The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-08

the United States open to every class
and the agents of the people made re:
sponsible to the will Of the ma jority, as
expressed though these guiles. This
would give US a democratic govern
ment in practice as well as in theory.
The agents OF the people must be made
responsible to their continents instead
Of to king caucuses which are controlled
by organized greed.
In those guiles questions will be dis
cussed from a nOnpartisan standpoint,
and the real cause of hard times will
be understood by all. A thorough study
Of parties and the effect on their fol
lowers has convinced me that we will
never secure reform through these
parties. Ny confidence in sill parties
TO accomplish reform is destroyed.
While I have no confidence in parties
I have Unbounded confidence in the
moral forces of the nation, and once
organized into noDpartisan leagues will
soon understand the cause Of existing
depression end speedily apply the
remedy. It will be impossible for Or
| ganiz9d greed to control the purohas-
able elements ard dictate the policy Q:
these guiIes. The unpurcha8able ele.
mont in the nation, State and county
always exceeds the purchasabie ele.
! ments.
Before we a get reform we must
educate the people. This can never be
! done through parties. Parties develop
prejudice and this debars the people
from receiving the truth. All the truth
in the P0pulist party was received in
side Of the Alliance. The Alliance
taught the people the whole truth. TIE
leaders of the P0pulist party has thrust
to the front the discussion of a single
issue that if chryetalized into law would
not give US relief. Those principles
enumerated by the Alliance that would
| give relief have been thrust to the real
by the bosses in the reform ranks.
The working of these guiles a be
easily understood. Every important
Legislative measure will be committed
to the guiles for discussion and the de-
cision of the mojority will control the
action Of their legislative agent. Ali
Legislation of importance will emenate
from the people through these guiles.
A bill TO establish postal banks is dis
cussed by the guilcs. The decision Of
the majority in each district as ex
pressed through these gullas will de-
! eide how their Congressman shall vote
On this measure. Every candidate for
legislative honors will be pledged to
obey the will Of his constituents as ex
pressed through these gull s.
If a bridge is to be built in a county
a bill for this purpose is introduced in
to the guilos and the decision of the
majority controls the action OF their
legislative agents, Instead Of referen.
dunn legislation you will have direct
legislation, Our government will be
conducted on business principles as ell
other business is. The agents Of all
firms receive their instruction from
the principle Of the firm and execute
the will Of the firm. TIE people must
organize and express their will free
and ~untramplsd by party bosses. This
never can be done through parties, but
it q be done through the guiIes. AS
: it is, we have the bosses in parties die
tating and a hungry hoard Of Office
seekers whooping it up for tff7e and
paid speakers to tell the people how to
vote when they don't know how to
| vote themselves. When the battle is
over the people are further from the
truth than when it began. These guiles
will euperceed parties and make the
people the bosses.
It will unite the people in0O a con
crete BODY honestly seeking the better.
| Men Of all belief can belong to these
guiles knowing if they have the truth
it will be known and chry staliz3d into
law. Down with the bosses and up
with the people. Make the people the
rulers and prosperity will cover this
country as the mighty waters cover
the deep. JAMES MURDOCH.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY is RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR BRYAN'S
DEFEAT.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
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