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CAN'T BE FOOLED. j HONESTY OF OUR CAUSE AND OF OUR PURPOSE. : Thc rnterrined popuiuts Carrying on a Campaign Which challenge* the a«i miratlon of All—Education the Weapon with Which We Will Win. For yearB and years a courageous band of independent political thinkers has kept up its organization outside of the two great parties. Its members have fought unflinchingly on new lines of reform. They have been pelted with the epithets “anarchists,” socialists,” calamity howlers, “cranks,” "ex tremists,” etc., etc.; but in spite of it all they have fought their way to the f roD t Their numbers grew until they were nearly doubled at last November’s elec¬ tion. notwithstanding the "landslide” which swept away whole squadrons of the Democratic organization—with the curious result of adding but little to the hosts of Republicanism. The old guard of the- People’s party stood like Wellington’s famous “hollow squares” at Waterloo, with no thought of sur render; and when the roil of states was called after last fall’s election it was found that tho Populists had Increased .. thelr , Strength ,, nearly , , two to . one Is it to be supposed for moment that the men who have won such a strong posltion are going to abandon . -an Populists trust the Republican patty, after looking over the history of the past thirty years? Will they fall in line with tho Democracy and march alongside politicians who, like Voor hees, have but recently betrayed the people? The men who have come up through much tribulation, who have been sneered at, scorned, abused, howled down, slandered, are riot to be placated by passing a few resolutions. Many may object that there la too much timber in the Omaha platform, who never have read that platform, and do not know what It contains; much less have they studied the sub¬ jects of which the Omaha platform speaks. The people are going wild over “Coin’s Financial School,” a book that Is selling by the hundred thousand, and yet there is nothing new in tho hook, taking it from beginning to end. Every Intelligent Populist has known tho whole argument of “Coin” for years, though he recognizes with satisfaction that the book tells the story In the very best manner possible. Your true Pop¬ ulist studies all questions, and tries to reach bed-rock. The silver question Is one, and only one, phase of the money question. How can you expect a Populist to lay all Ills ideas on the shelf; to put aside his deepest convictions; to forget all the sneers and snubs of the past; to cast his lot with tho advocates of a sin¬ gle issue (and a minor one at that); and to fight under the leadership of men whose standard-bearers, part of them it Wall street ? US ' The People’s party will not turn aside front Its principles. Its members will not smother their honest convic¬ tions --they cannot if they would. They believe that tho Omaha plat¬ form is objected to because It is not well understood; that Its principles are heartily hated by the money power is a good reason for standing by them. An old party that does not begin its campaign of education by kicking out tho biggest ami fattest gold-bugs is not a party of reform tt cannot bo. An old party whose local loaders find no words but those of contempt foi tho men and principles of the People's par¬ ty, is not an inviting shelter for Popu¬ lists. An old party whose loading newspa¬ pers defend the gold basis is a party of the money power, to all Intents aiul purposes, and Populists so understand it. An old party that holds alt Its re¬ form measures secondary to party har¬ mony and partisan cohesion, lias too much of a hankering for the pie coun¬ ter- no Populist need apply. In short, an old party whose heelers and wire-workers favor n let-alone, wait-and-see. fallow-ground „ ,, . policy of . delay cannot hope to secure the eo-ope ration of the Peoples party in 189ti In any way, shape or form. One thing must be borne in mind That no man can be elected president j | of the United States iu 1896 in opposi¬ tion to the candidate of the money I power unless he secures the full vote bf the People's party. 1 You may figure out the program a you please, but don't leave the fotogo- [ lng item out of your calculations.- No I vada Director. ittiprurUcal, 1- lrr i So you oppose Populism and Social- j isw because they are impractical, do you? Of course your system now in vogue is practical!! Starvation Is prac tlcul! Robbery is practical! Embezzle ment is practical! Malfeasance is prac tioatl Suicide is practical! Murder is practical! Burglary is practical! In- I sanity is practical’ Arson L pr%::.\'il: Strikes are practical! Riots arc practi cal! Freezing is practical! Hunger is j practical! Poverty is practical! All the crimes are practical, and all tbe virtues arc Impractical!!!! That is right—vote for the system whose prod tu t is nothing but crime, and call peo pie dangerous who present you a sys tem to support under which there would I be no incentive to crime. You are prac¬ tical!