The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-01
POPS DO NOT AGREE
HE IS STILL FOR SILVER
While the Boston Man, Influenced
by the HERALD" Wants tho
Parry to Drop the Metal
for Coed.

st. Louis. Jan. 3i.-National Popullst
Secretary j. A. Edgerton of Lincoln.
Neb.. has written call for national
conference of populists az Kansas city.
Mo. Feb. %. 1897. and forwarded IL To
Chairman Marion Butler. urging him to
issue the same. Chairman Roselle of
the Missouri state peoples party COM
mittee has been informed of the pro-
posed conference and he Is heartily In
favor OF it, Mr.. Roselle. who is also
secretary OF the National Reform Press
association, says that no date could De
more opportune for "A national gather
ing OF populists than the one mention
ed. as II follows so close upon the day
named for the national meeting of peo-
pies party editors In Kansas city. a
call for which has already been Issued
for Feb. 90.
About two weeks ago George +.
Washburn of Boston. a member OF the
peoples party national committee. is
sued an appeal to the peoples party Of
the United States which was generally
published all over the country. This
appeal practically advised populists 10
abandon the silver issue and To take up
the question OF government issue of pa
per money and government ownership
OF railroads. J. A. Edgerton OF Lin
coin. secretary OF the populist national
committee soon after received the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. washburn:
My Dear MIR. Edgerton; lnelosed
send you a copy Of my appeal which !
Issued last week. The Boston Herald
mas requested me 10 secure ssnp
uin ot ietters from 'he ieaueis VI ou'
party Ewing ,neir views OH WI. P."
posed chanhe 10 ihuepenuen, pa,G a.
.'on as wen as enansns w. nsmse ,.
lssu. 70 scIen,iio h,oney az" s,,', so
men, oWhetsnip OF ra'roaus, "ouIu
pe pleased ,hereIore u you Mou'u ,,a'
me priei coihineh, inuicatlhs YOU, AZ
titude IN thls n,atter, Wnich , uus'
meets WIN your cv.eun ,,s, :,
Many yours. u; r. w Sshb' nN. ,,,
IN nus reply Mnlcn u oaeeu i.'h.o'n'
Nep:' Jan, "v' seeie.a's ,ose' ~" ,ase
lion. reorge r.. Wasnuurn n-"s Deal
SIR me Pe"p,es pa,ty has "ass
contehueu ior sciehtihe hivhes' ~ "as
Always coh'ehueu 10, ,he s",eih''''ns
ownership OF rah,oaus. No cnahsc VI
tne nshtihg ISSUE IL necessary 10 prins
thcse questions 10 'he front, Us iar as
popunsts are eoncerneu. i, has always
eohtehoeu aiso ior 'he Tree 'o'nake W
silver: IL snoulu not apahuoh ,nis s-
sue Simply because ano,ner party mas
,akeh u UP, pu, snpuio r.rne' supp'v,..
IL tne hioie Asa'ousy. ine popu'is'
parry was the nrs. =" raise ,ne rree ~.
Yer standard. Musl u apanuon lna'
STANDARD Simply because ah",ner par
" mas come 10 It's support 10. hsn.
does NOT cease 10 pe r,sh' pccausr ~
GAINS new adneren,s. Anu !" say ,ha'
we VIII not advocate right prhciple
simple because ano,ner party pr"ri's's
10 snare tHe crtuit i"t 'aiiyins " ="
success seems 10 me piayins ,he poy'
Ihat " 100 narrow anu seihsh '"uist
Tor the peoples party ror the popu.
lists To ABANDON iree SILVER now wouiu
ne IKE an army 'eaNihs ,le neiu wnsh
one more cnarse Wouiu WIN vac pa,,ie'
Thefe can ne no chahse oi the hen'-
ing issue untli this cause is won The
iines OF the hght are aiready drawn.
NO question ~ ever settled untii u is
settled right; Mchihleys e'ection was
secured by bribery, Misrepresentation
ana outright fraud. IL was not the de-
llberate verdict OF ihe American people.
The flght must I'VE mahe over ashih anu
next Time u VIII DE won. Next tliIle u
VIII DE hafder 10 mlsrepr'seht N.Nt
tlfne tne majority VIII be 81 large Una,
the tide cannot ne turned ny bflpefy'
Next time tne people VIII pe SO deter.
mined ana alert that tfauu VIII be wen
nigh Impossible.
1T uont pay 10 swap hofses whiie
crossing stream The saw may ne
homely, put II Is true you ask me-
then, what " 10 De the distinctive mis-
sion OF the peoples party TINS; To
push the hght, as In the past only WIN
more Nlsor tnan ever oeiore TOT Tree
silver: Tor supplemental issue OF pa
per money direct ny the government
Tor the government ownership OF rall-
roads ana telegraphs' Tor olrect legisla-
tion. Lei the work or education pro-
ceed on all these. abandoning nothing
changing no issue but standing hrmly
upon the platform made at omaha and
renewed al ~. Louis.
believe that more ana more OF The
reform sentiment OF the country Is
turning TO lhe populist platform In It's
entirety. believe that more and more
the people are concluding that these re-
forms must come logelhet. 1 heheVe
tan-l.ta Marty the MaSaa IN t.oI