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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
A CONVERT.
A Prominent Leader Makes a Very I'm
pOrtant Admission.

A Prominent Leader Makes Very I'm.
pOrtant Admission.
Henry Clews, the gold-bug mouth
piece of the Wall street plutocracy, has
turned somersault into the ranks of
the bimetallists. He gives the Sher-
man silver law credit for having sus-
tanned the credit of the country through
the recent trying ordeal Of enormous
gold shipments. He sums up the case
thus: ''The Sherman silver law, as a
matter Of fact, has done excellent SER
vice and without which an immense
number of banking institutions in this
country, railroad companies, as well as
merchants, would have long before this
come to grief, causing general financial
and widespread disaster; in other
words, the credit is due to the Sher-
man silver law for not only carrying
this country through, but of really
carrying England, France and Austria
at the same time; for through the new
money created by the sanction of the
1890 silver law, it has made it possible
for this country to sustain itself and at
the same time to send gold to foreign
countries and carry them through also.
Credit, therefore, is due to the Sherman
silver law for having carried the world
through great financial vicissitudes
during the period dating from the Bar
ing failure up to date. "-Tacoma Sun.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Disgusting Deceptions.

Every democratic paper that makes
any claim to be in favor of free silver
is footing it's horn loudly for John G.
Carlisle, and patting him on the back in
an imaginary fight against what they
call the Wall street gang. Every one
of them know they are trying to bolster
fraud on the people by this kind of
stuff. They know that every official
action of his is hand in glove with these
same gold pirates; they know that he
has the law on his side, that he has the
silver to pay out for each certificate
they present to him, and that he could
pay it out for every one of them presented
and stop the whole thing in five min
utes' time if he would only do it.
They know he is pursuing the same
policy that has been pursued for years,
and they know that has been in the in
terest of the gold ring. In the face of
all this they persist in holding him up
as a man who is trying to stand up for
the people. They know when they do
this it is only for deception and fraud.
They know they are trying to deceive
the people by trying to make them be-
lieve what there is not the least foun-
dalton of truth for. 1t is indeed
strange that intelligent, well-informed
men will try to practice such deception.
Lamar (Mo.) Industrial Union.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
THE THREE PARTIES.

The Peoples Party Scars Above the Re-
publican and Democratic Parties.
The democratic party dawdles over
the past, but it's history is dead and it's
prophecies are unfulflled. Old and
enervated, the utmost limit of it's cour-
age is to propose compromise, and it
says to the peoples spoilers, how much
is the least you will take and be salts
fed? At present it is a lean SOW in a
fat pasture.
The republican party has outlived
the age of it's heroism; had once
mission, attended to it and now mis-
takes the husks thereof for another.
An unconscious hypocrite, it fails to
distinguish between a shrewd bargain
and principle. just now it grieves
for the flesh pots it has lost, but does
not repent over the opportunities it has
wasted.
The peoples party is young, strong
and full of high resolve.
Jealous, because just; hopeful, be-
cause humane; national and catholic,
it challenges ancient fraud and has no
compromise to make with sin. It's his
tory instructs, prophecy inspires, but
difficulties do not appall. Setting it's
face toward the future it halls the COM
ing of a brighter day. 1t is war horse
caparisoned for battle.
"Ah," say the first two, 1--WE never
desired what you seek, therefore are
you wrong" 1t replies: s'Vanity and
wisdom were long since divorced"
Again they say: "Your theories are un-
constitutional. eff so," says it, ''con-
situations may be amended. Keep
diapers for yourselves, for we perceive
that you are in need thereof, but as for
us, we are men and will have the garb
of manhood" Again they say: ''The
evils you combat have become vested
rights" It answers: 'sYou are forever
doomed to wear an ass head because
of an ass brain within; as for us, it is
plain that God made men and you en-
acted the laws. It is not in reason that
the legislature of asses should destroy
the people of Cod" Driven to the wall,
they pronounce the other crank and
it returns: "An ass cycling an eagle in
its fight from the trial mill of tradi-
ton, shouted to the eagle with an ex-
ceeding great voice: You are too high
up and venturesome. '"-Texas Ad-
vance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
THE FORKS Of THE ROAD.
The Issue Is Between Wild Cat Banks and
Sound and Honest Finances.

