The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
NEW PARTY AGAIN !
Pettigrew, Dubois and Others Assist
at the Birth.
NO NEED or FREE SILVER NOW
Because of Alaska, Etc.-Mr. Bryan
May Also Form a New Party
on the Old Lines.

Just held at Manhattan Beach in which
the principal participants were United
States Senator F. #. Dubois. of Idaho;
ex-senator R. F. Pettigrew, of South Da-
kota; Professor Garrett Droppers, OF
South Dakota, for ten years professor of
political economy in the imperial uni
yersfty, Toxic, and George Shibley, of
Washington, plans were discussed for the
organiza ton OF a new; national party.
So far as 1t has gone, the new party
seems to be an effort to unity the So
called liberal democracy which already
has state organizations In New York, Mas
sachusetts. New Jersey, Ohio and Iowa.
MT Shtbley presented for the consider
alton OF the other members OF the confer
ence OF complete outline of plan for a
national organization on lines similar to
those Of the state organization Of the
liberal democracy. At the close of the
conference Senator Pettigrew gave
statement in which he said:
Mr.. Bryan will not be the candidate OF the
regular democracy in 1904, but he and his
friends hope that he will have much to say
regarding the platform and the management
Of the campaign. II he does not, Mr.. Bryan
and his associates will form new party
based on the Kansas City platform.
Free silver will not again be political
Issue. When We demanded the free coinage
of silver we wanted more money. Since then
immense new gold fields in Alaska and South
Africa have been opened; there is moro
money than ever before, and greater pros
perity. This result is what we predicted
when We asked for more money. Times are
good in the west, In spite of the beef trust
The farmers get more for their cattle ana
higher prices for their cereals.
But on other principles aside from silver.
the west has not changed. We adhere to the
original principles Of democracy, although the
country is fast drifting away from all lts own
moorings. The main trouble is the departure
from the original plan OF government. a
Fourth of July oration OF ten years ago
will not ht. -.5
Mr.. shibley, who drafted the outline Of
the new party, said: e.' =;
I have been engaged for years In the enort
to establish the referendum, not as parry
issue. but as an essential to party rule. we
have now an organization In each state whach
intends to put all candidates on record on this
question. and it is bound to be adopted ana
made a campaign issue, sooner or later.
Mr., Pettigrew, who used to be an oc-
topus hunter, but who made over 81 o00'-
600 In the last two years and stands In
fair way to make a great deal more
money. is spending the summer at the
Oriental hotel, Coney Island, where ne
is watching his investments grow and oD-
serving the political development not only
in New York state but throughout the
union Mr. Pettigrew. said:
.'fIill and Cleveland stand for the same
things that Mark Hanna stands for, out
neither of them is so honest or so able
as Hanna is. If it should come to
question OF supporting Hanna or support
ing Hill and Cleveland the men OF the
west would support Hanna, for he is more
to their liking than either OF the others.
personally would prefer to support
Hanna .....
cleveland is vulgar. No other Amer
lean has ever dared to, prostitute the
greatest and most powerful office in the
gift of the people of this country to the
personal gainsof himself and his friends:
I'm my opinion government ownership
will be an issue Of Importance IN the
next campaign. AS matter OF lact
there is a good deal of prosperity in the
country. In spite of the trusts the farm
ers are receiving more for their cattle
than they have in the past, though they
are not receiving the profit that they
ought to- at prices that the trust is charg-
ing the people However. corn and the
other cereals are higher in price and the
farmers are getting some OF the ad-
vantage. There are in this country to-
day 10000, 600 fewer cattle than there were
a few years ago and the demand has kept
increasing all the time, regardless of the
decreasing supply. So prices have ad-
vanced naturally to certain extent and
the farmers have received the advantage
to certain degree"
Mr.. Shibley thinks that all ills and dis
eases OF the body polite will disappear
at once on the adoption of the initiative
and referendum. He regards the refer
endurn as Of even more Importance than
the Initiative, but either is of far more
consequence than vaccination. He wants
to see the referendum incorporated in the
democratic platform in 1904.