SOUTHERN
THE MAIL
IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF
THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE
AND PEOIT-E'S PARTY OF
SOUTHERN OREGON.
ADVERTISERS
lx you study four brl inter
mits and patroiiizn ibis paper, it
til be appreciated by ill tbe best
farmers, from whom jou get trade.
.'Z Paper Of, By and For the People!
VOL. IV.
MED FORD: OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 1802.
NO. 39.
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SOCIETIES OF MEDFORD.
K. of P. Talisman lodge No. 31, meets M Hi
day evening at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers al
ways welcome. M. W. SKKSL, C C.
J. A. Whitman, K.o( R.iS..
A. O. U. W. Lodge No. US, meets erery sec
ond and fourth Tuesday in the month at 8 p. m.
in their hall in the opera block. Visiting
Brothers invited to attend.
J. A. W'HITESIDI, W. M.
O. F. Merrimak, Recorder.
' I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 83, meets in I. O. O. F.
hall every Saturday at at S p. m. Visiting
brothers always Welcome.
D. S. YOUHOS. N. O.
A. C. NlCBOLSOK, Rec Sec.
I. O. O. F. Rogue River Encampment. Lodge
No. 30, meets in I. O. O. F. hall the second and
ourth Wednesdays of each month at 8 p. m.
- W. I. Vawtu, C. P.
B. S. Wkbb, Scribe.
Olive Rebekah Lodge No. 58, meets In I. O.
O. F. hall first and third Tuesdays of each
month. Visiting sisters invited to attend.
Mrs. D. S. Yoongs, N.O.
A. C Nicholson. Sec.
A. F. A A. M. Meets Bret Friday on or be
fore full moon at 8 p. m.. in A. O. U. W. hall.
N. L. Narregas, W. M.
J. S. Howard, See.
. O. 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.
6. C Koblx, Com.
J. H. Fakib, Adjt.
F. A. A I. U. L. L. Polk lodge No. SOS, meets
very Tuesday at 8 p. m.
6. 8. Brigcs, Pres.
Epworth League meets each Sunday even
ing at 6:30. D. T. Lawton, president, Julia
Fulde, secretarv.
Yonng People's Literary meats Friday even
ing of each week, under the auspices of the
Epworth League. .
W. C. T. U. Meets at Christian church every
Monday evening at 7 p. m.
Mrs. A. A. Kellogg, Pres.
Mas. E. P. Haxhosd, Sec y.
T. M. C. A. Meets every Sunday at 3 p m.
at M. K. church. V. S. HAU.Y, Pres.
Ji. E. Rig by 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
asarydata. CHURCHES Of MEOFORD.
Meth Kiist Episcopal Church E. E. Phip?.
. pastor. Services every Sabbath; mom ire,
II . m.. evening. 7:30 p. m Prayer meeting ci
7 SO p. m. Timrsday. Sunday school each Sua
day at 1 J a. m. E. A. Johnson, superintend
ent. Epworth .Literary Society. 7:30 p. ni..
Tuesdays. Class meetings every Sunday c.
close of morning service.
Christian Church Xo pastor at present.
Preaching flrt ami third Sundays in month,
mornia and evening. Worship every Sunday
morDiug. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Prayer
meeting every Tharaday even inc.
Presbyterian Charcn F. J. Ed rounds, pas
tor. Preachine at 11 a: m. and 7:30 p. m. Son
da; school iu a. m. Y P. S. C. K- 0:15 p. m.
Baptist CHirch T. H. Stephens, pastor.
Proashla at 11 a. xn. and 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing. Sunday scliool at 10 a. m
The pastors of the different churches arc re
quested to attend to corrections.
mm'm gares.
1 B. PICKEL,
II.
Physician and Surgeon
Medford, Oregon.
Office: Rooms 243. I.O.O.F. Bldg
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B. WAIT,
Physician and Surgeon.
Medford, Oregon.
Office: In Childers' Block.
II P. GEARY,
! Physician and Scrgeon.
Medford, Oregon.
Office: Cor. C and 7th sts,
S. JONES,
Physician and Surgeon.
Medford, Oregon.
Office: Hamlin block, up stairs.
R. O. F. DEMOREST,
Resident Dentist.
