The advocate., 1891-12-23

and speak loudly also, and that all men may
know chat we too are men, that we
too are free men and free women
and that we intend to remain free and ia
enforce justice and equity in the land.
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'It requires grit, grease and backbone 70
occupy the position that Georgia's great re-
form Congressman does to-day. Let US
thank God that at last one OF Georgia'E
Alliance Congressman holds principles
above party, and refuses to caucus with a
body Of men who scorn and spit upon the
platform upon which he was elected.
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"For long time the people have sawed
wood and sald nothing while few talked
and planned. Now let the few keep quiet
and do the saving while the people talk and
plan. Turn about is only fair play anyway,
and in this case the people must have their
inning and do their talking at once or il
will speedily be useless for them TO talk at
all.
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''No well informed man anywhere be-
lieves that the Democratic or Republican
parties can be made to give the relief de-
manded by the people, and every day that
we delay in bringing the people together in
a new party makes success less certain Of
attainment. II gives the plutocrats time
and opportunity to organize their forces
upon such lines as will most strongly oppose
our attacking columns. And they are doing
it.
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''The fact is that the people mean to be
heard. They do not believe that all the
wisdom in the Alliance is concentrated in q
few men who are in Office. The object Of
the Alliance is to give the people chance to
be heard for themselves, and they are going
now to be heard. Wo
The Topeka Capital, the Troy Chief
the Kansas City Gazette, the Wichita
Eagle, and the Emporia Republican
might copy the following utterauces Of
United States Senator William M. Stew
art, Of Nevada:
"The money kings Of Europe and their
lieutenants in the United States undoubtedly
would like to frame the issues of all parties,
so that there could be no inquiry as to the
method by which the wealth of the country
is transferred from the producers to the
parasites of humanity. The gold trust Of
fers to reward each of the great political
parties by free gift of the electoral vote
OF New York if nothing is said about the
silver question. All that they ask for the
BficeS they confer upon both parties and
opposing candidates is fidelity to the lords
of contraction, stagnation and hard times.
One or the other party must reject the bribe
of the kings Of avarice and look to the peo-
pie and not to their oprressors for support,
When that day comes the chain of contrac-
ton to shrinking volume Of gold will be
broken and the kings Of avsrice dethroned.
II neither party will legislate for the inter
ests of the producers Of wealth, but con-
tinue in the service Of the exploiters Of
money, an emergency may arise when the
people will refuse longer to submit to ex-
tortion for the sake of party names.
Neither Of the great political parties can
be united on the so-called gold standard,
which means contraction, falling prices and
hard times. The party which boldly de-
clareS for the restoration of silver, more
money and good times, will be victorious in
the next presidential election. The only
way by which the gold party can escape an
overwhelming defeat is to control both the
Democratic and the Republican parties and