Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-29
PoPULIsTs GET TOGETHER
Declare Their Independence Of the
Democratic Party.

A dispatch from Denver, Col. last night
says: Amalgamation into one party was
today effected by the two factions Of the
peoples party in national conference
The following address was reported by
the committee on resolutions. and was
adopted:
THE manifest unrest which everywhere
appears In the nation demonstrates the
dissa distraction OF the American people
ment. and argues the necessity OF the re-
form forces coming together in united
action at the ballot box to obtain proper
Hesitation whereby the right OF the peo-
pie to self-government may be had for
themselves and their posterity.
Therefore. 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 permanent
~ settled. and experience having demon
strated the futiltty OF any attempt to Sc
cure the enactment OF our truth either
through the republican or democratic par
ties. we believe the time is now: at hand
when the united peoples party should de-
aflnation with either OF these parties and
unQualihedly in favor OF national political
action.
Our fundamental principles are known
stated than in that immortal document
enunciated at Omaha. July 4, 1898. How
ever, for the benefit Of the uniformed we
declare our unyie1ding adherence to the
demands for (a) a money stamped on gold.
silver or paper to be coined and issued ex-
clusively by the government and made a
full legal tender for all debts both public
and private: tb) a system of transporta-
ton and the transmission Of intelligence,
owned by the public and operated by the
government at the cost of service; Co land
for use rather than for speculation, and
abolition OF alien ownership of land (d)
American ships for American foreign COM
merce, without a cent Of subsidy.
And as an open door for all economic
reforms we urge the rule Of the people
through the optional referendum and in
itiative and the recall of derelict officials.
Confident in the Justice OF the princi-
pies here set forth. firmly confident that
their triumph in government would be for
the best interests of the people, we call
upon the patriotic citizens of this country
to join with US in bringing about their
actment into law. With these principles
vail. special privileges would be eliminated.
and ours would be, as patriots everywhere
desire, a government Of the people, for the
people. by the people.
u. g. FELTER.
~. M. MALLETT.
DIR. R. H. REEMELIN,
"A. POINTER.
FRANK w. OWENS.
Members OF the committee"
The conference adjourned sine die this
evening. 1t is expected that the two ma
tfonal committees which will meet here
tomorrow Will ratify the action Of the con-
ference in the adoption Of resolutions pro-
viding for amalgamation. The committee
to nominate an organization committee was
empowered to add to it's membership one
man from each state and territory of the
Union. This committee is to carry on the
work OF organization until the next ma
tional convention. when it is expected that
formal amalgamation OF the two populist
parties will occur.