The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10

fully over the house and senate journals
ana read the vote upon eXtraVagant appro-
priations, then he wilfully makes a state
ment he cannot prove by the record. He
cannot plead ignorance of any knowledge
OF where to find the facts for such state
ments. He also knows as fully as any one
that there not enough true Alliance
men in either house to pass a single meas
ure unaided by votes from one or both of
the old party members. When he was MAX
ing such strong statements in regard to
the wonderful benefits Of high protective
tariffs gesticulating so wildly to empha size
his statements, 1 could but wonder while
seeing and listening to him if this was the
same knute Nelson who stood up in con-
gress a few years ago and voted for the
free trade features of the Mills bill"
thought, Lord, how he has changed" If
we are to judge from his statements, the
senate and house journals of the last ses-
sion will show that the Alliance members
In the senate voted for every vicious meas
ure introduced and against every measu
that was of any benefit He shreWdly ex-
planned the great benefits of his license
warehouse law, but did not give the audi
ence that part of it which closes every
farmers warehouse in the state where the
business will not justify keeping it open the
year round the very houses that need the
protection of law, if any.
never in my life heard a speech so
and where many statements were made
that cannot be substantiated by facts, I'M
less it was one made at New London two
years ago by one c. l.. Smith. There is
this difference in Smiths favor: He will
enter into a discussion and does not ges-
tlculate as if he was in frenzy and can
command language not so strongly tinctur-
ed with boorishness
On the financial question Nelson stated
tnat there was plenty of money. The
trouble with the Populists was that they
wanted it given to them without having
value to give in exchange, ignoring the
real fact. that we are obliged to give over
double value in labor and products of labor
for the same amount of money we could
get a few years ago, while our debts have
remained dollar for dollar the same with
the interest added.
When Gov. Nelson goes out of his way to
derlde the personal appearance of those
who differ with him politically, will he eX-
plain whether that lock of hair he wears
on his brow is to initiate the dude or the
bum. This query may seem pertinent as
directed to the servant of the people of
this state. l am one Of the people of this
state and one who radically differs with
him politically, and must be hit by the
blow he aims at all that class. He first
placed himself in public as one intellectu-
ally capable of resorting to personal ridi-
Guile as argument on great living quest tons
or climbing to his perch? There was a
criminal lawyer style about his whole
speech, himself the Republican nominee for
the senate from this county, and the G.
o. p. were his clients, all as guilty as
possible to be. He felt sure of winning his
case, so long other evidence or plead
ing was presented to the jurY-his audience.
| am happy to say that with such a one
sided case as that the jury dsa agreed and
the case goes over to election day in No
Vember. If he wins his case, then, it will
be because the voters have not heard him
plead his own case, or they are the fools
he estimates them to be. If S. NJ. Owen,
the Populist candidate for governor, is not
the peer of Nelson in all that goes to make
a man of intelligence, education and good
citizenship, he will not get my vote. If
Pennoyer, Waite and Lewelling are not
Gov. Nelson's peers in all that goes to
make up an intelligent refined American
citizen then l not a Popuist.
Nelson stated that Waite was arrested
for opening another persons letter. but
failed to mention his acquttal on that
charge. l see in the New York World of
Sept. 8, under the heading of News of
the Week." the following: Gov. Waite
was acquitted of violating the secrecy of
the mails"
l hope every Populist and voter will go
to hear Nelson make a political speech. If
they do l have no fears but the People
party will win in this state next Novem-
Der. HAMLIN " POORE
Bird Island, Oct q