The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-31
NOW is THE TIME
Tho Peoples Party II the AdvOcate Of
Human Progress.


TAe Peoples Party Il the Advoeate Of
Human Progress.
It Is somewhat surprising thought
that. with our professed s.broad
guage" American views OF human
liberty, we should be so narrow in
some Of our political and religious
tenets as to imply by our practice
that our respective old party plat
form and party. practice, as well as
our: church creed, is the ultima
thule in human organizations.
It this be true, then human pro-
gross has ceased stopped" like
grandfather's clock, ..never to 90
again and at q point in this worlds
history where the worst elements Of
society are in the ascendancy, and
society will soon disintegrate.
Hthis be true, then the word ere
form" is without meaning, and even
repentance has lost it's hold on di-
! vine promise.
| But it is not true in any sense of
the word. Human thought and human
| progress can never be chained to the
lifeless wheel of your imaginary
/! ultima thule" which has no exist
'ence de facto except on paper. They
are ever reaching out, like the cling
/! ing vine, to lay hold of some object
-perceptible to Instinct, if not to
| slightly which to raise itself to a
more useful thought, broader in
telllgence-a progressive reaching up
into the invigorating atmosphere of
universal brotherhood; where none
shall be slaves and none shall be mas
ters, but all shall be equal in rights,
if'not in property.
AS we view it, this was the intent
OF creative purpose in the divine
mind; and, hence, there is no limit to
human progress, and to block It's
course is crime.
And through history we learn of
the rise, progress, decline and fall of
nations; and we also learn that their
rise and progress was due to a liberal
form of government, where the rights
of the-so-called by the self-named
upper class-lower classes were duly
respected and recognized. And also,
that nations decline and fall has
always been attributable to the over
bearing, all-grasping assumption of
authority by few, who, having once
been elevated to position by the
masses, assumed to rule by divine
right; and by overriding the will of
the people, suppressed the rights of
the many and enslaved them to the
assumed authority of the few.
There is no ''divine right of
kings" It is all an assumed right.
1t has always blocked the way OF ..the
divine right" of human progress and
human liberty.
This century is now on the turning
point-the great divide between pro-
gress and decline--it is but a step
toward one or the other. The great
upheaval of the masses, now center
ing in the Peoples party, imply that
the people are anxious to move on, in
obedience to divine law, in natural
progress and individual liberty. They
feel that there is higher attain
mcnts and more lofty national, ex-
cellence in store for us, and 7sffey
are moving forward toward national
enlargement on broader Christian
plane. The Peoples party has
struck the key note, declares the
Southern Toiler. They have sounded
the bugle call and planted the stand
ard of liberty in sight of the people;
and they are now engaged in remov-
ing the heavy blocks-which monop-
oily and plutocracy have placed in the
way of the ..divine right of human
progress and human liberty-and
they will not stop until every last
chip is cleared out of the way. They
are not engaged in this work for any
self emolument, but because they are
impelled to the work by an unseen
power-the same power that impelled
Moses to lead the Hebrews out of the
darkness of Egyptian bandage.
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