The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-29

Here is the resolution, written by
Mr.. Swain
"REsoLvED, That the State Central
Committee of the Peoples party have
confidence in the integrity and honor
of Messrs Westerfield, Garfield, and
others (who propose starting daily pa
per in st. Paul. in their fidelity to the
principles of our party and have conf
dence that they have financial ability
to make their paper a success, and will
conduct the paper solely in the inter-
est of the Peoples party"
Passed by a vote of 10 tO8.
The members voting for the resolu-
ton were:-J. L. Macdonald, st. Paul;
p. j. Meilcke, Window: w. G. DAILY,
Mapleton; II. A. Swain, Northield; NJ.
son, ST. Paul. II. H. Lucas, Mime
apolis; L. A. Paddock, Duluth; Martin
O'Brien, Crooks ton, and G. P. Aldrich,
Benson.
The members voting against it
were: Thomas J. MeiQhen, Fillmore
county: j l. Vermilya, Olmsted coun-
ty: S. II. Harrison, Mower county: o.
F. Norwood, Lyon county; II. V.
Poore, Renville county; f. G. Gibbs,
LIE Sueur county; j. II. Paul, Mime
apolis, and Hon. Kittle HalvorsOn,
Stearns county.
Out of the ten who voted for the
resolution seven live in cities, and
three nm farms; Of the eight who voted
against it six live on farms and two
in cities; of the negative votes nearly
all are we'll known to the Populists Of
the state: while most OF the atfirma-
tive votes were given by new men, of
little prominence in our work.
But the ten affirmative votes not
only vOuched for the integrity and
honor CT Westertield and Garfield, but
Of the Other men ,chOse names acere not giUen
and schom they nerer kneW.! Why didn't
they endorse John Sherman and the
whole Money-Power? Among the at
tirmative votes, Macdonald is a law
yer; Lucas is lunatic; Aldrich is
hotel keeper; and Paddock is a com
mission merchant at Duluth, who is
advertising for the farmers wheat,
and is in the party for what he can
make out of it. Two or three of the
others are decent men, who will be
heartily ashamed of their work when
they get home; and will have a diff
Guilty in explaining it to their const-
tuents. The resolution was passed in
direct opposition to the REPRESENTA-
TIVE: against our protest; and after
we had declared that we were about
to start a daily. A resolution was Of
fered to endorse the REPRESENTA-
TIVE. but it provoked bitter fight,
and was lost in the shuttle And then
motion was made, by II. v Poore,
that Robert Eckford be appointed as
Sistant secretary, aCtbOH salary; be-
cause he filed that position two years
ago; he knew all about the business
and the work; he knew also all the
farmers and alliance men in the state:
and he could be of great help, es
pecially as the chairman and secre-
tary arc both from the big cities: and
the farmers are expected to do some
voting for the Peoples party this fall.
But Macdonald feared that this would
be recognition Of the REPRESENTA-
TIVE, and at first refused to put the
motion, and finally it was laid on the
table.
There is no MISLEADING the animus
Of majority of that committee.
They mean war to the knife on this
paper and myself. We never injured
one Of them, but we are to be Ia
boCed,-kicked out-insulted-sm
ed. Many men, of many kinds and de-
grees, have attemptedthat in the past;
and years afterwards they might be
picking their teeth, with their heads
tied up: and wondering how it all hap
pened. Let this new breed of little
great ones come on. We promise them
illustriou5 burial.
We have tried to do our duty; to
heal all the wounds of the organiZa-
ton; to win victory for truth and
righteousne but we cannot lie down
and die to please Macdonald and Luz
cas-, or those who stand behind them.
We shall claim the right to live: we
snail fight to the last gasp: and we
strike blows that will take the flesh
flesh off in hunks, from those who would
slaughter us.
Our specious enemies will say: ''But
what is the harm Of having all the pa
pers possible? Let them all wade in.
The more the merrier.' Very true, if
this proposed paper was, like our coun-
try papers. started on its own hook.
But this is to be the partvs daily, sus-
tanned by all the power of the party,
against the organ Of the Alliances, of Mis
state, arho are the backbone of the Peoples
Party. We will also have a daily: and
then we will have another conflict like
that which ragged when Dr. Fish was
blazing away in every issue. Two state
papers necessarily mean two factions.
We hare the factions already' 1t will
take about one week to bring them to
white heat.
And what has the REPREsENTATIvE
done that the Peoples Party should
ignore it and set up rival to ito
Wherein has it failed? To whom has
it been unkind?
And who are the rich mer, whose
names are unknown, who are behind
this venture? Do they belong to the
Republican or Democratic party? Are
they bankers or railroad men? How
many rich men, around St. Paul and
Minneapolis, are members of the Peo-
pies Party, or friends of it? And how
many of the milling" interests desire
our party to win? And how can a
party control such paper unless 1t c,rns
The capital? And where is that capital
among our people to own it? Has
Macdonald or Lucas got it? 1t is
money always, and everywhere that
dominates. in a corpora ton.
The whole thing looks like a scheme
of the enemy to divide and betrav US:
a scheme to punish us for getting IN
"The Grain Growers Association.
and cutting down elevator charges. to
the tune of million and a quarter
dollars a year.
What say the Populists of Mime
sofa? DO they want to see the REP
REsENTATIvE destroyed?
IL they don't then. | say, let every
man pay up at once what he owes us:
and contribute what he can to help
the paper: and thus put us in shape to
meet the onslaught of the men who