Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-20

as to the Means by Which That
End is to be Secured.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 19.-Hon. Thomas
NJ. Patterson, chairman OF the regular
Colorado delegation TO the PopuI:st Con-
yentton, arrived to-day, and with 9TH
ers, Immediately began crusade in
behalf of the nomination Of Messrs.
Bryan and Sewall. During the evening
Mr. Patterson and his co-adjutors pre-
pared and issued an address in reply
to Chairman Taubeneck's appeal 10
maintain the autonomy OF the party by
taking a position against the nomina-
ton or endorsement Of the Democratic
candidates. The address of the Bryan
followers as prepared by Mr.. Patterson,
is as follows:
I'VE agree with Chairman Taubeneck
that the all absorbing question with Po-
puIists is, and should be, how they can
assist in the speedy restoration of sill
YER 10 IT'S former place and at the same
time maintain and advance the party
organization. We believe that the Peo-
pies party is
NECESSARY TO THE COUNTRY,
and that should it be disbanded or be-
come inconsequential for want of num-
| bers, the money power would soon re-
sumo compls5e sway over both the Old
parties and the masses be deprived OF
protector from the greed of corpora
tions, trusts and syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as 10 the means by which these ends
are TO be secured. To nominate an in
dependent ticket, one in opposition as
much 10 Bryan and Sewall as it would
be 10 Mckinley and Hobart, would not
only make it impossible TO restore free
coinage Of silver during the life time
Of the youngest IN the coming Con-
ventiOn, but it would
PRACTICALLY ANNIHILATE
the Peoples party so far as followers
are necessary TO make a party. The
leaders might hold frantically to the
organization during the campaign but
at its close they would find its followers
IN full fellowship with the Democratic
party. and having voted its ticket un-
der the name and emblem of that party,
( if Bryan should be elected, they would
find little obstacle to continuing with it.
Instead of nominating others, the
Populist Convention should nominate,
not 'indorse Bryan and Sewall. The
Convention should make these two men
its own nOminees-the party nominees.
1t should adopt its own platform OF
principles and place them upon it as
their choice for President and Vice
President. Having done this delegates
can retur nto their house and looking
constituents n the face say: we have
made this partial
SACRIFICE OF PARTY PRIDE
to make certain Of the enactment into
laws of one or more of the great meas
ure for which our party has struggled.
In doing this we have proven that our
party stands ready 10 do whatever Is
necessary to secure practical relief TO
suffering country. even to the extent Of
supporting candidates nominated by
other parties. No greater test of party
devotion TO principle can be devised and
measured by that test, the Peoples
party is pre-eminently worthy of the
peoples confidence and support
The proposition of Mr.. Taubeneck
that whenever one party endorses the
national ticket of another, it has no
further use 10 exist, is wholly without
precedent 20 sustain it. The chair
mans logic is simply this:
The restoration of free coinage to
s;lver'is known to be absolutely neces-
sary to bring back the country's de-
parted prosperity The Democratic and
Peoples party are both agreed upon
this and some other vital questions, but
otherwise they differ. The Democratic
party adopts a platform and selects
Presidential candidates pledged and
known 10 be sincere in advocacy OF
these vital measures. The Republican
perty is pledged to measures
THE EXTRME REVERSE
If those upon which Democrats and
/ Populists agree, and unless Democrats
and Popuists unite, the Republican
party will win and its policy OF ruin IN
definitely continue.
1T is strange logic, indeed, that the
Peoples party must die because it does
right: that it must die because it IS a
great aid magnanimous and patriotic
enough to 90 outside of its own ranks
for a Presidential candidate for one who
though not a Populst in name, is in
deepst sympathy with its foremost
cherished and vital measures TO drive
great and blighting curse from the
country.
why will the nomination Of Bryan
to
render It impossible for Populists TO
make a fight for their local tickets as
Mr.. Taubeneck claims? Where they
are running Populist tickets without fu
sion with either party. the nomination
Of Bryan and Sewall by their national
convention will but strengthen them
WITH THE PEOPLE.
at is true. that should the Democratic
marty be successful, the Populist might
not be in a position 10 demand ap-
pointments to office from President
BRYAN. But who can doubt his sense
of ust:ce and recognition of Obligation
for patriotic duty well done by members
Of the Peoples party.
Grant that the Democratic party VIII
not be likely 10 provide for paper money
that is not redeemable in coin; but Mr.
Taubsneck is mistaken in his calm that
outside of free coinage for silver all
other reforms advocated by the PEG
pies party will be forced 10 await the
formation ard victory OF some new
party
PLEDGED TO THIS SUPPORT.
II he will read the Omaha platform and
compare it Inc for line with the plat
form upon which Mr.. Bryan was nom
mated. he Will find that the latter
makes solemn pledges TO the country Of