The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-04
A TERRIBLE PROSPECT.
Thinks thr Peoples Party Will Go
to PIECES if the Farmers Raise
1.-THE Price of Wheat.

March /. "a, Mr.. DOnnellyS letter
entitled, 1.-THE New Movement to
Consolidate the Wheat Growers"
Mr.. Donnelly, says: eve get a great
many letters approving of the idea of
combining all the wheat growers of
the northwest, so that they will act
together to raise prices Mr.. Don
nelly goes on and states what could
be done to bring this about, and
then says, organize, organize: then
when the peoples party state conven-
tion is held, let meeting of the
grain growers be held.
Now let me ask you right here: Is
not the peoples party political par
ty to-day, and have we not our doors
opened to the four winds, and reach
ing out for helping hand to all the
labor organizations under the sun,
and to win we must have their help.
And if so what would the result be.
if, at our peoples party state conven-
tion this fall, we invite leaders of
the different labor organiza tions to
come in and take part with us? And
they see in the back ground all the
grain growers of the northwest form
ed in a gigantic trust or combine to
raise the price of wheat to two dol
lars buShel. Yes, then if it would
be in their power: that is human
nature, we can see it on all sides.
The result would be the leaders of
the labor organizations, would hunt
their holes Gas the saying has it, and
we would see no more of them till
after the polls are closed next fall,
and when that is done we would see
no more of the peoples party. Now l
would suggest that we join hands
with the labor organizations and pull
together. Let us vote together: work
the political tar out Knute Nelson,
or any other man Jim Hill may put
up. Then let us elect a full House
and Senate OF Alliance men at Wash
ingtOn, and put the financial matters
in the hands of the people, and there
will be money enough to buy wheat
and we will have no need of trusts
and combines. Forming silver dollars
if we had the power, would in my
opinion be better than forming
trusts or combines in the Peoples
party. DAVID T. ALLEN.
Is Mr.. Allen a farmer? Is he Op-
posed to putting up the price of
wheat? What's the matter with
him?
l did not propose that the Peoples
party should have anything to do
with the effort of the farmers to in
crease the price of wheat. How could
they? But as times are exceedingly
hard and money very scarce, sug
gested that, at the time we held
our peoples party state convention, it
would be we'll to hold, IN different
hall, meeting of grain-growers. In
this way a great crowd of farmers
could be gotten together without any
additional expense. Does Mr.. Allen
object to that?
And who told him that we could or
would raise the price of wheat to 81
a bushel. / distinctly disclaimed any
such power or purpose. And if the
farmers can only cooperate with the
workingmen on condition that they
shall remain in poverty, than the
sooner we cut the ligament the bet
ter. But the statement is false. The
workingmen are trying to improve
their condition and we are helping
them: and they are not SO illiberal as
to desire to see us cOntin ue in poverty
1t isn't their interest; for the
farmers constitute the great market
for the workingmen's goods, and with
wheat at As cents a bushel we can't
buy their productions and they
must Starve.
Some wheat-buyer has got Mr.
Allen by the ear and has poured his
poison into it,
If we could raise the price of wheat
ten cents bushel that would add
S., 100000 to the wealth of the farm
ers every year. Isn't that worth an
effort? I'D.
Good News From Alabama.
The celebrated "boy orator." N.
J. c. Manning, writes us private
letter from Birmingham, Ala, in
which he gives the following interest
ing account of the pending battle in
that state.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 5. '94.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE,
Our campaign is now on us. If we
make good fight we will win. There
has been a great revolution. favor
able to us, during the last 80 days.
Prominent men are leaving the op-
position and coming to us. We now