Makes a specialty of first-class
work at reasonable rates.
Office in opera house, Medford.Or
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OBT. A. MILLER-
Att'y and CoUfiSKi.LOR-AT-i.AW.
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Will practice in all courts of the
State.
J
H. WHITMAN,
Abstractor and Attokney-
At-Law.
Medford, Oregon.
Office in bank building. Have the
most complete and reliable ab
stracts of title in Jackson county
TTTIIXARD CRAWFORD,
Attorney and Counsellos-
-At-Law.
Medford, Oregon.
Office: In Opera block.
I USTIN S. HAMMOND,
A
Attorney-At-Law.
Medford, Oregon.
Office: I.O.O.F. Building;.
A CLEAR SILVER BELL
ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY A PEO
PLE'S PARTY CANDIDATE.
Effects of Silver's Rctrayal lodia'a ex
ports Increased at Oar Expense Great
Britain Jusslea Silver and Controls
the Price or Wheat.
Hon. John C. Dell, People's party can
didate for congress from the Second
Congressional district of Colorado, ad
Cressed a large and enthusiastic audi-'
ence r.t Montrose, Colo., on the aims and
demands of the party. His treatment of
tho silver question was masterly and
clear, and the portion given in tho fol
lowing extract is commended to the
careful consideration of those looking
for light npou this important subject:
To eet oat of parallel with an old political
party which haa civen consolation and ple&v
ant association In the past produces sadness
and rcprct that surh a step should bo necessa
ry. If the interest of country, home, family
and doty require it the Kiev should bo taken,
however paint nl thedutymay be. Every politi
cal party ha its name and platform. Everyplat
forth has its central figure and its Irimmlnro.
Wlulo the name of an old party becomes very
dear to tbe devotee, (lie principles of the party
should be uppermost In his appreciation. If
the party name and tho most sacred aud bene
ficial principle separate, the devoteo must
take his clinics and follow the name or the
principles. Hv can't follow both. The name
can bet flatter his pride, the principles may
feed and clothe his family. In my humble
opinion the people of Colorado must make this
important choice.
Ono of the cardinal principles of the Repub
licanism of Liucolu and Grant aud of the
Democracy of Jackson and JelTerson was the
free and unlimited coinace of silver. Suchpal
lant spirits and strong individualities make
the Brent principles of great parties. Thil
fixed principle cf these great parties were emi
nently satisfactory to t he masses of the people,
and while silver was above par. without warn
inc or not Ice to tbo people or the knowledge
of the reputable members of con press, by In
triiruc it was clandestinely expunged from tbe
statute books tl-muh the purchase of and in
tho inl;-rwt of the bondholder and owners of
ready money. Turpitude and fraud are ad
mitted by all, r.nd bolt said with shame and
to the discredit of the American congress, that
it ref u-es to rriaslate it.
Every iwly has its leader end he is entitled
toanmid the keynote rf the campaign and tlx
the order of business. Tho Democrats teli c
that a reduction of tiic tariff will brine Ile
panacea for ail of our evils, and tr secure this
is its firs: and snprercr duty. The i:-pubilcun
Icad'trs inform ns thur we are airc.u?) proftr
oos and tha: a fiir and basest trir.l of the
preM-r.t tariff wi!h reciprocity n ill maintain
ns all in pearo red plc:?iy.
Grnyral Weaver, th? leader, chief architect
and builder of the Icop!cs pla'.f.irm, very
eraphically tells us that Ihefrst ruemies ihc
People's party proposes to rout are thj enemies
of the freeacd urdi;itrd coinasr cf silver.
The People's party have a platform noqunli
fiedly demanding this. General Weaver, it
urad. Is now aiu ever has been a consistent
and earnest advocito cf tbe f.-eo um: of slivrr.
