The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-15
BRYAN A POPULIST.
So Says the Secretary of the Peoples
Party.

SO says the secretary or the PeOp1eS'
Party.
WASHINGTON, July IA. H. Tur-
ner, who for the last four years has
been secretary Of the national commit
tee Of the Peoples party in a signed
statement, urges Populists to support
Bryan for president. He writes:
The result of the late national Democratic
convention is undoubtedly the triumph OF
Populism. A large portion of the voters in
the Populistic party in the South and West
were originally Democrats, and left the old
party because it was dominated in every ma
tional convention by the Eastern Democrats,
who represented Wall street and the monopo-
lists Of New York and New England. 1t be-
came quite evident to every thinking man
that as long as New York was allowed to
make the platform and name the candidate
of the Democratic party that the people
would have no show, and that their rights
and wishes would always be ignored Be-
ieving this, the thinking men among the
rank and file determined to quit the old
party and organize a new one. Hence the
existence of the Populist party.
The Democratic party at Chicago simply
purged itself ,and came out for true Democ-
racy, and to all intents and purposes, sub
stituted the Populist platform for the old
platform that the party has been using for
years and which was dictated and foisted
upon the people by the gold bugs of the
East.
Mr.. Bryan, the nominee of the convention
is man who fits the platform. / have per-
sonally watched his course for number Of
years and know that his every impulse has
been against the oppressors of the people, and
in behalf Of the great masses. For more
than two years he has acted with the Pop
ulists of his own state. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the principles advocated by the
Populist party have captured the Democratic
party, and have driven out Of it's rank that
element which has always been opposed to
true Democracy, and which from the begin
ming has been affiliated with the Republican
a fC na nrnn licfc u,
the United States should rejoice that their
principles have taken such a hold that one
of the great parties of the country has been
compelled to adopt those principles and NOM
mate ticket to carry them into execution
II the Populists think more of their princi-
pies than they do of mere party organization
they Will be compelled to unite with the
forces going in the same direction, and there
by rescue our country from all the distress
which they predict would befall 1t, should the
gold standard be permanently fastened upon
AS secretary Of the national committee
of the Peoples party for the last four years.
| have labored in season and out Of season
for the upbuilding of our party love the
associations which have formed in It's
ranks, but while these are dear to me- the
principles Of the Populist party are much
dearer. l feel that / would be, one of the
worst enemies Of the Peoples party and of
its principles should l not take the step at
this time that l believe will eliminate in
the triumph of every demand made by the
Poiey' VIZ nave advocated union OF the
South and West in order that we might
bring about the necessary financial reforms
Now we have a chance of bringing all our
hopes and desires to a grand consumma-
ton.
"The truth Of 1t is that the only point the
Populists now have to decide is whether or
not they will take Mr.. Bryan, whom every
gold bug in the country has denounced as a
Popultst for our next president of the Uni
ted States, or whether they will take Mr.
Mckinley, who represents everything that
the Populists have denounced since they
have been a party.