The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-06-23
ENDORSED.

The FustOniSts OverthrOwn-The
Peoples Party "Born to Live"
1t Is with great pleasure we chronicle
tie results of the action of the state
central committee of the Peoples par
ty, at their meeting, at the Clarendon
hotel. st. Paul, on the 18th list. 1t was
an emphatic Endorsement of the course
taken by this paper; and equally en-
phatic condemnation of those who have
been laboring to turn the party over to
the Democracy.
The Owenites were on hand, and
these results were not achieved without
a long and protracted fight All honor
is due to Messrs. Meighen, Poore, Sc
berger. Swain, Aldrich, and others who
stood up for the integrity of the party
We shall recur to this subject hereafter.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
We recognize that the national commit
tee is the only authority to call a national
delegate convention in behalf of the party
and inasmuch the national committe.
has not issued a call for the election of
cally select delegates to the conference to
be held at Nashville July 5th. We never
theless feel that the reform papers calling
said conference is composed in the main
of earnest Peoples Party men, and that
they are entitled to courteous consid> r
alton. We therefore recommend and re-
quest all Peoples Party men. and especial
~ Peoples Party editors. who can
do 50, to attend said conference, and the
chairman of the state central COMMITTEES
and the chairman Of the congressional dis
trict committee. be requested to, (at their
discretion). issue letters Of introduction to
such Peoples Parry men who may so re-
quest.
Resolved, That the Peoples Party was
born to live until it's principles are enacted
into law. 1t gave expression in 1892 to be-
liefs and sentiments on behalf of policies
for the good of the public, which no other
party had ever dared to prOmulgate; and
which are. believe, essential to the
progress and happiness Of the people of
this country, as well as of the whole world.
Resolved, That in endorsing the NOM
inee of the Democrats for president in 1896
we simply rendered. under peculiar circum-
stances our homage to splendid ability and
unsullied character; and did not propose to
merge the Peoples Party in any other or
agree that it's career as a national narrv
should end then and there, or at any other
time. We here to stay We hone nv
1900 to be the leading political organiza tion
IN the United States, and to place the man
of our choice in the White House In the
general breakup Of old party lines, which
Is near at hand, we believe the people will
rally to the standard Of an organization
which has more than a single governmental
issue to offer to the voters
Resolved: That while we are in favor of
the Tree coinage of silver at the existing
! ratlo and while We were the only party
| winch in 1852 dared tC advocate it, We did
so because held that !
| a metallic basis for our currency it was
due to the necessity of the people, for an
! abundant circulation, that silver should he
| used as well as gold; II had been tor
| five thousand years before the money-lend-
| ers Of this generation closed the mints
| against it.
Resolved; That do not think free sill
| yer alone will give the people prosperity.
| While it may raise the price of our pro-
| ducts and Is therefore to be insisted upon.
| it will not stop the rapacity Of the rings
| trusts, corporations, railroads and lsurers
| who are now absorbing the wealth of the
| people. 1t will not end the universal reign
! of corruption which makes our legislation.
| station and nation, mockery and sham.
Resolved, That every plank of the
omaha plat .orm is as necessary to the
salvation of our country as that of free
silver. In the initiative and referen-
dunn, bringing the legislative function
back into the hands of the people, we
see the antidote for corporate democrat
ization of the forms of self-government
In the public ownership of railroads,
| telegraph lines and municipal utilities,
we find the only remedy for the univer-
sal robbery of the people throug" wat
cred stock. We believe the very soul of
our movement is contained in these
words of the Omaha platform:
| Wealth belongs to him who creates
it; and every dollar taken from indus
try, without an equivalent, is robbery"
| This is the fundamental idea which
| constitutes us as party.
| Resolved. That we entertain the
kindliest feelings towards tire earnest
! and true men who co-operated with us
in the last campaign, whether they call
| themselves Democrats or Free Silver
| Republicans, or Prohibitionists. We
simply insist upon the integrity and in
dependence of our own organization
| and throw wide the doors of cur own