The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
MILTON PARKS PLANS.
He Gives Out His Address 10 the Middle
of-the- Readers
SAYS He THINKS SOMETHING CAN BE DONE
To Retrieve the Fortunes of the
PopuIists--Hns Few Followers
in This Belief.

Dallas. chairman OF the National reorgan-
ization committee Of the populists, is home
frem a meeting OF his committee and con-
ference OF populist leaders generally held
at Kansas City last week.
He has furnished The Post correspondent
with fun copy of the official plan or
marching orders" the pppulsts of the
Park stripe expect to pursue.
We congratulate the official members OF
the National organization committee OF the
National peoples party on their success
full efforts to curtall aud minimize the
disintegrating and destroying forces set
in motion by the advocates OF fusion
policy Of and during 1896; as also. upon
their success in so recognizing the earn
est and true membership Of the National
peoples party into such active effective
work as to awaken large hopes that in the
election OF 1900. only clean handed and
straightforward work in support Of the
principles set forth in the Omaha platform
and candidates nominated thereon shall be
considered In our ranks.
We congratulate the membership of the
peoples party throughout the Nation OH
the success dtltnulnB upon NuNii NNH'"
tional and propaganda efforts among the
people, to the extent that the principles
of the party are today accepted by tnous-
ands, including prominent politicians and
metropolitan newspapers who n short time
ago ridlcued and reviled them
That we congratulate the membership OF
all political organizations which have IN
1orsed any OF the paramount propositions
contained in the Omaha platform, and re-
spectfully suggest TO all such that Il gen
erous appreciation OF the efforts OF the
peoples party during years OF educational
work in the interest and behalf Of all such
can best be attested by uniting their po-
litical fortunes under the banner Of the
peoples party.
That the voters OF the Nation may feel
assured that the peoples party shall not
again be betrayed in National convention,
or its working forces passed into the hands
of the enemy, and to inspire confidence
among the masses In the Integrity OF
our acts and sincerity Of our demands for
Independent action as a party, we respect
fully submit to the pApulists Of the Ma
tion the following plan Of action.
/. That the National organization COM
mittee hereby instruct It's chairman to
proceed with the formation OF people
party precinct clubs in all the States, on
the plan recommended by the Cincinnati
convention OF September, 1898. or some
relative plan deemed by the members in
the different States most efficient and to
appoint whore there are not members al
ready selected, three members OF the
National organization committee, and,
with the assistance and advice OF these
committeeman, to select State organza-
ton committee OF the same number of
members as the then existing State COM
mittee. and through these committeeman
to organize, as far as possible, olgani2a-
ton committees in congressional districts
counties and voting precincts. Wherever
it is positively known that those members
OF National. State and other committees
now existing are unqualhedly opposed tC
fusion with either OF the old parties ant
for Independent. straightforward action by
the peoples party, they are to DO Selected
rs members of the several organization
committees.
> 1t shall be the duty OF these severa
committees to use all honorable means tC
secure the selection of delegates to the
various conventions leading up to tbs
nominating presidential convention OF
1900 who are opposed to fusion; and fail
Ing in this to provide for AID send con
testing delegates to the several conven-
lions. That is to say, If those who are
opposed to fusion are unfairly or dishOn-
orably treated in the county convention
they shall send a delegation TO contes
the seats OF the fusion delegation in tn,
State convention. II the State convention
Is controlled in the interest of fusion,
and against an honorable and straightfor
ward peoples party policy, as soon as thi
Is determined the middle-of-the- road dele
CATION shall leave the convention and
uniting with the contestng delegations
shall hold another State convention anl
send contestng delegation from tha
State TO the National convention. Shout,
the National convention be controlled hl
straight populists all delegates sent unde
this plan shall feel themselves in homo
bound to vote to nominate those candidate
for president and vice president recon,
rnended by the referendum vote; provided
In the Judgment OF the National organiza
lion committee. n sufficient number o
said clubs shall have been organized I,
make such a vote both practicable an,
representative of the will of the party.
Should the National convention Of 100
be controlled In the interest OF fusion tn
straight delegations shall leave said con
yention and join the comestlng delegation
sent under this plan In a straight con
vention. and there carry out the will O
the populists OF the Nation without re
gard to the fusion convention
In this case the National Organization
committee and the several State, district
county and precinct committees organize
under this plan shall be recognized as tn
only committees having any authority /
the affairs OF the peoples party,
II IL should so occur that the Nationa
committee fail TO issue the call for Ma
uonal peoples party convention With
due time in the discretion OF the Nationf
organization committee, said organlzatio
committee shall then proceed to issue
call for National convention.
We offer this plan OF action KNOWN
that II will show to every populist that "
are willing to remain in good fellowsh
with our fusion" brethren. with whom "
have differed In the past in accepting dii
tasteful allegiance with the enemies
the peoples party; provided they VII
with us, stand squarely on the origin
principles of the party, and the line ora
tion intended by its founders, who declare
81 Omaha In 1892, that the two old partl
We're jointly responsible for the mlseri
81 the people and the unjust leglslatic
which oppressed them. II they refuse
DO so, that we Wish them TO know that v
can go with them no further preferrir
10 adhere to the grand principles OF III
tainted populism than to traffic in tho
sacred principles for personal or polite
Advancement and gain.
we share the humiliation Of the populi
vtters who have found themselves in Il
past forced TO vote for candidates not
sympathy with each demand OF the pc
Pies platform. and urge them 10 dlllgent
work In the future 70 avert any repetitis