Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-15
FUSION DENOUNCED.
Anti-RuaIon Peoples Party Conference Han
suOs an Address to the Country
Ticket NOmInated.


Cincinnati, Sept 1.-THE middle-of-
thO-road populists convened their seq
ond days session of the national con-
vention early yesterday morning, when
the temporary organization was made
permanent and Chairman Ignatius
Donnelly made another radical speech
denouncing all those who had CO.
operated with fusion movements and
strongly advocating the reorganiza-
ton of the party, not only for an i'm
dependent presidential ticket but for
an independent candidate for congress,
state officers, etc. An elaborate adj
dress to the people of the United
States was adopted. 1t reafirms the
previous platform of the populists and
covers many additional questions, and
referring to the present situation Ii
says:
The peoples party vote In 1904 and 1905 ross
TO nearly 20O0,OOO and everything indicated its
speedy national triumph, In this emergency
tho democratic party saw thNt II had no re-
course but to steal ono of the principles OF the
despised populists. III tho Chicago cOnven-
tion OF 1903, In prearranged theatrical scene
Of great uproar and enthusiasm, II moved to
the front Us the devoted and lifelong champion
OF that which II had always opposed, Senator
Butler, who Is the chairman OF our national
committed preached disntogrNtion and demor-
allzatlon just rs Benedict Arnold stipulated for
the scattering Of the American forces that the
British might the more readily overthrow the
young republic Mr., Butler taught our forces
that the first duty OF soldier was TO break
ranks and 20 over TO the enemy All efforts to
chain the boundess subtlety OF this cunning
man have been In vain. Our chief battle IL
not against the characterization Of one OF the
metals for the benefit OF another. but against
the claiming OF the worlds progress TO tho car
wheels OF n prehistoric superstition In tho
shape OF both metals. The whole world to-day
is held In check by system OF gold barter,
while enterprise languishes industry suffers
and the cemeteries IRE populous with tho
bodies OF bankrupts and suicides. We will end
the tricks OF the ofllee-seekers by putting our
national ticket IN the fleld at onoe We boz
lleve the soul Is bigger than the pocket-bo0lC
We have nothing but kind words for republio-
ans and democrats individually Our hearts go
out to the wretched ana oppressed OF tho
whole world. While we demand that II either
gold or silver is TO be used as money, both shall
be so used we insist that the bost currency
this country ever possessed was the full legal
look forward with hope to the day when gold
shall be releRated to the diseased teeth OF tho
people and tho human family possess, free OK
tribute TO Dnhkers, u governmental full legal
tender measure OF values made OF paper, that
will expand side by side with tho growth OF
wealth and population The census of 1890
shows that one-fourth OF the jewellers In this
country of free homes had become tenants tho
population had increased % per cent In ten
years and wealth d per cent the mortgage
indebtedness advanced l56 per cent the iarm-
owning families despite the homestead law.
had increased but 2h per cent, while the ten-
ants Of land had Increased qOM,
The most important action OF tho
convention was the adoption OF the
referendum system rs the cardinal
principle in the future of the govern
ment of the reorganized party.
The following ticket was nomlnateds
For president of the United States,
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania; for
vice president of the United States
Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minnesota.
There was bolt in the convention
and the boilers afterwards issued an
address concerning their action.