Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-12

PuApooO iolT SdDlu6U ministers W6ft
selected from the South and an unus
ually large campaign fund used OF
political leaders to the same end. 1
will be remembered that Mr.. Cleye,
land demanded that Democratic Sen,
ators and Congressman give a decisiv,
vote in the interests of the gold stand
ard before he would give out the post.
offices.
This deep-laid plan might have sue
ceeded had not the Peoples party a
this juncture sprung into existence
exposed the plot, stood in the breach
and appealed to the patriotic hosts O
both parties to check the scheme O.
the peoples despoilers and rally to the
common defense. Thus the Peoples
party forced the Democratic organic.
alton to ~repudiate Clevelandism and
return to correct fundamental prin-
ciples. Not only this, the Peoples
party then forced the Republican
party to cease hedging and straddline
for the purpose of deceiving the peo-
pie and drove them to take a stand on
one side or the other of the vital issues
at stake.
The 1ssue now being squarely joined
it was evident that those influences in
the Democratic party which had DOM
mated and d~ebauched the party for a
quarter OF a century would be driven
to the support of the party that took
a position on the side of trusts ,nonop-
olies and money gamblers. While, on
the other hand, it was evident that
even a larger percentage of the Re-
publican party favored the principles
now squarely forced to the front, yet
only a small percentage would In this
campaign support them because they
found them under the Democratic
banner.
Had it not been for the prejudice
against the Democratic name, as well
as a want of confidence in Democratic
promises, for which it must be frankly
admitted past experience furnished
ample grounds majority of the voters
of the country, in spite of the ire
mendous and unparalleled forces put
forward by the Republican managers,
would have cast their vote for finan-
cial reform and American independ-
ence.
The Peoples party, with a high
patriotism and an unselfish devo-
ton to principle, greater than ever
before exhibited by any other party,
stepped outside of its organization to
throw it's two million votes solidly for
Bryan. Had not more than this num-
Der of those who called themselves
Democrats in 1892 given their support
to MIR. Mckinley, the cause of the
people and American principles would
have triumphed this year. This class
of Democrats will surely support the
party OF monopolies and trusts in the
future. Their places in the ranks of
the reform hosts must be taken by
patriotic Republicans. In fact, Bryan
would have been elected in this con-
test had even 1000 more silver Re-
publicans come to the rescue.
The election of Mckinley and the
triumph of the gold standard does not
express the desires and sentiments of
the people. The majority oppose the
policy for which he stands, and will SO
vote whenever an opportunity is pre-
sented for a proper alignment. The
remarkable and brilliant campaign of
William ]. Bryan would have aligned
these. forces and marched them to a
triumphant victory If any candidate
or leader In America could have done
so under the Democratic banner.
The administration of Mckinley
cannot bring prosperity to the Amer
lean people. The mints cannot be
kept open, idle labor given employ
ment and general prosperity restored
and maintained until the wealth pro-
ducers receive fair returns for their
labor and thus r enabled to pur-
chase. The gold standard and monop-
oily rule, to . continuation of which
Mckinley stands pledged, means four
more years Of falling prices, four more
years of lockouts and strikes, four
more years of reduced wages and idle
labor. This will cause the patrioticl
rank and file of the Republican party
to condemn and ~repudiate Mckinley
as the patriotic rank and file Of
the Democratic party has condemned
and repudiated Clevelandism.
/ cannot believe otherwise, for 1
have not less confidence in the pa
triotism of this class of Republicans
than the rank and file Of the Demo-
cratic party has already demonstrate
cd. Therefore, q large per cent who,
though not fooled by the specious
pleas of "honest money! and promised
prosperity, yet who would not In this
campaign fight under the Democratic
banner. will surely join hands with the
majority OF the American voters out
tide OF the old parties to overthrow
government Of trusts and monopoIies
In the interest Of foreign capital
lsts. The Peoples party has made
his position in fact Inevitable. The
poaition Of the Peoples party in this
great contest has convinced every
patriotic American that the party can
be trusted to stand for the principles
II good government and the interests
the people under any and all cir
Therefore, the People's
'srty viii be the nucleus around which
he patriotic hosts must and win gath !
Y 70 redeem : betrayed republic aud /.
o restore psueperity Ia an oppressed I
nd outraged people. 3
i6lEnedo MAnluN BurIRR.
5nsttmhn Peoplees Party National