The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-23
AN ANSWER 70 1AUbENECk
POPULST PATTERSON OF COL
ORADO SHOWS WHY POPS
SHOULD ENDORSE BRYAN.
WOULD STRENGTHEN THEIR PARTY.
Showing That They Are Consistent Pa
triots Instead Of Designing Spoils-
men-The Chicago Platform
Very Similar to the Oma-
ha Platform.

st. Louis, July 19.-Hon. Thomas NJ
Patterson. chairman of the regular Col
oradO delegation to the populist convcn
ton. arrived today, and with Others i'm
the nomination of Messrs. Bryan anC
Scwall by the Popuist convention. Dur
! ing the evening Mr.. Patterson and his co
adjutors prepared and issued an address
| in reply to Chairman Taubeneck's appea
to maintain the autonomy of the party by
taking position against the nomination
or endorsement of the Democratic candi
dates. The address of the Bryan follow.
ers, as prepared by Mr.. Patterson, is as
| follows:
I'VE agree with Chairman Taubeneck
! that the all-absorbng question with Pop
| ulists is and should be how can they as
sist in the speedy restoration of silver in
its former place, and at the same time
maintain and advance their party organi-
zation? We believe that the People, par
ty is necessary to the country, and that
seguential for want of numbers the mon
ey power would soon resume complete
sway over both the old parties and the
masses be deprived of Il protector from
the greed of corporations, trusts and
syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as to the means by which ends are to
be secured. To nominate an independ-
ent ticket. one in opposition rs much to
Bryan and Sewall as it would be to Nc
Kinley and Hobart, would not only make
it impossible to restore free coinage of sill
yer during the lifetime of the youngest in
the coming convention, but it would prac-
tically annihlate the Peoples party so
far as followers are necessary to make Il
party. The leaders might hold frantic
ally to the organization, during the cam
paign, but mt its close they would find its
followers in full fellowship with the Dem
ocratic party. and having voted its ticket
under the name and emblems of that
party, if Bryan should be elected they
would find little obstacle in continuing
with it.
Instead of nominating others, the PeO-
pies party convention should nominate,
not endorse, Bryan and Sewall. The
convention should make these two men its
own nominees-the party nominees. 1t
should adopt its own platform and prin.
ciples and place them upon it as their
choice for president and vice president.
Having done this delegates can return
to their homes and looking constituents
in the face. say: We have made this
partial sacrifice of party pride to make
certain of the enactments into laws of one
or more of the greatest measures for which
our party has struggled. In doing this
we have proven that our party stands
ready TO do whatever is necessary to Sc
cure practical relief to a suffering coun-
try. even to the extent of supporting can
didates nominated by other parties
mo greater test to party interests can
be devised. and measured by that test the
Peoples party is worthy of support.
'"fhe proposition of Mr.. Taubeneck
that. where one party endorses the ma
tional ticket of another IT has no ftlr'
ther excuse to exist, is wholly without
precedent to sustain it. The chairman $
logic is simply this: The restoration OF
free coinage of silver is known to be alb
solutcly necessary to bring back the coun-
try's departed prosperity. The Democrat
ic and Peoples parties are both agreed
upon this and some other vital questions
but otherwise they differ. The Demo-
cratic party adopts platform ana st,
lects presidential candidates pledged ana
known to be sincere in advOcation of these
vital measures. The Republican party IL
pledged to measures the extreme reverse
of those upon which Democrats and Pop
ulists agree, and unless Democrats and
Populists unite the Republican party Will
win and the policy of ruin indefinitely con-
tinue.
"Now. because the Peoples party III
its organized capacity, to make certain oi
obtaining these measures, knowing tnat
if they are lost now they will be lost tor
generations, seeing no other chanu ~,
through which their success Is equalis
assured. adopts the Democratic canui,,
dates, 1T has no further eXcusc to exist.
1t is strange logic indeed that the lSt.
nlr's party must die because it is right;
that it must. because it is great and mag
unanimous enough to go outside or lts
own ranks for presidential candidate
for one who. though not Il Populist III
name. is in deepest sympathy with 1t tor
its most cherished and vital measure 70
remove Il bighting curse from the
country.
why viii the nomination of Bryan
and Scwall by the Populist convention
render it impossible for Populists to
make Il fight for their local tickets, as
Mr.. Taubeneck claims? Where lney
are running party tickets without fusion
with other parties, the nomination OF
Bryan and Scwall. by their convention,
has strengthened them with the people.
1t is true in states where fusion has been
made with the Republican gold standard
marty for the sake of local spoils. the
nlans may be somewhat altered, but no
true Populist can be any less a Populist
through such action, and it can cause no
Populist candidate to lose tote.
"Why should the Populist party dis
appear if Bryan is nominated? The pro
posed action. if taken by the Populist
convention. will add strength and in
fluence to every Populist paper in the
land. The Populist party press Will
then stand for principle indeed, and as
a grateful and discriminating American
people are brought to understand the
patriotic action taken for heir sake 10y
the populist national convention tie
Populist press will grow in favor and
measure of prosperity.
1T is true that. should the Democratic
party be successful, the Populists might
not be in position to demand APP
pointment to offices from President
Bryan. But who can doubt his sense
of justice and obligation for patriotic
duty well done by members of the Peo-
ple's party? Grant that the Democratic
party will not be likely to provide for
paper money that is not redeemable IN
coins, but that Mr.. Taubeneck is mis-
taken in his claims that outside of free
coinage for silver all other reforms advo-
Gated by the Peoples party will be
forced to await the formation and vic