The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-19
ReOVs OF Gbe D0rfbweSf

The high character of the members OF
this convention is proven by their work.
They have given the country the best
platform ever presented by any political
party, and if one is not in accord with
its tenets, he can not but admire its
terseness of statement and its clearncss.
On this .incompa rable- platform they
place the equally incompara BILE man,
William j. Bryan, with Charles A. Towne
of this state, for his running mate be
cause the convention knew that both
were fully IN accord with the platform.
The nomination of Mr.. Towne was not
made without opposition, though without
difficulty. This opposition was not to the
man, but to the policy-many believing
we should have waited until the Kansas
City convention was held, as the Demo-
Gratis, while sure of indorsing Mr.. Bryan,
might fail to indorse Mr. Towne. l can
not say what caused the convention to
vote down this proposition, but l believe
each member that voted against it had
as good and sufficient reasons as / did,
which l cheerfully give, as follows:
l. Mr.. Towne had already been nomi-
mated by the state Democratic conven-
ton of Michigan, and I felt if we nomi-
mated him, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Nebraska Democrats would
be sure to do SO.
q nat DIS no one man was likely 10
have majority of the Kansas conven-
ton, Mr.. Towne would receive the most,
If not all, of the votes of the beaten can
didates as they dropped out, and thus be
Endorsed.
s. The locality argument has very little
force, as Harrison and Tyler were elected
from adjoining states in 1910 by an over
whelning vote, while the states of Bryan
and TOwne do not adjoin, and the candi-
dates live over 800 miles apart besides,
Ii man wants to vote for Bryan, 1t is
hard to see what there is in. Charles A.
Towne which would prevent him
There is beside the straight Populist
party, the mid-road Populists, and in our
county convention I heard the following
speech from the late principal of a sem
mary:
i am mid-roader from principle I do
not believe in fusion; but we are so few
in this state that I see no object in
separate action, and therefore act with
you who think as I do, but differ in
method"
He had at least one-fourth of the con-
vention with him, which, if said ratio
Is maintained throughout the state. would
increase the mid-road vote next fall to
2o,OOO which would defeat us hopelessly
BY nominating Mr.. Towne. we give this
lass VI 1 OpullSIS all they ask Tor, a r6a-
sonable reform ticket to vote for, and
stamp as lie Donnellys prediction, that
we at Sioux Falls were parting our coat
tails for the Democrats 10 kick US" We
as delegates did what we were appointed
TO do-exerclsed the power with which we
were clothed, and showed no bad faith
by deiegating it to a committee
D. we found Bryan and Towne close
10 the hearts of the people, who believe
them imbued with the spirit of 1776; in
accord with Jefferson, when he said. "All
men are created equal, and among their
lnahenable rights are life liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" John Adams,
when he said Sink or swim, survive or
perish, am for the Declaration. You and
l indeed may live to rue ft-may perish
ANONYMOUSLY and on the scaffold. but we
snail triumph in the end. and our chill
dren will honor it and celebrate this DAYS
business with bOnfires and illuminations
With the continental congress Of 1884
which passed the Jefferson ordinance
and making no distinction for citizenship
as to race or color, yet did, in irrepeala-
bic compact, decree that they shall ad
INIT no person to'be cit zen who holds a
hereditary title" ;ia1 .3" orf
With that OF the continental. congress
or 1870, which gave section 16 in each
township of all the territory northwest of
the ONO river as public education stock
LOT all the people, and per cent of the
gross proceeds from the sales of pubic
lands as a fund for good roads.
WIN that of the continental congress
VI Lo' winch declared in the Dane ordin-
alice' mat, Neither slavery nor involun-
tary serVftude except for crime ssbould
ever be permitted and further guarded
citizenship by prohibit g any property
Qualhcauon a a condition for either vot
ing or holding office"
with the congress Of 1902 which ex
tended these immun ties and PRIVILEGES +o
Alabama and Mississippi; that of 1904.
Whlch extended to the inhabitants of all
LOUISIANA, All the rights, advantages
"a ana lmmunitles of citizens of the United
STATES and of 1921, when the same was
decreed for Florida.
Ihey have the spirit of Seward in 1870
When advocating the admission OF Cali
LORNA, styling her as 1.-THE vouthfu1
queen of the Pacific, whose emerald
garments were gOrgeously inlaid with
gold, and further said Let them come
from the North, the South. the East and
the West-anywhere in this wide world
IL they present themselves with a renunIi
can form of government"
Ihey would have shared the pathetic
iope OF Lincoln, at Gettysburg. THAI
VI Ine people, bV the
people and for the people might not ner-
ish from the earth"
For the above reasons, I think we p,,+
up the proper ticket and did the riob+
'nlhg' 1hese men will talk to the neo-
pie OF freedom, truth and human Uea1
instead of dollars and cents-noT mill -
SPIN out long platitudes on comnnarcioI
ieA' from them you will hear no die
slinulauon and excuse for the foreien
po!icy' the financial monstrositv Idaho
puII-pens, nor for the crime against free
government in Porto Rico.
never mas congress erected custom
houses between two portions of tia
Chlted States before Louisiana maid No
customs after Feb. "a, 1904, Florida had
Tree trade with the rest of the co,,ntrI-
IN 1871, Texas on admission. California IN
IS4S' Arizona in 1854, and Alaska IN 1sez
me constitution has always carried it to
new territory, and the acts by CONGRESS-
IolloWed making the necessary adins+-
mehts required by altered boundary 1irae
forlo Rico must stand with the rect
ana De relieved of autocratic govern
il1ent' manipulated by bureaucratic one
washington, and this crime commit
TED IN the name of liberty expunged fro,,,
the laws OF the land. Bryan and Towna
can present these facts to the Amerioa,,
people as no other two men can.
W.. "A. E. Ball.