Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-29
NORTH CAROLINA, TOO.
The Old Tar-Heel state Wheels Into Lin
With the Peoples Party.

men requires, whenever any consider
able number of citizens determine to
adopt a new line of policy in their po-
htical relations, that they set forth the
causes and reasons for making the
change The people Of this state are
called upon to send delegates to Omaha,
Neh, there to meet delegates from
the other states to impersonate in a
candidate for president a new line of
principles and policies; and the ques-
tion may well be asked why, with two
potential parties in the field, this course
of action is thought necessary. There
fore we will briefly state some of our
reasons.
First-The people ask for laws which
will naturally cause money, the instru-
ment of trade, to yield to the demands
of trade. They have not in the old parties
helper to crystalize this principle into
law.
Second-The people ask for laws tend
ing to abolish money monopoly which
is continually impoverishing the wealth
producers of this nation and paying
from two to three hundred millions of
gold annually to foreign nations as
tribute, by the free coinage of silver
and the issue of money direct to the
people instead of issuing it direct to
corporations, thus partially relieving
the people from home usury and foreign
tribute. This service neither of the old
parties will undertake
Third-The people ask for hindrance
of monopolies and trusts, and that such
natural and powerful monopolies which
may exert their baleful influence upon
legislation be owned by the govern
ment. To this the old parties turn a
deaf ear
Fourth-The people ask that aliens
shall not own land In this country, and
that corporations shall not own land
not needed for their main purpose. The
request is denied.
Many other requests are made and
strenuously opposed The question may
be reasonably asked here why not en-
deavor to convert one of these factions
to the peoples way of thinking? The
answer is they are handicapped by
their previous records, traditions and
policies, and no unity of purpose and
concert of action can be gained through
them.
First-Was the national bank act es-
tablished? Both parties voted for it.
Second-Was silver demonetized to
increase the power of the money mo-
| nopoly? Both parties voted for 1t.
Third-Was the volume of money con-
tracted and all the contracts outstand-
ing changed for the benefit of the cred
| itor and against the people? Both par
ties voted for 1t.
Fourth-Was non-interest bearing
ing bonds and bonds payable in green
backs made payable in coin (gold)?
Both parties voted for 1t.
Fiffh-Was there an effort made to
have free coinage of silver? The lead
ing men of both parties opposed it.
Sixth-Were the public lands made q
free gift to railroads amounting in the
whole to the size Of several large states?
Both parties voted for it.
These things being true, they will
make strenuous effort In self f-justifica-
ton and will oppose all effort which
will tend to bring their past record to
shame.
Moreover, the most powerful friends
the most powerful leaders in these old
parties, and 1t is useless TO undertake
anything for the peoples good while
they stand at the helm, through these
parties owned and led for special class
interest Therefore the more feasible
plan for the people of this state, in all
national matters, Is to inaugurate a
new party untrammeled by previous
mistakes, traditions and policies, and
meet their friends at Omaha, coming
from the west, east and north, on one
common plane, with unity of purpose
and the jealousies of the war buried.
This is consummation devoutiy to be
wished by the weaker section.
Then again by close, compact party
machinery, the voice of the people is
stified at the very threshold of power
and legislation. The states may pass
liberal platforms, but these platforms
drop dead at the door Of national con-
ventions. Congressman may pledge
and promise their constituents, but
those promises and pledges wilt into
nothingness before party caucus or an
adverse speaker of the house or a COM
mittee on rules. And when we come to
consider who make national platforms.
who rule party caucuses, who lead in
the organization of the house, we NAV
be we'll assured that the will of the peo-
pie will be entirely ignored The hand
of monopoly and the interest of the
powerful few rules in the higher courts
of both parties. Thus shut off from
every avenue through which the voice
OF the people may be heard at Washing
ton, it is their duty and privilege to
represent their principles and policies
where they can be recognized and send
their own servants to Washington to
crystalize them into law. In view Of
these momentous facts 1t is thought ad.
vlsable to associate all the people into
peoples party and allow all of the on
ponents Of their rights to arrange them
selves in separate party, with the neo-
pie on one side and plutocracy on the
other.
When we come to reflect that this
government, managed as aforesaid, is a
hydra-headed oligarchy, plutocracy.
government of the few for the benefit
OF the few, the tremendous Importance
OF this uprising of the peonle becomes
at once apparent 1t satisfies US, apart
from any particular measures proposed,
that the vital principle of self-govern-
ment is at stake. Shall the people have
government of the people and for the
people? Milliona of people have seen
this issue and noted the crisis. They
will have a voice at Omaha. July 4.
1892 which they cannot gain any
where else. They will there re-bap-
TIE the nation in the faith of old.
The combat between the people
and plutocracy will be long, desperate.
and to the death. II the people succeed.
self government proves a success. II
the people lose, all is lost, self govern
ment, republican freedom, equal rights,
the citizens pride, the efforts, blood
and treasure spent ia the past-all is
lost Make NO mistake as to the issue
| and the criSia Tt IL not a1ona 70 pass