The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-02
THE LIGHT DAWNING.
EVEN AMONG THE PROHIBI.
TlONISTS,
They Are Beginning to Get Their
Eyes Open.

UlC AcupcIdHCc parry, III IcCcHU 10
sue says:
"The currency question of the fu-
ture, it begins to seem, may be neith-
er free silver nor State banks: but a
far broader question than those that
have been absorbing attention, name
ly,-shall the Federal government is
sue the national currency or delegate
that power to private individuals and
corporations? This is where the
bankers and their organs are pushing
the fight; and if, instead of tiddling
over the sub-treasury scheme and the
free-silver scheme, the opponents Of
all class legislation would join hands
on the broad principle of the Govern
ment's constitutional duty to issue it's
own currency, the fight would be
wholesome victorious one. No curren-
cy will, in our opinion, ever be obtain
ed at once strong enough and elastic
enough to meet the nations needs
that is not isSed by the Government.
The present bank-nOte system is
Carlisle's plan would give system
more elastic, but not strong enough.
The Baltimore plan would give one
thoroughly vicious in principle. 1t is
the Federal Governments constitu
tiOnal duty to coin money and regu-
late the value thereof. 1t cannot dis
charge that duty by delegating to
| banking or other corporations the
power to issue money, and, by con-
tracing or expanding the currency,
regulate it's value.'
Very we'll said '@~
And in the same issue we find the
following communication. which is
right to the point:
Haverhill, Mass, Dec. s, Especial
Correspondence to the NOice).-Two
months ago triple alliance was formed
in this city between PrOhibitiOnists,
Populists and Socialists on the follow
ing municipal reform platform:
l. We declare it to be the right of the
people to introduce legislat and to pass
Judgment upon the legislation enacted by
their. representatives; therefore we de-
manR the adoption of the initiative and
| referendum.
. We declare ourselves in favor of pro-
portional representation.
3. We demand that no more franchises
be granted private corporations. and that,
whenever practicable. existing franchises
be taken by the people and the industries
which they control placed under public
4. We demand that eight hours shall
constitute Il days work for all city en-
5: We demand that city agency be es
tablished to sell liquors at cost for medi-
|
&. We demand the abolition of the con-
tract system Of public works.
Z. We demand the election of all public
officials by popular vote.
Samuel L. Jewctt. a straight PrOhi-
btiOnist. was nominated for mayor
The Democrats and Republicans
united on candidate for mayor
Oliver Taylor, against the alliance.
The three local papers and the rum
element strongly supported the Demo
Republican ticket. Money was used
as freely as water in support of their
candidates. The total expenses of the
alliance campaign committee were
less than $l4, yet the vote on election
day, Dec. 4, stood 2,556 for the alliance
candidate for mayor, and 2,149 for the
Demo Republican. The city voted
mo license" by $50.
1t is in Haverhill and neighboring
Massachusetts cities that joint de-
bates we're held in the last campaign.
The old parties sent such representa-
tives as Senator Lodge and MahlOn M.
Chance to meet Prof. A. II. Evans and
, other refOrm-party speakers. Expert
, ence shows that the reform parties
have nothing to fear, and more de-
bates are in demand by the people.
And in the same issue we also find
the following which is good reading
Editor Of the Noice.-In his letter
in the Voice of Nov. 20. Mr.. Wardwell
wonders at the desertion of the wet
, Grams" from our ranks. Yet we give
YOU the words of an old farmer friend
whom l took to task for not voting
: He said
Il hev voted the Prohibition ticket
ever sense Jim Black run fer presi
s dent, but this time l give it up. !
J never was drunk in my life, an neith-
er was any of my boys. Thirty years
ago l bought this place for $4,000, an
paid twenty-five hundred of it in casl
: all that mother an me had made
an give mortgage for eighteen hun
dred. We got along just splendid, an
in three years paid off six hundred or
that mortgage, leavin' twelve hun
0 dred ag'in the place. Then the boy:
: were comm ON, an mother an me
: concluded to let the mortgage run or
l a few years an spend the eXtry money
. we made sendin' the boys to schoo
r an startin' them. Now. the boys are
E all workin' fur themselves. Two il
t married, an Jim is teachin' in winter
. an helpin' me on the farm in sum
l mer. But do all we can, we can onl.
e live an keep the place up an pay thu
: interest on that peSky mortgage. Gu
II sellin' liquor, an the hearts it break:
: an cost it is: an all that is true. Bu
a l tell you somethin' else is wrong
: when men who amt in the liquo
business, an who don't do much o
h anything are pilin' up such fortune
e that they are really gettin' all tn
q money in the country into thei
hands: an an honest hard-workin
man like me, that is gettin old an
+ full of rumatiz, is likely to lose all h.
:, has ever earned. just because of
d pesky mortgage that in good time
o like once was, an ought to be now,
;. could hev paid in a few years. l wan
to hear them money planks cx plaine
!, by our speakers an hev them tell u
u Just how the Prohibition party vii
o work the money end of the Govern
t ment before / go to any more e!et
r, tions. feel ] cannot trust the Pei
: ple's Party until they agree to fgh
e the saloon: but / tell you they do tai
encouraging to a fellow that has
l. mortgage on his place an no marke
D for things he raises"
v Our party gained new votes ip ne
"a localities and lost old stronghold
~ Does the old farmer voice the sent
e ment Of our veterans?
:. JOHN NJ MAST.