The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

point for the Populists. 1t is arranged
after the style of an amphitheater. There
are choice seats for about 400 ladies and
their escorts. The speaking will take
place on a 12x20 stage, which will seat
forty persons ana give room for the
speaker. Pictures will be used for decora-
tive purposes over the stage, ths sub jects
being Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln.
The tent will be illuminated with three
arc lights and will be literally and hand
soroely adorned with red, white and blue
bunting and American flags. In front of
the tent will be swung out banner 25x75.
upon which will be placed the Presidential
and Vice Presidential nominees of the
Peoples party, and also the motto {:
Equal rights for all and special privileges
to none."
Much hard work has been performed to
get the tent in readiness by a committee,
of which George D. Gillespie is chairman,
G. u. Johnson, E. S. Barnes, w. A. Lewis
2. E. Erickson, w. H. Golf, w. T. Greer,
7. II. Porter and f. G. WehIand.
George D. Gillespie is enthusiastic con-
cerning the work of the party. I'VE are
largely composed of the working people, -
he said, land have some of the best me-
chanics in the City with US, who are al
ways willing to do all that they can for
the cause. Provid ing the accommodations
for these meetings III the tent has been
purely labor of love, the inciting motive
being to provide a place in which the
psrty's principles may be set forth and be-
come better understood.
Labor is not properly considered, al
though it Is the funuamenta basis of So
cieiy. Water, air, sunshine and all the
natural resources of earth were given 10
men by God, when Adam and Eve were
ha
told that they should eat their bread in the
sweat of their brows. Labor, when applied
to natural resources, is the source and
basis Of all wealth. The Peoples party
believes that monopoly in money, land,
water, railroads or any of the necessities of
life makes the rich richer and the poor
poorer"
Concerning the attempts of the Demo-
Gratis to take the Populists into camp, Mr..
Gillespie is very outspoken and decided,
and in this he follows many prominent
members of the Peoples party.
II believe" he said, ''that the free coin
age OF silver will help US little tempo
rarily. 1t is relief measure, but the peo-
pie will be very mnch disappointed who
think that it is a cure-all, for it is not. 1t
does not destroy usury and can be cor
nered and controlled in a few years by
bankers. 1t is not so much the kind of
money that hurts the people as it is the
NOblIO1 VI nUHey anu 4udb Is why
the Democratic party is not competent to
give the people the desired relief. While
they declare for free silver they also declare
for redemption paper money. Now, what
Is to prevent the bankers from gathering
up the paper money, or rather the promise
to pay money, and demand that it be re-
deemed in coin at the National treasury?
The Government does not own the silver
mines so how can it get even silver to re-
deem the promises TO pay notes? There
IS only one way and that is by the Grover
Cleveland policy of issuing more bonds.
Whom do the bonds help, the farmer, mer-
chant, mechanic or laborer2 No they
help the man who owns the gold and
silver, at the expense of the masses. Free
coinage of silver, like free coinage OF gold,
IS a gigantic monopoly when 1t is made
the sole redeemer of all paper.
There is only about 8 per cent OF the
business OF the country done with gold
and silver and 95 per cent with paper in
different forms. Therefore say that the
Democratic party and the Peoples party
are not homogeneous IN any sense what
ever. The Democratic policy OF free coin
age OF silver, redemption paper and their
consequent issue of bonds on the one side,
and the Peorle's party plan of free coin
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