People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1896 — Won’t Hurt Populists. [ARTICLE]

Won’t Hurt Populists.

When the silyer party was formed we thought it was a trick to break up the great movement of the people. When the silver movement fully developed it appears that that party is willing to hold to its belief and let Populists believe as every true Populist must. That party offers further to hold its nominations back till Populists have met in national convention and selected the best Populist they have for a candidate. If satisfactory he will be nominated by the silver men. If not satisfactory perhaps the silver men will propose a man. Of course if he does not endorse all the essentials of the Omaha platform he will not be accepted by the Populists and they may propose another thorough Populist. If he proves acceptable to the silver men he may be nominated by both conventions. It seems to us that such a proposition is strictly fair. There are silver men who have so recently denounced Populism that they hesitate about joining the party that they so opposed before they got their eyes open. If they prefer to work for our candidates in an other organization we should not object. Our people should not retreat an inch frdm the principles we know to be true, but it will not hurt us to confer with the silver party for the purpose of inducing them to assist us in this great work of reform.-—The Sledge Hammer.