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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
THE spirit OF 49,"
The National Committee of the
Peoples Party calls for
a Grand
NATIONAL POPULIsT RALLY,
July 4, 1893, to Commemorate
the LIST and I'd Declarations
of Independence.

There never has been more aus
picious time in the history of the
peoples party for general revival
of interest and enthusiasm. There
never has been a time when our
speakers could present our princi-
pies with greater effect and vanquish
our enemies with so much ease. The
rank and file of the republican par
ty are at sea without rudder or COM
pass. They are Disguised, routed
and confused-ready to align them
selves with right and progress: A
large portion of the rank and file OF
the democratic party are disguised
and Inundated at the disgraceful
scramble for spoils now going on
among it's leaders. They were told
from every democratic stump in the
ic party should be placed in control
of the government, free silver ana
reduction of taxation should be
confronted with gOld-bug admins
tration preparing to repeal the last
vestige of law that recognizes silver,
and doing the bidding of Wall street
at every turn. It is to-day violating
the spirit and letter of the statues
of the United States. 1st, by re-
deeming coin certificates in nothing
but gold, when the law plainly pro-
vides that they shall be redeemed
in silver coin from the bullion pur-
chased under the Sherman law of
1890. Second by failing and refuS-
ing to execute the Geary Chinese
law, and third by taking money
from the Treasury of the United
States without warrant or author
ity to defray the extravagant and
exhorbitant expenses of royalty now
visiting the country. These grim
facts cannot be defended or excused.
Just think Of it, taking $1,000 of
the sweat money of the working
men in this country to pay the hotel
and. carriage bills of the Duke of
Varagua for one week in Chicago.
Our rulers seem to be perfectly in
fatuated with royalty, and to have
absolutely lost every 'yeStige OF the
spirit of 1776. That spirit dethrOned
royalty in this country, and should
be kept alive among our people;
therefore we, the national commit
tee of the peoples party, urge our
people everywhere to prepare at once
for a great rally of our forces on the
18th day of July, 1893. Arrange for
a rally and picnic in every community.
Have your very best speaker to en-
terrain and enlighten our people.
Invite your neighbOrS of every poll
tical faith and order to come out
and hear the truth. Let this 4th of
July be not only a celebration of the
declaration of 1875, but also a cele-
bratiOn of our second declaration of
Independence as proclaimed at Oma-
ha on the 4th of July, 1892. Let the
LOSS, 900 men who voted our ticket
in 1892 turn out and convert as many
more, and thus build up the cause of
right and justice all over the land,
and the God who holds the destiny
of nations in his hand will bless and
help us.
II. E. TAUBENECK,
Chr'm Nat. Com. p. p.
j. H. TURNER,
Seu'y Nat. Com. p. z.
LAWRENCE j. MCPARLIN,
Sec'y Nat. Com. p. p.
M. G. RANKIN,
Treas. Mt Conn., p. p.
GEORGE f. WAsHBURN,
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
THE Hill BLOW
THE MOTIVES THAT MOVE THE MoGUL.
Correspondent Gives his Impressions of the
"True Inwardness'' of the Guile
full Great NOrtherner
By JOHN II. BURKE.

