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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Cleveland and His Party's Platform.


The Chicago platform in favor of BIZ
metallism is as clear as the language can
make it. There is no chance to misun-
derstand it, and the presumption is that
the declaration was not omitted in the
copy of the platform that was transmit
ted to Mr.. Cleveland. That being true,
Mr.. Cleveland Endorsed the platform
when he accepted the nomination. He
had an opportunity to decline on the
ground that he was not bimetallist If
he had so desired. In accepting the
nomination he made the platform the
measure and gauge of his Democracy so
far as its declarations go. He accepted
its doctrine in good faith, as did all other
Democrats who supported the candidates
nominated on the issues touched on in
the platform. g ~@sf
It is nonsense to talk about Mr.. Cleve-
lands views and letters of three, four or
dozen years ago. When he accepted
the nomination, he pledged himself to
the platform, and Democratic bimetal-
lists supported him heartily because he
had heartily pledged himself to tie plat
form. Are the goldbug editors trying
to convince the people that Mr.. Gle q
lands Endorsement Of the Chicago plat
form amounts to nothing whatever?-
Atlanta Constitution.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
IRVING AND DONNELLY.
They May Meet in Joint Debate at
the Worlds Fair.

Chicago, June 18.-There is prob
ability that Henry Irving, the re-
nowned English actor and Shakes
perian scholar, and Ignatius Donnel-
~, the crytogramic champion of
Francis Bacon, may meet in joint
debate in Chicago next September.
The plan is being seriously cOnsid-
cred, and letter is now on it's way
across the ocean to Mr.. Irving stat
ing the proposition. It was mailed
last week. Mr.. DOnnelly was ap-
preached on the subject Yesterday
afternoon while attending the SEES
siOns of the antitrust convention.
and received the plan with favor.
The scheme is fathered by AL Hay
man, the well-known theatrical
manager, who is associated in all the
FrOhman enterprises, and under
whose management Mr.. Irving
comes to this country in September
next. The originator of the novel
proposition is Charles Astor Parker.
the former lessee of the Grand Opera
House in Minneapolis, and now as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Hayman in the
Columbian Theatre in this CITY.
Both he and Mr.. Hayman are conf
dent that their plan of debate will
succeed. The letter now on the way
across the Atlantic is from Mr.. Hay
mans own pen, and is worded in a
way that must certainly appeal to
the great English tragedian.
Mr.. Irving's tour in the United
States will begin in San Francisco
in September, and from there he
will come to Chicago, playing five
weeks in the Windy City. He will
then appear in the East. There
would be abundant opportunity for
a series of Shakesperian debates to
be arranged during his stay in this
city.
So far as Mr.. Donnelly is concerned
the joint debate is a go. He con-
sents willingly, and all that now re-
mains to insure it's contamination
is favorable answer from Mr.. IT.
wing. 1t will be remembered that
a joint debate of a nature similar
to the one now proposed was almost
arranged year ago between Don
nelly and Robert G.. Ingersoll. New
York Recorder.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Danger of q Serious Crisis.

The only argument worthy of serious
consideration that the gold clique has
advanced in favor of the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law is that the
result of it will be such tremendous
depreciation of silver that England, with
India on her hands, will be compelled to
come to the rescue Of the white metal.
and in this way an international under
standing may be forced. There is moth
ing in this argument but the fact that
further depreciation of silver will de-
monetize our own currency and destroy
the little prosperity we have left before
an international understanding can be
reached.
The result has already been foreseen
by England, and arrangements are 60
ing forward to demonetize silver in In
dia and remonetize gold. This would
mean the destruction of values in the
United States. India has silver circu-
lation of 5000, 900, 900, and she would re-
quire that amount Of gold to take its
place. The most of it would of neces-
sity be withdrawn from this country,
and in order to keep on hand even the
shadow of q reserve this government
would have to issue 800, 900 900 in bonds
and certainly supplement it with other
issues. With India backed by the pow
er and influence Of England, could the
United States compete with that coun-
try in the struggle for gold?
We present these facts for the consid-
GRAFTON of merchants and business men
so that the silver question may be
brought home to them. In the CONNER
cial reports they can read at their leisure
a forecast of the situation. The con-
traction is just beginning, and when it
is suddenly precipitated by the uncon-
ditional repeal Nf the Sherman law and
the consequent discarding of one-half of
our metallic money-the destruction of
one-half of our credit basis-the country
will be plunged into the most serious
crisis it has ever faced in period of
peace.-Atlanta Constitution.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Sensible and Appreciated.

