The representative., 1900-11-01

Movement,
Shinnston. w. Va, Oct. %, 1900.
To all voters in this rich, God-blessed
freeland of the United States, that be-
lieve and love principles Of political
economy so strong that it gave you
courage, strength and patriotism to lay
aside all party prejudice for the sake
of forwarding those principles that, You
are convinced, would be for the good OF
our people.
We were convicted of child-like, sim
pie truth in 1868 by a heavenly blessing
and heavenly light, that the only way
to save the drift and loss Of our beauti-
full, God-inspired form of government,
the best ever given to man, to stimulate
and elevate mankind, up into higher
plane of true liberty, true independence,
true peace, happiness and exalted yet
true humble manhood and womanhood,
that the voters of our republic, God-se-
lected sons, heirs and guardians of the
tree of liberty, must for the sake of
saving and growing to perfection this
priceless tree, whom God has planted
in our country, the richest garden of the
world. for the emancipation of humanity
from under bondage and mammon and
sin, lay aside all party idolatry, all
| selfish partisan ambition and unite to-
gether into Peoples party.
Ever since that time we have been an
| humble, praying worker for this way,
| publishing short platform in '68 as fol-
lows the holy Bible and the constitu-
ton of the United States, with the fol-
| lowing principle: Forgive the South as
we hope to be forgiven etc.
voted at that presidential election
for the foregoing platform and principles,
| feeling and believing the North to be
truly brave and truly patriotic, it was
their duty for the love of their country
! and their brothers of the South to for
] give as they hoped for forgiveness, for
neither section was guiltless, for parti-
san ambition. party spirit. both North
and South brought on the trouble in
| 1862 To agitate the way we held a ma
| tional convention, all by ourselves, with
the help OF God, here in Shinnston, W..
Va, nominating presidential ticket,
having the town hall bell rung in honor
of the advent of the Peoples party. l
voted one of the tickets next day.
Now, this agitation for national re-
formation, that fully started here in
1872, has been going on for % years. 1t
has done much and will do more in
| educating the people into advanced
lights of political economy. All of us
have learned many national truths but
Let me say this fact: The Peoples par
| ty under its three different names, has
been the great national schoolmaster
to educate and point out the way. It is
in the middle of the road of sovereign
duty, the pioneer, blazing and marking
| out the national road for all patriots to
travel in il they desire the redemption
| of the power Of the people.
| Now, brothers of the different
branches of the Peoples party, hear the
voice of truth: You are nothing more
or less than the different divisions Of
this grand army OF patriots that have,
through love of truth, country and prin-
ciple, conquered the great enemy Of your
government. party prejudice. for the
sake of your Countrywide first step for
national redemption. Now truth says
to you. supported by logic and reason.
that you can't do any good in the way
OF legislation until we restore the gov