BY JOHN ID. BURKE.
Whether the late Great-NOrthern-
Hill-St. Paul blow out was intended
as one grand stock jobbing operation
to float some more paper on the
gullable public, we do not state,
neither can we say that the same
was preparatory to one grand big
bust-up of certain railroad and finan-
cial interests, reader will bear
in mind that too often such demon
strations are subject to the one or
the other of these constructions,
and you will note that this is the
third great change in the history of
this road. The Minnesota & Pacific
"busted' only to pass to the St. Paul
and Pacific-which in turn "busted"
to pass to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba-which company after
mourning immense stock, bonded
and floating debt has passed to the
Great Northern in 500 year lease.
'Three times and OUT" is re-
mark familiar to all ball players and
it is possible it may apply with
equal force to railroads, and mayhap
be peculiarly apropos in the present
instance.
The reader surely cannot have for
gotten the great blow made about
Bill Washburn and the St. Louis
road, now in the hands of the
courts. Nor the Jay Cooke fizzle on
the n. P. in 1873
These facts, and that is has been
rumOred that the Northern Pacific is
sailing in troubled financial waters,
should teach all to view the situation
with care since as is we'll known the
Northern Pacific has grant along it's
whole line, and the Great Northern
has none west of Minnesota.
We noticed several floats in the
procession that apparently represent
ed some idea that we could not fully
catch. Thus a representa- tion of the
pirate we inferred may have come
from Minneapolis as symbolical of
some of the alleged pillars of the
church-timber land pirates and
rapers of the school fund-in that
unholy city.
There was a very large representa-
ton of hog which may or may not
have been intended as to be symbol
cal of the characteristics of Jim Hill
or of the railroad magnates in deal
ing with the people, the United
States and the Holland holders of St.
Paul and Pacific securities.
With this introduction brief his
tory of the road may not be amiss,
stating generally that the Great
Northern system is composed Of the
following companies:
Great Mortimer, Manitoba, Will
mar and Sioux Falls, Duluth Water
town and Pacific, Minneapolis, Mimi,
and Eastern Railway Companies.
The following table will give the
stock, debt and cost of each, saving
and excepting the Northern steam
ship company on which the figures
are not at hand:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
additional correspondence on page 4.
The House that Greed Built.

THE NATIONAL BANK
WRITTEN FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE
This is the House that Greed built.
This is the Gold
That lies in the House that Greed built.
This is the Pluto that owns the Gold
That lies in the House that Greed built
This is the Chump whose labor is sold
To fatten the Pluto that owns the Gold
That lies in the House that Greed built.
This is the Leader that takes the stump
To talk of the Tariff to every Chump
That bows to the Pluto that owns the Gold
That lies in the House that Greed built.
This is the Party that pays right we'll
For the lies the Leader is sworn to tell
To the Chump that tolls to enrich the
Pluto
And protect his pile of stolen fruit
That lies in the House that Greed built.
This is the farmer that plainly shows
He'll never more be led by the nose,
But bolts the Party that pays so we'll
For the lies the Leader is sworn to tell
To the Chump that slaves for the Pluto
that Graves
All the wealth of the land for his Golfers
grand
That lie in the House that Greed built.
This is the Wheat and Railroad Ring
That fixes the price that the grain shall
bring
To the Farmer that chafes beneath his
load
ana never has reaped what he had sowed,
VINO bolts the Party that pays so we'll
For the lies the Leader is swown to tell
Who cajoles and flatters the Chumps that
shout
For the Pluto that knows what he's about
AS he chuckles over his coins of Gold
That lie in the House that Greed built.
This is the Day of Freedoms dawn
That welcomes the Peoples Party born
That shall shatter the Wheat and Rail
road Ring
And shall take for it's motto-"MAN ia
KING!'
Then the Farmer that chafes beneath his
load
Shall verify reap what he has sowed.
Then last farewell to the PARTIES old
ana the blind that lead the blind" to
their fold,
eyes that see not! Ye soon shall behold
How frail are the Golfers that hide the
Gold
That lies in the House your Greed built,
20. A. SHEFFIELD.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
A. ID. STEWART
Sends us a Ringing Letter from
Redwood County.

