The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-30
PROTEST OF THE NiIDROADERS
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE IN
WEIGHS AGAINST FUSION.
They Declare That They Arc in the
Middle of the Road for
All Time.

Chicago, August 29.--By order OF the
National committee OF the peoples party
(middle-of-th Chairman 10 A.
Parker and Secretary James E. Mcbride
today issued the following address to the
populist voters OF the United States.
From its Inception those populists who
have opposed fusion have conteded that
the fusion movement was designed to de-
stroy the peoples party organization and
to deliver the honest populists of this
country TO organized democracy. The
advocates of fusion have stoutly denied
this; and while claiming to be populists,
have worked upon the credulity of many
honest men who earnestly desired legis-
lative relief in order to lead them at the
opportune time into the democratic party.
AT Kansas City Charles a. Towne ayerred
that he desired to declare himself a dem
ecrat in 1896, but that Mr.. Bryan and
Chairman Jones advised him not to do
so. but to continue to pose as a silver
republican so as TO more effectually lead
republicans into the democratic party.
Today there are many so-caled fusion
leaders posing as populists with the same
purpose in view--acting simply as de-
ooys TO draw true populists into the DEM
ocratlc organization with the knowledge
and cooperation OF the democratic man
ayers.
The contention OF popullsts has been
fully proven by the acceptance by the
fusion committee. or what Is left of It,
OF Adlai 10. Stevenson, relict of the Cleve-
land administration OF misfortune as
their own nominee for vice president, thus
abandoning all pretense of independence
and becoming part OF the democratic
machine
The so-ealled fusion party stands
without nominee who ever pretended
to be a populist; practically without an
organization and without following
among the people save In four or Ave
close States. whore the organization Is
maintained as the only hope of democratic
ascendency.
we have declared that the independent
peoples party shall continue to live frea
from dlsroputable alliance with the party
OF Jones and Croker on the one hand and
the party OF Hanna and Quay on the
other. There is In the field this YEAR
d true populist organization, Differed by
men who have been true to the priuciples
and organization OF the party at all times
ana who can be relied upon TO keen the
grand old nag OF populism flying In spite
of the Vaccinations of sohemers and
spoilsmen. To the support OF this ticket
anu genuine organization already organ-
iIed by the laws OF thirty-one States as
the true peoples party we earnestly in
vtte the efforts OF all who In the mast
have favored fusion as A mattor ~ ey-
pediency but who are opposed 10 being
delivered to the organized democracy
We repudiate on the honor of populists
TINS effort to sell you--to exchange Won
Tor few cabinet positions. for few
revenue collectorships. a few senatorships
ana Few minor Jobs for cheaper mon.
Iopuhsts, stand IN for your organlza-
tlon. your principle and your honor Iot
us roll up such vote for Barker and
oonnelly as the representatives, OF real
populists. free from the faint of politieai
prostitution. ms to command the future
OF THIS Nation and place our party ON thu
highway to victory.