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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
NOTICE.

SAUK CENTRE, Mimi. Dec. 10. '94.
To Alliance Secretaries of the State
of Minnesota:
GENTLEMEN:-As it has proved that
the Alliance in the past has been pro-
ductive of much good, there is no
doubt that it can be more so in the
future. 1t has been a great factor in
politics.; it has not only been the
strength and backbone of great re-
form party, which, inside of four
years, has sprung into existence and
become the second political party in
the state, but it has forced the old
parties to bring out it's best men for
official positions through it's education
of the mass of the people of the state
the farmers.
At no time in the history of the AL
lance was there more need of the peO-
pie to organize than just now. All
branches of the state government are
now, and those of the nation will
probably, in the near future, be in the
hands of one political party with the
wheels Of industry standing still. No
money, no work, and producers at the
point of starvation, and shylocks of the
money market calling for more bonds.
more interest. more guns and less
money. 1t is not apparent that we
must stand together or be reduced to
serfs?
The State Alliance at it's next an
nual meeting will pass resolutions
touching upon legislation relating to
taxation of railroad lands, grain laws,
state capital, state prison Irvine plant,
school and pine frauds, the Russian
thistle, etc. Although the legislature
is in the hands of party which has
promised everything, all our resolu-
tions will be but dead letter il not
backed up by the local alliances with
petitions and remonStrances, and we
should nave committee to look after
our Interests in the legislature; but
the State Alliance is in debt and no
money in the treasury, while if all
dues wore paid up we could easily paw
the expenses Of such committee. and
Go many other things which now must
be let undUne.
The Executive Committee requests
that you call meeting OF your alli-
ance at once. If your alliance is in ar
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
NOTES FROM EXCHANGES

Detroit Record: Ex-senator Probst.
field has served notice Of contest on
Senator-elect John H. Smith.
Buffalo Gazette: Sage Donnelly gives
out considerable SAVIOR on being called
dead, by Lake Benton paper. He's
an awful strong corpse.
were not so long used to disappoint-
ment, lots Of them would throw IN
their faith and join the spOils party. or
lie down with the Populists.
Anoka Union: 1t cost Joel P. Heat
wole exactly 1853, 100 to be elected to
congress from the Third district. which
IS blankety-blank shame. Here is a
forclDle example that poor man can
not run for office in this state.
Albert Lea Standard: Something
was said year or SO ago about re-
port of the Minnesota worlds fair COM
missioners and there was talk that it
was to he published. Probably this is
mistake or possibly the commission
ers have forgotten it.
Rock County News: Eugene Debs
has been sentenced to serve Six months
in jail at Chicago for contempt of
court. The other defandents were
given three months each. This de-
cision will lend new yigor to and make
many converts for the Populist party.
Ihat'S the main result that will en-
sue, in the present temper of the pro-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS workers.
Fergus Falls Journal: Judge Ives,
OF CrookStOn, has taken the bull by
the horns and is going to have the
laws respected in Polk county if such
a thing is possible. For years East
Grand Forks, which is in Polk county,
has been stencil in the nostrils of the
state. 1t is a sink hole for Grand
Forks. When anything is so bad that
it cannot be tolerated in Grand Forks
it moves into Minnesota and has been
allowed to go unmolested. We hone
that Judge Ives will have the courage
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

