Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-30
TO POPUlISTS.

ly tor minute or two with our friendS OF
the Peoples party. We believe we
know the Populists and we are sure
that we honor them for the principles
for which they contend. 1t is not
so long since that we acknowledged ad.
herence to that party that we have for
gotten its principles. Nor did we leave
the party because we disagreed with
even one of its essential tenets. We left
the Democratic party because it was
wrong in our judgment and mere side
show to the Republican party. We lett
it because Grover Cleveland and the
dominating elements of that party were
so conducting it and so directing Demo-
cratic sentiment as to make II but a
feeble echo of the Republican party.
standing for all that was vicious. and
nothing that was good in the principles
OF the latter. We left the Peoples party
for the simple reason that the Democratic
party had met the dem ,nds OF the for
mer organization, and bad returned to
the principles of the fathers. In this
change we took from our platform not a
plank. A great national organization
with party machinery and thousands of
adopted the Omaha platform entire as to
its essential planks and had given the
people a nominee for President whose
character was an earnest OF his sincere
purpose to stand on every Flauk of
that platform in the event Of cleo
ton. The party had done what the
Peoples party was organized to induce
or force one OF the great parties 10 do.
The protes, had succeeded. A giant had
come 10 espouse our cause feeble though
we were. Who among the Populists ex.
pec,ed that the organization would en-
durc even SO long as now, providing its
principles found acceptance in the coun.
ellis OF one OF the two great parties
VIVA, Populist can read with anything
but pleasurable emotions the story OF
Democratic convention alter convention
in great commonwealth all over the ma
ton praising William jennings Bryan
and enuncisting anew the great princi.
Piles he represents. the Democratic party
represents and the Peoples party brought
to the fore Where are your sympathies
now Are they not with Mclean in
Ohio. and Goebel in Kentucky? These
men are Democrats in great states far
east contend,ng for idcntically the same
principles as were embodied in the Chi
cago platform, which is the very essence
of progressive Populism. These men
guaranty to William Jennings Bryan their
support in the Democratic National con.
vcntion, as does the Massachusetts Dem.
ocracy and that Of New York. Indiana,
NJ aine, and every Southern and Western
state. If you believe Bryan is to be the
upon a platform he will de.
mand. how long can you hope to perpe,u.
ate a party whose principles parallel
those Of the Bryan Democracy Is
it not time to recognize that a party
now rendered merely local in its scope
and power cannot long survive3 Is it
wise to strive tor the perpetuation OF
party in this county which contends
against the Democratic party and which
offers convenient loophole
for Republicans to once more institute
headquarters in the court housef II you
believe the party should be perpetuated
in obedience to the will of your National
do you believe you owe ad-
herence to a ticket that was named in
open disregard Of the advice and earnest
OF your national and state
that your party fuse with
other silver parties pending the greater
struggle Of 1900?
We earnestly ask all Populists to
ponder we'll these questions and IT they
feel that duty lies along the path OF fusion
at the polls, even though the men who
this years convention disre.
gardcd the advice Of the national lead.
ers. we ask you to lend your support
and Won vote TO the excellent ticket