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2 V THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT DECEMBER 17, 1903. 1903, unanimously, approved the work of the Denver, conference, and re solved to call both committees to meet at St Lonis Fhrnarv 22. 1904 tn'fli the time and place, of .homing a na tional convention of the people s par ty. The Associated pres3 dispatches, under a Memphis date line, December 11; say that Chairman Parker has is sued his call for the committee meet ing; and it" is probable Chairman But ler will follow in a short time. (The Parker call appears elsewhere in this paper.) The Denver conference officers were constituted the officers of a committee on organization, to act in conjunction and harmony with the Parker and Butler -committees in building up the people's party. Chairman Edgcrton, of this committee, has held a number of state conferences, which have re sulted in a great revival jOf populist interest. ' And the enrollment of the Old Guard of Populism is along a line of work which the Denver conference organization committee can do in the way of . supplementing what has been done by both the Butler and Parker committees. At the national conven tion, of course, with the selection of a new national committee, and com plete union.; of the two wings, the work of all three will be merged into one. The "mid-road" national convention, held :. at . Cincinnati, ia.y 10, ,iyuo, aaopted a plan of. organization, which haa been worked out by" Editor J. J. btreeter of the Vineland (In. J.) Inde pendent, and which provided that "All delegate conventions of the peo ple's party for making nominations and platforms are hereby abolished, and instead thereof, nominations for office, platforms and amendments thereto shall be made by. direct vote at the people's party primaries of the political subdivisions affected there by." v . ' ' For some reason not wholly clear to me, however, the adoption of the plan was all there was to it. It was never carried out and put in effect so that delegate conventions could be abolished. Recognizing this fact, such "mid-roaders" as Milton Park, James H. Ferriss, Col. J. S. Felter, and J. M. Mallett, present at the Denver con ference, and the subsequent commit tee meeting, assented to the St. Louis meeting for the purpose of. calling a national delegate convention. But Wharton Barker, and Mr.; Streeter op pose the work of the Denver confer ence, alleging that it is aj violation of the Cincinnati plan. Technically this is true from a "mid-road'' point of view; but practically, a convention seems to be unavoidable, Jf the two wings of the people's party are to be actually united. The "mid-road" wing has no organization built upon the Cincinnati plan; and the "fusion" wing has never adopted a similar one. Personally, I am heartily in favpr of the Cincinnati plan or something es sentially like it. But T! cannot see that with the limited time before us, and still more limited resources, it is within the realm of possibilities to ef fect an organization so thorough as to permit our nominating candidates Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Cure Costs Nothing If it Tails. Anyh nest person who snffera from Rheuma tism Is welcome to this offer. For yeara 1 aearch ed everywhere torlndaaneclfierrKhenmatlsm. For nearly 20 year I worked to th1 end. At Inst, in (iermany, my search waarewarded. Hound a eoatly chemical that did not disappoint me as other liheuniatle prescriptions hud chapnointcd physician everywhere. I do not mean tl at Dr. Fhoop'n Rheumatic tre can turn pony Joint Into fleh UEatn. That 1 impefca'bie. Put It will drive from the blood the poUon tiat eauea pain and Mtellln", and lueutnatla the end oi KheuntaiUm. I know tutsan welt that 1 w ill iurtiisli for a full numth my Khcmnatte t ore ou trial. 1 cannot cure all within a month. U would be unreaam tb'e toeinect that. Hut tniwt eaaet will yield Mtthtn audaya, ThU trial tretnent will en lnee you that Pr. Mnura It hen ma tie titre It a power aeatnit KheumatUm a potent lorce atratnxt dlee, that la If reKtlhle. Mf efler l load to eonvlm you of my faith. My ialih I but the iit oui- oi ex perltncpif actual aiH.lede. J KSttW what tn do And I kiw thlano well that I wl! f.irnlh my temctly ou trial. Hmtdy write me a ntlal fur m boot on Ithcnmail.iu. I td then arrant aUh a drortt In your trinity m tt at you can ure 1 1 i'ttlet or Ir. Shoi' Uheuniatle Cut to loaka the !. You may take 11 a full month on out If tt tnced. the cot t you U .s- It it lal!a, tha Imw It mm and mine alone. It wt'lbeUO entirely to you, inan thai ei. actly, U you av the trial u u l taturaeiuty J.i t ip l a pnnjf irn jou. I Uava no let, Any inneaui U that ran aflVrt rhronle lihruntaiixn ntut ! dm) in it urn m !ct I I uv no u. h trov, r H u ttaaivruu lt take them. ti n ui pet the du uit of the 1!im1. My manly d,-a ttml etc a In the m..t dUftcnU, ttMUmte ee it ba efel the ld f II at I ere mrl, and 111 ait l experience. In ad nf hif J.hm trH, rr (ood anoth.