The Washington times., 1894-04-19

patry and Join the southern Democracy? No.
That will never be done. Will the southern
Democracy abandon their party and join the
Republicans Of the West? No. The people
of the South will not be led into that camp.
The South and the West will never unite II
one section demands the unconditional sur
render OF the other. They can unite by
mutual agreement, but not by conquest.
The only honorable course to pursue is for
the people Of the South to step out OF the
Democratic party and meet the West hall
way, and for the people of the West to Sop
out of the Republican party and meet the
South half way. This is no surrender, but
an honorable concession by each. 1t Is COM
mon ground upon which both can meet, and
will unite the South and the West with the
1,OoO, 900 men who voted the Populist ticket
in 1892.
At the last general election 1000, 900 men
declared at the ballot box to lay all past dif-
ferences aside and meet each other half way.
This will be followed by 100000 more next
November. Victory for Populist principles
will come on these lines just as certain us
election day approaches. The great obstacle
the Peoples party had to contend with in the
South during the last campaign was the
Democratic cry "Give US chance" and the
great one for them to overcome this year is
the fact that they had "chance." The argu-
ment which elected them in 1892 will defeat
them in 1894.
If we further analyze the election returns
OF the two sections We find that the fourteen
states south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers,
including Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Texas, polied s,157, ,sas votes. divided as fol-
lows:
Parties. No of votes Per cent.
Democrats. 1857 ,6o3 Soy
Republicans. .....-...-.-.-... 9'u4O oo'
Peoples marty 41a7S5 134
The fourteen states west of the Mississippi,
which until recently have been sohdly Re-
publican polled at the last election ,9l6, ,6s2
votes, divided as follows:
Parties. No. of Votes. Per cent
Democrats 5l4ei4 @7
Renub,icans eo6435 473
PeonIe's psrtv - 4as 303 eco
The Peoples party in the western states
polled almost as many votes as the Demo-
crats, and had the attitude Of this administra-
tion towards silver been known then, as now,
80 per cent. OF those who did vote for Cleve-
land would have voted the Populist ticket.
The same is true Of the South. In spite OF
the Democratic election methods We polled
nearly half million votes. Nothing but the
frantic cry, "Give US a chance" keeps the
South in line
The South and the West are debtor sec
tions. They demand more money; they will
accept nothing less. The great issue which
confronts these sections is the free and un-
limited coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l, the abolition OF banks OF
issue, for the government to issue all the
paper money needed in addition to coin, and
to put it into circulation without favoritism
or speculation. The question who shall issue
and control the volume of money is para
mount to all other. Shall this be done by
the banks and for the banks, or by the people
and for the people who are to use it?
Let this issue come squarely before the
people, and there is not the slightest doub
how they will decide. The outcries of g
plundered people is reaching heaven, LEI
those who have brought this condition about
beware, because the liberty loving people
will not cease agitation until the machiner!
of state is reversed. H E. TAuBENEcK.