The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
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Springfield Advance: In Brown and
Redwood counties, the Populists have
| gained in the last two years 1,O04
votes, the Republicans 624, and TIL G
| Democrats lest 1913. Commenting on
this the Sleepy Eye Dis patch says
That the Encouragement of party lines
has thrown all prediction ideas out
OF gear and promises nothing by
which the future may be judged.
Facts and Figures: Day by day the
Populist claim that railroads should
be ran by the government is being &C
cented by actual tests. The North
eastern railroad recently fell into the
hands of the state Of Georgia, being
abandoned by the owners as worth
less. The state having guaranteed
the bonds, took the road and operated
it. The result was that the road last
year paid all operating expenses, in
terest on bonds, and turned $12, 900 in :
to the state treasury. Let the govern
ment take the whole lot of them and
do likewise.
Waseca Herald: According to the
goldbug organs there is plenty of mon
ey-the banks are full of money, de-
posits never larger, ETC., etc. Yes,
but the money we have got isn't worth
twenty-five cents on the dollar, if the
gold-bug theory is correct Or is to pre-
vail. What prosperous nation that
must be which increases its debts
500 900 year in time of profound
peace and plentOus crops! Isn't some
body doing a good deal of financial
romancing about good tines when
both money and labor are compare
lively idle? If this country and the
balance of the world must come to a
gold basis, the money" now atioat is
not worth very much, and labor must
come down to poverty pauper prices.
St. Peter Herald: While we dis
agree with some of the cardinal doc
trines of the Peoples party we are not
of those who class them with idiots or
the insane. Their objects are lofty
and noble and we differ with them
simply as to the means in obtaining
SpiSe their strength or think that
they are strangers but for night.
They area growing force in the poll
tics of the country, fact attested by
a vote of over 100000 vote in the late
election, gain of over sixty per cent
in two years. A party which re-
ceived One-seventh of the entire vote
cast is not as insignificant as we try
to make ourselves believe.
Mazappa Tribune: The retirement
of Ignatius Donnelly from the polti-
cal arena in Minnesota removes the
most pyrotechnical figure in this
country from the theater of action.
Mr.. Donnelly says that he proposes to
devote the remainder of his life to
literary pursuits. He is one of those
men who prefer to wear out rather
than to rust out. Although he has
firmly concluded to retire from the
field of politics no one need be sur
prised to see the Sage of Nininger in
the saddle in the next campaign. Mr..
Donnelly is about 65 years of age. and
enjoys good health. He will be vigor-
Gus for many years to come. His fame
is secure whether or not he ever con-
tributes another line to the literature
of the age or makes another political
speech.
Sioux Falls Forum: During the
past few weeks, the bank of Canova.
closed it's doors leaving a number of
sad hearts. then the Kendall bank at
Howard closed, and later the Citizens
national bank Of Madison shut IN
shop. A few weeks ago the Emmets.
burg loan company went under for a
couple of millions, while over the
country the topping process goes on.
These failures are the result of the
present conditions. Banks cannot
prosper amid the ruin of their
patrons, neither can merchants, nor
business men. When general distress
prevails SO long, business men and
banks will share misfortune with the
people. The gold standard means
ruin, the bankers and merchants don't
believe this, but they are reaping the
crop of disaster with the others. The
small fish die first, the bigger ones are
on the griddle.
Nonconformist: Lamont wants an
increase of the army, and Grover in
his message, shouts "EndorSed."
Olney declared that the Pacific bonds
must be refunded, and Grover shouts.
'sEndorsed!' Bissell demands amend
ments to the postal lawS-to put an