The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1894-12-13
FROM THE CAPITOL.
The Peoples Party Tho Only
Party Whose Members Are A
Uuit In All Sections.
washington Special Correspondence

alls Nc
(Washington Special Correspon dence.
On last Saturday, November 24th,s
Chairman Taubeneck closed Peoples.
Party Headquarters in this city
and on tile following day left for.
lis home iii Illlnois, where lN .ex-55
pected to spend only q few hours,
until he would start for the silver
conference in St. Lollis. Before
leaving he prepared an address to
our people, portion Of which is as
follows:
nTbe resnltof the )ale clectlon.
lis before US. We have increased
our agggreg gate vote about one hun.
dred per cent since 1892, and have
broken the solid South. We have
conyince Ell our opponents and the,
world that We are q fixed fac or II,
lpolities and q ono to- stay.
new party that can double its ,t,agI
strength in#two years, shows a vi
tality thatshas not been excelled by.
any new party in the history Of our.
country. Every populist can be
proud Of the record we have made
this year, The Peoples Party is
the only political organization whose
members stand as unit in all Sec
tions en- the principles it advocates
The two old parties have their East
EN-, Northern, Western, and South
ern factions, each one holding an
tagonistic views Oh all the great in
dustrial# questions which are forging
thelr way TO tue 'front.'.
Gin twelve out Of the fourteen
states west Of the Mississippi river,
which in the past, have been classed
as republican, the Peoples Party
is first and second in voting strength,
all except Iowa and California. In
these twelve, we have reduced the
democratic strength to few strag-
glprs, and had it not been for the
administration and goldbug demo-
Gratis nominating dummy tickets for
the democratic farmers and labor
ers to support, while they voted
with the republicans, we have cleo
ted our candidates in a majority Of
these satates, In the states south
Of the Ohio river, and Ptomac RI
yer, we are second in voting strength,
in eight out of the fourteen states,
and the dano cratic party remains in
control IS freud aud counting the
colored votes
'sThe democratic party in:tle South
is the negro party, because without
their votes, a majority Of the South
ern states, would have elected popu-.
list governors this year.
Headquarters Of the Peoples
Party were opened January 1st, 1894
Contributions to defray expenses
we're made by the populist Senators
and Representatives, and other
friends thourghout the land.''
s'rhe total amount received from.
all sources was 81, $40, so, an ave-
rage Of $122, II per month; only a
trife more than Congressman $
clerk receives. Out Of this amount
We had to pay all expenses, such as
room rent, furniture for same, fuel,
gas bills, clerk hire, stationery,
postage, telegraphing, printing,
board, and many other incidental
expenses. -
"Many have been made
by our press and leaders for d con-
ference composed of the members
Of the National Committee, chair.
men of the state committees, repre-
sentatives of the reform press, con-
gressmen Of the 53rd and 54th Con-
crosses, and other leaders in our
party, to discuss ways and means
for conducting an educational cam
paign from now until the meeting of
the next National G Convention
*''fhis is very Important, because
during the short session Of The pre-
sent Congress, and the oath Con-3
gress, questions Of great Importance