In our opinion there is no better
way to invest a dollar than to sub
scribe for the Representative" the
new peoples party paper. 1t is edit
ed chiefly by Hon. Ignatius Donnelly.
We don't agree with all he says and
we dislike his bitter attacks against
his fellow men, but we are satisfied
that he believes he is telling the
truth all the time. We believe he
is telling the truth most of the time.
No paper in the west so fearlessly.
ably and logically opposes the en-
croachments of corporate power and
befriends the interests of the poor
and humble.-HutchinsOn Leader.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
The Party of the Future.

The Kansas City Times, in a recent
article upon the Peoples Party in Kan
sas, reports Governor Lewelling as say
ing: ""The Peoples Party is gaining
strength every day and is now better
equipped to go before the people than
ever before. Without entering into a
discussion Of the merits of the claims of
the opposing sides in the trouble of last
winter, I know that we succeeded in
preventing division in our ranks by
the fight we made. Had we submitted
to the Republicans in their organization
of the house, there would have been a
breaking up of our party which would
have been disastrous.
"The long protracted struggle blotted
out ali factional strife, and our organize
ton has been strengthened and soidi-
fed. The feelings of Populists have been
intensified, and they are now working
together as they never did before. do
not wish it to be understood that I am
Indifferent in regard to the Democratic
vote which proved of such benefit to us
last year, but am positive that the
Peoples Party will be strong enough to
win next year without Democratic aid.
"The Republican organization is prac-
tically dissolved, and the party is losing
ground daily both in the state and
nation. 4 political revolution is going
on, and the campaigns Of the future will
be fought out on new lines. The Repub-
ican party will not figure in more than
one more national campaign. A new
national party must spring up, and it
will grow about the nucleus which we
have formed here in Kansas and in other
western states"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

A. J. Gustin, writing from Kearney.
Neb., to the Chicago Herald says: Your
editorial in today's issue, "A Populist
Railroad Project" is gem in it's way.
Speaking of Governor dwellings
scheme You say, HE wants to reduce
freight and passenger tariff at the ex-
pense Of the taxpayers" Since railway
tariffs are kept up at the taxpayers ex-
pense, wherein lies the fallacy of reduc-
ing them at his expensea The present
system means taxes of $3.50, OOO, 600 net
(but the amount is nothing to the dis
examinations in collecting it) to benefit a
few, while that proposed would mean
taxes reduced that much or more. to the
relief of all.
1t is fact that not to exceed $4,000
per mile is the actual cost to build and
equip q first class railway east of the
Rockies and west of the Mississippi. IF
you doubt this, examine the papers in
the case of William Nash ct al. versus
N. A. Baker and others on file in the su-
preme court at Lincoln, Neb., wherein
the sworn statements of the builders of
the Kearney and Black Hills railroad
will prove the fact. That securities C0
in interest bearing bonds, by itself to it.
self (under cover of the U. P.), and divi-
dend paying stocks are issued in excess
of 81 900, 900 above it's cost simply shows
that forged values are uttered for the
public to take care of, in the same man.
ner and purpose as spurious coin is at
times issued to defraud the public on
which it is passed. This case cited, how
ever, is mild one, and to be a sample
OF railroad building with enterprise"
and securities" another million would
have to be issued on that 66 miles of road.
If road built and operated to pay
revenue on actual investment will bank
rupt the roads now built las it would)
and expose the fraud and discrimination
applied in rates upon which operating
charges are based, it would be as lamen-
table to us as it would be to destroy the
dies and engraving stones of some enter
prising counterfeiter. That road built
on which a system of tax on the con-
sumer was assessed alike - distance
eliminated, as in postal system and small
industrial enterprises enabled to live
without being bound to prescribed local
limits of trade-would be a 'sstep toward
the millennium" is death to combining
corporations.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
They'll Be Peeled.

Just before election the goldbugs sang
the sweet refrain, Repeal the McKin-
ley bill" Since then, however, they
have switched off on an entirely new
song. Now you hear them droning out
through their noses the monotonous
plant, Repeal the Sherman law"
They want something repealed, but do
not seem to know what it is. If they
will sit quietly in their high chairs until
the Populists get their water hot, they
will be peeled and repealed to their
hearts content.
People are beginning to tumble to the
old party frauds.-Denver Road.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
The Sherman Act will Not Be Repealed.

The Sherman Act Will Not Be Repealed.
A Washington dispatch says Senator
Stewart has written the following let
ter:
SIR-You ask me whether the Sherman act
will be repealed. reply, no. The representa-
tives of the people dare not do it. Every obi
cation of the government and nearly, II not
all, private obligations entered into previous to
1890, except those on the Pacific coast, are pay
able in silver.
The repeal of the Sherman act would deprive
the debtor Of the right to pay in the money of
the contract and convert all the Indebtedness
Of the United States into gold obligations and
not only impoverish and ruin the present gen.
Grafton, but would be heritage of misery for
generations to come.
No, the Sherman act will not be repealed. -
WILLIAM M. STEWART.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Morton's Solicitation For the Farmer.