REDWOOD FALLS, May 10, 1913.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVES,:
Put my name on your list of sub
scribers. If the last number of the
Representative" is a fair sample of
what it will be we will have an advo-
cate Of our principles in this state
that will cause corporate power to
tremble in it's saddle. Our paper
brings us within speaking distance of
each other. Through it's columns we
may hold weekly visits and goodna-
turedly compare ideas and exchange
views upon the political issues which
are up for settlement, without hav-
ing to lie awake nights fearing lest
we be denounced as scOundrels for
having dared to express independent
opinion.
The Representative" has great
mission to perform-thato of educat-
ing the people upon correct economic
lines. 1t is not possible to reach the
great mass of the people by means of
the rostrum. That was a magnifi-
cent political campaign which we
conducted last fall, and was produc-
tive of much permanent good. Yet
am convinced the greater part of
our voters never once heard the new
gospel proclaimed.
We must have an organ to expound
our cause. The growth and prema-
nency of our organization demand it;
a live, vigorous newspaper converts
men as nothing else can. In the
quiet evening hour it reaches the
voter, and by appealing to his better
judgment and sense of patriotism we
can secure his cooperation in bring
ing back our republic to the rocks
from which it has drifted. To our
host OF young men we can speak urg-
ing them to put on their armor for the
irrepressible conflict which is being
waged in this country between pluto
eracy and the people.
If every friend of reform in this
state does his duty by way of extend
ing the circulation of our paper, and
contributing whatever is of interest
to it's columns, ere the call to ballot
has again sounded we shall have gain
ed the attentive ear of every voter.
A. D. STEWART.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21

Some parties at Excelsior write us
to stop our war on Fish. We have
made no war on Fish. Not a word
have we spoken save in self-defence,
in answer to virulent lies. He began
the fight weeks before the first num-
Der OF this paper appeared. He de-
clared that the first number never
would appear. And then he said the
second number never would be pub
lished. This is not Mr.. Donnelly's
paper. 1t is the alliance paper of
this state; esta blished by the alliance
with alliance money; under resolu-
tion of the state alliance, unan-
imously adopted, in convention as
sembled.
Suppose one of these worthy Excel
sior men was attacked by a notorious
prostitute, who followed him around,
bowling against him, lying about him,
pelting him with rotten eggs, week
after week, month after month, max
ing life torment to him. And sup
pose when he tried to defend himself
and answer her falsehoods, the "Rep-
resentative" should say to him. 'Hold
on! There is too much uproar; we
are Disguised. Let the woman alone;
we want peace; work together with
her,-mar7y the prostitune!"
Would the Excelsior man accept
our advice? And is not an editor,
who sells out a great cause for money,
worse than the veriest strumpet that
ever walked the earth? And if not
why not?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21
NATIONAL FINANCE.
Swan Nelson Says the People
Should Look Behind the
Scenes.
WILLMAR, May 20, SO.

WILLMAR, May 20, SO.
Editor Representative:
Your paper is a very welcome
caller, full of bristling news and
truth. hope that in spite of the
hard times all friends of reform will
rally to it's support. We certainly
need state paper on which we can
depend, especially as local reform pa:
pers are very apt to collapse, either
through non-support, local old party
opposition, or the promise Of office
from the dominant party. I hope
that in the REPRESENTATIVE we
will have paper that will at all
times turn its batteries on the
enemy. "In union there is strength"
a very good old proverb, but which I
am sorry to say has to a great extent
been overlooked, especially during
the two last campaigns. We should
try in the future to pull little more
evenly, and we will be surprised at
the result.
We read so much in the daily pa
pers about the financial situation
and how it effects the price of wheat
and other cereals, how our gold is
shipped to Europe by millions every
week, and how the government con-
suits the Wall street bankers; we are
told that the reason for this state of
affairs is that we import more than
we export, consequently the balance
Of trade is against us. In private
conversation with old party ad-
herentS the whole blame is laid on
the silver agitation INDUCED by the
alliance and peoples party men.
Why! They say, we do not blame the
foreigners for withdrawing their
money as they do not know but what
they will have to take dishonest
money for their honest money that
we got. 1t won't do, they say, for
every Tom, Dick and Harry to run
this government. 1t takes men that
are used to handle millions to be fl
nanciers, consequently that shuts
out all of the peoples party men.
But, Notwithstanding, it is evident
the present financial situation can
not with justice be laid to the de-
merits of the peoples party, and if not
to them. the blame must certainly
be laid to the party that has run this
government in times past. Let that
party answer, why is our gold ship
ped to Europe in such enormous
quantities? What did we get from
the European apitalists-was it
honest money, or what was it?
Thousands, yes, millions of emf
grants came here during, the last
twenty-five years from Europe to bet
ter their circumstances, they have
succeeded so far that they have been
able to get themselves a home,
they left the old country in order to
escape life of serfdom. In view of
this does it look suspicious that a
country like Europe has such de-
mand on the commercial blood of our
nation that our commercial life is al
most becoming extinct. It seems
that Tom, Dick and Harry ought to
post themselves and take look be-
hind the scenes, and not Judge every
thing reality that is acted on the
stage. SWAN NELSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21

