The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-15
PoPuLISM.s TRIUMPH.

POPULISM'S TRIUMPH
Washington, July III. II. Turner
who for the last four years has bee
secretary of the national committee o
the Peoples party. in a signed state
ment urges Populists to support Bryal
for president. He writes:
1.-The result of the late national Dem
ocratic convention is undoubtedly tbs
triumph Of Populism- A large portion
of the voters in the Populist part.
in the south and west were original!
Democrats and left the old party be
cause it was dominated in every nation
al convention by the eastern monopo
lists of New York and New England
1t became quite evident to every think
ing man that as New York was allow
ed TO make the platform and name the
of the Democratic party, the
great plain people would have to show
and that their rights and wishes would
be ignored Believing this, the think
ing men among the rank and file deter
mined ito quit the old party and organ
iZe a new party. Hence the exiStencf
Of the Populist party.
SIMPLY PURGED ITSELF.
''The Democratic party at Chicago
simply purged itself, recognized Itself
and come out for true Democracy and
to all intentS and purposes substituted
the Popuiist platform for the old plat
forms that the party has been using
for years and which were dictated anC
foisted upon the people by the gold
bugs of the east. Mr.. Bryan, the nom
inee OF the convention Is a man whC
fits the Platform. / have personally
watched his course for a number Of
years and know that his every irnpugSt
has been against the oppreSsors Of th+
people and in behalf of the great mas.
ses. For more than two years he has
acted with the Populist panty Of hi.
own state. 1t can not be successful
iy denied that the principles advocated
by the Populist party, have captured
the Democratic party and have driver
out Of it's ranks that element which has
always been opposed to true Democra'
cy. and which from the beginning has
been affiliated with the Republican
party a: its natural home. All Popu-
lists in the United States should re
jose that their principles have taken
such a hold on he American people tina,
one Of the greatest political parties OF
those principles and nominate a, tickle,
pledged TO carry them into execution.
IF the Populists think more of their
principles than they do Of mere party
they viii be compelaed to
unite with the forces going in the same
direction and thereby rscue our coun-
try from all the dire calamities which
we have predicted would befail it should
the gold standard be permanently fas-
tened upon us.
BRYAN OR MKINLEY.
"As secretary Of the national commit
bee OF the Peoples party for the last
tour years. / have iabored IN season
and out of season for the upbuilding of
our party. love the associations which
have formed In Its ranks, but, while
-hese ara dear to me, the principles of
ne P0puifSt party are much dearer. /
eel That ] should be one of the worst
enemies of the Peoples party and OF
Is principles should not take the step
ID this time that 1 believe will cuGmi-
late In the complete triumph of every
demand that has ben made by the par
y. We have advocated a union of the
'outh and west in order that we might
ring about the necessary financial re-
or1ns. Now we have a. chance of bring
ns all our hopes and desires to a grand
The truth Of It IS that the only point
he PopuhisSs now have to decide Is
whether or not they will take Bryan
whom every goidbug IN the country has
denounced as a. Populist for our next
resident Of the United tates or wheth-
shIAr- mill ~r.l~
epresents everything that they have
dvocaoed since they have been a party
WILL THE POPS ENDORSE.
St Louis, July 14.-Dr. J. ]. oft.
ecTetary OF the Bimetllc league of
America, returned here today from
'hicagO and secured rooms at the Lin
ell hotel during the coming convention
or Senator Stewart OF Nevada, Con-
resSman Newyands, William p. ST.
Ohm of New York, and others. He
'as asked il the bimetailic national con-
ention would endorse Bryan. He said:
As one OF the officers OF the Bimetallic
sague, ] don't think it would be alto
ether proper for me to undertake TO
Orecast what IL will do i know, how
yer, that Mr.. Bryan is a great favor
'e with many prominent in the league"
L. K. Taylor OF Paducah, KY, men,
er Of the Populist national committee
nd editor of the Paducah Herald, was
enc to engage quarters for the Ken
lcky deiega ton and 800 visi tors to the
ational convention. When question:
as TO the Kentucky Popuaists choice
1r president he said: II can't say fur
her than they did want Teller and
oped that the Chicago convention
-ould nominate him SO that they could
ndorse him"
will the Populists indorse BRYAN
hen they meet here next week." he
as asked.
They may. but I doubt it, because
e have TO maintain our party organi-
alton, We may nominate Teller and
gree to divide our electoral ticker on
he basis that the strongest man win
tier the general result Is known. This
feasible, and after all,it looks as il
would be but the Endorsement OF
ryan, for he would more likely be the
RATES TO ST. LOUIS.
The following announcement was
wen out tonight: ''Ali railroad asso-
atoms in the United States. except
Re trunk line association, with head
larters in New York and embracing
le following lines: Baltimore and
hio Central railway; Delaware. Lack
mama and Western; Erie railroad:
rand Trunk railway: Lehigh Valley
ad: New York Central and Hudson
iver; New York. Ontario and Wesx-
n: Pennsylvania railroad Phaades-
ia and Reading and eWst Shore and
e New England ASSOCIATION. with
sadquarte-s in Boston. have given a
lie fare for the round trip. commsnc-
& July 10. for all delegates and visit
5 to the Peoples party convention and
e silver convention. both OF which
set in St Louis. July %.
CSigred.l J. HUGH MCDOWELL