People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1894 — Official Call! [ARTICLE]

Official Call!

FOE PEOPLE'S PARTY CONVENTION. TO BE MKLE> S 3 RENSSELAER, o.\ SATS’RS>AY, FESTYTTUs, ISO-1, AT' i O'CLOCK P. 31. The chairman of the precinct committees, will meet in Rensselaer on Saturday, February 17th, JS94, at 1 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of organization and consultation. We would further submit for the candid and unbiased consid- • oration of the voters of Jasper County, the following propositions, and would respectfully request of all who agree with us 1o meet with and assist us in the organization of the county. We believe that the present deplorable condition of the country, industrially and financially, was deliberately planned and carried out for the purpose of foisting or. the people of the United Stales, an additional and unnecos v.ry interest bearing debt for the solo benefit of capitalists, at ' Iho expense of the producers. V* e believe that the remedies proposed by the two old parties will only aggravate and prolong 1 he trouble. We believe that no people can make themselves prosperous as a whole, by taxing themselves either under the McKinley system or under the Wilson system; that ail taxes should be in accordance with the ability to pay. and that no industry should be taxed for the purpose of supporting any other industry. This, both the old parties do, as, witness the McKinley law, and the Wilson bill. We believe that the times demand a more rigid economy in the administiation of the affairs of the nation, state, and county; that a congress that expends as much of the people’s money in six yeais as the debt created by most gigantic war the world has ever seen, is not the congress for the people. That a legislature that continues to go deeper in debt, and that pays out over two hundred dollars a day while in session for services that could be commanded for twenty dollars, is not the legislature for the people; that county officials who keep up high taxes in times of great depression and under an increased appraisement, and continues to pay out, in many cases, a sum nearly double that for which the same value could be obtained is not the best for the county. We believe that the only way to relieve the people of these wrongs is to put a party in pow-

er that was organized for that purpose. This is the purpose of the People’s Party, and to this end we would respectfully invite ail honest voters to calmly and without prejudice make an honest survey of the situation, the promises, work and purposes of parties in the field then make your choice. When every voter has heard all sides and then thus decided, we will be satisfied. Marion I. Adams, Chairman, County Cen. Com.

If you believe this government ought to issue legal tender money and thus make better times, instead of issuing bonds that will make times harder, if you believe in squeezing the water out of the s*tock of rail roads and other great corporations and allowing them to make a fair profit on what is left, if you believe the rich should pay a just proportion of the taxes, if you believe it would be better for the people if Uncle Sam would issue his own money and put it directly into circulation by paying it out on his obligations than to farm it out to banks where it costs a double interest to get it into circulation, in fine, if you believe in “Equal rights to all, and special privileges to none,” you had better get a move on you and get out of the old parties. These are Populist principles.

The rich rascals that have grown fat and stuck on special privileges, are terribly worried about an income tax. They now give a warning note that they will commit perjury rather than pay it. No doubt about that. In innumerable instances they have sworn falsely to get it, and as-a matter of course they will now swear just as hard to keep it. Notwithstanding all this-assurance of lying, stealing and perjury, the income tax has fought its way to the front and will stay there and do the people good service, despite the perjuries of the lying scoundrels and infamous bloodsuckers. What knowledge is lacking in 1- h i to make the income tax effective will bo gained later on, so get ready howlers to take your medicine.

Banks failed for lack of money, merchants went to the wall for lack of money, the manufacturer could not raise money so he shut down, the farmer con Id not pay merchant, blacksmith and doctor because he hadn’t money, business stopped for want of money, the government revenues were reduced as the volume of business was reduced, tariff high nor tariff low had nothing to do with it, it was the lack of each, nothing else. vimirrraia u ■ Of all the Populist senators to seek out and follow gold bug trails, Senator Peffer takes the is ad. Scarcely a -day passes that he does not discover of their crooked ways, and drag them to the light, The latest was to make Carlisle tell who his bond bidders were. Go for them Peffer, your work is appreciated. shvtwctiw. ■ —rtw\ | Lay aside all distrust of your j neighbor, meet him half way, j tom hands with him in one supreme effort to help yourself out of the slough of despond into wnich you have been thrown by the legislation of the two old parties. One of eelish Dan’s pets was caught diminishing Carlisle’s gold redemption fund, and he was put under bonds. That was wrong, the man was doing what he could to break the panic. John Sherman's financial schemes to rob labor, are being mercilessly pounded and exposed by- the Populist senators. The Populists everywhere are making immense gains. Senator Allen has John Sherman on the run.

Burke Cockran says, “Taxes are a badge of liberty.” In this county a very burdensome emblem—a bosom pin that is making the taxpayers stoop shouldered to w r ear it. Can’t liberty have her badges made of some lighter and cheaper material, such as corn husks, pumpkin leaves, or hayseed? Liberty, we love, but we have no particular hankering after these burdensome badges Cockran & Co. are making in her namS. That blaze of prosperity that was to come to the country as a result of the repeal of the Sherman law, seems a little slow getting around. It either did not materialize or entirely missed this section, as we have seen nothing of it, and you know if prosperity comes at all an editor is sure to get a large share of it. The Sherman law has been repealed, and bonds have been sold, and the tariff’s tail has been vigorously twisted, and still the pesky fianip holds on with a more vigorously grip than at the outset.- It must be because something is wrong. Guess that’s it. Wonder we didn’t think of that before. Now Carlisle, don’t go and be a blamed fool and mortgage your farm to pay your taxes when you have enough fat hogs right here ready for market to square you up with the county; ship fool, ship, save interest and keep your farm clear. Dwiggins says that his methods were indorsed b3 r John Sherman. We don’t doubt it. We never knew or heard of anything yet so infernally mean that the old hellion didn’t approve it. If you believe the government should issue money, or coin it, instead of issuing, bonds, you ought to join the People’s Party, and right now would be a mighty good time to make the start. - Bonds it was, the people are not in it.