The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
TO THE RESCUE.
An Effort to Wean che Peoples Party
from Fusion's Blight = State
Chairman Issues a ScorCh-
inq Call.

q.
a call for Populist convention in the
following language:
ITO tie POpstltsts of the State Of
idaho: AS you all know, the 'machin-
cry of the Peoples party-its political
iorganization--has again been handed
over to the Democratic party. The
scandalous political eeals of 1896 and
1893 have been repeated this year Dy
those to whom the party had entrusted
the management of its affairs-nation-
ally as well as in this and several other
States. They have now for the third
time betrayed the interests of our
grand and noble party-sacrificed prln-
ciples for spoils, and by their actions
proven themselves to be true fol-
lowers of Judas Iscariot with the
one difference that he, after having re,
ceived his Doodle, went away and hang
ed himself). The effrontery of these
political Judases is too great to leave
any room at all for such feelings of de-
cency or shame.
"The national organization of our
party, however, has been firmly re es-
tablished by the recent national con-
vention of the Peoples party at Cincin'
natl; our noble principles have been re-
affirmed in q splendid platform adopt
ed by that convention. and instead of
che Butler-Allen- Weaver combination
Of false, traitorous leaders. there is now
at the head of our national organiza~
ton a committee Of true and tried Pop
ullsts with clean records and honest
hearts, whom we can trusts as leaders
10 our great reform movement. Fur
thermore, an excellent national ticket
has been nominate by our party, and
at the coming National election all true
Populists will have an opportunity to
cast their votes for true Populists as
the candidates for the highest offices in
the gift of this nation. With Barker
and Donnelly at the head of our ticket,
and with gallant 10 Parker as our Ma
tional chairman, we may well point
with pride to the Peoples party as it
stands today, and it will be powerful
factor in the coming National cam
paign. Honest Populists will not sup,
port Democratic and Republican nom.
inees when they have an opportunity
to work and vote for good and true
men of our own party, men who will
stand by our principles first, last and
all the time.
Nov, in order to rescue the Peoples
party in the State of Idaho from the
blight of fusion, and re-establish our
party upon the old foundation, as laid
down in the Omaha platform of 1892,
lately re-affirmed at Cincinnati, l, as
temporary chairman OF the Peoples
party in the State of Idaho (appointed
by our National chairman) hereby call
upon those Populists in the State of
Idaho, who desire to preserve the in
tegrity and organization of the Peoples
party and are opposed to its prostitu-
ton by those who are again trying to
turn it over TO the Democratic party, to
meet in mass convention in the city of
Pocatello, in this State, ON the 18th
day of July, 1900, for the purpose Of
organizing a State central committee
of true Populists, and eventually to
make arrangements for the nomination
Of q State ticket, the selection of presi-
dental electors; also to fill vacancies on
the National committee, and to trans
act such other business as may proper.
~ come before the convention.
National Chairman Parker will be
with us there and assist US In prepar-
ing our planks."
There is an arraignment of a major
lily of the Populist leaders in Idaho
that is at once just, true and severe.
A abort time ago Populist conven-
tion was held in this place and . man
alleged to be in the employment Of a
Democratic Governor dominated It
completely, and o few POpulists who
dared to protest against again prosti-
tuting their party were completely
squelched. The Populist party has
from Its inception held itself to be
above the mercenarY political schemes
and methods of the old parties. 1t has
drawn to itself thousands of men and
women because OF its assumption Of
superior purity, higher and noblNr pur-
poses; yet since 1896, it has been q com
mon political strumpet, ready to fall
into any embrace for hire. The cause
of this is clear. Keen. unconscIonable
Democrats have put on the livery of
Populism to serve the Democratic par
ty in, and they haYe worked the organ
ization to finish. Even today VIM. ].
Bryan is doing the same thing. He is
pretending to incline towards Populist.
ic ideas in order to secure votes for,
himself. But, mark this: 1t he should
ever be elected President he would shed