The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-20

'ssueu Dy the peoples party from their
headduarters at Reise, idaho, and it
IS a clear and hal4ho6sous statement
Of the Political dtsstsons p ,afio Il q.
in the campaign. Il
TO the Peoples Party Voters Of
Idaho.
Our Purpose ia giving the public
an authorized statement at this time
is simply that Of making our POSITION
clear upon the political questions that
are now before the people Tor solu-
zion. There have been SO many con-
Trajectory statements In the press,
and SO many different opinions as to
the position of the popul.st party In
the state campaign, that we deem IT,
necessary to have an authorized state
ment from those who know the facts.
The one thing desired by the popu-
lists of this state is the election OF
Bryan to the presidency. To that
end, and with it only In view, they
are Ia favor of forming close and
harmonious union with the demo-
Gratis and the silver republicans in
this campaign. They favor the return
of someone to the United States
senate who is not in sympathy with
the policy of the republican party,
and they also desire the triumph of
the fusion state ticket IN this state.
We make this statement deliberately
because we are in touch with the
rank and file Of our party, and we
know whereof we speak.
Our purpose has been to form an
harmonious fusion OF all the silver
parties. With this end in view it has
been our desire to see an agreement
between the three silver parties
whereby the nominees of the three
parties should be the same. Before
entering into negotiations with the
democrats, we secured the opinion Of
every leading populist 10 the state,
and through our committeeman felt
the pulse OF the populist vote. The
result was an expression OF opinion
absolutely overwhelming in favor Of
fusion.
Since ascertaining this fact it has
been our desire to promote union
with the other two parties, and after
the agreement was reached with the
democrats we attempted to secure the
declarations OF our nominees who
were to give place to democrats, and
while we had all these destinations.
or the promise Of them, at an early
stage Of the campaign, yet some in
fuence has lately been at work that
has prevented our getting few OF
such declarations.
Knowing, as we do, that the great
body of populists wish fusion and
approve the one formed by us, we
shall give our unqualified support to
the regular fusion ticket. We do not
sanction the action of thase pOpulists
who have beeh ard how are Standing
Id the way Ur a hariiionlohs utiion,
and we cannot See our way clear to
SUPPORT them, eithtr otehly 81 Sc
cretly: We urge every popdllst to
SUPPORT the regular fusiot' tiCKet, and
we believe that practically all 81 them
will do So
1t may he Urged that We have tx
ceeded or authority Id arranging
this fusion. but in reply we would
say that, while the state convention
made no fusion with the democrats,
yet there Is power to which we owe
higher allegiance than we do to tbs
state convention. The populist voters
of the state, almost without excep.
ton, have declared that they favored
this fusion, and 1t is to them thai
we owe our allegiance. The state
convention In the heat Of passion die
not unite with the democrats, but
the popullst voters, after cool and
mature deliberation, declare in favo
Of 1t. We can do nothing else thar
to obey the voice Of the people
rather than to technically stand upor
the failure Of the populst convention
to do that which the populist voter
sent them to PocatellO to do.
But the committee was great.
hampered In its purpose to form
fusion with the democrats by tn
efforts of some of our, own people t.
prevent such action. All kinds o
arguments were advanced as reason
why such action should not TAX
place, and schemes untold were un
folded looking to straighs ticket
Those pursuing this course blindl
shut their eyes to the unanimou