- -Coming Nation, l-'or more than a quarter of a century the financial policy of the government has been crowding wheat, corn, cotton beef, pork and other commodities into j the dollar. That thing's going to change soon: dollars will be crowded j into wheat. «'ora, cotton, etc., and then will we have prosperity, and the pea- j pie will rejoice. NOTES AND COMMENT. Organization is a most important factor in the campaign. Ail depends on the enlightenment ot the people and the best results can only be secured by thorough organization. In this con nectlon especial attention is called to the request of Commander Van Der voort for Legion scouts. There should be an unselfish devotion to the work, and true patriots should volunteer to push organization. Write to head¬ quarters, secure Instructions and then take a scout among the people. U. S. Hall, whose “cuckoo’' pin feath ers are now beginning to make quite a show, had this to say in a recent Interview with a Washington city re porter: “Above all things, there must he no disorganization in the party, and disorganization would be threatened by any action now upon the silver question. We are certain to have good crops. Our corn and wheat both prom¬ ise an abundant harvest, and when we have gathered and sold our products we can take a day or two off and talk over the financial question.” “Iiiley,” no doubt, would make the question non-partisan. * Massachusetts is waking up to the importance of having good roads. She has a special commission to look after her roads and the legislature has ap proprJatcd $300i000 for the purpo8e . Of f:oum , th , H the rankeBt kln d of p , Uf , rnall8m but lna8much „ , t is b e | n g practiced liy the old parties who bave n ,, vor read up on the subject they don . t know , t , lm| .. whore ignorance is b „ g8 - tIs folly t0 bc wiae » The ex¬ p(!ndUure of thl „ sum of money will givo employment to many a man that, needs it and everybody in the state, will bo benefited thereby. Other states should follow the example set by Mas¬ sachusetts. It is said that the Stock Exchange list of London shows $37,500,000,000 of securities, of which $ 10 , 000 , 000,000 are of foreign countries, and pay interest find dividends to the extent of $000, 000,000 annually in gold. Since a gold standard makes" an honest dollar” that will buy much of the products of labor It is easy to see why England favors the gold standard. England dictates the finances of the world, and her rule would not be more arbitrary, nor more expensive, if she had troops quartered in every country that permits her to dictate the finances, if Grover Cleve¬ land had thrown open our ports and permitted the landing of British troops we would not be as much under her sway as we are now, nor would it have jeen any more humiliating. * Paul Van Dorvoort, comrnander-in hief of tho Industrial Legion, has pre¬ pared a beautiful certificate of mem¬ bership in the People's party and tho Legion which ought to be in the home of every Populist. It is one of the fiiost beautiful designs we ever saw and is l', 1 ,' B(md j j tificate and a lot of Populist literature out for $1. Tho money thus raised will go toward extending the organiza¬ tion of the Legion. We, sincerely hope that every Populist who can possibly raise one dollar will send it to Brother Van Dervoort. and obtain this certifi¬ cate and help along the work of or¬ ganization. We have a half a million men in our ranks that could easily spare a dollar for this purpose, and we hope they will respond promptly. With i well organized Legion we need have no fears of traitors within or foes with rut. The Legion is our guard against both. Address Paul Van Dervoort, station U, Omaha, Neb. Since the death of Secretary Gresham the many good things be did are com¬ ing to light. One of the Incidents of his judicial career that has been re¬ vived is his connection with the ap¬ pointment of a receiver for the Wabash railroad in Illinois. Judge Gresham told the story briefly in the following words: “My order was acquiesced in at the time, but It failed to please a great many railroad people, it threw a side light on the transactions of the Wabash whii , h , h( , v m not liUc . Tho rom i hotl t)0(>n running , )ehlnd for years. It was iu debt for interest on its bonds, and it owed for its taxes. To the astonish incut of all concerned, and myself too, my receiver for that piece of the road running through Illinois made a profit of a little over $4,000,000 in two years, years. We paid the taxes of the road of a little over $4,000,000 in about two and made a big hole in the interest, as well. The subject of building a new rail road across the continent on a co-opera tive plan, utilizing the millions of idle workmen in tho country, is being dis cussed. The preparatory steps have al ready been taken and Walter Vrooman of Baltimore, Md., has been chosen president. Now, if the different work ingmen’s organizations will lend a help ing band they can find a way to strike corporate monopoly that cannot be „set aside by Jim Crow decisions of Dog berry courts. Tho Western Federation of Miners have a half million dollars in their treasury which might better he expended in an enterprise of this kind than in a fruitless strike. The railroad companies hold the key to the situation of the mining industry. With the people operating a great trunk line end tapping many mines, not only the rates of transportation but the price of coal an,! other commodities could be greatly reduced. If all the labor or ganizations would take hold of this en terprise it could ! e -.nade a succt ss and llu ' way paved for the extermination jf private monopoly of public utilities, _ “Far tho party’s sake” has got to be r Wall street's sake. n.T K+A m ;■* v ’ ■fife V [ \ m a m 5 m m V im , - Qm m fee ISO? iii % V Vte m r,f L \ i t rr v P I* SS5 V- "f ! 