Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-30
BENTLEY ORGANIZER.
Peoples Party Committee Also Made
Another Texas Man Treasurer.

AN0kVcF lNAao wan iNeaeefNfs
81. Louis. June 29.-The national
committee OF tho Peoples party con.
c.uded It's labors Thursday and ad-
journed sine die The work accom-
[ pllshed consisted principally IN ;he
adoption OF resolution by II. J. Null
I Inns OF Tennessee. providing that the
Peoples party agree heartily in the
work being performed by the confer.
ence provisional committee OF the cen
Trailing the reform organizations Of
the country into an integral party
the Peoples party; the adoption OF a
general address 90 the American peO-
pie setting forth the doctrines OF the
party; the authorization OF colonel H.
l.. Bentley Of Texas to continue the
work he had individually pursued for
sixteen years OF originating Peoples
party clubs throughout the United
States. election OF him as president
of the Peoples party club organization
and appointment OF a committee 20
raise $4,000 annually 10 defray the
expenses Incurred IN the club fedora.
ton movement. the authorization 81 a
movement TO establish a party publ.
cation organ as soon as conditions
justify and multitude OF speeches dis
cussing and expoundlng the doctrines
and basic principles OF the party.
The report OF the committee on ad.
dresses opened at Thursdays session.
and was adopted unanimously The
addresses Is TO the American people.
and Is In part as follows: i
During the past few years there
has been continual. demonstration
OF the correctness OF the economic
principles declared by our party con.
ventions. The so-called 'fifty.cent dol
lar has saved the country from disas.
ter. Duties on imports have remained
unchanged. transportation has remain.
ed in the same hands. no new land
laws have been enacted. and the
change from bankruptcy and ruin 20
business activity can be credited 10 /
nothing except the Increase In the
volume OF money and the tremendous
inllation OF bank credits that have
been used In business as money equiv.
alents
Our contention has never been for /
any God ordained money metal. but
for an increase in the volume OF money .
sufficient TO restore and maintain sta. .
bility In the price level There are
other principles OF party that are not
accepted in full. and the party's mis-
sion will not be fulfilled until the
questions In regard to monopoly. trans
portatiOn, machine rule. control OF the
avenues OF information. the censorship 7.
OF the pOstoffice department and other
questions have been settled All mo-
nopolies have been owned and operat.
ed by the whole people
The demand that United States sen.
ators should be elected by the people.
instead Of by the legislatures. was first
declared In the platform OF the Peo-
pies parry sd Is now advocated
by practically the entire nation. /.
we are opposed 10 any tariff that
In It's administration Is for the benefit
Of American trust combinations which
sell % foreigners cheaper than 20 the
American consumer Wherever any
)f the principles OF the party have been ,
encatod into law there has been unan. !
mous endorsement Of them This Is q
so 90 regard % the rural !
.ree delivery. n
The growing evils, such as govern. h
nent by injunction milltarism. auto
rattle power In the pustOffice anu IN
NJ Of the other departments 81 the
government. graft 8ud favoritism ev. c
.ryiherc are merely the expressions
II an Increasing deFeueracy IN the ma.
hiue rule system which viii be ter.
minated as rapidly as the peoples 2
OvereIgnty b. re-established d
J. NJ. Mallctt of Cleburne. Tex. was /"
.lected treasurer OF the fluace com. n
nlttCc
a resolution introduced by J. A. Par. a
.er OF Kentucky was adopted. proyid. -
ng that the national committee OF the !,
'eoplcs party clubs is authorized 90 -"
stabiish an official journal as soon as y,
0udit.0ns Justify ~