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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-29
A REJECTED ADDRESS.
Turn on the Light,-W9shburn "the
Benedict Arnold of the Party of


Benedict Arnold of the Party of
incOIn.''
To the Editor: III 81
This letter was written to the Minneapo-
lis Journal by cLr. Beal, one of the leading
refused to publish it. The Representative
is glad to give Mr. Beat, or-any representa-
tive of his race, hearingD
Mr.. Editor: In your criticism of my let
ter of the 18th inst. You say Mr.. Beal is
colored man, and it, is understood that
his opposition to Washburn, rests upon the
fact that Washburn was not in favor of
that useless superiority the Lodge bill. and
that Washburn's position was that What
the colored man needed was not more leg
islation, but enforcement of laws already
on the federal statute books"
l am seeking after light and the Journal
lodges the question asked by me, and
raises another ISSUE that of the color of
my face foreign) about which there never
was any question and Washburn's position
on the Lodge bill. If Mr.. Washburns po-
sition on the Lodge bill effected the col
ored man it effected every other man in
this broad land because our rights are
identical. You say that Mr.. Washburn's
position was to enforce the law already on
the federal statute books Has Mr. Wash
burn, (since you raise the issue), ever,
by word or act done a thing toward the
enforcement of the law already upon the
statute books to protect the ballot box :?
If SO when and where? Mr. Washburn is
the Benedict Arnold of the party of Lin
coin, Sumner and Grant, and sold it out in
its most trying ordeal The Republican
party was pledged to the Lodge bill and it
was clearly a Republican measure, which
the party in all honesty was bound to
hal nd fai
Upon this the perpetuity of our govern
ment depends. Mr.. Washburn is traitor
to party fidelity. His one vote in the
United States senate would have saved
the party pledge. The colored voters are
not alone in their opposition to Mr.. Wash
bum for United States senator upon the
ground Of his vote on what you, Mr.. Edit
or, seemingly characterize, that useless
superfuity, the Lodge bill"
Mr.. Howard, the candidate before our
late caucus for state senator, declared to
me emphaticaly that he was not Wash
burn man and l know that others, who
were working in HoWard's and the ring S
interest, were not WaShburn men at heart.
What then, Mr.. Editor, was that power
behind the throne that caused them to so
work and vote? The whole thing was
roped in and guarded by sentinels Had
there been free and open expression the
results would have been different. The
press next morning telling it's readers, in
blazing head lines that Mr.. Washburn had
carried the Thirteenth ward with a whoop
and swept everything before him without
opposition. Our caucus was but a sample
of others in the city. The bosses had
everything fixed two weeks before hand
the people going to the caucus was only a
matter of form and did not change the re-
suit one iota, that l could see. Therefore
we ask-what is the object of the caucus ?
C. r. BEAL,
Thirteenth Ward, CITY
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RAILW AN LANDS.
One Way in Which Some of Them
May BE Taxed.