I know ihi;. n'jicrtM'n will urj:riwe i-aj- of our
friends wboe party rpee bos ever depicted
bin a". handle i f i;u-unsi&tcnrit ac'd a t.&x
rnd K--.fl niom-y fanatic. The pl-'f 'rm cpn
u'bic!. l.e ran in I.M, the Icfcl'.itr.Ttu futhtrof
ue :ie unni -.vhich ho now fatand. i:d never
ilitl f:l:.-r an.l son hmt; more alike. The f.iisn
ri.il i-'anfe in v. hat h called thcGrccnuark and
IlL : r t latfonn of reads; '
-AM inonfly. whether meiaillc or peper,
Uouid bj bucd ar.d t!:c v:unio cnattvlled Ly
the irovcrnnieiit and not by or through b.int
:n ctirr-omiif.iis. mid when ;o ls.-::ed siicu.d be
a fil lcci:l i'-t:di'r for nil del;s. public end pri
vate; t:ist the honi!s of the l"ni:ed tcus
honil not be refunded, but paid as ruidiy r.s
1 mcticablc ncmruiat; la contract. Tocn:.hl.
t;iestvernnic;t la meet there culir.t!o:is 1
ct:l ler.derccrrccfhncld be sahttiicud fir-
the rotes if the national banks, the nntiuna'
banking sy?tc:n cllicd and tho ucfcnlicd
coinrc of stSvt r as well as irj'.d e:ablibcd by
law. Do these !iok lik-.- or rond liko the ut
terances of r. soft or Cat cionry crank? ji re
tboe not the snms cardinal principles that ni.
cf t ae niininjr. vbt-at rowin?. cotton crow in;:,
prodncirand indu.,lr!al clarsra rdvocr.tet
allseoons cf lite year, exert when ti.e Iti
tri;turs c-f tlio place buntirs i-. tbe hentofa
poll: irstl rr.tn! aijrn rau?. their prtjudircs nnd
rarti-aaship tioutr.rn their Jnc'stncri;? t'on
sbitei.t v.itb this t'o PupalUta at all times in
enr-sress have voted cnnnimoutly fur the free
and unlimited oin&:a. t1 silver.
. L'pun the other band, the conventions cf
both the old ftsnici refund to rutopt a f:-co (.li
ver plutfcnn. aud each beaded its tirkci wi.h
a rircsoulalive persnnniiy opposed to free
coinage.
The papers end fUrr of tho cast insbt
that in the i:et cotirrc?. the pcid top!c must
l&kc the offensive ruul ti:p thu fcrther ctfiacu
3f silver. Senutur SiurriKau lias introduced a
ill for Its complete destruction. The ptucnt
cdminiHtrHtifn has done everything iu Its
power to nittku the present h'.ws odious.
In the purchafc cf tilx-cr m-asury notes nre
issuul redeemable In coin. The treasury de
partment hits a right to pay this in ilvcr. A
friend cf sliver nnd of the jc!e would e-j u:y
It. A few days ko Ileidelbctk Ickelheitu
tendered to this dcirtrer.t i.tt:Kt in e
cores and demanfleil ftold to shi; to Cennnuy.
Tho treasnry department without bc-.i'.atrfin
paid it out in itold. aud the press ilisi-atrhej
Immediately flashed the new ail over the
land, show hits thut our silver aytc:n would
soon drain the country of Ltold. Does any one
donbt but what tbiBWas purposely done to fur
ther iutitnidjile thb public and Completely
destroy sihtr in the interit of the i.old
monopoly? -My frietd.dul you ever think of
the importance ;f the success of free coinage?
The national debt v. as created, much of tlic
state and municipal Indebtedness was created
when horses, cettle, nheat. corn and siivrr
were worth r.t luo-toiir-tbltd mere tlinn they
are today. Ily demnctiziiii; silver cold be
came appreciated, or all commi.-dilics. Includ
ing silver, dcprtcir.led as compared with gold
quite one-third of its former value. This op
erated so as to increase such' Indebtedness at
least one-third or decreased tito people's jtoucr
to pay one-third. Ail debts are payable in the
produclscf thtj country, and as the prcducts
arodimtni-jhed in value so is the ability to pay
dimisishod. This Is not ail. I ndlti Is our c om
petitor in grain, rotton, etc. In lo71 India ex
ported r.boul .i).tfl0 bushel? of u hint per nn-nnm.-The
l.itl Statos then exported nbm:t
ISIVXIUUI for the foreign markets. Wheat
was I hen worth 1.17 per hnffhel, cotton abont
sixteen rents pr tound nnd silver ljl per
ounce.
