The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-20

Are you doing anything to free yourself
from the former and restore the latter?
Do you ever expect to be free, through the
instrumentality of bankers, bondholders,
trusts, nonopoles and syndicates, backed
by Wall street and Lombard street? If
not, why not bestir yourself in the interest
of a party that is to restore prosperity and
happiness to the country? Now is the time
to put in your work. Delays are dangerous,
as Ben Franklin said. Educate and agi-
tate. Talk it over with your neighbors,
and reason together. You have a part to
act. Grasp the fundamental principles OF
a government Of for and by the people
as set forth by the Peoples parry platform,
and do your utmost to redeem the country
from the greed and avarice of plutocracy.
Read. Read! Not to contradict nor be-
lieve but to weigh and consider whether,
as a farmer mechanic or laborer you re-
ceive your just proportion of the wealth
you create Whether in a free CD country.
and with all its wealth and nat
ural resources and an abundance
of life you have been permitted to enjoy
them If not. why? 1t is simply this, that
money, through monopoly, dictates the price
on whatever you purchase or have to sell.
Well, perhaps you will say, what can We
do?" Vote right. Sustain and work tooth
and nail for the party that is in sympathy
with the people and will cast the autocrat-
ic robbers of the people into oblivion when
once in power. Has the independence OF
the masses fallen that low in the scale of
intelligence and patriotism that we are to
be robbed of homes and freedom and
set adrift serfs and Migrants by the
greed of gold l think not. All that is re-
quired is education. The people in general
have been too Indifferent regards an
active part in politics; have gone on the adj
vices of the BOSSES too much: Keep out
of politics. especially the farmer. The
man that fails to interest himself in this
is falling far short of what constitutes, in
my estimation. patriotic citizen up,
boys and at emf Be not like dumb driven
CATTLE
BE A HERO IN THE STRIFE.
We freed 900 black slaves that were in
comfortable circumstances prior to thereto
compared with the circumstances that con-
front the millions of unemployed in our land
today. And the day is not far distant
when the people will arise with Indignation
and wrath and crush the tyranny of the
money mongers. Don't live on promises of
either old parties any more, but to assert
your rights through the ballot box for the
emancipation of debt-ridden, taX-ridden,
money-ruled people. We have been fooled
by the tariff. free trade purchase clause
and this, then that long enough to direct
us from the main issues so to keep our
vote, see? These are all of secondary inn
portance when compared with putting
party into power that looks upon the gen
eral prosperity of the people the main
issue instead of the interests of
bankers, bondhoders, sugar trust.
coal trust. etc, and the enactment of
Laws for the perpetuity of the same and
ignore all laws for the prosperity of the
people Do you believe this will forever
be 50? No. you can't, unless you are UNI
able to read the hand writing on the wall,
and fail to the signs Of the approach
ing Of the greatest epoch in the worlds
history.
''All over the world the masses have
caught a vision of the glorious future in
which justice shall reign. Only by educa-
ton, only by pleading in humility and earn
estness, only by unselfishness the true
state be formed The ruling powers over
the whole world are doing their utmost to
provoke the people to open violence. That
is the game in which they are versed. in
which they hold the vantage ground. Its
methods are evil and truth cannot rise by
using evil methods" Talk to your fellow
man of the necessity of earnest action.
Distribute literature, canvass for reform
papers, and the good ideas you SOW will
take root and bear fruit an hundred fold.
This is the key note for success HE
rules who reads I don't care how strong
a person may be in old party doctrine if
you get a few copies of some of our
papers before him, though you may not be
able to convert him at once it will set him
to thinking. and the more he thinks the
more he realizes a change must be made
in the administration of our government.
Let's be up and doing. The people are
with when they are presented with the
living truth. Let every person in our ranks
be the means of adding at least one more.
Let the good work go on. Show your
colors. advance with unfinching ZEAL and
victory will crown our efforts
Edward Everett Hale, w. S. Howeis and
Edward Belamy and hundreds of the best
educators in the land are members Of the
Populst party.
Come We patriots, embued with the
spirit of 171G, and help these Christian gen.
tlemen establish Peace On earth and good
will to man"
j. e. CHASE.
Barry, June 10.