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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
SHAM

The REPREsENTATIvE is not pro-
hibition paper, although we do not
know it would be a poorer paper if it
were. There as some things, however,
that it feels that it ought to speak
out about that bear upon the liquor
question and it's relation to politics.
One day last week l.. w. Collins, the
Republican candidate for associate
justice of the supreme court, spent
some hours in the saloons of this CITY
in the direct interest of his candidacy.
He was in one Of the largest saloons Of
Minneapolis fot some time, seated alta
table hobnobbiDg and drinking with
men whom he thought would help his
candidacy. His object is to prevent
the Democrats from indorsing j. w.
Willis That was his GRAND to this
city. What fruit it will bear will be
demons trated later on. The REPRE-
SENTATIVE desires to call the atten-
tion of the people of the state to his
conduct in this matter. 1t is the first
instance in the history of Minnesota
so far as the REPRESENTATIVE knows.
in which candidate for the high and
honorable office of judge of the Sill
preme court has found it necessary or
advisable to so into saloons to advance
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
DOCTORS DISAGREE,

John Lind, the eX-congressman from
er day and expressed the opinion that
the Peoples party gains in the next
election would be mainly in the cities.
John Goodnow, member of the Repub-
lican state central committee, gives it
as his opinion that the gains will be
mostly in the country. AT. Koerner,
the Republican candidate for state
treasurer, was in Minneapolis on Thurs
day and is quoted by the Times of Fri
day morning as follows:
A. T. Koerner. Republican candidate for
state treasurer, was in Minneapolis, yester-
ering of local politicians, and it is pre-
sumed that the reports he heard at that
meeting regarding knute Nelson's strength
his idea of the Populist gains Mr.. Koerner
said that he could not tell much about 9TH
er portions of the state, but he knew that
the Populists in his own county Meeker
believed that they were going to carry the
county; He admits that they have made
of a prominent Republican who has gone
over, while there are a number of promi-
nent Democrats who have turned Populists.
Thus it will be seen that these shin
ing lights of Republicanism widely
disagree. Koerner is the nearest right.
He sees nothing to be gained by lying
about the matter. AS he has per-
sonal interest in the result and has, no
doubt, looked closely into the matter
from that standpoint, it may be as
sumed that he is competent to express
an Intelligent opinion. He is in err
ror in one important respect. The
Peoples party is making large gains
from the Republican party and right
in Mr.. Koerner's immediate locality.
The REPRESENTATIVE knows this to
be so by reason of the letters which it
is daily receiving from Republicans
nouncing that they have changed sub
scribing for the REPRESENTATIVE and
asking for literature bearing on the
ques lions of the day. If Mr.. Koerner
believes what he says he will be very
much surprised man when the votes
are counted.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
OWEN AN ANARCHIST,

The Minneapolis Tribune of Sunday
papers the charge that Mr.. Owen has
been guilty of giving uttcrance to an
archiStic sentiments, and gives the
charge its editorial endorsement. Not
one of these papers has presented, or
pretended to present, to it's readers
one single quotation from anything
that Mr.. Owen has said upon any oc-
casion in order to sustain the allega-
ton. They know that the charge is
maliciously false. Those papers are
the Minneapolis Tribune, the Water
vile Advance, the Granite Falls Jour
nal and the st. Peter Tribune. No
body expects anything differently of
the Minneapolis Tribune. 1t is a
corporation-owned and corporation
paid newspaper. Its character as such
is so we'll eSta blished in this state that
it can do nobody any harm. With the
other papers mentioned it is different.
They have heretofore enjoyed the
reputation of being somewhat fair in
their utterances. Having charged
Mr.. Owen with having uttered anarch-
istic sentiments. the REPRESENTA-
TIVE now demands of them that they
produce the proof of their charge or
retract it. If they have any concep-
tion Of what constittes fairness in
journalism they will do one or the
other of these things. Let us wait and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
BOB JAMISON.

