The Progress., 1892-07-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
A REFORMER.
Hayseed Sets Forth the Purposes of the
Peoples Party.

fREEWATER, La, July u, loJ-.
To the Editor of The Progress:
How strange it il that many who pro-
fess TO he good are opposed 10 reform;
who pray for the eternal happiness of
men, are opposed 10 the establishment
of such conditions rs will make them
temporarily happy. Their actions can
only be attributed to one of two things.
They are either ignorant of the effects Of
social conditions, or are Il lot of hypOcrit-
zeal pretenders.
1t is entirely too late in the day for
party organs to try TO keep the farmers
nose longer upon the griudstone by rails
ing the howl OF danger to party. The
| farmers see they have served parties,
monopoles, bankers, trusts and boodlers
long enough, and they have begun 10
| think il about time to look after their
own interest,". The party henchmen on
both sides are struck with CONSERVATION
at the movement, because it bodies no
good TO them. IL is the money system
that is running our people, and both old
parties avoid coming be fore the people
with that as an issue. for the reason that
a system that could not stand for mo-
ment without special laws to prop 1T up,
would not answer for political issue.
Something to divide the farmers Is Their
watch-word. They say the tarih needs
more cussing and Discussing. We VIII
sa, for the benefit of hrelings in the ola
parties. YOU may howl the force bill unti'
vour throatS are sore, and wear out your
presses, but you will not move any one
except the short haired women. Ihe
great question is not the negro proo.eln
but the money question. Mr.. Chase said
that the national banking system was the
greatest financial mistake of his lie, ana
il should be repealed. To continue his
Ianguagt.-"it has built up a monopoly
which affects every interest i'll the conn
try" He saws before this can be done
Chat is repealed) the people will be ar
raved on Que side and the banks on the
other in contest such as has never been
seen in this country. You have The
dawn of that contest, and we will wage
war Is long as there is foot of land to
stand on. or an ear or heart TO appea
to.
Mr. Lincoln. iu.t before his death. IL
replying to gentleman from Limos oi
the closing out of the war, SAID: AS
result of the war, corporations have beer
.nthroned. and an era of corruption in
high places will follow. The mone'
powers of the county Will endeavor t.
prclong its reign by working upon tn
pruiudicrs of the people" Mr.. Gariiei'
said: "Whoever controls the volume
money in any country is absolute ma te
of all the country" and we say to you
readers, we are going TO change things
any cost.
Mr.. Jefferson said: "Our only resource
and an ample one for any emergency,
treasury notes, and bottDmed on taAt'
and not Indebtedness Of the country
That is Jeff rsonian Democracy.
We could quote from Calhoun, Mad
son. Adams, and n host of otners, tl
whit we have quotel WI suffice. I'll
national banking system must go. W
g will say to the Caucasian that our unde
IL law will keep it's place, as 1t has Tor IL
y last twenty-five years, and feel "a happ
as We did when voting for Greely.
have IA much right 90 vote tn negro
our cause rs when voting him for the 81
called Democrat party. Advice froI
Y. fuo's is sometimes good.
The politicians of eve y station do III
seem To b,. taking any reconlngs, but al
of sai.iug along unconscious of the gath
ing storm, aud the rocks upon whl'
- they are going TO founder. The Supren
Courts are being packed in the ihteie
81 of the corporations. Miilionaires a
operly aud urblushinly buying seals
the United States Senate, and yet in ~
of all this high handed rascali'y an
. scoundre e ism, carried on in both the o
parties. we have editors who try To u
d.rmine the common people. 10 ke'
thelE from persuing an honest cause
n. save our country from bankruptcy al
nd Iuin.
All, methiuks the masses OF a tax II