Secretary of Agriculture Morton has
been interviewed for the purpose Of get
ting an opportunity to tell listening
world what he knows about farmers and
their needs. It took him much time and
required the use Of many words to say
his say, and when he had said it the
wonder was how he could weave such q
lengthy interview around such small
modicum of information. According to
the secretary, the trouble with the farm
ers is that they have produced too much.
AS he alphabetically puts it, ''produc-
ton has for considerable period out
stripped consumption" a state of affairs
for which the homestead laws have been
chargeable, or at any rate responsible.
since they have drought under cultiva-
ton vast domain of cheap and fertile
land" It was but natural that the prof
its of farming should have declined,
thinks the secretary, but what then ''if
the debts of the farmers have increased,
the value of the property which is secur-
ity for these debts has increased in still
greater proportion"
But, dear Mr.. Secretary, the farmers
do not pay their debts out of 1.-THE value
of the property which is security for
these debts" except they become unable
to pay them at all, and then it is done by
process known as mortgage foreclosure.
If they are to pay their debts and still re-
main in possession of their farms, they
must pay them out of the declining
profits. The secretary takes hopeful
view of the future for the farmers. The
holding down of a comfortable cabinet
position is conducive to hopefulness.
Declining profits caused by production
outstripping consumption have not the
same terror for farmer who is also a
cabinet minister as for farmer who is
solely dependent upon those profits. He
is solicitous lest the farmers allow them
selves to be misled into accepting Popu-
list heresies. Of the Knights of
Labor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Ten Cents a Year,

The monthly edition of the "old re-
liable" Sentinel of Chicago. One
whole year az numbers, is pages
each) for ten cents-when names Are
sent in clubs of not less than ten.
Single subscription so cents Der
year) The Sentinel has "been in
the fight" for fifteen years-and the
older it grows the ''uglier" it gets.
Get up club of at least ten at once.
Address S. F. Norton, 544 Ogden
Ave-, Chicago.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
The New York Herald's Washington

The New York Herald's Washington
correspondent reports President Cleve-
land as saying, Congress will be called
upon to deal with financial condition
which is the only menace to the coun-
try's welfare and prosperity" While the
financial situation is recognized by all
as sorely needing attention, can it be
possible that the president of the United
States knows 80 little of the needs Of his
own country as is indicated in the quoted
language?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
Secretary StrOmberg's Report.

FOREST LAKE, Mimi, June 26, '93.
Editor Representative:
Please find below list of payments
from local alliances since my last re-
port:
Sen. Orrin Mott, Verdi, alliance
No. $50. .......... ........... 81 go
f. E. Whitcomb, Mankato, alli-
ance No. 584. ................. 2.1O
Louis Champeau, Marine Mills,
alliance No. 500. ........... 800
Gust. Berg, New York Mills, al
lance No. 1347. ........... Ito
S. S. Eldred, Lonetree Lake, al
lance No. 1889. ............. 80
Otto Quitmeger, Parkers
Prairie, alliance No. 3d.. $50
The local secretaries will please
call the attention of their respec-
tive local alliances to article x Of
the constitution providing for pay
ments of dues. A. L. STRoMBERG,
Sec'y.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

Some of the Factors Which Are Helping
Along the Cause Of the People.
Old Peter Cartwright, the noted pio-
neer preacher, always said God and he
were ''a majority, and majority always
ruled in the end" Upon this PROPOSE
ton he predicated one of the grandest ex-
amples OF faith that ever upheld zeal
GUS worker for the cause of religion in
this country. With our friends, the en-
envy, and the oppressive and repressive
measures they are now bringing to bear
upon the people, nothing can prevent
some time somehow complete change
in methods and conditions. Good men
and true, honest women and sincere, are
wont many times to become discouraged
and disheartened over the prospect.
They are quite apt to dwell on the ig-
norance OF the people and their want of
interest in matters that concern them
most and wonder if any progress is be-
ing made in the educational propaganda.
If all such respondents could read the
letters that come to our desk or the ex-
changes that come to our table, their
doubts would be removed, and sense of
wonder would obtain. We have nearly
1900 papers sounding the notes of alarm
from every portion of the country. We
have speakers, writers, books and maya
zines teaching the principles of reform
with irresistible force and power.
The whole nation is aroused over the
contest brought about by the persistent
efforts of the organized dissatisfied of
the land. But this, great as it is, does
not constitute all the factors engaged in
this great battle for better conditions.
There are 100000 mortgages that are
continually and increasingly, day and
night, rain or shine, week days and Sun
days, giving out the most convincing
arguments possible to conceive of the
absolute necessity for a change in fnan-
cial method" There were upward of
$1,000 failures during the last 12months
have each preached a sermon in it's i'm
mediate locality that no reformer could
improve. There have been over 15O, 900
mortgage foreclosures throughout the
country that have been object lessons of
the imperfections of the monetary sys-
tenn that could not be mistaken.
4AOA . udN 2 OCCA LII ucI6, 6U1C1OCSs 1ctI.
cenies, forgeries and other crimes con-
nected with business affairs that smell
to heaven and cry out aloud for radical
reforms. Does any one suppose all these
are passed by unheeded? Is there any
reformer foolish enough to think that
these lessons are not studied? If there
are, let them disabuse their minds at
once. These mortgages, failures and
business crimes are educating two classes
of people that the most earnest reformer
cannot reach-the rushing, pushing bust
ness man and the slow, poking farmer
While the bank failures, forgeries and
tight money market reach the former,
the healthy, ever working mortgage finds
the latter. Let us thank God for our
enemies and their methods and do our
best to bring about the final day of equal
rights and equal privileges.-National
Waterman.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
MADELIA, June %, '93.