Without warning or a whiipcruf dissiitkfao
tinn. or the knowlotlite of the people or the
repntuble mcmticrs of -rougria's. kilve r was
ciandesilnely and fraudulently den;oneti.fd.
It Chn went into the hands of the aicfuIa!ors
and Ijcgnn i;r:u!nMly dlndninhin in value. As
it rliutini.rbcd. ko tllri wheal, cattle, cotton and
other commodities, '-r as gold appreciated till
commodities, liicluding silver, depreelatrtl in
paying qualities. V'e di'inoncrlseed silver, but
our competitor, India, iiil nut. What ii the
result? In the Item of wheat Inst year site ex
ported 30,K).ta bushels huiead of i.Uil.Ht)
In tKT3. We exported Ifiii.fMi.iMi hm-lnds lt.
sjead of l.7).(Xii).il In lli"l. We ,hi:iineil ninety
cents per bushel instead of .1 .-IT in IK711. l;ow
Is thiseceounted fr.rV Ily detnonctizii:!,' silver
H iMjcnnu'S a commodity and is left to I he In
trigucsof the spc uintor. -
Every coined tilver dollar In Knrupa or
America ha. tiie same ptirehasitn: power es
the ,'told or any other Iol!nr. There is no sm !i
ihin;: as a dep:vc!;iteil.cr,ii:td dollar. It islhe
bullion that U dt'pn-etated. leei'.i:ie cf Ihpvery
fa-t that we r.re jenieil the rig'.a to coin ll. If
Unghtnd buys o:ir imdi:ee nhe must UKticur
gold, Miver or pnperdtdlnn In payment. Kiich
is eft;u!ly vaittuble: If she buys in India,
where silver Is not demonetized, she can buy
onr depret-htted silver fnr eighty-three cents
per ounce, ship til to England for a trifle, and
coin it into Indian rupee, which are worth $1.33
par ounce, according to the Indian ratio. By
tlds manipulation on every ounce of silver
used In India she saves about llfty cents. Tho
prices ou our products nre fixed by what tho
surplus will bring in the foreign market.
Therefore England fixes tho prices on our
surplus for what it costs her to lay down liko
products from India. In fixing thissho takes
from tho price cf American products what sho
can make on her silver purchases. In other
words, if it costs her '-5i per bushel to lay
down wlkeat from India, we will havo to lay
ours dm. n for one dollar per bushel, as she
makesover fifty ccntson tho silver specula
tions. These things have bankrupted tho
American producer nnd dohtor and enriched
England, India and the creditor classes.
Speak the Truth.
Every republican per In Colorado Is sup
porting tLe national Kepublicnn ticket nnd
platform ably uml heartily. liurroh for tho
Lcrcstand intelligent llepublican pres's. Den
ver Kepubliean.
The inau who wrote this paragraph
knew that his words are without the
slightest foundation in fact; the editor
who passed upon it knew that it was an
unblushing lie. r.nd the Uepublicans of
Colorado will stump it us such ut,on their
Grst public opportunity.
. The Iiepnblican press cf Colorado is
too loyal to the best interests cf thestato
to support any man for the presidency
who has proven by four years of service
in the presidential chair thut he is op
posed to the free coinage of silver.
If the Uepnblicuns of Colorado who
are neither olKceholdera nor oEce seek
ers do not register their votes fairly and
squarely for free silver this year they
will demonstrate to tho rest of the coun
try that they nro neither ibpu of sound
business sense cor good American citi
zens. Colorado cannot ufiord to indorse a
man who persistently ignored the silver
plank in the platform upon which he
was elected throughout his term of of
fice, in tho hope of gaining re-election
through the firoag monetary support of
eastern money lenders and the other
foreign sympathizers of the cast who
are interested in the large foreign trade
of the United States.
The Denver Republican understands
thi tfl lv th sit mitiiiii 34 f hftrn"4i!v m
anv one ill Colorado. It shur'd rds tin- I
demand that
the state liepubiic.-.a press trine of equal rights, hence they re
k nor venal. It cannot bo ' carded the new government as an
is neither wea
bulldozed or wheedled ia:o doing what
is nnmanly. tin-American aud r.n-Iie-pnblicaa
for temporary gain to a few
politicians. Denver Titue.s (Hep.).
Able. Strong and Hrnlnj.
