Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-30
Peoples Party Convention.

80 - SVn SASAVns
To the true populists of the state of
you all know, the 'machin-
cry of the peoples party-its political
organization-has again been handed
over to the democratic party. The scan
dalous political deals of 1896 and 1898
have been repeated this year by those
whom the party had entrusted the man.
agement of its Enthusiastically as we'll
as in this and several other states. They
have now for the third time betrayed inter-
ests of our grand and noble party-sacri-
feed principles for spoils, and by their ac-
tons proven themselves to be true fol-
lowers of Judas Iscariot with the one
difference, that he, after having received
his Doodle, went away and hanged him.
self because he felt ashamed af his own
rascality. The effrontery of these politi-
cal Judasses is too great to leave any room
al all for such feelings as decency or
shame.)
The national organization of our party
however, has now been firmly reestab-
lished by the recent national convention
Of the peoples party, at Cincinnati; our
noble principles have been reaffirmed in
a splendid platform adopted by that con-
vention, and instead of the Butler-Allen-
Weaver combination of false, traitorous
leaders, there is now at the head of our
national organization committee oftrue
and tried populists with clean records and
honest hearts, whom we can trust as lead
ers in our great reform movement. Fur
thermore, a splendid national ticket has
been nominated by our party and at the
coming national election all true popu-
lists will have an opportunity to cast
their votes for true populists, as the can
didates for the highest offices within the
gift of this nation. With Barker and
Donnelly at the head of our ticket and
with gallant Joe Parker as our national
chairman, we nsay we'll point with pride
to the peoples party as it stands today,
and it will be powerful factor in the
coming national campaign. Honest pop
ulists will not support democratic and re-
publican nominees 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.
Now, 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-afirmed at Cincinnati, I, as
temporary chairman of the peoples
party in Idaho supported by our ma
tional chairman), call upon all true pop
ulists in the state of Idaho, who desire
to preserve the integrity and organiza-
ton Of the peoples party, and are op-
posed to its prostitution by those who are
trying to turn it over to the democratic
party, to meet in mass convention in
the city Of Pocatello, in this state, or
the nth day Of July, 1900, for the pur
pose of organizing state central com
mittee Of true populists, and to eyentu
ally make arrangements for the nomina
Ition of state ticket, the selection o
presidential electors also to fill vacan
cies on the national committee, and Il
transact such other business as may prop
erly come before the convention.
National Chairman Parker will be will
us there and assist us in perfecting on
4 plans. Every true populist in the stat
who is opposed to fusion or even entang
ling alliances with any other party, is in
vited to attend the meeting and TAX
part in the proceedings thereof. Do no
fail to attend, even if you have to max
some special effort to get there; our grea
cause is worthy Of your support, and "
want to hear your suggestions and b
benefited by your advice. The so-calle
.allied silver parties" will have the
state conventions in the same town Q
the same day; let us have great NEE
ing, an enthusiastic meeting Of men an
women lido not forget that our wome
are also invited to attend) who are dete
mined to do all in their power to uphol
our principles and preserve our party
spite Of all attempts to sell it out or d