The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-30
MONO, 3, AND NO.

MONO, 81 AND NO.
The Populists Should Hoist the BAN
ner of Nometallic.
After the close of the silver conven-
ton, the national committee of the peo-
pies party held session at which tho
following address was adopted to DO
issued to the people, and especially to
the populists of the United States:
To the People OF the United States:
The friends Of more money and less taxes,
devoted to the silver dollar Of the constitution
and Of our forefathers the oppopents Of con-
traction, gold standard ana bond monopoly.
have Just hold their great convention here In
Chicago. It was composed Of representative
and patriotic men from all par ties and from Ill
sections OF the country.
The overwhelming spirit Of this convention
indicates that the whole nation IL alive to the
dangers which threaten Us The convention
not only repudiated the idea Of . gold standard
and gold basis, but unanimously committed
itself to the principle that We, as populistA
have long held and cherished, viz: That law
alone makes money, and that the stamp Of tho
government converts 81 cents worth Of silver
into dollar equal to any gold dollar. And they
unanimously accepted one doctrine-that tho
money Of the country should DO adequate for
the demands OF business, and should expand
with the growth Of population and commerce.
Populists, this convention has been great
victory for tho principles embodied in the
Omaha platform. The representatives Of the
old parties who were present united with US to
fight for the money Of the people, ~ against
the money Of the bondholdsrs
1t is the same old contest for the doctrines of
Jefferson, jackson, TEad Stevens and Lincoln,
and our cons titutional rights, which have been
assailed by foreign coalition.
viction that the bondholding and banking con.
spiracy which began this awful work in 1873, in
q republican congress, will now be continued,
II not consummated, in $685. in Q democratic
congress with equal rapactty, pillAgo and pecu-
lation tits the mission Of tho populists to 70.
s1st this foreign invasion, which through cor
porate greed assaults our national liberties by
usurping our lands, monopolizing our high
ways. absorbing our wealth debating our laws
and enslaving our people.
We believe that tho present effort to demon
etize silver and issue more bonds, thereby in
creasing the aggregate Of our billions of debt,
all OF which must then DO paid in gold alone,
burdening US and our posterity with gold con-
tracts which We never made 10 crime equal
to that for which kings have been dethroned
and tyrants behsaded, and for which the ON
Gers engaged therein should be impoaehed AID
punished ~ provided by law.
II silver 10 stricken down 1t will take moro
merchandise from the business man more 10
Dor from tho wage Garner, and more wheat
corn and cotton from tho farmer than ever be.
fore to purchase tho gold dollars OF tho bank
ers. Therefore these threo classes should
unite to resist the encrOachmcnts Of this
American and destructive conspiracy.
The logic OF events forces the immediate So
luton OF the money question. This We recog-
nize without yielding any Of the great princi-
pies In our platform, which must follow and be
settled rand in hat
government may be wrested from its enemies
and prosperity restored to the people
We do not consider the money question as
settled until the authority to issue money and
control its volume are, in the words of Jef1er-
son, restored to tho government and the peo.
pie to whom they properly belong"
This struggle will obliterate old party lines;
tens of thousands OF new converts are coming
to our ranks; they should be welcomed and or
gained into mighty campaign for 1894 to 1896
We commend the Industrial legion and all
similar organizations as valuable aids in edu-
caeing and organizing our people.
Stand by your colors, brethren: events are
battling for us: the stars in their course are
fighting in behalf Of Sisera; every agony Of the
an1lcted people is an argument for our plat
form; every day confirms our predictions
There is no safety for the people of the United
States except in the irium phi OF our principles,
and victory is not far OF.
H. E. Taubeneck, chairman: ]. H. Turner,
secretary; M G. Rankin, treasurer; Ignatius
Donnelly. Minnesota J. H Davis. Texas:
George F. Washburn Massachusetts; " O.
Stricken, Nebraska; George F. Gather Ala
bama.
What is likely to be the outcome of
this struggle? The silver men proper
will compromise upon a measure pro-
viding for free coinage at ratio of 20,
% or "a to 1, thus settling the silver
question and fixing prices upon tho
present bed rock, gold standard basis.
The populists will hold the bag, with
a dead issue therein. Silver coinage,
upon any ratio, is but palliative only,
which will benefit but little and will
forever identify the interests of the
voters in the silver states with the pol
icy of metallism and volume of money
restricted to the output of the two
metals
The National Watchman, in it's issue
of August TO- says:
We say let the coming contest in congress
be fought to a finish. Let there be do further
compromise. II Wall street is strong enough.
and can force single gold standard lot it be
done but on no account consent to compro-
mise measure Let the financial reign OF ter
IL
be over. II silver is to DO discarded - . money
metal let it be discarded entirely. Let there
be no Bland acts or Sherman acts or any other
makeshifts
If We cannot have free coinage At the present
ratio let us have none. What We wsat now
more than nything else, is plain example OF
the des ctive tendencies which will surely
wait upon an enforcement Of plutocratie imam
cial methods The people are so willing to be
deceived, that nothing save the empty nour
sack. the empty coal bin, or the ragged coat
can teach them . lesson that will be lasting or
effective This lesson might better be learned
thoroughly during tho coming year, than be
dragged SLOWLY along through the next decade
Let the people have dose of gold standard
wheat, gold standard cotton and gold standard
days LABOR, and by tho time it has thoroughly
done its work 1t will take more than
subsidized newspaper, . slick. oily
politician or plutocratio president to deceive
them again Lot them fall into the absolute
keeping Of the hooked .nosed Ikelhimsys Of
Wall street for short time, and the lesson
will be so indeliblv impressed that fair prom .