1 f; I t W fMm tv ^ \\ k a 8| LA 8 i tS I t SSL ■M v < n 1 MJk IM / I r/ * 'll 'A % & l r, I M A / v IT y i - i ,V bi'- 'll’ TU n 1 qffSW fit) mk O' % m !> it •• - ->-■ mm y|P —-- - - > CIV- gmgjBs s j -——----- THE PRODUCT OF GOLD STANDARD LEGISLATION. THE MASK UNLOVED. TRUTHS OF POPULISM COMING TO THE FRON Not No Much Talk Nowaday Jbont tho \VI1<1 Calamity Howl »—T L Cilia mi ty C ame uh Predicted So if j Victory Como to People'** Pa rtj Bf 9 When Populist spe 1 rs fh ’92, ’93 and ’94 arraigned the natpfl?! bank ing system and exposed tfl$^ aw|I) rmin allze(1 robbery of tho business S interests of America part)^^HjjMB^I| by^flft s jgna! bankers, the old flounced us, and branded bowleg®®! Ists and calamity When tlie Populists monel tional banks goi SJifW, the old party ■ meed us as liars. When wo proved thnB trmers were forced to pay fret® mJHHf.ho H 50 per cent for tho use 0l old party hacks denounced stirrers up of strife, and the Dom®Hic press of Georgia, with an m roK^*unanim ity, defended the nuts u,,il bankers. We told the people that tho national bankers deposited an interest-bearing bond with the government; t#e govern¬ ment issued the bankers money at 1 per cent, exempted the bond from tax¬ ation, and in addition thereto pa.d the bankers to loan money direct to the farmers, but we couldn’t hammer tho facts into the heads of the country merchant and the farmer. Wo told them it was legislation in favor of a class and would result in slaving tho merchant and the farmer, hut tho old party hacks and news¬ papers stuffed the ears of the merchant and farmer with moss-baekism, negro domination and white supremacy, and our warnings went unheeded. But wo never faltered. We knew we were right and believed that the time would come when our course would lie vindicated—-when the mas¬ querade of the bond-holders would end and the maskers would be forced to unmask. Tho average reader—we care not what his polities may be—-must admit that our arraignment of the national banking system was just and true. and the fulfillment of our predictions j s near at hand, We publish on our first page extracts from a New York correspondent of the Constitution wherein the enormity of the national bank system of robbery is fully disclosed. Every reader should remember that the money these bankers propose to loan is based on government bonds, and the bonds are based on the private property of the man who is forced to borrow, that the banker gets the money from the government at 1 per cent, and the man whose property is pledged for the payment of the goverment’s debt has to pay from 12L? to 50 per cent to the banker for the privilege of j using Every his reader own money. should remember that j j the Populist party was organized to extirpate that system, and that the ] Democratic party approves and fosters j ike system by legislativ acts.—People’s I I arty 1 aper. ( i - Th-.»t Cn-Opi>native Railroad. The railroad organizations can easily build a railroad across the continent, if they will organize it on a basis that • will guarantee the public against ex- | ! tortion. Let them pi in deeds to right of wav a cuarar.i o of not over ! 1 cent a mile, passenger rate, and not I aver one-half present freight rates, that no officer shall draw over $3,000 a year, j \ th at the road shall never be stocked for over a specific sum per mile,’ nor be bonded for over a specific sum, and that when the expenses shall be paid and 4 per cent paid on the actual outlay t0 construct and equip, that all sur¬ plus shall be paid into the school fund of each county according to the mile¬ age, and a right of way, and donations of land, labor, ties and bonds will be given such a road enough to build and equip it where it goes through a set¬ tled country. Put out stock at $10 a share, to pay for labor and material in stock, and these $10 shares, made small for convenience, will soon be cir culating equal to cash, will help com merce, and if they ever pay 4 per cent dividends, which the£ will do If no watered stock is permitted, they will at a premium. Millions of people wln take a fow shares of stock in such a railroad, if it has no railroad mag¬ nates at its head and . such provisions V maK«! u tea cadi iu oi • __ it impossible for them to manipulate Tt. All the railroad organizations go¬ ing into it will soon get the assistance of other labor organizations and farm¬ ers. Land on such a railroad would be worth from three to ten times as much as the same land on one of the present robber railroads, where it takes all the crop and labor to get it to market. If it wmsn’t that Debs should be made president of the United States he should head such a company. There are many unselfish, well-known men who would lend their aid for the good it would do. Agitate Later.—Since the above was written I notice the company has been organ¬ ized and Walter C. Vrooman of Balti¬ more, has been elected president. Vrooman is all right, and will make it a success.