Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
IN WATSON'S SUPPORT
A "TRUE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN-
TIoNv TO MEET OCTOBER rs.
Call Issued by James n. Ferriss,
Chairman of the National Committee
of the Peoples Party.

A call for true democratic conven-
ton" to be held at Chicago Tuesday, Octo-
Der % has been issued by James H. Fer
riss, chairman of the national committee OF
the peoples party
1.-The gavel tactics of Hopkins in my own
state" says Mr.. Ferriss, 1.-The selection and
instruction of Eckels as delegate for
Hearst the train robber tactics, as Bryan
termed it, of the dominant faction OF the
present democratic party show that rules
and presidents have been established no
honest man within the party can success
fully contend with. Honest men may out
number their opponents two to one, gavei
methods will prevail over majorities.
Radical Step Necessary.
1.-The hope of rebuilding or remodeling this
trust-ruled democratic party Is so small it
seems necessary to take some radical step
to preserve true democratic principles. The
sooner this radical movement Is begun the
more democrats will be found to answer
the call.
TO remain regular In party gone wrong
Is not sound doctrine. If a man truly
loves his country, loves 1t more than party
and will not leave Wall street party now,
when will he leave it? Will he leave it at
the next convention, or the next? VIII he
ever leave 1t at all? There is not one tie of
principle now binding a Jeffersonian to
either old party. If he will not leave now
he cannot be driven out with a gun. If he
remains he either must add his vote and
his influence. his life to the Wall street pro-
gram.
THE Enclosed call has been forwarded to
me with request that / secure other
names. and fix the date of the convention
Thus II is the purpose of this communica-
ton to secure other signatures and to as
certain the further wishes of the signers
Four Years Work Begun.
There is not sufficient room for two
Hamiltonian parties, and election day will
not stop this now increasing disintegra-
ton, reorganization and realignment in
progress. The election will be a mere Skin
mish Our headquarters are open for four
years. The missionary work. the rally. will
be uninterrupted We propose to make the
peoples party one of the two great parties
to be reckoned with hereafter
The organization has been well built. If
Is well in hand. The members of the Darty
believe in its principles above all other
measures Newspapers spring up steadily
to lead our cause, and it is supported by a
number of the greatest magazines and
writers, perhaps the greatest newspaper
organization known; and we will seek to
bring in the La Follettes Folks, Jeromes,
Monetts. the Bryan democrats the silver
republicans single takers and all these
kind of people into one Jeffersonian fold E"
The call for the convention closes as fol-
lows: Repudlatlng the st. Louis diShonor
OF July q. which betrayed its trust there
fore we, the subscribers now call into ex-
fstence the only real democratic conven-
ton of 1904 to consist of signers of this
call from the several states and territories
of the union in person or by proxy to de-
nounce the two plutocratic parties and
their conventions at Chicago and St Louis
In 1904; to repudiate nominees representing
Wall street policies and politics; to reaf-
nrm the democratic platform of 1896 and
1000. and to indorse the nominees of the
peoples party. Thomas E. Watson and
Thomas Fl. Tibbles. the Only democratic
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States"