Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-08-01
A POPULIST ADDRESS
Denver Conference Pleads for Unity
Among the Reform Forces.
Only by Independent Political Action, tho
Resolutions Declare. Can Reforms 'Ad-
vocated by the Populists Hope to
Meet with Fruition.

Denver, Col, July 29.-At the ses-
sion of the conference of populists yes
terday the following address was re-
ported by the committee on resolutions
and was adopted:
1.-THE manifest unrest which every
where appears in the nation demon
strates the dissatisfaction of the Amer
lean people with the present manage
ment of government and argues the
necessity of the reform forces coming
together in united action at the ballot
box to obtain proper legislation where
by the right of the people to self-gov-
eminent may be had for themselves
and their posterity. therefore, we, the
populists Of the United States, having
this day at the city of Denver, COL,
united forces, with the distinct under
standing that all past differences as to
policy shall be and now are perma-
nently settled, and experience having
demanded the futility of any attempt
to secure the enactment of our truth
either through the republican or demo-
cratic parties, we believe the time Is
now at hand when the united peoples
party should declare itself emphatical-
ly opposed to any affiliation with either
Of these parties and unqualifledly in
favor of national political action.
Our fundamental principles are
known to all populists and are nowhere
better stated than in that immortal
document enunciated at Omaha July
4, 1898. However, for the benefit OF
the uniformed we declare our I'M
yielding adherence to the demands for
(a) a money, whether stamped on gold,
silver or paper, to be coined and issued
exclusively by the government and
made a full legal tender for all debts,
both public and private; (b) system
of transportation and the transmission
of intelligence, owned by the public
and operated by the government at the
cost of service; (c) land for use rather
than for speculation and abolition Of
alien ownership Of land; (d) Ameri-
can ships for American and foreign
commerce, without cent of subsidy.
"And as an open door for all eco
nomic reforms we urge the rule Of the
people through the optional referendum
and initiative and the recall of derelict
officials.
Confident in the justice of the prin-
ciples here set forth, firmly confident
that their triumph in government
would be for the best interests of the
people, we call upon the patriotic citi-
zens of this country to join with us
In bringing about their enactment into
law. With these principles firmly es-
tablished equal justice would prevail,
special privileges would be eliminated
and ours would be, as patriots every
where DESIRE a government of the peo-
pie, for the people, by the people"
The committee appointed to select
the members of committee OF one
from each state on organization work
in connection with the national COM
mittees was unable to complete its
work and it was empowered to COM
plete the committee at its leisure. The
gentlemen to whom this important
work is delegated are ]. A. Edgerton,
of Colorado; Milton Park, Of Texas;
]. H. Calderhead. of Montana, and c.
o. Defrance, of Nebraska They are
to be members of the larger commit
tee when 1t is completed.