The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-12

judgment might be inclined to assist
our cause"
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we desire to say to
the members of the peoples party OF
this state, that the prospects for the
success of the principles our party
were never so bright as they are to
day. The terrible collapse of the
business and commerce of the whole
country, and the great suffering
which is following and must follow
to the mass of the people, who labor
for living, are opening the eyes of
the voters to the fact that the finan-
cial principles of the old parties are
destructive of the country, and they
are coming over to the peoples party
by the hundreds of thousands. We
have only to stand firm by our prin-
ciples to speedily achieve state sand
national triumphs.
Resolved, That in the presidential
campaign OF last year we told the
people that the great issue was the
financial one; and that the outcry of
both the old parties, about the tariff,
was simply sham fight, agreed upon
by them, for temporary purposes, to
divert public attention from the real
questions at issue. The result has
proved the truth of our statements:
the tariff issue is now dead and
buried; the money issue is the sole
and only one before the people to-
day. We call the attention of the
voters to this to show how cunningly
they were humbugged, by the money
power, acting through the leaders of
two great agencies, the republican
and democratic parties.
THE FREE SILVER CONVENTION.
Resolved, That we urge that full
delegation go from Minnesota to the
Chicago convention. to be held
August 1st, 1893; to protect against
the repeal of the Sherman act and to
demand the full reconciliation of
silver. We believe that the said con-
ventiOn will be the most important
held in this country, in the last quar-
ter of century.
RESOLUTIONS OF CoNDoLENCE.
Our esteemed friend Hon. H. P.
Bjorge, Of Otter Tail county, treas
urer of the state alliance, was un-
avoidably absent, but he was remem-
bered in the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That we have heard
with profound regret of the great
and irreparable loss sustained by our
friend and fellow member of this
committee, Hon. H. P. Bjorge, in the
loss of his eldest son; and we assu1e
him that he and his family have the
sympathy of all who know them in
their great affection.
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of the state
farmers alliance, and the secretary is
directed to forward a copy of the
same to Mr.. Bjorge.
TESTIMONY FROM A LEADING DEMO-
Graf.
During the discussion of the at
tacks by E. w. Fish upon the presi-
dent of the state alliance, a state
ment was voluntarily made by Mr..
Thomas J Meighen, which, in justice
to both the alliance and Mr.. Donnel-
ly, should be made known. Mr..
Meighen said that not long since he
had had conversation with Hon.
Michael Doran, the great Mogul of
Democracy in this state, and mem
Der of the democratic national COM
mittee from Minnesota. Mr.. Doran
said to Mr.. Meighen:
II was called upon last fall, by GER
tain parties, who wanted to get some
information from me, that could be
used against Mr.. Donnelly in the
pending election. should have been
glad to have given it, if l had had it;
but was forced to say to them
gentlemen, served for years in the
legislature with Mr.. Donnelly; am
we'll posted; and while money was, on
several occasions, freely used to cor
rupt legislation, [ know Mr.. DOnnel-
ly never received penny. He is one
of the few public men in Minnesota
who are not for sale.'" (Applause.)
This testimony, coming from po-
litical opponent, who could probably
tell the name of every corrupt man
in the state, and how much each one
got, is the best answer to the attacks
which have been made recently in a
certain quarter, upon Mr.. Donnelly's
character as an honest man.
WEAVER AND PETER.
During the progress of the busi-
ness of the committees they were
honored ny the presence of two OF
the most distinguished men in the
United States:-General James B.
Weaver of Iowa, our candidate for
the presidency in the last campaign,
and Senator Pfeffer of Kansas, both
of whom were given a royal welcome,
and delivered eloquent and instruc-
tive speeches.
WEAvER's SPEECH.
General Weaver said:
Il do not wish to interfere at this
time with the work of the meeting,
but being called upon l avail myself
of the opportunity of stating to you
that from actual observation in var
iOus parts of the country I can testi-
! fy that there is a tremendous revO-
luton in public sentiment going on.
am just from Kansas, and although
our meeting were held right in the
working season the people turned
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