The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-05
RINGING WORDS OF PRAISE.


FREE-SILvER PLATFORM
Editor Representative:
The resolutions recently passed at
Washington, D. G., by the silver confer
enoe should be framed, to gether with
the Omaha platform, and hung on each
side OF our Immortal Declaration Of In
dependence in every home of our broad
land. The resolutions riffs asunder the
dark clouds Of fear and financial des-
pondency and lets the full light of the
midday sun Of truth and hope shine in
every home, IN every patriotic heart in
our republic. 1t boldly throws down
the gauntlet of challenge and strikes
with spear point the shield of plutoc-
racy to mortal combat 1t challenges all
the foul of mouth and evil-eyed hosts of
treason and its allies, national banks,
English agents, imbecile,
incompetent congressman and a loathed,
despised president, to meet American
manhood and womanhood and patriotism
at the ballot box at our next national
election. Defiantly 1t challenges them.
Come one, come all, this work shall
fly 7'.$
From its firm base as soon as l."
1t challenges all the untaxed pluto
cratic millionaires, with their kennels of
harlots; It says, pour out of your dens of
vice and sin your foul rheumy-eyed
h0rdes upon the ballot box; turn loose
your hypocrites who have been ordained
to teach OF the blessed one crucified.
Let them join with their railroad passes
and half fare tickets, the price of their
betrayal Of the holy Masters cause with
the money changers and usurers, whom
Christ, our Savior, drove from the tenn
pie; and come, you mental herd, editors
OF the p1utOcrat.c press, whining and
Whlmpering, at your masters feet for the
crumbs and bones that are cast to you
by them as the price of the betrayal Of
your country and homes; come presidents
OF railroads and all the filthy, heartless
gang OF extortiOners and scab employers;
come robber trusts; come ROthschilds,
with your foreign bride money to destroy
our republic; come adj In the mad fury
OF party and partisan strife. We defy
You, each and all; we will meet you with
our national constitution for shield and
the teachings of all our country's states
men for a sword, and the aid will be
fettd with the stencil of political corpses
OF traitors after the battle of ballots in
November. Such are the defiant words,
as I interpret them, of the resolutions
passed by the silver conference at Wash
inston.
Oh, those were grand. brave, patriotic
men who met at Washington at the ST.
yer conference, and long after they sleep
their last sleep and have gone to rest,
the mothers of our land will teach their
children to repeat their names, and the
future American youth will stand by
their graves with uncovered heads, and
in reverence and admiration tell how the
silent Nestors rescued and preserved
their country from traitors within and
from tyrants without.
am sure no one who loves his country
will aid by party zeal to destroy the noble
work. began; but each delegate, by
whichever party sent, to the next ma
tional conventions at st. Louis will think
Of his country's danger and its deplor-
able condition; that they will each hold
fast, with tenacious grip, to all that is
good in their platforms, but will go to the
conventions as they would go to the COM
munion table, with love for all in a COM
mon cause and without party or parti-
san bias or prejudice, nominate a presi-
dent and vice president that the wisdom
OF the joint conventions and our dis
treSsed na~-jn will affirm.
II they do so, who is afraid of the con-
sequences? Our country has statesmen,
as will be shown by the conventions
Who doubts results? The slumbering
patriotism Of the nation will spring to its
feet in the full power of American might.
North, South, East and West will Join In
one irresistible force, as the fallen forest
leaves are driven before the storm, so
the nation in Justice and patriotism will
drive the enemies Of our republic out of
power, and peace and prosperity will
again be restored. The warm southern
silver moonlight will join it's rays with
the splendor Of our northern lights in
mighty victory for our
country and mankind November next on
the eve of election.
Trust the people-they will save the
Allen G. Sexton.
Annandale, Mimi, Jan. "a.