Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-07-05
|POPULIST ADDRESS
National Committee at St. Louis
Conference "LoOks Back
with Satisfaction"
PRINCIPLES ARE CORRECT,
Economic Doctrines Now Generally
Accepted by Both Old PARTIES
Conference AdJOurns After APP
pOintment of Committees.

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Conference AdJOurns After Ap-
pOintment of Committees.
st. Louis, June 29.-The report o.
the committee on address openet
Thursdays session Of the annual con
ference Of the national committee Of
the peoples party and was adopted un'
animously. The address in part fol
lows:
ITO the American People: The ma
tional conference of the Peoples party
assembled at st. Louis June q and q
1906, looks back upon the contests
that have been made by the party with
satisfaction. 1t Is joyful over the gen
eral acceptance of the doctrines which
the party has advocated. Every poll
tical party has adopted part of them
and there is every reason to believe
that the principles we have advocated
will, in the near future be the founda-
ton of the policies of the American
people.
During the last few years there has
been a continual demonstration of the
correctness of the economic principles
declared by our party conventions.
The so-called so cent dollar has saved
the nation from business disaster
When the decreasing power of the
dollar began to be felt in commerce
the hard times began to disappear and
as the decrease continued prosperity
became more general. Duties on I'M
became more general.
There are other principles of the
party that are not accepted in full, and
the party's mission will not be fulfilled
until the questions concerning mono
poly, transportation, machine rule
control of the avenues Of information
the censorship of the postoftice depart
ment and the other question have been
settled. Experience has taught that
unlimited power in private hands is
dangerous to the public welfare. Every
private monopoly is the exercise Of
such power within Its field Of action
All monopolies should be owned and
operated by the whole people
This doctrine has been widely
adopted except in the United States
and in some degree even here. Wher'
ever adopted the people will not listen
to any argument in favor of a return
to governmental control Of monopolies
In private hands.
The demand that United States sena.
tors should be elected by the people In.
stead of by the legislatures was first
declared in the platform Of the peo-
pies party and is now advocated by
practically the entire nation. The de-
mand for a parcels post and postal note
system is being insisted upon every
where. These demands were first
made by the peoples party. We are
opposed to any tariff that in Its ad'
ministration operates for the benefit Of
American Trust combinations which
sell to foreigners cheaper than to the
American consumer. Wherever any
of the principles Of the party have
been enacted into law there has been
an unanimous Endorsement Of them
this is particularly 30 In regard to the
rural free delivery secured by the Hon,
Thomas E. Watson while member OF
congress.
When the conference convened Col.
H. L. Bentley, Of Texas was unani-
mously elected national president OF
the peoples party club organization.
On motion, carried. Chairman Fer
riss appointed a committee consisting
of Hon. Thomas q. Watson, T. H. Tib-
bles of Omaha and Paul ]. Dixon OF
Chillicothe, NO., as a finance commit
tee to raise funds for defraying ex-
penses of the club organization work
pursued by Col. Bentley.
JIM. Mallett of Cleburne, Texas, was
elected treasurer Of the finance COM
mittee.
A resolution introduced by ]. A.
Parker of Kentucky was adopted pro-
viding that the national committee
Of the peoples party federated clubs
is authorized to establish an official
Journal as soon as conditions justify.
A resolution Of respect to the mem |
DRY Of William Crittenden Thornton
Of Missouri, who was reform worker, |
was adopted.
This concluded the programme Of the
session, and after closing address by
W. A. Dillon of Montgomery county, |
Missouri, the conference adjourned
sine die.