The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-20
IT'S NO TIME TO WALK OUT
AND NOMINATE A TICKET In OP-
POSITION TO BRYAN AND
SEWALLl.
Unite Now or Expect Nothing Fur
ther for "a Generation, Says the
Colorado Metal Boomers.

lOiIidS M. FdCI0rSOn, chairman or the
regular Colorado delegation to the Pop
ulist convention, arrived today and
with others Immediately began a cru
sade In behalf Of the nomination of
Bryan and Sewall by the Populist con-
vention. During the evening Mr.. Pat
terson and his coadjutors prepared and
issued an address In reply to Chair
man Taubeneck's appeal to maintain
the autonomy Of the party by taking
q position against the nomination or
Endorsement of the Democratic candi-
dates. The address of the Bryan fol-
lowers as prepared by Mr.. Patterson,
Is as follows:
We agree with Chairman Taubeneck
that the all absorbing question with
Populists Is and should be how they
can assist In the speedy restoration of
silver to its former place and at the
same time maintain and advance their
party organization. We believe that
the Peoples party Is necessary to the
country and that should it be disband-
ed or become inconSequentia1 for want
OF numbers the money power would
soon resume complete sway over both
the old parties and the masses be de-
pr1ved OF protection from the greed
OF corporations, trusts and syndicates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as to the means by which these
ends are to be secured. To nominate
an independent ticket, one in opposi-
tion as much to Bryan and Sewall as
1t would be to Mckinley and Hobart
would not only make 1t impossible to
restore free NOiI1la Of
life time Of the youngest In the coming
convention but 1T would practically an
n1h1late the Peoples party so far as
followers are necessary to make a
party. The leaders might hold fran
tlcally 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 under the name and emblem
of that party if Bryan should be elect
ed they would find little obstacle to
continuing with it,
Instead of nominating others the Pop
ulists' convention
SHOULD NOMINATE
not fndOrse" Bryan and SeWall. The
convention should make these two men
It's own nominees party nominees
1t should adopt it's own platform OF
principles and place them upon 1T as
their choice for president and vice
president. Having done this delegates
can return to their homes and, look
Ing constituents in the face. saw: 1--WE
have made this partial sacrifice
Of party pride to make certain
Of the enactment into laws Of one
or more of the great measures
for which our party has struggled. In
doing this we have proven that our
no oY-txy c,fo de-, L.
necessary to secure practical relief to
the suffering country even to the extent
Of supporting candidates nominated by
other parties" No greater test Of
party devotion to principle can be de-
Vised and measured by that test. the
Popul1st party is preeminently worthy
Of the peoples confidence and support.
The proposition of Mr.. Taubeneck
that whenever one party indorses the
national ticket of another, it has "no
further use to exist" is wholly with
out precedent to sustain it. The chair
mans logic is simply this: 'The re-
storation of free coinage of silver is
known to be absolutely necessary to
bring back the country's departed pros
perity. The Democratic and PEOPLES
parties are both agreed upon this and
some other vital questions; but other
wise they differ. The Democratic par
ty adopts platform and selects presi-
Dental candidates pledged and known
to be sincere in advocacy of these vital
measures. The Republican party is
pledged to measures, the extreme re-
verse of those upon which Democrats
and Populists agree, and, unless Demo-
Gratis and Populists unite, the Republi-
can party will win and it's policy of
ruin indefinitely continue. Now be-
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lied capacity to make certain of OBJ
tanning these measures knowing
that If they are lost now
they will be lost for generations and
seeing no other channel through
which their success Is equally secured.
adopts the Democratic candidate it has
NO FURTHER USE TO EXIST"
1t 1t strange logic indeed that the
Peoples party must die because it does
right; that 1T must die because 1t is
great and magnanimous and patriotic
enough to go outside of It's own ranks;
a presidential candidate for one who.
though not Populist in name, is in
deepest sympathy with it for its most
cherished and vital measures to re-
move a great and blighting curse from
the country.
why will the nomination of Bryan
and Sewall, by the Populist convention,
render 1t impossible for Populists to
make fight for their local tickets, as
Mr. Taubeneck claims? Were they
running Populist tickets without fusion
with either party, the nomination Of
Bryan and Sewall by their national
convention must strengthen them with
the people. 1t is true in states where
fusion has been made with the Re,
publican gold standard party for the
sake of local spoils, the plans may be
somewhat marred but no true Populist
can be any less a Populist through
such action and it can cause no Popu-
list candidate to lose a vote Why
should the Populist press disappear if
Bryan is nominated?
THE proposed action If taken by
the POpulist convention will add
strength and influence to every Popu-
list paper in the land. The Populist
party press will then stand for prin-
ciple indeed, and as grateful and dis
eliminating American people are
brought to understand the patriotic
action taken for their sake by the
Populist national convention, the Popu-
list press will grow in favor and
measure of prosperity. 1t is true that
should the Democratic party be sue
cessful the Populists might not be in a
position to demand appointments to
Office from President Bryan.
But who can doubt the sense OF
justice and recognition or obffgatfon
for patriotic duty well done by .menl-
bers of the Peoples party?
Grant that the Democratic partykWlff
not be likley to provide for%paper
money that is not redeemable in coins;
but Mr. Taubeneck Is mistaken in his
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