The herald., 1896-07-20
THE POPUuST PROGRAM
Slowly Assumes More
Definite Shape
The Ill absorbing QUESTION
Is the Prompt Restoration OF
Silver
A FORMAL ADDRESS ISSUED
By Colorado PopulIsts Who Favor
Bryan's Nomination
A Straight PopuIlst Ticket Would Ensure
McKinley's Election
The PopuiIst Party VIII Seal Its Doom II
Il Rouses Suspicion That IL 10
Simply "Ont for the
Stuff
A FORMAL ADDRESS ISSUED
By Colorado PopulIsts Who Favor
Bryan's Nomination
A Straight Popullst Ticket Would Ensure
McKinley's Election

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, July 1s.-Hon. Thomas M.
Patterson, chairman Of the regular Colo
RADIO delegation to the Populist conven-
ton. arrived today and with others be-
xan q crusade In behalf Of the nomina-
ton Of Bryan and sewall by the Popu-
list convention. During the evening Mr..
Patterson and his coad5utors prepared
and issued an address in reply to Chair
man Taubeneck's appeal to maintain
the autonomy Of the party by taking
position against the nomination or en-
dorsement Of the Democratic candidates
The address Of the Bryan followers as
prepared by Mr.. Patterson Is as follows:
1--WE agree with Chairman Taubeneck
that the all-absorbing question with the
Populists is, and should be, how can they
assist In the speedy restoration Of silver
to its former place and at the same time
maintain and advance their party or
ganization. We believs that the Peo-
pies party Is necessary to the country
and should It be disbanded or be-
come inconsequential for want Of num-
bers, the money power would resume
complete sway over both the old parties
and the masses be deprived of pro-
tector from the greed of corporations,
trusts and syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as to the means by which these ends
much to Bryan and Sewall as 1t would be
to Mckinley and Hobart would not only
make 1t possible to restore free COIN
age Of silver during the life-t time of the
youngest In the coming convention
combat, but 1t would practically annihi-
late the Peoples party as far as follow
ers are necessary to make a party. The
leaders might hold frantically to the or
ganization during the campaign, but at
its close they would find its followers
In full fellowship with the Democratic
party and having voted its ticket under
the name and emblem of that party.
II Bryan should be elected they would
find little obstacle to continuing with it.
Instead OF nominating others the Peo-
pies convention should nominate, not
indorse Bryan and Sewall. The conven-
tion should make these men its own
nominees-the party nominees. It
should adopt its own platform of prin-
ciples and place them upon 1t as their
choice for president and vice-president.
Having done this the delegates can re-
turn to their homes and looking con-
stituents In the face. say we have made
this partial sacrifice Of party pride to
make certain the enactment into laws
OF one or more Of the great measures for
which our party has struggled. In doing
this we have proved that our party
stands ready to do whatever Is neces-
sary to secure practical relief to a suff-
wing country even to the extent of SUD-
prting candidates nominated by other
Arties. No greater test Of party deyo-
TN to principle can be devised and
masured by that test the Peoples party
is\re-eminently worthy of the peoples
cofdence and support
[ne proposition of Mr.. Taubeneck
ina whenever one party endorses the
naenal ticket of another it has no |
iof'er use to exist, is wholly without |
precFent to sustain it. The chairman's |
iosics simply this: The restoration of !
Tree image Of silver is known to be |
Aosoi'ely necessary to bring back the |
counts departed prosperity. The
Deihoctio and Peoples party are both
asieeul pom this and some other vital
H,o NJ. out otherwise they differ
Inc Deocratio party adopts a plat
"l "Nseiects political candidates,
p.euseo y known to be sincere in ad-
s oFese vital measures. The Re-
pNooun Erty Is pledged tt measures
revsrse of those upon which
~ fRnd PopMtsts agree, and
rrats and Populists unite
VI. p.oin party will win and its
. Se' - indefinitely continue.
tne Peoples party in its
CITY to make certain of
oe 'n measures, knowing that
my 7ow they will be lost for
- seeing no other chan
hei .,' U.s. Neh their success is
equa.iy ADOPTS the Democratic
cahuiua'e' ~ no further use to
exist
1T is strange vic. indeed +,..
Teopie p"A.S die because 1t does
risnt' 'ha' uipecause 1t is great
and magnanimouAd n natr,o+;, ~
10 go outsiue VI i's n ranks for polit-
ica. oanoiua'e ~ who, though not
opu 80 ~ In deepest SYM
pa'nS WIN ~ .oi '1st cherished and
si.ai CO. ~ -pve a great and
blighting curse FROM country
"Why will the nohb tion or Rr,,.
ana eewaH Oy Inc list convention
render It impossible ponu,,st. -