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VOL. IV.
MEDFORD: OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1892.
NO. 30.
SOCIETIES OF MEDFORD.:
K. of P. Talisman lodge No. 31, meets M m
day evening at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers al
ways welcome. M. W. Skekl, C. C.
J. A. Whitman. K. of R. & S.
A. O. U. W. Lodge No. 9S, meets every sec
ond and fourth Tuesday in the month at 8 p. m.
!n their hall in the opera block. Visiting
orothers invited to attend.
- j. A. Whttrsidk, W. M.
G. F. Merrimas, Recorder.
J. O. O. P. Lodce No. 83, meets in I. O. O. F.
hall every Saturday at at & p. m. Visiting
brothers always Welcome.
, D. S. Youngs, N. G. .
A C. Nicholson. Kec. Sec.
I. O. O. F. Rogue River Encampment. Lodge
' No. 30. meets in I. O. O. F. hall the second ami
fourth Wednesdays of each month at 8 p. m. - .
W. I. Vawtsk, C P.
, B. S. Webb, Scribe.
Olive Rebekah Lod;ro No. 38. meets in I. O.
O. F. hall first and third Tuesdays of each
month. Visiting sisters invited to attend.
- Mrs. Eh S. YOCNGS, N.O.
A. C NicnOLSON. See.
A. F. t A. M. Meets first Friday on or be
fore full moon at 8 p. m., in A. O. U. W. halL
N. L. Kakksg as, W. M. "
J. S. Howard, Sec . -
G. A. R. Chester A. Arthur Post No. 47.
meets in G. A. R. hall every second and fourth
Thursdays in each month at 7:30 p. M.
C-. C. Nobuc Com.
J. H. Farts, Adjt.
F. A. & I. TJ. L. L. Polk lodge No. 90S, meets
every Tuesday at 8 p. m.
G. S. Briggs, Pres.
' Epworth League meets each Sunday even
in; at 6:30. D. T. Lawtoa, president, Julia
Fulde, secretarv.
Young People's Lit-rary meets Friday even
ing of each week, under the auspices of the
Ep worth Leagne.
W. C T. TJ. Meets at Christian church every
Monday evening at 7 p. m.
WrS. a. a. Kellogg, Pres.
Mma. E. P. Hahmohd, Secy.
Y. M. C. A. Meets every Sunday at 3 p m.
at M. E. church. W. S. Hallt, Pres.
M. E. RlGar, Sec.
. Secretaries of above lodges will please attend
to corrections. Any society wishing to have a
place in this directory will please hand in nec
essary data. ; - -
f CHURCHES OF MEDFORD.
Methodist Episcopal. Church E. E. Thorop
son. pastor. Services the second and fourth
Sabbaths: mornicc. II a. m.. evening, 7:30 p. m
Prayer meeting at S p. m. Thursday. Sunday
school each Sunday as 10 a. m. A- Johnson,
superintendent.
Christian Church P. R. Burnett, pastor.
Preaching-first and third Sundays in month.
m.K-iim r aad cveninz. Worship cverv Sunday
morning. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Prayer
meeting every i aursaay evening.
Presbyterian Churcn F. J. Edmonds, pas
tor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Y. P.S. C K., :15 p.m.
- Bamist Church is'at present without a ras-
ior. Prayer meeting every Wedoesday even
ing. Saaday scLool at' 10 a. m Further notice
gives assooa. as pastor is secureX
. The pastors of the different ch-.irrhes are re
quested to attend to corrections.
.FaOFESSIflL BSP.
B. PICKEL,
Physician and Scrceon
Medford. Oregon.
OSice : Rooms 2 & 3. I.O.O.F. Bldg
J,
B. WAIT,
' Physician and Surgeon.
. . ' ' ' Medford, Oregon. '
Office: In Childers' Block.
E
P.GEARY,
Physician and Surgeon.
; Medford, Oregon.
Office: ' Cor.- C and 7th sts, :
I
S. JONES,
Physician and Surgeon.
, - ? Medford, Oregon.
Office: ' Hamlin block, up stairs.
D
R. O. F. DEMOREST,
Resident Dentist.
Makes' a specialty of first-class
,f ?- work, at reasonable rates. -Office
in opera house, Med ford, Or
TIOBT. A. MILLER.
n
Att'y and Counsklxor-at-law.
