Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-01-02

Tom Watson "a rrup., Party rsprr
W have Ueru A-krd nuInDet Of times,
since the election, 10 suggest line ol ac-
tlun upun which tue people part, eau lie
ftOfgAniZri.
Having no authority ~ speak for
others aud not being cOnnrcted IN any
ulilrIai capacity Win the party, ~ have
hrzitalrd 10 Suggest
A letter Just received, however. from a
nlrtub-t Ui the National Executive com.
mittee, cnc~,UIaRcr us H. give our views
iut "hal lhet ulay he worth.
list We suggest that the National Ex
rcuIiNr committee he called together al
the earliest puesrIbie moment.
5ud, Ne suggest that a Resolution De
adupt,si cUnInIeudlng the policy uiiu-lun
with either Of the old parties, aud that
the committee pltSigr itself 10 recognize
none hut pupulIsta Middle Ut the itoa,i
fupulists hereafter,
uni, We suggest thai u new chairman
be chU~en fuI The national committee. lie
-uuuld not be the holder VI any office, nor
n candidate Tor ANY. He should be n man
wbu is straight pOpullst, and who can
give Ills attention ~ the Interests VI the
party, unbiased 10y his own political ia.
tefr-ls aud necessities ~ All Ulice holder,
~ office seeker.
llh We suggest that the committee
stand by the 81. Louis platform, without
gong backward or forward. II would lie
madness 10 stick the pillow In deeper, II
would h~ lunscy 10 TRY ~ make II run
lightrr The Slne thing i- 10 stand pat.
lake the platform ~ II Ia. The country
II familiar with II he pcOple have been
educated up tO It, A majority Of the
voters favor II. We only Deei lea,ierrhlV
which Will inspire confidence, and when
will harmuuile all the reform elements.
NJ better rsllying pplnt can I've found
than the ~. LOuls platfol M Of lsI.
9th, We suggest that We take ny the
challenge thrown down 10 Us III tleNe'
lands last message. lie say the banks
shall issue the paIEr CURRENCY. We 81!
the gu\vTUuIenl shall DO IL
VA tins ISSUE all the Argument. all the
justice, all the sound cuinlnUn -sIl-e Il
With u-. We can carry the country by
storm on thai issue alone. Clp,eland and
the gold -landariites cuulu not chose u
battle ground for which We are better
prepared The issue, just H. he puts II
brings ~ The front the vital principle vi
populism. and We will be more al home
III debating II THAI We can be IN talking
Ahnut silver
18th. We suggest that Ne need no new
plank In our ~. Louis platform.
We've got everything there that ",
need quite ~ much IA We can tote
l"n't let u leap up with any new ism
upon which We must 20 north aud edu
cate the people. We've been schoo
teaching long enough Tor n while. lie
w 10 something. political movemen
cannot run ahead OF the educationR
movement. We are educated upon ever.
plank III the ~. Louis platform. and III
democrats. and many republicans ar
committed 10 II,
Why abandon slch n strong position
II we stand pat upon the 81. Louis plat
form. and pledge ourselves against IN
sion, what IL a. become Of the BryaI
democrat. II he doves not join our party ,
be will be the worst Lost man that eve
saw has road peter out into dim uncer
, tainty amid the gathering gloom.
Had Il not been FOR the deadly pitfal
Of fusion, populism would have COMPEL
ri the Bryan democracy % join u tn
. year. II had nowhere else togo. fusioI
, saved IL.