The Lamar register., 1896-06-27
PoPULlSlS FALL In.
THE Leaders SUPPORT TELLER
After Conference with Republican Bolt
ers, Mr.. raab-neck and his Associate.
Issue Appeal 10 she Peoples Party
to Noutfaate the Colorado man.

series Of conferences between commit
tees appointed by the seeding silver
men OF the recent Republican CONVEX
tion and a committee composed OF
prominent Populls,s. an address WIS Is
sued last night from the headquarters
or the Peoples party national
committee in this city, sdv.s-
Ing Populis;s throughout the
country TO make Henry H. Teller OF
Colorado their national standard bearer
Immediately after the silver men
walked out OF the convention they ap-
pointed commitJe, OF which CharIs S.
Hartman OF Montana. Seaator r. +.
Pettigrew Of South Dakota. F. ]. Can
non OF Utah and senator Frcd T.
Dubois OF Idaho were members. 10 con
fer with a similar committee Of FOpu-
lists That evening nt the Planters
hotel they met II. f. Taubeneck OF
Illinois, shalrman; DIR. Howard ray-
ior OF Chicago and Thomas NJ Patter.
son Of Denver OF the National p pullst
commitgec, and as result OF that and
subsequent conferences the a1drcss
was issued.
Chairman Taubeneck in an interview
said tonight The seeding silver men
Of the Republican party and the Popu-
lists have. as the result Of our confer
enees, come 70 perfect agreement as
TO the future. and hencef1-th ve VIII
work along the same lines
He predicted victory for q ,icket with
Teller as It's leader
The address In pdrs Is as follows:
Expressly dlsclaiming any purpose
or right 10 bind any party or person by
the views here set forth. we but yield
to an overpowering sense Of duty 10
saying what we do to members % thu
Peoples party and to all other good ell.
gems, who. experimenting the approach
Of a momentous crisis In our counlry's
hfe, and willing 70 avert It by acts 81
exalted patriotism.
I'VE came to ST. Louis as citizens
members OF the Peoples party TO b.
present at the meetings Of the national
Republican convention tina, we might
determine more definitely for ourselves
the true aim OF that organization IN the
present struggle.
We have seen the boss in politics
more securely cnlhruned. more ser.
Wiley obeyed and more dle;atorlal as to
candidates and policy than has ever
been witnessed in the Geld Of national
politics
"One man, the perfection Of his type.
representing the miIHonalres. the banks.
the corporations, the trusts and every
other rcm0rseless and plutOcratic Gle.
ment in cur country'S life. has through
the power OF money dictated the nomi.
nation OF Mfr. Mckinley and shaped the
platform OF his party.
This convention. lavishIy responding
to the will OF the money power, has
forced an issue which must be met. II
is a challenge 10 the yeoman Of the land
II it is declined. or IL II shall succeed.
the fetters OF tyranny more grinding
than that Of the czars and emperors
viii be riven upon the plain people OF
The country letters which mus, be In.
definitely worn with the contemptibIs
spirit inseparable from willing serfs. OF
In the end be broken with the irresIstI
bic power Of a nightly revolution.
That issue is formulated In the de
mands that the existing gold standard
must be preserved and for the enact.
ment Of all measures designed 10 main
tain inviolably the obligations OF the