The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-05-18


record In congress, that is. at the same
time, one of the fundamental principles
OF the Peoples Party. II they cannot,
they should stop their hypocritical pre-
tense that the Democrats and Populists
are working for the same principles. If
they honestly believe that the principles
Of both parties agree, why do they in
sist that the union must be under their
| name? And why do the Fusionists ask
that the Peoples Party be continued If
the Democratic party is now reformed?
Ex-Gov. Boies, of Iowa, says: "I am
| and always have been opposed to an un-
| qualified declaration in the Democratic
platform for free coinage at the ratio Of
sixteen to one, because 1 believe it will
| disrupt and defeat the Democratic
party"
Croker and Hill are already success
| fully reuniting Democrats on the mean
| ingless antitrust" shibboleth. They
reason that 100000 Populist votes are
lost to Democracy and they want to get
back those 100000 gold Democrats tina,
voted for Mckinley.
The success Of the Democratic party
would give us the worst of all currency.
! an irredeemable bank currency.
The new Democracy is not what it nro-
fesses, party of equality. A union of
| reform forces cannot be advanced by it.
while making show of battling dig
archy but really inviting its assistance
| for personal success at the poles.
AND CONCLUDING
The silver Republicans BETRAYED by
the Republican party now want to tie
themselves up to the Democratic party
to be betrayed again.
Many men are afraid to fuse and
afraid to go it alone We don't want
| such men,
Wherever fusion has been forced since
SO the result shows that the opposition
to the Republican party has decreased
every time. Many illustrations of this
can be given. One is enough. In Kan.
sas the result of fusion in all the coun-
the opposition to the Republican party.
If Populist reform meant only free
coinage, redemption, surrendering the
| money control to banks, with a mere
| protest against bond issues and national
banks, with no practical system of finance
to take its place, it would be better to
vote fol the Republican party, for with
Its known infamy it would be easier
| rooted out of power.
Nearly every prominent fusion adyo-
| cate is rank officeseeker. Keen the
ce-seekers out of the convention and
| fusion would never be mentioned.
To ask a man to stand on two different
| platforms is :. contradiction and an i'm
possibility. 1T IS DISHONORABLE.
We are told that while fusion has al
ways in the past preceded disaster. the
conditions now are different. That is ,
| lie.
We have listened long enough to pro-
fessional thermometers with words of
promise, only to be broken while thu
POOPAS I'll DCAu6 SOIu tulO tonnage. we
have trusted too long only to be be-
| trayed. We have hoped and the doors
OF mercy will be shut. We are
entreating but they will soon
be ready to mock u.s. Let us
break away from these siren allurments.
Let us only consider and accept a full
Populist platform with nominations of
| only true Populists, and fight to the
death or victory, against the unjustly
privileged classes allowed, now the same
| as before, by Republicans and Democrats
alike
May the awful darkness of INV lone
some grave be enlightened by the words
Il have sacrificed some of my short
| life to benefit oppressed mankind.
DIR. H. B. FAY.