People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1895 — ARE YOU AN HONEST MAN? [ARTICLE]

ARE YOU AN HONEST MAN?

than Join the Party at the Coasasea Peapie aad Let De Wirt Together. We believe the voters of both old parties are\honest and will not bo found voting with dishonest parties any longer than the time when they learn the truth. The People's party has heretofore been largely built up from the repnb lican party, 'that pasty being in power its dishonesty Was more apparent than that of the . democratic. But now that the democratic party baa had a chance ahd its leaders have shown them&elves even worse than the republican leaders, the people are leaving It. Honest men #lll not longer vote the ticket, aid thdy know that the republican party it against Aho people, so that they can not honootly tarn any way except toward thl new party of the common people. The People's party has do prejudice or grudge against a man for having voted with a party that ho thought would serve the ihterestd.of the people. But no# that he kndwa the true disposition of democracy, if ho does not cut loose from it, he deserves not even sympathy In his misdry.

As men, wo receive you into the People’s party. If you believe in our principled, work with us. 7 hat is all The party does not reward you for thia; you reap tbo reward yonrsqjf, and we shall all be benefitt d together. It is as much' to your interest as to ours that you should join us. If you are not honestly seeking the good of the whole people, you are not worthy of our consideration. The general good ia the object of the People’s party. If you are an office hunter, better stay m the old party a little 'longer, until you become humble enongh to accept a place in the ranks ai a worker. Workers are what we want We will make officials of some of them, of course, but if we cot Id secure the enactment and enforcement of the principles of the Omaha platform into law, without e|ecting a single official our purpose would be served. We invite you for justice and humanity—not for spoils. If you are an honest man you can not take offense at the terms of enlistment