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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR FORUM.

1t is part of the purpose of estab-
fishing the REPRESENTATIVE to az
ford 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 ex-
! coed one-quarter of a column, if pos
sible. If 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 EDITOR.]
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
THE OLD PARTY POLITICIANS HOPE.
Full.
They WIFI Re EOOJnd

NORRIS, Mimi. May 1-Edtor Repre-
sentative: Some of the leading politicians
of the G. O. p. in this county are very
anxious to get some of the golden milk
of the state "office" cow, they are scour-
ing the country to secure delegates to the
convention, to be held some time in the
future. that will favor their nominations
This is their old trick, going around maxi
ing promises: ~ on, vote for me, and if 1
am elected I will do all 1 can to better
your condition. > But after election, if they
are elected and reminded of their promise
to the people, 1.-The. people be id" Well,
we think it is about time to turn the cow
around" H.. y
There is not as much interest in the
Populist movement as there ought to be
in this county, and the Republican party
is giving all itsi repergies to destroy the
influence of those, that are staunch true
Populists, and to- get! them back into the
slough of "despond, h"from which we have
just emerged. But after election they will
see that they have ;1abored in vain and
spent their strength for naught.
e 80 s. B. SMITH
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
RENylLLE COUNTY ALLIANCE.


Jumbo Meeting.
The Renvlle County Farmers Alliance
held its semi-annual meeting at Renville
the 18th inst Hon. S. NJ. Owen spoke in
the afternoon for two and a half hours to
some 5000 people. He made strong
speech. which called forth loud and fire.
quent applause. He made many converts
here for the Peoples party. A number of
leading Democrats and Republicans declar-
ing they would vote the Populist ticket.
The people of Renville put their best foot
forward and extended a generous and cor
dial hospitality to the 1900 strangers with
in her gates. They had four brass bands
here from the neghboring towns and these,
together with the citizens and some $50
school children, paraded the streets in honor
of the occasion. Renville set an example
it would be well for other towns to pattern
after. 1t was gala day for Renvilie and
the Alliance.
1t is a hopeful sign of the times when
business men begin to realize that their
prosperity depends upon the prosperity of
the 1afmerS that the farmers iii tereStS are
their interests and instead of anita g6nizng
the farmers they should cultivate a spirit
OF the closest friendship and good will and
assist them in guarding their interests
with a jealous care. and not (as many bus
sheep to be sheared or goose to be
pluckel.
There We're 103 delegates at the meeting,
representing So Alliances. The citizens paid
the rent of the opera house for the ALI
ance to hold their meeting in and also
provided free lodging for all who remained
IN town over night
The purchase of the prison Irvine was
the principal question discussed by the
Alliance. 1t was decided that the Alliance
of the county use the prison twine this sea-
son and a business agent will be ap-
pointed for each village in the county to
handle the prison twne These agents will
be selected by the Alliances tributary to
each village at a joint meeting of the ALI
ances called for that purpose.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
attitude of our state paper, 1.-The Repre-
sentative" and urging all Alliance mem
bers to subscribe for it. Thanking the edi-
tor of Farm, Stock and Home for giving
US such a good home and farm paper, also
thanking S. NJ Owen for ably present
ing to the people in his speech here tn
cause of the present financial distress ana
remedy for same. A resolution was also
adopted ind0rsing the Saltwater Irvine, and
providing for the appointment of county
agents to handle the Irvine for them A
resolution favoring the control of the liquor
business, similar to the South Carolina
law, and also favoring universal suffrage
and vote of thanks was given to the citi-
zens of Renvilie for their hearty and gen
erous treatment of 1t was voted t.
hold the next Alliance meeting at Fairfax
In the evening there was an immense
mass meeting held in the park where MI
meTous speeches were made for and against
the removal of the county seat Olivia
seemed TO be the favorite town
f. C. GREEN,
Sec'y of Renville County Alliance
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
A GRAND LETTER.
Words of Cheer From GeOrgia-They
VIII Carry IT From the Noun
stHinS to the Sem

