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Vol. 7, p. 199 (Aug. 1895), Rev. of Reviews, Vol. 10, pp. 30-46; N. A. R., Vol. 157, p. 666 (Dec. '93).

III. The Populist movement is a necessary expression of grievances.- (a) The old parties no longer voice the wishes of the people.- (1) They are engaged in a sham battle over the tariff: Rev. of Reviews, vol. 10, p. 9.- (b) It is a spontaneous outburst of popular feeling.- (1) It appeared simultaneously over a large part of the country: Amer Mag. of Civics, vol. 7, p. 196.- (c) All great movements must be given organized expression.- (1) They all represent some truth.- (2) If suppressed they must result in,- (x) Continual local outbreaks,- or (y) general revolution.- (3) disorganized expression is ineffectual.

IV. By its free silver agitation the populist party is doing a great service to the world.- (a) It keeps the cause of international Bimetallism before the world.- (1) It corrects the ultra gold sentiment of the East.

V. Populists have sent good men to Congress: Rev. of Revs., vol. 10, p. 6.- (a) Few of them could be regarded as belonging to the politician class.- (b) They are fair representatives of honest and well intentioned citizenship of the states from which they come: Rev. of Revs., vol. 10, p. 11.- (c) The Populists in Congress stand first of all for the purification of national politics: Rev. of Revs., vol. 10, p. 38, W. V. Allen, Populist.- (1) They are arrayed against the money power.- (2) They have no party patronage to hamper them.

Brief for the Negative.H. E. ADDISON and B. C. MEAD.

Best general references: Party Platform, World's Almanac for 1893, p. 83; Sub-Treasury Warehouse Scheme, World's Almanac, 1891, p. 94; C. W. Wiley in Amer. Jl. Politics, 5:651 (Dec., 1894); F. B. Tracy in Forum 16:244 (Oct., 1893); Rise and Doom of the Populist Party; F. M. Drew in Pol. Sci. Quar. 6; 282 (June, 1891); The Present Farmers' Movement, J. F. Vaile in Forum 18: 714 (Feb., 1895); Colorado's Experiment with Populism; Public Opinion, 9: 408 (Aug. 9, 1890).

I. Principles of Populist Party are unsound on currency: Platform in World's Almanac, 1893, p. 83.- (a) They demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1.- (b) Demand immediate increase of circulating medium to $50 per capita.- (c) Abolition of national banks.- (d) Adoption of the Sub-Treasury scheme and the Land Loan scheme of the Farmer's Alliance; World's Almanac, 1891, p. 94.

II. The party has shown itself untrustworthy by its tendency to rush into radical and subversive legislation.- (a) Desire to amend the Constitution.- (1) To provide for the election of President, Vice-President and Senators by popular vote: Party Platform, World's Almanac, 1892, p. 88.- (2) Election of United States Judges for a limited time by popular vote: Pol. Sci. 2, VI, 302.- (3) Abolition oi all appointive offices and filling them by popular vote. ibid: Alliance Advocate, 6 Nov., 1890.- (4) All offices, including Presidency, to be held for but one term; ibid.- (b) Desire governmental ownership of means of communication, railroads, telephones and telegraphs: World's Almanac, 1893, p. 84.- (c) Public lands to be held for actual settlers only, and lands not so settled to be given up; ibid.- (d) They have introduced hare-brained measures and class legislation into Congress: Index to Congressional Record, 52d and 53d Congresses.- i. e. (1) To prevent dealings in options and futures and the founding of trusts and combines.- (2) To establish a uniform rate of interest in the United States, and to prohibit usury.- (3) To prohibit the coinage of gold.- (4) To give labor to the unemployed by immense public works, etc.

III. Leaders have not shown themselves worthy of confidence.- (a) They have made monkeys of themselves on the floor of Congress: Congressional Record.- (b) They have attempted unconstitutional and illegal methods of administration in states under their control.- (1) Usurpations by Governor Waite of Colorado: Forum xviii: 714.- (2) Similar instances in North Carolina.- (c) Their radical utterances have attracted to the party discontented elements of all sorts and alienated their most estimable supporters: American Journal of Polities, V, 658-9.