Some people seem to think that Bob
Jamison is good fellow" and that,
therefore, they should vote for him
for district Judge All such persons
are requested to read the address of
State Auditor Bicrmann, published
elsewhere. The address shows, and
up to this hour, Mr.. Jamison has not
entered demurrer. that when he was
chairman of the Republican state CEN
tral committee he went to Mr. Bier
mann and represented that he was an
attorney Of the Great Northern road.
If you should ask Mr.. Jamison if he
was ever employed in any cases by that
road no doubt he would Indignantly
answer in the negative. To a certain
extent he would be right. The REP
be shown that he has ever been an at
torney of record for the Great North
ern. This fact, however, serves only
to make the case against him more
fragrant. He was not an attorney of
record for the Great Northern. but he
was an attorney of record for the Re
publican party, and while acting in
that capacity he pretended to be. and
no doubt was, also an attorney for the
railroad in that land case
Mr.. Jamison cannot be reelected
judge of this judicial district. Adolph
Hermann has dc fcated him. This is
not a good year for good fellows"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS,

The address OF state auditor Bier
mann, published elsewhere in this pa
per, was furnished to all the morning
papers of the twin cities on Wednes-
day night last. The Globe published
it in full on Thursday morning. The
Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune
and Minneapolis Times suppressed it.
That the Pioneer Press and Tribune
should thus deprive their readers of
this highly important information is
not to be wondered at, but that the
Times should play such scurvy trick
upon its patrons is incomprehensible
Everybody knows that the Pioneer
Press and Tribune are owned, body
and soul, by the corporations and
monopolists. Nothing is allowed to
appear in either one of those papers
which, in the slightest degree, reflects
on j. j. Hill, for instance. During
the strike on the Great Northern road
these papers insisted. day after day,
that there was nothing to arbitrate.
1t was finally discovered by the bust
ness men of the twin cities that there
was something to arbitrate, after all.
In the recent big strike at Chicago
both of these papers took almost ex-
actly the position taken by Pullman
and Egan that there was nothing to
arbitrate. Occasionally they would
mildly roast Mr.. Pullman, but that
was only when the thing got so hot
and the subscriptions fell off so rapid
ly that they were compelled to throw
tub to the whale. In this case of
Mr.. Biermann they deliberately sup
pressed the news because they knew
that it would injure their patron
saints, the corporations, and especial
ly Mr.. Hill. The interests of the peo-
pie cut no figure with these boodIing
organs. They are out for the stuff"
They need it in their business and
must have it to keep their corrupt
sheets going.
The Pioneer Press felt obliged on
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
ON WASHBURN.

The Minneapolis Times of Monday
morning contains an interview with
Congressman Fletcher in which the
following occurs:
POLITICALLY, L do not owe Mr.. Wash
burn anything. 1t has always been
my privilege to serve him and his in
terests. l know of no instance where
he has returned the favor to me. On
the other hand, 10 years ago, when |
was candidate for congress, he took
special delight in the disgraceful per-
Torrance that prevented my nomina-
tiOn after l had won the convention
following an honest campaign and a
hard fight. Two years ago when | was
nominated, and many thought the
contest was doubtful | am not aware
OF any effort that he put forth in my
behalf"
This is very faithful picture of the
characteristics of w. D. Washburn.
The REPRESENTATIVE efies any man
to point out one solitary instance
where our senator ever lifted his hand
to help anyone in political way I'M
less he had reason to think there was
something in it for himself. or all
cold, calculating, selfish public men
w. D. Washburn is, without doubt,
the worst The fact is so we'll known
that nothing can save him from de-
feat next winter, no matter what
party controls the legislature. Gov.
Nelson, the REPRESENTATIVE be-
lieves, dare not say that he favors the
reelection of w. d. Washburn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,

The Hcnnepin County Peoples Party
League held a meeting on Tuesday
evening Of last week. After passing a
resolution condemning the REPRE-
SENTATIVE for advising the Republic
cans of the Eighth ward to nominate
Frank Haywood for alderman instead
of G. W. Flanders, SO as to make sure
that Flanders would be banished from
the city council, we read in Mr.. Mar
tins Union that the following proceed
ings were had:
motion was made to appoints commit
tee of conference with - view OF putting n
q non-partisan Judiciary ticket. After a
brief discussion the motion was tabled for
one week. and as this is II very important
matter. it should bring out every delegate
at the next regular meeting. which occurs
Tuesday, Aug. H.
How is this? The REPRESENTATIVE
was led to believe that nothing but a
straight Peoples party ticket from
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
ARTESIAN WELLS.