To the Editor:
Judge Nanderburg. in Sc Mimi, 246. de-
cided that where any railroad company
leased its lines of road to another for
long term of years, they abandoned their
business and suit could be brought by
the state to forfeit their franchises.
When such suit is brought the company
passes into the hands of a receiver, it's
property is sold, debts paid and balance di-
rided among the shareholders; hence it
follows all its lands would become taxable.
Have the accompanying adopted at every
meeting, and a. copy sent to the governor
and encouragement, duly signed by the
chairman and secretary, and it will be
found to be very interesting to the powers
that be:
Whereas, 1t has been stated in Sc Mime
sofa, 2i6, that sundry railroad companies
failing to operate their lines by reason of
long lease or otherwise, subject to
action at the hands of the state for a for
fixture of their franchises; and
Whereas, 1t has been stated that all the
lines of the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba, the Duluth and Manitoba, the ST Paul
and Northern Pacific. the Little Falls and
Dakota, the Northern Pacific, Fergus Falls
and Black Hills, the Duluth, Crookston and
Northern, the Saltwater and ST. Paul, the
st. Paul, saltwater and Taylors Falls. the
Duluth. certain lines operated by the Mil
waukee have leased their lines of road to
other companies for long term of years;
and
Whereas BY said leases said companies
have voluntarily abandoned their business
and forfeited their charter (see sc Mime
sofa, 246), and for effect of act DESTROYING
chance to comply with contract (see So
United States, 500; and
"Whereas, Each and all of said companies
have surrendered the 1eSSepS al
cial interest in their roads and properties,
retaining only the naked legal title, for the
from taxation and assessment from 1000 COO
to 9oO0,WO acres of land; and
whereas, If the governor and attorney
general of this state will do their duty as
by law commanded nearly every acre of
railroad land in this tate can and will be
taxed therefore be it
''ReSolved, That call on the governor
and the encouragement of this state to
forthwith comply with the law and their
oaths of office by Immediately causing suits
TO be comemnced by the state against so
many of said companies. we'll as all 9TH
ers as have abandoned their business as
herein set forth.
Resolved That CODY hereof he for
warded to the governor and the attorney
general of this state forthwith to the end
that they may comply with the law and
their oaths of Office
1t will be observed in the first place that
the person who introduced these resolutions
is not a member of the X. of L., and in the
second place that the persons who adopted
them were picnicking on railroad grounds
Ior the use OF which they paid nothing
JOHN H. BURKE
MINNEAPOLIS Aup 2
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Rag cloth or clothing. If a stamp of the
ike OF this would appear on every roll of
cloth and on every suit of clothing now
sold and bought for pure woolens, just
Imagine the surprise of both the sellers
and buyers of these goods.
knowing what L am about 1 feel perfect
~ sale in saying that a great many mer-
chants handling these goods would quite
often come in the front door. commence in
vestigating and keep going Investigating
until he got out of the door in the other
end of the building and not find but very
small amount of cloth and clothing that
was not marked by the inspector Rag"
Let us just imagine the amount of wool it
would take to manufacture all the cloth
and clothing that is now sold for pure
woolens but which is now manufactured
from nothing but rags. An inspection law
of this kind, if enforced, would more than
double the price of American wool in 10
days after becoming law, and at the
same time reduce the price Of rag clothing
more than half in the same length of time.
A protection law of this kind is what the
American wool growers want instead of
an import duty wool and woolens, in
order to bring the price of wool up and at
the same time bring the price of rag cloth
and clothing down.
O. j. KALLSTED.
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ference in Paris (referring to the conference
in 1867, which is chiefly responsible for the
subsequent legislation in Europe), when
silver In our country was excluded from cir
culatlon by being undervalued, l was
strongly in favor Of the single standard of
gold, and wrote a letter, which you will
md In the proceedings of the conference,
stating my views. At that time the wisest
among us did not anticipate the sudden fall
of silver Or rise Of gold that has occurred.
The uncertainty Of the relations between
the two metals is one of the chief argu-
ments in favor of the monometallc system.
But other arguments, showing the danger
GUS effect upon industries by dropping one
of the precious metals from the standard of
value, outweigh in my mind all theoreti-
cal objections to the bimetalic system"
Here was surely lucid interval in the
mind of the distinguished senator. He
says: But other arguments, showing the
dangerous effect upon industries by drop
ping one of the precious metals from the
standard of value, outweigh, in my mind,
all theoretical objections to the bimetallc
system He has been the financial leader
OF the Republican party for many years,
and is now the financial adviser of the
Democratic administration. The expert
ment of dropping one of the precious met
ais, silver, from the standard of value by
this country and other leading commercial
nations in 1873, has been thoroughly tried.
II was new experiment, and has been
IN operation only little over 20 years
It's depressing effect upon the industries
OF this country and of all the countries
which have adopted it, are everywhere
seen.
Millions of men are thrown out of en-
ployment, to be supported by charity, and
those who are left must subsist upon the
accumulated wealth of the present and past
generations which. if it We're in a form to
FURNISH us with the neceSSaries and con-
VenlenceS of life, with production arrested,
Will not last more than three or four years.
The social disorder it has engendered is
weakening the force of law and threaten
ing the integrity of social systems, and
many regard our social disturbances as
premonltlons of a coming catastrophe
In view of these tremendous facts, why
1t may be asked, in the name of a suffering
people, why does Senator Sherman persist
in keeping the country upon a gold stand
ard, and why does he not-for Cleveland is
walking behind him-reinstate silver as
monetary metal and re-establsh bimetal-
ism in tbs country? 1t cannot be that he
fears that our industrial condition will suf-
Ter from this change. Money is the life
blood of all our industries, and in the en-
TIRE history of our race an instance cannot
De found when a financial Stringencv was
caused by a country passing from a single
TO a double standard, from a narrow to a
broader metallic basis. On the contrary
IL mas always given new life to industries
Whlle a passage the other way from a
double to single standard, from broader
10 narrower metallic basis has invari-
ably caused financial strngency and indus
trial depression. HENRY G. MILLER
Chicago, Aug. II.
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DAN GAGEN HAS HIS SAY.
4 Sensible LETTER.

