The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-11
A POPULlST MANIFESTO.
Mr.. Washburn's Address to the
Peoples Party Voters.
NOT ABSORBED BY THE DEMOCRATS

lie Declares That the Result of the Recent
Election Shows the Rapid Growth Of
PopulIst Principles, and That the Party
Must Henoeforth Work Alone.
Boston, Jan 11.-George f. Washburn,
member Of the Peoples party national
executive committee, yesterday issued an
address to the Populsts of the United
States, In part tho address Is rs follows
I'VE are to be congratulated upon the
growth Of our party and the fact that in
the recent election nearly half of the voters
OF the Union indorsed much of our plat.
FORM No party ever achieved more bril-
liant success in so brief time. Although
handicapped in the late campaign, we
emerge from the contest stronger than
ever. Our party alone has voting force
larger than that which elected Lincoln,
and an able, effective reform press of
nearly 1000 papers We elected several
governors as well as hundreds Of other
state, county and town officials. We hold
the balance Of power in tho United States
senate, and have four times as many con-
gressmen as ever before
'We united with the silver forces in the
recent campaign-not because we believe
FREQ coinage Of silver is the solution of the
financial problem. but because it would
better existing conditions, would meet
with the least resistance and would be-
come the entering wedge for our main
issue, viz: full legal tender paper money,
issued and regulated by the government
alone. Having proved our loyalty at the
polls, We are free to act separately on
advanced lines and to emphasize the real
issues our party was born to advocate. We
cannot in honor lay down our arms and
cease our activity until the war for which
we are enlisted has ended in victory for
our cause.
"The Democratic party proposes to con-
tlnue the silver fight. Two parties cannot
exist on the same issue. The greater abb
serbs the smaller. Therefore, if we re-
main mere camp followers of another
party, disintegration will result Our
party success alone forced the Democrats
to adopt the Chicago platform and nomi
nate popocrat for president. Converts
made by party regularity cannot be trust
ed with the reforms Of the future.
I'VE are not Democrats, and cannot be
classed as such We simply united for
single campaign. The Democratic party
is but the rear guard Of our own. We do
not stand for redemption money, but for
a scientific dollar, kept invariable by
proper regulation of the money volume.
Then why should a high school graduate
re-enter the intermediate grader Our
grandest achievements are in the future
The proposed retirement of the green
backs and the discussion of the Pacific
railroad question will bring before con-
gress the two strongest measures of our
platform, and whatever issues tho other
parties may adopt the logic of events will
so force upon both congress and the people
the consideration of these measures as to
overshadOw all others, and win to our
ranks thousands of voters from both the
Republican and Democratic parties l
suggest that national conference of
party leaders and workers be held as soon
us practicable, that we may have the full
expression of opinion regarding our
future work"