'tnfns to the Sea-
Editor Representa- tive-A copy of your
excellent paper was received by me this
morning, and l must say it is one among
the best papers that l have seen. After
reading it through 1 thought perhaps
few lines for your columes from away
down in Dixie might be of interest to
your readers, so l will say to the Alliance
men and Populists of Minnesota that we
of Georgia are 'in the middle of the road"
The Alliance is on the move and our lodges
are getting new members and reinstating
old ones at every meeting. Many who
quit because we insisted on voting our
principles have come back and acknowl-
edged their faults, and are henceforth of
US and for us and our demands. The Ali
ance men of Geogia do not know such
word fail. We are in the fight to the
finish and expect to remain firm and
steadfast until all labor shall be rewarded
with q full share of the products of it's
toll. We mean death and destruction to
all kinds of monopoly and to all political
parties who legslate for the few against
the many.
AS for the Populist party we are strictly
Gin it." We expect to carry Georgia like
a storm from mountain to seaboard. Our
party is gaining adherents every day, and
the beauty of it is, 1 have never yet heard
of a man going back to the old parties
from the Peoples party. The old moss
backs down here are awfully sick, and
just now they are spending their time
saying nothing. In conclusion, allow me
to say to you people of Minnesota, we of
the South have buried the Ratchet and
cast aside our former sectional prejudces,
and we expect to meet you more than half
way in rebuilding this government on the
great principle of equal rights to all and
special privileges to none" Let us stand
firm as "stone WALL and we will live to
bless the day when the Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union was organized; and
we lie down in death knowing that our
children will have heritage for which
they will bless us for genera lions yet I'M
born.
Finally, Mr.. Editor keep your eye ON
Georgia, and about next October you will
hear something drop that will astonish
even the elected. Yours fraternally,
j. H. HAWKINS.
prfo 10
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
30 FUSION AND NO TARIFF SEUSH
sEce-President VerUilya Strikes
From the Shoulder.

From the Shoulder,
Editor Representative-The money power
| has decided that the next campaign shall
be run on the old thread-bare tariff issue
The two wings of plutocracy, one labeled
republican and the other Democratic, both
have agreed to the scheme. Their plan is
to have the Peoples party nominate men
that will talk tariff tariff reform. The
Democrats will then indorse them The old
party papers will then go in for all they
are worth on protection and tariff reform
The Republican papers could then claim
that the whole thing was q Democratic
dodge. The Peoples party can defeat this
whole scheme if they will. Let pledge
every candidate for office, from county to
state to make the fight the three ques-
tons of land transportatio ton and money.
Let the question of money be the main
question. Let every Peoples party conven-
ton state squarely that they are not in
the tariff fight. If people will do this
we can bring on discussions on finance
that will open the eyes of the people. Make
the people understand the national banking
system. and the fallacy Of attempting to
base all wealth on that scarce mineral
called gold which the London Jew con-
trolls. Very few of people realize that
every national bank note draws double in
ferest, one from the people through the
government and the other direct from the
borrower. AT one time since the war the
| national banks had three hundred and
sixty million dollars of their notes in cir
eulation. The people paid them 10 to 20
per cent for the use of it. The people
paid through the government interest on
four hundred million dollars of bonds that
were back of this currency at the rate of
from four and half to six per cent. This
double interest gave the banks nearly
sixty millions per year in interest. Let us
see what this would amount to in ten
years compounded, providing that the three
hundred and sixty millions were kept in
continuous circulation, which they had to
do in order to keep prices an even basis
At the end Of ten years the banks would
hold the peoples notes for over thirteen
hundred millions drawing ten per cent, and
the four hundred millions of bonds that
the people had to pay.
After the banks had the people bound
with debt they sent in their bank notes
and had them destroyed and now have but
one hundred and eighty million. The only
thing that has been in their way was the
greenback and the silver
James Tawney, NJ c., from the First
district of Minnesota, says that this is the
best banking system the world has ever
known. Will the people take it for granted
that 1t is so, and go on with their dog
fight over protection? God forbid that it
should be so. Popuist friends let us make
every school house ring with the financial
discussions; pledge every candidate to that
and let the old parties alone with their
tariff bone. LET US HAVE TWENTY
THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE AND THE VIC
TORY WILL BE OURS.
j.. L vERMILYA.
Dover, Mimi, May u, 1894.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

