People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25

thing else but money reform before
silverites will consent to utilize"
them. They must think Populists
are exceedingly anxious to be 'util-
lied" and appropriated. after all the
trouble of all the years of their build
ing up. Indeed they and all others
treat the Populists as an erring child
who does not know what he wants
until grown up people tell him. But
we will learn them verse or two
better than that. AS soon as they
arrive at some point which Populists
long since passed they make a great
noise and insist that Populists come
back. Why didn't they get a none
tary move on themselves years ago
while Populists were in the notion
and while they were "Confning them
selves to money reforms?"
Silverites and certain Populists say
that money reform alone will give
the Peoples party stronger draw.
II didn't do it any way. While the
party confined itself to labor, and to
money reform, it didn't amount to
much. AS soon as it took on it's
other principles it jumped up to
100000 votes. These other things
must have special pull. In fact
silver does not get up the enthusiasm
in the South it does in the West.
The only interest of the South in
silver is in the increase Of currency,
which could be had by the use of
greenbacks. But silver is great in
dustry in the West, and builds that
country up in many ways besides in
an increase Of currency. Of course
the South has no objection to this,
for it is ben, flied als,.
But the South can't get up the
same Juror for silver that the West
has owing to these special advant
ages. But the South, owing to cot
ton, has special interest in manu-
factories. The manipulation of the
tariff so as to esta blish manufactures
in the South gets up an enthusiasm
similar to the enthusiasm for silver
in the West. But both sections are
interested in both, and if goldbugs
and manufactures in the Northeast
can co operate in the Republican
party when their interests are op
posed, the South and West ought to
be able to ego together on silver and
manufactures when their interests
are identified. And what is there in
green backs, in the cumulative tax
and in government competiti IN in
tr snsportation to keep them apart.
The interests of the South and West
are identified in these things also,
and there is not an earthly reason
why they should not go together in
them.
But suppose they can't. What
then? If silverItes, silver Democrats
and Republicans and Populists can't
agree on principles, they can't merge
together as a homog 9neous whole.
There is then nothing left for it but
to cooperate as separate wholes in
'96. This combination won't work
in the way the Silver Knight hopes,
and if it knows as little about Great
ing parties, as of combining them on
special occasion and for special pur-
poses, we can't be surprised that it
feels discouraged about creating q
party and prefers to "utilize" some
existing party.
II is a four cornered matter, silver
Democrats and Republicans aud Sill
verits and Populists, each in their
corner with their principles and pre-
JUDGES. How will you get them to-
gether? The Silver Knight says to
Populists come over in my corner,
adopt my platform, do all the sacri
fcing, then we will go together. But
that way won't work. Every corner
would say the same thing; and no
body would move and ought not to.
That would be surrender, and not a
compromise resulting in combina-
ton. To effect a combination all