The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-04

Things Essential to Political Con-
troll.
BRODHEAD, Wis, Sept. Is, '93.
Mr.. EDITOR:
In the language of the great Web
ster, suspicious omens cheer us.
The political armament never
looked so brilliant for a sweeping
triumph by the peoples party in the
very near future as it does this mo-
ment.
Why?
Because the republican party, that
boosted embodiment of all the
craftsmanship and all the political
virtues proved so recreant to a con-
tiding people, that this patient and
long-suffering people determined on
a change, feeling that they were
taking no chances whatever; that if
a change were effected, it must be
for the better. So with an emphasis
that almost startled the world, they
gave to the fossilized democratic par
ty absolute control of the three
branches of the government.
This was significant indeed. 1t
showed with clearness, the precis-
ion of mathematical demonstra-
tion, that any party can retain con-
troll of this country Indefinitely, if
true to it's master-the American
people; and it demonstrated another
truth with equal perspicuity, that no
party however grand and glorious
it's past achievements, can long sur
vive it's betrayal of the people.
Living in reading age, the Amer
lean people are becoming more and
more deeply impressed with the idea
that enlightenment and general
knowledge alone will assure perma-
nent life to our popular government.
Now in this connection I want to
say to the many readers of your
matchless paper, that more intelli-
gent, thinking class of men, than
the populists, as rule, cannot be
found. 1t is easy to follow in the
path traced by others; it requires
no thought, no sand; but to strike
boldly out from powerful party
to redress wrongs, even though
they be impalpable as air, demands
that the one evincing such termerity,
should be ready at all times to de-
fend such action; and 1 am proud
to know that the populists are not
only ready but terribly anxious to
do this. Hence we say to demo-re-
publicans, 'come on by night or
day and we will give you substantial
reasons for the faith we hold"
Throw bias and prejudice to the
dogs, my democratic or republican
friend, and let the reason with
which you are endowed have
a fair chance, and from that hour
you are populist.
You do know that populists are
enlisted to down all combinations
of capital seeking to enslave you and
your children. You know that the
populists are struggling to rescue
you from the extortiOn and greed
of banks and money-sharks whose
sole aim and purpose is to plumber
and rob. You know or ought to
know why plutes are to-day hurting
their double-leaded anathemas at
the peoples party.
When this party takes the relns
of government, as it surely will,
then Othello's occupation is gone.
Given now the sun of the new age
is up and day begun"
| "Begone oh! hate and wrong and war
BECOME;
Roll on this way, OH golden age, roll
on"
Let populists show by their speech
and writings that it is not self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT that prompts them
to break away from old party affili-
ations and preach the new gospel;
but let the public veal, the general
good, ever move them to do and
dare. Every honorable, right-mind-
ed, patriotic, citizen has his reward
in seeing the race to which he be-
longs elevated to it's proper rank in
the scale of human existence. If
by virtue of our united endeavor,
the great desideratum is reached,
and there should accrue to any indi-
vidual privileges that could not
otherwise obtain, all right; but let
us not demonstrate by our acts and
conversation that a gold mine is the
reward sought. Let us rise above
personal considerations and petty
things and labor till retention from
thralldom and present tendencies
is an assured fact.
| E. w. B. HARVEY
| GRAINBUYER.