to follow this thing to the end. AL
law abiding people-and they are the
great majority-will back him.
Albert Lea Standard: Eugene v.
Debbs, president of the American
Railway Union, and seven directors
were last week held to be guilty of
contempt Of court in disregarding the
big strike Injunction and the first was
sentenced to six months in Jail and
the latter each to three. The result
was expected. It is for the like of this
that the judges of the United States
are appointed.
The Co-Operator: Our sympathies
are with the Peoples party because it
Is the only party which advocates dras-
tic measures of reform, and those
wOrkingmen who voted the Republi-
can and Democratic ticket were either
misled or else the POpulist platform
was so complicated and intricate that
IT baf1led their comprehension. The
Peoples party platform must be short
ened. All POpulists seem to concur in
this opinion.
Duluth Commonwealth: Baron
AerkeS is building q house in New
York to cost million dollars. 1t is a
fragment OF what the generous people
or Chicago have given him before the
value or municipal franchises was un-
derStOod. Two other houses of about
equal cost are going up in the swell
district of the city for people you
never heard Of They are both the
product of the unearned increment in
land. Few people accumulate that
much out of their wages and as few by
speculation.
Wadena Pioneer: ''Louis Steinbach
IS authority for this. He says that
some of the Long Prairie candidates
sent keg OF beer up to Hewitt Demo-
Gratis the day before election. Shortly
after it arrived it disappeared mys-
teriously, so the Democrats had to ac-
quire nerve enough to vote the straight
ticket from another source. The next
morning the empty key was found on
conspicuous corner of the town, with
this legend painted on it: Sent to the
Democrats, stolen by the PopuliStS
and drank by the Republicans
Sioux Falls Forum: If any change
is to be made in the divorce law in or
der to facilitate divorces, instead Of
reducing the necessary residence to 80
days why not make it 30? II South
>e~iNOcte 40 gums w CuIUltuU UtlC
yOrce industry, then let her offer adj
vantages that are substantial. Why
might not the Louisiana lottery also
be added as money making industry,
to the divorce business?
Montevideo Review: When Ignatius
DOnnelly announced his resignation
from public life some of the daily pa
pers were very forward about casting
slurs as they always are. But since
resolutions and letters have been
spread all over the state by friends of
Mr.. Donnelly these daily papers keep
mum about that part of the affair.
The Lincoln Club of Minneapolis,
among other things, says that "Mr.
Donnelly's influence has been more
salutary for good than that Of any of
the public men now in office in this
state And the Lincoln Club voices
general sentiment.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
WASHBURN.

Anoka Union (Rep.): Washburn is
not so strong but what his defeat may
be comprised.
Duluth Commonwealth: The St.
Paul Dispatch is against Washburn
But it fails to mention any better man
in his place. No use, gentlemen, spe-
clal interests have a mortgage on the
seat and Minneapolis is going to be
the special interests.
Duluth Commonwealth: Duluth
would no doubt rather have Knute
Nelson than Washburn. He does not
indeed stand as high here nowas when
he voted for the Mills bill, but his in
dependence then is still remembered
by community that loves independ
ence.
St. Peter Herald: Even the St. Paul
Dispatch conceeds that Washburn is
by no meany certain of reelection.
On the contrary he is in great danger
Of defeat. The disposition to choose a
man from the country is growing and
there is feeling that Washburn's
chances are growing beautifully less,
A few weeks of this and Washburn
will be out Of the race entirely.
Springfield Advance: If the country
papers are to have any voice in the
matter, Washburn will not succeed
himself as United States senator. A
man more closely in touch with the
people and from outside the Twin
cities is called for. John Lind is the
choice of large number, and he would
make senator for the common peo-
pie to be proud Of. We hope to see
him elected.
Mazeppa Tribune (Rep.: One of the
ablest young men in the state is Sena-
tor-elect D. +. Morgan, of Minneapo-
lis. He is one Of the people, and every
body who would like to see a warm
hearted genial man of ability sent to
the senate to succeed the Minneapolis
iceberg would be delighted to see Dan
Morgan elected. Morgan was the
Washburn candidate for speaker six
years ago and was defeated by Col. G.,
H. Graves, of Duluth. Wabasha coun-
tvs representatives in the state legis-
lature have nothing to look to by fay-
Oring Washburn-unless they desire to
uphold monopoly power and railroad
candidacy.
Duluth commonwealth: The Wis
cOnsin legislature is to chose a senator.
The choice lies between member of
the pine land ring and servant of
the pine land ring and the railroads,
to succeed the sitting representative
of the pine land ring as colleagues of
the lord of all the pine land grabbers.
The Democrats after much toll elect
Villas to the senate; the Republicans
with equal labor redeem the state and
choose between Sawyer and Spooner,
The pillage of the public estate goes
on equally under either Administered
tion. And the people keep on hand
ing over their sovereignty to special
interests
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Voorhees, On Silver.

