2. There is not a Populist in the
United States but who will endorse
this part of the platform of his own
party; and, with rare exceptions, they
are democratic enough in spirit to
leave the settlement of all other is
sues to the will of the majority of
the people as it may be expressed
under the Referendum. We would,
therefore, not lose anything by such
a platform.
3. It will draw its thousands of
voters from the ranks of the Demo
cratic party, thousands who can not
accept all of the platform of the
People’s Party. For there are yet
in that party thousands of voters who
are democratic enough in fact as well
as in name to leave to the will of the
majority, of all the voters the settle
ment of all issues, who will vote
against certain proposed laws when
they are submitted, but who will not
oppose the submission of such laws
to a vote of all the people.
4. Tn the same way it will draw
strength from the Republican party,
the Socialist party, and all others
that may be. The new party will,
therefore, gain its thousands where
the old People’s Party would gain its
Hundreds or even its scores.
5. This platform will be accepta
ble to tens of thousands of people
who will not accept the Populist plat
form regarding railroads. It will be
acceptable to thousands of people
who will not accept the Populist plat
form regarding our money system.
The same may be said of many other
laws proposed by the People’s Party.
But such voters may be quite willing
for any or all of such proposed laws
to be submitted to a vote of all the
people for their approval or disap
proval at the polls.