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Will practice in all courts of the
State.
J
H. WHITMAN,
Abstractor and Attorney- .
. At-Law.
- Medford, Oregon.
Office in bank building. Have the
most complete- and reliable ab
stracts of title in Jac kson county
TITILLARD CRAWFORD.
Attorney and Counsellor-
, -At Law.
Medford, Oregon. ;
Office: In Opera block.
AUSTIN S. HAMMOND,
Attorney-At-Law.
. ' - .; v r Medford, Oregon. .
Office: I.p Q.Fr Building.
WEAVER AND FIELDS.
THEY ARE THE STANDARD DEARERS
OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY.
Platform and Resolution. Adopted al
trts Omaha. Convention Free Silver,
Government Railroads and tho Land
for Actual Settlers.
The nomination of General James B.
Weaver for president of tho United
States by the Omaha couvoution was
natural, for General Weaver has been
the foremost man connected with the j
movement. His reputation is national,
l. 1 V 1 t . . V . .
ivi uu uas utrcu urium mu ciumry tu
the people's champion for over ten years.
His memorable ngitation for cheap
money while the nominee of the Green
back party in 1SS0 will be recalled by
every voter.
His remarkable record in congress,
where, single handed, he compelled the
two parties in control of the lower house
to recognize his principles, and his val-
J. B. WEAVER,
iantand successful attack on the Public
Land Strip is known to all who have fol
lowed tho actions of congress for tho
past twelve years. -
His national canvas in 1SS0 demon
strated that he is a speaker and writer
of a very high order.
. General Weaver's strong point is that
he places principle above party disci
pline: that is the reason why ho ap
peared in congress first as a Republican,
later as a Democrat and for the third
time as a third party or Greenback ad
vocate. General Weaver was born fifty-sis
years ago in Dayton. 0. where he was
educated in the public schools, lie was
graduated in 1854 from the law school
of the University of Ohio at Cincinnati.
He practiced law after being admitted
to the bar until the breaking out of the
civil war in 1SG1. when he enlisted as a
private in the Second Iowa infantry,
having removed from Ohio soon after
his admission to the bar cf his nativo
state.
Successive promotions for gallant con
duct found him in 1864 brevetted briga
dier general. Since the war he has
drafted into journalism and is at present
ciiilor of the Iowa Tribune in Des
Moines.
General Weaver first held oGco in
16U3, when he was elected district attor
ney of the Second judicial district of th
state. The next year he was appointed
to the revenue servioo by President
Johnson.
His national career began in the Forty-sixth
congress, to which he was elect
ed after a brilliant campaign. Ho r
appeared in the Forty-ninth congress,
and was re-elected to tho Fiftieth con
gress. It wa3 in the latter body, in the
year 1S87, fliat General Weaver held the
house in his famous deadlock.
His superior qualities made it easy for
him to compel a hearing snch as would
have taken a lesser man many terms to
gain. Every device was resorted to by
the congressional upholders of the x-oxrn
to suppress the member from Iowa, but
his resources were limitless, and diecw
eions upon finance resulted . which at
tracted the attention of the whole na
tion and opened the eyes of hundreds of
thousands of voters to the vicionsneas of
the existing financial system. It mnst
not bo forgotten that General Weaver
left a lucrative and growing practice at
the bar to engage'in the nnremunerstive
pioneer work of r reform. Ho has never
flagged in his courser and stands today
the champion of a new order of things.;
The dominant desire of his lue is to
assist in creating conditions under which
the struggle for existence for the major
ity may be lightened. ' He is a respected
and admired authority.cn various prob
lems of industrial reform, and has writ
ten several bockr that are standard in
their treatment of theso vital subjects.
Hi unquestioned popularity makes
him a formidable candidate or tho
other parties.
James G. Fields, the candidate for
vice president of the People's party, is
not an unknown man. ' For thirty years
he has been a lawyer of considerable
prominence in Virginia, his native state;
He is known throughout the country as
a prominent Baptist, having been iden
tified with that denomination for nearly
fifty years, During that time he has
held . several important, offices . in the
S'oiloh Baptist association and was for
several yean its moderator. ; Ha has
meetings of tho denomination. His pop
ularity in his native state may bo judged
from tho fact that ho was elected attor
ney general on tho state ticket without
any opposition, tho other party declin
ing to put a candidate in the field against
him.
