The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-07-01

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 -
tablished? Both parties voted for It
SeconEWas silver demonetized TO
increase the power of the money mo-
nopoly? Both parties voted for it.
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? Roth par
ties voted for it.
Fourth-Was no1-interest bearing
greenbac2ss funded into interest bear
ing bonds and bonds payable in green
backs made payable in coin (gold)?
Both parties voted for it.
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 a
whole to the size Of several large states?
Both parties voted for it.
These things being true, they will
make strenuous effort In self-justifica-
ton and will oppose all effort which
will tend to bring their past record to
shame.
Moreover, the most powerful friends
OF these monopolies and expressions are
the most powerful leaders in these old
parties, and it 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 devoutly to be
wished by the weaker section.
Then again by close, compact party
machinery, the voice of the people is
stifed 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-
and promise their constituents, but
those promises and pledges wilt into
nothingness before party caucus or an
adverse speaker of the house or 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 may
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 it is thought ad-
visable to associate all the people into
a peoples party and allow all of the OPP
ponents of their rights to arrange them
selves in separate party, with the peo-
pie on one side and plutocracy on the
other.
When we come to reflect that this
government, managed as aforesaid, is q
hydra-headed oligarchy, plutocracy,
a government of the few for the benefit
of the few, the tremendous Importance
of this uprising of the people 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
a government of the people and for the
people? Millions 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. If the people succeed,
self government proves success. If
the people lose, all is lost, self govern
ment, republican freedom, equal rights,
the citizens pride, the efforts, blood
and treasure spent in the past-all is
lost. Make no mistake as to the issue
and the crisis. It is not alone to pass
laws to relieve the people from multi
piled grievances, but to re-establish the
power of the people in legislation which
is of more powerful import upon the
destiny of this nation and of the world
Let the people in this effort fail and
the confusion, the corruption and
tyranny of the darkest days of the Ro-
man republic will follow, and history
will repeat itself Nay, verify, it is
now upon us. Trusting in the God of
Justice, let every son and daughter of
North Carolina do their duty. Remem-
Der, what you fail to achieve by ballots
you or your offspring will have to
achieve by bullets.
Issued by the executive committee of
the peoples party, May %, 1892.
w. r. LINDSAY, Chairman,
Madison, N. C.
w. c. Wilcox, Moore, N. C.
A. J. DALBY, Oxford, N. G.