AAAOGAAA3 uuC u, %.
Editor Representative:
Enclosed find postal note for s.
to pay for three copies of the "Rep-
resentative" for one year to the fol-
lowing addresses:
The Representative" is just such
a paper as we ought to have and 1
sincerity hope that we may be able
to counterfeit the evil consequences
produced in our party by the Great
West and it's publisher.
l wish also to express my conf
dence in Mr.. Donnelly and to thank
him for his efforts in our behalf.
G.. AHLNESS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

The Populists of Kansas will adopt the
plan Of nominating at their state con-
vention their candidate for United States
senator. Next to electing senators by q
direct vote Of the people, this is the best
way to get genuine representative in
the senate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
SPENCER BROOK, June 81.

SPENCER BROOK, June 81.
Editor Representative:
Enclosed find $3.50 for the "Repre-
sentative" for six months each to
the following addresses.
Since writing the above / have re-
ceived another subscriber, Mr.. A. G.
Smith, Spencer Brook, for three
months. Enclosed therefore please
find $1.75. Respectfully,
J. f. ZATTERSTROM.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
PILLAGER, June Is, '93.

PLACER, June Is, '93.
Editor Representative:
l have heretofore sent you a few
subscribers, and take pleasure in
sending you another dollar for which
you will please send the Represent
TATIvE to Ford Green, Motley, MINI.
[ would like to do more for the
cause and help the REPRESENTATIVE
but the poverty of some and the f.
nancial condition of the country are
great obstacles to successful work,
and forebode the downfall of free
dom. r. REARICK.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
WARREN, June 6, '93.

WARREN, June 6, '93.
Editor Representative
AS requested in your valuable pa
per send you list of members be-
longing to Viking alliance who are
able to read the English language
All the members of our alliance are
Scandinavians and some cannot read
English at all.
I wish to recommend some other
farmers around here who are not
alliance members, but who are in
telligent men.
If the farmers around here were
in a little better circumstances
would soon get you large list of
subscribers here; but they all lost
their crops by hail last year and it is
therefore hard times with us but I
can assure you the alliances are not
sleeping. I send you herewith one
dollar for my subscription; count it
from No. l as [ have got all the
numbers.
We are all with you and are glad
that Mr.. Donnelly has cut loose from
DR.. Fish. We now hope the best.
Yours for reform, OLOF LARSON,
Sec'y Viking All.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

MARSHALL, June 81, '93.
Editor Representative:
Enclosed find 81 for the "Repre-
sentative. Have received the first
five numbers, so begin with No. 6.
Don't want to lose a copy. Yours
fraternally, B. II. WHEELER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

LAKE CRYSTAL, June %, '93.
Editor Representative:
We have received a few copies of
the Representative" and we feel
lost without it. I inclose you So for
three subscriptions to the paper for
one year each. Yours truly,
CHAS WILSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28
STAPLES, May 3, '93.

STAPLES, May 3, '93.
Editor Representative
l herewith acknowledge the re-
ceipt of several copies of the Repre-
sentatave. find the paper to be, in
my judgment, an excellent paper in
every respect. I think it just the
thing. In the first place, the owner
ship of the paper is in the hands that
it should be. (The Organization).
No Doc. Fish nor McCune in it.
The one-man power wholly out of
the question. Experience has fully
demonstrated the fact that the
farmers interests are as rule, quite
as safe intrusted in their own hands
as in the hands of the farmers
friends. Fish and McCune have both
used their type and brain for the
money there was in it, and have
both exposed great wrongs imposed
upon the producing classes, for all of
which I desire to give them due
credit. AS independent publishers l
hope to see them succeed. But the
official journal must, to insure sue
cess, be wholly in the control of the
organization, in my humble opinion.
A. c.. POORE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-28

Mrs. Lease is an advocate of single
tax.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16

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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16

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