The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
KITTEL HALVORSEN.
Who Shall Represent the Sixth Min
nesOta District in the Next Con-
Sress:
(Translated from Duluth Skandinav of Sept.


(Translated from Duluth Skandinav of Sept
%, 1S94)
1t can certainly not be contradicted that
a seat and vote in countryS highest
lawmaking body is of the greatest import
ance, not only to the individual district
but to the whole ma ton.
There is not an industry in the land but
what is either benefited injured by ma
tional lawmaking and consequently it is
of the greatest moment that the person
who is trusted with the duties of a con-
gresham, besides being qualified to fill
the office, must also be free from even the
faintest shadow of suspicion of having
gained the place dishonesty, for such
would certainly indicate that the represen-
tative would use the occasion for his own
benefit and for those who were willing to
pay for his services and vote. This year,
more than ever before, it is necessary to
measure the congressional candidate by
this standard. The common mans drudge
for existence is growing harder and harder,
and the struggle between him and the cor
porations must be fought for him in con-
gress by his representative, not by rep
resentative who is already owned by his
enemies and oppressors. We must have
representatives who will mete out justice
to the common people, who will not sell
the peoples rights for Doodle and who will
not give the moneyed classes any advan-
tage whatever which the common people
it is we must elect a peoples representa-
tive and no other 1t is no longer a ques-
ton as to either a Republican or Demo-
cratic candidate, for the old parties differ
only in name. as we see III the present
congress- In reality there has been no
difference when it comes to doing the will
of corporal ions and trusts Let us not,
therefor, be miSled by these deceitful ap-
pearances, but admit the truth in all its
nakedness. That there exists but two par
tes-and these two are the moneyed men
or plutocracy on one side and the whole
body of laborers and producing classes on
the other. The Bible says that no one can
serve God and mammOn. and the same
holds good here, that one can serve the
people and manmon The one who will
serve God must give God his whole serv-
ice and he who will serve the people must
necessarily give the people his whole serv-
ice. Only through honest and rightful law
making can we remedy the enormous So
cial evils which have forced the people
down to misery, want and slavery, and
only by electing rightful and honest con-
gressmen can We obtain the needed change.
Now let US take a view Of the congress
sional candida ties i'll this district The frs
in the field was the Republican candida te.
c. A Towne. 1t is a we'll known fact thai
Towne owes his nomination far as St.
Louis county is concerned, and this was in
his case deosive-to A. F. A, whose organ,
Liberty, worked early and late for M.
TONNES nomination. After Towne had OBJ
tanned the nomination he seemed to have
no more use for either the A. Z. a. nor
their paper. and he has publicly announced
that he has nothing to do with them. Now
it is natural enough that the A. p. A. pa
per Liberty, was not very well satisfied
in getting e slap on the mouth when it
had right to expect gratitude, and in this
weeks issue it goes to work and tells all
about Mr. Townes nomina ton. Ii must be
remembered that Liberty was, at thai time
initiated in the party and consequently
knows all whereof it speaks.
Liberty says: 1.-The political cauidron is