Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-18
ATTENDANCE WAS SMALL.
De'egatsa Meet at Kansas City to Form
Allied Third Party.

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Kansas City, Sept. 1S.-Not more than
$50 delegates had arrived at noon yes
terday to attend the "allied third party"
conference, called by j. A. Parker,
chairman of the peoples party national
committee, for the purpose of alying
all reform parties which agree with the
amended populist platform" and the
gathering was not called to order until
after noon. The delegates come from
thirteen states and are made up of
single tax leaguers and members Of the
public ownership party, fusion populists
and silver republicans There was only
one big delegation, that from st. Louis,
numbering 1872 men, and which was
headed by DIR. j. E. Chambers, a Bryan
democrat.
The Hon. j. II. Cook, chairman Of the
Missouri populist state committee, in
calling the conference to order, said In
part:
ut must be apparent to all Intelligent.
thinking men, that we are now con-
fronted by conditions in government
which are we'll nigh unbearable, and
which will demand our most consider
ate and thoughtful attention. If we
would abolish existing evils and restore
the principles of free government as es-
tablished by the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, the constitution OF our coun-
try and the sacred traditions Of our
fathers.
1.-THE leaders of both the democratic
and republican parties are hopelessly
entangled in web of centralized
wealth and monopoly, While the rank
and file are wondering what they can
do to be saved The trusts and COM
bines have paralyzed legitimate enter
prize and rendered it almost impossible
for the man without millions to con-
duct business with any degree of sue
cess.
TT is admitted on all sides that this
condition of affairs has been brought
about largely by the subservency of the
two old political parties to the benefi-
Charles of combined wealth and monop-
olies.
1.-THE administration of national af-
fairs for the past quarter of a century
has been constantly acting in the inter-
ests of these favored classes.
After two of the most courageous
and mastery struggles ever recorded in
political history, the champion of the
peoples rights went down in defeat,
made possible only by the combined
hosts of evil, including the eastern wing
of theapld democratic party, that has
been ever ready to sell its birthright for
a mess of pottage and repudiate every
principle of democracy, new and old.
With these forces and false pretenses,
coupled with bulldozing, terrorizing of
labor and bribery, the rights of the peo-
pie were overthrown. Flushed with i'll
gotten victory, the republican party
has not hesitated to violate every pledge
made in its platform. 1t has established
the gold standard, cornered the green
back currency, destroyed silver, in
creased and perpetuated the national
banks, and impudently refuses to turn
hand to restrain or abolish the vast
combinations which have furnished Its
campaign funds during the last two ma
tional elections. II has inaugurated a
policy of Imperialism that has swept
aside all constitutional barriers, and is
rapidly bringing our great republic TO
the level of the effete monarchies of the
old world, thus dishonoring us in the
eyes of every nation, outraging every
principle of justice. outraging and pau
porate power in its well directed efforts
to restrain intelligent labor from sue
ceasful organization.
What, then, is the patriotic and
pressing duty Of labor and the produc-
ing classes? We would suggest that
they do more voting, more thinking and
less striking. Labor has it in its pow
er, hundreds to one. If once united in
political action, to elect from it's own
ranks the commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, and stand behind in
stead of in front of the guns; elect Its
own lawmaking bodies and administer
the affairs OF the nation in the interest
of all the people, instead of the favored
few. This can only be done by all pro-
ducing classes uniting with the new
party now being formed, of which we
that are in convention are the true rep
resentatives."
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