The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-31

adequate remedy. That remedy may be
briefly stated as follows:
fiIst-Eiect the president and vice
president by direct vote of the people.
Secona-Elect United States senators
by direct vote of the several states.
Third = Direct legislation. providing
Tor the enactment or repeal of such laws
rs reasonable percentage of the people
snail, py petition.f demand to be sub
mftted to popular vote.
TRUSTS AND COMBINES.
Great combinations of wealth, various
~ oesignated aabfpools, trusts and COM
pines, creatures of fictitious and counter
ielt capital, have come to menopolize a
large number offthe avenues Of produce
tion, distributions and wealth. and have
grown so arrogant, corrupt and oppres-
sive during the last decade, and more
particuiariy during the last three years.
lhat ali POLITICAL parties are ready to de-
nounce tnem and wage war against them.
but the Peoples party alone has ventur-
eo 10 propose an adequate remedy, and
its PLATFORMS have presented that remedy
in language whose meaning cannot be
misunderstood
firSt-Ihe government must build
own and operate+railroads, or, 1t can be
zone at reasonable cost, purchase those
already built. II the government can
pulid and operate navy for the protec-
ton OF commerce, at the cost of millions
OF dollars, why not railroads for the pro-
tectlon and accommodation of prOduc-
ers? 49,
Second-The government must build
own and operate telegraph lines, or. If
1t can be done at reasonable cost, pur-
chase those already built
''The TRUST OF TRUSTS,
the greatest, most !, tyranical and dam
gerous of all the evils which threaten
not only America, but the world, not only
the republican form Of government, but
all social systems, is the banking and
financial combinations, whose seat Of
government is Lombard and Threadneedle
streets, London, Eng, and Wall street.
New York. Other political parties de-
nounce the lesser evils, but still tremble
before the power of this chief of dragons.
The Peoples party alone dares to decline
TO bend the knee and worship at its
shrine. but, in the name of the fathers
of the republic, in the names Of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln,
denounces and defies 1t. Nor do we with
hold our admiration from those single
champions in other parties, like William
Jennings Bryan John Lind. Charles A.
Towne, Hazen F. Pingree and other brave
and heroic men, who see this evil and
seeing dare denounce. We recognize in
their proposal to restore free coinage Of
silver at the ratio of 16 to specific for
present relief and blow In the face of
the common enemy, and we are glad
that our party in 1896 and in 1898 was
patriotic enough to assist the newly con-
verted elements which seized upon and
controlled the Democratic party in Its
partial reproduction of our principles, In
Its Chicago platform.
"IIrst-We advocate the abolition Of all
private banks of issue.
~f oil
national bank notes and the issue by the
government of all paper currency, COM
monty called greenbacks.
"Third-We object to the exception
clause In greenbacks as tending to dis
credit the same,i and we advocate the Is
sue thereof henceforth as full legal
tender Of all debts, public and private.
This simple remedy will render gold re-
serves unnecessary and place our green
back money on parity with gold and
silver. 1t will forever destroy the end
less chain which was devised to appre-
ciate gold and destroy confidence.
'Fourth-We favor a postal banking
system.
? IMPERIALISM AT. HOME AND
ABROAD.
1.-THE Peoples party has never declar-
ed itself on the question commonly re-
ferred to as Imperialism We make
no doubt, however, that the members
of the party are less hostile to imperial
ism, consisting of the extension of our
present boundaries, than to imperialism
consisting of the contraction of our in
dividual opportunities and those of our
children, present and future, But as
we are opposed to imperialistic trusts,
combines, monopolies, banks of Issue,
railroad pools and special privileges at
hcme, itzas probably safe to say that
AI,,k
as it may, no such issue can divert us
from the real issues set forth In our
platforms, and we believe that If we
can shake the dragonsesof evil from
our own body polite, there will be little
reason to fear that aour policXsswills be
unjust toward alien countries Or the ISL
andS of the sea. ~: - eT=:Fs -ss
Let us, the brothers, bear onward to-
ward the mark, and strike for the 'inde-
pendence, integrity and separate and
distinct organization of our own party.
We1ir have taken our position Itsfis
right We will be satisfied with. nothing
less:- We are besieged by those who de-
clare on the one side that we demand
too much, and on the other side that we
ask too little. More light we do not
object to, but less is truly insufficient.
I'm this view we ask the party officials
+ throughout, the state to; begin now and
prosecute henceforth the organization
Of the party in every county, township,
city, school district and precinct in the
state. Do not falter. Let your. choice
of officials always fall upon the most
.clear-headed, Jealous and energetic of
your members. Do not make terms with
malcontents or men who can not keep
step with the majority. Put your seal
of condemnation on all propositions to
support q man Or, set of men for public
office whose principles are not in ac-
cordance with yours
Brothers, go to work. Organize
"There is a great work for the Peo-
pies party to do.'
1.-The committee asks that you will not
overlook the Importance Of sending In
the names Of your committees to the
chairman of the state central committee
We desire to have our state. organization
in working condition for the twentieth
century. Yours faithfully,
-"The Peoples Party State Central Of
Minnesota Francis H Clarke Chair