The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-24
GET ON THE INSIDE.
IF You Want to Shape the Peoples Party,
Become One of Its Members.

IF You Want to shape the Peoples Party,
Become One of Its Members.
The open letter of Mr.. NJ. Fl. Slater to
Senator PETER, published in The News,
requires response from the real free sill
yer men of Colorado Mr.. Slater COM
plains that the silver Republicans" and
silver Democrats" have not been ''in-
vited" to the ranks of the Peoples Party.
Pray, who invited the original Popu-
lists to organize themselves to resist the
organized humbug of the Democratic
and Republican party? Who laid down
a carpet for ''tenderfeet" to walk mao a
party which is today the scott and scorn
OF the professional politicians Of the
United States: With all due respect for
Mr.. M. Fl. Slater, whom | regard as d
pure patriot and a superb organizer,
take the occasion to assert and predict:
tlrst-That, no matter what Governor
Waite may say or do, the Peoples Party
will continue TO grow stronger.
s5econd-That there is no intermediate
line or "half way house between the
Democratic and Republican parties. and
the young giant" known as the .'Popu-
list party" is the only refuge FOR real
Western men. regardless of polit cal
lines
[ have neither patience nor consider&-
ton for men in Colorado who, like Mr..
Slater, complain of Populist officials or
Popullst management, who stay out of
ONT primaries or our conventions ana
then complain that things do not 60 o
suit them. am an original Popuhst
and left the Democratic party when /
saw that Mr.. Bland was being used as a
'stool pigeon" to humbug the people by
q perennial sham effort in the interest of
free coinage.
saw and see now that Bland is not D
'sreal fighter" for free coinage. for he
falls down whenever the fight is made
warm. See his record for two years past.
Where is his lieutenant, Pierce of Ten
nessee, in the hast congress and Bryan Of
Nebraska in the present congress? | have
no faith III Bland, Teller or other men
VINO fight for siiverin the lines of the old
parties. l regard them as more danger
Gus TO the silver cause than Sherman and
Voorhees,, because they hold the people
divided by party lines when they should
be united for home and fireside.
The Peoples Party is a party of the
people, for the people and by the people.
Call it by what name you will, it is the
first organized effort Of the poor people
the wage earners and the toiling farm
ers-to protect themselves from organ
lied capital. 1t has my daily and night
ly efforts and prayers, and | regard il SIS
the only pure ,Jetfersonian Democracy.
Cast no more stones at glass houses.
Hold your hands off from the tender
young political plant Look at home
upon the record Of the Republican and
Democratic parties before you pick flaws
i'll the garment Of the young giant born
of the necessities of the times-the young
political giant which will break our
bonds Of bondage.
The Peoples lrty Invites Mr.. Slater
and his 100000 mavericks to the ranks
of the Peoples Party of Colorado. Come
in. gentlemen, if you are i'll earnest, or
stay out and hold your peace. We are
in this fight to finish and want recruits.
If you and the 80 ,OOO mavericks wish to
reform the Peoples Party, come within
the lines to do it. You cannot do it from
the outside.
We want such men as Mr. Slater and.
Senator Teller and Mr.. Bland and Mr..
Bryan in the Peoples Party because they
belong there, but if they remain in the
Democratic and Republican parties they.
are our political enemies and we propose
to fight them. Those who are not for
the Peoples Party are against it, and,
care not who they are. | will oppose all
who will not subscribe to the Peoples
Party platform and who hesitate to east
to the rear all former personal political
sympathies. It was this spirit which
saved the Union, and there is no middle
ground. Let the warcry be hereafter.
mo fusion" and Keep in the middle
Of the road. Charles Whitehead in Dem
yer News,