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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Detroit Free Press shows that
in Michigan, where seemingly there
are no Democrats left, the result is
due to their failure to vote. In Grand
Rapids, for instance, the Republicans
lost 464 votes and the Democrats 4,O16
the result of these two net losses be-
ing an apparent net gain for the Re-
publicans. Undoubtedly the OmnipO-
tent fisherman did it.-New York
World.
What is the difference between a re-
public and kingdom, if the president
and the courts usurp all the authority
and set aside the law and the cons til
tuition at their wlll?-People's Advo-
cate.
The massing of the army around
large cities only proves what we have
been claiming for years, viz: that
plutOcracy is getting itself in shape to
enforce by the bayonet the obnoxious
class laws they have purchased from
congress. In 1897 this country will
see such revolution as the world
never before experienced. The re-
public will survive, but plutocracy
and it's hosts, including the army, will
go down before the cyclone of honest
lHOlS La ulOL4 UIdU Will oVOop ChAo Ia
tiOn.-Denver Road.
The Canton Ohio Populists are hap
py. They carried one ward and a
number of precincts and are figuring
on complete victory in the spring
The Democratic party is now third in
the race.
Very latests report of result in Ohio
show that the Republicans lost 10, Al;
votes compared with last year, the
Democratic loss is 74,504, the Prohibi
tionists gained S92 and the Populists
81, 1869 votes.
Hamilton county, Ohio, cast 4,2S(
Populist votes for congress this year
Weaver only received 1,1O1. Martin
got 4,445, making Hamilton a close
second to Cuyahoga. Franklin
(Columbus) polled 1911, gain OF
1856.
Massachusetts, Populists claim tt
have doubled their vote, and are nov
| third in the race, showing the PrOhi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
"Ihe Robbery of the People the
End of Government"

Gen. John B. Sanborn, of St. Paul,
an old soldier and liberal-minded
statesman, grasps the situation
thusly:
1.-The old maxim was THE happiness
OF the people is the end of govern
ment.' We seem to have reached a
period when the maxim is or will soon
be The robbery of the people is the
end of government Would it not be
strange if the Legislature should
throw any obstacles in the way of
making the latter maxim supercede
the former"
The veteran has expressed a great
truth in few words. Take your
statute books, and you will find ten,
yea twenty laws, to coerce the people,
to strip them, to impoyerish them;
where you will find one to protect or
help them. And the people like it.
They smack their lips, shut their
eyes, and say,-''That good. Give me
some more!' l, D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Dreadful Condition of the Work
ingmen,

One of the worst signs Of the times
is to see so many emigrants leaving
our shores and flying away to their old
homes. The Chicago Record claims
that not less than 100000 have left
since last June. That enterprising
journal sent special reporter on one
of the large passenger vessels not long
ago. He went in the steerage berths
in order to be able to chronicle truly
the treatment afforded to such pas
sengers in their journey over the
ocean. and their condition. We could
not 60 into the particulars of what he
saw and learned, but he tells us that
the people returning are mostly all
able-bodied laborers, and mechanics
who failed to get employment, not
withS landing the promises of the Nc
Kinley bill. He describes them as so
poor that many had not cent in the
world, and that the average wealth of
most of the steerage passengers, did
not exceed one dollar a piece! The
fare from New York, to Cork, Liver
pool, Londonderry or Glasgow is now
only $1,000 and one dollar more will
pay the railroad fare to any part of
three Kingdoms. One of the passen-
gers the reporter makes particular
mention of was young English me-
chanic, who came to the states TIC
make his fortune, some three years
ago. He got some work from time to
time at first, but was kept SO long idle
by the closing down of the shops he
used to work in. that he always ate
I'D what he earned waiting for OF
travelling in search of another job
He travelled through a greater part
of Pennsylvania, but always found the
machine shops shut down, or if work
ing, full with many hands lying round
idle. At least he managed to earn the
ten dollars needed for his passage. ano
after beating his way to New York
he got aboard ship without cent
after his passage was paid, and he
told the reporter he had seventy
miles to travel when he got to Liver
pool before he reached home. Hi:
story was a duplication of almost
every person on board. What dis
grace to our legislators to reduce The
working classes to that condition. I
| the wicked are made to suffer in the
| flesh for their evil deeds, the Williams
who brought our beautiful country tt
the condition she is now in, will hav,
hard time of it when the day o
| retribution arrives.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
ANOTHER "LABoR DECIsIONN.
More Invasion of Human Rights.