built for less than the alleged cost
per mile of the G. n. system.
But to make the comparison more
accurate let us call attention to the
cost of roads running in similar
character of country:
Cost per mile.
AmadOr Branch. .............. $14 800
Anaheim ........... 1880
Salt Lake and Western. ...... $4,000
AtchinSOn Colo. and Pacific. 5000
Hastings and Grand Island. 10000
Sallna Lincoln Western. -. $4,000
MINNESOTA ROADS.
Plainview. ............ 5 GALS
Chicago & Oak. &c. M. & S. P) 12,212
Minnesota Valley C. &N w. 6,762
Chattield Marrow Guage).... 500
Rochester and Northern
&C. & N. W. ......... 1O,157
Western (nOw N. p ........ 1889
PART OF THE MANITOBA.
Red River & Manitoba, bought
III 300
Willmar and S. Falls cost. 1896
st. Vincent Extension, COST. 5000
Here we have given the cost of
building twenty-seven railroads, a
part OF them as long or longer than
the Great Northern, and every one
of them cost less per mile than the
stock and debt per mile of the Great
Northern, and all but one cost less
per mile than the alleged cost of this
Minnesota anaconda. Fifteen cost
less than half as much. Nine cost
less than one-third as much. Ten
cost less than one-ffth as much and
others, two in number, costing less
than $4,000 mile, form consider
able portion of the Great Northern
system.
10 get at the true value of the
Great Northern system is difficult
job for it may be much of it has little
if any value, and even to get at the
actual cost is ditficult-but by cut
ting $32, 400 per mile in half we have
SIG, 200 per mile as the probable cost
or value of the whole line of road or
$54, 76O,050, against which the COM
panies have out $126,O54, 3O2.5S stock
and debt, and the public are paying
interest on the difference.
1t must however be admitted that
in addition to the road the company
has a part of it's land grant left; but
we are unable to state exactly how
much benefit Jim Hill will allow the
stock and bondholders to derive
therefrom since we are not aware
that he ever devoted any very large
part of the same toward paying off
certain of the Holland holders of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21

Every one of them having been
built for less than the mileage, stock
and debt of the Great Northern sys-
tenn and all except one having been
built for less than the alleged cost
per mile of the G.. n. system.
But to make the comparison more
accurate let us call attention to the
cost of roads running in a similar
character of country:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-21


were fled ths stock the
opening
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16