Why don't some of the papers which
are bowling so Justify for Mr.. Lowry's
reservoir and boulevard scheme go and
interview State Geologist Winchell on
the feasibility of procuring a supply
of pure water for this city from arte-
sian wells? Mr.. Winchelrs technical
knowledge of this matter ought to be
valuable. What his views are the
REPRESENTATIVE is not informed,
but it knows that he is an honest
man who would say just what he
thought. His reputation is such that
his decision would be accepted by the
entire city as a just one.
On this subject the Saturday Spec
tatOr says:
North and South Dakota possess in
the James river and Red river valleys
two great arteSian basins which have
yielded several hundreds of artesian
wells, which not only irrigate farms,
but run mills and factories. State
Geologist Winchell, Prof. G. w. Hall,
of the University chair of geology, and
Prof. Warren Upham, recently Of the
United States geological survey, main
tain that Minnesota possesses a SINH
lar artesian basin, extending from
Minneapolis to the states southern
boundary. There are now upwards Of
100 artesian wells in this basin, about
20 of which are in this city. Our prin-
cipal office buildings, several of our
mills, hotels and elevators, not to
mention Glenwood and Inglewood and
other springs are supplied with arte-
sian water. What is the matter with
sinking artesian wells at our present
three pumping stations, instead of
building costly new reservoirs and
vast filter systems?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
A RECORD OFlNFAMY,

The REPRESENTATIVE calls particu-
lar attention to the address Of State
Auditor Biermann to the voters of the
state. 1t is truly record Of infamy
which ought to stir this state from
one end to the other. The contention
that the Manitoba had any right to
select its lands before the state selec
tions were made is clearly shown by
this address to be erroneous. The fact
that the Manitoba road has taken no
steps to enforce this view of the case
Is another and a sufficient proof that
the attorney of the road had no conf
dence in this claim. But what shall
be said of Michael Doran, who it shown
to have used his influence to induce an
officer of the state to violate his oath
on the spccious pretence that his duty
was to stand by "frends?" This is
the man who assumes to control the
Democratic party of this state. No
wonder he can send out railroad
passes to his miniOns to come in as
delegates to the state convention and
give him its control. Truly this is
lovely feast to which the Democratic
party is invited on Sept. 5. Is it any
wonder that, under such leadership,
the party has shrunken until there is
scarcely anything left of it?
If the Democratic party of Minneso-
ia has spark of honor left it will take
control of it's own affairs and dismiss
this man Doran, not only from the
control of the party, but from any lot
in its counsel. That is question for
the coming Democratic state conven-
ton to decide. Its decision will be
awaited with ntaract
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

JOHN GOODNOw got in another one
of his little scurvy tricks by ANNOUNCE
ing in the Minneapolis Tribune on
Sunday morning that Ben Davenport
was candidate for congress. The
statement was not true. Mr.. Davenport
is candidate for judge of the district
court and for no other office. How
long will it take the people of Henne-
pin county to drop on to this mans
monte game?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

Congressman down to sealer of weights
and measures would satisfy these
"middle.of- the-road" patriots, yet
here they are talking about a non-par-
tisan judicial ticket. One would have
thought from what they have said
about the REPRESENTATIVE in this
matter that the above motion would
have been thrown in the waste basket
and the mover cast out of the win
dow. Evidently these fellows are get
ting mixed up in their ideas.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
AWAY OFF.
The St. Cloud JOurnal-PreSs say

The St. Cloud Journal says:
Neither Smallwood nor Kendall has vet
Joined the Pops. Both are believers in the
ievers in law and order and therefore it is
not reasonable to presume they will ever
become members of the Populist party. Mr.
Smallwood is not quite in accord with the
Republican party on the silver question
while that of the Populist party suits him
little better Both these gentlemen will
undoubtedly remain in the Republican
party. as they have been in good company
too long to find either of the other parties
congcnial.
Now see what Capt. Smallwood said
in the REPRESENTATIVE last week
over his own signatures:
I have been asked if l would object to Civ
ing tho reasons why propose to support
because he is sound on the money ques ton
and stands on a sound money plat form.
Comment is unnecessary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

