The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-12-07

made this year. The Peoples party is
the only political organization whose
members stand as a unit in all sections
on the principles it advocates. The two
old parties haYe their eastern, nothern,
western and southern factions, each one
holding antagonistic views on all the
great industrial questions which are
forging their way to the front.
in Il out Of the IA states west Of the
Mississippi river, which, in the past,
have been classed as Republican, the
Peoples party is first and second in
voting strength, all except Iowa and
California. In these u we have re-
duced the Democratic strength to a
few stragglers, and had it not been for
the administration and gold-bug Demo
Gratis nominating dummy tickets for the
Democratic farmers and laborers to
support while they voted with the Re
publicans, We should have elected our
candidates ina majority Of these states.
In the states south Of the POtamac and
Ohio rivers We are second in voting
strength in eight out Of IA states, and
the Democratic party remains in con-
troll by fraud and counting the coIored
vote.
''In many respects this campaign has
been a phenomenal and stormy one; in
fact, it has no parallel in our history.
Many grave questions confronted the
committee which required careful con-
sideratiOn, and perhaps but few realize
the critical position the party occupied.
The industrial army movement, as we'll
as the strikes and general discomfort,
introduced a new feature into the poll
teal arena, which demanded close at
tenti0n On these questions ne we're
flooded with letters demanding shat our
committee issue an address indOrsing
the industrial army movement and in
viting every one to come to Washington,
while others as zealously demanded
that we denounce it in the severest
terms. The same was true Of the great
coal and railroad strikes, which we're
the cause Of some very acFiminius
correspondence between some good
Populists and headquarters, Although
we at the time we're severely criticized
by both sides for remaining silent, yet
| think that time has proven that the
policy of the committee was best.
"POpulistS, in making a special and
radical study of economic conditions,
are well aware that not all the evils of
our times proceed wholly from one
source. Our platform has been a broad
protest against the most visible and
most piratical forms of present mono
poly, At the same time, and above all
else, we have been the only political
organization of sufficient capacity and
information to comprehend that the one
paramount question on which depends
not only the immediate welfare of the
masses, but even the civilization of g
great nation. This is the money ques-
tion-the question as to whether the
American people shall be permitted to
have the vehicle of exchanging labor
and all things produced by labor, in
such volume that they can live by
honest industry, and not be turned,
with no fault Of their own, iuto beggars
and tFamps-is the paramount to all
others.
"As the demand for money is equal
to the demand for other things, SO is
the demand for monetary reform equal
to the demand for all other industrial
reforms combined. The money ques-
ton involves all others, and is one-half
of each industrial question the mind
can conceive.
Il believe we ought to begin at once
to organize for the great conflict of
1856, and concentrate ali our force on
the money question. To do this We
must have a conference OF all cur lead
! ers, map out a policy, and make a
vigorous educational campaign"