The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-08-13
Peoples Party Points.

Peoples Party Points.
M MEMBER or THE KErcHUM SILVER c4ul
MorTo: With firmness toward all; Wit
malice toward none.
!, Our republican friends have me
in our midst and passed resolution
endorsing President Harrison's ad
ministration as lone of the ables
and purest in the history of GU
country" This is true. Harrison
is true and earnest man, and bet
ter than his party; a patriot to b
honestly respected. Much of hi.
administration has been wise; ant
to many Americans there have beer
few defects in it.
! It is also true that Cleveland il
an honest, strong man, and better
and wiser than his party. He mean.
well and would at least reduce wa,
tariffs and modify republican ultra
protectionism.
The plain American people, new
ertheless, are wiser than either Of
these leaders, or their parties. They
mean to 60 forward and have q
democratic republic, in place of the
present semi-aristocratic republic.
The people have in the last three
years outgrown the old party stand
points and come into new ideas
that will make a new republic.
Harrison and Cleveland, sound
as they appear, from old political
standpoints, have not caught the
new ideas, nor have the voters who
still support them.
To say.nothing of the silver ques-
ton, they think the new ideas are
mere notions without foundation.
This is the present peril of the
country. The ruling majority have
the blindness that goes with COM
placen conservatism, and do not
wish to grow.
Mere conservatism, however we'll
satisfied with itself, always has been
and always will be beaten by the
"plain people" when they call for
reforms.
We see clearness, force, and self
respect in the new, reform press. It
is as clear and unwavering as was
Garrison's keynote to the abolition
press. The meetings of the peo-
pies party movement breed orators
among the common people as read
lily as did the anti-slavery move
ment.
This is an infallible sign that the
present political upheaval and re-
is vital and came to
stay. As the responsibility of church
and state was arrayed against the
disturbing and hated abolition
movement, and was beaten by it,
and stands apologetically in his
tory, 80 will the present blind re-
spectability of the United States be
beaten by the uprising of the plain
people in the name of a higher,
rcunder, juster republic of the peo-
Pile, by the people, for the people.
What is the outline of the new
republic showing through the pres
ent mists? The Whit of fire at
Homestead the other day cleared
The air for moment and showed it /!
Private capitalism, on large scale,
s to be done away with, and CO.
operative capitalism take its place. |
Labor and brains comparatively
make wealth, and labor and brains
ire to be recognized as co-partners
n the wealth product and in the
matchmaking plant.
As proof that Homestead has
suddenly revealed to the country,
What a few thinkers have for some
ime foreseen, namely, the outline
II new Cooperative republic to take
he place of the present "devil-take-
he-hindmost" private capitalistic
me, let us put on record and care
ully note the following synopsis of
speech in the senate of the United
states made by Senator Palmer the
lay after the country was electri-
led by the fight against the Pinker-
ons at Homestead:
WASHINGTON, July The speech
# Mr.. Palmer in the senate to-day
IN the resolutions for an inquiry
nto the battle at Homestead, Pa,
the Pinkerton forces and
he striking workmen was remark
BILE for the advanced position taken
y the Illinois senator in maintain
ng the right of factory and railroad
mpleyes to continuous employ
nent at reasonably fair rates of
Mr.. Palmer said that the presence
t the Pinkerton armed forces at
homestead was in contempt of the
uthority of the state of Pennsyl-
ania. It's manner was menacing
nd insulting. 1t was difficult for
,merican citizens, whether they
ere in the right or in the wrong,
, submit to being driven by an ,
rmed force. He confessed every ]
npulse of his mind tempted him {