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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
FIGHTING USURY.

There has been commenced within
the past month most interesting con-
test between the First National Bank
of Lake Benton, the First State Bank
of Tracy, and the Bank of Balaton on
the one hand, and the farmers of Muir
ray and Lyon counties en- the other
1t has been the established custom Of
those banks for years to loan money
to the farmers of the surrounding
country on chattel and real estate Sc
cnrity, charging 20, 30 and in some
cases over 40 per cent on the money SO
loaned. The course was intleXibly pur-
sued by the banks, until few Of the
energetic men of the locality deter
mined if possible to rescue the COM
munity from such eXtortion and i'm
position, and with this end in view
sought the advice and assistance of
Attorney T. r. Kane, of St. Paul, a
specialist in the law of usury. The re-
suit was the commencement of num-
erouS actions against the banks above
named for the cancellation of mort
cages and notes held by them. 1t is
apparently the beginning of an organ
lied opposition to the enforcement of
any of any of the claims held by the
banks in question, and we are glad to
see the farmers of one locality animat-
ed by the proper spirit in demanding
their legal rights. Under the laws of
this state no mortgage can be enforced
or collected if more than 10 per cent in
interest has been charged, no matter
whether under the name of interest, bonus
or commissions, and our courts will COM
pei the cancellation of such mortgage
on the application of the person
against whom it is held when properly
presented. Under the wise provisions
OF our usury laws there is no need of
our Western farmers losing their prop
erty and homes under usurious mort
cages if they will only stand for their
legal rights, and we trust the actions
above mentioned will prove the begin
ming of an universal uprising against
the usurious practices that have too
long prevailed in our state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
FALSE ECONOMY.

1t is reported that the county COM
missioners Of Hennepin county object
ed to mourning the expense conse-
quent upon trying the criminal cases
against the Guaranty Loan officials,
yet this same spirit of business sagaci-
ty does not prevent said officials from
carrying on the county's books as a
cash balance on hand about 1854, All. 80
deposited in five concerns that have
either busted within short time or
been mulcted for vast sums by certain
of the bank officials and employees, and
about SIS, 1862. AZ in concerns that are
either carrying past due paper with
interest overdue, loans upon doubtful
security, or lately investing largely in
so-called Menage paper and schemes.
Verify it would seem the part of
prudence for the county commission
ers to deplete its deposits in some of
these alleged banks by using part of
the same in trying to convict bank
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
WHAT is THE BEST POLICY?
Many Planks or Few?

There is of course a wide difference
OF opinion, and an honest one, be-
tween Peoples party men as to what
our platform should be in 1896. AS a
contribution to the controversy we
take the liberty OF quoting the follow
ing from a private letter, from one of
the purest and best men in the world
"a man universally esteemed by all
the honest people of America-the
celebrated B. O. Flower, editor of the
Boston Arena.
Mr.. Flower says:
1t looks now as though the gold
power proposed to throttle the people
whether or no, and | am inclined to
think that the wiSest thing for US to
DO is to follow the course which has
been so successfully carried on by the
Fabian Society of England, namely:
the step by step policy as it is called.
The Fabians educate all along the
line of social democracy and carry on
a persistent and untiring educational
agitation, but when an election comes
on they take hold of one great issue,
that which is most Immediately inn
perative, and upon which the people
are mOSG thoroughly educated, ana
make that the one issue of the cam
paign; winning that, they then are in
splendid position to take up the next
issue, and SO on. Now, it seems to me
that at present the people Of the
South and West are best educated on
the money question, and if we should
make our great slogan cry in 96, more
money and less taxes, and demand the
immediate re turn to the money of the
Constitution, gold, silver and paper,
making prominent the Immediate re-
monetization of silver at ratio of Is
to ], and also be prepared to demone-
tie gold, if the gold power tried in
any way to interfere with the healthy
workings of expansive currency, we
would be able TO elect our candidates
in 1896. ! would of course carry on an
additional campaign along all lines,
but | think that if we are to win in
1896, we must win practically on sim
gle plank, because that is the only is
sue the people are plainly prepared to
fight. It is an issue which will take
with the South as we'll as with the
West. Cordially yours,
3. o. FLOWER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
WHY DOESN'T LIZ. MENACE
COME BACK?

