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the poor sick, and this is time above all
others when we should use strict economy;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That our county commissioners
get one doctor for each commissioners dis
trlct, If this can be done at any less eN-
penSe.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this con-
Vention to indorse the course and exposure
of the schemes of Judge Macdonald by Igna-
thus Donnelly, through the Representative.
The following county central committee
was elected: j. H. Lackey, chairman, Long
Prairie; A. c.. Poor, of Staples; Thomas
Pcnnic, of Stowe Prairie; o. J. Farden, of
Little Sank, and s. Burch, of Burtrum.
The convention was presided over by c.
a. kleinsteiber, of Stowe Prairie, VINO is
an able and we'll qualified man, and made
a record as the best convention chairman
this county has ever produced. His short
speech of acceptance, admonishing the as
sembled delegates of the necessity for har-
moniouS action, and his manner of be-
speaking party success had much to do
with the general happy outcome Of their
work. About 60 delegates were present.
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But we must do this; sacrifice our all. our
children must suffer cold and hunger for
what? To maintain the gold standard, to
maintain dollar good all over the world
for the benefit of the Rothschilds, and to
save our millionaire tourists who go to
Europe every year from the trouble of ex-
changing American menayAnto foreign
money! To keep us in touch with Euro
pean aristocracies and to prevent us from
touching the Mexican and Chinese in our
trade relation lest by SO doing we should
be degraded to the level of the Monaghan!
Is this the way he talks to the manufac-
turer? o, no! His capital and business
must be protected. Lay on a tariff duty
for the farmer to pay mat he may -four
ish. o, Lord, how longa /
But there is one simple fact that the
governors beating around the bush cannot
obiterate, and that is the wheat farmers
ruin Talk as he may, there stands the
thousands of honest,s sober, Industrious
wheat farmers, the former pride and source
of wealth of this state, in the mre of
financial ruin. Here we stand governor,
bewildered, dazed, dispirited and now in
stead of a helping hand from you and your
party-Our old party for which many Of
US have in times past shouted huzzas of
approval, for which we have so earnestly
pleaded-you offer us a scott and a taunt
in despair. But despair is beginning to
give way to rage. A wave of indignant
is rising on the horizon. 1t will yet en-
gulf you and your party, governor. 1t will
do it as sure as there is a just God in
heaven that controls the destinies Of men
and nations. DIR. c. JOHNSON.
New London. Mimi
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TO the Editor:
1t Is pleasure to see that so many of our
Scandinavian people are getting converted
to the Popuist faith Indeed 1 don't see
any reason why they shouldn't all be Pop
ulists but 1 am sorry to say those of our
people who don't stop to think, but just
follow the current as it sweeps along
1t comes natural for them to be Republi-
cans. But let them once get their eyes
open and commence to study the conditions
of the country and the present government
they will soon be on the right side.
1 for my part am only a late convert
Even last year l marched in the ranks of
the Republican students at the university
but this year I know better. Our Scandi-
navan American people ought all to be
Populists. First because the large majori-
ty are either working people small
business people, and why should we then
vote straight against own class and
vote for monopolists and millionares.
Second our people, or at least the large
majority, have always been an honest peo-
pie. How it then be reasonable that
we should vote for party wholly in the
hands of wholesale robbers and thieves?
Minneapolis, MINI. O. j. VELINE.
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tobacco. whisky and yams will hold the

tobacco. whisky and yams will hold the
solid South.
Under the new gospel of the Peoples
party Minnesota holds a prominent posi-
tlon among the hopeful states in the West.
Extending our vision beyond these, we see
no signs of a breaking day. Is it possible
is 1t In the order of rational events-that
the paupered and beggarly following of this
party can seize the control of the nation
through the ballot, and in the face of this
omnpotent combination of the two old par
Ties now confederating with the metropoli-
tan press, the banks, the railways, trusts
ana the corporations which own our mu-
hlclpal governments? Can we expect God
10 work a miracle to accommodate Igna-
Jus Donnelly, S. M. Owen or Gen. Weaver?
we 90 not believe it can be done in the
way named, and we now announce ex ca
thedfa, that no miracle will be performed
70 accommodate anybody. Equally futile
IL IS TO expect any advantage by holding
what some shallow Populsts call-the bal
ance OF power. Everybody must see that
the Democrats and Republicans would fuse
rather than submit to Populst dcta ton.
Al can see it now plain as a pike
staff. VIM WEI CI
Minneapolis, Sept. 90
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LAWS DELAYS.
Some Pertinent Remarks the
Election of Judges.

