The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
TERRIBLE TACTICS.
Invoking the Rum Power to Save
PlutOcracy.

| In order that our readers may see
the desperate straits to which the Re-
publican party was reduced in the re-
cent campaign, when it was forced to
cry out for help not only to the Demo
Gratis but to the groggeries, we print
the following letter and circular.
HON. 1GNATIUS DONNELLY,
Minneapolis, MINI.
DEAR SIR:-I inclose herewith a
copy of circular which was sent to
| every dealer in spirituous liquors in
the state, On the eve of election. The
original OF this was shown me by
| friend in the business, who is or was
also Peoples party man. ! am told
that these circulars were sent out by
the Republican state central commit
| tee, that a letter from the secretary
| accompanied it: but have not seen
this letter, SO | cannot youch for the
truth of this. I send this copy to you,
in case you should not already be in
/ possession of one. 1t will be good ma
terial for comment in the REPRESEN-
TATIvE, and you will undoubtedly be
| able to ascertain with certainty, who
distributed this literature.
| There is no question but what this
circular had a great deal to do with
the stampede to Nelson from the
Democrats, at the last moment. And
| this of course was why it was gotten
up and circulated. | do not care to
have my name appear in this matter,
| If you have it published. Fraternally
| yours.
Here is the circular referred to:
READ CAREFULLY AND CONSIDER
THOUGHTFULLY,
Take especial note of the ninth and
tenth planks of the Peoples party
| platform, printed on the enclosed
party relat ting to the traffic in stimu-
| lants, fully and explicitly set forth.
"lVe demand the naturalization of the
liquor traffic and ats management by the
state arithoM profit" The ''nationaliza-
ton of the liquor traffic. That
means that the federal government
| should control the manufacture and
| sale of liquors. Its management by
the state!" That means the establish
ment of state bar-rooms everywhere,
| holding the absolute monopoly of the
business. 1t means the system of
South Carolina. which has begun in
bloodshed and will end in unspeakable
corruption. without profit" That
means that intoxicants shall be put
before the people at the lowest pos
sible price. National and state gov
ernments are to render their services
free Of charge. The millions now col
| lected by federal and by local authori
ties shall be sacrificed. Internal reve-
nue. taxes and city license fees alike
are to be abolished, and the deficit
supplied by higher taxes on property.
And to help out with this or any other
policy of dealing with the liquor Ques
tion, woman suffrage is demanded.
For the probable future of legislation
| bearing on this subject, and on others
relating to personal liberty, in case
the Peoples party should succeed the
voter must refer to the ninth plank of
it's platform, "Wc demand Mat there be
no limitation opon suffrage dependent ,tpon
sea-"
Full of meat is this platform for the
Prohibitionists and for the man who
believes in personal liberty. The first
sees in the Peoples party an organiza-
tion pledged to make whisky as cheap
as postage stamps, and to supply 1T to
allcomers in the same way. The second
sees it pledged, in any event, to drive
every LIQUOR dealer out of business: to
confiscate his property and his custom
to the state: to fix state bars in every
city and village; to forbid man to
sell a glass of beer except as agent for
the state and without profit; and then
to call in the women to vote upon any
| future regulation Of the business. If
you vote a Peoples party ticket you
vote for this insane policy, to which
that party is SO openly committed
that it must lcgislate accordingly.
Public and private interests could bet
ter stand straight Prohibition.
A vote for a Populist is vote tC
make the sale of any stimulant, in
any quantity, by a private citizen, a
crime, while inviting everybody to get
drunk at the expense of the state
Read the ninth and tenth planks OF
this platform before you cast your
ballot.
And while the liquor interest was
thus fighting the Peoples party lot
of alleged Temperance men, some OF
them paid tools of Plutocracy to
divide the people, were maintaining
an organization in the name of Prohi
bition.
It seems to us that there is more
honor in defeat than victory achieved
by such means.
Georgia Pcpulists did we'll to reduce
the 1900 Democratic majority or tws
years ago to- eco this year, despite M
-, ~; frnndc IN fbp art Of fn{