People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — The Peoples Party. [ARTICLE]

The Peoples Party.

The most important meeting the reform forces have ever held in this country was that which met at the Lindel Hotel in St. Louis last Friday morning. It was strictly a business meeting of business men, and they went about their work in a business way. All seemed to realize that the day of mere sentiment with the peoples party is over, and that henceforth it must take upon itself the responsibilities of a great political party, a shaper of the destinies of a great country. Even the great news papers, the men of business and wealth, and the city officials seemed to share this feeling, and attention was paid to the meeting that was never accorded the peoples party before. We need not discuss the meeting at length. That has been done by the daily papers. Suffice ittosay that it did its work well. The national convention will meet soon after the two old parties will have held their conventions. It wilt invite all honest people who desire the overthrow of the present ruinous policy as carried out by both of the old parties, and who are willing to unj te in an effort to se - cure prosperity once more for our country and people. The basis of representation is so fixed that not only all sections of the country will be fairly represented, but the peoples party votes will be represented in such a way as to give them deserved power, and so that no interest or section can dominate the convention. The old party manipulators regard this meeting with keener dread than any that has yet been held —Progressive Farmer.