The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
A GALLANT ADDRESS.
FINAL WORD FROM CHAIRMAN
AUSTIN,
Keep Up the Peoples Party Clubs
The POpulists Not Dead Yet.

To the Peoples Party Of the Sixth Con-
gressional District of Minnesota
out entering into discussion of Ques-
tlOnable methods by which defeat was
administered to our cause at the late
election, we desire to command the men,
bers OF our party for the united and GAL
liant stand made in defense of the right.
Sacrif1cing every right we may have had
for recognition of men from our own
ranks we united with the friendly ele-
ments of other parties in effort to secure
the election of brave and honest men
without regard to party affiliation. This
fact alone has demonstrated that the
Peoples Party is battling for principle
and can always be relied upon when it
comes to placing patriotism above every
thing else Though we have been re-
pulsed for the time being, we are from
now on one of the great political parties
of this country, and as a party will be
more feared by the enemies of humanity
than shall be any other element in Amer
lean politics. The real battle has but
begun. The gold standard people have
been committing crimes under the name
OF Democracy. No longer able to use
that name, they will henceforth endeavor
to continue their dastardly work under
the name of Republcanism. Many hon.
est men who were deluded into voting
the Republican ticket will soon have
cause to discover and regret their mis-
take Their gold standard guides will
endeavor to lead them where they never
had any intention of going. Many Re-
publicans trusted, and hope now, that
their party will, in spite of it's platform,
solve the question of bimetallism. These
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surely find that the gold standard people
will use every effort in their power to
bond this country with large issue of
long time bonds. They will do this to
help the national banks whose charters
would otherwise expire in 1907, at which
time our present bonds mature. They
will demand the retirement of all our
greenback and treasury notes. They will
want national bank notes the only paper
money, SO they can contract or expand
the circulating medium whenever they
see fit. Under such a system they can
expand and "bulP prices or deceive peO-
pie for election purposes, or else con-
tract and bear" prices and milk the
people dry at their pleasure. Their ul-
innate object is to repeal the law making
silver legal tender. They may try this
even during the next four years. These
people know that If the greenbacks we're
made irredeemable, and full legal ten
der without any exception clause that the
whole question would be solved, but they
don't want to solve it that way. These
same people have discredited both gov
ernment paper money and silver by per-
nicious laws cunningly devised. For
thirty-five years they have given the pro-
ducer a stone every time he asked for
bread Now that we would disgOrge the
stone, they propose a better remedy-the
dissecting knife and cutting out Of the
stomach. There are two systems of fln-
ance: First, the gold standard, assisted
by national bank notes. Second, free
coinage, assisted by full legal tender
paper money. Under the first, wealth
tends to concentrate, and If man sue
ceed under such a system it must be by
virtue of birth, marriage or other accf-
dent. Brains, energy and real merit
will count for nothing. Under the Sec
ond, wealth tends to distribute itself
among all workers. No man can then
accumulate or hold wealth unless he
keep actively at work producing some
thing Then every person who hustles
will continue to get his share of the good
things of life in direct proportion to the
cucIS Sy uC puIS AOl III. CAuCA IAC oONOAU
there are opportunities; under the first,
only accidents.
1t is hoped that none of our people will
grow wearyin we'll doing: We must keep
up the fight Be not deceived by fairy
tales The prosperity they promise can
not come. There may be temporary
and artificial relief, but it cannot last IL
the gold standard men succeed in maxi
ing the Republican party do their bid
ding We sincerely hope they will fail
to do so. No permanent relief can come
until free coinage comes. In preparing
for the future let us remember that the.
national banks are the most relentless
enemies of free coinage. Our identity an
a party has been kept intact. We have
splendid organization in this district. It
is hoped that Peoples Party clubs will
be kept up in every locality. The fight
is not over, it has just begun. The battle
cry is Free Coinage"-the shout Of VIC
tory must be Down with the national
banks" On behalf of our committee,
take this opportunity of thanking one
and all from whom we have received
comfort, cheer, and assistance during the
late contest Very respectfully,
T. H. AUSTIN,
Chairman Congressional Committee,
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