The Issue Is Between Wild Cat Banks and
Sound and Honest Finances.
We are near the forks of the road on
the money question If the national
banks cannot be kept up by the issue
of more bonds as basis for their circu-
lation, then it is evident the next
scheme that would best please Wall
street and majority of the bankers
would be non-legal tender wildcat
currency under state authority While
committed themselves in definite terms
to any monetary plan, enough has
leaked out to show that the old ante
bellum wildcat plan is looked upon
with favor.
1t has been given out that Secretary
Carlisle favors private banks of issue
under state authority, with some sort
of Endorsement by the general govern
ment. All such paper issues would not
be money, but non-legal tender wild
cat shinplasters, as the states are
prohibited by the federal consti-
tuition from making anything but gold
and silver legal tender in payment of
debts. We don't believe the people
want anything more to do with any
form of non-legal tender paper shin
plasters, and the more this question is
agitated, and as we approach the time
when the future monetary plan of the
government must be decided upon, we
believe that it will be decided that the
general government alone has the con-
stitutional power and should alone is
sue the money Of the nation, and this
in sufficient volume to do the business
of the country on a cash basis. Oppo-
sition to all plans of private issues of
paper bills to pass as currency is be-
coming more and more pronounced, and
no party that indorses any form of
wildcat, red-dog, banking system can
or will receive the Endorsement of the
people. -Shelbyville Qll.) Peoples Pa
per.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
A PARALLEL CASE.

Coal IL Coal. II Hard Or Soft Coin IL Coin,
He It Gold or Silver.
Il have issued my due bills to the COM
munity agreeing to redeem them in
coal have large supply of soft coal
and limited supply of hard coal Re-
member that these bills are redeemable
in coal; not soft coal nor hard coal, but
simply in coal I place my affairs in
the hands Of my agent and give atten-
ton to other matters but shortly find
that my agent is paying all the due
bills in hard coal and is almost frantic
for fear the supply will run out and is
on the point of mortgaging my pile of
soft coal and other effects in order to
buy more hard coal, thereby heaping
upon me debt and heavy burden of
interest, in addition to the necessity for
providing more storage room for my
fast accommodating supply of soft coal.
What shall I do with my agent?
"You're an old fool" say you, s'why
don't you kick him out and employ
some one with sense enough to manage
things in your own interest instead of
that of creditors who are manipulating
your agent in their interest instead of
yours?" l accept the criticism and sim
ply ask you to put silver and gold in
the place Of the two kinds of coal, re-
membering at the same time that you
are the government and that your
agents are playing you for just this
kind of a fool in the payment Of gov
eminent obligations.
The above illustration is not original
with us, but was suggested by one of
the foremost republicans of Des Moines
and Iowa. It is so excellent and to the
point that we are glad to give it. Com
ing as it does from republican it
shows that they, too, are thinking
Iowa Farmers Tribune.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
ROBBERS AND ROBBERS.