-f iriuady thai mmM core i ehit e n ten. Write and 1 will and ymt (be Nw.fc. Try mf oied Mir a atttnih. tr It t an t ttariu twu tnywar, If It fli the lua ta adae. Aiidfta r. arii, IHn a, lurtae, lata Mil I a i Mt bi- on' are i ll. n yuted i-u tpt two lH!r, At all drf Hit, for president and vice president by di rect vote. With nearly a million pop ulists now affiliated with and partici pating in the democratic, prohibition, socialist and other primaries, neither the Butler nor the Parker organiza tion know where these populists are with sufficient exactness to warrant a nomination" by the Cincinnati plan. But the ultimate purpose of the Old Guard of Populism, as I view it, is to put in practical operation eventually this much neglected Cincinnati plan. I feel sure it cannot be done in' time for the presidential nomination next year, and that a delegate convention in 1904 is a necessary evil. But there is no reason why, with a large en rollment of populists, buiit upon the modern library card index system, the new national committee cannot take the Old Guard of Populism for the foundation upon which to build the perfected 'Streeter" organization. As an aid to the national commit tee In its work next year, the card in dex with its list of the Old Guard will -prove Invaluableworth many times the effort made In building It tip,: , . ' ; , t On Saturday, December 5, 1903, I sent out 960 circular letters containing the prospectus of the Old Guard of Populism. These were sent as a test to discover if there is any life among the populists of America. The plan was explained fully. It was shown that if done at all, the work must be made to pay its own way by voluntary contributions of those who enroll because none of the three committees have any funds to work with. The results to date warrant belief that the Old Guard of Populism can be built up rapidly, and that the con tributions will pay the expenses and perhaps leave something to turn over to the national committee. Although the 960 circular letters were mailed late Saturday evening, the following Monday forenoon brought replies from Indiana, Kansas and Colorado and each day's mail brings replies from a greater distance. . . . The 960 letters, sent as a test, were addressed to those who took part in the Denver conference or sent letters of regret about 140 in all; to the "fusion" people's party national com mittee; to the state members of the Denver conference organization com mittee; and some 600 to populists who, within the past year, have had com munications printed in the Missouri World, Southern Mercury, The Inde pendent and other populist papers names I had collected by means of the library card index plan. . Classified by states, the 960 were as follows: Ala bama 17, Alaska 1, Arizona 5, Arkan sas 30. California 15, ; Colorado 35, Connecticut 7, Delaware 3, District of Columbia 7, Florida 10, Georgia 22, Idaho 7, Illinois 37, Indiana 34, Ind ian Territory 9, Iowa 21, Kansas 43, Kentucky 19, Louisiana 12, Maine 5, Maryland 7, Massachusetts 8, Michi gan 21, Minnesota 9, Mississippi 6, Missouri 67, Montana 10, Nebraska 171. Nevada 1, New Hampshire 4. New Jersey 10, New Mexico 8, New York 19, North Carolina 12, North Dakota 5. Ohio 18. Oklahoma 17. Oregon 22. Pennsylvania IS, South Dakota 11, Tennessee 18. Texas 116. Utah 3, Ver mont 4. Virginia 6. Washington 12, West Virginia 11, Wisconsin 6, Wyo ming 3. Tt will be noted that every Ptate and torritorv PTpt So'ith Carolina and Fhode Island is represented In this list. COMMENDATIONS. What others think of the plan may be shown by the following excerpts from letters received: Hon.' J. II. Calderhcad, Helena, Mont state auditor, and secretary of the Denver conference organization committee: "I most heartily approve of the plan. Enclosed find check for $5. Also a list of populists In this state, covering nearly every county. From these men you can secure the namos necessary to enlarge the list" Hon. Samuel w. Williams, Vlnccn- nca, I nd. organizer for Central divi sion under the "Streeter" plan: "I fully approve your plan of fnrollment and urge every populist In the land to give you prompt and active assistance in thn work. Conditions are ripe for populbm to corn again ind we must keep our lamp trimmed and burning, I aiiFKCBt that you write to our very rflU leni Mate rhalnnan, Hon. F, J. 8. Holilrmin. Ctoverland, Clay county, Ind,, cm the ntbJiHt. feej sum that ho will ild you. I enclose you fl an a inirlbtilon to your