The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-29
A Typical PiOneer.Press Core
srOndent.

Some time since the Pioneer-Press
of st. Paul published the following:
THE PARTY OF ANARCHY"
SAUK CENTER, July 15.-To the Edi
tor: In your editorial in the Daily
Pioneer Press of the l4th inst, you
make great hit in the ''diagnosis"
Of the Populist party under the cap
tion Of ''The Party Of Anarchy" and
| want to say to you that more truth
full words were never uttered by mortal
man. May God bless you for the noble
stand you have taken in the interest
Of humanity, and may the Pioneer
Press reach circulation of 66.000,000
copies, or one for every man, woman
and child in the United States of
glorious old America. Yes, sir. you
are truly a Loyal American" and l
wish to the Almighty that there were
more like you in this land of the free.
The Maker only knows what would
become of Minnesota if by any error
the POpuliSt party, with blatant DON
nelly at its head, should come into
power. God, in his great and good
wisdom, have mercy on the poor as
we'll as the rich wretches who would
be under this banner of anarchy, and
right here let me define anarchy ac-
cording to Webs ter: /. Want of gov
ernment: the state of society where
there is no law or supreme power, or
where the laws are not efficient and
individuals do as they please with i'm
punity; political confusion. 2. Con-
fusion in general. | am a reader and
subscriber of the Daily and Weekly
Pioneer Press and hope that you will
continue in the good work Of such ad-
vice for the people as will help them
TO follow the teachings Of the Repub-
lican party, and, thereby have peace
and plenty in the land.
A. d. CARPENTER
We were SO surprised to see such an
utterance coming out of so sensible
region of country as Stearns county,
such a braSh, eXtravagant, damDhOol
Bcreed. d.-that we were curious to learn
what kind of an incOherent animal
had given birth to it: SO we wrote to
some friends to know who and what
this howler was. One gentleman
writes us in reply:
'In regard to A. d. Carpenters
reputation in the town he lives in,
have known him for twenty years; he
pretends to be a farmer. but has never
done a days work, nor made an hon
est dollar since | have known him.
His principal occupation is running
from house to house witlra falSehCOd
in his mouth, selling pictures or some
worthless thing for ten times it's
value. Nearly two years of the twcn-
ty he lived in Todd county, and when
he moved away from there the in
habitantS turned out with cow-bells
and horns and gave him final depar-
ture."
There is much more in the letter,
which is probably true, and ten times
worse. but which we do not care to
publish We are told that his own
sister would not let him take part in
the services at the burial of her hus-
band
Another letter details instances of
unmitigated meaness on the part Of
this wretch. who has the audacity to
publicly aSslil myself and other men,
whose shoes he is not tit to black: and
to dcnounce us as anarchists If we
were not merciful we would send him
to Saltwater for criminal libel, to
make twine for honest Populists.
And this illustrates the kind of
creatures that read the Pioneer-Press
and correspond with it; and attack the
Peoples party. Wherever one Of them
sticks his head up, go for him,-show
him up. 1t will be public benefit.
L ID.