When Thieves Fall Out Honest Men Get
Their Dues-An Example.
The national cordage trust was Or
gained few years ago for the purpose
of controlling the manufacture and sale
of binding Irvine and other articles
made from sisal. The purpose was to
keep out all opposition and to compel
users to pay monopoly prices. Farmers
who use binding Irvine were confronted
at first with the alternative of paying
trust prices or doing without. The
trust went so far as to obtain monop-
oily of the right to use the machinery
necessary in making this twine To
make its position for the present season
doubly sure the trust undertook to buy
all of the raw material obtainable. So
large had been the profits, and so great
was the confidence in the money-mak-
ing power of the trust, that at the be-
ginning of the present year it's ''pre-
ferred" stock was worth $50 per share,
the face value of which was 500.
Whether the affairs of the company
were incompetently or dishonesty man
aged may never be known by outsiders,
but it is certain that there was a large
recent issue of both preferred and COM
mon stock. How much was sold at
fancy prices is not known to the pub
lie. But in Wall street recently
the clears bounced upon this stock,
and by the same methods used to de-
press the price of wheat, ran the price
of preferred" down to $45 per share,
while the common went down to
$3.50, and receiver was appointed
for the company. The price of 'pre-
ferred'' rallied to $50 per share, but at
that price the loss to holders who. per-
haps recently, purchased at $3.50 per
share, amounts to shrinlage of 50 of
every s. invested The probability is
that these stockholders are being
robbed. The cordage trust existed
with the purpose of robbing the farm
ers; robbery finally prevailed among
the robbers, for by watering the stock
somebody doubtless attempted to rob;
and now come the 'sbears," who may
indeed be, and probably are, to some
extent, at least, some of the inside ring
robbers of robbers, and make an open
and public raid upon what has been a
dividend paying property and rob it of
two-thirds of it's market value. It is
not probable that farmers, whom these
particular robbers first organized to
rob, will shed many tears of sympathy
for those of the robbers who have late
~ been robbed. Possibly the old saw,
''When thieves fall out honest men get
their Dues" may be applicable to this
case.-Kansas Farmer.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
HONEST BIMETALLIsM.
| How the Bank OF France Net Demand
| for Gold.

How tho Bank Of France Met . Demand
for Gold.
It will be remembered that Senator
Jones, Of Nevada, was one Of the United
States commissioners to the interna-
tional monetary conference which as
sembled in Brussels some months ago.
While in Europe syndicate, of which
Senator Jones is q member, had occa-
sion to use 81, O0O, 900 in cash, which was
to be drawn in Paris from the bank of
France. The syndicate's financla- rep
resentative was instructed to ask tor
the entire amount in gold, but the re-
ply of the bank officials was: s'No, sir;
we will pay half of it in gold and half Of
it in silver" In other words, the officials
of the bank of France refused to dis
criminate against silver and in favor of
gold; and yet no financial crisis or even
the threat of one followed this perfect
ly natural conduct in a country where
both gold and silver are lawful money.
Yet there is more silver in circulation
in France, both relatively and abso-
lutely, than in the United States, and
the ratio is 1871 to 1, while the ratio in
the United States is 16 to 1. In which
connection the question naturally
arises, if the paying out of silver as
money in the ratio of 1871 to caused
no financial disturbance in France, why
should the paying out of silver at the
higher ratio of Is to cause financial
disturbance in the United States?
That it would cause disturbance in
the latter case is admitted, and the rea-
son is plain. There is, and has been
since 1878, an organized conspiracy to
force the United States to demonetize
silver, to drive it out of the currency,
and to establish gold as the sole stand
ard of value. The conspiracy has been
far reaching in it's ramiications and in
its effects, though those who were in it
consciously may have been and proba-
bly, are comparatively few in numbers.
We do not mean to say that all
who are fostering the policy that is
intended to make gold the basis
of the currency are knowingly con-
spirators. Some of them are honest be-
levers in recommendation; some of them
have been frightened into acquiescence
by lurid pictures of the consequences
OF so-called released currency" and
many of them look only at the fact that
their selfish interests are promoted by
dear money and would be injured if the
currency were flexible and adequate
With the large majority it is sufficient
that self-interest lies in the direction of
discrediting silver, but the conspirators
who started and have fostered the anti
they could rely upon all these cooper
ating motives and inducements
All that the honest bimetallists of
the country are asking is that the
United States treasury do what the
bank of France does-pay out gold and
silver equally, without discriminating
for or against either. They believe
that this would establish and maintain
''parity'' between the two metals.-St.
Louis Republic.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
DemOnetfZe 1t.