TIE Hennepin county Republican
legislative conventions today, will,
without doubt, instruct for W. D..
Washburn for the senate. Nobody
ever supposed that they would do
aught else. Nevertheless, the result
of the election will show that the
strongest Washburn candidates are
the weakest as vote-getters. The ma
jorlty of the people of this county do
not want him returned and they will
so indicate when they get an oppor-
tunity to say SO at the polls.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
An Injured Look,

John Goodnow claims, with his most
injured look, that II. B. Martin called
on him on matter of plain business
and nothing more. But at Mr.. Good
now's desk the line of cleavage be-
tween politics and business is so faint
that the public mind is not quite
clear, even now, as to the meaning of
Mr.. GoodnOws Mime
y :,rlic Times
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

Mr.. DONNELLY returned home on
Monday morning last from Mt.
Clemens. Mich. He reports his son,
DR.. Donnelly, greatly benefited by the
Sulphur waters and almost we'll. He
will remain for week or two longer.
AS there are so many rheumatics in
the state Mr.. Donnelly proposes, if he
can get the time, to write up, for our
columns, an account of the famous
Michigan Sanatarium.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
THE DISHONEST FARMER.

The following article appeared in
the Commercial Bulletin and North
west Trade, market paper printed
in Minneapolis and said to be edited
by one II. V. Jones, an attache of the
Minneapolis Journal;
IN AND ABOUT THE STORE.
The state POpulist convention was held in
Minneapolis this week and was interested
is he
biggest fool there is in the country today.
He comes to the city and takes possession,
while he iiaunts his ignorance before the
public. A large proportion of the dele
gates wore pictures Of Debs on their coat
iapels' and some Of the more ent ,1 81
consistent reason who he should wear tn ose
emblems of lawlessness: but it is presumed
that on general principles. and because
some of the labor procl nations contained
the word 'down-troddcn" they at once as
sumed tnat the proper thing for them to do
while in town and their wives were per-
forming manual labor on the farm, was to
stand boldly forth for Debs. They stood
forth, and conservative people laughed.
Most of these farmers smoked cigars. 1t
was very funny. Did you ever see raw
farmer who no knows more about government
indulge in II smoke? It's funny. There is
an air of superiority about his swing of the
1.-TWO for five" that is amusing. He stands
cyDressinr himself in tho most illogical
manner vet smiling with each utteronce
because Of their con yincinr cnsembIe Of
English. lido not wish to be misunderstood
in nv remarks lam TIeot odmirer of
busi1eSs farmer Init deiiver mo from the
little narrow cnocimanS who foat around
the states passing resolutions and pro-
claiming thems elves as victims Of greed,
when their neighbors by thrift have aecu-
INFLATED Il good bank account and are hap
by and cOntented. The corporations are
not responSib BILE for the ignorance of the
in wi I he. in
who is complaining is that he is ignorant
and inefficient in his farm management.
The farmer who can not take 100 acieS of
land in this great Northwest and get rich
in ten years is a poor specimen to put in
charge Of the land. The trouble with the
diSgruntled farmer is that he is un ass and
he always appears like one when in public.
IN en-
And tho tarmor;s tho most dishonest hus-
iness man in tho cnmn'Unitv h@ord q
lloIora+" e,,- .tLo f.,n,lian - ~ - 80 hon
at m"n bnycaausa 10 nnUar hos /. nhancn To
he dishGnnSt OF ~ ~ 900 a h"n+ M d
mittinm MAJ bo $500 G $500 M ;uStIx,
Nv vat tr comnnniaS !, fact that we denyy
~ ~ ,o ~; -. ny - ., {. " en.iS
ers, it is "a fact that no elevator company
tca 6n nc Of ~ hoy n
how can it be explained that The farmer
verv the neWt day IN ue # somenne sboufd
offer him cent more bushel in the after
What if Corpora ton did business in that at
Way ms Is n no eXagSGGration; II farmers
mcnts they are notoriously dishonest. This
[e f t IRE no ht thern are
so many that are dishonest that as aclass
pose of argument. '''N p''
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

