Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1899-10-27
TO POPULlSTS.

ly for a minute or two with our friends of
the Peoples party. We believe we
know the Populists and we are sure
that we honor them for the principles
for which they contend. IL is not
SO long since that we acknowledged ad-
herence TO 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
feeble echo of the Republican party,
standing for all that was vicious, and
nothing that was good in the principles
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for the simple reason that the Democratic
party had met the demands Of the for
mer organization, and bad returned 10
the principles OF the fathers. In this
change we took from our platform not a
plank. A great national organiz alton
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
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 what the
Peoples party was organized to induce
or force one oil the great parties 10 do.
The protest had succeeded. a giant had
come 10 espouse our cause feeble though
we were. Who among the Populists ex.
pected that the organization 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 Populist can read with anything
Democratic convention alter convention
in great commonSeal,hs all over the ma.
ton praising William jennings Bryan
and enunciating anew the great prinei.
piles he represents. the Democratic party
represents and the Peoples party brough,
to the fore Where are your sympathies
now ? Are they not with Mclean in
Ohio. and Goebel in Kentucky These
men are Democrats in grea, states far
cas-, con,ending for IDENTICAL, 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-
vcntion. 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 will de.
mand. how long can you hope to perpe,u.
ate party whose principles parallel
those of the Bryan Democracy Is
ii not time to recognize that party
now rendered merely local in its scope
and power cannot long survive? Is it
wise TO strive tor the perpetuation OF 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 perpetuated
in obedience to the will OF your National
committee, do you believe you owe ad.
herence TO a 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 Populis,s 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 |