Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-15
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

Joilu Il F. ot. JOHn, eA-SoNSInoI "a
Kansas, said in speech in quad
rangular debate recently held at
Salina, Kansas.
''Now let US turn to the People 5
party 1t Is unlike the two old
parties, for it Is not made up entirely
of statesmen; it has few common
mortals in its ranks. 1t has been
vilitied and kicked and cuffed from
one end of the land to the other. |
confess that | sympathize with it, for
/ know what it is to be prosecuted
for opinions sake.
1.-The Peoples party is made up
principally Of men who only few
years ago were Republicans or Dem
ocrats. They were counted as good
citizens then; but strange as it may
seem, it is nevertheless true, that
just as soon as they joined this new
movement they were branded as
bowling cranks, demagogues, fana-
tics, rattle braned fools, calamity
howlers and sorgum lappers.
st. John is level headed man.
He is man who is not afraid to
stand by his convictions of right and
duty, and can sympathize with the
Peoples party-''persecuted for
opinions sake.
He sees that the Peoples party sis
not made up entirely of statesmen"
but that ''it has few common NOR
tails in its ranks" What a blessing
to the party that this is the truth.
The present day statesmen Of the
old parties ore not made up of the
Jefferson, Lincoln, Greedy, Clay and
Webster type. These men and
many others were statesmen indeed;
they were honest men and patriots
principle, honesty, truth and
moral integrity marked their polit-
ical actions as well as their social and
business conduct. They served for the
country's good. But the public con-
duct of our present day represent
atives In the old parties, state and
national, is a libel on statesman
ship; they are simply trucking poli>
ticians, disgrace to the country and
nineteenth century civilization. They
seek office for its spoils; and no
means are considered too dishonor-
able to secure these much coveted
positions. What do they do when
the people elect them? Whose in
terest do they serve? The financial
and industrial condition of the coun-
try at this hour, when hundreds of |
thousands of honest workingmen are
out of employment and almost starv-
ing, when the manipulators of Wall
street are daily adding fabulous
amounts to their i'll gotten gains,
when the New York banks have
mere than one hundred millions of
idle capital over and above the 20
per cent reserve required, when
mines are closed, mills idle and fac
tories shut down, Is a sufficient an
swer tc these questions, There are
two old parties, but they have one
boss-the gold interest, with branch
offices at Lombard and Wall street.
The Common mortals" of the
Peoples party had the courage to
say in their platform: Corruption
dominates the bailo: box, the legisla-
lature, the congress, and touches
even the ermine of the bench.
They did not forfeit their claim to
be counted as good citizens" when
they left old party corruption for the
clean, honest principles of the party
they are making No man VINO fell
into the ranks with these common
mortals" need feel ashamed of his
company. What the future of the
Peoples party will be depends en-
tirely upon its faithfulness to the
principles it has espoused. Let 1t
depart from the path OF problty
which it has marked out, betray the
peoples interest, or allay itself with
trusts, combines, corporations or
what else as against the peoples in
terest and it is sharpening sword to
cut off its own head. But let its
leaders and representatives be true
to the people, and no reorganization
of Republican and Democrats clubs
can materially effect it; the votes of
the people will be given to it, and IN
the respect end admiration of the
neonie will its GLORY and strength be