Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-09
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. 9, 1892
TO THE LATE DEMOCRATS OF THE
PEOPLES PARTY.

PEOPLES PARTY.
Our Democratic friends who side track
ed on the issues Of the Peoples party and
are silencing their consciences on the Force
bill with the slim assurance that small
Republican politicians have given them
that the bill is not an issue, would do well
to think moment. Is there any safer way
to judge of party's future acts than by
it's past, and judging by the past is there
any reason to believe That the Force bill is
not a live issue? The President in his let
ter of acceptance retracts nothing, and there
is no new phase to the struggle in Novem-
Der. Two years ago MI. Harrison s admins
tration backed by every influence his official
position could command urged upon con-
gress the Importance Of the measure. Under
the party lash the offensive measure passed
the House and was only prevented becom-
ing law by the Independent votes OF a
few Republican Senators. President Har-
rlson meanwhile anxiously sat in the White
House ready to sign the bill as soon as it
could pass the Senate, and its failure In
that body was the chief political regret OF
his life. Upon that issue his party
went before the people in 1890 and was
most signally defeated, but with that per-
sistence that characterizes the man whether
right OF wrong, he again revives the lost
cause and actually makes it a part Of his
party platform upon which. to win OF fail.
If his party wins in the coming elections
every Congressman, every Senator, the
President and every official of his admins
tration will stand pledged to the support of
a Force bill. There can be no excuse for
kickers in the Senate then, the very plat
form upon which they will have been elect
ed pledges them to it's support. Can any
one doubt that it would pass ? If it does
what becomes of our principle OF rotation
in office; in fact what becomes OF
American liberty. The party in power will
be entrenched behind an impregnable law
which you yourselves have helped to make.
they may 90 on in their reckless cOrrup-
tomas they undoubtedly willard you
may drop your Peoples party fancies
long enough to try and GUST them, but bal
lots will be of no avail then so long as they
have the counting of them. With "a bay
onet behind every ballot'' as Senator Frye
said, what can the people do. Our Peoples
party friends maintain that they mus.
stand together OF the party can never grow
to success. That may all be true, but the
issues in this campaign are vital. If the
Republicans win they can laugh at you
What matter will it be to them how strong
OF numerous your party becomes; with the
Force bill they can defy your votes. Many
of the grievances you complain Of undoubt.
eddy demand redress, but by assisting the
Republican party you cannot hope to Obtain
relief, with $40 100000 annually going from
the South to support an unlimited pauper
pension list and many other millions to the
rich and protected n orthern manufacturer
is there any wonder this drain has reduced
the Southern farmer to condition of &C
tual want The Democracy stands pledged
to correct these evils the Republican party
to perpetuate them. If you would remedy
the evil strike at the root Of the trouble, now
while you have free ballot.