81 Louis sept is.-Flour quiet and IA.
changed patents "a zoos %. choice e. "a
So, fancy e. sAftG ~ Wheat WAS irregular,
finally closing anout NC up No. 2 red cash
delivery &c. December delivery 6sAci May
delivery Ahc. Corn was strong on dry
weather No. mixed closed MAc; Septem-
her delivery 3Nlc, October delivery NAc;
December delivery 2easc; May delivery f0Ac
Oats neglected and lower, No. cash geo.
september delivery 2fAc; October delivery
26c. May delivery 81 sc. Rye lower; No. In
demand az i5'ac. Barley no trading, Hay
unchanged. Butter dun and unchanged. Eggs
l&C. WHISKY. baERinH and cotton ties I'M
changed. Provisions IN moderate demand and
firm. Pork, new selling si7 90; on orders
Si7 2S5lSl7 So Lard prime steam. 2S 20. Dry
sailed meats shoulders loose, g. 80; longs
and elearrihs $40 3d. shorts sll o. boxed, l5c
more Bacon unchanged - boxed, shoulders
~ %; longs 81 IS. clear ribs 81 20; short
ribs Sl2 l2'6. Hams unchanged.
Cincinnati, sept lA.-Flour arm; spring
patents ~ 9otGSt 90; family e. 7S13 %. Wheat
IN good demand and higher; No. red 62lkc.
Corn easier; No. white 4Sc. No ? yellow
46c. oats easier; No. white Sel5c No. 2
mixed 2sG24'1c Rye firm, No ?. 500 Pork
a. 25 bakers Ss %. Dry salt meats steady
short clear sides $40 so Bacon firmi
loose shoulders 81 so short ribs sil so;
short clear sides Sl2 % Whisky quietj
half barrels AZ i3; barrels, al 10. Butter
dull
Rice
New York. Sept. l5.-Rice firm; domestic,
fair to extra 3%05Ac; Japan 4s6c
Petroleum, OtIs, Etc.
New York Sept. 15.-Cotton seed oil
quiet and firm; crude 92GD33o; yellow prime
3s6@30c.
New York, Sept. IS - Petroleum fair de-
mand and steady; crude, in barrels,
g.; Parker's crude, in bulk g.; Wash
ington, In barrels s. 30; Washington, in
bulk, 81 80; refined New York 81 IS: re-
fined Philadelphia and Baltimore in bar
rels, So 10, refined Philadelphia and Baltl-
more, In bulk, ~ 60GS2 g.
Naval stores.
New York, Sept l5.-Rosin Arm and dullI
strained, common to good, al 071z61l Is. Tur-
pentine dull and easy at 2Sc.
Wilmington, Sept. l5.-Rosin was firm
strained at 75c; good strained SOC. Spirits
turpentne steady 254c Tar quiet az 90c
Crude turpeutine steady; hard 81 90; soft
and virgin 81 90
Charleston, Sept, Is, - Spirits turpel tine
firm at sc. Rosin firm at 300 for good
strained
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16

Steamship Coronilla [Brl, Howes, Boston
J + Minis & Co.
Steamship Wastwater [Brl, Stephens, bal-
last, London-Wilder & Co.
Bark Cortesia lItall Vergiio, Providence,
ballast F. Minis & Co On Sept 9, 2 o m
ran into wreck Of schr VIM Smith 10 miles OF
Cape Fear and damaged bark's stern and tore
away RibbOOm.
Bark Werner [Norl, Tobiassen, Southamp-
ton, ballast-Paterson, Downing & Co.
Bark Alba lItall, Mortala, New York, bal
last M JorcanO & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16

Baltimore, Md Sept l5.--rlour active
unchanged; western superine8l9012 25 west
ern extra e. 251l2 IS; winter wheat patents
81 GOG3 s.; spring wheat patents "A 1904 10.
Wheat easier No. ? red spot 7i56Gb7lAc:
September delivery 7lN@714c; October de-
livery 7lMm7iBC; DECEMBER delivery 745s0
HAc; steamer No. 2 red GgQRgllc milling
wheat, by sample, 706l72hc. Corn dull and
lower; mixed spot SOC asked September
delivery 4S%0i9&c October delivery $3.50
4444c; for year, 4sc asked white corn by
sample 5SG5Ic; yellow corn by sample. 81
dp53c. Oats active inquiry; No 2 white
western 36d37c. Rye quiet; No 2, 5ld52c.
Hay steady; good TO choice timothy 8i4 $50
as %. Grain freights dull and weak; steam
to Liverpool per bushel lsd; Cork, for orders
Ter quarter Is ID; cotton per 100 pounds &c;
-four per 100 pounds l3c. Provisions rm and
unchanged: mess pork sls co. Bulk meats.
loose. shoulders 9zc; long clear ll3ic: clear
rib sides lie; sugar picked shoulders SIC;
sugar-cured smoked shoulders 95sc. sugar
cured hams I2Adi3Acs. Lard, rehned l04c.
Butter fair: creamery fancy 2712oc; cream
cry fair 10 choice 23a25c; creamery imita-
tions ayB22c. Eggs firm, at i7isc. Coffee
firm Rio cargoes, fair i91ac No Z. iJ0ibhc.
Sugar steady and unchanged; granulated
N54e. Peanuts unchanged; fancy hand
picked 4Ac. Whisky unchanged sIl9Gsl 20.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16

