tools for all legislative,
judicial and administrative positions.
MONEY CAN BUY.
'The money power has forced this is
sue now, because in it's judgment, those
whom its policy would enslave are
divided into hostile political families
which cannot be united In time to resist
its onset 1t regards as impossible
that harmonious action can be secured
between the different organizations that
favor monetary reform and resistance
to their insatiate greed. With popu-
lists, silver democrats and Independent
bimetallist supporting different nomin-
ees for president and the national con-
gress, 1t feels assured Of victory and 1t
has determined to press now and with
out abatement the advantage which
this apparently lamentable condttion
raises up before It.
I'm this, the most threatening crises
that has menaced the country since the
civa war. though simple citizen men,
bers Of the peoples party, we venture
to make these momen!ous suggestions
to you, our brethren. In doing this,
we have neither desire nor thought to
impair IN the least degree the efficiency
Of our noble organization, charged as it
Is with the liberties Of present and fu-
ture generations, and whose integrity
and growth are essential to the perpetu-
alton Of our free institutions. Our con-