The representative., 1901-01-24
OUR FORUl1
minnesota.
FREEDUM DR'SLAvERY, WHICH

Editor POplllist JOurnal:-I find in
your valuable paper some expressions
from co-workersoo-in in the great reform
party at Omaha, July 4, 1892, and a de-
claration of principles that covers the
whole situation az to where we are at
now, and rejoiceIto know that so many
are ready to renew the fight which began
the day after the counting of ballots.
Although our vote was lamentably
small, still there is evidence of great
strength in the fact that the high moral
lacking. Notwithstanding we have had
our Alamo of treachery by insidious
foes without and enemies within, we
shall yet rise out of the ruins of tenn
porary defeat, stronger than ever. Our
cause is just and righteous, and a mis-
informed, misguided people will yet see
the business of our contention. The
earnest pleading of our noble standard
bearers, Wharton Barker and Ignatius
Donnelly, representative men, whose
character could not be assailed, and who
will yet be needed and that grand, indie
fatigable, everlastingly-at-it, 10 A.
Parker, our national chairman, will not
be forgotten, and the brave men who
gave their support when crisis seemed
imminent will cherish in their hearts
forever veneration for our standard
bearers who stood so nobly for the
great truths set forth in the Peoples
party platform-a platform of principles
no Amerncan citizen who loves God
and his native land can afford to sur
render Let no man deceive himself
as to present conditions being all right.
They are all wrong, and l repeat seri-
ously. wrong When few men can
force up the price of barrel of salt,
that costs less than so cents to produce,
to $1.50 and all other prime necessities
in proportion, it is imperialism with a
ated. 1t is we'll known fact that the
II en- who masqueraded as Republicans
and Democrats in sham battles over the
tariff imperialism, and other imagin-
a1y issues, feign to be the friends of the
people. At the same time they exploit
them openly and defiantly declare there
is no law to restrain trusts. And some
more bold of the old party leaders insist
on licensing them. Thus We are con-
fronted by these highway robbers stand
ing in every mans door, taking what
they want, and if any objection is made
by the great big voting king, who votes
the same ticket they do, he is met with
the question: 'sWhat are you going to
d. about it," Now. we have come to
the parting of the ways, and the people
all aroused to the dangers that threaten
the life and Very existence of the re-
public. Let there be no compromise, no
surrender, unfit these robbers be driven
from their strM1ghplds by the mandates
of an outrageeH people. The day has
gone by for protests. Immediate action
on to the front. THE fight is on. Let
all true reformefs keep everlasting!y
at 1t. History tells us the battle of Ma
rensO, lost at, 5 O'Clock in the afternoon
vas gloriously won at 6. and in the
ercat intellectual battle now raging for
tie supremacy of right over wrong, let
rs not be discouraged. The voting
kings have yet to learn that new deal
is required that will forever take away
the oowcr of the few who now control
cCnlmtrc" and the issue of money; who
are virtually setting aside the constitu-
ton Of the United States, and who are
now putting fictitious values on all the
prime necessities of life. This power
for evil must be dealt with in no ua-
certain way. l may be pardoned FOR
raising the question. il the trusts aru