He was born Feb. 24. 1S20, in Cul
peper county, Va., and there grew to
manhood. He was trained for the law,
which has, been his life profession, and
at an early age' ho went into politics.
Of conrso ho was a Democrat. Ho has
held two offices. In 1S59 ho was ap
pointed the commonwealth's attorney
for Culpeper cqunty, and in 1877 he
was appointed by the govornor to fill an
unexpired term as attorney general for
the state Of Virginia. He was elected
to that ofiice in November of 1877 for
a fall term of four years ending with
1SS1.
Ho enlisted in the Confederate army
on April 17, 1861, resigning his position
as county attorney for that purposo.
He was one of the fainons Cnlpeper
minute men who carried a banner with
a coiled rattlesnake for a devico and
"Don't tread on mo" for a motto. Ho
was one of tho raiders who captured
Harper's Ferry, and was after that pro
moted from the ranks to a ninjorship in
tho Virginia forces. When General A.
P. Hill took command of those forces
Major Fields was assigned to his staff.
Except when incapacitated by wounds
he was continuously in the service from
tho beginning of tho war until tho sur
render at Appomattox, retiring with a
general's commission. He was wounded
at tho first bat do of Cold Harbor, and
at tho engagement known by the nana
of Cedar Creek in tho north and Slaugh
ter Mountain in tho south he lost his
right leg below the knee. He was un
fitted for service for several months,
but in May, 1SC3, rejoined tho army at
Fredericksburg in time to take part in
the campaign which resulted in the bat
tle of Gettysburg.
For many years past General Fields
has owned and tilled a considerable es
tate in Albcinarlo county, Va., besidps
attending to a large legal practice. For
the past seven years ho has favored the
formation of a new party to purify poli
tico. Since 1SS3 he has proclaimed
throughout Virginia that redress for the
grievances of the people could only to
had through a reform organisation. lie
holds that the influence of the party
caucus has grown superior to tho will of
tho constituents of tho party, and there
fore nn-.riso legislation can neither be
repealed nor prevented, thereforo a new
party is a necessity.
A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE.
Beaolntlona Adopted by the National
Committe AdTlslng Meelln;.
At their meeting in Omaha July 6 th
People's national committee aloptcd the
following:
Resolved. Tbr.! ibe national comailttce cf tLc
People's party request I be reform prasa (o a ret
with all its force nod ir-Cnenre tfciu cpoa Uit
J4tl day of July, or bj ranch earlier as possi
ble, errry People's party elnb aad labor omn
izatlnu la the United StAlea tUl icevt and col
lect campaign fanda for the national cam- j
jaun. and that they then adjourn to meet!
ain on the lSlb day of Aagost. tho anniver
sary of the bat 1 loot Bennington, tbe first bat
tle of tho Revolution, and ibat on that day
meetings be held in every toivnahlp to collect
funds for the national campaign, since wi:b
ont funds we cannot make the Osht for.refornj
wli b any hope of saccess.
The peoplo mast sustain Ibis campaign with
their means as well as their votes or It may
fail, aad with it the hopes of (he pmple for Jos
ticc and "prosperity In this and all future treo
craliona. Tho meetings In country districts shall be
held nt 10 o'clock a. m,. and the meetings to
tl-c villages and cities at a o'clock p. ro and
all money collected shall be at once transmit
ted to M. C nankin, of Terra Haute, lnd
treasurer of tbe national committee of lbs
People's party.
And we enfrgeM Ibat on sold lfith day of An
cast thapeoplo devote the ay lo this (Treat
son tlh speeches u4 festivities. And we
further request that at each of such meet i ncs
a finance. committee shall be appointed whose
duty it shall be to make a thorough canvass o(
tho township or precinct for contributions.
And In addition to the above method of rais
ing, mouey wo hereby establish four funds, to
be known as the ton dollar campaign fund."
the '(lve dollar campaign fund." the "one dot
lar CHtspnii fund" and the "fifty cent cam
paign fund.' and we request that all friends of
the cue who aro able to do so will send their
Domes and contributions directly to our lros-V
nrcr, to be published in tho reform press ol
their respective states, providing contributors
to these funds shall be allowed. If thoy desire
to do so, to pay In monthly installments.
