The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
AN ADDRESS TO THE POPULISTS
ISSUED FROM NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.
PLUTOCRACY VS. The PLAIN PEOPL
Is the Title the Populists Leaders Would
Put on the Approaching Contest.
Populsts Urged to Rush to the
Teller Standard.

) ST. Louis, June 20.-As a result of Il
series of ofconferences between committees
lappointed by the seeding silver men of
the recent Republican convention and II
committee composed of prominent Popu-
4 lists. an address was issued tor light from
s the Headquarters of the Peoples party
national committee in this country advis-
ing Populists throughout the country to
make Henry NJ. Teller their national
, standard bearer.
Immediately after the silver men walk
ed out of the convention they appointed
n committee of which Charles Hartman
of Montana, Senator Pcttigrew of South
Dakota, c. f. Cannon of Utah and Sen
ator Dubois of Idaho were members, to
confer with similar committee of Pop
ulists. That evening at the Planters
hotel they met Mr.. Taubcneck of Illinois,
chairman, DR.. II. s. Taylor of Chicago
and Thomas VI. Patterson of Denver
of the national Populist committee, and
as result of that and subsequent con-
ferences the following address was is
sued:
Expressly disclaiming any purpose OF
any llSul W bllt amy pui'H VI pNiPvi'
by the views here set forth, we but yield
to an overpOwering sense of duty i'll say,
ing that we do to members of the
Peoples party and to all other good citi-
zens. who. apprehending the approach
of momentous crisis i'll our country's
life, are willing to avert ii by acts OF
exalted patriotism. We came to st
Louis as citizens members of the pcO'
pies party, to be present at the meeting
of the national Republican convention
that we might determine more definitely
for ourselves the true aim of that or
ganization III the present struggle. Here
we have seen the boss i'll politics more
securely enthroned, more serviclI
obeyed and more dictatorial as to can
didates and policy than has ever beer
witnessed before in the field of politics
One man, the perfection of his type
representing the millionaires, the banks
the corporations. the trusts and every
other remorsclrss and plutocratic cle
"a ment in our country'S life, has, through
"a the power of money. dictated the nom
nation of Mr., Mckinley and shaped the
platform of his party. This convention
slavishly responding to the will of thu
money power has forced an issue whicl
must be met in its challenge to the yoe
men of the land. If it is declined or il
it shall succeed. the fetterS of Il tyranny
more grinding than that of the cars ol
emperor's would be driven upon th'
plain people of this country; fetter'
which must be indefinitely worn with the
contemptible spirit inseparable from
with the Irresistible power of might!
revolution. That issues is formulated
in the demands that .''thc existing golt
standard must be preserved" and TO
the enactment of "all measures designed
to maintain inviolably the obligation
of the United States and all our none!
either coin or paper-at the presen
standard"
"This means that silver shall be per
manently degraded into mere money o
change and that it be deprived of it
legal tender quality, except for som'
paltry sum.
"That the greenback and all othe
forms of government paper money shal
be redeemed and destroyed; that the ma
tional banks shall be swollen into a pow
er of triple their present ability to con
tract the volume of money; to Absorb
the earnings of industry and to grip th'
throat of ali industrial and commercial
life while from time to time it terrorizc
the voters into choice of its tools TO
all legislative. judicial and administra
tive positions. The money power ha
forced this issue now because in it
Judgment those whom its policy will en-
families which can not be united i'll tim'
to resist its onset. 1t regards
it as impossible that harmon
ous action can be secured be
tween the different organizations tha
favor monetary reform and resistance t.
their insatiate greed. With Populists
silver Democrats and Independent bimct
allists supporting different nominees fo
president and the national congress, i