WINONA, Mimi, Aug. 2S.-Edtor Repre-
sentative: l believe the time opportune to
state through the official organ of the Peo-
pies party in this state, a paper not vet
two years old, and one that has already
acquired an enviable national reputation
that the acts of the present administration
and congress have, as they have
many another honest suffragan so
completely disguised me and caused
me to look about for some party
not tied up hand-and-foot to the cap
itaists of the country and the entire world.
When | see the subsidized press of the
country representing the honest money 60
and tariff for revenue only" ca fallacies
of our day, headed by such men as John
Pulitzer and Henry Watterson etc, con-
demning nearly every government official
elected in the national election, and urging
all to try them again, it behooves all intel
llgent men to take an independent stand
and cease to further recognize either of the
old tools of Wall street and trusts. AS
for me am ready to sacrifice any of my
friends who still cling to the parties of
military tactics in their caucus and con-
vention and join the minute men brig
ade,'' even though the fate of Lloyd Gar
riSOn and Peter Cooper awaits me.
How intelligent men all over this state,
and others who have voted to down the
party, and against the principles that gave
us the federal election law, the iniquitous
Sherman law. etc, can go back to that
old love- is more than l am able to COM
prehend, unless the golden guinea has been
proffered them as an inducement The en-
tire Democracy of this state rests in the
hands of one or two families, based upon
low cunning and deceit, ought to teach
every free voter of the party in the past
to forever quit their company. One or two
fat wheel-horses in each county carry the
votes of both of the old parties about as
much merchandise or cola teral and woe
be to the unfortunate under their jurisdic-
ton who fail to quake when their COM
mand is given.
/ want to S. NJ Owen elected gov
ernOr and a congressman elected from the
First Minnesota district to congress- and
our Legislature well filled by good, honest
and true Peoples Party representatives.
this winter, and if we stand together Ike
men and pay attention to deceptive
promises of the enemy, victory is at hand.
Very sincerely,
DAN GAGEN.
CO. Harriet street Winona MINI.
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doubted. They will use every means with
In their power to defeat him. Already they
nave started a crazy story about him rum
ming non-union printing office, the intent
OF this being to set the labor unions Of
the city against him. Another story going
the rounds was that he had sworn to
false figures in giving the returns of his
papers circulation to a news agency. In
the last issue of Farm, Stock and Home
both these stories are denied and the cir
cumstances that gave them life and cred
ence are explained satisfactorily and in a
manner that casts no reflection on Mr.
Owen.
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A GOOD IDEA.
ShOddy Which Is PaImcd or for
WOODEN.

