Daily camera., 1898-10-03

should name the Office or Offices to which
in its opinion they were severally entitled
and fusion would be successfully accom-.
plished along that line. Candidates for
local offices, however, proceeded with the
peculiar initiative system of the Popu-
lists to secure expressions in favor OF
nominations for themselves and against
fusion. All this, We trust and believe,
was done throught the grossest species
of Misrepresentation as to the purposes
of the Democratic and Silver Republi
can followers of Charles S. Thomas and
Henry M. Teller, aided and abetted by
such doubtful characters as H. M. Minor
and other hotsam and jetsam of the
political world to say nothing of the
kindly interest of the astute and un.
scrupulous managers of E. O. Wolcott
and Marcus A. Hanna.
We have great respect tor the rank
and file of the Peoples party. We be
lleve with Mr.. Teller that they consti'
tute largely "the best brain and Drawn OF
the west" but we invite the attention OF
these political workers to the fact that
their local misrepresentation in conven-
ton have spurned the overtures made by
their party at Colorado Springs and re.
fused absolutely to confer with other ad
vocates of silver and representatives of
other silver parties according 10 the
tenor of the honorable agreement there
entered into.
And what was the purpose OF that
agreement? Assuredly not that Offices
should be divided among political par
ties. No, no! 1t was the contamination
by mutual sacrifices ON the part of the
representatives Of three great parties
that one ticket should be presented as
indicative of the united purpose OF Col
orado that the world should know that
the silver issue is not dead and that
Henry M. Teller and not Edward o.
Wclcott is the true spokesman and rep
resentative OF this people. No similar
number of citizens ever dedicated them
selves to holler cause and to bring
about this consummation so devoutly to
be wished. two thousand delegates speak
ing fer their parties guaranteed with one
voice that they would return to their
harness and aid in bringing about union
local as we'll as state, so that Mckinley
Ism, Wolcot,ism and Mark Hannaism
nigh, receive most overwhelming re-
buke in every precinct of Colorado, from
candidate for constable to that of govern.
or. To the everlasting shame OF the
| Populists of Boulder county-we refer to
their misguided or purchased represen-
| tatives-this is the only county, with but
one exception in the state, to repudiate
so far as Populist action is concerned,
the pledges sacredly made at Colorado
Springs. There were no candidates in
the Democratic and Silver Republican
conventions, but there were sincere men
and women who desired to throttle Nc.
Klnleyism wherever its hideous face is
raised, and these parties, after striving
all day for cooperation with the dele
gates OF the Peoples party, presented a
ticket which we are proud to publish at
the head of these columns. We shall
court investigation of its personnel,
claiming nothing of perfection nor set
ting aught down in malice against their
opponents but asserting our belief that
because of their devotion to the great
cause of the masses they are entitled to
the, ,sufrages of a majority of the citizens
of this county. Their triumphant elec-
ton would be a healthy rebuke to cor
rupt Populist would.be leaders and
would do that party word of good
by way of inspiring respect for its ami.
mating motives.
1t was through the despatch published
exclusively by the Camera Saturday