Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-01

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: soul. Its eye sees nothing but ag
: Rrandizement. It Dives in luxury
so far as this life IS concerned. It Il
2 independent Of the physical wants o
ordinary humanity and is therefor,
, not prepared to sympathize with tn,
ill-clad aDd hungry. II is not tt
blame. The government has made IL
SC. Our ballot in part has made the
government
Let Us arouse from our lethargy
If we would hope to haYe a govern.
ment that would reach the wants OF
forty-nine o1t Of fifty the watch tower
must be erected by the sons OF
toll. The important matter before
the people is the principle and not
name. Name is empty sparce. ANY
man that thinks more Of name than
principle ought to be ashamed to 20
TO the polls to vote.
SOLID POP.
Adam Brown, of Falls City, Polk
county, an old residenter in Oregon
for 50 years, who is 10 years old and
Populist for six years, writes: 1 be-
iieve 10 the Omaha Peoples platform
and referendum. 1t is enough silver
platform without mixing the Demo-
crat or Republican name with the
Peoples party. have seen the Whig
party pass out Of existence. 1t was
for the rich to have votes in number
to their wealth. Now it is a new
form. The monopolists and gold
bugs seek to keep the "bloody shirt"
on the Peoples party, by naming it
the Peoples-Democrat
can party, in one ticket to confuse the
Peoples party into fusion and defeat.
Populists should organize with only
the one name-the Peoples party-and
they will prosper. In the last presi-
Dental election there were hundreds
and thousands of Populists who voted
the Mckinley ticket in preference to
the fusion Bryan ticket. If we keep
our mouths shutfwe may get them
shut.
FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
E. P. Hammond writes from Med
ford:
l know of only one thing we all
agree upon and that is the money Of
the constitution. But we are fast be-
coming acquainted with tariff protect
on and prosDe rity. And while 1 am
IN the line allow me to say that the
enemies of the people are educating
Is right along the lines most useful tc
But we must take the
)ull by the horns and fight the main
ssue which is "money" first. The
irst thing to do and that is to get
ogether. After we have learned to
work together" in harmony the rest I
If the work will be an easy affair.
And five do not succeed In learning {
low TO work together then these mon
'polies will teach us what association
will bring. Let us lay by the little
matters of prejudice that so easily be- [
cts US and get together along with S
he Silver party already in the teld a
hat numbers millions, and form clubs l
ducating on all lines that is in the b
copies party platform, ever keeping g
memory that every plank added to n
ne money question will knock thous- C
nds off. We must not fool away any II
lore time TO see what we can't agree o
pom, There is only one name we p
IN get together on without dissen- "
ng voice aud that is Union party.
ill go with the People aud do all X
IN for them in party under any name a
lat | can see them interested. l Il
now them to be interested in Union. Sc
hat is the gateway to a higher civ n
IzatiOn; If we miss IL all is lost. We
nnot afford to neglect so great an er
lportunity, We must unite and give m
} our idolized partisan feelings. m
FAvoRs TAXING INCOMES. er
$. Sherman writes from Talent, pT
lder date March 25; Vi
In renewing our subscription l will ~
d in connection with the ideas of -,
her refOrmers and patrons Of THE o.
that, with me, 'taxing in. - -
mes is the true principle for reYe- ~
e, instead of high tariffs for com -
On necessities. The high tariff idea -
netits the trusts and monopolies, - 80
I brings added misery TO the poor, VI
pendent lab0ring classes. l wish y"
at all reformerS could unite and at :.
e next presidential canvass unloose MM MM
Is tyrant Gold King, and place ~, ~
preventative of the common people -" nm
the saddle instead l like County =,
nool Superintendent IL. S. Lyman's "
as. also would like TO vote for e' s
der Barkley for Governor. e'
'oMEDY-"E Engaged will be pro- We,