Senator Voorhees,, in recent inter
view, said:
81 have no change of views to ex-
press. Silver is the money of the con-
stitution and should be coined on the
same terms that gold is, without dis
elimination against either and with
against the passage of the famous
repeal, not because / was the enemy of
silver coinage. The free coinage of sill
yer is to my mind. The plain working
people have been benefited in the last
hundred years more by silver than by
gold, and the whining of the sOrdid
avarice which we hear now, that gold
is sound money and silver is not, has
the profound contempt of every man
familiar with the developments of his
country. AS to the parity of the two
metals when coined, even the small
children Of finance know that the pur-
chasing power of dollar is not fixed
by the quality or the quantity of tie
material which composes it, but by
the law which makes it legal tender
in the payment of debts When silver
is coined, therefore, at the ratio of is
to l in gold, or at any other ratio and
clothed with the authority of law, it
has never failed to be on a par with
gold in its purchasing and it's debt
paying power.
''The coinage act of 1873 proved it.
self wise and safe measure, and I
believe it's re-enactment now would be
an excellent thing. I care but little
for the attitude of foreign nations on
the subject. We are not subject to
their dictation and as for their dis
approval we may compensate our
selveves with the approval of our peo-
nile -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Danger In Division.

1.-THE money! power does not want the
people to have an abundant currency
through state banks. Read the fol-
lowing from the Chicago Times.-ED.
REP.1
IA very singular change of front is
to be noted in the factions and classes
most interested in the currency ques-
tiOn, due to President Cleveland's re-
concentrations. Hitherto In all his
actions bearing upon the currency the
president has had the East and the
great financial centers sOlidly at his
back. Against him have been arrayed
the West and South, both loudly de-
manding the free coinage OF silver.
But the effect Of the presidents cur
cidedly different to what he had prob
ably expected. He adopted the So
called Baltimore plan with divers
notifications, all favorable to the bank
ing and financial interests, in support
OF the proposition. Had he stopped
with giving the tinanciers all they
wanted, the president might doubtless
have continued to enjoy their favor,
but he went on, to drop a fly in their
ointment. Other influence was neces-
sary to carry any currency legislation
through congress. Mr.. Cleveland
sought to find it by splitting the silver
forces. 70 the southern silver Demo
crats-whose cry is less for silver than
for money-he tossed as bait re-
commentator that the 10 per cent
tax on state bank issues be- repealed.
They seem to have taken the bait.
The Atlanta Constitution, long a
staunch free silver paper, says it
"would be glad to see currency reform
on the general lines laid down by Mr.
Cleveland" Southern Democratic
congressman in consider able numbers
are expressing themselves in favor of
his plan.
But. withal, there is a little rift
within the presidents lutte. He is on
with the new love and off with the old.
The press Of New York and New Eng
land, which at first applauded, has by
some insidious influence been swung
into a position of violent hostility to
his plan. The great financial interests
are against it SO long as the state
bank clause is retained. The bimet-
allists are, of course, against it, be-
lieving that the whole thing from
start to finish is un just, monOpOliStic.
There have been two currency fac
tions in congress, the gold monomet-
allists and the free silver of bimetal-
lists. Mr.. Cleveland has made three
by splitting the latter phlanx in
twain. Is this practical application
of the maxim, "Diyide and conquer"
We think the southern democrats will
do we'll to be on their guard lest at
last they be made cats paws where
with to pull financial chestnuts from
the fire for the rapacious east.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
The Hotel Beaufort.