ShOddy Which Is Palmcd or for
WOODEN.
To the Editor:
For some time past great deal has been
said, both by politicians and newspapers
concerning the price of wool In case wool
should be placed on the free list and be al
lowed to be imported into America without
duty, they fearing that both the price of
sheep and wool would go away down to
nothing.
There is one thing that 1 would like TO
have every wool grower ask himself be-
fore he gets scared about the price of WOO,
after it is allowed to be imported free of
duty-that is, why do importers import
large amounts of foreign wool on which
they. under the Mckinley law, have to pay
a duty of from to II cents per pound to
say nothing about the first cost of
the same, which must in all cases be as
much more than the duty, when they
can buy American wool for even the
amount of the import duty right at home
in the home markets?
1t ought to occur to every wool grower s
mind that the wool so imported and wool
grown at home is not of the same quality.
This is all that is necessary to say about
the matter just now.
Another thing ! would like to mention u.s.
that so long as it is well known fact
(without going into any statistics to show
just how much. otc) that a great deal the
larger portion of both the cloth and cloth
ing sold and consumed is supposed to be
wooden cloth and wooden clothing, but is
nothing but rag cloth and clothing. Would
It not be Of great benefit to the growers
of wool to have a national law for the in
spcction Of woolens and manufactures of
wool and have every roll Of cloth manufac-
tured, and every suit of clothing, etc, not
strictly pure wool stamped with large
visible government stamp, "Shoddy" or
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An Owen Convention.

A county convention OF the Democrats of
Martin county was held today at the
court house IN Fai~mont to elect delegates
to their state convention, a resolution Of
fered by Banker Ward "a man who has a
mortgage against nearly every poor devil in
Martin county, against the Endorsement of
s. NJ. Owen for governor was lost This
man Ward of course is now chewing the
rag and says it was Owen conven-
ton, notwithstanding the delegates go I'M
instructed However, some OF the delegates
are Owen mer and that Is why this banker
is hot He overrides the law. tramps upon
the rights of the poor ard laboring classes
yet declares that he prefers Knute Nelson
to Owen. of course, he does, because he is
simply representative of Jim Hi!l, Mike
DOran & Co. He has for years controlled
both the Republican and Democratic
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Dear Sr-Some one was kind enough to
send me single sheet of The Representa-
tive of Aug. Is, '94. Will you please to send
me specimen copy a number Of copies,
as would like to pass it around among my
neighbors Every toiler that can read
should have a copy. l have been a Repub-
lican since the organization of the party in
1856. ! think it has apostatized or become
prostituted I do not wish to act longer
with the party. Anoka county has a good
soil in which to SOW POpulistic seed, being
largely American and Republican POLITICAL
ly. But there is much grumbling with the
leadership of the G. o. P. Let some one be
sent here to work for the Peoples party. 1
am willing to do all in my power to build
it up. Yours respectfully
GEO. w. GREEN
To
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Things Are Changing.
nuluth Commonwea

1t is yet 70 days to election and many
things may happen before then. See how
much has happened since Mr.. Towne was
nominated. His election was then fore
gone conclusion. Since then the Populists
have sprung up like a weed. threatening
to carry the district Offering the Demo-
Gratis a chance to slip their man in. The
political whirligig may spin around a.
number Of times between this and Novem-
Der.
To a large extent the issues are yet to-
be made up. We shall watch their devel-
opment with interest and report them to
the people with customary accuracy and
fairness.
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An Object Lesson for the Taxpayers
of st. Paul Who Are Not in the
Ring.

st. Paul Herald: The following table is
compiled from the records of the building
inspectors, assessors and county auditors
offices. Mr.. Taxpayer compare the cost
of your dwelling or business block with the
cost of these massive money making struc-
lures and then figure up the per centage
you pay in taxes as compared with the
owners of these structures. When you
nave inquired that out you will then have a
rant idea why it is that the tax dodgers
insist upon keeping the assessors and
county auditors offices in the hands Of men
they can control.
Name of BLDG Cost hide Az nor
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Growing.
(Waverly Tribuneo

