The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-08
RED HOT.

ON THE wAR-PATH-THE POLITICAL
SITUATION CONSIDERED.
Editor Representative.
A copy of your valuable paper received
with the cheering news of the opening of
the campaign of 1896 by the people of st.
Paul. I desire to answer the remarks of
Mr.. VIM. WEIGH in chasing Mr.. Coxeys
desire for bonds with Mr. Cleveland's de-
sire for bonds. Also the great gain expect
ed to come from his change in platform.
I think the earnest Kansan, J. l.. Swift
ger takes the correct position, viz: to
stand by the Omaha platform made by
union of delegates from all reform or
CARNATIONS called together at ST. Louis
Mo-, Feb. %. 1892. for a conference which
eliminated in the aforesaid Omaha plat
form I will not attempt to make a plat
form and say that all must unite upon it.
l am willing to trust the convention of
delegates for platform. A conference
should be held by the recognized leaders
for the purpose of forming a union, if
possible. This conference should call
convention of delegates to make a plat
FORM The name of the party should be
''The Peoples Party" Any man or woman
who is opposed to or afraid Of the peo-
pies government is not desirable. Demo-
cracy and Republicanism means rule
of the people but the legalized robbers
have taken possession of them.
There are two points in the Omaha plat
form that I think are super1uous, but
they are harmless.
LIST. That part of the subtreasury plan
which says like the Farmers Alliance
or some better system" That would
strike out. What do we care whose sys-
tenn it is. It is the cream of the platform
as it is, but with that part left out the
prejudice against its seeming to be a dis
tinctive farmers plank is obliterated.
Also there is seeming doubt in the de-
mand, when we say, or some better Sys-
tenn.
End. can increase of currency to not
less than $50 per capita" I would leave
that out because our demand for money
direct to the people at a tax not not to
exceed per cent will regulate the neces-
sary volume and let the demand for mon
ey regulate the supply. If $50 per capita
is the necessary limit that point will be
reached.
Are we to meet now with crisis be-
fore us and cOwardly shirk our RESPONSE
bilities as descendants Of the noble men Of
Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Jack
son and Lincoln in refusing to ring out in
thunder tones, down with national char
tered banks and up with the national peo-
pies banks? This, when the organized
banks, so much dreaded by Jefferson,
Jackson and Lincoln. already control the
leading papers of the so-called Democrat
ic and Republican parties?
Not only do they own the press, but the
president Of the United States, and have
so owned those preceding him since the
advent Of the Grant administration. They
also dictate party nominations in either
old party, or else throw their ponderous
legally stolen wealth to crush any man
who has the patriotism to defend the
plundered people.
It is an understanding between the
leaders of each party that the greenback
must be retired and the dastardly Eng
lish-conceived plot Of gold basis thor
oughly contaminated. If not why do we
find Republican Burrows of Michigan.
lending his oratory to Carlisle in the re-
cent traitorous bankers meeting at New
York. Why Reeds championship in the
last house, and Sherman's in the senate,
of the EnglishiZed Cleveland-Carlsle
bond BILL to retire the last $500. 000, 900
peoples paper money. and issue instead a
like amount of 50-year bonds bearing 4