The Monte Vista journal., 1898-10-08
POPULISM TODAY.
THE FIGHT AGAINST SPECIAL
PRIVILEGE.
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In California the Populists held their
stats convention In advance Of that Of
any Of the other parties. and nomi-
mated . ticket which has since been in.
dorsed entire by the Democratic and
Silver Republican state conventions.
/ Congressman James C. Mcguire. nom
mated by the Populists for governor.
and indorsed BY their silver allies. has
never afaliated with the Peoples par
/ ~. but he has been known for years
a. the ablest and most fearless advo-
cate Of Populist principles on the Pa
cinc coast. Mcguire II fundamentally
Greenbacker. and Of the necessities
OF the present political situation free
silver man. He advocates public own
ership Of railroads and telegraphs. He
stands for the abolition Of land mouop-
oily through the single tax aud in the
meantime supports an income tax. He
Is for direct legislation.
While, of course. there was a bolt
from the California Populist conven-
tion 1t stands to reason that Mcguire
Will poll practically the whole vote OF
the party. and that his majority will
be nearly $4,000. for the people of the
state are with him In his tight against
the Southern Pacific railroad monop-
oily. which is the burning local issue.
Inc plutocratic newspapers OF San
Francisco. after thoroughly abusing
Mcguire for his revolutionary political
doctrines, have turned their guns
upon Popul!sm. which they recognize
as the real host that Mcguire is lead
Ing. In replying to an editorial In the
San Francisco Chronicle Il. NJ. Collins
says PoDulism is willing to acknowl-
edge itself revival of Jeffersonism.
True Popullsm proposes to continue
Its shouting against special privi-
leges" until every true Democrat In the
land awakes to the fact that Jefferson
Ism and Clevelandism are as wide
apart as the poles.
But Populism is also a revival Of
Lincolnism. Lincoln said: III nation
has certain amount OF debt and GER
tain volume OF money In circulation.
II the volume Of money In circulation
Is contracted before the debt Is paid.
1t Is the most heinous crime that can
be perpetrated upon a people"
The Hannaites. in charge OF the Re-
publican party. perpetrated this helm
Gus crime upon our people before the
war debt OF the rebellion was paid,
and they have continued. in crime. to
contract the money in circulation until
the people. irrespective OF party. are
forced to unite against common enc
my. Because of these ''he!nous crimes"
you have Populism. A Popul.st is but
4 political protestant against "heiuous
crimes" as described by the martyred
president OF the Republican party. Pop
alism agrees perfectly with Lincoln
ism. and upon Lincoln's ground 1t pro-
poses to stand. shouting these ''heinous
crimes perpetrated by the Hannaites
until the Thousands upon thousands of
voters learn that Hannaites, masquer-
ading In the name Of Lincoln's party.
are not Republicans. The possible af-
unity between Hannaism and Lincoln
Ism falls to materialize. even under
'he huntington process Of bribery and
coercion.
fopuiisrn. ae the protestant OF mod.
efh politics. proposes to shout and sing
It's protests until voters can dIs,In-
snish.be'ore another Thanksgiving Day
comes around. the difference between
turkey and a turkey -buzxard: the dif-
ference between Jefferson and u
Cleveland: the difference between a
Lincoln and Hanna. and the diner.
enee between the principles con,cnded
Tor by Mlguirc and by Cam