Steamship City Of Augusta, Dagget5. New
Yorlty-C G Anderson.
Steamship Decatur II Miller, Foster, Balti-
J Carolan. Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16

Per South Bound Railroad. Sept l5-l94
bales cotton, 2 cars cabbage and potatoes, 20
tierces meat. box groceries. Dbl syrup.
Per Central Railroad, Sept 15-2362 bales
cotton, 30t tons pig iron, $50 bbls rOsin, 100
bbls spirits turpentine, 1876 bales domestics,
100 pkgs mdse, l7s bales hay, 800 sacks flour,
so tubs butter, % cases hams, 50 cases hO-
logna 50 boxes meat, 240 sacks corn, 100 sacks
meal 1874 sacks bran, bbs whisky, 10 bales
hides. 40 crates shoulders, 20 crates hams, 1
bbl ink, 90 bbls beer, 904 bbls beer. i25 bbls
lime. cars meat, cars corn, 1 car hay, car
plants
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16
Re HNDoLPH KIRK ND,
SAVANNAH, GA

He pays Cor dry fiints cents dry salt 2
cents, dry damaged cents, green salt 2
cents, beeswax Is cents deer skins 25 cents
wool. free of sand and burs, 1879 cents; black,
sA cents; bury, from 5 20 II cents.
eli Sc. Julian Street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, Sept Is, p. m.-Money on call
is easy at 1904 per cent. rhe last loan was at
3 per cent, and closing offered at 3.
Prime mercantile paper57GS per cent.
Bar silver 734c.
Mexican dollars 80.
Sterling exchange Is frmer with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 S2l14 82ll
for sixty days and "a S4A94 1914 for demand;
Commercial bills 81 sOls@ sI1s for sixty days
ana "A S5'a tor demand.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds weaker.
Silver at the stock Exchange to-day was
dull
New York Sept IS noon.-The following
were the opening quotations.
Erie Observation-Disclosures. ....... f55,
Chicago and Northwestern. ..... -......... 1904
Lake Shore .......................f 10
Norfolk and Western preferred ......... 22%
Richmond and West Point Terminal .... SO
Western Union .....-............. 81
New York, sept i5.-ih ne tendency of the
stock market to-day was downward Bust
ness, however, was limited the total sales
amounting to only $4,000 shares. The mac
ton is due to an indispostion on the part of
operators to trade pending action by the
Senate on the silver matter. The news of the
day, generally speaking, was Of a favorable
character. About s. OU0, 900 of clearing house
loan certificates were retired, money on time
was easier, and prime mercantile paper was
discounted in exceptional cases as low as
and per cent. In the afternoon there was a
little squirt of activity, but IL was at the ex-
pense of values. London bought few stocks,
principally Union Pacific, Atchison and
other low priced issues. Speculation contin-
ued duh to the close and prices left OF any
where from a to 3-8 per cent. below yester-
days finals. Among the speealties, Pitts
burg and Western preferred fell 2 Pullman
Palace 214, Southern Pacific 3ls and Consoli-
dated as / Nashville and CHATTANOOGA rose
30 to l. Railway and miscellaneous bonds
were weak
oln .frfar
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Departed Yesterday.

Steamship Nacoochee, New York,
Steamship Mara [Brl, London.
Bark Kristen lNorl, London.