Nos. liz, ia, l16 Third street south,
opposite POstOffice and Guaranty Loan
Building, has all modern improve
ments, including steam heat, hot and
cold bath, elevators, gas, electric, light,
electric bells and return call bells.
being furnished with the latest de-
signs of furniture throughout the pro.
prietors are in a position to offer to
delegates to the State Alliance great
er inducements and better accommo-
dations than ever before offered in
this city. Prices for rooms being from
SOC to 81 per day. according to size and
location, all rooms being furnished
alike.
The hotel being European, guests
can get room and dine where they de-
sire. There is however, first class
restaurant run in connection.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
S45 PER MONTH.

On Sunday before last in bank at
Omaha, while agents of the Fidelity
and Casualty company were examin-
ing John Huntington, assistant book.
keeper of the bank relative to small
defalcation, he suddenly shot the two
agents and then committed SUICIDE.
Subsequent developments indicate
that the young man was innocent.
However that may be. it was developed
that he was working for salary of $45
per month!
Think of it. An assistant bookkeep-
er in bank working for a sum just
sufficient to keep soul and body to-
gether! Is it any wonder that under
such circumstances men appropriate
that which does not belong to themo
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Gen, Weaver'S Views.

Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-THE Rocky
Mountain News today publishes let
ter from Gen. Weaver, in which he
says: "The Baltimore currency
scheme is a bold and barefaced propo.
sition to apply the methods of the
stock exchange, the trust, and the
board of trade combined, to the entire
business of the country; to authorize
the money sharks to alternate the
bull and bear all markets, and to
gather to themselves all the profits Of
industry. 1t is an attempt to trans
fer, as gratuity, to spectators the
highest attribute of sovereignty-that
of issuing the currency of a great ma
tion and controlling its volume. A
congress which has its walking papers
is Just the kind Of body the money
power delights to toy with"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Not So Popular in the West.

Jefferson once said than banks of is
sue are more dangerous than standing
armies. The World-Herald believes
that the right to issue money is an at
tribute of sovereignty, and that it is
wrong in principle as we'll as danger
Gus in policy to delegate the right to
private individuals. Farmers may
with as much reason and with as much
safety be authorized to issue notes
against their capital stock. Neither
prisiege The East se will i poss saEa an
plaud the presidents of Repubiican
tinanceering, but the West and South
should resent the attempt to fasten a
Wall street system upon the country.
Omaha World-Herald.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

State FaR)QERS aLugpCE )aEETIpG
To All Alliance Men of Minnesota:

All Alliance Mon OF m1nn0SOta: ,a4e.sm
meeting of the State Alliance will held
Minneapolis Tuesday
delegates
through the don't think
the small
with plans
Alliance #n5 &ran
time when the people in
capital
controls ali the
country When meeting great mill
and nights all the
country The question to decide whether
all organization and bow beneath the load like the
govel along while the British Lord applies whip
brought state than the
hold with and make organization
appoint committee watch legislation
land thieves and compel political parties to bring
accomplished
if all would take hold
again. Alliance organization
plant Saltwater: That would
it
Alliance ang-ih and die plant
enemies will
shape compel them through fear losing their
Friends meeting have
ouses no dord; object
welfare of the Alliance.
resignation places position
attempt
filled by of the brightest
expected.
candidate for Office in
There competent
FROM and do all that help
cause. il VERMYLYA,
First Vice President.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications as they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness
and thatis by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition Of the mucus lining of the Eus-
tachian tube. When this tube is in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its norm
al condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an infiamed condition OF the mu-
cuOuS surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused by
catarrD that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free,
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o. !
W- Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

TIE Minneapolis Tribune threatens
that if Ramsey county does not SUP
port Washburn Hennepin county will
fight the state capitol appropriation.
Two years ago Hennepin county sold
out to ST. Paul on the capitol bill for a
big appropriation for the state univer-
sity. No doubt some trade will be
made this winter by which this county
will come to the help Of capitol bill.
The cities can be depended upon every
time to unite against the country, but
the country is always divided. There
will be no change in this program this
Wnt0r
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Reduced Rates.

