The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-05
fssfepaid BY insolence. They spit In
cur faces evan while ~ extend the
hand Of friendship n them.

Is renaid nv insolence. They snit In
eur faces even while - extend the
hand OF friends ii : ~ them
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mr.. OWEN AND THE t.LA TFORM
Inc Feop!e's Party platform bears
the s III - 81 e - ~ 8. -. O AIuSe
Ia coin = NJ : sissress and ~ wise !.
CONSERVATISM. III was Minnesota's
nQemher Of the 0snnatttee On resolu-
amy fress.
i Aan Wnat IL the results
While Inc committees on platform
Vas 10 session Nj. Owen, Mtnnesote's
non!oer % Tine committee. came 70
ene Mlhncsota delegatlon TO consult
sAeM IS 20 The question 81 the "lniti-
sessS ana helerenQum. lie ex-
pressed g preferences foF one OF MS
usuai halfway measures, to-wit, the
app'aca taoR OF the principle OF direct
ae.slation 20 municipal anairs alone;
anu III. ne sougnt TO nave the deiegation
% ins.fuct MIN; OUT tney refused tp
sanction any sucn shllly-snallylng. ana
toIu llm 20 stand up Tor oircct legls-
.a1'on III Is oroadest aspects; ana 50
Mr' owen went back 70 Inc commlttee
fvU.n lnstructeo.
4ne fenny Press says the PLATFORM
a. aoopceo pears tae ear,marks OF ?.
NJ O"en' ooth IN It's COM
plene us.veness ana US 'osse consefodr
e's"s' Anu wnen we turn 10 the ut'
.erance OF IN platform on o'rect lee'
isla S,on we ma the 1oiiowinR:
"e favor system ot oirect legisr
ia'lon' Unrouen tine lnltiatiVe ana req.
erenuum, undef proper onstltutlonai
safeguards.
ANA tnat IS all there IS on the SUD-
lect. IL . conservative indeed! ~
uoes not say wnether tine dlrect legis'
,aelon IS 10 apply 10 se'oo' a'str'cls' V's-
ages' so'0ns' c"ses, co''ns'es states on t''e no
"oM
- csn DC interpreted 20 mean JUST
"na' Mr. owen sougnt 10 nave the
ueiega tion INSTRUCT MIN 70 demand.
!'A..-v.o lniclative ana referendum
~ MUNICIPAL ahalls alone.
Anu wnaC are the CONSTITUTIONAL
satesualos: IS Tue rignt OF the peo-
PIG W ,nl'iate goou iegisiatioh auo
set" oao SO dangerous a lining tnat
const'tutlonai 'sa1eguaros must sur
.ounu"no: the corporations: oure-
~ Tue people 90 not neeo 10 De pro-
tec'eo against themselves.
Leu US 1urn 10 announcer polnt.
One OF tine Rreat' radlcal distlnc-
IONS between tne Fopuhs1s ana the
Denocrags IS ouaV cne DemocraC ic
placlo1m' aaoptea, az Cnlcago IN july.
oemanus that al paper money, issued
oy tne government snail De redeem
ao'e 10 com, 1"'s ''es a s''sng 70 our
g!eeHo1cks. !! we cannot Ret goio or
SILVER Win "n'cn 10 reooe" tnem' We
cannon issue government paper
money II Inc supply OF the precious
lne'ais snsinkS Tue BUSINESS OF ene
country mus1 shrink Win ~. Our
wnole prosperity Is tnus tieo neck
ana neels' with gold ana silver
shackles. Our growth, and with 1t
the happiness OF our people, must de-
peno upon the amount OF two accl'
oentai metals which may be dug out
OF the earth. we are to have just the
same condition Or things as that
whicn the Two ola partles nave now
lasteneo upon US; wnen, IN Time OF
profound peace, we have had to add
$262, OOo,OOO OF new. o ler cent bonds.
TO our national deet, with which TO
ouy gold from tine Kotnschlids' and 50
keep the metallic string from snap
ping.
.Ihe Peoples Party, on the other
hand, hold that There is no necessity
Tor gold or silver oasis 10 our paper
money. we claim tnat every time .
greenback Is received oy The govexn-
ment, 10 payment OF taxes or duties
or imports, IL Is redeemed; ana that
every time the government pays the
same greenDack out TO one OF It's cit
liens 1t is redeemed again BY that citi.
zen; ana that eveg time A pays 9
debt with II TO 3 the latter redeens u
AGAIN. AND we point 10 the lact tnat
the nrst Sixty millions Of paper money.
put out Dy4 our government, during