The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-27
IN THE FIELD IN '92
The Combined Labor Organiza-
lions to Fight Under the PEG
pies Party Banner In 'S2.
The Address to the People OF the
United states q Plain and Truthful
Appeal for Honest Government.

The national executive committee
has issued an address TO the people of
the United States 1t was published
at indianapolis, November 20. The
following is the text of the document;
THE results of the conference held
by the various representatives of or
ganized industry in this city during
the past few days have been in every
respect most satisfactory. There is no
longer any doubt that candidates for
president and vice-president will be in
the field before June. 1892, nominated
by the peoples party. The time has
come when no influence can prevent
the hearty and unanimous coming to-
gether and cooperation of all the labor
| forces of the United States. This is
an important event in the history of
the nation and of civilized Inan-there
has been no precedent for it in any of
the past ages.
1.-The advance of civilization and
universal education have flooded the
minds of the multitude with an ocean
of light. and taught them the supreme
necessity for cooperation in defense
of Unborn rights of humanity. The
producing classes of the United States
are the nation-all others simply live
by the tolls imposed on the industry
of the workers.
1.-The people have beheld with grow
ing alarm the continual advance of
conditions which every day have car
ried US nearer aud nearer TO an abyss
where we can only see the dominion
of a crushing oligarchy, or the dread
fui alternative of revolution and an
archy. 1t is for the purpose of saving
free institutions, by the peaceful
| instrumentalities of ed-9,'-i-n and the
ballot, that the peoples party of the
| United States has been organized.
1--WE have seen the shadow of pluto
crazy spreading steadily over our
| land. We have seen the railroad cor
/ purations grow into vast and power
full conspiracy which controls elections,
corrupts legislatures, debauches juries
and casts the slime of its rottennes
over the very judges of our courts, the
last resort of justice on earth We
| have seen the banking associations
swell into lordly national cOnfedera-
! ton, holding all business in its grip.
| We have seen the daily newspaper
press coerced by its business neces-
sities into becoming n ready instru-
ment To bind the shackles of serfdom
! on the limbs Of n free people. As
strengthening illustration of the col
/ los;l lies with which the people are
| fed and mislcd. we would point to the
vote of the peoples party this year in
the state of Kansas. Nine-tenths of the
population of this country, in cOnse-
| quence of the gross misrepresentation
of the press, believe that the peoples
party vote of Kansas in 1891 fell off
| very greatly 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 10000 less than it
was year ago, the peoples party vote
was actually increased about per
cent over its vote in 1899, or II per
cent of the entire vote. Tie reports of
the majority in South Dakota were re-
duced from 10, 200 in 1890. TO 200 in
1891. while in Nebraska the people
party came within 5000 votes of de-
feating the combined power of both the
old parties and elected eleven district
Judges.
I'm those states held by enemies of
half century, gave up their sham bat
tie, and under the inspiration of the
money power rushed into each other
arms and in one fond embrace re-
solved to forget protection, reciprocity,
the silver question and everything else
if they could only prevent the OPP
pressed people of Kansas from obtain
ing from the government all re-
forms which they sought. In this act
they conclusively demonstrated they
are the two Dromios of plutOcracy. and
only the difference of a feather dis
tinguished them from one another.
The people perceive that there is room
in this country for only tKo political
parties-a party which represents the
people and party which represents
the plunderers of the people. Before the
close of the election of 1892, we expect
to see the two old parties marching
and hurrahing together in defense OF
the iniquities which have covered the
land with mortgages and driven the
republic TO the verge of destruction.
And so under suspicious circumstance
cheered by an abiding faith in oul
triumph of 1892 at the ballot box, fight
ing for the homes of a free people, fol
liberty and union, industry and jus
tice, we confidently appeal to every
honest man in the United States L
come forward and help US bury THU
monster If plutocracy SO deep that h
will never arise again to trouble the
children of liberty.
Wherever this appeal reaches an