To the Editor:
If Senator Donnel1y's bill to prevent
judges from scaling down or setting aside
verdcts of juries, had become law, it
would have been a great benefit to honest
litigants and toiling tax payers of this
county. Over 100000 year of public mon
ey goes to pay judges attorneys, juries,
ETC., in Hennepin county; about $4,000 go
for jury fees. Our constitution provides
that 1.-The right of trial by jury shall remain
inviolate,'' but our judges are making SER
ious innovations on that sacred right, by
arbitrarily setting aside verdicts, or chang
ing them to suit the court.
Legitimate business is delayed, and the
dockets are crowded with cases, yet YER
diets are set aside and new trials are grant
ed by the wholesale. The result is the
same case is tried over and over on the
same testimony, and the same issue. For
example the suit of The Irish American
Bank vs. John Ludnum, was tried four
times at cost to the county of at least
81 6OO The case of the Columbia Mill VS..
the Bank of Commerce had four trials of
a week each, costing about 1900. At the
last term Of court jury gave a verdict
against the st. Louis railroad for $3.50. On
motion of the railroad attorneys Judge
.Jamison ordered that the plaintiff take
1925 or a new trial would be ordered. The
trial of the suit cost the county about $500.
T could cite many instances to prove that
jury trials are a farce as many a poor
suftor has found to his sorrow and cost
The Judges seem to encourage the extrava-
CANT spirit of litigation now prevailing.
No matter what the merits of a decision
are a motion for new trial is always
made and often granted on a. frivilous tech
nicality. All this is for the benefit OF the
LAWYER who manages, by the aid of a
friendly judge, to keep case in court as
long as the client has a dollar that he
can get What is the remedy? A stream
cannot rise higher than its source. When a
SET of scheming lawyers and machine poll
ticians control the appointment of our
judges and resort to political chicanery to
defeat an honest judge Hcks) it is time
for the people to wake up and give this
matter their serious attention.
The candidates on the Republican ticket
are all pronounced politicians. The lawyers
and politicians put them on the bench to
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CALL A, HALT.
Valuable Suggestions on the Recent
Timber Fires.


To the Editor:
To it's credit, our legislature in 1888 ap-
pointed a committee to investigate the tim
Der frauds, which were found to be alarm
ingly extensive. Unable to evade the re-
sponsibiity, men paid back something TO
the state. This was indeed a just victory
and precedent of warming
But there is a greater fraud that goes UNI
redressed, which our legislature is disin-
on taxes or timber areas is a very small
affair compared with the destruction of our
forests following the wake of the popular
methods of numbering. Cutting mature and
surplus wood is legitimate, but when the
cutting pays no regard to the new grown
of valuable trees and permits fires to con-
sumo what is left 1t provokes the flood and
the drouth after the general woodland ruin,
resulting in pestilential diseases arising
from low and putrid condition of water
and the impoverishment of agriculture in
all its correlative interests. Say, IS not
such management of our forests, while
tools continue to grow them, a downright
robbery, a criminality in the highest de-
gree? A few days ago over in Wisconsin
a BURBERRY party carelessly set fire to the
dry grass in swamp, and away the
flames few burning everything before
them-trees camps, grain haystacks, cat
tie houses, and not few human lives.
THE losses of cranberry growers in that
vicinity from fires have been enormous. In
and about Mather where there have been
many acres of bearing marshes, and from
the railway station thousands of barrels
have been shipped yearly, there is almost
nothing left. The peat has burned down to
the sand in places to the depth of two feet.
The peat formed great beds of hot Goals,
which were ever ready to brighten up when
famed by the breeze. Whirlwinds took
burning Goals into the air and carried them
over the heads of the fire fighters and de-
posted them 20, so and 40 rods away. Many
of these tracts of land will probably never
be used for growing cranberries again, and
as they are almost worthless for any other
purpose will for a time revert to the county
al 1,p
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CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR FORUM.

