The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-07-23
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july H.
New York World
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Nearly al
the politicians here believe that the
Populists will indorse the nomination:
Of Bryan and Sewall at their conven-
ton in St. Louis on July ~, Some
thing of a fight is predicted, with a
possible split in the organization, but
even in this contingency the main body
Of the party would it is thought, sup
port the Chicago ticket and platform.
J. H. Turner, the Secretary of the
| National Committee of the Pcpulists,
issued a mansfesto to-day urging that
this course should be taken as the only
hope of defeating Mckinley and elect
ing man friendly to silver. His ad-
dress is as follows:
"The result of the late National
Democratic Convention at Chicago is
undoubtedly the triumph of Populism.
A large portion of the voters in the
Populist party in the South and West
were originally Democrats and left the
old party because it was dominated in
every national convention by the East
ern Democrats who represented Wall
street and the monopolists OF New York
and New England.
"lt became quiet apparent to every
thinking man that as long as New York
was allowed to make the platform and
name the candidates the great plain
people would nave no show. Believ-
ing this, the thinking men and the
rank and file determined to quit the
old party and organize new party
Hence the existence of the Populist
party.
"The Democratic party at Chicago
simply purged itself, reorganized itself
and came out for true Democracy, and
to all intents and purposes substituted
the Populist platform for the old plat
forms that the party has been using for
years.
"Mr. Bryan, the nominee of that
convention for President, is man who
fits the platform. l have personally
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 mas
ses.
"For more than two years he has
acted with the Populsts Of his State
"All Populists in the United States
should rejoice that their principles have
taken such hold upon the American
people, that one of the great political
parties of the nation has been COM
PEELED to adopt these principles and
nominate a ticket pledged to carry
them into execution.
elf the Populists think more of their
principles than they do of mere party
organization they will be compelled
to unite with the forces going in the
same direction, and thereby rescue our
country from all the dire calamities
which we have predicted would befall
should the gold STANDARD be perma-
nently fastened upon US.
GAS Secretary of the National Com
mittee of the Peoples party for the
last four years have labored in sea-
son and out of season for the upbuild-
ing Of our party. | love the associa-
tions which l have formed in its ranks;
but, while these are dear to me, the
principles of the Populist party are
much dearer.
"I feel that l 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 believe will
eliminate in the complete triumph of
every demand made by the party.
.'The truth 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 Populist,
for the next President of the Uuited
States, or whether they will take Mr..
Mckinley, who represents everything
that the Populists have dencunced.'
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, the
head OF the so-called silver organiza-
ton, returned today from Chicago and
gave his emphatic Endorsement to the
ticket of the Chicago Democrats. Sen
ator Stewart will 60 to St. Louis next
week as delegate from Nevada to the
silver party convention, and it is un-
derstood that he will come out in his
paper tomorrow in favor of the Bryan
ticket.
Representative Russell, of Georgia,
a gold Democrat, said to-day: "The
nomination was by long odds the best
that could have been made on that
platform. Those who know Bryan will
vote sor him because of his personality.
He looks like Presidential timber. He
is one of the gentlest, incest fellows |
ever knew. He will make a model
President. Georgia will support the
ticket. There will not be 5000 bolt
ers in the State
A North Dakota editor unburdens
himself thus: "The politician is my
shepherd, shall not want for anything
during the campaign. He leadeth
me into the saloon for my votes sake.
He filleth my pocket with good cigars
and my beer runneth over. He in
quireth concerning my family, even
unto the fourth generation. Yea,