People's voice., 1893-04-28
POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE,


national control
1t is said that President Cleveland
now congratulatns himself on the con-
version o. yoocaees and Vest, Of the
finance committee Of the senate, to his
financial policy.
The recent court decisions should
convince railroad men that their only
chance to secure freedom from the ex-
actions Of unscrupulous employers lies
in government ownership Of railroads.
Western Advocate.
"A money is redeemable when the
government issuing it stands ready to
lake it back at its face value for all
debts and taxes due it. That's all the
redeemable quality money needs. In
fact. it is all the redeemable quality it
ever has.-National Spectator.
"A gold king is as good as silver
king; a silver king is as good as gold
king. The sovereign people are better
than all such kings. A money based
Oh the wealth and integrity of the SOW
ereign people is better money than
that based on a couple Of metals owned
and controlled by few silver and gold
kings. See?-National Spectator.
If President Cleveland intends to
carry out the demand Of the democratic
platform to remOnetize silver and in
crease the money volume, revise the
tariff and drive out the trusts and com
bines in the interests Of the peOpleS he
has very queer way Of showing his
intentions. Many good democrats are
hoping against hope for the work Of re-
form to begin.-Shelbyville Qll.) PeO-
pies Paper.
Such decisions as that of Judge
Kicks in the Toledo case and the uni
versal conspiracy among the roads to
raise rates to the maximum for worlds
fair visitors will increase the sentiment
in favor Of government ownership.
That the government will be compelled
to assume ownership Of the railroads or
submit to railroad ownership Of the
government, is becoming more glaring-
ly apparent to men who think.
1t is reported that Hoke Smith, sec
retary of the interior, intends visiting
the west shortly. We presume that his
visit will be an official one. We hope
that he will extend it to Iowa Just to
learn what civilization means. Gen.
Weaver will not disgrace his state by
urging the people in person or through
his paper to egg the noted Georgian,
who was personally responsible for the
suppression of free speech in Georgia
last September-Missouri State Union.
Neither wealth nor poverty, gold
nor rags, plutocracy nor anarchy can
settle the great economic questions of
to-day. They may destroy the govern
ment but save it they never can. TO
the brave and honest middle classes
must the nation look for salvation.
And it is well that this class begin to
comprehend their mission for even now
the gilded throne of aristocracy is being
surrounded by the anarchistic mob ex-
pectantly awaiting the reign of terror
that follows the grapple of the two
fOrces.-Farmers' Tribune.
The Globe-Democrat admits editori-
ally that there is strong probability
that the south will break from democ-
racy and join the peoples party move
ment in opposition to Cleveland's gold
standard policy. 1t has taken the Globe
quill-driver long time to get his eyes
lowered upon result which all well
posted men have been fully prepared
for the last three years. The Globe is
a great newsgaJherer but its editors
are in the habit of depending upon 9th
er mems brains for their supply OF
original thought.-Acon.
The city election in Abilene was a
straight fight between the republicans
and the populists. Republicans elected
their ticket by IS majority Last fall
the republicans carried the city by over
$50 majority. At the city election the
populisJS had about 50 more male votes
than their opponents and yet the &. O.
T. is boaSting of great republican
victory and telling how the populist
administration was ''repudiated." This
Is a fair sample of the result of the
municipal elections all over the state
where a straight party fight was made.
Clay Center Kan Dispatch.
1t may be safely put down that the
prohibition question will not again
come up in politics as heretofore Pom
ulistS and prohibitioniStS who have felt
disposed to agitate a union of forces
should mediate little over the oues-
ton II the great liquor problem is not
IN fair way to settle itself after the
manner of South Carolina? It is sin.
cerely to be hoped that it NAV. for OF
all antidotes offered that of state con.
rol and management is the one logical
solution. Great interest will center in
the workings of the new system. and
confident expectations for its success
already abound.-Nonconformist.
When the several states delegated
away their right to coin money and fix
the value thereof, and the same was
embodied in the constitution of the
United States, they did not delegate tc
the general government the right r.
call in, the Rothschilds and the mon.
arches of Europe to say what kind Of
money and how much we should have
There is nothing in the constitution
warranting or authorizing the appoint,
ment Of the silver commission. It wa,
simply a foolish whim of Harrison's
and Cleveland is going to continue the
same in the interest of Wall street and
the foreign money orau,h1ars orl a.