The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-28

pie, and not through corporations;
that all bank paper should be sup
pressed and the circulating medium
restored to the general Government to
whom it belonged; that the Govern
ment should do for the whole people
those things which the people cannot
best DO for themselves.
This party was afterwards called the
Democrat. but it :enaciously adhered
! to these principles up to 1860. They
issued legal tender Treasury notes
| whenever there was insufficient gold
and silver bullion or coin obtainable to
supply the demands Of the people.
Every time they is,ued these Treasury
notes pros, eritv Immediately followed.
The Federalist party changed its
name several times, but always openly
or secretly adhered to its original
! principles. 1t was once called Wing.
and is now called Republican, and is
| at bottom nothing but the old Tory
or Eedera!ist part:, seeking to have
| England dominate the county by in
Producing and projecting English laws
| and customs.
Since the late civil war the Demo-
cratic parry leaders have been gradu
ally leading It's followers into the camp
OF the English aristocracy secretly.
Since Cleyelan1's Inauguration the
mask has been thrown off and to-day
| both the Democratic and Republican
party are one on the money question,
and advocate everything that Alexan-
per Hamilton advocated. They go
| further, and, in contempt Of the peO-
| pie. perform every act demanded by
| plutocracy, alien and domestic. These
humllating facts no intelligent person
can deny.
The plain people finding themselves
betrayed, sold out, robbed and en-
shaved to greedy and brutal aristoc-
racy, have originated the Peoples
party, party planted on the same
principles advocated Ivy jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Calhoun, Jackson
and Lincoln. No unprecedented mind
can read its Omaha platform and the
teachings of Jefferson, Madison, etc,
and the short, unique platform upon
| which Andrew jackson ran-"antl-
bank. anti-Enylish and anti-monopoly"
without confessing they ana the
Peoples party are one.
This brings us face to face with the
real issues. If the Democratic and Re
publican parties prevail hundreds of
millions OF bonds will be issued, and III
this way pcrpetually enslaved to cor
orations. No one can deny that every
prerosutive given Congress by the
constitution, or the Legislatures by
the states has been farmed out to cor
porations, except the power to raise
salaries and create new offices and in
crease taxation. Any one who will
take the trouble to examine national
and state Legislation during the last
twenty years will blush with shame at
the fact that ninetenths of the laws
create aristocrats, with power to levy
and collect taxes, or simplities the
laws augmentinS the powers and
emoluments of corporations already in
existence. SO long has this system of
legislation gone on that there is moth
ing left of our once splendid Govern
ment except shell in which are
crowded hundreds of corporations de-
vourinS the substance Of the enslaved
people.
The mind Of man has not conceived
any system of reform that will enamel
pate the masses from the brutalizing
thralldom now closing in on every
side of the masses, except the demands
set forth in the Omaha platform. We
believe the people will stand by the
Peoples party In following the foot
prints of jefferson and emulating til,
example of jackson and Lincoln.
Remedy For strikes.
The country for Il week past has
been practically in state Of civil war
The Governors are perplexed ant
don't know whether to turn loose the
dogs of war or try some other plan t,
rlacute the strikers. Strange, tn.
simplest and most effective remed,
never occurs to these alleged states
men. This is to nationallZe every Goa
mine In the country. Let law be
passed authorizing the Government t.
assess the property and take posses
sion OF it ut Il fair valuation. Then Sc
the miners to work IT decent wages
supply the people ut prices just
enough above the COS; of production t,
return to the Government a fair profit
force the railroads to carry the freiyh
on Tie same basis and the Who'll,
trouble is settled. AS long as We pur
sue the old plan of allowing few sci
fish men to corner this great necessar,
of life and exploit the coaltields 70
their individual profit. We may eNpec
i constant recurrence of the scene
now distressing the land. What W,
want is no. militia to shoot down tn,
: starving and desperate miners. but
little common sense to suppress human
, greed and put 4 hook in the nose O
that monster. private competition i,
, public necessities.-In Non
coniormi>t.
? Where Is lie:
: Where is the party bound wiseacr
t who will dare deny that the Republi
can party. through their representa-
tive III Congress. have made NOR
: millionsires by class laws during thel
administration OF thirty Years than 4.