Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-29
POPULIST.
Writes from Lane County.
We Think Everybody Ought to Join
Our Party.

Mr.. 5. P. Sparks writes from Blue
River. Or. under date Of July >, as
follows:
viii you give space in your valuable
paper for a few plainly asked ques-
tions-zsEed by an iDquisitiTespOpulists
The Union party has perfected an
organization 10 Lane county. and as
we an know there is nom but for one
Reform party 10 Oregon. and that
PARTY must have the undivided sup
port Of all retOrDers % insure success
Al the polls This being the case. il
the Peoples party fails to come into
the Union party, reform will be i'm
possible. What 1 wish 70 ask is this
question;
1. To attaia the reform asked fOr by
the UaiOn party. tO-wit: monetary
reforms. the abolition Of trusts and
moooDolies. and the return to "a
people's government for and by tie
people. ask you. Mr.. Editor and the
Union party, d. you honestly believe
you can ever get the above reforms
until each and every plank in the Peo-
pies party platform Be enacted into
laws
2. In the next presidential cam
paisn, which Of the political parties
will the Union party give their votes:
Will it be TO the Regenerated Dem
ocracy, Sith their coin or redemption
money. With state banks Of wild cat
pr1miSes-tO-p4y IN Oney, or will you
unite with the Peoples party whose
platform is essential to the attaining
OF reforms asked by the Union party!
Please answer these questions.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
THE JOURNAL desires to give all peo-
pies party voters a fair and full hear
Ing. Mr.. Sparks truly says there is
room for but ole reform or opposition
party in Oregon. Ii should have the
support Of all honest aud sincere men
whJ are opposed to the gold standard
an1 who want To see peoples govern
ment 10 our state and county affairs.
When Mr.. Sparks says such party
must have the support Of all refOrrners
at the polls TO insure its success he
states the greatest difficulty in the
way Uf success, for of all horned cat
tie the professional refOrmer'is the
strongest land most unmanageable.
Each is ruled by a dominant hobby
and hence is unable TO subordinate
his own ideas long enough TO act with
enough other men TO accomplish any,
thing. Mr.. Sparks We fear will
never live To see ALL the ideas in
the Peoples Party carried into effect.
The Union party platform is boiled
down 10 two ideas-a peoples inan-
cial system, and opposition TO trusts
and mobOpolies. IL it accOmplishes
the first it will 90 into history as hav-
ing accomplished more for humanity
than the Republican party accom-
plished 10 abOlishing slavery.
The Union party bas barely been
organized in Oregon, and it is useless
10 consider what its platform will be
10 1900, or 10 whom it will give its
electoral votes at that time. II Mr..
Sparks will study its platform he will
see that IL covers the questions OF
monetary reform more intelligently
aud comprehensiyely than the Demo
cratic or Peoples party platform does.
The country has had enough OF money
that must have special redemption
privilege in some other kind Of money.
That only creates privileged class
aud the Peoples party deserves credit
for exposing that dangerous fallacy.
+. HoFER.