The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-30
THE POPS PROCLAIM.
With a Loud Noise They Assert That Cir.
oumstanees Justify Their Party
Organization.
EVENTS CALLED STARTLING.
Also subversIVe Of the Liberties OF the Poo.
pie and Destructive Of Business
and Social Security.

-" ifN"iH' D'N' -'s-ln ne WORK OF inc
conference OF the national committee
of the peoples party with leading mem
bers OF the rank and file came To a
fruition tonight, when that committee
submitted 10 the conference as result
OF the discussions OF the conference an
address to the party and to the people.
It's presentation was met by the gath
ering with a shout that rang through
the hall and the Endorsement Of the
conference was given with vigorous
viva voce vote. The address follows
The national committee OF the peo-
pies party sends greeting to It's con-
stituency throughout the United States.
The rapid increase Of our vote in every
part OF the union and the startling
events OF the past two years, vlvidly
Justify both the existence OF, and the
necessity for the peoples party. The
contention OF the party that one OF the
great needs of this country has been
and is an enlarged volume OF circuat-
Ing medium, is now practically con-
ceded by all parties and by the gov
ernment
"rhe gold power and banking inter-
ests are insisting through the president
and his secretary that the enlarged is
sue OF our money supply shall be given
exclusively into the hands Of the banks
that silver shall be excluded, all treas
ury notes retired, and gold alone shall
be legal tender, thus making the mon
etary question an Issue which must be
met at once.
| within the present year corpora
tions, grown arrogant because OF vast
possessions of wealth and the exercise
of unconstitutional powers. have made
war upon the people and induced fed
eral courts 10 exercise I'm their inter
est unusual and arbitrary powers, in
duced the invasion OF the states by
federal troops without requests of
either executives of such states or legis-
latures thereof, and are at this time.
through recreant administration and
| truculent congress, attempting To
clothe railroad corporations. by means
of pooling bill. with power 10 further
and more systematically rob and plum
der the people; and having already de-
prived the people of access to the sill
yer mines of the country as an inde-
pendent source of money supply are
now In the interest of banking oil
garchy, endeavoring 10 deprive them OF
the right 10 have their government, IN
the exercise of its constitutional power
issue the money OF the nation and con-
troll its volume.
"In the opinion Of your committed
these events are startling. subversive
of the liberties of the citizens and de-
structive OF business and social secur-
| ity; and, adherng to the Omaha plat
form in all its integrity. your com
mittee insists upon the restoration OF
the coinage of gold and silver as IL ex-
listed prior To 1S73-at the ratio Of l6 10
without regard TO the action of any
other nation, and that all paper money
shall be issued by the general govern
ment without the intervention of banks
of issue, the same to be full legal ten
der. We also declare our implacable
hostility to the fur ther issuance Of In
terest bearing bonds. We denounce the
pooling bill as "A move toward complet-
ing the monopoly of transportation, and
demand that, instead. congress proceed
10 bring the railroads under govern
ment ownership.
"The power given congress by the
constitution, To provide for the call
ing forth of the militia To execute the
laws of the union, to suppress insurrec
tions, 10 repeal invaslons, does not war
rant the government In making use ol
the standing army in aiding monopolie!
In the oppression OF the public and theii
employees. When free men unsheatl
the sword II should be TO strike for lib
erty, not for despo tism. nor 10 uphold
privileged monopolies In oppression ol
| the poor
I'VE ask people to forget all past poll
tical differences and unite with us IN
the common purpose To rescue the gov
ernment from the control of monOpo-
lists and concentrated wealth. 10 limit
their powers of perpetuation by curtail
ing their privileges, and to secure the
rights OF free speech, free press and
trial by jury-all rules, regulations and
judicial dlcta in derfogation of either
OF which are arbitrary. unconstitutiona
and not to be toleated by free people.
1--WE recommend the immediate or.
ranizatlon of an educational campaign
by national. state and local commit
| tees"
In addition TO this address. the ma.
tional committee adopted the following
resolution;
"In view OF the fact that the state oi
| Alabama ana other southern states ar,
without republican form Of govern
ment. because OF the rules Of polltica
ollgnrchy which Is perpetuated by mon
FtTNuS ttWudH M inc hallOt UuN' lue I'M
perntiVe necessity Of free ballot and
an honest count is \ constitutional
right. and we demand that II be given
and move that the chairman OF the ma
tinnnl executive committee appoint 2
committee Of three 10 submit evidcnc,
to the press of the country and 10 sub
| slantlatc this alarming and revolution
ary condition. that they may be awaken
ed 10 the threatenugs ~ the peri
caused by this existing nutocratlc nm
nrchy in the south
The following were appointed; j. G
Manning, Alabama, chairman; Henry
u. Lloyd, Illionis; Ice Crandall, Ala
hnma.
Turned the Tables,
Los Angeles, Dec 29.-Stanford turn
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