The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-06-26

every thorough effort of American
manhood should, from this hour, tenC
towards creating and cementing
union between those who would resis
the conspiracy of wholesale robber7
and grinding oppression.
Measures must be gained OF defeat
ed through men. After ali the CHIEF
problem in this crisis is to find a mar
upon whom patriots can unite, whose
! life is witness that if entrusted will
authority over national legislation and
| its enforcement, he will defy every
sllurement of wealth and every menace
of power, standing unfinchingly by
the canse Of the people in the fierce
struggle insepara5ly connected with
the enactment of our proposed fnan.
/ cial reforms.
ave see in the private and official
life of Henry M. Teller, a beacon, burn
ing brightly, warming the people of the
threatening shores of discussion
Nominally republican, he has many
times openly defed his party when its
members sought to make it an in
strument of injustice and oppression.
"FOr 20 years he has stood as bull
wark against the tryannical encroaeh-
ments of the national banks; he has
never hesitated to declare that they
should be deprived of all authority to
issue money and control its volume;
he is an unfinching advocate Of the
duty of the government to maintain
and exercise exclusively for the people
the sovereign power of emmitting all
mOney-gold, silver or paper, He holds
that to issue bonds in time of peace is
a stupendous wrong to the people and
the country.
"When to this official record are
united an unsUllied private life, char
acter without blot OF stain, grateful
generous nature, a patriotism that
knows neither state nor section, we
feel that we are but performing a duty
to our beloved country iu thus calling
attention to Mr.. Teller's merits and
availability as a candidate for presi-
dent; as one upon whom all populists
may consistently unite while they
strenuously preserve and strengthen
their organization.
"We beg our fellow populists to calm
ly consider the suggestions we have
made. Tt is our fervent hope that the
patriotism of our motives will, in their
judgment, justify the course of com
munication we have taken. Let all of
US SO act that if, in the wisdom of an
inscrutable providence, the union
which We may tender, and of which our
suffering country stands in such trying
need may not be effected, we can at
least declare in the presence of God
and our country that we did orr duty
as patriots, and the fault of failure
does not lie at our door. (Signed.)
Il. E. TAUBENECK, Illinois.
]. H. DAVIS, Texas.
NJ. G. RANKIN, Indiana.
7. M. PATTERSON, Colorado.
J. HUGH MCDOWELL, Tennessee.
JOHN P. STEELE, Illinois.
THOMAS FLETCHER, Arkansas.
HOWARD S. TAYLOR, Illinois.
HOMER PRINCE. Arkansas.
J, W. DOLLIsON, Arkansas.
NJ. R. CoFFMAN, Arkansas.
]. A. EDGERToN, Nebraska.
R. A. SANKEY, Kansas.
CHARLES E. PALMER, Illinois.
+. D. EAGEE, Nebraska.
j. D, Hess, Illinois.
A. L. MAXWELL, Illinois.
GEORGE NJ. JACKSON, Arkansas.
S. ]. WRIGHT, Texas.
S.P. Y. ARNOLD, Illinois.
EUGENE SMITH, Illinois.
WI. Quick, Missouri.
CALYNK. REFsNIDER, Missouri.
FRANK E. RI0HEY, Missouri.
w, j. FLATT, Tennessee.
HORACE G. CLARK, Colorado