The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-01-18
MARY {. LEASE SPEAKS
"A n nifioent Address Delivered BY the
eloquent Woman Of
Kansas.
SEE POINTS 70 EXISTING EVILS
Saws the Two Ola Parties Have FULFILLED
Thei.. Missions And Should

L
Thei.. Missions And Should
! Mrs. Lease Tuesday evening addressed
an OVERLOOKING audience at Harmonic
Hall. j.. I. Vermilya, president OF the
State Farmers Alliance, acted as chair
T man, and the following gentlemen Oc-
cuped places upon the platform: Igna-
/ thus Donnelly, Maj. J. NJ. Bowler, D.. ]
Meilicke, DIR. Christian Johnson, Thoma:
Jiluleighen, William Stevens, Fl. A
| Swain, DR.. e. F. Clark, W. G. Daley, L. a
Paddock. Singing by the Wasserzhie1
family began the exercises Of the even
ing, after which Mrs. Lease was intro
duced as zone of the womerpwho refused
to be kept in the background by her all
assuming brothers-one Of the grandest
women of the age.''
.;We are told,'' said Mrs. Lease, 'Sthat
ESQ attempts at free government had beer
made in the worlds history before the
government OF Jefferson and Hamilton
| was promulgated. Each in turn melted
| down before the heat OF on-comlng CIV
| ilization, and it may be said that our own
| government will thus pass away before
| we learn the truths OF brotherly love.
| Because Of our material prosperity, we
. may feel that we have reached the sum-
NIT of execute We and judicial wisdom, but
| more fruitful fields exist than we have
vet explored The tents of Jefferson and
Hamilton have certainly brought about
great results, but we are today far from
the nolft where VIC should wish to stand.
| With 40 per cent Of the wealth OF the ma
ton controlled by 2 per cert OF the pop
ul;ltion it is evident that conditions exist
which are dangerous to popular govern
ment. When the granddaughter OF q
| mouse trap pedclar is able to pay $zO00,'
OOO for foreign count; when one Of the
Vanderbilts can pay 100000 600 for an
English husband, every dollar OF which
has been filclled through class labor from
the tiiler of the soil, CAN any enc doubt
that conditions exist which infringe the
equal rights Of man? Justice has been
ignored; the book Of books has been coy
| cred in the rubbish of the temple.
"In the physical world are two oppos-
| ing forces, centrifugal and centrpltal,
the one IMPLYING haterd and the other
love. The pitiable wage system, the So
cial Inequality of the time are the cen
trifugal force. We proclaim all power
in the people, then proceed to take 1t
away from them. We claim to believe in
Christianity, but fail to practice it. We
are living a gigantic lie. We speak OF
God. the Father, forgetting that if God
be our father, then we are all brothers.
We pray, give us this day Cur daily
bread aud we corner the wheat market
and raise the price of -four. We pray,
forgive us our trespasses, and then pro-
ceed to overcome our enemies as we may
be able. The centripital force is love,
which Christ brought into the world.
This would bind us together without ties
of race or social position. Just now we
are coming to understand the sermon on
the mount. With rumors of war heard
on every hand, dark. clouds of agitation
gathering over us, need we be told that
retribution follows wrong doing? | be-
lieve that in all the serious evils OF the
time the way is being proved tor an era
or social justice, for trial of the pure
democracy Of the lowly Nazarene. Inc
party can most help to bring this condl-
ton about which is most in accord with
the principles of the constitution OF the
United States, and whose basic prlncl-
pies HIG FOOLSH Ill Oul 1oIAebAAAty" l. NJ w
wears the two old parties have been In
perpetual struggle over single issue,
whether there should be high or low tar
if. The one thought Of the leaders or
the people has been not how much could
be done for the welfare of their fioc}Is,
but how they might oftenest and closest
be shorn. Organized in the past to deal
with past issues, they are unable to go
beyond the limit of their standard OF
right.
s.The democratic party sprung into
| power to resist the tendency to arlstoc~
racy, which is shown in the constitution
bv the mode of election of United States
senators and the tenure Of the federal ju-
dietary. When this had been accom-
|, plished it had reached the limit of it's
| standard of right. 1t was unable to cope
! with the slavery question, and the Re
publican party sprung up out OF the re-
mains of the old Abolition party, to &C
complish this end. This accomplished,
| the Republican party had reached the
| end Of it's usefulness. The power OF the
! corporations has been growing, and the
Republican party is unable to deal with
the question. That party is now under
the control of the money power, and all
it's legislation for the past few years has
| Dcel ulcLat6u ny lllC AuOiiCy PoVo1 "AaA>A
| like q vampire is sucking the life blood
out of the producing people of the nation
j The time has now come for a new party
The scales are falling from the eyes OF
the people. Democratic and Republican
parties exist only for the sake OF place
and power. Today we behold them hand
| in hand. John Cleveland and Grover
Sherman (applause) are the two great
money changers Of the nation. They
have combined and conspired to destroy
the silver money of the people, and to
fasten bonded debt upon them. The old
| narties are united on all important Ques-
lions from finance to whisky. The fra
ternity between the leaders of the old
uarties is beautiful. Behold how good
and pleasant thing it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity"
"In the midst Of the storm Of unrest
that is upon us we hear these words, we
! hold all men are created equal II the
government fails to establish conditions
wherein we can enjoy the blessings of
liberty. it is our right, nay, it is our duty
to overthrow the government (Applause)
How much more is it the duty OF the peo-
Die to overthrow a corrupt political par
ty. The United States has become the
greatest tenant nation Of the world. AS
MANY as S per cent Of the people are
homeless. In your cities three-fourths
of the people are homeless while less
than ne-eighth own their homes free
from MORTGAGES In the city of New