Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-06
POPULIST PARTY.
Two Factions of 1t Meet in
Conference at Denver.
Past differences as TO Policy TO be
Permanently Settled - Address to
the People Calls Upon Pa
trIOtic Citizens To join
the Organization.

Denver, Col, July 20.-Amalgama-
tion into one party was yesterday eff
fected by the two factions of the peo-
pies party in national conference.
The following address was reported
by the committee ON resolutions and
was adopted:
The manifest unrest which every
where appears in the nation demon
strates the dissatisfaction of the
American people with the present
management of government and ar
gues the necessity of the reform
forces coming together in united ac-
ton at the ballot-boN to obtain prop
er legislation by which the right of
the people to self-government may
be had for themselves and their pos
terity.
"Thcrefore, we, the populists of the
United States, having this day at the
city of Denver united forces with the
distinct understanding that all past
differences as to policy shall be and
now are permanently settled, and eX-
pericnce having demonstrated the fu
tility of any attempt to secure the
enactment of our truths either
through the republican or democratic
parties, we believe the time is now at
hand when the united peoples party
should declare itself emphatically OPP
posed to any a1liliation with either of
these parties and unqualiiiedly in
fa""- 1f u,,,,oual political action. ..
"Our fundamental principles are
known to all populists and are now
here better stated than in that inn
mortal document enunciated at
Omaha July 4, 1900.
However, for the benefit of the IN
Informed, we declare our unyielding
adherence to the demands for
money, whether stamped on gold, sill
yer or paper, to be coined and issued
exclusively by the government and
made a full legal tender for all debts
both public and private; a system of
transportation and the transmission
of intelligence, owned by the public
and operated by the government at
the cost of service; land for use
rather than for speculation, and abo-
lition of alien ownership of land;
American ships for American foreign
commerce, without a cent of sub
sidy.
"And as an open door for all eco
nomic reforms we urge the rule of
the people through the optional ref.
erendum and initiative and the recall
of derelct officials.
"Coniident in the justice of the
principles here set forth, firmly con
fident that their triumph in govern
ment would be for the best interest
of the people, we call upon the pa
trotic citizens of this country to join
with us in bringing about their enact
mcnt into law. With these princi
pies firmly established. equal justice
would prevail special privileges
would be eliminated and ours would
be, as patriots everywhere desire,
government of the people, for and by
the people"
The conference adjourned sine die
last evening. 1t is expected that the
two national committees which will
meet here today will ratify the action
of the conference in the adoption of
resolutions providing for amaIgama
ton. The committee to nominate an
organization committee was empow-
cred to add to its membership one
man from each state and territory in
the Union. This committee is to car
ry on the work of organization until
the next national convention, when
il is expected that formal amalgama-
tion Of the two populist parties will