The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-26
STEBBINS HITS EN- AGAIN.

The increasing complications that are
rapidly gathering around the United
States government call for the attention
of every citizen, and internal conditions
are by no means the least important. Our
frequent elections are great agitators OF
public sentiment; they are great educa-
tors, and perhaps the only means by
which the people can become qualified
for selt-governnlent
Government is an eternal struggle for
supremacy, from the control of planet
airy system down to the most simple ex-
ercise of power; the balance of power, OF
the survival of the fittest" being the final
arbiter of all differences
The conflict between the parties of this
government right now is for party exist
ence. Upon principles and with the peo-
pie there is not very much difference
Furthermore, parties are the machinery
organized to carry out certain purposes
of government When the purpose is ac-
complished the machinery is liable to be-
come superanuated Politicians work
parties as a farmer works his oxen, for
what he can get out of them, when the
oxen are worn out they jump another
yoke.
The peoples party was organized from
dissenters of both old parties, and was
composed "of the people" and not OF
those who lived off of the people. The
peoples party grew amid the jeers and
ridicule of republicans and democrats
alike, until the democrats played them
selves into a hole and began to look
smlingly upon the peoples party for an
office. The time has now come when
populists are compelled to look around
and take some decisive action.
The "Whip-o-will's" song "sixteen-to-
one," "bimetallism' ~ a democratic
bait in the interest of silver syndicate
to catch pop suckers with. And the con-
fusion mob charge that populists, who
will not bite the filthy bait, are hired by
Mark Hanna to defeat the only party in
this country that is opposed to trusts y
The democrats opposed to trusts? The
democratic party of today is under the
same control as it was when it brought
on the shareholders rebellion. Bryan
visits democratic headquarters in the east
and arranges matters with them, then
Bryan pays his respects to the. suckers
of the. west, and the two mingle their
tears on martial glee together. Then
Bryan goes to Denver to see our foreign
silver syndicate, and procure some more
funds to run a democratic campaign.
belmont ana morgan are the ncad OF the
democratic party. The senior Belmont
was for years national chairman of the
democracy. When the civil war broke
out Belmont introduced the Hazard Cir
cular to the finance committee and Sc
cured the adoption OF its methods, and
when good republicans opposed the meas
ure Belmont compelled them to lay down
with the threat that if they did not he
would throw the strength of the demo-
cratic party to the support of the south
crn confederacy,. When the war was over
Belmont and Morgan and their mob OF
Wall street pirates published in
York City for nine months paper called
the 1mperialist and advertised their bust
ness in their paper. The paper advocated
the usurpation Of the republic and the
establishment Of an imperial government
All through the war the democratic party
opposed the use of government paper
money, and wanted to loan their own
worthless rags at usurious rates of inter-
est. They are the same relentless pirates
today that they were during the war
claiming with their Bryan in the Chicago
platform, for coin redemption paper
money Bryan was nominated in a
straight democratic convention on a
straight democratic ticket with the demo.
crat millionaire, Sewall, as vice presi.