We also urge that every sneakor for the
People's imrty shall take up collections for onr
national campaign fund wherever tlicy may
address the people.
We would also urgo IhM the Indies who i f
In sympathy with tbe People's party in tho re
spective states shall be arged and requested by
the reform press to form clubs for the collec
tion of funds and the forwarding of our wok.
The national committee of the People's party
say to their friends that there is a reasonable
probability that the party will see to the
country a&d elect their cnudldates for pi ext.
dent and vice president If they ore given meant
cunugh to put speakers in tho field and supply
the people with campaign literature.
The Place for Jaeksonian Democrats.
Every true Jocksonian Democrat will
Bupport the People's party. - All his life
Tackson fought the United States banks
the national banks as centers of cor
ruption, as British institutions, as ever
dangerous to liberty and equality. The
People's party is now doing the same.
Our national banks are centers and
sources of universal corruption. They
are the invention of London Jew bank
ers, and they are the subtlest foes of free
dom. Tbey must perish or the people
must perish. We must cut down these
deadly upas trees or die. They are fes
tering sores on the body politic. They
are horriblo cancers. Tho great secre
tary of the treasury. Chose, never ceased
to regret that he had been instrumental
in establishing them. The good old
Jacksoniun Democrats naturally belong
to tho party that promises to destroy all
special privileges. Topeku Topics.
"III Fares the Lund."
Tho concentration of wealth in tho
hands of a few is n source of weakness
rather than strength in onr government.
Tho safety of tho republic is anchored
in the homes of the people. ' There true
patriotism abide.' In proportion n tho
homes r.re passing out of the hands of
tho people wo are growin;; weaker as a
nation. Tho people have no respect for
a law that permits such a condition, or
fot the government that makes such ft
law. rational Reformer,
DECLARATIONS.
The Grandest of Modern Times'
Tho Second "Declara
tion of Independence."
PLATFORM OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY.
A Terso and Comprehensive Declaration
or Vital Principles.
The People's party nsHornblod in na
tional convention ut Omaha on July 4,
1892. nominated James Baird Weaver,
of Iowa, and James Gaven Fields, of
Virginia, for president and vice presi
dent of tho United Str.tes respectively,
and adopted as its preamble and plat
form the following:
Assembled upon the 110th anniversary of
tho Declaration of Independence the lcople's
party of America, lu tbt-ir t'.rat national con
vention, invoking upon ibeir action tbe bless
ing of Almighty God, puts forth, in the name
and on behalf of tho cvple of this country, the
fallowing preamble and declaration of princi
ples: The condl t ions surround! ng us best J ostlf y our
eo-opcraitoa; wo meet in the midst of a nation
brooght to the vergoof moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box. the legislatures, the congress, and
touches even tho ermine of the bench. The
people are demoralized; uiot of the states
have been compelled to Uobite tbe voters at
the polling places to prevent universal Intimi
dation cr bribery. Tho newspapers are large
ly tuhsidized or muxxlcd: public opinion si
lenced: businet prostrated; our homes cov
ered with mortgages; labor impoverished and
the laud concentrating in the hands of tbe
capitalists. The urban workmen are denied
the right of organization for solf protection:
Imported pau;ieried labor beats down tbclr
wages; a hireling standing nruiy, onrccog
nized by our laws, is established to shoot them
down, and they aro rapidly degenerating into
European conditions. The fruits of the toil of
millions aro boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for a few. unprecedented in the his
tory of mankind; and tho poaeasora of tkew,
in turn, despise the republic and endanger
liberty. Prom the asms prolific wo:nb of th
governmental injustice we breed the two great
classes tramps and-millions ires.
Tbe national power to create money Is ap
propriated to enrich bondholders; a vxst public
debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded Into gold bcariug bonds, thereby
adding millions to the burdens of the people.
Sliver, which has been accepted as ct-in since
the dawn of history, lias brea demonetixed In
add to the purchasing power of gold by de
creosingthe value of all forms of property k
well as banian labor, and the supply of cur
rency la purposely abridged to fit ten usurpers,
bankrupt enterprises and enslave industry.
