Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-25

of the latter. We left the Peoples party
for the simple reason thar the Democratic
party had met the dem ands of the for
mer organization, and had returned to
the principles of the fathers. In this
change we took from our platform not
plank. A great national organization
with party machinery and thousands 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 lis sincere
purpose to stand on every plank 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 protest had rucceeded. Aglant had
come TO espouse our cause feeble though
we were. Who among the Populsts ex.
pected that the organic alton 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 Popu ist 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 enunciating anew the great prnci
pies ne represents, the Democratic party
represents and the Peoples party brought
to the fore? Where are your sympathles
now Are they not with Mclean in
Ohio, and Goebel in Kentucky These
men are Democrats In great states far
east contending for iden,ically 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.
vention, as does the Massachusetts Dem
ocracy and that CT New York, Indiana.
Maine, and every Southern and Western
state. If you believe Bryan is to be the
nominee upon a platform he will de.
mand, how long can you hope TO perpetu.
ate a party whose principles parallel
those of the Bryan Democracy Isl
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 perpetuaton of
party in this county which contends
against the Democratic party and which
contention offers convenient loophole
for Republicans to once more institute
headquarters in the court house? If Won
believe the party should be perpetuated
in obedience 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 1902?
We earnestly ask all Populists to
ponder well these questions and ii thew
feel that duty lies along the path fusion
at the polls. even though the men who
dictated this years convention diere.
garded the advice of the national lead.
ers. we ask you to lend your SUPPORT
and you vote TO the excellent ticket
named by two conventions pledged to
Bryan. free coinage of silver at the ratio
OF 10 to and reaffirmation of the Chicago
platform. At any rate do not 50 vote as
to endanger this county to the forces and
principles which for SO many years have
triumphed. The fight is between the
so-called fusion ticket and the Mckinley
Republicans. A vote for the Populis,
ticket will be vote thrown away.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union OF the nation condemns the ad
m'n'stration for its war Of subjugation in
the Philippines