The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-25
A UNION OF FORCES.

A UNION OF FORCES.
THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE SOUTH
AND WEST TO JOIN HANDS.
Tho Money Power Completely Controls
Both Of the Old Parties-A Paper In TILL
mans State Calls Upon Him to Take q
Positive Stand.
For the last two or three years all
men who have kept pace with the polit-
ical development and trend Of popular
thought have foreseen that contest in
this nation on new sectional lines was
inevitable. The producing sections of
the south and west are forced to array
themselves against the north and east,
who control the finances and live in lux
ury on the profits Of other mems labor
They are compelled to do this to preserve
for their children even semblance of
the liberty that is the birthright of all
Americans.
In coming to that conclusion it has
been tacitly recognized that sooner or
later new party lines would have to be
formed, as both the parties which have
held the field for the last 40 years are
known to be entirely controlled by the
politicians who are entirely dominated
by the will Of the money bags Of the
east and north In this state this feel
ing has been vague and suppressed and
at the same time deep seated and firm,
with a lingering hope that the Demo
cratic party would embrace the chance
given it to carry out measures for the
relief of the people, and to which they
believed it was pledged
It was left to Mr.. Cleveland to de-
stroy this last hope by his treatment of
silver. It is perfectly clear that the
money power completely controls the
Democratic party, and it is wasting time
to attempt to argue that the people will
ever again get its control into their
hands, and Governor Tillman, in the
interview given out the other day, voices
the sentiments of a majority Of the
Democrats of the south today. The most
Of them may not be ready to admit it
openly, but they will admit that they
have been cast loose from their moorings
and are drifting, and the logic of the sit
uation is carrying them in that direc-
ton.
The governor is right in naming the
financial issue as the issue on which
this fight will be made, but we are sure
that he is mistaken in confirming it to
silver alone. The people of the sections
interested demand a complete reform
and reconstruction Of our financial sys-
tenn. The power must be taken out of
the hands of a class or set Of men to
control the issue Of money and restrict
the amount in circulation. They have
been educated by the Alliance and SINH
lar organizations up to an intelligent
conception Of what will accomplish this
and policy, to be successful, must con-
form to their belief
Or people know that the remonetiza-
ton Of silver will only be step in the
right direction, and only support it for
that reason. They are convinced that
their interests demand an issue of paper
currency that will be safe and sound
and that cannot be contracted and ex-
banded at will by schemers and manip-
ulators Their views on how this can
be done are embraced in the subtreasury
plan, but they will not be at all conten-
Gous if better and more feasible plan
is suggested by those whom they employ
to carry out their wishes.
We agree with the governor in the po-
Gton he takes in the interview referred
to, but our people should be enlighten-
ed more fully as to his views. It has
been we'll understood and was formal
~ announced over two weeks ago that
he would be candidate for the United
States senate. AS we have said before,
the Alliance as an educational organi-
zation is intensely interested in having
the issues raised by it discussed before
the people for their enlightenment, and
to enforce that the resolutions requiring
it were passed at the last state meeting.
We have no means Of knowing what
policy the governor will pursue in his
campaign or what position he will take
in regard to the demands of the people,
except what we see in the public prints,
and we refer to this matter in order
that perfect understanding may be
had.
In an interview given by him to a
New York World correspondent, in re-
ferring to the dispensary law, he said:
Ioriginated the law and am responsible for
it. If there is any better way of regulating the
liquor traffic, do not know it. am q candi-
date for the United States senate. and will
60 before the people on this issue and that of
q constitutional convention. The dispensary act
will be the only one heard Of in the campaign.
What stand Senator Butler. who will be my
opponent, will take I can only guess from his
recent letter on the Darlington troubles. /
wish could run for governor again. would
be elected by a bigger majority than ever.
But have two terms as governor. am sure
to go to the senate.
We do not see how a campaign run
ON the issues stated can relieve the
financial distress of the people or in any
way help to unite the reformers of the
south and west. They of other states
cannot be expected to become interested
to the extent necessary in matters pure
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