When Europe gets all our gold, the
best thing to be done will be to demon
etize it, just as France did some years
ago. Let it go along with silver.
What condition would that place En-
gland in? Their gold would not pay
for our wheat, corn, beef or cotton.
Greenbacks, the money despised by old
plutocracy, would command premium
at once for the purchase of our prod
ucts and the old world would have to
buy them with a deprecated gold dol
lar in order to get the farm products
they must have. Let us try giving the
British lions tail twist the other way.
-Oberlin (Kan.) Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

Why cannot President Cleveland
grasp the idea that he is president of
the United States and not attorney for
Wall street, when he deals with oues-
tions of finance? What part of tho
people outside of the Wall street influ-
ence tolerates, much less indorses, his
gold-bug ideas? Certainly not ten per
cent. of the people. Yet he is manag-
ing the finances of the country in the
interest of this ten per cent to the det-
riment of the ninety per cent.-Alliance
Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

One million and a-half men work
in the coal mines of the world. OF
these England has 5s5, 900; United
States, SOC, 900; Germany, 2s5, 200; Bel
GUM, 100000; Russia, $4,000. The
worlds miners Of metals number 4, 0O0,-
600.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

Talk about honest dollars and class
ing gold as the only honest money is
ridiculous. Ono dollar is as good as
another, so long as it passes. Money
only expresses q measure or equivalent
of value. The law gives the expression
force, and has it accepted. -Montgom-
erv ALA Alliance Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

If there is anything that will tire
the immortal soul out of man, it is to
hear the democratic papers abuse John
Sherman for demonetizing silver, when
the democratic house in tho last con-
gress with Las majority Endorsed il, and
It it had not been for the peoples party
men would have made it worse than
Sherman did.-Lamar (Mo.) Industrial
Union.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

ANY man or government that de
mands better or more valuable money
than he gave is dishonest.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

Wall street shows it's patriotism By
demanding and trying to compel an q,
sue of government bonds.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31

The Episcopal Address, signed by all
the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, presented to the general con-
ference of that body in the city of Oma-
ha in May of last year, declares: 1.-THE
rapid accumulation of enormous wealth
in the hands of few successful specu-
lators: the tendency to concentrate in
limited class of not always the most
worthy, the grinding and soulless AFRO
gance of monopolies, working impover-
ishment to the masses and extreme in
equalities among the people without
respect of merit and are not only pro-
ducing dangerous and wide spread dis
content, but are exciting hatred and
arousing tendencies which will be more
and more difficult to repress, and which
if not arrested will breed riot and rev.
olution. There is danger to the social
and civil fabric"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
Legal Tender.

Seven out of every ten men in the
country honestly believe that an issue
of full legal tender money issued by
the government and paid out for ex-
penses instead of collecting revenue
until we have reasonable amount to
do business with, would be for the in
terest and welfare of the whole coun-
try. But few wealthy men who call
themselves financiers say this will not
do, because it would interfere with
their interests, and our rulers stand by
the few and let the many suffer.-La-
mar (Mo.) Industrial Union.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

The Stock Growers Journal takes
great pleasure in chronicling kind
and charitable act on the part of a
great corporation. The old saying
that corporations are bodies without
souls seems to be away off in this
instance. Mrs. George Blanck, OF
Miles City, has recently received the
sum of $4,000 from the Burlington
Road. 1t will be remembered that
her husband was killed last fall when
going east in charge of cattle for the
Phillips Company. President Scott,
of the Stockgrowers Association and
H. R. Phillips investigated the cir
cumstances attending the death of
Mr.. Blanck and found the railroad
company was net liable as there was
contributory negligence on the part
of the deceased. However, in con-
sideration of Mrs. Blanck's straight
ened circumstances, the Burlington,
while recognizing no liability, gave
her through charitable motives, SOLE
ly, the above mentioned sum. Such
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

The season for prairie fires has
arrived and we want to sound a note
of warning to farmers against these
annual visitors. The prairie grass
is very dry and if fire started there
is no telling where twill run 10 or
how much damage it will do. Farm
ers should make it special duty to
plow fire breaks, especially around
their wheat fields. Last year the
COURIER had to report losses from
fire, where the fire had run into the
stubble and burned up the wheat
standing in the shock. This year
our farmers want to take time by the
forelock and be prepared. A word
to the wise is sufficient.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11
MARDEII..

