The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26

thereof regulated by the National Gov
ernment, and there must be govern
ment control, which involves owner
ship, of Jul railroads and telegraphs.
The Democratic party, if it is to be the
party, musG advocate these
two things as well as the free coinage
of silver. If it does not the Peoples
party will. If it does the Democratic
party will have, we are sure, the cor
dial support Of the P0pulists provided
the Populists are admitted to the coun-
cIls and their share of leadership in the
party, for vi take it that
the Peoples party is a party of Prin-
not Of name, and that name will
not be permitted to stand IN the way
of principle. IN short, we take it that
the P0pulists would be quite content
to join themselves to the Democratic
party if that party would rise to the
occasion and become a peoples party.
But that the Democratic party will
rise TO its opportunity does not seem to
be anticipated by the POpulists. There
fore. they are moving to put the PEG
pies party in the position of leadership.
They are quite right, for there must be
a party of human rights as opposed to
a party Of property rights and human
slavery. The mission OF the Peoples
party is to take such leadership and
become the party of human rights Oh
force the Democratic party to become
such party.
But to force the Democratic party
into such position seems to the Popu.
lists to be impossible. Therefore their
duty is to lead. And too eggreesively
they cannot lead, for it is only by TAX
ing the leadership and throwing down
the gauntlet for the coming struggle
On the broad grounds OF opposition TO
the aggressions Of centralized capital,
wherever met with, that the contest
can be fought to a successful cOnclu-
sion. The contest must b6 fought, not
on the single ground OF silver remOne
tlz &tIon, but on the comprehensive
grounds Of governmental issue OF all
paper money and governmental con
troll Of our railroads and telegraphs as
we'll. If the Democratic party will not
take this position aome other party
must. That the Demo cratic party Is
nos ready to take this ground now is
evident, and time is 700 valuable to be
Loo TI--oG1~o to- D-o-1oS- -,~+-
must go forward. By doing so the
P0pulists can possibly force the leaders
OF the Democratic party into the advo-
| cacy of the principles they put forward
it they caEnot force this they can, be-
fore 1903. gain the support, in large
measure. of the rank anu file c0nstitut-
ing the Democratic party.
To go for ward IS therefore the plain
duty Of the Peoples party It is this
that Mr.. Georg6 f. WasbbuEn, mem
Der of the National Executive Commit
tee Of the Peoples party from New
England, urges upon Popullsts in a
we'll timed appeal. The Peoples party
must go forward or the Democratic
party will not. This is the keynote OF
Mr. Washburn's appeal. He forsees
that the Democratic party, if left to
work out its own future, will not ad
vance but will ceI fue itself to the silver
issue This, be sees, would be fatal TO
success. Therefore he calls on Popu
| lists for positive action. And as stand
| ing forth as two ISSUES that cannot fail
10 force themselves before the public,
he points out the two central tenets OF
the Populists party, viz {: government
control over cur currency and govern
ment ownership Of railroads and teIe.
graphs.
The Peoples party, he asserts.
= staDl g not for redemption money, but
for O eciontlfc dollar, kept invariable
oy the proper regulation of the money
volume" No wild initiation, no unlim
tied issue OF paptr currency Is here
suggested. Nothing more nor less thar
a dollar that would be just and equit
able to ali alike is asked fora dollar
of Invariable value that would not rot
the debtor on the one hand or the cred
1tor on the other, a dollar that woulC
secure to all producers of wealth the
enjoy ment of the fruits of their toll, {
dollar that would discourage specula
rIon and stimulate legitimate industry
g dollar kept i~nvariable by an expan
sion of the volume of our currency il
response to the growing demands G
trade.
Just how the issue of this do lar
which would be a truly scientific one
would be guarded over by the govern
ment so as to insure It's desired stabil