We have for some time received tha
Rodhuggeren, a fearless Peoples party and
labor organ, published at Fergus Falls and
CroolSston MINI. This is truly a unique
paper. Two laborers Ole e. Hagen, a
bricklayer at Croolzston. and Torkel Ofteie
Fergus Falls, started it last fall, and they
are the sole owners, the publishers and
editors of the paper. We are informed that
Mr.. Ole e. Hagen, of Crookston, is work.
ing at his trade as before and writing edi-
torials for Rodhuggeren at night, so this
paper can truly be called Tabor paper
it is in fact. Ole E. Hagen is known
as one of the best and most powerful writ
ers in the Scandinavian language in this
country. and he has for years taken part
in our public discussions. 1t was him who
in fact conducted the Red River Dalen at
Crookston IN 1890, and his brilliant writ
ings and bold exposure of Republican fraud
did more than anything else towards that
sweeping Alliance victory in Polk county
that year. Two years ago he edited part
of H. A. Folt's paper, Normanden, Grand
Forks, and it was Mr.. Hagen, who, in that
paper, conducted that brilliant and noble
fight against boodlers and party traitors
in the campaign Of 1892. And all this
public work he has done solely of interest
for the reform cause, as he never asked
for either compensation office for his
services. And it was first after Mr.. H. A.
Top sold his paper last year that Hagen
and Oftele concluded to start their paper
10 I'LL gap IN the reform ranks. More
than any other paper, Rodhugeren deserves
the patronage and confidence of toiing
laborers and farmers, it is the only pa
per edited at night by men who work hard
with Bonded back all day. Success for
such a paper and such men is victory
for honest toll. and to show good will to-
ward this unique paper, we will be pleased
to take subscriptions for it at the fol.
lowing rates: One year 81; six months
so cents; three months % cents. Or we
will furnish both our paper and the Rod
huggeren at the following club rates: One
year. Sl.75; six months, 90c; three months.
45c.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

MAYHEM STATION, Miss, May IA
Editor Representative: Enclosed find postal
order for 81. subscription to your valuable
paper. I like the way it rings. When we
get cotton and wheat tied together, and
vote and look to these interests, even as
the bondholders of the East look to theirs
then, and not until then, will the wheels
Of trade revolve again.
With best wishes, 1 am, fraternally yours,
J. T. CONNELL.
Chairman Executive Committee of F. A.
and l. u. of Mississippi.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

RAGLESVILLE, Ind. May 1.-THE Rep
resentative Publishing Company: I re-
ceved copy Of your paper of May q and
thousand thanks. Send me a few extra
copies and I will get you "a club. Send me
one more of date of May to give a special
friend. 1t alone is worth 81. The debate is
grand We are fighting Plutocracy down
here as best we can. We are doing much
good With large circulation of such pa
pers as the Represen tative victory is ours
This reform move must of necessity move
slowly. 1t is a big concern. We can't go
headlong. There might be smash-up
May be one anyhow. The riddle of the ages
is How can we get relief peaceably?"
Relief must and will come. How, I don't
know. E. A. HIGGINS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Becker County in Line for the Peop,ex

NORTH STAR ALLIANCE. OsAcE
Becker County, MIMI, May 14-F,ditor
Representative: This alliance is in GOOD
fiourishing condition, with Luther pbeIns
as president Our next meeting will he
held Saturday, May 26. NC
some help from abroad to advance the re-
form movement in this county. Recker
county is in line with the reform partv
and all that is needed is a good orea n;zor
to start a few more farmers alliances.
The people are anxious to know who is
going to lead the van this fall in the poo
pies party. Let the good work go on.
officers of this alliance are: Luther
Phelps, president; w. III. Colgwer, vice.
PRESIDENT Peter Mcintyre. secretary; John
Boleman, treasurer; A. w. Sanderson, COR
responding secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
GROVER CLEVELAND ROASTED
His Mind Concentrated on the Dob.
bling of u Cork,