Congressman White, of iowa. though
a thorough going republican, and there
fore strongly opposed to treaeral VT caver
politically , has 1:0 tymj-allsy v.ith the
smart Republican editors who cr.ll the
candidato of the Pc r!e's party a weak
m:;n. la the cc.irso of an interview
with a rerjresoniatiro cf tht Washing
ton Watchman ho tsid:
1 regard Cir.ersl V "er.vcr rs a n:ort
n?:n:rkaV'-j man. Nt cr:T i.i '..c thor
oughly l.o;:et a;id riiicrra in hij couvh:
tij'.ss. bf.t h'.- i- prcbaLiy the best
equipped, tsontally r.r.! phyiiculiy, to
..; rv i.a a v-i;i:.H.i;.i i-j ii iarv;u .c;.. r l . ,
anv manias Amer:;a. A mind bub (Thomas Jefferson led the opposi
blmx over with knowledge and informa 1 1;1'51 tu ln:s ann-repub;icun institu
tion, re-en forrtd with a physhpe c:pi.il ! tton.
in Cber end toughness to barbed wire, I He t-aid :
he i.; trahlcd lo dify tho elements nnd i "Tbi bank P.irnoration will come
rv on a ri'i:a:g;j ra a large cc.-.:c of
months 1:1 rcccs-jo'.i. lo.ing neither
Ceih nf-r voice. I:o ix genial in dispost
tion. logical and philosophical in lb
presentation of n snbjert. While in con-'
grcss he was ret upon by tho l;on3 cf
both parties, and to bi3 credit it rtacds
recorded i? the imperishaido legislative
reccr.ls cf this country ihst he has van
quished ti:ein one ::iid it!!. 1 cannot gft
it through my head or Cud it in my
heirt to call such a man wenk.
Itcttrr Concede Tttclr D?inatiit4.
Whr.t it :ho remedy? A desjrate
m:dady do'.h iiEit the ticf.ple. What
is the jianacea fi'.r all these wounds? ,
There is no use disguising t!;e fuct that
the people want r.nd must have more
money gold, si'.ver and paper. They
must have cheaper tranrprtatiiin. They
demand tin cjual chance to till the
:irth r.nd dig i:i the mines which tho
great God has given us. Yon can talk
to them until you grow old nr.J weary,
ami all r.rguinents will l.-e of no avail.
Thee three principles of land, trans-p-..rta:i')U
nnd money are cngrufted into
their being, aud there it will stick unt;!
they get lhi-:r demands. It wonld bo
wise and prudent for u!l to concede
their rights end adjust the great difTer
enecs Lcl'wcen capital and the wago
earners. Ti.e Enquirer looks for a happv
issue out of iku storm and foreboding.
Dlessed be the Moses who shall lead tho
people. Del Korto (Colo.) Entjidrer.
. Vt'lint the Populliit Cdoui.
The Democrats enjoy pointing to
numcsicau u.s a inwiii cnininj ui ii:e j
bocntiea of McKialey uud Carucgiocout
i.;.i
ni.nt-.auu i.: utscamiona 01 iravei, a:i- j to c0lrol the gOVerni!)i-Ut in ItSown
th::s b.ri:p under weight that would j.. jltere5! alld nwnx, if ii
crusa r. ccccn crj:r.ary men. He can j , , , . ' , .,-,,'r .i,.
talk to outdoor audiences for lUr(H! Noes no destroy, the hbc-rues of the
Tho Pennsylvania Republicans make treasury notes,
wry faces and lliug back, "You're an- The Fcdorsl party, on being dc
othcr," while pointing to tho miners" fitted i:i 1S2S, reorganized under
war iu Tennessee.
Tho Populist raise3 his warnins'han:l
and pleads for jr.stico, mercy and peace.
Tho i'opniist l:i!0?. s no north, no totUh,"
no ca:;t, i;o west. IJo knows no Demo
cratic or Republican party. Ho knows
tho economic conditions are out of
joint, cr thero would he no conflict be
tween labor nnd capital, llo asks you
to vota the People's part1 ticket this
fall and thus indorse the grandest polit
ical sentiment of tho present contnry,
"Eqnnl rights to ell. special privileges lo
none." Denver Road.
