The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
HOPKINS COUNTY PoPULIsTs.
The Majority Favors Fusion ana
Calls Dcbs N Socialist.

The Majority Favors Fusion ana
Calls Debs N Socialist.
Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 31.-Ths
populist party of this county met in mass
meeting at the court house today with 200
or more present with County Chairman
McCorkle in the chair. The usual COM
mlttees were appointed and delegates
elected to the Fort Worth convention.
Quite spirited debate was had over the
resolutions passed and some OF the mem
beers bolted on account of them. This Is
the first county to speak since the Waco
executive committee meeting.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
/. That we recognize the conventions
called to meet at Sioux Falls, S. d., May
.. 1900, as the regular and only National
convention called by the peoples party,
and we hereby instruct our delegate, Hon.
j. ii. Davis, to attend that convention and
use all honorable means 10 carry oIt our
principles as outlined in these resolutions.
2. We are popuiists, and not socialists.
and are unwilling TO be led into new
party organization at Cincinnati or into
fusion with the socialists under the leader
snip of Park, Parker and the Southern
Mercury. All that is good in socialism
can be found in the Omaha platform and
has always been advocated by populists,
while in the platform OF Debs and Harr.-
man is much that populi sis do not now and
doubtless never will indorse. viz, woman
suffrage. government ownership of mines,
factories and all means of production aud
distribution that are now or may ba
monopoizcd. We respectfully submit
that there is no valid reason why party
numbering 2,oo000U voters and that has
100000 of men advocating its principles
should fuse with and vacate its prom.s es
to party that now claims less than So
goo organized followers
g. We hold that all governments derive
their just powers from the consent of the
governed and that the mere right to vpte
for rulers does not cons titute self-govern-
ment. The people must not only have the
right to vote FOR public officers, but also
the right to Initiate or vote upon any law
when they so desire. We therefore de-
sire the adoption of the system of direct
legislation known as the initiative and
together with proportional
representation and the Imperative man
date. to the end that the power of thu
people may be justly and effectually ex-
ercsed in government In advocating the
right OF recall. or the imperative mandate,
we are only contending for the system
adopted by the States in sending their
delegates to the constitutional convention /
Of 1887. In section l, article l. the power
was reserved to each State to recall it's |
delegates or any OF them at any time with
In the year, and 10 send others in their
stead for the remainder of the year. The
populists are only attempting to gat back
to first principles. We recognize the fact
that there are many great and important
needed at the present time. but
we hold that none OF these can be ac-
until the right to rule has been
to the people under the system
If direct legislation We therefore pre- .
sent the system to them, not as a suastl-
ute for other reforms, neither as claiming
hat 1t Is more important than any other !
-eform. but as the only method ny which j
therefore AS the preliminary and absolute
y essential step in every reform. There
ore we as reiormers seeking the welfare
II the entire country pledge our entire
'nergies 10 work OF securing a sy,Gem
which will make reform possible and ia J
tito the CO. operation Of all citizens WA
relieve in the right OF the poHsle to rule !
We believe It will be imposa%'s to secur. ]
lirect legislation without union OF all y
eforms and to this end we believe Nut d
National convention at Sioux Falls should q
pnoint a conference committee to meet a
With and confer with similar committees a
N behalf OF all OF the other reform or
IanlZauons 10 ascertain II all these men
an not be united in support OF our plat-
orm and ticket. II permitted IN see this
ruch desired union consrunated and the Q
Iorts OF reformers marshaled under Que d
and, we pledge our sacred honor 10 strive /,
n every honorable way TO remove all OBJ n
tacles calculated 70 cause dissensions AMI s.
ivis'crs present and future, ard buovnnt S
Nth the prospects NJ hiThar and noHiet n
utilization to press forward until vistory
5 ours ard we arc IN reality "a IN mana.
free peo01e We ha-nN~ rvp-ees IN the
opulls's Of TEXAS and tho Nation orr un-
palifpa confidence In thA noli'ical and y
ERGO al INTEGRITY NJ o,'r Distinguished fell Il
DIV citizen. Hon. J. II. Davis q
The party conference ~ Waco last IL
atnrday haviRp called OF tAe p7npliHs q
hropphout The state 20 siscrss the ad- -
stability o. fusion with tho socialists ne
rnesus ~ promoting party harn'ny. We
he pDru'ists % Honkips ca'i7tv Sar'ors =
. he orr fved purnose n rs-rt ~ n the
-onle's party srnnort itz principles and q
hide by its action in convention a. T
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