espeoMt fund." Hon. Milton Park, Dallas, Trx. elltnr ftoithern Mcrcurv, treasurer ! lied people' purtv national rommlt tee, nd iUe t nJrmn of the Denver conference committee; "I hettrtlly In dnrae your plan and whh von the fun eft 'creu In your rffort to tin up i! 0!, Guard. . , , Here are ten naioen of "heart of oak' ponuliMta, Bnd Hum to rue of your crd. ith your Instructions and they will give you a pusn." , Hon. John A. Barker, Franklin, Men. editor The Franklin Sentinel, and chairman county committee: "I am in hearty accord with the move ment you have inaugurated and : trust that you will meet with the sue cess which you so richly deserve. Push the fighting and never permit yourself to engage in a retrograde movement and you will have tens of thousands of patriotic followers. I am most as suredly as strong in the faith as ever, and more than ever before do I real ize the justice,' aye, the necessity of enacting populist principles into law for the preservation of our free in stitutions." ,; . , Hon. A. Norelius, Klron, la. mem ber state committee for Tenth dls trict: ..'I. ask every populist. who has the cause at heart to enroll In this glorious plan, and let us go into the fight with muscle and brain until the victory Is won. I enclose draft for $1 to help defray expenses." Hon. Jacob Florea, Kirksville,. Mo. "I think we will soon see the silver lining the dark clouds seem to be dispersing. . I believe we have more voters than ever before all we need is another boom, with no more fusion forever. R. T. Short, Putnam, Tex. secre tary Putnam populist club: "I hasten to enroll in the Old Guard (God bless them). I am an old Peter Cooper greenbacker and have been under the banner ever since : in some shape or name; , and expect to live out my few remaining days contending for the right against might." J. S. Jones, Iuka, III.: "I am still in the reform movement a populist from principle. I began in 1875, and if the principles were good then they are good now and I have never doubt ed or been discouraged in the least, I am always glad to hear from the 'boys in the trenches.' " . rl ; , E. B. Whitmore, Rochester, N. Y.: "I reach my hand across the , states for a long and hearty shake. The pop ulist principles are right and I hold to them as I do the truths of mathe matics. . . Here in the suburbs of Wall street, we may not be able to do much in the cause of right, for a pow erful subsidized, venal and debased daily press is constantly pouring out polluted streams to degrade and mis lead its readers. You may count on me always for doing what little I can for right and justice." , ! h Hon. Wharton Barker, Philadelphia, Pa. candidate ("mid-road") people's party - for president in 1900: f ; "The Old Guard plan you propose is good as a support to the adopted party plan, but it cannot be put in the place of the one that has sanction of the Cin cinnati convention. ... You may put my name on the roll of the Old Guard. I enclose tl for postage and printing fund; also a copy of "The Great Is sues." , . . I, have no doubt a, major ity of the American people now ac cept as sound the doctrine populists stand for, and that immediate and aggressive action on the line of the Cincinnati plan of . organization will make the people's party second in the race next year, and under some con ditions first. . . . One hundred pa triotic, able and resolute minute men made the great revolution of 1776; a like body can put the Cincinnati plan of organization in working order; and the one thousand you propose to call "The Old Guard" can carry the plan to perfection in 120,000 voting districts, long before July 4, 1901. We should fight next year, of course, for principles; but let us also tight for victory. Let us elect a president and congress that will give tis again a government of the people. W. D. Wilson, Boonevllle, Ark.: "We are doing nothing here though once we were in good working shape. I hope your efforts will again arouse the Old Guard." Col. J. S. Felter, Springfield, 111,, in a private letter, answering a communi cation of mine written him prior to the sending out of the Old Guard let ters, says that while he seriously doubts the wisdom of agitating the question of dispensing with nominat ing conventions, he give hearty ap proval of the plan to build up a pood wor' In!? file of names for ue by the national committee in the next cam pit I en. J. A, WrtrM. I ebtnon. Km.: Tleveltnd end Cleveland! have captured the democrat It PTtv an it rone with It. llanna l mre Hanna e the renuhjlcan paM? mlh the lino die Ml rmrk from hnd to foot, and alt th Votem hetwoert those two dan eefoua prd'tlnl a tone oipM to eernenl te'r twdlMctl tnterta raold 1 for n"tnaa, aee mdMftK belief than tmnHm eo far," ft, A, TUrV, Manhattan. Km.! 