A vast conspiracy against mankind bas been
organised on the two continents, and fl Is
rapidly taking possession of the world. If not
met and overthrown at once it forebodes ter
rible social convulsions, tho destruction cf
civilisation or theestablishmentof anabeoln:e
despotism.
We have witnessed for more than a quarter
of a century tbe M rubles cf two great rVn Il
eal port ies for power and plnoder. while griev.
ous wrongs have been inflicted on tho snRer
lng poor. We charge that the com rolling
Influences dominating both these i-articsbavc
permitted tbe czistit;c4lrcadful conditions lo
develop wi;hout serious cfTnrt to prevent or
restrain them. Neither do they now ptorut-c
us any snbstant lal reform. They ha c agreed
together to Ignore la Iho coming campaign
every Issue tct ono. They propose to drown
Iho outcries of a plundered people with the
H ... i . -f n .K-m !i 1 1 1 f S.J, f riff 1 hit
! CADilnlislii-earnaralion- niHional bonks, rincs.
tru-ts. watered stock, the demonetisation of
silver aud the oppressions of the osnrers may
all be ht sight of. Tbry rroposo to sacrifice
our homes, lives and children on the altar of
Mammon: to destroy the multitude In order
to secure corruption funds from the million
aire. Assembled on the anniversary of Hie birth
day of the nation, and filled with the spirit of
the grand generation who established our inde
pendence, we seek lo restore tbe government
of the republic to tho bands of "the plain peo
ple." with which class ft originated.
We assert our purposes to be Identical with
the purposes of the national constitution to
form a more perfect Cnlon. establish Justice,
Insure domestic tranqnillity. provido t.r tho
common defense, promote Cto general welfare
and secure tbe blessings of liberty foroursclves
and our posterity.
We doclaro that this republic can onlyen
dnre as a free government while built upon the
love of the whole people for each other and for
tho notion: it cannot be pinned together by
bayonets: that the civil war isovcr. aud that
every passion and resentment which grew ont
of It must dio tlh It. exd that we must be in
fact, as we are In name, the united brother
hood of free men.
Oar country finds Itself confronted by condi
tions for which there Is no precedent la the
history of the world; oar annual agricultural
productions amount to billions of dollars In
value, which must within a few weeks or
months bo exchanged for billions of dollars of
commodities consumed iu their production:
tbe existing currency supply is wholly Inadc
qnato to make this exchangee, the results are
falling prices, the formation of combines and
Hugs, and tho Impoverishment of the pro
ducing class. W pledge ourselves that if
given power we will labor t o correct these evils
by wlso and reasonable legislation, lo accord
ance with the terms of our platform.
We believe that the powers of government
In other words, of tho people should bo ex
pended (as In the case of tbe iiostal eerviccl as
rapidly and as far as the good sense of an in
tcll'gcot people and the teachings of expe
rience shall justify, to tho eud that oppression.
Injustice aud poverty shall eventually cease In
tbr hind.
While onr sympathies as a party of reform
are naturally upon the side of every proposi
tion which will tend to. make men Intelligent,
irtuons and temperate, we nevertheless re
gard these questions important na thoy are
as secondary to tho great issues now pressing
for solution, and upon which not otuy our In
dividual property but the very existence of
free institutions depend: nn4 wo ssk all men
to first help ns to determine whether we are to
hare a republic to administer before we differ
as to tbe conditions upon which It Is ta be ad
ministered, believing that tho forces of reform
this day organized will never cease to move
forward until every wrong Is remedied and
equal rights and equal privileges securely
labllshed for all the men and women of this
country.
We declare, therefore
That the union of the labor forces of the
United States this day consummated shall
be permanent and perpetual may its spirit
enter Into nil hearts, salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
Wealth belongs to him who creates it, and
every dolla taken from Industry without an
equivalent is robbery. "If any man will not
work neither -shall he eat." The interests of
rural and civlo labor are tho satnu; their ene
mies are Identical.
