The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-20
IDEAS OF OTHERS.

Lost, Strayed or stolen: Inc era y!
prosperity promised upon the repeal
of the Sherman purchasing act
Butte, (Mont.) Populist Tribune.
"Truth is ever on the scaffold.
wrong is ever on the throne" Coxey
is in jail for walking on the grass.
Cleveland is in the White House for
walking on the rights Of 7O,O0O,OOO peo-
e.-NOncOnformiSt.
The "Industrials" out west who
capture trains to ride on them should
receive the most severe punishment
allowed by the law. Why don't the
fools steal the entire railroad and be,
come the most respected citizens or
the Observation-Disclosures (W1s.)
National Advance.
"Hell-of-a-Fix' Fletcher-Minne-
apolis Representative said in Congress
-"Mr. Speaker, we are not here to
legislate for the rich, but for the
Door" Ye Gods Think of Uncle
Loren legislating for the pOOr!-but
we are certain he had in mind the
''poOr' millionaire. Great Falls
News.
There is not nearly enough gold in
the world to pay one years interest on
the gold-payable indebted ness OF
Europe and America. Should this in
terest all fall due at one time would
it not make serious trouble in the H.
nancial world? 1t shows the folly OF
the gold basis .--Litchield, (Minn.) In
dependent.
Salt pork is good diet for a labor
ing man, says J. Sterling Morton, the
farmer member of Cleveland's cabi-
net. Now, if the labOring people OF the
country who are in enforced idleness
fail to grow fat. the august secretary
may feel that it Is not his fault; he
has pointed the way out.-Missouri
World.
In Kansas the attorney general, who
| is POpulist, compelled the Pullman
| Palace Car company to pay back taxes
amounting to nearly million dollars,
which had been allowed to accumu-
| late under Republican administra-
tions. In Minnesota the Populist agi-
tation has compelled the pine land
thieves to disgorge $4,000 in one in
stance. What this country needs is
more Populist agitation of this kind.
Window Citizen.
Here are some figures apt to create
thought: The annual production OF
wealth in the United States is about
$50, 900, 100000, or little less than
900 per head of our population
which would give to the average fami'
ly of five $1,000 per year: but according
to the United States census the aver
age income of the American working
man, family or no family-is less than
$500 per yenr.
Do you suppose if the railroads were
| owned by the government that section
men would be slowly starved to death
on 8S cents a day? Not much. The
nation would never disgrace itself by
| so foul a crime. Private monopoly
uses men as beasts and slaves, but /
| defy any one to point me to govern
ment emplOye working for so small a
sum as even twice that. Every sec.
tion man should see the advantage OF
having the nation own the railroads
The Coming Nation.
| There is no law in the District OF
| Columbia to punish any one for seduc-
ton or adultery. 1t is also stated that
an effort has been made time and
again to pass such law, but congress
| men nave never allowed IL TO come &c
a vote. 1t is said that this is the only
spot in the whole civilized world where
adultery and seduction are not crimes
under the law. But it is terrible
crime for an American citizen to STEP
on the capitol grass. Capitol grass
seems to be more sacred in the eyes OF
the Washington law dispensers than
the honor of wives and daughters
Casca St. John in Minneapolis Union
| The REPRESENTATIVE comes to OuI
81 table, loaded with red hot shot from
the pen of that gifted writer and mon
opoly fighter, Ignatius Donnelly.
There have been many improve
ments in the appearance Of the REP
REsENTATIvE since it's change of To-
cation from St. Paul to this CITY, 1t
is now Seven-colum issue, the col
umns are about one-hfth longer, and a
smaller type is used, so the paper will
contain twice as much matter as form
erly. The contributions of Mr.. Don
nelly occupy page each week, which
alone are worth more than the price
asked for the paper for one year.-Cas-
| ca CT Tohn n MinnnonO1iC Union