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JUNE 18,1903. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT 3 r A CALL TO ARMS. (Continued from Page 1.) socialistic ranks that does not belong. No movement that means anything for the betterment of the. race ever accomplished anything, or ever will accomplish anything if that movement is not founded on love of God and man. The religious sentiment is the abiding sentiment of the human heart. A great party, like a great man, must have a soul. , We need the truths Christ taught embodied in human government Then where snail we turn? There is but one place left There is a great golden mean between these extremes and there the true road lies. Not by violence, but a step at a time let us eeeic to bring about the better day. The forces are already formed, in some sort, that will march up that road. They consist of those who fol lowed Mr. Bryan, of the union labor hosts, of the truly Christian element, of what have been termed the new thought people, and of the socialists tor they, too, have their place, When they broaden out. These elements belong together. They must unite in a new organiza tion. True, there is the people's par ty. But let us be perfectly frank. The people's party has been largely ab sorbed by the democracy. It has a vi tal organization in Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and some other states. But in most only a skeleton exists There is no doubt that it can be revived. The people who once composed it believe now as they believed in '92 and ,'96. And they have converted' millions more to that belief. Whether it is advisable to revive it under its pres ent name, however, is a matter to bo considered. There is a prejudice against it due mostly to misrepresen tation and ridicule. But truth fears not ridicule. The Master and his teachings were ridiculed for five hun dred years. " But whatever we may think of the name, there is not the slightest ques tion about the principles. These may be stated briefly under four heads: A people's money, issued in suffic ient quantity to do business without panics, and controlled by the govern ment instead of by the banks. Government ownership of railroads and telegraphs. A government brought nearer the people through direct legislation and popular election of senators. - nd for occupancy and use rather than for speculation. ..very one of these issues becomes irore vital witL the passage of time. All. of them must inevitably become the issues of the great reform army that is to dominate the future. The trust Question is forcing gov ernment ownership more to the frond every day. Government ownership forms the step-at-a-time method that must be followed in reaching the goal. I believe Jhat a union should be ef fected between all these elements, as speedily as it can be brought about. The time is ripe. For the present the people's party organization should Le kept intact and strengthened. All fac tions of the populists should come to gether. Old animosities should be forgotten. Middle-of-the-roaders and fusionists should join hands. With these should meet all other reformers. The matter of name and other details can be left for later consideration. The great thing now is to get together. I have no more doubt of the final tiiumph of the reform elements than I have of the fact that God reigns. My faith in Him gives me faith in this result. For myself, I do not fancy that triumph will come for many years yet. That does not so much con- cern us as it does that we remain true. Sooner or later a tidal wave will sweep the entire country, as It swept the west in 1890. That may' not be till 1911. In the meantime we can form and discipline our army. No mistakes have been made. Let there be no criminations or recrimina tions, but a united front for the fu ture. "'he immediate thing is to get to gether. For that purpose, I make the following proposition: A conference at Denver on Mon day, July 27, at 2 p. m. You are hereby cordially invited to be present at such conference. This means every reformer in the United States who loves God and the com mon people more than he does any party whatsoever. The conference will be unofficial and informal. It will have no walls abou it. I have faith that only thoe who belong will come. I want fusionists. mid-roaders, advanced democrats, sin gle taxers, lovers of liberty. We will have an old-fashioned love feast It matters not how many or how few come, important results cannot but Cow from our meeting. The reason that Denver is chosen is ,&I ftp? a "X. THE no Hurry! 