The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-12-06

The Nation - DCnIOr:IiZed.
The result OF this election is ascribed
20 various causes. The true cause is
ignorance Of voters together with de-
liberalization. No doubt the corrupt
use of money had much to do with it.
Two years ago the Landslide was 10
the Democratic party. The reason
was this: Times wete hard and the
voters did not know why, but the
Democrat, told them it was on ac cunt
Of nigh tariff. They said, give lis Il
chance" and We will knock out the
Mckinley tariff, and prices will 60 UP.
labor will find employment, every
thing will he lovely. Well, after wait
lug for two years, times remain as hard
as ever. and the Republicans male the
voters believe that if they had control
again times would be better.
Ii we can tide over two years more
without coming to French revolu
ton, there will be another landslide;
because times will get no better rs the
same financial policy will continue.
Now the question Is, when the voters
flop over again, where will they land.
L. don't seem reasonable to suppose
that they Will be so destitute of good
horse sense rs to flop back into the
Democratic party. Certainly if they
can be educated 50 as to understand
the cause of, and remedy for the hard
times, then they will slide into the
Peoples party.
1t will 10 the best time to educate
tie masaes during the next two Yeas,
that has ever been in this country.
1t would he an unfortunate thing
Eor the Populists to come into power
5aafore the masses are educated better
ti.sn they are in political economy,
especially On finance: because il they
did not make times better Immediately
the voters would flop over to some
other party; and this the party w1all
find impossible to do because the old
parties obstruct every effort to the ut
termost. The only solid foundation
for the Populist party, after coming
into power rs we'll rs before, is to elu
cate tho voters thoroughly. And the
best way to do that is to get them to
read reform papers and literature. No
one can read reform paper every
week for six months, and then vote
for either of the old parties if he has II
conscience and is determined to do
right.
The trouble at this point is. the
country is SO fearfnlly demorallzed.
Poverty and restitution demOral iZcs
men. TO relieve present distress out
weighs the future good of themselves
and their fellowmen. The bosses of
the old parties know this, and bank on
it. Hence the great damage done by
money. Promise of any little Office, or
of u job of work, or u few dollars will
carry many men contrary to their bet
ter Judgment.
But none Iof these things should
ahate the zeal of every lover of his
country and race in this grand work ::
because the salvation of our com
mon country depends on the Peoples
PARTY. Ii the principles of the Omaha
platform ~ not applied i'll the Govern
mcnt soon We will land III the mael-
strom of violent revolution. THIS Is as
certain as fate. We can't carry four
or five millions of idle hungry men,
and as many suffering women and chill
dren very many years, and the num-
Der Increasing constantly without very
serious trouble. Hunger knows no
law. The plutocrars cry anarchy"
all the time. just us the slavocracy
cried "abr!itionist.' "aboiish' in 1850.
The dumb nristocrats. plu,o&rats. by
their policy are manufacturing nrar-
chists up in Washington, by the mil
lion
We must stop the process of grind
ing them out or our country will bt
torn to smitherecl,s in IL few wears.
Rev. ID. Og!eshy in Chicago Express
More bends.
During the conmonweal days. whel
Ihe lnuuStrials were encamped al
Washin gton. some hobo genius wrot.