The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-17
POpullSts,

Popuhsts,
Do ye not be misled in this tremendous war for
equal rights OF silver before the throne OF gold. That
silver question not the main issue before the American
czen-nor before the world In fact, the silver issue
is only correlatve comparative proposition 1t is
not real ISSUE We believe that SO long as gold is
money metal, long should silver stand shoulder to
shoulder with the yellow monster Of wrong.
But to the populist that only proposition OF IF!
Any who says the Silver Issue is paramount ls
sue with the populist party is not intelligent popu
list
The mighty angel of reform, who spread his grar
cious wings the land of Jefferson and Madison
Otis and Henry-at the organization of populism was
an evangel OF light whose mighty pinions would have
been folded troubled breast had he supposed
populism meant perpetuity of the meta[money fraud
ANY man who says that free coinage of silver is THE
issue IF populism is dangerous mani And yet who
has fought faithfully for silver coinage than we?
We have always Northumberland MAINTAIN today
with ferceness born from the pregnant womb OF ma
tional disaster and commercial ruin
Gas with gold, SO with silver"
The coinage of silver is side issue OF populism
1t is stay-a continuance temporizer-a RIGHT de-
manded by an outraged people who have been burned
and blistered by Greed in it's elevation OF gold
Populsm demands the destruction OF gold AS A
srANDARD and insists that REAL property, produc-
tive property-the impershabe unhdeable and unstea
able, unspendable, FACE OF THE EARTH-eha be
the standard and the security of all representative
credit moneys
The land loan as represented in the ''subtreasury
plan is the theory, the plan, the ISSUE of popuism.
Any who tries to force the silver issue the one
and paramount doctrine of the party will find him
self let down by the intelligent reormers who strik
ing for Humanity.
But do not give up the silver fight. Free coinage Of
silver so long of gold-but down with both OF them
sOOn as the DeOpe can be educated OF slavery
and poverty into freedom and intelligence.
What the populist demands lis, as stated in another
form above:
characterization of gold else monetization Of
silver-and removal of both as standards OF value.
The farmers of this country have paid freight rates
in excess of per cent of investment in railroads
sufficient to build, by reasonable calculation 1875
600 homes worth 81 900 each in the last ten years.
If you wish to corroborate this, take the Railway
Commission Reports for twelve western states for 1892
average the receipts above operating and take
an estimate of $4,000 mile for construction. $4,000
will build two-thrds OF the mileage west OF the Misss
sippi river-and So, 900 will build all of it.
Mr.. Powderly suggests that the Populist party be
called the American party
The Ruralist says, "We second the motion of Bro
Powderly to call it THE AMERICAN PARTY The
contest has turned on whether an American or Ed
ropean financial policy shall prevail in these United
States. The name should be appropriated
The Alliance Union, of Eureka, Kansas, comes out
with sensational picture OF the late election in their
county. Two clasp each other, each with kni1e in
the hand behind the back to stab the other withor
else q third man has his the two with
knife for each. The picture is labeled, "Fusion-we
want no OF it They fused" there, and got lick
ed like th-r.
In Iowa the populist vote is thirty thousand
last year our vote there almost invisible The de-
feat of the democrats defeat for political treach
erv Cevelandism is doomed The Gar (C-zar) is aus
kussspeell
The public debt statement shows that our public
debt is continual ~ increasing.
Another Populist Senator.
In the late manifesto the popuists, Senator Jones
unites with the party and now there fve viz Sena
tors K ie P. fer Allen Stewart and Jones' strong
team the equal in point OF ability of any five men in
either OF the old parties We may look for further
additions. We growing very nice thank you.-Rur
alist
The Washington Republican, OF Washington, Kan
sas puts forward the following ticket for 1896:
For Peesident-Senator Allen. of Nebraska.
For Vice President-Tom Watson. Of Georgia.