People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-28

Silver, which has been accepted as cola
ever since the dawn OF history, has been de.
menetized TO add to the purchasing power OF
gold, by decreasing the value OF all forms OF
property a. well as human labor, and the
supply OF currency Is purposely abridged 10
fatten usurers, bankrupt enterprise and en-
slave industry. A vast conspiracy against
mankind has been organized on two con-
tinents and IL is rapidly taking possession OF
the world, II not met and Oyerthrown at
once II fOrbOGes terrible social commissions,
the destruction OF civilization, or the estab-
lishment OF an absolute despOtism. We have
witnessed for more than aQuarter OF CEN
fury the struggles OF the two great political
parties for power and plumber while
grlevOus wrongs have been inflicted upon
the suffering people. We charge that the
controlling Influences dominating both Of
these parties have permitted the existing
dreadful conditions 70 OeVelOp without
serious effort 20 prevent or restrain them.
Neither DO t,ey how promise US any sub
stantisl reform. They have agreed together
10 ignore, In the coming campaign, every
Issue but one. They propose TO drown the
outcries Of a plundered people With the up
roar OF q sham battle over the tariff, so that
capitalists, corporations. national banks,
trusts, watered stock, the decentralization Of
silver, and the expressions OF the usurers
may all be lost sight OF. They propose 90
sacrifice our homes, lives and children on the
altar OF mammon; to destroy the multitude
IN order TO secure corruption funds for the
milliQnaires. Assembled on the anniversary
OF the birthday OF the nation and filed witt
the spirit OF the grand general chief, who es-
th0lished our Independence, we seek ID re-
store the government OF the Republic 10 the
hands OF the plain people" with whose class
II orig mated, We assert our purposes TO be
identical with the purposes Of the national
constitution, to form more perfect union
and establish Justice, insure domestic tran
guilty, provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare. and secure the
blessings OF liberty for ourselves and our
posterlty.
We declare that this Republic can only en-
dure "a a free government while built upon
the love OF the whole people for each other
and for The nation; that 10 cannot be pinned
together by bayenets; that the Civil war is
over and that every passion and resentment
which grew out Of 1t must die with IL, and
that We must be In fact, ~ we are Ia name,
one united brotherhood. Our country finds
Itself confronted by conditions for which
there is no precedent in the history OF the
world. Our aapual agricultural productions
amount 70 billions OF dolla 5 In value which
must In few weeks or months be EXCHANGED
for billions OF dollars Of commodities con-
suned in their production; the existing cur
rency supply Is wholly inadequate TO make
this exchange. The results are falling
prices, the formation OF combines and rings,
The impoverishment Of the producing class.
We pledge ourselves that II glven power We
will labor to orrect these evils by wise and
reasonable legislation In accordance with
the terms OF our platform.
We believe that the powers OF government
In other words, OF the peOple-shOuld be
expanded les in the case OF the postal SER
vice. rs rapidly and as far as the good sense
OF an Intelligent people and the teachings OF
experience shall justify, 70 the end that OPP
preston, injustice and poverty shall eventu-
ally cease In the1snd.
While our sympathles as a party OF reform
are naturally upon the side OF every propo-
sition which VIII tend 10 make men inielli-
gent, virtuous ard temperate, we neverthe-
less regard these questiOns-impOrtsn as
they areas secondary 10 the great issues
now pressing for solution, and upon which
not only our Individual prosperity, but the
very existence OF free institutions depend.
and We AJAX all men TO first help US TO DEER
mine whether we are 10 have Republic 70
administer, before We differ as to the con-
dltiOns upon which IL Is 10 be administered,
believing that the forces OF reform this day
organized will never cease 70 move forward
until every wrong is righted and equal rights
and equal privileges established for all the
men and vomeRof this country; We declare
therefore,