THE ''goodLord-gooddcyil" morn
ing edition of the Minneapolis Jour
nal, known as the Times, in its Sun
day morning edition, mildly roasts
papers which have opposed the scheme
to increase the assessed valuation of
real estate in this city for the purpose
of enabling the city council to issue
bonds to build the proposed reservoir
and boulevard on Thomas Lowry's Co.
lumbia Heights property. The Times
knows very we'll that this opposition
has compelled Mr.. Lowry to increase
his donation of land for reservoir pur-
poses from Is to 4o acres, so that if the
city ultimately indorses the project it
will be 30 acres of land ahead by rea-
son of the independence of the papers
which have criticised the scheme.
This, of course, Anglers papers like the
Times, for it decreases the "milking"
properties of Thomas Lowry.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

Gov. NELSON is not candidate for
senator. Oh, no. Down in Faribault
county George D. Macarthur is can
didate for the Republican nomination
far senator and is receiving the active
support of L. w. Temple, one Of the
Mr.. Temple is a strong opponent of
Mr.. Washburn. What he goes out to
get in Faribault county in political
way has to rooSt pretty high if he does
not capture it. There is every proba-
bility that he will secure the nomina
ton of Mr. McArthur and that will be
equivalent to an election.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

J. T. WYMAN who is a candidate for
senator in the Thirtieth district, was
justly incensed at report published
in the Tribune on Friday morning an
nouncing that he would accept the
nomination for mayor if he was de-
feated for senator at the primaries.
The intent of the announcement was
to weaken him as candidate for sem
ator. This was, without doubt, enc
of John Goodnow's little tricks He
furnishes most of the political infor-
nation which is allowed to appear in
the Tribune, and what he does not
supply he revises. This is necessary
from the fact that he is political
agent of Jim Hill, and the Tribune is
HIPS organ in Minneapolis as the
Pioneer Press is in St. Paul. If Mr..
Goodnow had succeeded in securing
the nomination of his partner, w. w.
Rich for state auditor, the Manitoba
road would, no doubt, have been we'll
pleased.
TIE REPRESENTATIVE has been in
lOI UllC lOllOWliS Id DIi
which appeared in its columns last
week has been understoo in certain
quarters to refer to the Hennepin
County Peoples Party League:
To break up the pretended political
clubs which are organized in the city
during every campaign for the pur-
pose of selling Endorsements to any
candidate who will put up the price of
the same.
This understanding is an error. The
REPRESENTATIVE never intended to
confer any such meaning. If it had
it would have said SO. The REpREsEN-
TATIvE has reason to believe that
there arc poltical clubs in Hcnnepin
county which are organized for the
purpose Of selling endorsements.
None of them arc Peoples party clubs.
If there were any such the REPRas!sN-
TATIyE would not hesitate for one
moment to deEounce them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15

ing editorials:
is talked Of for the Republican congress
sional nomination in the Seventh district.
The only objection tD Lanphere is that he
is a persistent and extreme advocate of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver on the
ratio Of IS to l. That is not Republican
ctrine: The Republicans of the district
might almost as well nominate Boen as
Of that district to attempt to steal the
Populist thunder. If they wish to indorse
Populist principles they will elect Populist
candidates Republican candidates who
have borrowed and clothed themselves in
Populist fads. Let the Republicans of the
seventh district nominate good straight
Repu blican-one who stands sQuarely on
the national Republican platform-and re-
solve to sink or swim as Republicans.
Mr.. Lanphere has stood by the flag
of his country on the silver question
with bravery and intelligence that
has challenged the admiration Of even
his political opponents. The Tribune's
flag is the flag of Wall street. Of cor
porations and monopolists. The REP
REsENTATIvE firmly believes that Mr..
Lamphere will never consent to stand
by that flag. He ought to be true to
his convictions and hoist the ticket of
the party whose platform most nearly
comedies with his views. The Peo-
pies party has lots of room for brave
men like George n. LanDhere,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
Good Advice,

Where are the Democrats of Mime
sofa at any way, with Chairman
Cutcheon and Secretary Smalley re-
signed. That party better go over in
a body to the Populists and allow
farmers Donnelly and Williams to run
their politics. And that is about
what it will do we judge from present
actions --WaSeca Radical.