The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-24

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Every Change From Now on Will Increase
the Strength of the Peoples Party.
The political situation is one that can
be viewed with absolute complacency
by the Populist party from any and all
standpoints.
BY ignoring the warnings of reason
and conte1nptuously putting aside the
just demands of the people one of tho
two great political parties has been de-
stroyed. Through extravagant prom
Uses, fraud, deception and other kindred
crimes the Democratic party obtained
complete control of the machinery OF
government.
To change existing conditions, bring
about better times and continue to wor-
ship the same old idols that the Repub-
icans bowed down to is proposition
that remains for Democracy to solve.
The domination of the east ruined the
Republican party, as all must now adj
NIT. Just how this same baneful int1u-
ence which now controls Democracy can
result in anything else than disaster to
that organization is difficult indeed to
conjecture. Similar causes produce SIM
liar results throughout the range of all
nature. Why not in politics as well? It
Wall street methods destroyed the Re-
publican party, will they not also destroy
the Democratic party? If not, why nots
The Peoples Party presents a complete
remedy for the evils under which the
country is now suffering and can afford
to wait until the Democratic party, like
the Republican party, is destroyed by
enforcing opposite measures. The Peo-
pies Party is now thoroughly established,
and in spite of all efforts to disrupt and
disorganize is steadily and surely grow
ing Our friends the enemy are max
ing us converts continually, and as the
pressure of hard times becomes moro
and more severe, as it surely will un-
der the present policy of the party in
power, the ranks of the discontinued
will be augmented and the party Of re-
form strengthened.
The proper course now is to wait with
patience, but in waiting educate. A
financial panic is already on, the result
Of which no one can predict. It has
clearly demonstrated one point, how
ever-that the contamination Of financial
legislation for the past 80 years is a
threatened issue Of interest bearing
bonds in times of profound peace and
an impending financial catastrophe un-
equaled in the annals of history. It
demonstrates that the results Of past
education upon that branch of economics
has been sad and expensive failure. It
matters not whether bonds are issued,
gold goes to premium or business
reaches a silver basis.
The teachings of the Peoples Party
will be sustained and the principles it
advocates indicated. No change for
better or worse can be made from pres
ent conditions without furnishing an OBJ
ject lesson for Populist sermon. Even
the efforts Of those hired Hessians who
are just now seeking to embarrass the
party with their traitorous designs are
contributing unwittingly and unknow-
ingly, of course, to the building up and
solidifying of the party. Let no one be
alarmed at the rumors set afoat by the
subsidized press. All such attacks have
long since lost their effect. Let no one
be frightened at anything that may be
done toward organizing new parties, as
this is favorite method of the enemy
which became imperative years ago.
Remember, 1.-The mills Of the gods grind
slowly, but they grind exceeding fine"
and remember also it is the peoples grist
that is now in the hopper, and we must
wait.-National Waterman.