Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-12-19
SHALL THERE BEANEW PARTY,
lOttawa JournaIl


yhe ATTEMPT to organize a new party
upon the single issue of silver should
have no COuntenance from the peoples
party. A party that started out with
The Omaha declaration. and has had
the governors of two states, has a bal
ance of power in several legislatures
and the United States senate, and
magnificent delegation in the national
house, with $50 900 votes at the last
election, has Il duty to perform. 1t
cannot abandon its present sure footing
for the Insecure one of u single Issue.
A party that is worth the name must
have principles behind it. There is no
principle behind silver that is not be-
hind paper, and no argument for silver
free from the mint that is not also an
argument for paper direct from the gov
eminent mint also. Therefore, logical.
ly. party that is for free silver must
he for the abolition Of all banks of is.
sue, and for the use of non interest
bearing treasury notes as full legal
tender TO the extent the business of the
country may need.
For the peoples party to retreat TO
the silver issue alone is for 1t to COM
init suicide. 1t would give JOY to the
mOnopolists, for 1t would take but q
few months for them to control the sill
Yer market as they now de- gold, and
the ground thus far won by the peo-
pies party would have to be fought ov-
er again. Let the Omaha platform still
be the ralIying CRY. Land, money and
transportation must be the watchwords
oil the party that brings redemption.
Money will not alone bring permanent
relief. If plentiful, it would Temporary
lily relieve the pressure. Interest must
be killed by government issue, govern
ment lOaning, and government sub
treasury, where the people can deposit
money they do not need and where they
can obtain at slight rental the money
they do need.
But TINS VIII not cure present Ills.
The railroads and the telegraphs and
the mines cry aloud for government
ownership. 1t must come, but no per-
manent relief until these and other
great Industries are owned by the DeO-
pie. lie who owns the land rides on
white elephants" says the IIindoo.
The land must be freed, and only him
who occupies and uses be master of a
loot ot TIE earth. For this privilege
he is To pay rental in shape of tax.
When all these come, will the govern
nent be perfect and man free? No.
ile Will Ice free now for the first time to
study himself, to develop his faculties.
10 find out what man really is, and to
prepare himself tor perfect reign of
peace. The ideal will always be ahead
but once bring money, land, industry
and transportation under government
ownership, then, the physical OF man
cared for his soul can begin to have
some attention and in a few genera
lions we may hope TO have banisheC
from human nature the serpent, the
wolf. the hawk, the owl, ana brough,
ont from HIM the nobler and gentier
the sweeter and the better side.
With such as this the ideal. it seem.
puerile for men to talk of new part,
with a single issue.
1.-The greater ineludes the less, 18th,
whole is greater than any of its parts. ;
are axioms good everywhere. Let tn,
free silver men come 70 the party thai
stands for free silver and somethins
more. Help on free silver. and ther
If they done want to help on hat mon
ey or the government ownership OF
railroads, let them go back to the ole
parties aud remain until they can BIZ
evoiuted by conditions to the demand,
of the peoples party. Let it once b,
understood that there is To be 10 re
treat, no compromise, and there are
thousands that will rally around tia
standard they see firm set for reform
But TO now call in the piekets aud re-
treat to the silver line. will be to los,
all moral power, and show the peopIe's
party unworthy of confidence. and will
reiegate 1t to the cemetery of dead
parties. Where the silver party would
Soon follow it.