Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
POPULISTS IN REVOLT
Committeeman Glenn Beaver Agains
Fusion in Nebraska.
Declares the Democrats Propose to
Destroy the Independence of
His Party Altogether.


OMAHA. October q, 1892
/ D.. Glenn Beaver Nebraska member of
the national populist committee has sound
| ed the alarm to his partisans in this state.
| Mr. Beaver has been a consistent middle
| of-the-road populist, and upon more than
one occasion has expressed doubt as to
| the wisdom of fusion. He stands high in
| the councils of his party. and was it's pre-
| ferred candidate for Congress In the cam
paign of 1896 when Bryan's followers scut-
| tied the populist ship.
Mr.. Deaver has issued the following adj
| dress to his party followers:
OMAHA, Neb., October 81 1899.
| To Peoples Party Voters:
As a member of the national committee
of the peoples party | consider 1t my sa-
cred duty to keep the voters of the party
informed regarding matters that vitality
concern it's future. I have known for some
time that a conspiracy has been Matched
in this state to destroy the independence
of the peoples party and now have the
absolute proofs.
| left the republican party because of its
odious machine methods and helped to or
ganize the peoples Independent party. The
republican machine in its palmest days,
did not attempt to equal the democratic
machine of Nebraska today. Mr.. 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 democratic committee Mr..
Harrington says in part:
THE future of democracy depends large
" upon the number we can draw from pop
ulst 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 will be the recognized
leaders then"
With this declaration before us, popu-
lists must decide each for himself whether
they are willing to be delivered and merged
into the democratic party--a party of cor
ruption and stupid opposition to what is.
In the west, and especially in Nebraska,
the democratic party is hanging ike d 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 a 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 ali persons. popu-
lists as well as democrats, who should re-
ceive favor from his hands. When this
was told to me one year ago [ did nr be-
lieve it. but pow / am satisfied it is true
Not content with selecting populist office
holders, the corrupt democratic mach ne of
this state wholly and absolutely dictated
the platform of our last state convention.
! myself saw a democrat in our last state
convention pass around among the dele
gates. make out the list for the platform
committee, hand it to the chairman of the
convention, and the men on the list We're
the men named. The platform was rushed
through by system of gag rule that would
have put the old party machines to shame.
| submit that this is not my idea of an
Independent party, but 1t looked much to
me as the action of a dependent party. 1t
is my opinion. and I know it to be the
opinion of many delegates, that it should
be the policy of this government to make
the Pacific ocean an American lake. but not
one word were We allowed to say on the
subject Where are the men who with my
self helped to build this party up and
brought it to success? Echo answers
where? This young and great party of
ours must not be saddled with the odium
That Will bear down upon the democratic
party for the next generation. 1t must be
freed from this corrupting and demoraliz-
ing influence.
Under this influence we have been forced
to keep state board of transportation that
costs the taxpayers thousands of dollars
annually; a board which we declared worse
than useless and promised the people to
abolish. The present state administration
elected on solemn pledges 20 protect the in
terests of organized labor has violated
every pledge made to union labor: has no
toriously been party to beating down
wages, helped to nullify the Australian bal
lot law and stands before working people
today condemned The arrangements of
our state Institutions with one exception
are today violating the plain provisions of
law, and our candidates are forced into the
disgraceful position of making a campaign
against their honest opinions. The corrupt
democratic machine today is collecting
money supposedly for campaign purposes
which If disbursed, as In the past will be
used by them for betting upon election re-
turns after the campaign is over. By its
coalition with the democratic party our
party has been brought into disrepute in
many ways, and We find ourselves today
making defensive campaign instead of an
aggressive campaign.
1t is my painful duty to sound the alarm
The populist ship which embarked under
most favorable auspices laden with a pre-
cious cargo of Independent men finds itself
scuttled by democratic pirates sailing under
the flag of reform. These democratic buc-
cancers no longer conceal their wicked de-
sign to loot the cargo and wreck the ship.
In this crisis 1t becomes the sacred duty
of every independent who holds principles
above spoils to come to the rescue. Re
spectfully, D. GLEN DEAVER
Member Peoples Party National Commit