The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-14
An ADDRESS 70 POPUNFS.
ISSUED By COMM ND
wAsHBURN-PARI1
Err THAN EVER
CONCERNING THE CHICAGO PLA|FVNh
poor,i.tic Strength Forced the pen'O'
Gratis to Adopt lt-says the Demo,
cratic Party Is the Rear Guard u
the Populist Party

p,stor Ian, 1O.-George f. WASH
hnrn member of the peoples party Ia
t;onoI executive committee, today lSSueu
~ addrrss TO the populists of the Onl.ta
States. In part the address i "'
lows: ,r tbe
saw oro IN he congratulated upon lne
crowtb of our party and the tac' 'n"'
=, .ho rocort election nearly half OF the
voters endorsed our platform. No par
ty ever achieved more brilliant S"''' :,
IN .ucb brief time. Although hailo'-
AIMED in the late campaign, we ehleIse
from thc contest stronger than ever o"'
Marty also has a voting force larger 'ilaH
that which elected Lincoln, and an aple
and effective reform press OF hearN -oo'
nonnrs We elected several governors
os we'll MS many other state, count! anu
town officers. We hold the Dalance VI
uower in the United Staes senate anu
hoyn four times as many congressman
rs ever before. We united with lhe Si',
vnr forces in the recent campaign HUI
bocousr we believe free coinage OF silver
is the solution of the financial proolehi'
hut because it would better existing con-
ditions. would meet with the least re-
sistance and would become the entering
wedge for our main issue. viz: Full
free legal tender issued and governed
by the government alone. we nave
proved our loyalty at the polls, We are
free to act separately on advanced lines
and emphasize the principles the part!
was born to advocate. We can not Ia!
down our arms or cease our activity I'm
til the war for which we are enlisted
has ended in victory for our cause. Th'
democratic party proposes to continue
the silver fight. Two parties can no
exist on the same issue. The greater ali
serbs the smaller. Therefore if we re
main mere camp followers of anothe
party disintegration will result. Ou
PARTY strength alone forced the demo
Gratis to endorse the Chicago platfOrI
and nominate Il pOpulst for congress
Converts made for party regularity ca
not be trusted with the reforms in fl
turc. We are not democrats and ca
not he classcd as such. We simpl
united for a single campaign. The demo
cratic party is but the rear guard of on
own. We do not stand for redemptiO
money, but for scientific dollar kept il
variable by proper regulation Of ii
money volume. Then why should hig
school graduate re-enter the inferno
date grade? Our grandest achievement
are in the future. The proposed retir,
ment of the greenbacks and the discus
sion of the Pacific railway question wi
bring to the front the two stronges
measures of our platform and whateve
issues the party may adopt the logic c
events will so force upon the congress
and people the consideration of other +,
form measures. suggest that a nj
tional conference of party leaders an
workers be held as soon as practicabl
that we may have full and free e,
preston of opinion regarding our futuI
work. We hope, therefore, that the +,
form press will give the fullest poss
bic exposition of their views on this in
pOrtant subject; and our friends are il
vited to write our national chairman G!
pressing their views