Mr.. Editor:
When we view the past and see the at
titude OF our chief executive we cannot
help but be indignant. While the sympa
thetic nerve of the republic was calling for
the chief executive to act in behalf of the
people, while the country was burning with
distress, find the head of the govern
ment in an attitude of Indifference. and
deaf to the appeals of a distressed coun
try. Like a Nero we find him with his
idolized political cuckoo parrots amusing
themselves at Buzzards Bay. While the
fate of the nation hangs trembling in the
balance and is calling for wise statesman.
ship, his great mind is fastened on one oh
Ject-the bobbing of a cork.
His majesty finds pleasure in seeing tba
nnny tribe nibble the bait that is devised
by political jugglers
His experience in manipulat ting the no,;+
lcal bait makes him an exnert =,
decoyinS land and water Suckers
with the skill of wire-puller 10
lands his victims as he did the voters in the
last election who were duped to swa,low
bis stock of campaign pledges, and becona
the victims of political trickery. to no
scaled and roasted in the interest of Wan
s'reet' +. E. DAVIDSON.
Appleton MINI
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
A Voice From Stevens County.
Mimi. Nav TX I,

KEEVILLE, Mimi, May Is, 1894
Editor Representative-Sir: Enclosed
please find one dollar C$1.0O) to pay my
subscription for the Representative another
year We, in this section, who take the Rep
resentative, are we'll please with the present
appearance, and also with the good work
it has done during the past year. We feel
proud that our paper is an established sue
cess, and that we now have a paper in this
state that will defend our rights and pro-
mote our interests and although the press
combine against us they cannot crush eth
er US or our paper. Yours,
s. b SMITH
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

Can you figure out why the big corpora
tons and miIlionaires are getting rich rap
idly during these hard times, while the
small business man and farmer and laborer
are getting poorer? Try it and see where
your reasoning will land you.-National
Spectator,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

Voting for "the success of the party" is
what has moitgaged $780, 600 homes in the
United States, and three-fourths of the
crops and personal property in the South
Southern Mercury.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
BOSTON LETTER.
WE ARE HUNDRED TO ONE, YET
WE ARE RULED BY THE SHY
LOCKS-NOTHING BUT THOROUGH
ORGANIZATION CAN SAVE US.

What Shall We Do to Be Saved:-
What Is the Secret Of Their Power
and Our Weakness: -Organfze Lee
gfons-The Power of Organization
The Time Is ShOrt-Let Us Act
Qufck-HOw to Do It-On With the
Work.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

Mortgages on farms alone in the United
States amount to the enormous sum OF
81, 1853 575, 000.-The Populist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-29

WAsHINGToN, May 2s.-The main in
terest in the proceedings of the senate
this week centers in the prospective
contest over the sugar schedule,
which will probably be reached on
Tuesday. The consideration of the
metal schedule having been concluded
Saturday, the wood sche iule is the
only one now standiug before sugar.
Senators on both sides of the chamber
are looking forward to the vote on
sugar with an interest that amounts
almost to anxiety. 1t is very evident
the result of the contest over this
schedule will be regarded, in a mea5-
ure. as a test of the strength of the re,
spective sides on the bill as whole.
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h<sh 'h@f
by Frank 6: White, her attorne
Notice for Publication.

Dy Leon j. Pitts, deputy. mi7 wit
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.

ORLANDO CITY HOTEL-Rates g.
per day. n. Hunt, Proprietor, Orlando
o. II.
GRANDVIEW HOTEL-Headquar
ters for commercial men. Table supplied
with best the market affords. Limbockel
x Son, Proprietors, Cross, Ok.
EAGLE HOTEL: A. L, Long & Co.
First class House 500 per day. Newkirk
HOTEL BLACKWELL. The only
lrst-class e. day house in the city.
Special attention given to commercial
trade. w. Il POwcn, Proprietor, Black
well, o. Il.
GLOBE HOTEL The only first class
e., 90 per day house in the city.
l.. PEARSON, Prop,
New Ponca, o, Il
HOTEL YOST: The only Brick
Hotel in the city everything new and
cleun and well ventilated. Rates -, pei
day. john IosT Prop,
saltwater o. Il.
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Land Office at Kinghsher, o. T., Apri
10 1904

