The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-05
HI. v. POOR SPEAKS.
He Says Stand by the Representa-
tive.

tive.
To the Editor:
In your issue of Aug. % is an article on
the action of the state central committee
at its last meeting. 1 received yesterday
copy of the st. Paul Daily Globe of the
same date, kindly sent me by the chairman
of said committee, containing an article of
his in justification of his course.
AS member of the central committee, I
wish to give my personal views, and if
those who chose me to act on the commit
tee think my actions as member Of the
the reform movement of this state 1 wish
they would so express themselves, and I
will resign at once. as I wish in no way to
be a drawback to the movement.
I wish to say here that I never believed
that S. NJ. Owen is a candidate for the
United States senate, nor do l yet believe
he is. l have the utmost confidence in his
integrity and that if elected governor he
will fill his term and do all in his power to
correct the many abuses in our state gov
eminent.
1 received notice to attend a meeting of
the central committee, the notice citing
important business or, rather, saying it
was important that all members of the
committee should be present. At great per-
sOnal sacrifice, / attended, and for one l
feel aggrieved at being placed in a po-
Sition l have been placed by the pro-
posed manner of starting a daily paper
We were told that without a daily paper
the Peoples party could not succeed in this
state this fall; also that the paper could
not be started unless the circular presented
was fully Endorsed by the committee. To
indorse the circular I conscientiously be-
lieved would destroy the Representative
and 1 would not knowingly do anything
that would in any way injure or lessen it's
usefulness. 1 consider The Representa-
tive far more essential to the success of
no 1o'C o,.fxy foil II
other papers combined in this state. Feel
ing this way, l could not encourage the
proposition, 1 convinced it meant
it's utter destruction, and with it our chance
of success Why such persistency was
shown to force the committee to indorse
the daily paper project in the manner pro-
posed by the chairman, when the above
danger was fully presented by those who
have been foremost in this reform move
ment from it's start l will leave those to-
explain who think 1 am wrong in my posi-
ton. The chairman plainly stated he had
been convinced by those men who were to
put the money in the venture that it would
be paying one. Still he persisted in fore
ing his point that the committee should give
the project their full Endorsement, In the
face Of being shown what the result would
be to The Representative if the daily should
be started in that way. Individual members
of the committee pledged themselves to Sc
cure from 100 to 500 subscribers if the paper
would start out on its merits and prove to
be true Popuist. We were placed in a
position where we were to be
damned if we did and to be
damned if we didn't, and for being
wilfully placed in that position by the
chairman is where 1 feel aggrieved. know
The Representative is of more importance
to this movement than the chairman Of the
committee and his daily paper project COM
bined, and, knowing this, 1 could not sus-
tain his project one moment. He spoke
with personal pride of being a politician of
some experience. 1 speak with equal per-
sonal pride that I In not a politician and
know that the further we can remove
political trickery and scheming from the
Peoples party movement the more sure
are we all of success / will not allow a
personal matter to stand between any one
and a position of usefulness in any CAPACITY
In this movement, even if the amount in
volved exceeds s14.50.
If my views do not meet with the an
prevail OF those who voted me upon that
committee will resign as soon as they in
form me to that effect. l realize this move
ment means more than one man going I'D
or down. l have the movment too much at
Heart tn Ston1 il %L> IT is ORG va