New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
| READY FOR BRYAN BOLT.
CONVENTION ON JULY T.
call Issued from a Printing House
in Lincoln, Neb.

A call bearing the mark of printing house In
Lincoln, Neb. the home Of William ]. Bryan.
has been sent to radical Democrats for con-
vention of Populists Of all grades, to besheld IN
Springfield, Ill, on July 4. It is understood that
the convention, after organizing. will adjourn
until after the St Louis convention selects
candidate If that candidate is satisfactory to
the radicals, he viii be indorsed If Parker is
nominated, the radicals viii nominate either ex-
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, or ex-Congressman
Thomas Watson of Georgia. The call is signed
by John 4. Parker. J. II. Ednisten. P. ]. Dixon
c. @. De France. Milton Park and I. D. Burdick
The convention is to consist of 927 delegates
The committee has extended invitations to the
Middle OF the Road Populists and the Fusion
Populists The Mid Roads polled 100000
votes for Wharton Barker for President four
years ago.
In 1892 the Fusion Populists in this State cast
10000 votes for General Weaver. In 1896 they
swung to Bryan and lost their column on the
State ticket Thomas Watson, running for Vice
President in 1885, poled more than a million
votes.
The call sent out by William J. Bryan's friends
includes ali address" 1t sounds as If it might
have been written by Mr.. Bryan. This call and
this address are being sent to all the radical
Democrats in this city and State, and they
probably foreshadow a bolt Of the radicals if
Parker is nominated at st. Louis. The address
says in part:
We are fundamentally opposed to the present
unjust distribution OF wealth. that creates system
OF society in which the few get without working
while the many work without getting; a system
which must result in either anarchy or despotsn
and the total destruction of republic. This
condition is dus 10 the monopoly OF natural oppor-
tunites had the creation of special privileges by
We maintain that this government, which was
dedicated by the Fathers Of the Republic TO freedom
and equality of opportunity, shah fulhl its true
mission We demand the opening to all Of the
opportunities of nature ana the abolition Of all
In both Of the great political parties Of the nation
to be found two irreconcilable factions one in
favor of governmental usurpation. tending to the
establishment or new teudallSGn, ana the other
standing for industrial and political liberty.
In the peoples party Of the nation lies the only
hope Of the perpetuation OF popular institutions
As 20 those trusta and monoDoues which are not
that those special privileges which they enjoy,
and which alone enable them TO exist should be
Immediately withdrawn CORPORATIONS, being the
creatures Of government, should be subjected 70
such governmental regulation and control as will
adequately protect the public. We demand the
taxation Of monopoly privileges while they remain
in private hands, to the extent OF the value OF the
We favor the initiative and referendum: the
former TO the end that the people may compel the
the people NAV veto legislative measures
We invite the wealth producers TO take part in
convention guaranteeing that the Influence OF this
party shall be given 10 advance the interests OF
organized labor by the recognition OF the union
labe manufactured products. well as In legis-
tons for labor.
We criticise as unfair Illegal and unjust those
unconstitutional. and demand a constitutional
amendment authorizing legislation requiring the
corporations. their contractors and sub-contractors
TO pay workmen the prevailing rate OF wages and
a days work and we demand the abolition OF the
contract system upon public work.