The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-13
Organization
Department.
SPLENDIDLY SAID.

SPLENDIDLY SAID.
(By Joe Parker, OF Louisville, Ky.)
Isn't it time for the Populist party tt
join the Social Democrats?" asked re-
former.
NO." roared Mr.. Parker. II favor
the Independent action of those who be-
lieve in reform, against the two great
parties who do not. The REAL re-
formers are in Texas, picking cotton, OF
I. in Kansas, on the farms. You men, as
sembled in this conference at Buffalo
cannot realize the animus of the real
reformer, if you are seeking to lead
him back to slavery in one of the two
great parties. l left that party, as an
innocent man quits dungeon of dark
ness, reptiles and vermin. There is no
action on earth you can take that is
going to lead me back and bind me in
that dungeon. To see you men attempt
ing that thing makes this day sadder
to me even than that other day in 1896,
when the Populist party was betrayed.
Many are here, silent with their
tongues, against this
BUCHANAN PLAN.
-. r. Buchanan, of New York city,
connected with the American Press as
ISOLATION Eltweed Pomeroy, of Newark,
N. j. (anOther Democracy, and Willis
]. Abbott, also a Democrat, and claim
ing to be editor of the New York Jour-
nal (but, according to that paper, is
nOD, were the men running the "Buf-
falo conference" The Buchanan plan
was adopted by vote Of 100 to Sc, and
read that they should give their support
. to that political party which shall in
corporate in its platform and commit
its candidates to the measure of mea-
sures selected by the membership of
this conference through a referendum
Have the reformers," Mr.. Buchanan
cried, Submit to referendum their prop
ositions of reform for vote among them
selves. The one with the most votes
will be pressed first, and subsequently
the others will be taken up one by one,
each being pressed in it's turn, according
to the vote it received. If it is sound
and reformers won't support it, then re-
formers don't want action, but want to
talk eternally. If the plan is practical,
let the reformers of the country give it
their support. Three things invariably
have defeated reformers; first, ambition
m
attendance on meetings and conduct of
organizations; third, payment of dues.
The new plan eliminates them ALL"
Let the various reformers pool their
issues. Let them sign pledge that at
the polls at the next election they will
vote the ticket of the party that puts
the most reforms in it's platform An
executive committee will take the refer
endum vote and go to the managers of
the great party with the signatures of
the pledges. Were this resolution to be
carried out honestly, it would result in
the Buffalo
CONFERENCE ENDORSING OUR GIN
CINNATI PLATFORM.
Because as seen below, by their ad-
dress to the people, their professed pin-
ciples are essentially ours. Certainly it
is prepOsterous to expect either of the
two old parties to adopt them But no;
the Democratic party might, for every
one knows she WILL If it is before cleo
ton, promise everything to get a vote.
OF course, the Democratic party before
an election, will give silver to Western
"cranks," but talk antitrust or anti
Imperialism in the East The commit
tee elected to carry out the Buchanan
resolution, forgetting it is dangerous to
play with fire, consists Of Dr. G. F.. Tay- |
Tor, hyprocritical fusionist of Phila- |
delphia; c. Pomeroy, c.. E. Spohr,
Frank Stevens and J. R. Buchanan. |
True POpulists will not see that such a |
bearing less than 200 unim-
portant votes, to be the only true re-
form party, the Peoples party, that |
honestly champions the principles of |
their address, because Mr.. Buchanan
says that progressive men are too
to attach themselves to any
toy wagon like the Peoples party has
become. but must get into the big
chariot
We feel quite sure that the Demo-
cratic party will never be able to give
Mr.. Buchanan an Office for his services.
We know the right will prevail in the
end, and that perhaps sooner than Mr..
Buchanan thinks the Democratic party
shall have been broken in twain. Others
even at the conference thought so, too,
for we quote the following remarks ut
tered by the very men invited there.
Mr.. Haydrick, of Erie, Pa, said: 81
had hoped to see plan adopted the
world would rally around Instead. the
bloody Jeffries plan of the Dark Ages
is to be adopted. Mr.. Washburn, of
argued that to vote for the !
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