A Ufiomrr Mlctiicim Tnvrn.
Lake Linden is the boomer People's
party town in nil Michigan. All its city
nnd township ofiicers. except the mayor,
aro PopniiMtM, r.nd he w:i3 elected ly
their votes. There is an assembly of
the K. of L. r.umljcriiiK nearly 1,000
nieir.hcra. and they i:ich:i l.wiuees. Ev-
l evy v. tei; they ili.Mnhule hnmiieds of
copies of reform p:.pers in ill! Lav-r.n;;es
at the expouso of the as;wi!:u!y. and tho
result is walkover for tho reform party
at the election. And they are blessed
with u number of ineinbcrd who know
how to hustle. Jlobert Schilling in Mil
waukee Advance.
HISTORY OF PARTIES
A True and Concise History Up
To The Present.
SHOT AND SHELL.
This Extract is Taken From T.
A. Eland's Book.
During the American Revolution
the people were divided into two
parties, "Whig" and "Tory." The
Whigs believed in the right of rev
olution, nnd the Declaration of In
dependence was their platform of
political principles. The Tories
held to the old doctrine of the di
vine rights of kings to rule the
people. The Whigs triumphed. A
Republic was orgnnized, and 11 gov
ernment of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people was institu
ted. The Tories disbanded as a parly
but the Whigs maintained their
party organization for some years.
A new party arose, which took the
name "Federal." The Tories, as a
class, went into the new party, ami
the conservative Whigs aUo joined
the new party.
The Whigs were radical. They
believed in the doctrine of"Inalien
able Rights'' for all, and in a liber
al construction of the Constitution.
The Federalists were conservative.
They
did not believe in the doc-
elective monarchy, rather than" a
republic.
Washington was elected presi-
jdent without opposition. Ilia ad
ministration, wniie nonpartisan,
was in fact, a Federalist adminis
tration. Alexander Hamilton, the
head of the Federal party, was a
member of Washington's cabinet,
and the "controlling spirit in it. 11?
was the secretary ot" the treasurr,
I and under his influence the old
nuniarchial monetary system was
!r.i. pted bv tiiis republic In 1791.
a b::l was adopted i'V congress, and j
jSi;:icd by President Wash'ngton.
e4l:iblish:::i a National bank, niml-
! tried after thj Hank of England.
!conie
Under the leadership of Jefferson
the anti-bai.k men organized the
original Republican party, and in
1SUJ this party elected Jefferson
president, over John Adnms, Fed
eralist. Jefferson was re-elected in ISO-,
and in 160S James Madison was
i-lectcd as a Kepublicnn.
Tint bank was chartered for 20
years, hence its charter expired in
1S11.' Then was fuitilled Jeffer
son's prediction that the bank woud
come to control the government for
it was able to secure, and did se
cure, a new charter from a Repub
lican administration.
There was now no vital ditTererice
between tho two parties, Federal
and Kepubliean, hence tho cam
paigns were conducted on personal
rather titan political ground?, till
1S2S. The bank would soon need
a new charter. The anti-bank Re
publicans took tho more popular
party name. Democrat, nnd elected
Andrew Jackson president. In
i"i j .. i,:ii ,...,(.
"" "j03 I'""
the bank a tmrd charter for 20
! years. But President Jackson ve-
toed it. He declared that under
our constitution congress has no
power to authorize a bank corpora
tion to issue money, but that the
i currency oi tne country snouia con-
1 . " ii i n " .1
Fist oi cum nnu siiver coins r.nu
tho name of the Whig psrtv, and in
1840, it elected Gen. Harrison pres
ident, and Juhn Tyler ns vice-president.
Harrison died within a
month of his inauguration nnd Ty
ler became president. Congress
passed u bill to charter a national
hank, but lyler vetoed it, ns Jack
sou had ten years before.
In 134-1 Polk was elected presi
dent, ns a Democrat, the chief issue
beini:' tho annexation of. Texas.
Texas was a slave-holding country,
and her annexation to the U. S.
was a pro-slavery measure, and in
becoming the champion of that
measure tho Democratic party be
came the pro-slavery party.
