The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
ADDRESS TeREFORM FORCES
George y. Mr-bhara. of Nasssrha-
sets, Moaid Fersa . New
Party.

BOSTON. Nov. ~ -6sarge +. Wash
burn president VI the Bryan tluh ~
pls's parry natlcnsl committee. issued The
following appeal whirh Is A0drers4si 10
the reform fpfses Of the country
The campaign " i~0 WAS contest ~
conscience against capital 10 vas the
greatest struggle fos human rights since
the days ~ jackson or iAueoan The re-
election of Mckinley Was triumph Tor
Imperialism and the trust HIT the Bryan
movement wiil roll on g ultimate vie-
tory.
The ls~y TWO national campaigns have
taught rs important lessons Ne cannot
longer pat new wine into old BOTTLES i
We cannot entrust new ideas 10 OH iead-
err. The control " the Democratic parry
VIII now revert 10 tsarnan iiill and
Croker and the old machine regime they
represent. This wtti create a cleavage
between the rraetiansfs With old Ideas
and The refarmrfs with new ideas. Ta
succeed car WAX must he on a nigh
political plane absolutely clean and far
above tir mite 81 machine methods
III Is admitted by the lpadefs IN the
new Democracy that BRYAN was de-
featet by the Democrats to Set rio ~ him
u this BE- 50 u T. eieaF that he VIA aat
again become tile candidate 0f the Dem.
oefatic rarity He will not surrender 10
this element lie will not tepudfat~ his
record He wili hoi ilsapYoint Hrs friends
hat ~ esn Trad % victory new party.
conducted on safe and conservative yet
progressive tinr~ Therefor Ia hold what
we have and maintain cur present tnc.
meutuuf rev pafty must hs formed
= the quickest road 10 ultimate sua-
We must have ) complete unIan az The
r.furm tor.~e They belong tnx4th4~
lAis can BE- accomplished rs uniting il.
hFfHM Democrats. Bryan Republicans
Papuilsts and es her smaller l,o.iiss esssh
a movement ~auid .irsw % siseif ne best
HftnnHfff~ N the two old na FfirS This
would leave ous the machine politicians
has = fs.
ne opposition WHERE they rightly he.
long
add % this eaion ~ reform forces tAe
sironY personality ANA FnaEierfu lasavf.
siia II BRYAN. aaa history wauld reU.At
Itself w Ih- rapid assembling ~ aatr4ats
~ ApAnla AMI preserve the national honor
atafF he Inspiration 81 the Lincoln ~
the nes century Such a Hiavem.tt wonIa
arouse patriotic enthusiasm not eaualeA
since he ma testic apsislng ~ iMo
Although unsuccessful % the polis.
Bryan i miRhtier man to-day than mis-
successful opponent lie u he greatest
political crusader the world has ever s..,sf,
We stands alone iie II enough of 10.
litieal genius 10 become the founder IL
the founder ~ ~ Democrats ami tAnsaiu
OF The Republican pafiys Millions Of men
would enthusiastically rally 70 his stan
dard under these Hew conditions. II Is
not extrasaxsnf 70 sav inAt Bryan could
thus hold iwo-f hifds ~ fhe fyenseeratl f
party and very N1gn attract at least sne-
t'htAa We hfff Effh9teA@tA sAAAtfH tfff'Nts
together with ths other rsfsFm forces
wafid give him, before angs aef election.
a MA lnriiE ~ Tire voters ~ the country.
n believe Hal aaa sHea a parry been
formed fouf wears age Rrygn would have
irtumphea Al this time There were hum
ffsdS ~ thassratds ri Republicans who
woAia Eia8fN have Nolf& for him who
wuela net move s;sin the Democratic camp
Or help restore that party 10 power
Accordingly ! propose thAf st mr. early
date w. have conference ~ the leaders
afar-A -
part ~ the rUiiniFy, for the purpose "
ererilEg sn immediate EBtan that We may
begin ~ anF~ the Organization ~ size nv "
PARTY These toxcss est1ttsa promptly GENE
Together NJ fnafst unite ar dg~imtrKrsta.
The sooner this initial step IA taken. the
better. - that ne great nsw fs9Fsuns NJ
~ The Hes Feuturv nay begin wsfh ms
nrst week ~ its "a ninR
Il ~ therataFw invite 80 pre- sNsan az
Views rem h@ Leaders interested that
MAY give puosirtfY 20 those viwws
through the press ana Thereby ssFafe v
consensus * osstaien regarding the plan
proposed x