Evening journal., 1896-07-20
Patterson's Appeal For Bryan.

SP. LOUIS, July 20.-IIon. Thomas Pat
tarsOn, regular chairman Of the Colorado
delegation to the Populist convention, has
arrived and with others Immediately be-
gan q crusade in behalf of the nomination.
Of Messrs. Bryan and Sewall by tho Pop
ulist convention. M Patterson and his
ooadjutors have prepared and issued an
address in reply to Chairman Taubeneck 81
appeal TO maintain the autonomy OF the
party by taking q position against tho
nomination or indorscment OF the Dem
ocratic candidates The address Of the
Bryan followers as prepared by Mr. Pat
terson is in part as follows;
We agree with Chairman Tauboneck
that the all absorbing question with Pop
ulists Is and should be. How can we as
sist In speedy restoration Of silvor to its
former plaoo and at the same timo main
tain and advance our party organizations
We believe that the Peoples Party is
necessary to tho country, aud that should
It be disbanded or become inconsequsntial
for want of numbers the money power
wonld soon resume complete sway over
both the old parties and the masses be do
prived Of a protector from the greed of cor
porations, trusts nd'syndinates.
But we emphatically disagree with
him as TO the means by which these ends
arc to be secured. To nominate an indie
pendent ticket, ono in opposition as much
10 Bryan and Sewall as it would be to Nc
Kinley and Hobart, would not only make
it impossible to restore FREQ coinage Of sill
yer during the lifetime of the youngest in
the coming convention, but it would prao-
tically annihilato the Peoples Party, so
far as followers are necessary to make a
party. The leaders might hold frantical-
ly TO tho organization during the cam
paign, but at its close they would find its
followers In full fellowship with the Dem
ocratic party, and, having voted its ticket
under the name and emblem of that par
~, If Bryan should be elected they would
find little obstacle to continuing with II.
Instead of nominating others the Pop
ulist convention should nominate not
'indorse, Bryan and Sewall. The conyen-
tion should make these men its own NOM
inees--the party nominees. 10 should
adopt its own platform Of principles ant
place upon them their choice for president
and vice president. Having done this, dele
gates can return to their homes, and, look
ing constituents in the face, say, We have
made this partial sacrifice of party pride
10 make certain Of the enactment intS
law one or more of the groat measures
for which our party has struggled.
In doing this we have proved that on
party stands ready to do whatever is nee
essary to secure practical relief TO the suf
fering country, even TO tho extend Of sNp
porting candidates nominated by othe
parties Tho greatest test Of party dovo
tion to the principle can be devised and
measured by that test, the Peoples Part.
is prominently worthy Of the people
confidence and support.
THE Populist press inculoated a grea
truth when it taught them to believe tha
the free coinage of silver at the ratio OF 1
TO with gold would drive gloom and des
titution from the country and replac
them with sunshine and prosperity.
poDulists have reason TO believe that thei
party will endanger that measure, eithe
by dividing the forces that favor 1t or b
imposing impossible or impractica6le COZ
ditlons TO secure its assistance Tor 1t, the
will abandon that party without regrs
and enthusiastically unite with the part
which they believe is most likely to secu1
theE the relief