The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-20

ends are TO be secured. 70 nominate nm
independent ticket, ono IN unpoSltl0n
US much to Bryan and aowali as It would
he to Mckinley and Hobart, would not
only mako L impossible 10 restore FREQ
coinage OF silver during tho lIfo timo 0e
tho youngest IN tho coming convention,
hut Il would practically annlhllato tho
Peoples party 30 far ns followers nre
necessary to mako u party. Tho lead
ers might hold frantscally 10 the organ
lsntton. during the campaign, but at It's
close they would find Its followers In
full fellowship with the Democratic
party, and having. voted lts ticket under
the name and emblem Of thnt party, IL
bryan should ba elected, they would lind
little obstacle to continuing with II,
"lnatcnd OF nominating others. tho
Populist convention should nominate,
not Indorsc.' Bryan and Sewnil, THO
convention should make these two mon
Ito own nomlnccs-the party nominees.
1t should adopt lts own platform of
principles and place them upon Il ay
their choice for President and Vice pres
ident. Having done this, delegates can
return TO their homes and looking con-
stituentS IN the face, say: we hnve
made this partial sacrifice of party pride
TO mako certain OF the enactment of
laws ot one or more OF the grcut prIncI-
pples for which our party hns struggled,
In doing this We have proven that our
party stands ready to do whatever IL
necessary 10 secure practical relief TO n
suffering country. even to tho extent OF
supporting candidates nominated by
other parties. No greater test OF party
devotion TO principle can, be devised
and measured by that test, the Peoples
party Is pre-cminently worthy OF, the
peoples confidence and support"
The proposition OF Mr.. Taubcnccls
thut whenever one party endorsea- tho
further use to exist" Is wholly without
precedent to sustain Il. The chalrrnan's
logic Is simply this: I'll i =
The restoration of FREQ coinage TO sil-
yer Is known to be absolutely necessary
to bring back the countrya departed
prosperity. The Democratic and Peo-
PIES party are both agreed upon' this
ana some other vital matters.
inc democratic party adopts q plat
FORM ard selects presidential candl-
dates pledged and known to be sincere
IN advocacy OF these Vitul measures,
The Republican party In pledged 10
measures the extreme reverse OF those
upon which Democrats and POpullsts
agree, and unless Democrats and pom
ullsts unite. the Republican purity will
win and its policy OF ruin indefinitely
continue. FIs .'''r =
1t Is strange logic. Indeed, that tho
Peoples party must die because It does
right; that 1t must die because II ia
great and magnanimouS and patriotic
enough TO go outside OF Its own ranks
for q presidential candidate for who.
fhntlUh NJ "a tT-t g..
deepest sympathy with II, for mos,
cherished and vital measures TO drive
out great and bllghtIng curse from
the country. DC
Why will the nomination OF Bryar,
and Sewall by the Populst convention
render II impossible for P0pulIsts. to
make 4 fight for their local tickets as
Mr.. Taubeneck claims? Where they are
running Populist tickets without fus-
Ion with either party, the nomination of
Bryan and Sewall by their national con-
ventlon but strengthen them with the
people.
1T is true, that should the Demo-
cratic party be successful. the PopulIsts
might not be In position to demand
appointments to office from President
Bryan, but who can doubt his sense OF
Justice and recognition OF obligation
for patriotic duty well done by members
OF the Peoples parity
Grant that the Democratic, party
Will not be. likely to provide for paper
money thatsis not rcdeemable In coin;
but Mr.. Taubeneck Is mistaken In his
claim that outside OF free coinage for
silver. all other reforms advocated by
the Peoples party Will be forced to
await the formation aud victory OF
some new party pledged to this support.
II he Will read the Omaha platform and
compare 1t line for with the plat
form upon which Mr.. Bryan was nomi-
natcd, he Will find that the latter
makes n solemn pledge to the coun-
try OF every reform advocated In the
former, except fat money, government
ownership OF railroads and the sub
treasury scheme. which latter measure
the Omaha platform itself discred!ted.
"The PopulIst convention will seal the
doom OF the party II by its action It
arouses a we'll grounded suspicion that
Ut prefers party autonomy to the legis-
latlon for which the masses are In such
crying need"