The representative., 1900-04-05
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.


verse circumstances. e. A. T.
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.
Paul Dixon's Missouri World, of
Chillicothe, Mo-, is one of the very best
Populist papers in the union. Every is
sue is crammed with meat. We feel
that the best thing we can do is to quote
extensively, haphazard, from it's last
issue.
The Populists of Franklin county, Texas.
IN regular county convention at Mt. Ver-
non, March Is, indorsed the Cincinnati call
and nominated a county ticket.
II you hired man to work for you and
he conspired with others to- rob you and as
matter of fact did rob you, you would act
upon his record, wouldn't you and not upon
his promise and declarations? If he sought
unemployment wouldn't you at least require
him to repent and show his repentance by
years of honorable life before giving him
charge of your affairs again? Now the
Democratic party while in power demone-
tized silver, bonded the people, brought on
panic, oppressed the people, stopped the
wheels of industry all to rob the people
and enrich the money power Will you
consider its record it's promises in de-
termining whether it is entitled to your
support? Certainly it is the record that
should govern.
The deputy Democratic state convention
Of Nebraska last week chose Bryan dele
gates to the Sioux City sideshow, and
ousted D. Clem Deaver from the national
deputy Democratic committee because of
his not being deputy, resolved that Bryan
is "a true and tried leader worthy of the
reform forces" but did not mention by
Tamm9nv
constituting the reform forces" No in
structions were given for Bryan, at least
none appeared in the report we saw, which
purported to give the full proceedings. OF
course. no instructions were necessary in a
deputy convention. It has been reported
that the deputies intend at their side show
to give Bill Allen the nomination to carry
in his vest pocket until the Democrats meet;
when he will turn it over to Bryan, if
Bryan is nominated. This because the Dem
ocrats might not want to accept a man
first nominated by the deputies.
Our state convention at Kansas City can
nominate candidates for presidential elect
Ors but of course they will not be Barker
and Donnelly electors unless Barker and
Donnelly are finally nominated. The Gin
cinnati nomination in September, 1898, was
subject to referendum vote and now, that
both Barker and Donnelly have indorsed
the call for national convention to be
held at Cincinnati May 8, their nominations
are subject to the action of that meeting
Missouri World.
The Nebraska Democrats last week also
declared as follows:
I'VE favor the initiative and referendum
wherever it can be applied
But as no Democratic state has given the
presumption is that Democrats do not think
it can be applied anywhere. The record of
the Democratic party on this question in
states where they are In full power should
be taken as their platform rather than their
promises in a state where they are in a
minority. Here in Missouri the Democratic
legislature would not even submit con-
stitutional amendment giving the people a
chance to say whether they wanted the
Initiative and referendum net. reso-
luton for such submission was defeated in
our Democratic legislature recently. In the
Democratic state of Utah, an amendment
has been submitted applying the initiative
and referendum when every voter petitions
for it. To get every voter to sign a petit
tion is, of course, out Of the question, for
there is no Objectionable law but what
somebody benefits by 1t and such would
not sign a petition, besides one or two
voters might be temporarily absent in Eu-
rope, the Philippines or unknown parts and
their signatures could not be obtained. The
Utash submission is an insult to the friends
Of the iniative and referendum.
The Nebraska utterance also demands
''the retirement of bank notes as rapidly as
greenbacks can be substituted for them"
This is out Of harmony with Jones bond
bill; 1t is out of harmony with a vote of
Democratic congressman Gncluding many
of the present "refOrmed) in the house
some few years ago. when they voted to in
crease national bank money and reduce the
tax or interest the banks paid for the same.
In the whole Nebraska declaration there
is no demand for a larger volume of paper
money than now exists.
There is a money drouth. Two billion
dollars should be added to the money vol
ume by the issuance of greenbacks, but no
where in Democratic platforms or even
Democratic speeches be found any de-
mand for more money except what would
be brought about by the free coinage OF
silver and it is estimated that that would
but little more than make up for the in
crease in population. There can be no con-
siderable relief to the people, no general
prosperity except through large increase of
the volume of money.
Cooper Co., Mo.
Editor World:-There are a great many
who want to change the name of our party.
l don't think we, as party, will succeed
any better under any other name than that
of Peoples party. We have been known by
that name for ten or twelve years and our
principles are acknowledged by even Demo-
Gratis and Republicans to be in advance of
the principles of the old parties, and to
change our name would create confusion
and set us back. A new name would not
change our principles and the people know
our principles now and know where to find
us, and l think it is best to not change.
If we have to change to beat the fusion
gang, let us go by the name of Straight
Peoples party or middle of the road. That
Is what we Cooper county POpulists call
ourselves, and we don't consider the fu-
sionists Populists at all. We consider them
Democrats. So let us go ahead under our
old name and send delegates to the Gin
cinnati convention who are in favor of Bar
ker and Donnelly. or form precinct clubs
and vote solidly for them as our nominees
and not get up any confusion. for I think
the Cincinnati convention made no mistake
when they nominated Barker and Donneliy
N. A. CRUM 8
Texas. s
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