The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
AN INSULT.
The Address of the Republican State
Committee.

| The Penny Press:
H. N. Owen, son of the Peoples candi.
date for governor, is a chip of the old block
he is taking part in the present campaign
and has proved himself an eloquent advo-
cate OF the Peoples party principles. Speak
ing of the latest address of the state Re-
publican committee, he said:
i consider the address an insult to the
intelligence of the people. But what can
you expect from a party whose gubernato-
rial candidate is bulldozing and abusing civ
IL questioners at nearly every meeting he
addresses? Its first statement is that the
Populist party is founded on hatred of man,
and has grown by poisoning mems minds
with foul ISLANDERS.
IF to proclaim the principle of equal
rights to all and special privileges to none,
the grand motto of the Peoples party, be
the doctrine of hatred, then the idea of
orother1y love and equality has become
strangely perverted in the closing years of
this century Of progress. This principle Is
just what the republic was founded on,
that we stand opposed to all ideas prevail
ing at the birth of freedom. In the light of
Republican campaign methods the state
ment that the Populists grew on foul SLAM
der is the height of impudence and brazen-
ry.
Our speakers do not have to lie the
truth is bad enough, and if it be Islander
to point out the abuses under which our
fair country has been reduced to it's present
condition. then, indeed, we are slanderers
If it be un-American and unpatriotic to
stand for such measures as will reform and
correct abuses, and make this free coun-
try once more, where armies of idle men
ana free soup kitchens will be unknown,
then we are unpatriotc, and 1 thank God
that there are enough of us to sweep the
state.
1.-THE only cherished institutions that we
stand against are trusts, combines and ma
nipulation of the nations life blood, money,
by private individuals. The only rights we
are against are those who are choking the
life from our Drawn and sinew, the artisan,
laborer and farmer. We are referred to
Kansas Colorado, North Dakota and with
supreme assurance of the ignorance of
the people addressed, South Carolina We
are told that the credit of Kansas is ruined
We'll, Kansas a few months ago renewed
several hundred thousand of expired per
cent bonds at the low rate of 4 per cent
In Colorado Gov. Waite. the grand old
man of the mountains, has always stood
for the enforcement of law, and is even
now preparing to sweep the state by an in
creased majority. Even the chairman and
secretary or the Republican central COM
mittee of two years ago have Joined the
party of hatred and destruction
South Carolina has Democratic gov
ernor and legislature, and the Popuists are
expected to be held responsible for what
ever mistakes, If any, Gov. Tilman has
made. Why, before the campaign is over
l expect the Republicans will say the Pop
ulists are responsible for the Minnesota
pine steals Oh, how pitiful! how sad to
see party that once stood for the people
and freedom, now sunk SO low in the de-
Tense of the few against the many as to
be below the ability to argue on these new
and vital issues All that is left for them
is abuse and ridicule, weapons as impotent
against the rising tide of right and justice
as the sword and mandate of King Canute
against the inflowing sea.
mot one promise is given of reform if
the Republican party is returned to power;
its eyes have been closed to the needs of
the hour and always will be. The hour of
its death has come, and in it's dying mo-
ments if we listen closely and bend tender
ly over its death bed incoherent mutterings
against the Populists and wall for tariff
will be heard.
1.-The old party press has taken up the
refrain, and from now until election day,
there will be abuse and SANDER heaped upon
the party of progress, reform and advance
ment."