Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-06
P0PulIST LEADERS
ISSUE AN APPEAL
Urge Support Of Bryan and Justify
the Endorsement Of AdIai
Stevenson.
THERE IS NO MIDDLE ROAD
National Committee Declnres 1t As
u Struggle Between Monarchy
and FIR. cdoln- Text of
the Address.

the Address.
Lincoln, Neb, Sept. 3.--Nice Chair
man Edmisten and Secretary Edger-
ton, OF the populist national. commit
tee, have issued an address appealing
for support for w. j. Bryan and jus
tifying the Endorsement of Adlai L..
Stevenson as the vice presidential
candidates. The address says;
TO the Peoples Party Voters of
the United Statesi AT the direction
of the national committee we send
you greetings. We are on the very
eve of victory for the principles for
which we have all so long fought.
NO party has ever made such sacri-
fee or shown such unseltishness as
las tie peoples party during the past
ten years of it's existence. That sacri-
flee and patriotic devotion to princi.
pie are now beginning to- bear fruit.
Let us all join together as we did in
PIE and the love we bear the peoples
cause. We call upon every populist
in the union to rally once more un-
der the banner of reform and to as
sist us in winning this eliminating
struggle of the century.
.In nominating MIR. Stevenson for
the vice presidency, the peoples par
ty gave a sublime example of the re.
nu.ciatioh of partisanship. We had
alrc:.iy nominated Mr.. Bryan, the
standard bearer of another organiza-
ton. as our candidate for president.
We had nominated Mr.. Towne, the
brilliant young leader of the silver
republicans, for vice president. AL
though deeply disappointed at the
failure of the democratic convention.
to ratify this nomination, we followed
the only course that seemed open to
Gs, and for the sake of harmony and
unity overlooked all mere party con-
siderations and made both democratic
standard bearers our own.
eve believe by this act we have not
only strengthened the cause, but that
i'm the long run we have also strengths
encd our own party organization:
Right never dies and the principles
that brought the peoples party into
existence will spring up with re=
doubled vigor aitl will continue to
grow iii the hearts and minds of the
people until they are victorious. We
have lain down much that the cause
might succeed, and lin its triumph we
will triumph as we'll. No man ever be-
comes really great until he learns to
sacrifice himself for an idea or truth,
AID no party can ever become really
worthy of accomplishing the high and
holy purpose for which ours was born
until it has been tried by the same
fire of sacrifice. Truly did the great
est of all say, He who lays down his
life for my sake shall find 1T again.
while Lincoln did not believe in
abolition, his election meant the end
ing of human slavery on this CONT
ncnt. In the same way the election of
hryan means the beginning of a new
era in American politics. The future
victories for humanity that will grow
out of it ito man can foresee. The
peoples party was the beginning of
this movement and is the impulse
which carries it forward. We have
grown until Our principles have per-
meated the masses of another great
party and have thus made them our
allies i'm this campaign. The seed we
planted years ago has taken root and
has grown until now. at the beginning
of new century, it is about to bios
som into victory.
I'm the name of humanity and for
the cause of liberty, which is as
sacred now as it was in any of the
glorious struggles of the past, we call
upon every populist to rally to the
support of the republic in it's hour of
peril. This is a struggle between the
forces of monarchy and freedom.
There are only two sides to the con-
test. There is no middle of the road.
HE who is not for me is against me-
He who does not give helpful support
TO the cause of popular government is
its enemy Thcre is no room for side
shows. On the one hand is the army
of the people; on the other are the
lcgions of prislege and plutocratic
rule. Every man III Ist take his posi-
ton on the one side or the other. Pop
uism was organized as a protest
against the encroaching spirit of mon
archy and mammonism. and now that
success is in sight we cannot believe
that any populist will fail in his duty,
but that everyone of our 2,0OO,O 900 votes
Will be registered on election day in
favor of Il government of the people
and for the preservation of the re-
public. j. III. Edmisten,
Vice Chairman.
u. y. Edgerton, Secretary