The advocate., 1892-05-18
OUR CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN THE
COMING ELECTION.
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our coming election. One Of the great
causes Of the present condition is that
certain professional men have been
largely elected to represent the non-pro-
fessionsl classes, and they have failed to
do it. This has been largely true OF
lawyers, bankers and doctors. That these
men have represented their own interests
well, no one will doubt; but that they
have failed to represent the farmer
laborer and great mass OF humanity, few
will dare to maintain. In Peoples
party every class Of the people should be
represented by men Of their own calling
and by their own choosing. This repre-
sentation should be in proportion to the
number tf the parties represented. In
this state farmers should have the largest
number of the officers. And the laborers
Il mean the day lsborers) the next, in
cludiDg mechanics and all kinds Of arti-
sans. If the lawyer gets those offices for
which legal education Is necessary they
will have all the representation they de-
serve. When you find lawyer, doctor
or preacher who Is advocating our party,
you may be sure that his heart is about
right, and he should be elected to repre-
sent his class; he can do it Justly and i'm
partially. It will not amount to much
to complain of preachers doctors and
teschers not being with us while we re-
fuse to honor those who are with US at
great sacrifice to their own peculiar In
terest. If you want to interest profes-
sionSl men, do it by trusting and honor
ing their representatives who are among
US. If you want to interest teachers,
nominate come college professor who has
espoused our cause. All over the state
are men who have been his students, and
they look to him as worthy Of confidence.
They will examine the cause he es-
pouses. When we have minister who
is with US he deserves special notice:
First, because his stand has subjected
him to ostracism by others, and he has
become q martyr to our cause; second,
Notwithstanding his church may not en-
dorse his political views, they have con-
fdence IN him, and many Of them
will vote for him on the sly. Besides,
he has many persons who have received
their early Christian instruction from
him, and they will love and support him,
no difference what others may say about
him; they investigate any subject he
may spouse; third, notwithstanding his
brethren in the ministry may differ from
him, and give him the cold shoulder,
there is no class of men on earth they
would listen to as readily as these same
dissenting brothers. Would you reach
the ministry you must do it by those you
have among you. II you push them to
the rear for poorer material you will
never reach others. What haYe said |
Of teachers and preachers is true also Of
other classes of men. Let US be wise in |
our selections. If we have banker who |
endorses our our method Of getting |
money direct from the government, and |
will stand or live by that principle, he is
our best candidate to prove to the money
mongers that we are not fighting men
but measures. "Let US be wise as SER
pents but harmless as doves" II we
nominate only men to Office who have
political record, we shall be compelled to |
nominate old party ringsters. I think |