The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-23
OUR FORUM
Our CCrrespOndence.

Let the Peoples party declare itself
free from the money grabbing, Office
seeking, Democratic, Republican and fu
sion element. Man its own craft with
leaders untainted with treachery to the
party and nail to the masthead its own
platform of principles with the initiative
and referendum as the main issue
Then gOld-washed Republicanism
and silver-tinted fusion will be left in
the back ground in 1900 while the people
try their hand at self government; let it
come"
From Perham, Mimi, comes the fol-
lowing:
There are two elements at work. the
right and wrong. We must affiliate
with one or the other. When l see the
many powers on the one side of the
fence, | feel safest on the other Hence
/ am Populist. The Peoples party,
those who would enact laws to give
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none.
Until the people are educated to a
knowledge of where we stand, just SO
long will we be in bondage to the money
sharks. knowledge is power. Give
them straight. shots, Mr. Editor, right
from the shoulder. Let us stand by the
Omaha platform. II we do not get a
thousand votes in the state our cause is
good. no just person can condemn sin
gle sentence in the Omaha platform
Every reform it advocates is necessary
to the welfare Of our country, every year
the money power are tightening their
grasp on our threats. l for one say
enough. Keep up the fight and stay in
the middle of the road. If we are beat
en-, let it be fighting in the ranks.
have no money to disburse. but l have
a voice. and vote, which will count one
in the right direction. Let us reason
the matter over with those with whom
We come in contact, not fight and quar-
rel. but use our reasoning faculties. II
every Populist gets one convert we will
soon be on top.
IS. G. WALLACE"
From Red Wing, Mimi, comes the fol-
lowing:
Editor Representatives: What all
TRUE reformers want is a TRUE reform
party to support and vote for You
might as well try to smoke HI out by
adding more birthstone to the fuel as to
try to, or expect any reform in either of
the old parties. Fusion with corrup-
ton is not reform and never will be. One
VIM. Lloyd Garrison or Wendall Phil
lips is worth more to husmanity and civ
ilization than a million fusionists who
are ever ready to sacrifice principle, JUS
tice and morality for personal gain Let
us have reform party composed of hon
est, patriotic men-a party that honest
men can support, even if there is not
more than a corporal's guard to start
with. The sooner this flag is
unfurled the better it will be for all VINO
propose to stand by it. Let the nomina-
lions be made next spring, or next Janu-
airy even, if this will be of any aid in
again planting real, true and honest
reform party squarely on its feet to be
rallying point for all who really mean
reform when they peach it. What will
free silver coinage amount to as a reform
measure with all the silver mines owned
by gold standard syndicate, with every
ounce of silver produced controlled by
this gang Of robbers. to be used to still
further Cypress and enslave the world
by adding force to their present power
We need something more potent than
free coinage to lift mankind out of the
present fallen conditions, and the Peo-
pies party is the first and only party
that proposes the needed measures ne
cessary-to change the conditions. Start
the anti-fusion Peoples party without
delay, and let us have something that
we can have faith in, no matter how
small the start may be.
''POPULIST FARMER"
A subscriber from Oregon has the fol-
lowing to say about the new and puri-
fed Democracy"
"Hi1jcbOro Oro Fob II