Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
THE PoPuLlsrs.
They Declare Their viows In an Address
to the Public.

TO inc HuDnC.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec 81.-The work of the
conference of the national committee
of the peoples party with the leading
members of the rank and file came to
fruition Saturday night when that
committee submitted to the confer
ence as the result of its consideration
of the discussions of the conference an
address to the people. Its presenta-
ton was met by the gathering with
shout that rang through the hall, and
the Endorsement OF the conference was
given with vigorous viva voce vote.
The address follows:
THE rapid increase OF our vote in every part
OF tho union and the startling events of the
last two years vividly justify both the exis-
tence of and 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 circulating medium
is now practically conceded by oil parties
and by the government The gold power and
banking interests are insisting through the
president and his secretary that the enlarged
Issue OF our money supply shall be given ex-
cluslvely into the hands OF the banks; that
silver shall be excluded, oil treasury notes re-
tired and gold alone should be a legal tender,
thus making the monetary question an issue
which must be met at once.
Nlbulu INC pTCSGHL ytuT CnS SUEpJTtJlOuS,
grown arrogant because OF the vast possess
sions OF wealth and the exercise OF unconstitu-
tional 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 the states by federal
troops without the request OF either the execu-
tives of said stat es the Legislatures thereof,
and are at this time, through recreant i'd
minlstration and trucuent congress, at
tempting to clothe the railroad corporations
by means Of q pooling bill with power to fur
ther and more Systematically rob, oppress and
plunder the people, and having already de-
priVed the people OF access to the silver mines
of the country an independent source of
money supply are now, in the interest OF
banking oligarchy, endeavoring to deprive
them of the right to have their government, in
the exercise OF its constitutional power, issue
the money Of the nation and controlit its volume.
I'm the opinion OF your committee these
events are startling, subversive of the iber-
ties Of the citizens and destructive of business
and social security; and, adhering to the Oma-
ha platform in all It's integrity, your commit
tee INSISTS upon the restoration of the
coinage OF gold and silver it existed
prior to 1S73-at the ratio OF 10 to without
regard to the action Of any other nation,
and that all paper money shall be issued by
the general government without the interven-
tion OF banks of issue, the same to be full
legal tender.
1--WE also declare our implacable hostility to
the further issue OF interest-bearlng bonds.
I'VE denounce the pooling bill as q move
toward completing the monopoly of tranSpor-
tation and demand that instead congress pro-
ceed to bring the railroads under government
ownership.
THE power given to congress by the con-
stitution to provide for the calling forth of
the militia to execute the laws of the union
to suppress instructions, to repel invasions,
does not warrant the government in making
use of q standing army In aiding monopolies in
the oppression OF the public and their en-
ployes. When free men unsheathe the sword
it should be to strike for liberty, not for des-
potism nor to uphold privileged monopolies in
the oppression OF the poor.
we ask the people to forget all past politt-
cal differences and unite with US in the COM
mon purpose to rescue the government from
| the control of monopolists and concentrated
wealth. to limit tho powers OF perpetuation by
! curtailing their privileges, and 10 secure the
| rights of free speech, FREQ press, and trial by
| 1ury-all rules. regulations, and judicial dlcta
/ In derogation OF either OF which are arbitrary,
unconstitutional, and not to be tolerated by o
| free people,
I'VE recommend the immediate organization
OF an educational campaign by the national,
state and local committees"
In addition to this address the ma
| tional committee adopted the follow
! ing resolutions:
I'm view OF the fact that the state OF Ala
! bama and other southern states are without q
republican form of government because OF the
rule OF political oligarchy which is perpetu-
ated by monstrous frauds ut the ballot-box,
the imperative necessity OF free ballot and
an honest count is constitutional right,
and we demand that it be given and
move that the chairman of the nation
| al executive committee appoint a COM
mittee OF three to submit evidence to the press
OF the country and to congress to substantiate
this alarming and revolutionary condition
that they may be awakened to the peril caused
by this existing autocratic anarchy in the
south"
The following were appointed: J.
c. Manning, Alabama, chairman;
Henry d. Lloyd, Illinois; Lee Crandall,
Alabama.
In addition to the address as given
above, the national committee adopt
ed resolutions indorsing and urging
the extension of the industrial legions
and providing methods for their closer
alliance with the national; also res.
olution recommending the establish
ment and issue under the direction OF
the committee of monthly populist
serial at the Washington headquarters
and its distribution.
ALIVE AND WELL.