To 1S54. Ml the demand of the
slave oligarchy, tho Democratic par
ty .then in power, repealed the
Missouri Compromise act, thus
opening the tenitorics of Kansas
and Nubi'iiska to slavery. In 1S"G,
the Frceguil clement of the tcvo par
ties organized tho, present Republi
can party, and nominated John C.
Fremont for president. The Repub
lican party was born in the of Phila
delphia, on the 17th of June, 1856.
There were three candidates for
president that year: Buchanan,
Democrat: Fillmore, American and
Fremont. Republican. The Repub
lican candidate received no votes in
the South, yet in the Electoral Col
lege he was defeated by only 59
voles, including the eight given to
Fillmore. Yet people will say that
the People's party has no show for
electing its candidate this year,
though it was organized a year ago
last May, and though it has more
than half the voters in the country
pledged to its supjort and an elec
toral ticket in every state in the
Union. If precedent is worth any
thing, the People's party staudes in
a most hopeful relation to tho other
parlies in the race for president
this year."
This review of the hisloy of par
ties is necessary to an understand
ing of the attitudo of the three par
ties now asking the suffrage of the
people.
It is seen that the Democratic
party was the legitimate child of
the old Republican party; that in
its beginnics it was anti-bank, and
that uudcr Jackson it was re-christened
and took an?w the oath of al
legiance to the interest of the people
as against the arrogance J.nd selfish
ness of bankers.
It is seen that it fell into the
slave oligarchy, thus ceasing to be
Democratic.
We learn from this history that
the Republican party was born of
the snirit of freedom and was the
champion of liberty in its c-ariy !
years.
Following the history of these
lw great parlies we see them unit
ing togeat her in 1S63, against tlie
jieople and in the interest of bank
ers, foisting upon the county a
national banking system, with
a.n sggrogste capital almost
fifty times as great as that of the
Srst United Slates bank, and with
power fir greater than was jKsess
ed by that first bank.
We see these old pirtics burden
ing the country with a fictitious
war debt in the interests of these
t anks, and continuing that policy
of ui-just special legislation until
the present day. Now we see them
both, with an impudence un pa rai
led, an afiror.iery perfectly astound
ing, asking the people for their suf
frage on platforms, not i;emocratic,
not Republican, but Monopolistic
and Plutocratic.
Sii much alike are these old par
tics that no man could discover any
materia) difference between the ad
ministration of Cleveland and that
of Arthur, or between the admin
istration of Harrison and that of
Cleveland.
The People's Party was formed
by tha industrial classes who pro
duce the wVaith of the country, and
its platform is in line with the
principles of the Declaration 6f In-!
dejK'ndence, the Constitution of the
United States and the doctrines of
Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln.
The People's Party stands for
the abolition of the national bank
system, the free and unlimited
Coinage of gold and silver, and tho
issue of treasury notes sufficient,
with the c-jld nnd silver coin, to do
the business of the country upon a j
liberal basis.
It demands that h!1 the
great linos of transportation
shall be owned and operated by
the governmet in the interest of the
people aud not by private corpora
tions for their so'ic benefit.
It demands that the United
States iiosloffice shall have a coin-!
plete telegraph system and that i
-i ii i i. .i. t
inc puonc lauus oi me couiury
shall be held for actual settlers only,
and not for private corporations
aud non-resident speculators.
The platform of the People's par
ty is bused upon the scientific prin
ciples of a sound political economy.
It is in tine with the doctrines of
tho American Economic Associa
tion, comprising over seven hundred
of the leading thinkers and scholars
ot the United btates.
Louisiana All Right.
Hon. J. G. Field, of Virginia, ad
dressed the largest assembly of la
dies and gentlemen ever assemled
in the town of Minden. Webster'
parish, Louisiana, on the night of
the Sth inst. When he spoke of
tho third party having accomplish
ed more in tho last year to unite the
North and tho South than had been
done oy both old parties in thirty
years, and now the .blue and the
gray wore no more enemies, but
brethren now fighting a more dead
ly enemy than they did from '61 to
'(5; then it was that tho old rebel
yell was absolutely deafening. At
times dining his speech clapping of
hands and cheering became so deaf
ening that the ladies often put their
bunds to their cars, but at the
same time they would stamp with
the men utid make the largo hall
tremble. On the 8th Gen. Weaver
in tho morning addressed fully
4,000 persons.
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