The representative., 1900-03-22

with any show of reason hope that
either the Republican or Democratic
parties will ever, or can ever, furnish
relief from the foregoing evils fraud
ulently thrust upon their over-burdened
backs, either by the connivance, or the
express affirmative action of both Of the
old political parties, and
Whereas, Both of the old political
parties have shown, and still show.
unmistakable and most cowardly pur-
pose to divert the attention Of sympa-
thetic American citizens from their own
woes by discussing the unhappy fate
of Beers and Filipinos, and
Whereas. The Missouri Democratic
legislature of 1899, the most corrupt and
dishonest legislature that ever cursed
a state, made law comforting upon the
secretary of state the judicial power of
determining which of two contending
factions Of any political party shall have
the right to place candidates upon the
Official ballot under the party name
(session acts, 1899. page 200), thereby
arranging a sure plan, with the con-
a few Democratic clerks in various state
offices, who, together, indecently and
dishonesty call themselves the Missouri
Peoples party state committee, to de-
state of the elective franchise by deny
ing them a place for their candidates
names on the official ballot, under the
caption of their party name, and
Whereas, The so-called national COM
mittee of the Peoples party, at its Lin
coin, Neb, meeting of Feb. 20, 1900, by
the exercise of illegal and arbitrary
power, decided to again use the ma
chinery of our national organization
against our principles. and solely in
the interest of the Democratic party,
and
Whereas, Messrs. Wharton Barker
and 1gnatius Donnelly, already placed
before the people as national candidates.
are men of the highest character and
ability. who stand pleged to an open,
direct and Independent fight for the
carrying out of our principles,
Therefore, We, the undersigned, vot-
ing citizens of the state of Missouri, re-
cognizing that Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" and that God helps
those who help themselves" unite in an
appeal to the intellect, the conscience
and the patriotism of the state, in call
ing, as follows, state mass convention
Of all the voters Of the state of Missouri
who believe that the public welfare is
| the first aim of just government, and
who favor the formation of new po-
| litica1 state organization, pledged to the
| political principles set forth in the Peo-
ple's state platform adopted at Druids'
hall, st. Louis, July Z, 1893.
The said convention shall be held at
| the city of Missouri, on
April. "A. D., 1900.
! II.
The first day of the convention to be
devoted to the adoption Of a
platform of principles. the selec-
tion Of q new name by which
the party shall hereafter be known on
the official ballot, and the nomination Of
presidential electors pledged to vote for
| Wharton Barker, Of Pennsylvania, for
president Of the United States, and for
| Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minnesota, for
vice-president of the United States. The
afternoon Of the first day to be given to
an address from Ignatius Donnelly.
III.
The second day Of the convention to
be devoted to the nomination Of candi-
dates for the Offices of governor, secre-
tary of state. state treasurer. attorney
general, superintendent of the public
schools, Judge of the supreme court, and
Judges Of the courts OF appeal; the Sc
lection of state committee, to consist
Of two members from each congressional
district; the selection of campaign
! committee, to consist Of one member
from each representative district, to
work under the state committee in
building up our initiative and referen-
dunn clubs, and to carry on an aggressive
state campaign; and to the hearing OF
| speeches from the members of the con-
vention.
The said convention to authorize and
aid in the nomination of congressional
seatorial, representative, judicial and
county candidates throughout the state
wherever we have the power to do so
under out present iniquitous Demo-
cratic election laws.
v.
The members Of said convention to
legally nominate candidates by petition
upon nominating blanks, previously
prepared for signing and acknowledge
ment at the convention, that our candi-
dates for presidential electors and for
state officers. may all be placed before
the people of the state at the earliest
possible moment.
VI.
The said convention to collect q con.
tribution from each of its members o1
not less than one dollar, with which tc
have prepared and printed for distribu.
tion throuRhouf the state. through our