The cause of the Peoples party IN
Wright county and the state of Minnesota
is growing every day. 1t has come to be
a popular movement, and the old party
ranks are being depleted by deserters from
them who become converts to the cause
of reform The campaign has hardly OPEN
ed, vet S. NJ Owen is spoken of by many
old party men as a sure winner In the
race for governor. Mr.. Owens reputation
is that of an honest man; he is one who
would conduct the affairs of the office of
the chief executive of the state with abil-
ity That he is considered a formidable
candidate by the Republicans cannot be
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Congressman George b. Shaw dies at
Eau Claire, Wis.
Japan will negotiate important treaties
with various powers, having already begun
with Great Britain.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada is named as
correspondent in divorce case.
Chinese in the United States organize to
overthrow the emperor of China.
The whisky trust fails to borrow cash
enough to pay the tax on whisky in bond.
Illinois encouragement will contest the
right of the Pullman company to conduct a
1t is expected that under the new tariff
law the Democratic administration will en-
tirely demolish the reciprocity system.
Secretary Carlisle decides that goods in
bond under the Mckinley law reed not be
reimported to come in free of duty under
the new law.
Mississippi state officials and several
bank note companies will be prosecuted by
the government for issuing special warrants
resembling United States notes.
President Cleveland, in letter to Con-
gresham Catchings, of Mississippi. criti-
cises the tariff bill which he allowed to be-
come a law last midnight without his sig
nature
Senator Butler, of South Carolina refuses
to be bound by the action of Democratic
primaries and hot fight between him and
Gov. Tillman for the senatorship is prom
icpd
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CHt FITIIOI
We are told that the Roihschids are the
financial rulers Ot the world. also that
Alexander Hamilton and John Sherman
have their portraits liz the Bank Of Eng
land among the areat finarcers OF the
credit coin finance system. 1t was Hanil-
tons policy to make Washington king of
the United States. Washington was demo-
cratic; Hamilton aristocratic Hamilton in
troduced the money system which united
us with Europe financially for all time. if
it could not be replaced with something
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To the Editor:
The total assessed value of all
property in the United States
is .............. 1924, 249, $50, SO4
Given away by or stolen from
the United States, states,
counties, etc. ................. &c, POI, 266 43S
Owned by POS families, the
trusts, insurance, financial,
railroads and foreign land
owners Observation-Disclosures. 25, 1865, Ia 297
Stolen from the United States,
from % to SO being duty not
not collected, and not count
ing goods struggled. ......... 1,S75, 74O 166
Estimated interest on same for
1O3 years NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,464, pol 667
JOHN H. BURKE.
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THE NEW COMMONWEALTH.

The Great reform paper Of New York
It stands for cooperation for private inter-
ests and nationalism for public interests
One dollar year. Sample copies free. Ad-
dress the editor. IMOGENE c. FALEo.
706 Macon st., Brooklyn. N. K
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
August. q.

Eight persons are drowned at a yacht
regatta at 81. John, ~ B.
Seeding Polish Catholics meet at Cleve-
Iand and organize an Independent church.
A Populist committee is appointed in
washington with view to having the
Fopuiists and labor people fuse for the
congressional elections
H. b. Martin, of Minneapolis a member
OF the executive board of knights of La
bor confers with the chairman of the ma
tonal confedera ton
very strong report in favor Of the an
arch1st exclusion and deportation bill is
maze by house committee. The bill may
be passed under a special rule
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August, 1S.

Another large demonstration against tho
house of lords is made in Hyde Park, Lonl
don.
Democrats and Populists of Sioux Falls
5. d., will combine with the hope of des
feating Pettigrew
1t is thought that a thousand lives were
lost, including those of two parties OF
American tourists. in the cyclone that
swept the sea of AZov Friday.
John Newell president of the Lake Shor6
road, and once engineer of construction Of
the Winona and st. Peter railway, dies sud-
denly at Youngstown, Ohio.
1t tranSpireS that while the tariff bill
was pending in congress Secretary Carlisle
made several friendly visits to the New
York offices of the sugar trust.
One of the desperadoes who was cap
tured near Chicago after killing Detective
Owens, is identified an insurance in-
spector, who led a respectable life by day
and was a thief and highwayman at night.
The Kolbtes in Alabama have plan to
organize a legislature of their own ana
elect a Republican to the United StateS
senate to succeed Morgan. believing that
the senate will be Republican and seat their
man.
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parties Of this county, 1 have lived here
for u years and knowiswhat am saying
Fairmont Mimi, Aug. ~. .2s POP,