This is an enigma to the uninitiat-
ed, but still one that in process of
time may be susceptible of solution in
manner that may yet startle the
community fully as much as the Cling
murder, especially as it is currently
reported that prominent man in this
city who had been subpHnaed as wit
ness jumped the game to avoid testi-
flying, and has not been punished for
contempt of court since his return.
This alleged Ascending witness is
widely if not at all times favorably
knewn in the community, has figured
to some extent in political and finan-
cial circles, ssaid to have been heavi-
ly indebted to the Guaranty Loan at
the time of failure and reported to have
been unsuccessfully invited to con-
tribute to the expense of getting Men
age back.
1t is by no means certain that Men
age would not come back of his own
volition and stand trial, but in such
case would not there be such rat
Ting in bank circles that some of the
sharps could or would gladly contrib
ute to fund to keep him away.
May it not be possible that five men,
including one lawyer, have sent Men
age money to keep him away, within
the last sixty days, and who can say
that if any one should go and bring
menage back-that both Menage and
of irl,
untimely end.
j. II. Burke has within few months
past been solicited to himself go and
bring Menage back, but not having i'm
plicit confidence that certain interest
ed parties might not at some oppor-
tune moment cut his Windpipe he de-
clined the engagement, since he has
no desire to be canonized as yet, as his
labors as an evangelist among the
heather of this city and state are not
yet completed. and he belives it advis-
able to avoid placing himself in pO-
Sition where certain elements might
be surely tempted to commit still
greater violence against him than
they have yet done; that some of their
acts have bordered very close to homi-
eide, and when gang get desperate
no one can tell to what lengths fiends
may go when one is hot on the trail,
and that Minneapolis contains among
its upper ten tiends who will go to any
length, the Cling murder has already
shown and may yet demonstrate fur
Their,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
SENATOR TILLMAN.

The Minneapolis Times says that
the election of Gov. Tillman, of South
Carolina, to the United States senate
is disgrace. The sum of Gov. Till
mans offense is that he attempted to
enforce the laws of the state. In that
attempt he has been upheld by the
courts. The Times, likewise thinks
that Gov. Waite is a disgrace to Color
ado. His offense was the appointment
of police commission in Denver, I'M
der the provisions of the statute, to
enforce the laws in that city, and par
ticularly those against gambling. His
action was likewise upheld by the
courts.
The plutocratic papers affect to be-
lieve that any man in official position
who attempts to enforce the law i'm
partially is disgrace"
The proposed election of Steve Ell
kins, Sewall and Addicks to the sem
ate does not strike these organs as
threatening to degrade the character
of the senate, while, no doubt, they
think the presence in the senate of
Brice, German and others of that char
acter as tending to elevate that body.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
Wise Action.

The following letter from Duluth
explains itself. 1t is a move in the
right direction, and is commended to
other clubs:
DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. II, '94.
We held an enthusiastic meeting
here last week Wednesday, and organ
lied club with sixty-fve members.
We will whoop it up from now on.
One feature of our cons tuition,
which was adopted with very little CD
position, and that only by reason Of
the novelty of the proposition, is this
section.
Each member, upon payment of
the admission fee of fifty cents, shall
be entitled to receive from the finan-
cial secretary, three months paid up
subscription to the official state organ,
the REPRESENTATIVE"
This measure was proposed and car
ried through by myself, and l believe
will do good to our club locally, and if
properly advertised, might be adopted
all over the state by all Peoples party
clubs. If this cauld be accomplished i,
it would not only be a we'll deserved
recognition of the best and greatest
Peoples party paper in the United
States, but would greatly help our
cause. Please notice it in the REPRE-
SENTATIVE. Yours for the cause.
ALAN A. BRACKINREED,
81 East Sd ST.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

Denver Road:
In speech in August, 1893, Senator
John Sherman said: IF you want
cheap money and high prices, free sill
yer will do it,
Now, John, that is just what we
want We have debts hanging over
our homes.
These debts can only be paid in
money.
If we can get cheap money we can
pay them.
If we can get good prices for the
products of our labor we can pay them.
You say free silver will give us these
Then in the interest of humanity let
us have the free silver.
Let us have cheap money.
Let us have high pric es.
Let us have the prosperity that will
follow:
Who objects?
The men who hold the mortgages on
our farms and want the farms or the
products thereof,
The men who hold our bonds and
want them paid in dear money.
The foreign nations that held debts
against us, and who want the interest
and dividends on their inves tments
| paid with money that will buy more
| of our wheat and cotton and all other
products.
The ''blind leaders of the blind" who
are hanging Oh the skirts of the aris-
tocracy.
Last, but not least, the devil who re-
wells in the prolific fruits that poverty
| brings into his domain: who glOats
over the fall of innocent womanhood,
| when reduced to condition Of choos-
| ing between starvation and a life of
shame; who laughs at the stinted
| forms and wan faces of innocent child
hood, as he wears away its life in the
| factories and eweet shops Of the land.
| Yes, John, let us have free silver,
and cheap money and high prices.
1t will chase away the tears from a
| million faces.
1t will brighten the homes of five
million people.
1t will put the idle to work.
| 1t will feed the hungry.
1t will develop a better manhood and
wOmanhood.
1t will take our children out Of the
| factories and put them in schools.
1t will spread suns hine all over our
land.
Let us have it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
A FOSSIL.

