The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-09
FUSION DENOUNCED.
Anti-Fusion Peep. e's Party conference Is
sues an Address to the Country
Ticket Nominated.

Cincinnati, Sept 1.-The middle-of-
the-road populists convened their Sec
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 in
dependent presidential ticket but for
an independent candidate for congress,
state officers, etc. An elaborate ad-
dress to the people of the United
States was adopted. 1t reaftirms the
previous platform of the populists and
covers many additional questions, and
referring to the present situation it
says:
The peoples party vote in 1894 and 1895 rose
TO ncnrly 2OO1,0OO and everything indicated its
speedy national triumph. In this emergency
the democratic party saw that II had no re-
course but to steal one OF the principles OF the
despised populists In the Chicago cOnven-
ton OF 1898 In u prearranged theatrical scene
OF great uproar and enthusiasm. 1t moved TO
the front rs the devoted and'lifelong champion
OF that which IL had always opposed. Senator
Butler who Is the chairman Of our national
committee, preached disintegratiou and demon
altzation just as 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 a soldier was to break
ranks and go over TO the enemy, All efforts to
chain the bOundless Subtlety OF this cunning
man have been In vain. Our chief battle is
not against the characterization OF one OF the
metals for the benefit OF another but against
~ N N nf hn
wheels OF prehistoric superstition In the
shape OF both metals. The whole world to-day
Is held In check by a system OF gold barter
while enterprise langushes industry suffers
ana the cemeteries are populous with the
bodies OF bankrupts and suicides. We will end
the tricks OF the ofiice-seekers by putting our
national ticket In the field at once We be-
lteve the soul Is bigger than tho pocket book
We have nothing but kind words for republic
ans and democrats individually Our hearts 20
out to the wretched and oppressed OF the
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 best currency
this country ever possessed was the full legal
tender grecnback Of the civil war And We
look forward with hope to the day when gold
shall be relcgated to the diseased teeth OF the
people aud the human family possess free OF
tribute to bankers u governmental full legal
tender measure OF values. made of paper that
VIII expand side by side with the growth of
wealth aud population. The census OF 1890
shows that one-fourth Of the jewellers in this
country OF free homes had become tenants the
population had increased % per cent IN ten
years and wealth a per cent; the mortgage
indebtedness advanced l56 per cent; the farm
owning families despite the homestead law,
had increased but ga per cent, while the ten
ants Of land had increased iOh.
The most important action of the
convention was the adoption of the
referendum system as the cardinal
principle in the future of the govern
ment of the reorganized party.
The following ticket was nominated:
For president of the United States,
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania; for
vice president of the United States,
lgnatius Donnelly, of Minnesota.
There was bolt in the convention
and the boilers afterwards issued an
address concerning their action.