The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-06
POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE

POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE
The rebuke Of Mr.. Cleveland in his
own state was overwhelming.
The gold standard could not even
carry its stronghold-the eastern states
Grover Cleveland does not feel as
her.
The elections on the 7th instant
proved to be regular landslides against
The Cleveland policy.
President Cleveland has carried his
point on the repeal bill, but in SO doing
has utterly destroyed himself as a flu.
ture political factor and split his party
man.
The voters seem to have learned to
vote out the party in power that per-
mits hard times Now, If they will
learn to vote in the party that will
bring good times they will get what
thev want Missouri World.
The democrats who cut their party
ties and voted the republican ticket at
the recent election may have thought
that as long as they had to have repub-
lican policies they might as we'll have
the party also.-Missouri World.
Massachusetts last year cast less
than 1000 populist votes. This year
she cast 1000 or more. And this in
New England! Last year we made no
Roadway in the east, but the western
wave is rising to break only on the At
In 1el
If there is anything more ridicu-
1ous than the grief of a workingman
over the defeat of his favorite demo-
cratic party it is the rejoicing and the
rooster which the other workingman
INDUCES in. They are two fools to-
gether who cut and caper to amuse the
united plutocrats Invented Cen.
fury.
The old party papers are parading
an alleged interview with Mrs. Lease
in which she is made to say the severest
of things against the populist admin
istration. But Associated press dis
patches from her home at Wichita state
that Mrs. Lease says the so-called in
terview has no foundation in fact -Ot-
tawa (Kan.) Journal
1T is a notable fact that the greater
part of the congressional strength for
free coinage in the old parties comes
from those states where the populists
are strongest. Make note of this. as
It leaves an open question whether
these men are acting through patriot
ism or fear of their own and party de-
feat.-Pioneer Exponent
Virginia and Massachusetts, led in
Dependence Thus the north and
south were allies in that great strug-
gle. Again the south and the north,
but this time the western part of the
north, leads the contest of the great
middle classes in the battle for free
dom. Exponent
The true progress of society con-
sists in the steady advancement toward
just distribution of wages, the giving
to every man that to which his indus
try entities him. We're this done there
would be no poverty and all would
have the opportunity for intellectual
improvement, with which would come
moral development and social happi-
ness.-National Watchman.
May be some of the solons of the
south can now realize that the folly of
the south tying its destinies to the coat
tails of the east is too expensive to be
enjoyable The interests of the west
and south are Identical The east is the
robber of both. The south and west
are beginning to realize this fact. They
ought to have known it and acted upon
it last year. They will get together in
1S96.-Alliance Herald.
Not a syllable in any of the daily
dispatches after the second day follow
ing election relative to the vote of
Tuesday. This is nothing new. The
populist vote must be suppressed. To
do so is to declare 1T the start that it
was not much, then pursue policy of
ignoring facts. And the people con-
tinue in some instances to buy and
subscribe for this same class of foreign
owned sheets.-Chicago Express.
The November elections have re-
suited overwhelmingly in favor of the
republican party. an indication that
the people hold the democrats respon-
sible in a large measure for the dull
times now prevailing. In Chicago the
issue turned on the election or defeat
of Judge Gary, the result showing that
the people are pretty evenly divided on
the question, there being difference
of but 10000 votes in total of over
150, 000.-Eight-Hour Herald.
When Mr. Carlisle arrived there
was an informal talk about the finan-
cial stu ton. President Cleveland
had expressed wish to learn the
views of the leading bankers of New
York as to the present financial situa-
ton and the outlook for the future
Through Mr.. Carlisle he hoped to get
the information and incorporate it in
his annual message to congress. Mr..
! Carlisle listened attentively to the
views expressed by the bankers, but,
of course, he said nothing as to the
future fiscal policy of the administra-
ton or what measures Mr.. Cleveland
would recommend.-New York World
The polly of the Associated press
to ignore the populists makes the pa
pers of Boston appear in a very ridicu-
lous light in many instances Thus, in
Lynn the populist candidate polled 500
votes and the nrOhi bition;St 20 nd;dof "a