—Coming Nation. TAUEENECK HEARD FROM. Tlic rcoiilc’s Party Is Common (trouiel for All Silver Advocates. W. W. Mullins, Nashville, Tenn.: Dear Sir—Your kind letter, with clip¬ pings, in regard to the dispatch sent from Indianapolis to Chicago was re ceived yesterday. No. There is not one word of truth in the report. I defy any person to prove that I ever publicly or privately favored the idea of Populists joining the silver Democrats. I have spent too much time and work to get people to leave the old parties and I shall not only not raise my hand to get them to go back, but shall do all I can to prevent them from doing so. I have always been in favor of making the fight on the money question unencum¬ bered with details or side issues and recent events have proved that I was right. The money power for the first time realizes that a great conflict with the people confronts them and now is tbe time to meet them on their chosen ground. Secretary Carlisle’s speech at Covington. Ky., indicates that they don’t intend to yield one inch. Let us push the money question to the front and hold other issues In abeyance until this is settled. I am in favor of unit i ng a n tlie people opposed to the gold standard and banks of issue into one party, under one bannei*. and on one platform and candidate in 1S96: but it {§ impossible to do this in either the Democratic or Republican parties. It 1 would be a waste of words to discuss eh a proposition. At present, the i who are opposed to the gold trust divided into four hostile camps. If ; can be united next year the vic¬ is won. but If they cannot, the for ’96 is lost. In my opinion Feople’s party is common ground which all these elements can With best wishes for the sue of our cause. I remain, fraternally H. E. TAUBEXECK. If all history don’t lie plutocracy go if it requires force to make it ! CALDWELL FOR SILVER. Another Prominent Republican for Fopulist Platform. Hon. Henry C. Caldwell, senior Unit¬ ed States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Colorado, first made District Judge by President Grant., and promoted to the Circuit Judgeship by President Harrison, wrote a letter under date of St. Louis, April 30, to an old army friend, now in Denver, in which, among other subjects, he speaks freely and frankly upon the silver ques¬ tion. The letter was written without any supposition that any part of it would bo given to the public, but the friend to whom it was written, who is an ardent silver man himself, as¬ sumes the privilege for the sake of tho good cause to make public a part of what the judge writes .about silver, judge CaldweR’s utterances are bold, clear and unequivocal. The following is from the letter; “The country is about entering upon another struggle'for the protection of the rights and the promotion of the in¬ terests of the laborer and producer, which is, in my Judgment, of even more moment than the first. I have been surprised that the issue has been so long delayed. Tho fight ought to have been forced years ago on the lino of absolute and unqualified free coin¬ age of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without regard to the action of England or any other foreign power. If we are subservient to England in our financial policy, why not in other matters? The financial policy of a na¬ tion determines its strength and pros¬ perity and the nation which consents that another and competing nation may regulate its financial policy will find its producers impoverished and its in¬ dustries destroyed, and the nation itself will soon be little more than a mere dependency of the power to which it surrendered the most vital function of government. If we are not capable and able to establish and maintain our own financial policy w r e ought to haul down ,Q[ d Qj or y > w Ri C h you fought to gal j an riy uphold, and turn the government over Q Pe en Victoria, or ask Canada to annex us. The president has thrown down the gauntlet of battle. I trust the silver men in ail parties will take at up. I am happy in the belief that platforms which mean anything or nothing on the silver question, will in the future go for nothing with the members of all parties. The people have been deluded and deceived until their eyes are open. There has sprung up among them hostility to such plat¬ forms, which the empty and perfidious hypocrisy of set phrases never fails in foe end to inspire.” Crime To Be Poor. In tbe i oca i report printed in the Nashua, od'the N. H.. Telegraph of May 17, is no t; C sentence of an embezzler an d thief to six months in prison, while four men, not guilty of any crime, ex cept an empty purse seeking work were given one year in prison! It is uiore of a crime in New Hampshire b g a homeless wanderer than a self CO nfessed criminal. I trust that the judge and the law makers will live gee t b eir own sons and daughters re¬ ^eive the same sentence for being un¬ fortunate. A more hellish system was never conceived in the minds of men.