Justin S. Morrill,, senator from Yer
mont, made speech in the senate
the other day in which he denied that
that body is largely composed Of mil
lionaires. Who is Mr.. MorrilPs col
league from Vermont? 1t is Redield
Proctor, the man who first succeeded
in organizing the marble industry of
Vermont into trust. Out of this
scheme he is said to have secured a
fortune Of $15,0OO,OOO This enabled
him to make big contribution to
Harrison'S campaign fund. AS re-
suit he was made secretary Of war by
the Indiana statesman Then whe n
Senator EdmundS, who had reflected
honor on the Green Mountain state,
retired, Proctor was put in his place.
What put him there? Ability? No,
indeed. 1t was money-the possession
OF immense wealth.
Mr.. Morrill, should look about him.
self.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
A HELPING HAND.

The Peoples party of Minnesota is
recognizing in grand shape. It's en-
thusiasm and vigor augurs well for the
future. The need of the times is TIN e
circulation of Peoples party litera-
ture. Nothing in this line is so effect
i've as we'll conducted Peoples party
paper. This is what the REPREsEN-
TATIvE purportS to be. 1t is devoted
to showing why our principles are just
and how they will res tore prosperity to
the country if they prevail. The duty
of every Peoples party man in Mime
sofa is to extend its circulation. II
every reader of the REPRESENTATIVE
would devote, say one hour each week
during the winter to extending the
circulation he would be doing much
toward extending the principles of its
party and preparing it for great vic
tory in the near future. This paper
should have $4,000 subscribers in Min
nesota. This number could be easily
attained if each reader would go tC
work and lend helping hand. Fifty
thousand subscribers means 250,00C
readers; it means victory in 1896.
VIII you, who read this article, GO
to work at once and help attain this
great end?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
NOTICE.

A state convention of the PEOPLES
Party Bureau of Education and Or.
ganization is hereby called to meet at
Minneapolis, Jan. 9, 1895, at O'Clock
a. m. Each county is entitled to two
delegates at large and one delegate
for every 900 votes, or major fraction
thereof, as cast for S. NJ. Owen fol
governor in 1884. Delegates will be
chosen in such manner as may be pro-
vided by the several Peoples Party
county committees, except that ir
counties already represented in this
bureau. the representatives. thereof
will provide the manner of choosing
such delegates. In case of failure of
such committees to act the chairman
of such committees are hereby author
lied to appoint such delegates.
j. M. BOWLER, President.
l.. BERRIER, Secretary.
Delegates should be sure and take
certificate to entitle them to the re-
bate on fare.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
DEATH SENTENCE
OF the Savior.

From the ExDositor,
The following is said to be the SEN
tence of death, word for word, pro-
nounced against Jesus Christ:
Sentence pronounced by Pontius Pr
late, intendent of the lower province
of Galilee, that Jesus of Nazareth
shall suffer death by the cross In the
seventh year Of the reign of Emperor
Tiberius, and on the 24th day of the
month, in the most holy city of Jeru-
salem, during the Pontiticate Of An
mas and CaaiphaS.
Pontius PLATE. intendent of the
Province of Lower Gallilee, sitting to
judgment in the presidential seat of
the PrHtOrS, sentenced Jesus Of NaZar-
eth to death on cross between rob-
berS, as the numerous and notorious
ties timonies of the people prove:
|. Jesus is a misleader.
2. He has excited the people to Sc
dition.
3. He isa enemy to the law.
4. He calls himself the son of God
). He calls himself falsely the king
Of Israel.
6. He went to the temple followed
by multitude carrying palms in their
hands.
Orders from the first centurion Auir-
rilis Cornelius to bring him to the
place of execution, forbid all per-
sons, rich or poor, the prevent the exc
cution of Jesus.
The witnesses who have signed the
execution of Jesus are:
/. Daniel Robani, Pharsee.
2. John Zorobabic.
3. Raphael Robani.
4. Capet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem
through the gate Of Towrnes.
Read the charges above and COM
pare the charges with the charges
made by the Rothschild authorities TO-
day against the reformers. They are
accused of misleading the people. of
exciting sedition. and of walking on
the sacred grass and while they have
not been crucified there are hundreds
of them in prison today, while the
thieves in high places, the open brib-
ers of congress, the purchasers of fat
subsidies, are occupying the places of
honor. If Christ came today, he would
be treated just as are the reformers
who are denouncing those who steal
widows houses, and withhold from
the laborer his hire. You will notice
that the tyrants, the murderers who
judged Jesus, charged him with mis-
leading the people, melting to sedition
and an enemy to the laws. These
are the charges, and they are
the charges today against every man
demanding that the ruling classes
shall cease their robbery of the people,
Enemies of the law-noG any or all
laws, but the law, meaning the laws
imposed by robbers and murderers
which ruled Jerusalem. The same
spirit that imbued Jesus. throbs in
the breast of millions yet today, and
his teachings are just beginning to be
understood by the people as rules to be
applied to the everyday rela tions Of
life, and that tyrants today are just as
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19