It is part of the purpose Of estab-
fishing the REPRESENTATIVE to af-
ford a forum, in which the brightest
minds in the populist party and in
the farmers alliance can express and
compare their views. The paper will
not be responsible for the opinions
set forth, but will try to give all
sides Of the questions at issue fair
hearing. We would suggest to our
correspondents. to make their letters
brief and to the point; not to cx-
coed one-quarter of a column, if pos
sible. II you have lengthy commun-
ication cut it in half and make two
letters of it. Avoid personalities.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say: and let each letter
nave motive and teach something
to the reader. Try to make your
readers better and wiser by what
you write. Never mind about the
grammar or, the spelling. The prin-
ter will fix all that. Good sense and
an honest purpose are rarer things
than book learning.-THE EDlToR.l
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How the Peoples Party Can Carry
the otate.
To the Editor.
Is there Populist in Minnesota who will
not, or is too poor to give 10 cents for the
campaign fund? There may be few but
there are $4,000 who will give Is cents each
if the proper methods are used to gather in
this rs cents. This would make the hand
some sum of s12,50O, with which to place in
the hands of the state central committee.
How can this be done? 1t can be done in
the regular old Methodist camp meeting
style. Let every orator we have in the
field, whether he is candidate or not, tell
the truth; tell the people we are poor; tell
them our party has no whisky trust or
sugar trust to donate hundreds of
thousands of dollars to our campaign fund;
tell them this; tell them more; tell them
our candidates are noble honest men, but
poor. The people love to hear the truth,
and when they hear this coming from an
honest heart and an honest brain, fired
with the love of justice and patriotism,
they will go down into their pockets and
roll up the dollars, half dollars, quarters,
dimes and nickels. At all of our meetings
spread the gospel Of truth. Sell and dis
in possession Of the masses, to counteract
and stem the tide of corruption, blasphemy
and falsehood contained in c. K. Davis
harangue against Senators PETER and Kyle,
which they are now flooding Minnesota
with by the thousand In this way money
can be raised to place free or sample copies
of the Representative for during the
campaign into the hands of 100000 voters
in this state. The financial question is the
question, yet how many hundreds of thous-
ands of voters there are who have never
thought of this question. Give them
chance to think of it, and the damnable
falsehoods and malicious lies Of the old
Pioneer Press and all the driveling mouth
pieces of the bondocracy will have but little
weight. Let us go into this fight as though
we meant it. Let our candidates take
few lessons from that grand old chieftain,
John Davis, of Kansas Jerry Simpson ana
other Kansas leaders, who have gone into
their fight as though they were not asham-
ed. / hope the scurrlous contemplate,
cowardly attacks now being made against
Mr. Owens by the driveling, Doodle. bum
Republican editors over the state will stir
his noble blood until it boils. If he will
put on $50 pounds of steam, he will carry
the state. This is what the Kansas leaders
did and they carried the state, and in that
way and no other can Minnesota be carried.
Let us all steam up, then, if we must die,
let us die in noble honorable battle.
Fairmont, Sept 20. T. S. FISK.
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REMEMBER
"nen You sell your wheat, to pay up for
THE REPRESENTATIVE.
NELSON AT ARGYLE.
His Remedy for the Wheat Farmer
Thoroughly Analysed.

Thoroughly Analysed.
To the Editor:
Ihe governor sings the old song of our
production of wheat as the cause of low
prices and advises to quit raising whea
and enter on diversified farming Now let
US examine this question a little and see
what it means.
1t is conceded on all hands that wheat
prices in this country, as long as we are
on an international standard of money are
controlled by conditions in the worlds mar
ket.
Three conditions control the price Of any
commodity, to wit: Production, consump-
ton, and volume of money. When wheat
prices go down one or more of the follow
ing three conditions exist: Over produce
ton. under consumption, or contraction of
money volume. Now which of these fac
tors are the cause of the present low
wheat prices? The following table shows
the worlds production of wheat for the
last seven years as given by Secretary G.
ID. Rogers, of the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce, and average prices as given by
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4 White Mans Chance.

" uAte WIN
In the far West there is a saying terse,
a golden rule epitomized in slang,
Nhich we might go much further and fare
worse
Than take for rule of action. We haran-
que
ON rights and obligations, often pirate
OF love of duty, but neglect, perchance,
To give to those of lowier estate
\ white mans chance.
We build cathedrals; ay, and great ones,
too,
We say to poverty Come in Gods house
Is free to all-except the cushioned pew;
That doesn't gee with toil-worn skirt or
blouse.
Sit further back my friend and give thy
mite.
This gorgeous fanes high pomp and cir
cumstance
Means gold Give; If thou'lt have-in
heaven-quite
y white mans chance"
] see prison, too, grm-barred and
"All hope abandon We that enter herev'-
But do all in it know, 'twixt right and
wrong,
There is line of demarka ton clear?
LOOK at that child! Are squalor, vice and
Helps in that path DER which we must ad-
vance?
lave they that never heard sweet virtues
white mans chance?
Are the museums for the favored few
Whose listless leisure knows no days Of
toll?
We're these great works of art lmned but
for you.
o Plutocrat. Must they that till the soil
And work in shops and mills through SIX
long days
Know naught of beauty, music, art ro-
nance,
And never have in labor's thorn-strewn
ways
A white mans chance?
Surely the ounce preventive's better far
Than pounds harsh cure, which often fails
to cure;
The school-bool1 is less stern than bolt or
bar
1t is much safer and it's far more sure
O noble Nation, use thy wealth high-piled
Thy fame and honor wonderously en-
chance,
And give to povertys sad, hopeless child
A white mans chance.
w. E. P. FRENCH,
Lieut.. of Infantry, U. A.
Fort Smelling, July, 1889
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A CONTRAST.
Experience of q Blind Man on {
Train.


