The representative., 1900-03-15

said 1t was time for the respectable
citizens to take hand In politics." They
said, I'VE are those respectable citizens
Therefore we must see that our taxes
are diminished and shifted onto labor
ers under u.s." They resolve to
take care of themselves. Then they
dissolved. Our ]. A. Parker exposed
their hypocracy and uselessness by dar-
ing them not to support the Democratic
party unless it yields to their wishes.
But they dared not, and sneaked out of
sight, as Helen Cougar was crying, BE
non-partisan and vote for <the Demo-
Gratis, Bryan"
JOHN THE BAPTIST.
4. Here's to 10 A. Parker. that brave
and brilliant young boy, our honest
Kentucky 10, sitting up night after
night in second class coaches to beard
the Buffers, 'Weavers, Simpsons and
Tracys in their own dens! 10 breaches
the true remedy. He don't have to
wait until Democratic managers write
something, anything, so long as it is
different from the Republican platform.
10 rightly says the true remedy must
60 further than to merely save the
small dealer. The true remedy must
reach down, embrace and save the
most helpless, through the nationaliza-
! ton Of industry and the employment
of men paid in United States green
backs. THERE IS NO LIBERTY for
the middlemen, whether drummers.
small traders, farmers or manufacture
ers, UNTIL ALL ARE FREE.
DEMOCRACY, AS USUAL, BEHIND
THE TIMES.
s. Bryan need lose no sleep in be-
ing forced to a modification of his
Chicago platform, which he has pub
licly admitted will be the eventual
necessity. For even the common voter
now sees the uselessness of that plat
form, and The Verdict, Bryan's N. Y.
organ, has just proved that it's single
free silver issue would not have been
enacted by a Democratic congress un-
der Bryan. In fact, there is a growing
public Indifference to any platform
such a party will write. AS Jones, of
Ohio, whose earnest, honest face spoke
louder than words, well said at the
antitrust conference: "They may as
we'll talk anti-self-binder, anti-mowing
machine, anti-stream, or anti
electricity The economic progress of
the human race can no more be stopped
by revolutions or even armies that the
movement of the planets in their
courses. 1t will prove as abortive as
did the anti-machine crusade of 30 or
40 years ago."
MIDDLEMEN LOST IN FOGS.
6. If the antitrust conference repre-
sented the best element in the Demo-
cratic party. and it probably did, God
pity the worst part. The conference
said take away legislative privileges"
and then their committee on resolutions
refused to include franchise value" as
legislative privilege, and a. considers
able number of that committee even
wished for the present to exclude a
condemnation of "watered stocks from
their platform. They were afraid to
attack even the trust of their own mar
row definition. They said that "a gov
ernment of such respectable citizens
as themselves must itself issue the
money" in the interests of those who
live by barter and trade on the labor of
others. They. attacked the Republican
finance bill. They called it Infamous"
but neglected to state that the finance
bill introduced by J. X. Jones, chair
man of the national Democratic COM
mittee and others recommended to con-
gress by Cleveland meant practically
the same thing. "Those living in glass
houses should not throw stones" In
short, this select portion of the Demo-
cratic party, controlled by the iron
hand of.machine politicians, appointing
committees from the chair, using the
club, refusing all debate, referring mo-
tions back to their self-appointed COM
mittees, pretending to favor direct leg
islation of the people, give the dele
gates the expensive useless privilege of
merely hearing read what at far less
cost and trouble they could have seen
at home in the newspapers; and from
fear OF prejudicing their chances with
the reformed" Democratic party,
those office seekers refused practical aid
even to the middlemen.
LEADERS FALSE.
Z. Those greedy Populists who four
years ago sold our party to the Demo-
cracy will do SO again. Therefore,
men of the rank and file of the Peo-
pies party, step forward undaunted,
and ASSUME COMMAND YOUR
SELVES. Call it mutiny, if you will.
Thus only will you save the Populist
ship from pirates, madmen, steering
her to wreck and ruin. Save the ship
because no other in this campaign ap-
pears to save the people.
Indeed, shameless trio with us then
are now trying in vain with money
from Nebraska to sell Texas, offered
Milton Parks $1,000 JUST TO KEEP
QUIET. Men in your county and in
mine wanting to get into the legislature
are still wishing to sell to Democracy