The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-31
LONG TO BAKER.
The Peoples Candidate Will Not
Withdraw.
A Scathing Arrangement of Gen.
eral Jim.

Gen. j. H. Baker-My Dear Sir: My at
tehtion mas been called to your open letter
70 me IN the Daily Review In reply will
say: l consider your proposition an insult
not only to me, but to every true Populist
IN the district. The egotsm displayed in
your letter would be laughable if it We're
not SO sad to note how the mighty have
fallen. You say YOU are fighting Nc.
kinleyism and was first to advocate Popu-
ism in this district. In this you claim toe
much.
Long years ago, when you were holding a
rat office under a Republican administra-
ton, preaching McKinleyism and abusing
the Democrats, on a good salary I was
advocating the one great fundamental prin-
ciple of tine Populist party, viz: the abol-
ishment of national bank currency and the
substitution of United States legal tender
greenbacks
My dear general, let me call your atten-
tlon to few facts in regard to our past
polltlcai relations. Nearly 80 years ago,
IN the city of st. Louis, you nearly caused
my death by compelling me, one bleak,
cold night, to tramp my beat in front of
your headquarters at a leading hotel, and
threatened to send me to the guardhouse
Wnen L stepped in the hall a moment to
Keep from freezing. Four years ago, when
you were nominated by the Alliance land
at your own request can prove), re-
celved the Endorsement of the Democrat tic
machine, l, believing you to be true to
the principles which l had so long cher
1shed, forgot my resentment towards you
and did all within my power for your cleo
ton
~ n1ra ion Won do
IN Adrian, in which you said: II made you
a speech here two years ago in favor of
the Mckinley bill. l paid for that
speech. Now l am going to tell you what
l actually believe in regard to the tariff -
You then proceed to show up the fallacies
OF your former speech, and, although you
stood there a confessed hireling of plutoc-
racy, 1, to my shame and disgrace be it
saidb stood by you.
Two years ago, when, against my wishes
and protestationS, 1 was nominated YOU
could have laid the foundation for future
fame and power for yourself by supporting
ne for would have been defeated and in
"a you would have received the nomination
ana electOn). But, instead you denounced
the convention, and, though the daily pa
pers Informed the people that my nomina-
ton was a calamity, and that the Demo-
Gratis were highly indignant, you were then
nominated by a few men in ST. Paul for
governor, which nomination you threw up
and ran for the legislature on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
And now you ask me to turn over the
patriotic vote of the Peoples party to YOUR
plutocratic, mugwumpian machine No.
Sir. The universal opinion among Populists
is that You are running in the interest of
McCleary; that your expenses are paid by
the Republicans, and your open letter is
the last card in the game. The impudence
OF your request equals the cowardice of Mr.
McCleary in refusing to meet me in public
discussion, as per agreement signed by the
chairmen of the Republican and Peoples
party committees.
General, 80 years ago you rode at the
mead OF the procession, while 1 trudged in
the rear guard. Conditions have changed
Now the little school MASTER and the
odd farmer" are neck and neck in the
lead, while the general is not even in
the rear guard, but mere stragger in the
rear of the mighty forces which are strug-
Cling for supremacy.
No, general L cannot entertain your pro-
posals. l want my monument to be in
the memory of my countrymen, that
never strayed near the dismal swamp of
political corruption and pollution where
plutocracy matches and breeds traders
tricksters, fusionists and schemers: where
chicanery and deviltry are born and liberty
slaughtered; where plutocratic tyrants train
hirelings to block the wheels of progress on
the great highway of political destiny.
Yours respectfully, but not obedently,
T. LONG