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" The reason that July 27 Is chosen is that it is the natural time for a vacation. Denver is the coolest an J most delightful spot on the continent for you to take that vacation. To those attending . the conference free trips will be arranged into the moun tains. Come and let us have a reunion, south and north. Come and let us talk about next year and the future. This' letter will go to national, state, county and precinct committeemen throughout the country. The door are open and the invitation is gen eral Yet we are sure that the most -epnsentative men will come. These who purpose coming writd me. Those who cannot, write your viev t Headquarters and hall will be announced later. Come. J. A. EDGERTON. Denver, Colo. Care Rocky Mountain News. MONTANA POPULISTS A Breeze From Former National Commit teeman Hog-an The People' Party too Dead for Burial He Says Editor Independent: Your com munication of May 16 and also youra of May 28 to hand. I return here with your coupon book. I admire your persistency in adhering to the party after its death, but that it is dead too dead to require burial cau not be denied by any sane man. I can truthfully say that I do not know of a single vote in Montana that the-people's party would get, on strict part alignment, though there are, perhaps, a half dozen men in the state who still have a hazy hope that they may secure a noimnation through the use of a pretended organization in some fusion plan. Even as a vehicle for such ambitions its usefulness is gone and intelligent and energetic men like yourselves had better realize it and turn your attention and efforts else where. As for myself, while I vot? with the socialists, I am taking no public part in political affairs. Prac tically all of the active pomilists of Montana have joined the socialists or! Jll 1 xt "11 1 11 . ' wunarawn uum uie lieia ana me i name of the people's party is never mentioned in any serious discussion of political conditions. It is true that in the past three years some vigorous trafficking has been done with the or ganization, but even as a commercial commodity it has depreciated to nil. Lamentable as they may be, these are the facts, and nothing is to be gained by shutting our eyes to them. T. S. HOGAN. . Butte, Mont. (Can this be the T. S. Hogan whose name is given on page 464 of the New York World AJmanac for 1900 as the then secretary of state for Montana, "elected on a dem.-pop. fusion tick et?" It is said that rats always desert a sinking ship, and it must be that the populist craft was leaking pretty bad ly at the time Mr. Hogan deserted and decided to take "no public part in political affairs." The Independent would like to hear from the two other national committeemen from Mon tana, Messrs. Calderhead and Con nolly, as to whether they, too, have sneaked away without according the "corpse" decent burial. Associate Editor.) Chas. M. Bowen, Soldiers' Hom, Mich.: Wish I was not so nervous, so I might write you fully how much I appreciate your or "our" paper. It' i great; and were it not for it, I wou sometimes give up all hopes of my country. We are going to the devil very fast that is sure. The only thing that will call a halt and compel people to think is some great financial crisis, with its many hundreds of thousands o unemployed, out of which may com socialism. WYOmiSG POPULISTS Katloaal Committeeman Tan Meter Urges . Organization The Siinaiiou In Wyoming:. Editor Independent: I have read tne many articles from populist com mitteemen in recent 'issues of The Independent with much interest, and I am pleased to see the old-timers lin ing up for the fray. In my opinion , the most important thing to do is tx organize, and ;t should be done soon. Our platform should be brief, clean-cut and to the point. We need "say nothing about trusts. There's only one way to reg ulate trusts, and that's to abolish them by government ownership of all modes of transportation. The original platform of the pop ulist party is good enough and broad enough for all of us to stand on. I would like to see all the populist3 get together somQ time this year ' and thoroughly reorganize the party, so we can have at least a few workers in eac precinct in the United States organized and ready for work next year. .. , There has been no populist party In. this state since 1898, though then are many voters who believe in our principles. The time is ripe for re organization. Let every man who be lieves in reform put his shoulder to the wheel and give the car of progress a lift. D. L. VAN METER, National Committeeman Allied Peo ple's Party. ; Welcome, Wyo. Two Vacancies Editor Independent: I am in re ceipt of yours of May 29. I am no longer a member of the people's party national committee. Z. II. 'Austin of this city, 3333 Second avenue south, is a member of that committee. - J. M. BOWLER. Minneapolis, Minn. (Mr. Bowler was also a member of the executive committee Ed. Ind.) Editor Independent: Your favor of the 28th ult. to hand. In answer will say that I am entirely out of politic and intend to take no further part un til such time as there is a reasonable prospect of accomplishing something worth the effort. E .W. WAY. . Seattle, Wash. (Mr. Way, too, was also a member of the executive committee. Just what Mr. Way considers "a reasonable prospect" is not clear. Does he want others to work through the heat of the day and then himself step in t the eleventh hour and reap the re ward? Ed. Ind.) HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh tLat can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known P. J. 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