The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-01
Political and Industrial.

The Democrats claim that Mr.
Cleveland has been true to his trust
Hickory IN. c. Mercury.
J. A. Wayland has secured 1,OOC
acres of land in Tennessee for a CO.
operative colony, which will be named
Ruskin.
John Burns, M. p, socialist, has
consented to become president of the
progressive school board election
council.
Rev. w. H. Boles, one of the most
eloquent preachers in the West, is 60
ing to spread the gospel of Populism
in Oklahoma. q ~
The London county council. one of
the most radical governing bodies in
the world, is preparing to inaugurate
the single tax. al
A daily labor paper G is to be estab-
lished at Sydney, N. S. w. The gener-
al election occurs in July, and the la
Dor party is confident.
Eight hours a day, no more bonds,
and state control of liquor, are prom
inent planks in New Hampshire Popu-
list platform. D sit
The school-teaehers union, Leeds,
Eng, accepts the labor party's plat
form, and will unite with, the party;
they have money In the treasury.
Indiana will treble her Populist
vote this fall, and if the present condi-
tion does not change, the Populist
party will carry the State.-Fortville
Qnd.) Sun.
Russia has 100000 pauperS ready
made, and the United States has a
Congress which gives assurance that
will beat that two to one.-Gaines-
vile (Tex.) Signal.
If it is right for the government to
issue money to pay men to fight, to
kill each other and destroy property,
why is it not right to issue money and
pay men to work and create Wealth.
Butler (Mo.) Union.
Elections will occur as follows;
Alabama, Aug. 6: Arkansas, Sept. 3;
Vermont, Sept. 4: Maine, Sept. 10;
Georgia, Oct. 3; Florida, Oct. 5. All
other states that vote this year hold
their elections Nov. 6.
The Portland Oregonian, the lead
ing Republican paper on the Pacific
coast, denounces Jesus Christ as a
socialist, an exchange says, the inter
ference being that the editor is a
great man.
Frank Wilkeson. one of the most
popular newspaper correspondents in
the United States, who used to write
for the New York Sun and Times, has
written a stirring letter and joined
the Populsts.
Three Republican papers in Kansas
have gone over to Populism, and the
Pomeroy (Wash.) dependent, one of
the oldest and most prominent Demo-
cratic papers in the West, has done
likewise.
According to an estimate based on
the census of 1890 the total cost of
government, federal, state and local,
in the United States in 1890, was ST.
O40,OOO,473. This is an average of
about $50 to the family. We are
bossed too much.-N. Y. World,
After all, there is difference be-
tween black and white slavery. The
black slaves sometimes went on a
tramp" in search of freedom, but we
never heard Of one tramping in search
of employment, and begging cold
yituals to keep from starving Mt.
Vernon Qnd) Progressive Farmer.
For twenty-eight years the Republi-
can party has adopted every method
that deception could, devise to con-
tract our volume of money Now, in
it's state platform, it has the superla-
tive cheek to adopt the Populist plank
demanding more money. Oh, where
is the camphor?- (Pa)
S1edpe Hammer
my son, heed not the Democrat
who shall say unto thee. I am for free
silver nor the Republican who shall
repeat, I am alsosi Verify, l say unto
you that grapes do not grow on the
cactus plant, neither5do figs grow on
skunkweed. '-Exchange.