Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-10
la an AbIs Manner 1t Outlines the Grow,l
Policy, Purpose and Future OF the
Party Certain Of Success if the
People Have the Courage.

l1ed industry in this city during th
past few DAYS. Those results have bee
in every respect most satisfactory
There Is no longer any doubt that can
didates for president and vice prcsiden
will be in the field before june l, 1897
nominated by the peoples party.
seems TO us very plain that the time ha
come when no influence OF the old po
litical organizations, and no power q
aggregated capital can prevent th'
hearty and unanimous coming togcthe
and cooperation OF all tho labor force
OF the United States, whether employe,
In tho workshop, or in the mine, o. OF
the farm. This is an important even
In the history Of the nation and OF ciyi
lizcd man-there has been no preceden
for 1t in any OF the past ages. The pro
| ducing classes have hitherto remained
| impoverished in the midst Of the very
| plenty which they created-those VIII,
tOiled not have possessed the wealth o
the world while those who toiled hay,
too often suffered for the necessities 81
! life But the advance OF civilization
and universal education has flooded the
minds Of the multitude with an ocean o.
| light. and taught them the supreme ne
cessity for cooperation in defense u
the inborn rights OF humanity. The
proGucing classes OF the United States
are the nation--all others simply live
by the toll imposed on the industry ol
the workers. We make no war on the
non. producers, "a such; some OF them
render the people full equivalent OF
services for all they receive: others are
robbers and pldnderers who through
the imperfection OF our laws, strip toll
OF its possessions and do not go TO the
pcntentiary.
The people have bebeld with growing
alarm the continual advance OF condi-
tions which every day have carried US
farther and farther away from the prin-
ciples and traditions OF the founders OF
the republic, and nearer and nearer TO
an abyss in which we can SEQ only Q
separation OF crushing oligarchy or
the dreadful alternative OF revolution
and anarchy. 1t is for the purpose OF
saving FREQ institutions, by the peaceful
instrumentalities OF education and tbs
ballot, that the peoples party OF the
United States has been organized. No
honest man can fail TO acknowledge the
overwhelming necessity which exists
for such a movement
We have seen tho shadow of putoc-
racy spreading steadily over our land.
We have seen the railroad corporations
grow from humble beginnings. the
seryitors OF the people, into "a vast and
powerful conspiracy which, for the pro-
lection OF its bogus capitalization, con
troles our elections, corrupts our legis.
latures, debauches our juries, and casts
the slime OF rottenness over the very
Judges Of our courts, the last resort Of
Justice on earth. We have seen the
banking associations. from being ut
lirst mere congeniences for the accom-
mediation Of the people, swell into a
lordly national confederation, holding
all business in its grip able TO make or
wreck as their own interests may die
tate, the prosperity OF all classes, while
not "A dollar OF currency is able To find
find its way TO the people from the gov
ernment that does not represent dol
lar OF debt 10 the money-manipulating
class We have seen the daily news
paper press, instea1 Of being as it
should be in this nineteenth century
and In this free AmericB cham
pion and defender OF popular rights
against all cOmers-coerced by its bust
ness necessities into becoming the mere
instruments to bind the shackles of
serfdom on the limbs OF free people;
10 confuse their minds by sophistrics:
TO ill their ears with falsehoOd; to up
hold everything that IS destructive to
public good, and 10 crush everything
that would help the people.
As striking illustration OF the col
lossal lies with which the people were
misled, we would point TO the vote OF
the peoples party this year in the state
of Kansas. Nine-tenths OF the pOpula-
tion OF this country, in consequence of
the gross Misrepresentation OF the
press, believe that the peoples party
vote Of Kansas in 1901 fell of very
largely from their vote in 1890; while
the official publication OF the vote taken
this year shows that although the total
vote OF all parties in Kansas was about
80, 900 less than it was a year ago, the
peoples party vote was actually in
creased about IL per cent. over the
vote of 1890, or ~ per cent OF the entire
vote The republican majority in South
Dakota was reduced from 10000 in 1890
to >, 700 in 1891, while in Nebraska the
peoples party came within 1900 OF de-
feating the combined power OF both old
parties and elected eleven district
Judges 1t is true that in some OF the
judicial districts OF Kansas the peoples
were defeated, but il was
was only by an unhOly union OF the
and republican parties
against them. The hereditary enemies
OF half century gave up their sham
battle, and under the inspiration OF the
money power rushed into eacn others
arms and in one fand embrace resolved
to forget protection, reciprocity. the
silver question and everything else, il
they could only prevent the oppressed
people of Kansas from obtaining the
reforms which they sought.
In this act they conclusively demon
strated that they are the two Dromios
Of plutocracy tand that only the differ
ence OF a feather distinguishes them
from one another. The people perceive
that there is room in this country FOR
only two political parties--a party
which represents the people and a party
which represents the plunderers of the
people. Before the close OF the cleo
tion OF 1892 we expect TO see the two
old parties, with all their tanners and
war cries, marching and hurrying to-
gether in defense of the iniquities
which have covered the land with
and driven the republic 10
the verge OF destruction. Already the
asperities Of the past have ceased be-
tween them, and their campaigns have
become the sweet inteichange OF court
estes between lovers rather than the
fierce onslaught Of warriors contending
IOr opposite principles. The tender
of this courtship will be lol
lowed by the hot embrace OF conjugal
love; the winner will be barren OF pros
lerity. for it will mean the snbjugation
)f liberty and the domination OF mann
non; and. As God does not intend that
lhe republic shall perish, these influ-
snces cannot endure or prevail.
And 90, under these auspicious cir