The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-20
CRUSADE FOR BRYAN
Tom Patterson Of Colorado Jumps
Right Into III, Harness.
HIS REPLY TO TAUBENECK
He Does Not Agree With the Chair
man as to the Means to ecure
Certain Ends he Chicago
Ticket Is All hight.

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ST. Louis, July l9.-Hon. Thomas M.
Patterson. chairman of the regular Col
orado delegation to the populist con-
vention, arrived to-day and. with 9TH
/, ers, began a crusade in behalf OF the
nomination of Bryan and Sewall by the
popullst convention. During the even-
mig Patterson and his coadjutors pre-
pared and issued an address In reply
TO Chairman Taubeneck's appeal to
maintain the autonomy Of the party by
taking position against the nomina.
tion or endorsement of the democratic
candidate. The address Is as follows.
y I'VE agree with Chairman Taube-
neck that the all-absorbing question
with the populists Is. how can they as
sist In the speedy restoration of silver
to Its former place and at the same
time maintain and advance their party
organization? We believe that the peo-
pies party Is necessary to the country.
and should II be disbanded or become
inconsequential for want of numbers,
the money power would hold complete
swing over both the old parties. and
the masses be deprived of a protector
from the greed OF corporations. trusts
and syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as to the means by which these
ends are to be secured. To nominate
ian independent ticket. one In opposi-
tion as much to Bryan and Sewall as II
would be to Mckinley and Hobart,
would not only make II impossible Ia
restore free coinage of silver during
the life time Of the youngest man in the
coming convention, but It would prac-
tically annihilate the peoples party. as
far as followers are necessary 10 make
a party.
'The leaders might hold frantically
to the organization during the cam
paign. 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 Instead Of nominating 9TH
ers. the peoples party. convention
should pominate. not endorse, Bryan
and sewall. The convention should
make these two men the party nomi-
nees. 1t should adopt its own platform
of principles and place them upon II as
their choice for president and vice pres
sident. Having done this. the delegates
T-cm return to their homes and, looki ~
their constituents In the face. say. We
have made this partial sacrifice Of par
ty 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 necessary to secure
practical relief to suffering country
even to the extent OF supporting candi-
dates nominated by other parties. No
greater test Of party devotion to prin-
ciple can be devised, and. measured by
that, the peoples party rs preeminently
worthy Of support and confidence
"The plea Of the chairman that when.
ever one party endorses the national
ticket OF another II has no further use
to exist Is wholly without precedent tc
sustain II. The chairman's logic il
simply this: The restoration of silver
is known to be absolutely necessary tc
bring back the country's departed
prosperity. The democratic and peo
Piles party are both agreed upon thi,
and some other vital questions; bu
otherwise they differ. The democratic
party adopts a platform and selects
presidential candidates pledged and
known to be sincere In advocating these
vital measures. The republican party
Is pledged to measures the extreme re-
verse of those upon which democrats
and popullsts agree. and II the demo
Gratis and populists unite the republican
party will fail.
TT Is strange logic indeed that thu
peoples party must die because Il
does right: that II must die because Il
Is magnanimous and patriotic enough
TO go outside OF its own ranks for 9
presidential candidate who. though MOI
populist In name Is In deepest sym
pathy with its most cherished and vita
measures, to remove a blighting curse
on the country.
1T IL impossible for popuhsts &c
make a fight for their local tickets, as
Mr.. Taubeneck claims. where they are
running popullst tickets without fuslor
with either panty. The nomination ol
Bryan and sewall by the national con-
vention must strengthen them with
the people. 1t Is true that instances
have been made with the republican
gold standard party for the sake Of To-
cal spoils. The plans may be some
what marred but no true populist car
be less populst through such action
and It can cause no popullst candidate
to lose a vote.
why should the populist press dis
appear II Bryan Is nominated? The pro
posed action. IL taken by the populis'
convention. will add strength and in
fiuence TO every popullst paper In thu
land. The claim OF Mr.. Taubeneck tina
the populist party will be an ally ant
not an annex of the democratic part,
is an irldescent dream. Considering
the numerical strength and the power
full organization OF the democrats
party. coupled with the plain assur
ance which it's leaders have that tn
populists and free coinage republicans
will flock Ito Bryan and Sewall by th'
hundreds of thousands, whatever th'
populist national convention may do. i
may consider that the democratic par
! ty, having already nominated its can
. dldates and adopted bts platform, viii
| make the copartnership arrangement
which Is the wish OF Mr.. Taubeneck'
: plans. II must be clear that the demo
, cratic national convention has not
. ves.ige of the power necessary to ente
, into such an arrangement. even II the,
desire TO do 50.
The populist convention will sea
the doom of the party II, by its action
Il arouses a well-gr0undei suspicion
' that II prefers party autonomy 10 III
| LEGISLATION OF which the masses are 1