River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-03
THE PopuLlsT CONFERENCE.
Outcome of the Meeting In st. Louis
Views Aired In an Address.

fAeWs area IN an Address,
ST. Louis. Jan. 1.-The work of the
conference Of the national committee
of the peoples party with the leading
members of the rank and file came to
a fruition Saturday night when that
committee submitted to the confer
ence as tne result of its consideration
of the discussions of the conference an
address TO the people. Its preseu;a-
ton was met by the gathering with a
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 the union and the startling events OF the
last two years wildly 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 all 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-
elusively into the hands of the banks; that
silver shall be excluded. all treasury notes re-
tired and gold alone should De legal tender
thus making the monetary question an issue
which must be met at once.
within the present year the corporations,
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 10 exercise in
their interest unusual and arbitrary powers;
induced the invasion of the states by federal
troops without the request of either the eXecu-
tiyes OF said stat es the legislatures thereof,
ana are at this time. through a reereant ad-
ministration and a truculent congress, at
tempting to clothe the railroad corporations
by means OF pooling bill with power TO fur
Their and more systematically rob, Cypress and
plumber the people; and having already de-
priVed the people OF access TO the silver mines
Of the country as an independent source OF
money supply are now, in the interest Of a
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
In the opinion of your committee these
events are startling. subversive of the lber-
ties of the citizens and destructive of business
and social security; and, adhering 10 the Oma-
ha platform in all its integrity, your commit
tee INSISTS upon the restoration Of the
coinage of gold and silver as il existed
prior 90 lS53-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 interview
tion OF banks OF issue, the same TO be full
legal tender.
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the further issue of Understanding bonds.
We denounce the pooling bin as a move
toward completing the monopoly of transpor-
tation and demand that instead congress pro-
coed TO bring the railroads under government
ownership.
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 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.
I'VE ask the people to forget all past politi-
cal differences and unite with in the COM
mon purpose TO rescue the government from
the control Of monopolists and concentrated
wealth. to limit the powers OF perpetuation by
curtaiiing their privileges, and 10 secure the
rights OF free speech, free press, and trial by
jury-all rules, regulations and judicial dicta
in derogation of either of which are arbitrary,
unconstitutional, and not to be tolerated by
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 resolution:
'In view OF the fact that the state OF Ala
bama and other southern states are without
republican form of government because Of the
rule OF political oligarehy which is perpetu-
ated by mOnstrous frauds at 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 COM
mittee Of three to submit evidence to the press
OF the country and to congress 10 substantiate
this alarming and revolutionary condition
that they may be awakened to the peril caused
by this existing Gutocratic anarchy in the
south"
The following were appointed: j.
C. Manning, Alabama, chairman;
Henry d. Lloyd, Illinois; Lee Crandall,