The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-02
THE POPULISTO
ISSUE AN ADDRESS
Call Upon All Patriots to Sup
port bryan and Stevenson
VICTORY is NEAR AT HAND
Party Principles Will be INDICATED and
Cause of Humanity Furthered by
the Election of the Demo-
cratic Candidates
VICTORY is NEAR AT HAND

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1-Vice Chairman
Bdmiston and Secretary Edgerton of the
Populist ma tional committee, issued an ad-
dress appealing for support of w. j. Bryan
and justifying the Endorsement of Adlai E.
Stevenson as vice presidential candidate.
The address says:
ITO the People of the United States:
"At the direction of the national commit
tee we send you greetings. We are on the
eve of victory for the principles for which
we have all along fought. No party has
ever made such sacrifice shown such I'M
sulfshness as has the Peoples party dur
ing the past ten years of Its existence, and
that sacrifice and patriotic devotion to
principle are beginning to bear fruit One
more charge and the fight is won. Let us
all join together we did in 1892 and 1876
for the sake of the people and the love we
bear the peoples cause We call upon every
Populist in the union to rally once more I'M
der the banner of reform and to assist us
in winning this eliminating struggle of the
century.
I'm nominating Mr.. Stevenson for the
Vice Presidency the Peoples party gave
sublime example of the remuneration of
partisanship. We had already nominated
Mr.. Bryan the standard bearer of another
organization for President We had nomi-
mated Mr.. Towne, the brilliant young lead
er of the silver Republicans, for Vice Presi-
dent. Although deeply disappointed at the
failure of the democratic convention to
ratify this nomination, we followed the
only course that seemed open to us and for
the sake of harmony and unity overlooked
all mere party considerations and made
both Democratic standard-bearers our own.
I'VE believe by this action we have not
only strengthened the cause, but that in
the long run we have also strengthened our
own party organization. Right never dies,
and the principles that brought the Peoples
party into history will spring up with re-
doubled vigor and will continue to grow in
the hearts and minds of the people until
they are victorious. We have laid down
much that the cause might succeed and in
its triumph we will triumph as we'll No
man ever became really great until he
learns to sacrifice himself for an idea of
truth, and no party can ever become really
worthy of accomplishing the high and
holy purpose for which ours was born
until 1t has been tried by the same sacri-
flee. Truly did the greatest of all say:
He who lays down his life for my sake
shall find it again
ton his election meant the ending of hui
man slavery on this continent. In the same
way the election of Bryan means the be-
ginning of a new era in American politics.
The future victories for humanity that
will grow out of it no man can foresee.
THE populist party was the beginning of
this movement and is the impulse which
carries it forward We have grown until
our principles have permeated the masses
of one great party and have thus made
them our allies in this campaign. The
seed we planted years ago has taken root
and has grown until at the beginning of
a ney century it is about to become into
victory"
'In the name of humanity and for the
cause of liberty which is as sacred now as
it was in any of the greater struggles of
the past we call upon every people to rally
to the support of the republic in its hour
of struggle between the world forces OF
monarchy and freedom.
There are only two sides to the contest
There is middle of the road. He who
is not me is against me- He who does not
give his full support to the cause of popu-
lar government is its enemy There is no
room for sides. On the one hand is the
army of the people; on the other are the
legions of privilege and plutocracy rule.
Every man must take his position on the
one side or the other Popuism was Of
fered as a protest against the encroaching
spirit of monarchism and mammonism and
now that such Is in sight we cannot be-
lieve that any man will fail in his duty,
but every one of our two million voters
will register on election day in favor of a
government of the people and for the pre-
servation of the republic.
(Signed) -. H. EDMISTON,
Vice Chairman.
~. A. EDGERTON,
Tor