The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-29
RIVAL POPS
 ARE UNITED Peoples Party Galvinized
 at Denver. PRINCIPLES ARE DECLARED Stick to the Platform Enun-
 ciated at Omaha. It is Declared That There is No Hope For the Nation With Either Dem- ocratic or Republicans in
 Control.
PRINCIPLES ARE DECLARED

Denver, July 2s-The two factions of the Peoples Party, each with a National organization, were amalgamated this afternoon at the National Conference of the Peoples Party and Allied Reform parties now in session in this city, the following address being adopted;
 'yrha manifest interest which every- where appears in the nation demonstrates the dissatisfaction of the American people with the present management of govern ment and urges the necessity for reform forces coming together in united action at the ballot box to obtain proper legisla- tion whereby the right of the people to self government may be had for them- selves and their posterity.
 All Differences Settled.
 "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 shall be and now are permanently set- tied, and experience having demonstrated the futility of an attempt to secure the enactment of our truth. either through the Republican or Democratic parties, we believe the time is now at hand, when the United Peoples Party should declare itself emphatically opposed to any afiilia- ton with either of these parties and un- qualihcdiy in favor of national political action.
 Our fundamental principles are known to all Popullsts and are nowhere better stated than in that immortal document enunciated at Omaha July 4 1898. How ever, for the benefit of the uniformed we declare our unyielding adherence to the demands for (a) a money whether stamp ed on gold, silver or paper, to be coined and Issued. exclusively by the govern ment and made full legal tender for all debts, both public and private; Ob) sys- tenn of transportation and the transmits slon of intelligence only by the public and operated by the government at the 2q9at of service; (c) land for use rather than for speculation and abolition Of alien ownership of lands; (d ships for Ameri- can foreign commerce without q cent of subsidy.
 The Referendum.
 And as an open door for all economic reforms, we urge the rule of the people through the optional referendum and ini- dative and the recall of derelict officials Confident in the justice of the prin- cipies 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
  principles firmly established. equal justice would prevail, special provisions would be eliminated and ours would be as patriots everywhere desire, a government of the people. for the people and by the people,
 William V. Allen,
 "J. S. Felte,
 "J. M. Mallet,
 ''Dr. R. Fl. Rheemling,
 "A. Pointer,
 Frank W. Owens.
 Members of the Committee"
 Conventions Meet Today.
 It is expected that the two national con- ventions which meet here tomorrow will ratify today's action. The committee ap- pointed to select the members of a com mittee of one from each State on organi- zation work in connection with the National Committee was unable to com- plete its work and 1t was by resolution empowered to complete the committee at its leisure. The men to whom this i'm portant work is delegated are:
 J. A. Edgerton of Colorado; Milton Park, Texas; J. H. Calderhead of Mon- tana; and c. Q. Defrance of Nebraska. They are to be members of the larger committee when it is completed.
 The committee to nominate an organiza- tion committee reported It's inability to complete its work at this time, and its members were appointed an organiza ton committee with power to add to It's mem bership one man from each State and Territory in the Union. This committee is to carry on the work of organization until the next national convention when 1t is expected that formal amalgamation of the two Populist parties will occur The conference adjourned sine die this evening