To the Editor: N
On the night passenger train, Sept o.
1894 going West over the Breckenridge
division of the Grsat Northern railroad
was blind man with a. half fare ticket
The conductor (under instruction of said
railroad, suppose) demanded full fare.
The blind man had no money. The con-
ductor was in the act of expeling him
when a passenger paid the difference in
fare G7 cents) between half and full fare
and sent ray of light and hope into the
heart of an unfortunate one whose sight
less eyes sunlight had not beheld for years
On the same train was one ordained by
the church to preach the gospel of Him
who restored the blind to sight, the lame
to walk, and the universal love and
brotherhood of men: who had forsaken
God for mammon and been making poiti-
cal speeches for knute Nelson for gov
ernor of Minnesota, who was the attorney
OF the Great Northern when elected gov
ernor, and is the pet candidate OF the rail-
read companies for reelection What a
contrast between our Holy Master and his
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exercise the zone man power,'' in the in
terest OF corporations. The candidates OF
the People are men in whose ability and
honesty the masses have full confidence
Ihey are anti-monopoists and in hearty
sympathy with the great body of suffering
humanity in it's struggle for justice an6
equal rights We want honest men for
Judges. Citizens, give this matter careful
attention. 1t is a very serious responsible
ity but the way is clear Vote for the Peo-
pies candidates MENTOR.
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Sing to us. poets of autumn.
Handle your haIps with care,
Sing of the Jolly teamsters
Who crack their whips in the air.
Sing Of the smoking cabins
Where the trees with the apples lean:
Where the beautiful country maidens
In dirnples and dough are seen.
Sing of the merry laughter
That sounds in the village street:
Then of the old cane grndings,
Where the juice is dripping SWEET
And wind blast on the hunters horn
Till the smoke to the music cufls;
And then jump into the wagon
And ride away with the girls.
Prank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
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morals and reputation for honesty are not
as rule considered near as essential in
political campaign, as his vote getting
qualities mentioned above.
Yours very truly,
H. E. HANSEN.
Duluth, Aug. "a.
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Redwood County.

To The EdltOF:
The Peoples party Of Redwood county
held their convention on the 18th instant.
Mr.. Chas. Croft was the nominee for state
representative. He is an old soldier and a
thoroughly honest P. P. man.
The Ninth senatorial Peoples party con-
ventton was held at Morgan on the 10th
and T. L. Gilbert was the nominee Mr.
Gilbert has been a faithful worker IN the
alliance and independent movement for the
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REMEMBER
DEMAND NOTES.

When you sell your wheat, to pay up fo
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FROM DULUTH.

When you sell your wheat, to pay up for
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REMEMBER
PUT ON STEAM.

When you sell your wheat to pay up 70
THE REPRESENTATIVE.
The morning call., 1894-09-18
GRAF BISMARCK.
The Iron ChanceIIor's Nephew in
This CITY.

thtO
Among the tourists who arrived at the
Palace Hotel yesterday was Graf Bismarck,
a nephew of Prince Bismarck.
The Graf, or count. is man of a b out
IS years of age, with strong German
face, He wears full beard, has a vigor-
Gus frame, and walks like a man who
knows what drilling in the German army
means.
i am travelling around the world for
pleasure and have been through Callfor-
MIA. which delighted me greatly" he said
ID fluent English. lit is a long time now
since | saw the Iron Chancellor. having
been away from home a great deal. But
all | know about him is that he is in good
health. Excuse me, good evening""
The Graf hurried away to theater with
some travelling acquaintance from the
Fatherland. He takes little interest in
politics and appears bored with formal
discussion. believing no doubt that il is
foolish to bother with serious questions
while he has money at hand and can eniov
hulsrlI according to his owa swett will.
1t is understood he received the title nf
Graf when Bismarck was made a Or nee.
and having that distinguished handle 10
MS name he is privileged TO appear at the
kaiSer's court
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste. the refreshing and trul y
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drugs
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
fe22 TuThsa TT
The morning call., 1894-09-18
HENRY FRENCH'S TALK.
Congress Criticized by the Prohibit
ton Candidate.

Los ANGELES. Sept. 17.-Hon. Henry
French, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, addressed a large gathering at
Temperance Temple tonight La criti-
cizing the present Congress Mr.. French
said:
Congress has done nothing to relieve
the situation except TO reduce the tariff on
pistols SO per cent, and cut the duty on
gambling cards from II cents to cents
per pack. They have likewise reduced
the duty on clay pipes 80 per cent. and they
made reduction of 80 per cent on opium,
that the youth of our land may be exposed
TO the temp alton of this terrible curse
The bounty on sugar has been wiped out
by this Congress. thus striking blow at
American capital and labor"
The liquor quest on was carefully dis
cussed, and in touching on the evils OF
unrestra ined immigration the speaker said
that 80 per cent of the saloOn-keepers
were Foreigners.