The Meeker herald., 1892-11-26
HE poPuL,sTs CELEBRATE.
A Great Ratification Meeting at Denver
Letter from GovcrnOr-olect
Waite.

Letter from GOvcrnOr-olect
Waite.
The leaders Of the Peoples party held a
great celebration In Denver on the 18th. A
big parade was the chief feature and was fol-
lowed by speaking At the Coliseum. Nearly
all the successful candidates spoke briefly.
Governor-elcct Waite was not present, but
sent letter which va. read by Judge Pratt
II was as follows:
ASPEN Colo, Nov. Is, 1882.
"The Hon. Albert Nance
"MY DEAR SIR-Yours Of the 18th Inst,
containing invitation to the ratification meet
Ing to be held In Denver tomorrow (the 18th
inst.), was duly received feel highly hon
ored by the invitation, but must deny myself
the pleasure Of attendance.
I'VE have gained 4 great victory In Colo
radc and IT has been won by the people re-
gardless Of former political ties and influences
solely by patriotic effort to act for their
own interests and the prosperity of the state.
3 In the presidential election, though failing TO
elect our standard bearer, General Weaver,
we have made rallying point for the free
coinage Of silver and the rights of the people,
which have been outraged by the govern
mental policy Of the last twenty years.
| 1--WE have compelled the recognition of a
I line of division between the privileged classes
and the common people, which both the old
parties, controlled substantially by the same
monopoly power, have heretofore ignored
or opposed. The gawe has been played, i
trust, for the last time in our national poll
tics, of dividing the people into two profess
sedly hostile political organizations upon
false issues, and with the roar and confusion
OF a sham battle diyertlng the people from a
consideration Of the main questions which
concern their temporal salvation. The Re
publican party, so overwhelmingly defeated,
even 10 It's strongholds, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Indiana, and substantially in Ohio and
Massachusetts,, can never again rally It's
forces and must disntcgrate The financial
policy under Cleveland must continue the
came as It has been under Harrison, for the
same money power Will control.
"1he plan OF creating state banks, to food
the country with insecure and non-lcGal
tender currency and make rag barons as In
Vulnerable and offensive as the frog. OF
Egypt, is too far behind the intelligence OF
the age, and was, while 1t existed, too de
structive to the welfare OF the people to ever
again be established. The money power OF
Europe has determined upon the single gold
standard. Both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties for the past twenty years have
been the instruments Of that power, have
made this government but an outlying prov
ince OF Great Britain, and with n -eryl.ity
that the future historian will fifty character
ize, have enforced iinancsl policy which
has transferred to allen owners nearly one
half OF all the wealth OF the United States.
"For the first time in our history 1t will be
claimed that the question OF the free coinage
OF silver was before the American people in n
presidential election, and they decided
against IT, l deny that the claim IS just, be-
cause majority of the Congress just elected
is In favor of silver have been all Con
crosses since 1873, and because In most OF the
states there was no political organization that
gave the friends OF the free coinage OF silver
any fair chance to express their choice.
That issue originating in the fundamental
legislation of 1873, and ever since obscured
and hind-red by corruption and pretend
ed division of parties, is now forced to the
front.
"standing, as the free coinage of silver does,
At the very foundation Of financial reform
NC nus. ,u..s I.vrhnInary an, tbins
else.
with the dissolution Of the Republican
party passes all fear OF a force bill In the
South and all valid cause for sectional Diff
culties The Democratic party has favored a
solid South" because It gave them i49 cleo.
,or,l vote. to start with In presidential cleo
ton: and the Republican party has favored
"solid South" because II gave them pre-
text for solid NORTH The union, In tn,
near future, of the monopoly forces, disposes
OF this bugaboo and s!mplihcs the Issues ST
that he who runs may read, and no man
need be deceived as 10 the real intention,
of the two great political parties OF tn,
country.
ave shall have free field and a fail
count in 1886. The educational features %
the past campaign will continue to operate
and they will he greatly REINFORCED by two
conditions;
81. The sIngle-gold standard neccssitatei
a never-ccasing contraction OF the currcnc,
that compels continuous reduction In tn,
prices OF agricultural and mechanical prod
ucts and the wages Of labor, and
go The war upon labor organizations ant
the conspiracy To use the military and judicia
power Of the states and OF the United State
in favor OF capitalists and against the laboreri
will continue.
believing, as do, In the capacity OF tn,
people for self-government, look with conf
dence to the future for the enfranchiscmen,
OF the citizen, the destruction OF usurpe,
privileges, and the restoration OF the govern
ment To a policy that shall form more per
feet union, establish justice insure domesti,
TRANQUILITY nroylde for the general defen u.