Land Office at Kinghsher, o. T., April
10, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention to make final proof IN support
OF his claim. and that said proof viii he
made before the Probate Judge oi Logan
County at his Office in the City Of Guthrie
at Guthrie, Oklahoma on June 4, 1894,
viz: Edwin Il. Bay, homestead entry
No. 40s, for the y NV 4 and lots and 4
section 3, range 4, township 10.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land:
j. j. Belveal. of Downs, Okla; Jonathan
Bronson, of Downs. Okla; o. +. Roberts,
OF Downs. Okla; John Gaebel, of Downs,
Okla.
Any rson who desires TO protest
against the allowance of such proof, or
who knows of any substantial reason, un-
der the law and regulations of the in
terror department, why such proof should
not be allowed, will be given an opportup
nifty at the above mentioned time and
place to cross examine the witnesses of
said claimant and TO offer evidence in re-
buttal Of that submitted by claimant.
l.. q. SPH.MAN. Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-29
DUEL NEAR BOSTO
a Lawyer aud IA journalist Fight with
Swords, the Former Being Wounded.

a Lawyer aud IA journalist Fight with
swords, the Former Being Wounded.
BosToN, Mass, May 2S.-Shortly
after 0 O'Clock last night three hacks
left Hotel Reynolds for Roxbury.
They contained two duelists and their
seconds, referee and attendants.
One of the principals was young
lawyer named Crowley, ana the other
a young newspaper man named Dclos
Goldsmith. The two men have been
enemies for some time past on ac-
count of having fallen in love with
the same girl, and some months n 20
the arrangements for the duel were
completed Both men are reputed t.
be experts with the foils, and SO II
was agreed that they should settle
their quarrel with sharp foils. After
battling for fifteen minutes, during
which time both men were woun led,
Crowley fell and was caught in the
arms of bis seconds,
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PROGRAM
or the Annual Meeting of the okIahoma
Editorial NxsasI,tIon

of the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma
Editorial AssnrIuion.
The Oklahoma Editorial association
meets in Guthrie ON Tuesday, May 90,
in the opera house. 1t will convene at
$3.50 p. m. The NEE citing will be public
until o'clock, after which the asso-
citation will go into executive session
for one hour. banquet at $50. Ball
at opera house at $3.50.
Address of Welcome-Actlng Mayor
Humphrey.
esponsc-President J. f. Qncin.
ADDRESSES AND PAPERS.
J. V. Admire, Kingtishcr Free Press
"Newsp lpers and Farmers"
NJ. l.. BiXler, Norman State Democrat
mission of the Press"
u. w. Pc ry. El Reno Democrat
"Ncwspapers and Politicians"
Editorial Ethics"
Miss Ellie Gilstrap, Chandler News
Editorial Pie. 9"
Roy v. Hoffman, Guthrie Daily Leader
THE Press in Oklahoma"
c. +. nu" ter, Enid Eaglc-"Circula-
ton"
Frank McMaster-"Thc ren, Pencil
and Paste"
The following persons, and any 9th
ers the association may call on, will
make Eve minute talks on subjects of
their own choosing:
j. l.. Isenberg Enid Wave.
5. c. Whitaker, North Enid Tr.-
buue.
James Kelley, Alva Republican.
Il Galbreath, Perry Democrat.
w. j. Donovan, Press-Gazette.
Lafe Merritt, Ell Reno Globe.
Lincoln Mckinley. Jr., Newkirk Re-
publican.
j X. Allen, Saltwater Sentinel.
w. r. Asher, Tecumseh Republican.
T. B. Ferguson, Watonga Republi-
can. and Others.
Exchanges please copy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-29

Mrs Robert McReynolds has opened
turkish bath rooms for ladies In con-
nection with her hair dressing estab-
lishment The bath rooms are ar
ranged in modern style with all the
appointments and parapternalia of a
me trop olitan turkih bath house. The
rooms are tidy, clean and inviting and
all patrons will be courteously treated.
Mrs. McReynolds Is well known 10
Guthrie people. She Is experienced In
the art Of hair dressing and in giving
turkish baths, and Guthrie ladies may
well consider her efforts boon e
them. Mrs NJ. is still at the old
staRd=Mrs- Ramey's novelty store. on
oklahcma avenue Call aud see her
ma. IN L.