Willmar tribune., 1898-09-21

lOi@GiedSuTeT;|Ju JULIUS -. Helnrlcl
is our candidate for secretar y-of
state; Judge John F. Kelly is our.
candidate for attorney general:
George N. Lamphere, another
soldier and tried patriot, is our
candidate for auditor;Z. H.. Aus:
tin, of Duluth, is our candidate
for. clerk of the supreme courts.
Hon. Thomas Canty, Hon. Daniel
Buck and Hon. William Mitchell
are our candidates for justices OF
the supreme court. ,.:..<
This is indeed a ticket of which
the Peoples party may well be
proud, for it is made up Of men
who have always stood for popu-
lar rights and who believe in the
rule of the people. Our cooper
alton with the silver republican
and democratic parties in this
campaign involves no surrender
of our individuality, our rights
or our principles. The plat
forms of these parties are ident-
ical in the most important of their
planks, and all declare for that
most desirable of all systems, to
wit, the system by which the peo-
pie have the right by petition to
demand the submission of cer-
tain laws to be repealed or
enacted by popular vote.
It would be worse than absurd
for these parties to divide and
vote separately with certain de-
feat in view, when their object is
expressed to be the enactment
of the self-same laws But,
while this is true; there are yet a
few who profess to believe that
in such cooperation the Peoples s
party must suffer. Why, I ask?
1t has appeared to me impossible
that our party could suffer by
such cooperation if it's principles
are just, it's candidates true and
it's organization complete. AS
our principles are unassailable
except by falsehood and ridicule,
as our candidates are above re-
proach, it follows that, if we are
in danger of loss or destruction
by co operation, that our fault,
our weakness consists in our lack
of organization. Let us, then,
organize our party and organize
it thoroughly in every district,
county, township and precinct.
Let US organize it Independently.
Let us have our own committees,
our own auxiliary league, our
papers, our own speakers and
make our own campaign. We
can work harmoniously with the
committees, speakers and memb-
ers, of the silver republican and
democratic parties without suf-
fering any loss, if we keep our
own organization intact. ,,.;.
Victory will be our victory if
we win together; defeat will obe
ours if we are divided. The
state central committee of the
Peoples party had it's headquart-
ers at st. Paul, separate and dis
tlnct from those of any other
party. We propose in this cam
palgn to commence and push
through the succeeding twoyears
a system of organization which
will prepare our party for inde-
pendent action hereafter, if it
chooses. We want every county
chairman to send in to headquart-
ers the full list of the county
committee. Where there is no
county. ty.committee, we ask memb-
ers Of the party to organize and
send in the names of it's memb-.
ers.
It is our intention to organize
at once a Referendum league
throughout the state, which is to
be devoted to the great purpose
of obtaining direct legislation for
the people of the state. The
plan of this league is novel. sim
pie and effective and we believe
it should embrace among it's,
members every believer in di-
rect Legislation in this state.
Through it's medium we hope to
bring such pressure to bear upon
the next legislature, whatever it's
political complexion, that it will
submit a constitutional amend
ment providing for direct legis-
lation, to be voted upon at the
next election. In this connec7
tion we have adopted as our mot
to and the motto of the Referen-
dunn leagne that of the Swiss
democracy, namely. -.