The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15
C0XEY AND BROWNE.
a Popu,ist Note of Alarm Giver
to the World.
GOOD POPS" MUST SAVE THE COUNTRY
Declaration of Principles Made by the
Middle he-Road Populist Party
Leaders at the Conference
in ST. Louis.

ST. Louis, Jan. l4.-Gen. Coxey and
his reform conference Wednesday
morning adopted the following ad.
dress to middle-of- the-road popuiists:
st LOUIS, Jan. 49, 1897
10 THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED STATES
GhEEriNG: This nation has wrought wonders
In the DEVELOPMENT OF the forces of nature
which our worthy ancestors the wise trainers
OF The constitution OF the United States, whom
We revere. did not foresee. They provided for
the administration OF justice at the hands OF
wise, impartial AMI unpreJudiced officials
Alas with the development OF natural
forces ostensibly utilized for mankind S bet.
terment, avarice ana greed have more than
kept pace In place OF the proper admintstra.
ton or the provisions OF our national constitu-
ton, It's violation has become the rule A con.
dltlon has been thereby created that prevented
the success of every attempt at remedy which
must continue in the absence OF better con-
stltutlonal method, whereby the viii. OF ou
cltlzens may find expression In the written
law free expression OF the peoples will is
prerequisite OF the common veal
Presumlng that the conduct of Official duties
would forever as then, be by patriots ade.
Quate provision was not made for their conduct
by traitors which duty now devolves upon this
generation or the next will be slaves and in
capaottated through lack of liberty.
THE need OF a better method OF recording
the Will OF the people is paramount to further
education along the line of specific needs until
the method is secured. The drowning man
needs rope thrown to him in place OF censure
for his foolhardy attempt to cross thin ice.
Therefore, We the undersigned, who have
IN the past proven our patriotism and fealty
10 the primo pies OF humanity, after a full and
fair discussion Of the political, social and eco
nomleal situation, feel impelled by sense
OF DUTY TO call your attention to the facts
that the prosperity promised by the re-
publican party in the campaign OF 1896 has
not and can not be realized; that those who
led the so-called silver fight in 1896 now as
cribe their defeat to what they style The
populistic principles" in their platform
and that the peoples party, which was and
Is and should be the pioneer Of reform-has
by reason OF the action of some of its chosen
leaders through the end of delegated power
become temporarily an annex OF the demo-
cratic party.
Considering these lamentable facts, we
deem 1t our duty to appeal to all friends of re-
form and lovers OF justice to choose delegates
In the manner detailed hereafter to attend a
people party convention to be held In the city
OF Nashville, Tenn, on July 4, 1897, representa-
ton to which will be hereafter given to the
public by the organizing committee selected by
this convention.
The gold-holders and silver mtne-owners
having mutually exposed the selfish motives of
each other, we suggest for the consideration of
the proposed convention that gold should be
demonetiZed as well as silver, and paper money
OF federal issue only, full legal tender be SUBJ
stltuted therefor, said money to be issued In
accordance with the non-interest bond plan,
this being in harmony with and an implication
OF the sub-treasury plan embodied In the
Omaha platform.
The expense entailed upon voters by the
system In vogue, and the defects therefor, has
prompted the devising of a system which is
called the Theoriomic American ballot system
which we have adopted the method to be
used in the organization OF initiative and refer
endum clubs, and which we commend to the
consideration of lovers of justice and fairness
everywhere.
The club organization system which has
been adopted by this conference provides that
the will OF each club shall be binding upon its
delegates thus making all delegates and
officials messengers instead of masters of the
people selecting them. This method is at once
complete and effective, and provides for
the rapid capitalization OF the
true friends OF progress and reform
throughout this entire nation, into groups
of active, interested actors in the formative
process, of lawmaking through the initiative re-
ferendum and imperative mandate
Thorough incapacity of the leader of the
peoples party movement at their last July St
Louis convention in Offering support to the
democratic nominee for president with
out exacting from that party nomi-
nee for vice-president, and then furth-
hedging themselves about with
plenary power conferred upon them by a con-
hding constituency, and other equally PERM
cious privileges, warns that In future dele
gated power must not be conferred that eter-
nal vigilance must be observed, and that the
principles OF direct legislation must be applied
to party management.
JACOB S. CoxEY. Chairman
CARL BROWNE, Secretary"