demolition of our church organizations.
As an evidence of what would result from falling into the hands of our ene-
mies, of the few rights left us, we need only to look to the treatment of our people
in where, so far as possible, every vestige of political rights and freedom have
been denied them because of their belief in and connection with the Church.
There has been suggested to us on several occasions by persons who think
they are friends of the people, the subject of political iorganizations in this , having in view a change from the People's party to those known as the national
parties—Democrats and Republicans. Situated as we are we have deemed such a step to
be very unwise. When advances of this character have been made by some of our peo-
ple in good faith, how have they been treated? The Territorial convention of Demo-
crats, called under the authorization of the National Democratic Committee, that met
at in May, 1888, at which time and in which convention the efforts of some mem-
bers of the People's party to unite with them on democratic principles, were so shame-
fully treated, and those making the effort were grossly insulted.
It should not be forgotten that those calling themselves Democrats and
Republicans and Liberals have ever and all the time united against the majority of
the people of this Territory; they will ewen obliterate party lines for this purpose,
and always and everywhere speak of our people—the People's party—as political heri-
tics.
Pending the time when all who love liberty aod the rights of their fellow-
men may unite on a platform of equal jusitce, we urge the importance of prompt action
and constant effort to strengthen the rank and dile of the People's party, always a-
voiding the unwise policy of urging for office or position those who have not the
confidence and respect of the people and, possibly, otherwise unqualified for the suf-
frages of the legal voters.
demolition of our church organizations.
As an evidence of what would result from falling into the hands of our enemies, of the few rights left us, we need only to look to the treatment of our people
in where, so far as possible, every vestige of political rights and freedom have
been denied them because of their belief in and connection with the Church.
There has been suggested to us on several occasions by persons who think
they are friends of the people, the subject of politicalorganizations in this , having in view a change from the People's party to those known as the national
parties—Democrats and Republicans. Situated as we are we have deemed such a step to
be very unwise. When advances of this character have been made by some of our people in good faith, how have they been treated? The Territorial convention of Democrats, called under the authorization of the National Democratic Committee, that met
at in May, 1888, at which time and in which convention the efforts of some members of the People's party to unite with them on democratic principles, were so shamefully treated, and those making the effort were grossly insulted.
It should not be forgotten that those calling themselves Democrats and
Republicans and Liberals have ever and all the time united against the majority of
the people of this Territory; they will ewen obliterate party lines for this purpose,
and always and everywhere speak of our people—the People's party—as political heritics.
Pending the time when all who love liberty aod the rights of their fellowmen may unite on a platform of equal jusitce, we urge the importance of prompt action
and constant effort to strengthen the rank and dile of the People's party, always avoiding the unwise policy of urging for office or position those who have not the
confidence and respect of the people and, possibly, otherwise unqualified for the suffrages of the legal voters.