The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
AN ADDRESS TO P0PULISTS.

or hiS being elected 10 any O1ncei hlS personal spite against James G. Ma guire, and the strange influence which the Southern Pacific has acquired over Mir. Gator himself.
 Professor D. T. Fowler, who signs the Gator manifesto, and thereby sanctions the queer Catorisms, went into the fusion caucus at Sacramento on the evening of July II, 1898. Then Professor Fowler gave his pledge that he favored fusion. Professor Fowler was candidate before the caucus for the position of fusion caucus nominee for chairman of the State convention. Professor Fowler was not the sue cessful candidate before the caucus, but he then and there pledged his support to the successful candidate for the caucus nomination, and he re- neWed Els pledge to support fusion in the convention. The next day, with out giving. any reason for his sudden change of front, Professor Fowler astonished everybody by declaring that he was opposed to fusion.
 On the night of the second day of the convention, Professor Fowler was found with MT. Gator and others bus MT. Gator knows that no bolters' ticket. Professor Fowler's remarkable allegations concerning fusion come with peculiar ill-grace from man of his learning and ability and political experience who took three pledges to support fusion In the course of one evening, only about two weeks ago, and who incontinently broke all those pledges the very next day without the forMality of suggesting any plan of fusion which might be acceptable to him.
 Nothing need be said concerning the other three members of Gators com mittee. Evidently they did not speak for themselves.
 Mr. Gators attack upon Mcguire Is known to be because Of jealousy and personal spite. and Is backed up by garbled extracts from the Congress sional Record and by other distorted statements.
 The fact that the so-called bolters' convention of thirty or forty adopt ed the platform of the regular con- Vention proves that something be- sides principle actuated the leaders of the bolt.
 Messrs. Gator and Fowler know that the great majority of PopuliSts, the Democrats and the Silver Republicans have many political ideas In common They know also that the cardinal prin- ciples of the Peoples party are rap idly permeating all the liberal part of the body polite.
 They know that nearly all of those who are interested In trusts and monopolies and special privileges have been driven, or have gone without be- ing driven. into the Republican party. They know that only such monopo- lists as bid for price for treachery remain in the Populist, Democratic or Silver Republican parties. They know that such traitors are being dis ciplined and banished as fast as they are found out ana that the liberal parties are rapidly becoming purer and more devoted to liberalism.
 Messrs. Gator and Fowler know that the late convention of the Peoples party, which met at Sacramento, was beset by more varieties of external, i~ nal inf al ho before lowered about a convention in this Stat.
 Messrs. Gator and Fowler know that Republican emissaries were there to prevent fusion, if 1t could be preyent- ed by them.
 They know that one treachecous Silver Republican was there to fight against fusion.
 Trey know that few alleged Dem ocrats who were in the employ of the Southern Pacific were there to oppose fusion.
 They know that at least two or three alleged members of the Peoples party who are on the Southern Pacific pay roll were at Sacramento to oppose fu- sion at any cost.
 They know that enough unholy creatures were there fighting fusion to make the cause of fusion seem all They know that there were also enough honest but misguided anti-fu- sionists to make the fusionists almost despair of success.
 They know that evrry gold stand ard mOnopolistic journal in the State opposes fusion; that every adherent of Alger opposes fusion; that every one of Huntington's minions opposes fusion; that every Republican ofnce- holder opposes fusion: that every foe to liberty opposes fusion.
 They know also that the weak and lnHfd for between the scattered forces of the liberals as the only possible means of securing justice and the equality of all men before the law. And they know guire and the probability of the sue cess of the plan for honorable fusion has caused greater rattling Of po- litical and monopoliStc dry bones State.
 And everybody knows that the pres ent campaign in California is exciting more interest throughout the United States than any other political con test that is now going on.
 They know that if we are true to our principles we will clasp hands in friendship with all who believe as we "ITnited we stand. divided we fall"
 We therefore call upon all who want a change for the better in our affairs of. state to candidly and ca calmly eton+ con the people of this State; Scrutinize .ze platform and principles which they are pledged to carry out. If this is done we have no fear for the result
 MILTON CARLSON, Chairman Committee on Platform;
 Chairman City Central Committee
 PeopIe's Party. Los Angeles.
 E. NJ. WARDELL, Chairman State Central committee
 Peoples Party.