Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-28
TO POPULlSTS.

ly for minute or two with our friends of
the Peoples party. We believe we
know the PopuIists and we are sure
that we honor them for the principles
for which they contend. Ii is not
SO long since that we acknowledged ad-
herence 10 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 1t but a
feeble echo of the Republican party,
standing for all that was vicious, and
nothing that was good in the principles
| VI tuS iditSi. We iSit thS SSHiS faits
for the simple reason that the Democratic
party had met the dem inds of the for
mer organization. and bad returned to
the principles OF the fathers. In this
change we took from our platform no; a
| plank. A great national organiz lt;on
with party machinery and thous lnds Of
adherents in every state in the union had
adopted the Omaha platform entire as to
its essential planks and had given the
people nominee for President whose
character was an earnest OF his sincere
| purpose to stand on every plank OF
that platform in the event Of cleo
ton. The party had done wha, the
Peoples party was organized to induce
or force one oil the great parties 10 do.
The protest had succeeded Agiant had
come 20 espouse our cause feeble though
we were. Who among the Populists ex.
pec;ed that the organiz atom would en-
dure even SO long as now. providing its
principles found acceptance in the coun.
ellis Of one Of the two great parties
WHAT Populis, can red with anything
bu, plsasurab.e emotions the story of
| Democratic convention alter convention
in great commonwealths all over the ma
ton praising William jennings Bryan
and enuncisting anew the great princi.
piles ne represents. the Democratic party
represents and the Peoples party brough,
to the fore Where are our sympathies
now Are they not with Mclean in
| Ohio, and Goebei in Kentucky These
men are Democrats IN great states far
east contend,ng for iden,icall, the same
principles as were embodied In the Chi
csgo platform. which is the very essence
guaranty to William Jennings Bryan their
support in the Democratic National con-
vention, as does the Massachusetts Dem
ocracy and that Of New York, Indiana,
| Maine. and every Southern and Western
state. If you believe Bryan is to be the
nominee upon platform he VIII de.
mand. how long can you hope to perpe,u.
ate 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 survive? Is it
wise to strive Tor the perpetuation ot a
party in this county which contends
against the Democratic party and which
contention offers a convenient loophole
for Republicans to once more institute
headquarters in the court house? If you
believe the party should be erpetuated
| in oo, dience to the will of your National
committee. do you believe you owe ad.
herence to ticket that was named in
open disregard of the advice and earnest
solicitation OF your national and state
committee that your party fuse with
other silver parties pending the greater
struggle Of Iooof
We earnestly ask all populists to
ponder well these questions and II they
feel that duty lies along the path of fusion
at the polls. even though the men who
dictated this years convention disre-
garded the advice Of the national lead
crs. we ask you TO lend your support