The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-15
SECRETARY TURNER FOR BRYAN.
Says the Democrats Have Thoroughly
IrAnrSe1 Pannlf<fn

washington City. July III. III. Turner.
secretary of the national committee of the
Peoples party. today issued the following
statement: THE result of the late
Democratic convention is undoubtedly the
triumph OF Populism. A large portion OF
the Populist party IN the South and West
were originally Democrats and left the old
party because IL WAS dominated in every
convention by the Eastern Democrats.
who represented Wall street and the mo-
nepolists of New York ana New England.
IL became evident to every thinking man
that as New York was allowed 10 make
the platform and name the candidate or
the Democratic party. the great plain
people would have no show. and that
their rights and wishes would always be
ignored. Believing this, the thinking
men among the rank and file determined
to quit the old party and organize new
party. Hence the existence of the Popu-
list party.
THE Democratic party has purged it.
self, reorganized itself and come out
for true Democracy, and 10 all intent
and purposes substituted the Populist
platform for the old platforms that
the party has been using for years, and
which were dictated and foisted upon
the people by tbs godbugs OF the East.
Mr.. Bryan, the nominee of that conven-
ton is a man who fits the platform. l
have personally watched his course for
number of years, and know that his every
impulse has been against the oppressors
of the people ana in behalf OF the great
masses. For more than two years he
has acted with the Populists of his own
state. 1t cannot be successfully denied
that the principles advocated by the
Popullst party have captured the Demo-
cratic party and have driven out or Its
ranks that element which has always
been opposed TO true Democracy and
which from the beginning has been anil
lated with the Republican party as its ma
tural home.
"All Populsts in these United States
should rejoice that their principles have
taken such a hold upon the American peo-
PIE that one of the great political parties
OF the nation has been compelled TO adopt
those principles and nominate a ticket
pledged TO carry them into execution.
"If the Popuhsts think more or their
principles than they DO of mere party or
ganIzation, they will be compelled TO unite
with the forces going In the same direc-
tion and thereby rescue our country from
all the dire calamities which we have pre-
dicted would befall II should the gold
standard be permanently fastened upon
us.
..As secretary OF the national commit
tee OF the Peoples party for the last four
years have labored In season and out OF
season for the uplifting of our party. /
love the associations which I have found
in Its ranks; but, while these are dear 10
me, the principles OF the Popuiist party
are much dearer / feel that would be
one OF the worst enemies OF the Peoples
party and Of its principles should / not
take the step al this time that / believe
will culminaie in the complete triumph
OF every demand made by the party. We
have advocated a union OF the South and
West in order that we might bring about
the necessary financial reforms. Now we
have a chance OF bringing about all our
hopes and desires to a grand consumnsa-
tion
''The truth OF II IS that the only point
we now have 20 decide IS whether or not
they Will take Mr. Bryan. whom every
goldbug in the country has denounced a.
a Populist. for our next president Of the
United States. or whether they will take
thing the Populsts have denounced and
Just the opposite OF everything they have
advocated since they have been party.
Looking at IL from this standpoint. I
feel that in the election of Mr.. Bryan
Popuh~rn has triun phed. and when say
Populism mean that the great common
people Of the United States. the masses.
have trFlimphed against the classes, and
should Mr. Mckinley be elected. the
eiasscs will have fTiumphed, the British
gold standard will have been permanently
fastened upon the limbs o., industry in
shls country, and there viii be nothing
ieft for as bat serfdom that will undouht-
edly bring or a bloody revolution In the
near future"