Reduced rates of one and one THIRD
On the certificate plan have been Sc
cured for the State Alliance annual
meeting to be held in Minneapolis, the
second Tuesday in January. Dele
gates will pay full fare going to the
meeting and take a certificate from
the agent showing that he has paid full
fare to meeting and that certificate
after being signed at the meeting will
entitle the holder to return home for
one-third fare. Don't ton to take a certi-
.fc0te
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Take Notice.

The Annual convention of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance will be held
at the Commercial Hotel, in the city
of Chicago, on Tuesday, January Is,
1895, at 9 o'clock a. m. for the purpose
of electing officers and the transaction
of such business as may come before
the convention.
BY order Of the Executive Commit
tee ELwooD FURNAs.
AUGUST Posi- Secy. President.
MOULToN. Appanoose county Ia Nuy os
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
WASHRURN.
He Don't Like the Populists-The
Feeling is Reciprocal.

Senator Washburn of Mipnesota
vase n of the goodly company at the
FiftliAyenue hotel today. He was OK
tiemcly ready to deny the eports from
washington that lie voted with the
democrats to take up the free-sugar
bill. lie said IL was cot Ilfesent. but
paired against the ILL, and if he
would have been prcseLt he would
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

have voted With the Republicans. n
talking about the next senate Mr..
Washburn said that IL the Republi-
cans did not have q majority they
would not attempt to organize that
august body, even with the aid Of the
POpulists. He thought the Democrats
would also refuse Populist aid.-Chi-
caQn Herald
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

Half republic, half monarchy, half
empire and half military despotism is
about the makeup of this country at
the present time. Can such a mongrel
monster long exist? Keep on, gentle
men, one or the other of them will
soon swallow the rest.-Voice.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Executive Committee Meeting

The executive committee of the
State Farmers Alliance will meet at
the Brunswick Hotel, Minneapolis, on
Monday, January :, 1895, at o'clock
p. M, to settle all business of the past
year. All members of the committee
are requested to be present at that
time. J. l. VERMILYA,
Acting President.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

THE friends of John L. Gibbs claim
that II he is chosen speaker of the
house lie will be the next Republican
candidate for governor. That proba-
oily explains the fact that the Henne-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

pin county members have united on
Van SAINT, for the Republican nomina-
tion for governor in 1896 has been al
ready promised to Minneapolis spell
binder. The country will probably
ratify it as usual.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26
Good Advice.

Saltwater American: We advise
every Populist in Washington county
to take the REPRESENTATIVE, pub
liShed in Minneapolis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

CARLIsLE's currency plan, which
proposes to hand the power to
issue money over to the banks, is hav-
Ing hard shedding 10 congress and will
hardly pass. An unlimited silver coin
age bill may get through but it will be
promptly vetoed by Grover, so the poll
cy OF doing nothing will still prevail.
How long do these fellows think the
people are going to stand such work?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

A reapportionment is needed in Min.
4esota and needed badly.-Anoka
True enough, but it is safe to say
that the legislature will not grant If
1he holdoyers are too anxious to hold
on. A new apportionment would me-
cessitate the election of an entire new
legislature.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

GROWERS gold reserve is down to
$9o,OOO,OOO again. It will soon be time
10 issue more bonds and let Wall
street syndicate clean up s., 900 600 in
profit.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

THE Otter Tail county alliance will
meet next Saturday, at Fergus Falls.
TO elect delegates to the State Cen
yentiOn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

DELEGATES to the Minneapolis
Convention. will be we'll cared for at
Hotel Franklin, 400 Washington ave-
nue. south. Special rates.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

CENTURY HALL, corner of Fourth
street and First avenue south, in the
Tribune building, has been secured
for the meeting of the State Alliance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

THE Populist mind is truly mar
vel. The members of the party of
wind have already acquitted Harry
Hayward and condemned Mayor Eus-
tbs for causing his arrest. The dis
tinction between POpulism and anarch-
ism is hardly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.
What is the use of lying like that?