— (j 0 ming Nation. The Peopl 's party is in favor oi coinage of silver at the ration of 16 tc 1. and opposed to banks of issue and interest bearing bonds. That is the platxorm of the new silver party. Now where is the use of two parties in the field and advocating the same things? Why don’t the free silver men join ths Peoples party? Why? That’s the question, and it is an important one. THE BUGLE CALL. GET IN LINE AND LET THE WORLD KNOW If. Gen- Tan Dervoort Calls tor Volunteers Willing to Help and to Stand Vp and Be Counted—Must Act Now—A Strong A p pleat. We have now ready a beautiful cer¬ tificate of membership in the Legion and People’s Party. It was designed by John W. Moakler, of the Executive Council, aided by his wife. It will dec¬ orate any parlor, adorn any home, and be a pride to everyone possessing it. Great trouble seems to be impending in the nation. The Attorney-General, Su¬ preme Judges and newspapers predict it. One of these certificates may be of priceless value in a short time. At any rate it will show that you belong to tho great army of patriots who are fighting the battle for humanity, and in years to come money could not buy one. Sup¬ pose the Peter Cooper veterans had such a testimonial. This certificate is sngraved, has a beautiful figure on its face that typifies our platform, and shows the union of the west and south, it will have a silver seal, with Finance, Land and Transportation stamped on it, and we will give as a premium to all ordering early my book, Case for Bi metalism, a Legion button, address at Kansas City, with picture, and with first 100 Peffer’s great report on agri¬ cultural depression. The premiums are worth the cost of the certificate, which is $1.00, to be sent in all cases in money, money orders, or express orders—no ihecks—and addressed to Paul Van Dervoort, Station B, Omaha, Neb. A liberal commission will be allowed recruiting officers, Legion scouts, and county, city and state committees can help make a campaign fund by han¬ dling them; also the press will find it profitable. As soon as you see it you will have it, and to those who cannot afford it we say, go out and take five orders and wo will send one free. Anyone can do ihat. We must have money for this work and for 1896. If the members of our party will use self-denial and take this certificate and canvass for it, we can raise it. The 10 cents entrance fee, 10 cents annual dues, and the in¬ come from this certificate should raise this money, It will if you want to win. You throw away on useless objects the money we need. It is well known that I have given all my time and of my family without a dollar pay. We are out over $800 now and have a large printing bill which we must pay. We offer you more than your money’s worth. All the proceeds will go into the work of organizing the People’s Party and campaign work. Every human being that even sends one stamp to this office gets credit for it on our books, and we appeal to all to at once send in their orders. It is but little. Do without some luxury, or necessity, even, for one week and send ror one. If we win we must have money. If I was not annoyed by debt, har¬ assed and worried, I could do ten times better work. Quit contributing to other sources and combine all your energy and all the money you can spare in this effort. It is our only hope. If you can allow it to fail, we will be bankrupt in 189G, and bo overwhelmed and the nation be destroyed. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Act now! KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. The Old Parties Are Playing a Subtle Came Just Now. Rapidly multiplying events demon tratc conclusively that the unscrupu¬ lous manipulators of tho democratic and republican parties are doing ev¬ erything in their power to stop tho landslide now coming into the people’s party, by sending out orators to advo¬ cate any fad, provided it draws the at¬ tention of the people away from tho people’s party, and the heroic battle it is making for the rights of mankind. The country was never so full of new¬ fangled schemes and plans of relief as now. Yet none of them charge thoso who have made the laws, with being responsible for their effects upon tho people. Neither do they attack nor support any existing political party, or point to the ballot box as the place to remedy existing evils. Their acts dem¬ onstrate that the sole object these ora¬ tors have in canvassing our towns and cities, is to persuade the people to look elsewhere for relief than to an intelli¬ gent and independent ballot. “Look to us and our scheme or plan, but stay in either of the old parties,” is their motto. If these gentlemen, who wear good clothes, ride all over the country in Pullman cars, stop at the costliest hotels, and live on the fat of the land, yet never take up a collection, would explain to the people who pay all this expense, and why, they would, maybe, relieve themselves from being classed among the other tools of plutocracy. The people’s party is set firmly on the Omaha demands, nothing more nor less. We warn our people everywhere to beware of these preachers of strange doctrines, however attractive they may dish them up. If any man is op posed to the “Omaha doctrine,” let him take a back seat in our councils.— Southern Mercury. Certificate of Membership* Commander VanDervoort has had de¬ signed and has now in press a beauti ful Certificate of Membership in Legion of the People’s party. It is suitable to frame and preserve always. It costs only $1, and any one taking five orders gets one free. Special rates to newspapers, recrult ing officers and Legion scouts. The only available plan to raise money for organization and 1896. Every true Peo pie’s party man should send at once for one.