The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
IS IT THE CITIZEN
OR THE DOLLAR?

Continued from First Paxe,)
masses. Let me remind you, my coun-
trymen, that we have too long been liv-
ing under delusion that ours is gov
eminent of the people-the very oppo-
site of which is the fact, placed in the
federal constitution by mistake of our
fathers. First, the president with his
veto power is equal to two-thirds of
congress, a body supposed to represent
the people, and with the Official pie
counter" attached he is master and mon
arch as completely as any crowned head
in Europe today.
TO REMEDY DEFECTS.
This defect can only be remedied
through an amendment to the constitu-
ton, which should absolutely deprive the
president Of the veto power.
Second, the senate is virtually indie
pendent, not being an elective body by
the people direct.
Third, the supreme court and other
federal judges, appointed by the presi-
dent-the people doing the voting, I'm
'infinitesimal fourth part" of the gov
eminent only, which the president, with
crosses, such as have sat at Washing
ton the past 80 years, can defy with i'm
punity, and, with these aids, has re-
Gently done so, by entering into cor
rupt contract to bond our people to the
ROthschilds of England and Europe,
with the supreme court conveniently
coming in with decision that usurps
the authority of the legislative branch,
supposed to represent the people; thus
wiping out the sovereignty of that body;
further aided by federal circuit judge
who does not hesitate to deprive free
American citizens of their liberty with
out trial by jury-the finishing stroke in
"the conspiracy" of the national banks
and other corporations, to fasten upon
our people military government, bond
and industrial slavery.
Now, my POpulist brethren, some of
whom want to hitch on a few more dis
turbing elements-with their impracti-
cable ideas, made planks in our next
platform-have we not about all the load
any new party can carry in 90, Crap
pling with the bourbon elements con-
trolling the Demo-Republican party on
| the money and court questions; and
would it not be good sense and "prac-
teal politics." which is only common
sense applied, to somewhat "reef our
sails,' cut down our propositions to the
money question" in it's entirety" in
| Guiding the federal court question, and
invite the only elements we can re-
| cruit from in the old parties to join
hands with us in sufficient numbers"
| to save our present crude form of gov
eminent, freighted with liberties of the
people, from being dashed to pieces on
the rocks of division, the coming year?
COVERS OTHER QUESTIONS.
The money question in it's entirety"
includes nine-tenths of every other Ques-
t1on named in the Omaha Platform. Tho
constitutional reorganization of the fed
eral courts lies at the very base of the
fight for freedom from the control of the
money power, and restoration of the God
given right Of absolute sovereignty"
over the domestic affairs. The national
bankers and bond syndicates boldly de-
mand through such mouthpieces as Car
Isle, Eckels and others, that the gov
eminent must go out of 'the banking
business with equal emphasis let the
people swear that "the banks must go out
Of the governing business" and further
declare through their ballots that the
late reasonable decision of the supreme
court, exemptiug wealth from taxation,
must be reversed.
Awake, my countrymen, to your dan
ger! The order of jeff Davis to fire on
FIT. Sumter was not more threatening in
intent and purpose towards your l:ber-
ties than the decision of the supreme
court on the income tax case and Woods
Infamous decision in the Debs case. The
sovereignty of the people must be as
serted and carried into an amendment of
| the constitution which will deprive the
president of the power of the veto and
place all federal courts under statutory
law regulation-including the secretary
of the treasury-and give them to under
stand thatthe laws and regulations made
in legal form under the constitution by an
American congress is the sovereign law
governing our people, and not the dictum
of president or courts-mere administra-
tive agencies. On these lines l believe
there are hundreds of thousands of voters
in the old parties that will burn the
bridges" behind them and assist the Peo-
pies party in rescuing the government
from destruction at the hands of the for
eign influences now owning and controll-
ing it, through the Demo-Republican par
ty, and with Caesar Cleveland at the head.
want to say for information of Populists,
because I know what am talking about,
art, Warner, Teller, Dubois Sibley, Gov
Tillman, Bryan and other gentlemen of
national influence stand aloof from the
Peoples party for the reason that they
know in advance it will be an inglorious
failure towards securing an "iota of re-
form" in government-loaded down with
all the factions and isms' now seeking
entrance to it's councils and platform.
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
Some of these gentlemen met at Wash
ington March and issued platform
and address to the country, which they
no doubt honestly expected would be in
dorsed in it's entirety by the Springfield
and Memphis free silver meetings as a
basis for a union of all the dissatisfied
Democrats and Republicans, only to find
| themselves slapped in the face by the
Bourbons on their propositions to take
the money question in it's entirety, in
Guiding opposition to bank currency based
on bonds, and by that act of independence
read themselves out of their old parties.
Such men, with their experience in at
fairs, do not and will not join a move
ment or ask their friends to go with them
into a party predestined to failure.
Would you, my friends, 1 will ask you,
surrender the Omaha platform? Yes, in
stantly, if It stands in the way of unity
| ing the forces necessary to save my coun-
try and its toiling millions from bond
and industrial slavery. But it is not sur
| render. On the contrary, making our
fight on the money question in its entirety