New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-22
POPULISTS FOR TELLER.
THEIR LEADERS ISSUE A CIRCULAR
THE PARTY ADVISED TO CONSIDER THE AVAIL
ABILITY OF THE POLLING coLoltAho
SENATOR AS THEIR CANDIDATE
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FOX fRENliisNl'
., Louis June 1.-THE result OF the Popnist
conference here was made public yesterday AFTER
moan. II is a circular addressed particularly 10
Populists and generally 10 voters Of every party
The document Is signed by twcnty-six Leading foPu-
lists from eight Western and Southern states IL
assaus the recent Republican Convention mere ana
continues in part as follows: 80
Thls Convention slavishly responding 10 the VIII
OF the money power, has forced an issue wilrn S.
he met Thai issue f. formulated In the denahds
that the existing gold standard must he preserves
and for the enactment OF an measures i,eJ
maintain invloably the obligations OF thr 'ui'e.
the present standard" This means that silver shal
be permanently degraded into mere none OF
quality except for some paliry sum lna u rmr
grcenback and all other forms OF Government paper
money shall he redeemed ana destroyed. -
In view of the shameless submission by the Re-
publican Convention to the most extreme G'hIarus
every thought and effort OF American manhood
should from this hour tend toward crea,hs mo
the conspiracy of wholesale robbery ana erindng 4p
preston coincidence Of fear Of h9pe 9i
people. Political division alone creates an obstacle
to unity Of Sc ana ., !, a S r@n0ye hts
obstacle 50 far az can IT, by n NC, c6S
template even the Thought Of merging our party
into any other or the slightest Impairment or us
to avert Il possible the disasters which the SUI
premay Of he none power now 50 msnaeH nbS
think alike upon the important issues OF the reform
In behalf u the election Of a President. who In
spirit IS antagonistlc to none Of the Fundamental
principles OF our party, and has openly enehEel III
the sturdy advocacy Of our cnieiest measures
Measures must he gaincd or defeated through
men. After all the chief problem in this crisis II TO
find a man upon whom patriots can unite, whose
He IS witness that II inirused with authority over
National legislation and its enforcement, he VIII
defy every allurement Of wealth and every menace
of power; standing unnnchncly by the cause or
the people in the fierce struggle inseparably con.
nec,cd with the >tnent OF proposed financial
reforms
The circular then praises Senator Teller, ana sug-
ges;s his availability as a candidate for President.
"as one upon whom all Populists may consistently
unite while they strenuously pres rye and sire ngih
Their organization. The necessity and wisdom of a
dispasslonate consideration OF his claims upon IN"
support % the American people have become the
more apparent since the patriotic Republican lead
ers who abandoned their party under his inSpra-
ton have ann luDcci him as the nominee ior fresl-
dent 81 the United States. W. beg our fslow-"opu-
Lists calmly 20 consider the suggestions We have
made Ii is our ferven; hope tina; the patriotism
Of motives will. In their Judgment. Justify the
course oi communicating We have taken.
The circular Is s!rncI by H. r. Taubeneck. III
nois: j II Davis Texas: NJ g Rankin. Indiana;
T NJ Patterson. Colorado; !. Hugh Mcdowell. Ten
negsee; John j. STEELE Illinois. Thomas Fletcher,
Arkansas; Howard IS T9yor Illinois; H9mer
Conman AIkansl' J, \. Elger,on. N"nraska; r
a Sankey. Kansas, Charles r. Palmer. l!lno'e;
-. Eager. Nebraska; j j. Hess. Illinois. a l. Max
well. Illinois George VI Jackson. Arkansas, : J.
Wright. Texas: s = Y. Arnold Illinois. Eugene
Smith Illno.'. " J. Quick. Missouri. calvin *.
W J. Fiat Tennessee ana Horace J. Clark. coo