Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-23
OBJECTS TO BE- SWALLOWED
Member of Peoples Party National Com
mittee Addresses the Populists.
WARNING AGAINST DEMOCRATIC SCHEMES
All Loyal Independents Called Upon
TO Come TO the Rescue in the
Present Emergency and Save
Their Orgnnization,

AS a result of the attempt Of the Nebraska
democrats to swallow the peoples party con-
siderable dissatisfaction exists among the
popuists. The following address from d.
Glenn Deaver, member of the national COM
mittee, has been issued:
OMAHA, Neb, Oct. 21.-To Peoples Party
Voters: AS member Of the national COM
mittee Of the peoples party 1 consider 1t
my sacred duty to keep the voters of the
party informed regarding matters that vitality
concern its future. l have known for some
time that conspiracy has been hatched in
this state to destroy the independence of the
peoples party and now have the absolute
proofs.
| l left the republican party because OF its
odious machine methods and helped to
organize the peoples Independent party. The
republican machine in its palmiest days did
not attempt to equal the democratic ma
chine in Nebraska today. NJ. c. Harrington
| is the first democratic leader to publicly
admit what their more subtle leaders have
been whispering for some time. In a letter
to the chairman of the Sixth district demo-
cratic committee Mr.. Harrington says in
part:
THE future of democracy depends largely
| upon the number we can draw from populist
sources. There is only one more year to
| wait and fusion will be all over. There will
be but two parties and the leaders OF the
democratic party now will be the recognized
! leaders then"
! With this declaration before us, uopulists
must decide, each for himself, whether they
are willing to be delivered and merged into
the democratic party-a party of corruption
and stupid opposition to what is. In the
| west, and especially in Nebraska, the demo-
cratic party is hanging like leech to the
peoples party. In the south it spurns and
suppresses our cause. We all know that in
the south its supremacy is due solely to the
suppression of free ballot.
One year ago the democratic Tammany
bosses intimidated and scared our present
governor, then a candidate, into Joining in
an unholy alliance with them whereby he
agreed to let them name all persons, popu-
lists as we'll as democrats. who should re-
ceive favor from his hands. When this was
told to me one year ago, did not believe it.
but now l am satisfied it is true.
Not content with selecting populist office
holders, the corrupt democratic machine OF
this state wholly and absolutely dictated the
platform of our last state convention. i, my
self. saw a democrat in our last state con-
vention pass around among The delegates
make out the list for the platform committee
hand it to the chairman OF the convention
The platform was rushed through by sys-
} TEN of gag rule that would have put the old
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Dependent Party.
I submit that this is not my idea CT ar
Independent party, but it looks much to me
as the action of a dependent party. 1t ID
my opinion, and | know it to he the opinion
of many delegates, that 1t should be the
policy of this government to make The Pa
cifc ocean an American lake, but not one
word were we allowed to say on the sub
ject. Where are the men who, with my
self, helped to build this party up ant
brought it to success. Echo answers where
This young and great party of ours mus
l not be saddled with the odium that will boa
down upon the democratic party for thu
next generation. 1t must be freed from thi
corrupting and demorallzing influence.
Under this influence We have been force'
to keep a State Board of Transportation tha
; costs the taxpayers thousands of dollar
> annually; a board which we declared @ors
than useless and promised the people T.
g abolish. The present state administrator
I elected on solemn pledges to protect the in
: terests OF organized labor has violated ever
4 pledge made to union labor; has notori )usl
. been a party to beating down wages, helpe
y to nullify the Australian ballot law an
s STANDS before WORKING people loudy Gun
e demned The managements of our state in
J., stitutions, with one exception, are toda
e violating the plain provisions of law an
= our candidates are forced into the disgrace
g full position of making a campaign agains
+ their honest opinions. The corrupt demo
!, cratic machine today is collecting none
), supposedly for campaign purposes which
disbursed as in the past will be used b
them for betting upon election returns afte
the campaign is over BY its coalition wit
the democratic party our party has bee
2 brought into disrepute in many ways and W
find ourselves today making defensive cam
e paign, instead OF an aggressive campaign.
1t is my painful duty to sound the a.arn
o The populst ship, which embarked unde
Is most favorable auspices, laden with pre-
e cious cargo of independent men, finds itse
scuttIed by democratic pirates sailing unde
IS the flag OF reform. These democratic buc
I cancers no longer conceal their wicked dc
l., sign to loot the cargo and wreck the shil
" In this crisis It becomes the sacred duty
a every independent who holds principles aboV
~ spoils to come to the rescue, Respectfully,
d. GLEN DEAVER,
Member Peoples Party National Committe