Prof. M. o. and X. j. Monson went
south Sunday on professional business.
We'll soon hear the merry hum of the
binder as the farmer reapeth the gold
en- grain.
Many have expressed their opinion
as to the yield and quality of the grain
this year. The general opinions are
that the yield will oe less than last year
but the quality and price better.
A fine game of ball was played at
Monson's last Sunday by the Mardell
boys and the Cooperstown boys. The
boys all played well. Several home
runs were made and two and three
baggers too numerous 10 mention
Two weeks ago the Cooperstownites
came and went with victory, but now
they had to go home with defeat
Score, 1917 in favor of Mardell.
Ye scribe has so fur used only
Gerry" but now he thinks he ought te
be known by his due title rs
JERRY SCHNEIDLEBECKER.
P.S. If this should catch the eye o.
any of "John Bulls" subjects, please
take no offense. $50 Long"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

There is rumor going around the
state to the effect that if Hon. NJ.
N. Johnson can be induced to run
for governor next year that that will
leave a clear track tor a Fargo man
for congress, and it is whispered that
Burleigh F. Spalding is the man
that has congressional bee buzzing
in his bonnet. Let's see, Spalding,
who's Spalding? Oh yes we
remember now. He was the
chairman OF the state republican
committee, and in the late republi-
can convention was the chief mogul
who was instrumental in seating the
Burke delegations. By all means he
should be nominated for congress.
Griggs county would be delighted to
support the-other fellow.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

"Four months ago they had left
congress and returned to their homes
with the country in a prosperous
condition. All the mills were rum
ming, the spindles playing, furnaces
roaring, labor employed everywhere
and the people happy.
Now, he continued, we are called
back to find an extraordinary busi-
ness depression, distrust in all circles
and general demoralizatien of the
finances of the country, condition
of course, he said, precipitated by
democratic failure to legislate. In
this emergency the democrats call
upon republicans to lay aside all
partisanship, forget everything that
has been done in the past and join
with the democrats to get them out
Of their great trouble. ."-Ex-S Speaker
Reed III Republican caucus.
Of course the above is republican
talk, at the same time there is more
truth than 6ctioa in it after all.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

Last year 10000 pounds Of wool
were marketed in Valley City. Had
the same amount been sold this year,
Immediately after the clip, the wool
raisers would have lost about S. 900,
but many are still holding their wool
and the constant fall in price has
increased the loss. Has the threat
ened removal of the tariff by the
democratic party anything to do
with the drop in price? Importers
are not buying high priced domestic
wool when, by waiting until the tariff
is removed, they can import it
much cheaper. That looks like a
business proposition. don't it. Think
it over, Mr.. Farmer.-Valley City
Times-Record.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11
That Tired Feclin y

You will not have if you travel via the
Burlington Route. Ii is good adylce to
"brace up" but not on "tanglefoot,"
"forty.rod" ''bitters" of innumerable
names and composed of the Lord
knows what, and it is not much better
to fill youc system with nauscating
drugs even on Il physicians prescrip-
ton. A more agreeable tonice is re.
taxation from the cares of business. If
it is winter you can journey to Florida,
the Gulf Coast or southern California.
In summer the lovely lakes of Minneso
ts, or the grand mountain scenery and
salubrious air of Colorado or Montana
will give health and happiness. 10
reach any of these take the Burlington
Route-buy your tickets over the
Chicago, Burlington'& e. Northern r. r.
For rates, tickets and any other in
formation, call on our agents or nd
dress J. G. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. G. b. s.
N. r. r., St. Paul, Minn.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-08-11

About a dozen blind piggers were
arrested at jamestown last week and
bound over until the September term
of court. In the absence Of Judge
Rose from the state, Judge Winchcs-
ter came down from Bismarck and
held a session of court from 5 to 8
o'clock in the morning. The blind
piggers seem to be having hard
time and Jamestown has been struck
by prohibition lightning. It is hard
to tell where lightning will strike.