The Lamar register., 1895-01-05
WANT MANY REFORMS.
The Popuiist Leaders Issue an Address
to the Public.

nnehoers OF the rank and file came to
truition tonight when that commit
Tee submitted TO the conference as the
result OF the discussions of the confer
ehce, an address to the party and to
the people. Its presentation was met
oy the gathering with shout that
rang through the hall. and the indorse-
uieht OF the conference was given with
a vigorous viva yoce vote. The ad-
dress is as follows:
Inc national committee of the Peo-
pies party sends greeting to its con-
stltuency throughout the United States
Inc rapid increase of our vote in
every part of the Union, and the start
ing events of the past two years vivid
~ 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 circulat-
ing medium, is now practically conced-
ed by all parties and by the govern
ment- The gold power and banking in
terests are insisting through the presi-
dent and his secretary that the en-
larged issue of money shall be given
exclusively into the hands OF the
banks: that silver shall be excluded,
all treasury notes retired and that gold
alone shall be legal tender, thus max
ing the monetary question an issue
which must be met at once.
within the past year the corpora
tions. grown arrogant because of the
vast possessions of wealth and the ex-
ercise OF unconstitutional powers. have
made war upon the people and induced
the federal courts TO exercise in their
interest unusual and arbitrary powers.
Induced the Invasion Of states by fed
eral troops without the requests of
either the executives of said states or
the legislatures thereof. and are at this
time. through a recreant administra-
ton and truculent congress, attempt
ing to clothe railroad corporations, by
means of pooling bill, with power to
further and more Systematically rob,
oppress and plunder the people. and
having already deprived the people of
access to the silver mines of the coun-
try as an Independent source of money
supply, are now. in the interest of IA
banking oligarchy, endeavoring to de-
prive them of the right to have their
government, in the exercise of its con-
stitutional powers. issue the money of
the nation and control its volume.
I'm the opinion Of your committee
these events are startling, subyersive
of the liberties of the citizen and de-
structive of business and social secur-
form in all its integrity, your commit
tee insists upon the restoration of the
coinage OF gold and silver as 1t existed
prior TO 1S13-at the ratio of 16 to l.
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 tender.
1--WE also declare our implacable hos
bearing bonds.
1--WE denounce the pooling bill as
move toward completing the monopoly
OF transportation. and demand that in
stead congress proceed to bring the
railroads under government ownership.
."rhe power given congress by the
constitution TO provide for the calling
forth of the militia to execute the laws
of the Union. TO suppress insurree-
tions, to repel invasions,' does not war
rant the government in making use of
a standing army in aiding monopolies
in the oppression of the public and
their employees When free men un-
sheath the sword it should be to strike
for liberty not for despotism, nor to
uphold privileged monopolies in the OPP
preston of the poor.
I'VE ask the people to forget all past
political differences and united with
us in the common purpose to rescue
the government from the control of
monopolists and concentrated wealth:
to limit the powers of perpetuation by
curtailing their privileges and to Sc
cure the rights of free speech, free