Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-05-12
BRYAN AND TOWNE CHOSEN
PopuIists Name the Candidates
and Fix the Platform for
the Democrats.
THE PLATFORM UTTERANCES
Stand for Free Silver and Against Coioniza.
ton and Trusts-Declare for Government
Ownership and Condemn Steunenbers.

The national populist convention con-
cluded its session at Sioux Falls yester-
day morning and adjourned sine die,
after nominating Hon. w. J. Bryan for
president and Hon. Charles A. Towne for
vice-president. The nomination of Mr..
Towne was only accomplished after a
struggle of several hours duration, in
which an effort was made to have the
question of the nomination of vice
mittee to confer with the democratic and
silver republican parties in their national
conventions. A motion to this effect was
defeated after bitter fight by vote of
26S to 492. Both candidates were nom-
mated by aCclamation, but before the re-
suit was reached various candidates were
placed in nomination and their names
successfully withdrawn.
By this action the popnlists forestall
the work of the democratic convention
and place the democrats in the attitude
of the populist party. In fact, the prin-
cipal speakers at the convention boasted
of its domination of democracy. Pat
terson of Colorado, the permanent chair
man, said, "To check the progress of the
peoples party in the South, the demo-
Gratis of that section incorporated into
their own creed the populist truths and
embodied in their platform of 1896 all
the cardinal principles of the populist
platform of nearly four years before. So
domnent has the spirit of populisln be-
come in the democratic party that that
party does not take issue with the princi-
pies advanced in the Omaha or St. Louis
platforms. The peoples party stands as
mentor for the other political parties
less progressive than we are"
PLATFORM OF BRYAN PoPULIsTs.
"The peoples party of the United
States in convention assembled, congrat
ulating its supporters on the wide exten
sion of its principles in all directions
does hereby reaffirm its adherence to thu
= fundamental principles proclaimed i'll it
two prior platforms and calls upon al
who desire to avert the subversion of fre
institutions by corporate and imperialis
tic power to unite with it in bringin.
the government back to the ideals G
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson an
Lincoln. 1t extends to its allies in tn
struggle for financial'and economic free
dom assurances Of its loyalty to til
principles which animate the allie
forces and the promise of honest an
hearty cooperation i'll every effort fo
their success. To the people of tn
United States we offer the following pla
\ form as the expression of our unalterabl
/ convictions:
"We denounce the act of March 1.
J 1000, as the elimination of "a long serit
y of conspiracies TO deprive the people
their constitutional rights over IL
money of the nation and relegate to
gigantic money trust the control of Il
finances and hence of the people.
"While barring ont the money of Il
y constitution this law opens the printii
\ minis of the treasury to the free coina,
4 of bank paper money to enrich the fe
4 and impoverish the many.
z eve pledge anew the peoples par
y never to cease the agitation until IL
y eighth financial conspiracy is blott
aS from the statute books, the Linco
a greenback restored, the bonds all pa
= and all corporation money forever
q tired.
y 1--WE reaffirm the demand for the
81 opening of the mints ofthe United Sta
81 to the free and unlimited coinage of s
= yer and gold at the present legal ratio
q I6 to /, the immediate increase in
y volume of silver coins and Ger tihc
- thus created to be substituted dollar
~ dollar for the bank notes issued by
81 private corporations under special pi
. ilege granted by the law of March
1900, and prior national banking la
o,, the remaining portion of the bank nc
or to be replaced with full legal ten
~, government paper money, and its volu
so controlled as to maintain at all til
''' a staple money market and staple pl
81,
+. level.