The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02
MIDDLE OF-THE-R0ADeRs NETT AND
RES0lUTe.

They Declare They Will Hold . National
Convention In April Of NeHtNsar TO ON
inate . Prssidsntial Candidate for 1890 |
Are They Crsky or are They Bent On |
Mischief-Ihey Will try TO Split the
Peoples Party and Take OF with Them |
What They Can-soms more bad Fruits |
From the NashviIls Conferencs-Butt Tn . |
Following Will be Email.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2i.-After
an all night session of the national
organization committee, represent
ing the middle of. the-road faction OF
the Populist Party, they reconvened
to- day behind closed doors. This af-
ternoon w. Il. Steinberger. Of Kan
sas, gave out the following address
as having been unanimously adopted
by the committee:
Recognizing the importance of ac-
tive and aggressive work to the end
of lining up all reform forces for
future campaigns, We, the national
organic alton committee Of the Peo-
pies Party, hereby call q meeting Of
said committee at the Lsclede Hotel,
st. Louis, Mo-. for January IL, 1898.
To the end of re storing perfect har-
mony in the ranks of the party and
effecting q more compact organiza-
ton, We respectfully invite the: ma
tional committe Of the Peoples Party
to meet with US in confer iEce on the
above date, appealing to their pa
triotic sense of duty to aid us in re-
storing to its once splendid estate
our party organization.
Feeling it due to the me m bers Of
the Peoples Party to outline the OBJ
jects of this call, we submit the fol-
lowing:
We recommend the holding of q
national nominating convention on
the first Wednesday in April, 1888.
We recommend the holding of
State conventions. at which dele
gates to the national convention shall
be chosen on the third Wednesday
in March, 1898.
We recommend that the nomina-
tions of Congressman be delayed I'M.
til after the holding of the national
convention.
We recommend that the platform
on which the contest for 1898 and
1900 be waged should embody the
following propositions:
| Absolute paper money, baseC
upon every commodity and res1urca
Of the nation, a full legal tender
and receivable for all dues to the
L nited S.ates.
Free coinage of gold and silver q
the present leg Al ratio; the coin debt
of the L nited States payable in either
at the option Of the government.
All money to be issued by tn
!, government to be paid out direct I
! the people for service rendered, o
. to be loaned to them at low rate Q
: interest on safe security, and with
!, ont the Intervention of private bank,
!. provided that the volume of th
currency shall not exceed $50 ps
, capita.
= Government ownership and operl
= ton Of railroads, telegraph and te
: ephone lines.
,fl Opposition to alien ownersnip au
. holding Of land for speculative pu
!. poses.
Opposition to court made Law.
81 Opposition to trusts.
!, We especially recommend the il
a itative and ref, repdum and the il
= perative mandate.
> Milton Park, the chairman Of Il
committee, said he believed that u
address embodisd d . platform upt
which the people Of the United Stat
"a would stand, and would give hear
- support.
5, At the meeting to be held ne
- January in st. Louis, Mr.. Park -
e. that he believed there would
,r. prominent Populists from all y
d. tioas Of the country. Whether
Id not the National Committee vor
attend, he said, he did not kno
but even If it did not his commit
: would 20 on and hold . national q
er. vention next year and make its o
nomination ut that time for Prs
dent in 1900.