We believe that the tlmo has come when
the rallrond corporations will cither own Die
people or tbo people must own the railroads,
and should the nvernmcnt enter upon the
work of owning and managing any and all
railroads wo should favor an amendment to
tbo constitution by which all persons en
gaged in the government survioo shall be
placed under a civil service rcgulntlou of the
most rigid character, so as to prevent tho iu
crcaso of tho power of the national adminis
tration by tbe use of such additional govern,
ment employees:
We demand a national currency, sofa, sound
and flexible, issued by tbe geucral government
only, a full legal tender for all debts, publlo
and private, and that without the two of bank,
ing corporations, a Just, equitable- and efficient
mean of distribution, direct to the people, at
a tax not to exceed 3 per cent, per annum, to
bs jf ruvUud as sat fqxta In tho trabtntasury
plan of tho Farmers' Alliance, or some better
system: also by payments lu discharge of Its
obligations for public improvements.
Wo demand tho free and unlimited coinage
of silver aud gold at the present legal ratio of
16 to L
We demand that the amount of the circaliU
ing medlnm be speedily increased to not less
than fifty dollars per capita.
.We domond a graduated income tax.
We believe that the moneys of the country
should be kept as much as possible in the
hands of the people, and hence we demand
that all national aud state revenues shall bs
limited to the necessary cxiiensea, economically
and honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks be es
tablished by the government for the safe de
posit of the earnings of tho people aad to facili
tate exchange.
Transportation being a means of exchange
and a publlo necessity, tbe government should
own and oierate the railroads lo the Interest
of the people.
The telegram and telephone, like the post
office system, being a necrsedty for the trans
mission of news, should be owned and operated
by he guvrrnmeni In theinutrestof the people.
The land. Including all the natural sources
of wealth, la the heritage of all the people, aud
abould not tie monopolized for speculative pur
poses, and alien ownership of land should be
prohibited. All lands now held by railroads
and other corporations in excess of their actual
needs and all lands owned by aliens should be
reclaimed by the government and held foi
actual settlors only.
THE " SfcNTIMENT OF THE PARTV.
Important Resolutions Xot taetoded la
Wis 1'latfortsw
When lhc platform bad been adopted
at Omaha the committee on resolutimis
met and unanimously agreed upon the
following resolutions, which were adopt
ed by the convention:
Whereas, Otbrrqnestions have been present,
ed for onr consideration, wo hereby submit the
following, not as a part of the platform of the
People's party, bat as resolutions expressive of
the sentiment of this convention:
Resolved. That we demand a free ballot and
a fair count In all elections, arid pledge our
selves to secure it lo cv, ry legal voter without
federal Intervention through the adoption of
the states of the nnpervcrtcd Australian or
secret ballot system.
Kesolved. That the ro venue derived from a
graduated Income tax should be applied to the
red IK-1 ion of tbe burden of taxation now rest
Ir.g upon the domesklo Industries of this coun
tir. Kesolved. That we pledge our support to fcir
aad liberal pensions to ex-Union soldiers and
sailors.
Resolved. That we condemn tbe fallacy of
protecting American labor under tbe present
system, which opens our porta to the paapcr
and criminal classes of tho world and crowds
out our wage earners: an4 we denounce tbe
present Ineffective laws against contract labor.
and demand tho further restriction of unde
sirable emigration.
Resolved. That we. cord Ui:y sympathies with
the effnrts of orjen nixed worklngmcn to shorten
tbe hours uf labor, and demand a rigid en
forcement of tbe existing efcbt bear law on
government work and S--k that a penalty
clause bo added lo the said law.
Resolved. That we regard the maintenance
of a large standing army cf rocrcrtiarie.
known aa Iho Pinkerton system, as a menace
toour'ltbertlea, and w demand Its abolition.
and we condemn the recent Invasion of the
territory of Wyoming by ibe hired assassins
of plutocracy, assisted by federal officials.
Resolved. 1 bat we commend to the favora
ble consideration of tbe people and to tho re
form press the legislative sys-'em known es the
Initiative and referendum
Resolved. That we favor a constitutional
provision limiting the oltlrsw of prestdentasd
vice president to oar term and proridi&g for
the election of senators of the foiled States
by a direct vote of the people.
Rotoivcd. That we opps.se any subsidy or na
tional aid to any private corporation for any
purpose.
The National Committee.
The members of the national commit
tee of the People's pa-'?' reported tt
the Omaha convention, are as follows:
Alabama, J. B. -Ware. J. C Manning. Genre
F. Ooit ben Arkansas. J. W. Do! iison.J. M. Wit
msn, F. O. Ray: California, Jesse Poandslone
George R. Jobuscn.G. B. Mamillary Colorado, J.