obnoxious. just as unbearable, as they
were in Jerusalem nineteen centuries
ygo. 1t was not Christ's teachings
about new idea Of heaven or hell for
which he was put to death. 1t was
has opposition to the robbery Of the poor
by the rich through laws. his denounc-
ing of men and systems by which one
man lived on the sweat Of other men S
faces That is why they killed him.
If the people listened to him, they
would cease to pay tribute to usurerS.
To allow the man to live would endan-
ger their special privileges. SO lie
was killed. And SO today those who
preach and eXhort the laborers in the
same way are denounced, black-listed
starved and imprisoned. But the Ia
borers of the world will yet rule it,
The Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
The Hotel Beaufort.

Nos. IL, ia, 1l6 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, 1894-12-19

day was reduced to $1O3,37s,476. The
treasury receipts are a little better,
but no gold comes in from customs and
the gold for export Is taken from the
treasury holdings anditis not unlikely
that the government will have to draw
upon its gold to make the necessary
payments in January. 1t will not be
many months before more bonds will
have to be issued toenable the govern
ment to meet it's bills.-Minneapolis
Journal.
OF course. Just as often as the Wall
street gold bugs think it profitable to
reduce the gold reserve to point
where new issue of bonds will be
necessary they will withdraw gold.
They are in the business for profit.
Patriotism cuts no figure with them.
They are out for the stuff.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19

lgnatius Donnelly has resigned as
president of the State Farmers ALI
ance and expresses firm determina-
ton to permanently retire from poll
tics and devote his talents to litera-
ture. Mr.. Donnelly's name will be
found more frequently and conspicu-
ously in the political history OF Min
nesota than that of any other man.
While possessed of rare genius and
ability, matchless powers Of oratory
an an unlimited fund of wisdom, he
lacked the balance wheel that makes a
successful POLITICAL. But, to his cred
it be it said, he has nearly always been
found on the side OF the poor and op-
pressed and this, too, at times whe n
his SURPRISING talents could have
found ample recognition in more COM
Portable quarters. We believe he has
been check upon the rapacity of the
greedy corporations and that his pub
lie career has been the means of anne
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
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
gates will pay full fare going to the
meeting and take certificate from
the agent showing that he has paid full
fare to meeting, and that certificate
after being signed at the meeting will
one-third fare. Dontt TO t0ke q certj-
fcufp
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
SENATOR PETER PROMPTLY on fl

SENATOR PETER promptly on the
reconvening of congress introduced
two resolutions. The first directs the
judiciary committee of the senate to
investigate the circumstances and
legal authority under which the secre-
tary of the treasury made the last two
issues of bonds. The second resolu-
tion calls on the president for infor-
nation concerning the circumstances
and necessity for sending United
States troops to Chicago during the
Pullman strike.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
State FaRJuERs ALL!9uCE DlEETIuG
To All Alliance Men of Minnesota:


The annual meeting Of the State Farmers Alliance will be held
Alliances together elect delegates
dead together raise the small due the State ALI
Alliance
There time when the much
need thorough organization they today Foreign capital has
today controls the
When there meeting of the mill
in Europe and might all the
industries The question decide whether
all organization and bow beneath the load like the
along while the British Lord applies the whip
brought than
with
committee watch legislation frauds
political bring
All this accomplished,
if all would
Alliance organization what will be-
of That
aton Alliance anguish
with will
in them through
Friends meeting
with but object
welfare of the Alliance
Mr. resignation places position
to
when
expected
candidate for office in
Alliance There competent
from do all that
cause J.INERMYLYA,
First Vice President.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
Executive Committee Meeting,

The executive committee OF the
State Farmers Alliance will meet at
the Brunswick Hotel, Minneapolis, on
Monday, January I, 1895, at ? o'clock
?. M, to settle all business of the past
year. All members of the committee
are requested to be present at that
time. j. /. NERMILyA,
Acting President
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
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 that's 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 a rumbling sound OF
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the resultant
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 nfiamed condition of the mu-
cuouS surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for .any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by HalPs
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19
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 -.
1895, at 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 POST. Secy. President.
MOULToN. Appanoose county. Ia. NOV. -.