'f am. If tvaU.1e lmr In te faith tHn ever f11 ?dlevlnr In ,H !i ee of the fundamental principle, of populism. You may count on me aa a Forget You Ever Had It. . .... . - ' , Si - Catarrh, the Most Odious of All Diseases Stamped Out, Root and Branch. Catarrh is the most foul and of fensive disease that afflicts the human race. Any one., with social ambitions had better renounce them If he has a T)ad case of catarrh, for his presence, if tolerated at all, will be endured under protest. The foul and sicken ing breath, the watery eyes, the hawk ing and spitting and fetid discharge at the nose make the unfortunate suf ferer the most avpided of human be ings. - ... atuart's Catarrh Tablets are the hope and relief of catarrh victims ail over the world. They go direct to the root of the disease and thoroughly eradicate it from the human system.. They cleanse and purify the blood of all catarrhal poisons and under their Influence all impurities are carried off. The blood becomes pure, the eye brightens, the head is cleared, the breath becomes sweet, the lost senso of smell is restored, the discharges cease and the Bufferer again feels that he has something to live for. He la again a man among men and can meet his fellow beings with satisfaction and pleasure. The following letter from a St. Louis lawyer is only one of thousands re ceived praising the merits and cura tive powers of Stuart's Catanb Tab lets. Read what he says: "I suffered from catarrh for fifteen years. It would be worse at certain seasons than others, but never failed to annoy me and cause me more or less misery during that period. About a year ago I got so bad that I thought of abandoning my practice. I was a nuisance to myself and all who came near me. My condition was very hu- miliating and . especially so In the court room. I had tried, I thought. every known , remedy; all kinds of balms, ointments,, inhalers, sprays. etc., till I thought I had completed the list I was finally told of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets by a friend who took pity on me and, as a drowning man will catch at a straw, I got some and began taking them. I began to im prove from the first day and 1 kept up the good work you may rest assured.' In six weeks I was as free from ca tarrh as the day I was bot n, but to make assurance doubly sure, I con tinued the , treatment . for six weeks,, longer. -.: .. .. T V.r Ivn J Im. J i. . 1 f uttc uou on; waco ui vtiuirrn in my system since. , I, am entirely free from the odious disease and feel like a new man. , I write this letter unsolic ited for the benefit of fellow-sufferers , and you may give it as widespread publicity as you wish.",. ; Stuart s Catarrh Tablets are for sale by all druggists at 50 cts. a box. member of the Old Guard of Popul ism." y ! Dr. W. P. Brooks, Cook. Neb.: "The principles of populism are right and just If enacted into law or, iather, if the scoundrels ; could be made to practice them the ills that"are suf fered would soon end. I am ready, as I ever have been, to do what I can to better conditions. 7 . . Command me, and in any way that I can I will do the best in my power. ... Will give 50 of my books, "Sixteen to One Es caped Criminals to One Conviction," which might be sold for 75 cents a piece and put into a campaign fund." (Dr. Brooks' book handles the liquor problem in a rational way, looking to the abolition of drunkenness by re moving the real cause poverty and its concomitant, immense wealth.) Abel D, Chase, Ardmore, lnd. Ty.j "The creed suits me, and I will with pleasure do anything 1 am capable of doing to advance the principles of populism." . L. L. Lawrence, New Burnside, III., says he is one of the greenbackers of 1876 who stuck to the party until It was fused to death; that he assisted at the birth of the people's party and kept the faith until it, too, was fused to death. Then he went to the social ists and voted for Debs. But he does not say ho wants the "collective own ership of the mean of production and distribution," so it U likely he will re turn to populism. One NapoU'ou Bonaparte McCor- mlck, a "for revenue only" politician out lit Smith rounty. Has., at one time attached to the people's party there. recently went down toTopcka and had himself "Interviewed" by a reporter for the Topeka Capital. In Ihl.i "In terview," N. tl. Mid: ''The populist party to dead, except In a few Um-a ti le e Smith county." Thl arouaed the Ire of our friend, J. A. WrUht. un til reeeutlv editor of the Lebanon Journal, who wrote the Capital a ra'ts- tl letter In whhh he told a tittle la- nfde hMorv of Napoleon' attempt to e!l hlmaelf In l!Md to the reptiMh at uto committee fr I'M. Mr. Wrlfht ctimlndea that the people's party la