O. Uarry.J. A. Wayland, A.Coleman: Connecti
cut. Robert Pyne. Alfred R Hough'-on, Heoty
C, Baldwin: Florida, S. S. flarvey. P. U Jen
kins. F. II. I.ytte: Georgia. George H. Turner
George 11. Ellington, James F. Rrowo; Idabcv
A.T. Ijine. J. II. Anderson. TV R. Monroe-, lilt
nois. A. fl. Taubeoeck. Eugene Smith, W. 11
Hess; Indiana. M. C. Rankin. C. A. liotrlnson.
Francis Thomas: Iowa. W. U. Calhoun. W. .
Scott. A. J. West fail: Kansas. S. 11. Syuder.
W. D. Vincent, J. W. l.-tyton: Kentucky, A. F.
Cardln. J. O. Blair. W. U. Scott: Lonlslaca. fl.
W. Bruce. U. F. Hardcsny. J. W. Burt; Maine
It. 8. Hobbs. Henry Reus, C W. Boynton
Maaaachuctra. O. F. Washhurne. Gerrj
Brown. I. refer Gardiner: Michigan, John t
Isable, R. J. Allen. Ed R. Greece; Minnesota
Ignatius Donnelly. K. Halve rono. II. D
Martin: Mississippi. 6. W. rhrjrer. O. T
Mlllson. N, V. Bradford: Missouri, M
V. Carroll. A. Roacllr. O. M. Oooch
Montana, Charles Hanscom, Joseph W. Al
len. J. 1!. Rancher: New Hampshire, L. B
Porter: Jew Jersey, John Wilson. Joseph R
Buchanan. II. I). Cpdyke: New York. L. J
M. IJvrUn, H. A. Hicks. L. C Roberts: North
Carolina. W. It. Undsay. Thomas B. Long. P.
Oiho Wilson: North Dakota. Walter Mulr, W.
T. McCulloch, Herman Mirhaclsou: Ohio,
Hugh Pryor. J. 0. II. Cobb, M. W. Wllkins:
Oregon. J. Waldrop. J. W. Morksherry, Charles
fitch: Pennsylvania. V. A. Lnterer. J. U. Ita
lic. Jerome B. Alkcn: South Dakota. A. War
den. A. M. Allen. F. Serpp: Tennessee. W. B.
Gynne, L. K. Taylor, W. E. Wilkes: Texas.
Thomas (lain. R. W. Coleman. J. II. Davis:
Virginia, J. U. Hnbson. Main Page, 8. U New
terry: Washington. C W. Young. M. F. Nook.
D. B. Hannah: West Virginia. S. II. Pteraon.
John Q. Slaley. N. W. Fitzgerald; Wlscon:u.
Robert Schilling. C. M. Butt, Henry O'Rrim:
District of Oolurnhla. Leo Crandall, Annlo L
Diggs. F. A. Bland: Oklahoma, P. O. Casaidy.
8. D. Decker.
Do a Little Thinking.
The farmer or mechanic who will get
scared at tho dep. cry of "cheap
money" Is an a? u Can he not remem
ber when we had cheap money wheu it
took only one-half the amount of labor
or produce to secure a dollar that it does
todav? Was ' not that cueap money
easier to get? And was there not a job
for every man that wanted to work?
But provisions wero higher! Oh, yes;
provisions were higher; but after yon
had supplied your family and paid yonr
taxes, did you not as a rule have some
money left; and if perchanee you wero
slightly in debt, did you have to lot yonr
children go barefooted and hungry in
order to keep up the interest? Compare
the present with the days of cheap
money, yon party blind groups, and tell
if you can who the fellows are who haro
been benefited by dear money. Man
kato (Kan.) Western Advocate
Tho. Executive Commit!.
' The officers of the national committee
aro as follows:
Chairman, H. E. Taubeneck, of Illinois:
treasurer, M. C. Rankin, of Indiana:
secretaries, J. H. Turner, of Georgia,
and Lawrence McFarlantl, of New York.
The executive committee is composed
of the officers of the national committee
with these gentlemen: Ignatius Don
nelly, of Minnesota; George F. Wash
burn, of Massachusetts; J. H. Davis, of
Texas; V. 0. Strickler, of Nebraska, and
G, F. Gaither, of Alabama. -
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