Chicago Times.
The law of labor unions is becoming
rather complicated in the United
States. Victory is won now by one
party to the irrepressible quarrel,
then by the other, until the public be-
comes confused and cherishes doubts
as to whether either master or man
has any rights which the other is
bound to respect. We have had judi
cial declarations that no man may
quit work save at the convenience of
his employer and that no man may
persuade another to quit work to his
employers injury. We have had re-
versal and Affirmation Of judgments by
one court and another until the law
yers may know what the status Of the
wOrkingman, themSelve Scertainly cam
not. Less than three weeks ago the
Encouragement of the United States
"a gentleman not commonly held to
be friendly to organized labor-in an
open letter declared that the receiver rs
of the Reading railroad had no right
to discharge men for the mere reason
that they belonged to labor organic
alton. Nobody applauded Mr.. Olney
because most people supposed that he
was merely quoting law already estab-
lished and in the making of which he
had no hand. But now comes the
United States Circuit judge before
whom the Reading railway case was
argued and declares, in effect, that
the encouragement of the United
States knows nothing of the law. and
that corporation may lawfully make
it condition precedent to entering
it's employment that the men seeking
work shall not be member of labor
organization. If, after employment,
the man join such an organization, he
may lawfully be discharged for hav.
ing violated rule of the corporation
Such is the law, according to United
States Circuit Judge Dallas. If it be
good law" then the best thing fol-
the million or more members Of labor
organizations in this country to dc
will be to resign from their organiZa-
tions and save their dues to meet the
inevitable reduction Of wages which
would follow the OutlaWing Of labor
unions.
Fair-minded men will hope that
Judge Dallas decition will not stand
or, if it shall stand, that statutory en-
actments shall be made for the pro
lection of members of labor organiza-
tiOnS against the hostility of employ
ers. Labors one strength lies in or
ganization. If corporations may say
to their employees, "You shall not or
ganize." the employees are left help
less. The nation has lately given
much attention to the question O.
arbitration in labor disputes. State
and national boards of arbitration are
suggested. In some states they are
already in efficient existence. But
there can be no effective arbitra tior
unless there be organization of work
ingmen. Against consolidated capita
must be set consolidated labor. l
capital may combine and labor no
| there will be no arbitratiOn-only Op
preston.
The decision of Judge Dallas is ;
most unhappy thing for the people o
the United employers equal,
with employees. If it stand as the Law
an entire reorganization Of the rela
tions of wage-workers to their employ
ers will have to be made and it ma
not be made without suffering, injus
| tice and riot.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

besides At the scale of wages in
use up to June, 1893. the company would
have paid during the eight months in ques-
ton $50 600 more than it actually pad.
What is the conclusion? Simply that the
company lost $4,000, but that its men lost
100000, an unfair division of the loss. These
practical economists deliberately suggest
that the company ought to have borne
"three-quarters of the loss" instead of
less than half; it ought to have paid wages
to the amount of $32 600 more, and reduce
the 10 50 of it's workmen to S2s,oOo In
other words, it is severely censured Tor
having given its laborerS pure gratulty
Of So 600, at time when it's entire capitai
was earning nothing, because it did not
give them $S4, 0O0''
This is ludicrous. The company lost $4,000
not from cost, but from previous prices,
and it lost this $4,000 to whom? 10 the
nurcha sers of the cars. The men lost $4,000
to whom? To the company. Every cent Oh
wage reduction was so much direct gam
to the company 1t lost $4,000 and gained
$50 600 by the transaction. 1t made SS0o3
more than it would have made in the ordin-
airy course of business without either re-
auctions of prices wages 1t made SSOO
more than it had been making on the same
work in the most prosperous times. And
then it boosted of it's philanthropc spirit
in reducing prices to keep the men at work,
and the Weekly is evidently one of the vic
fins of it's false pretenses. The commission
aas not condemn the company for not CIV
ing the men $4,000. 1t merely urges that a
reduction of wages to the amount OF Sl3W0
or one-ollarter of the $4,000 reduction IN
nrices would have been more just than the
reduction made. And in view OF the nlsh
nlane of philanthropy on which the com
| many pretended to stand, the commission IS
| clearly right.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

l tell you that 1 believe every word
1 say when l make ,the statement
that unless we can get control of the
government from the president down
to the last congressman in 1896 the
plutocrats will set up a government
and grind us into the earth. They
will make this monarchy or some
thing equally bad, and what little
liberty we still have will be taken
away. We must abandon our old
ideas of strikes and 60 to the ballot
box. I have been upon this line for
some time and will continue. l have
the honor to be an executive officer Of
one of the leading labor organizations
of the country. and as long as am at
the head of it will march it to vic
tory. or will march it to death. Bet
ter death in this way than not to
march at ail.-James E. SovereiRn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

public haunt they found her In;
She lay asleep lovely child;
The only thing left indebted
Where all things else bore faint Of sin.
Her charming contours fixed in clay
The universal law suspend,
And turn Times chariot back, and bleno
A thousand years with yesterday.
A sinless touch, austere yet warm
Around her girlish figure pressed,
Caught the sweet imprint of her breast.
And held her, surely clasped, from harm.
Truer than work of sculptor's art
Comes this dear maid of long ago,
Sheltered from woful chance, to show
A spirits lovely counterpart;
And bid mustrustfu men he sure,
That form shall fate of flesh escape
And quit of earth's corruptions, shape
Itself, imperishabiy pure.
Edward S. Martin
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
After the Theater.
From the Post Express.

Comedy, tragedy all is over,
AS the dying music brcathes its last,
The clowns dull jests. the vows of the lover;
For another night into night has passed.
Out with the lights! 'Tis finished, the glory
OF painted gardens and tinsel halls.
Clap your hands IT'S the end OF the story!
The play is over, the curtain falls
Tragedy comedy still you have them
Here in the streets you loiter home:
Many a snatch. If you care to save them.
or lfes rude farce to your VIII come;
And the fitful music still rings around you
From palace windows and tavern walls
Till all is forgotten, and sleep has found you:
The play is over, the curtain falls.
Comedy tragedy, all the world over.
Day and night, if you will but look,
Passionate pages of life discover
Strange as are written in any book
Love them, laugh at them, weep for them. sing
with them,
Sooner or later the life-sllow pals:
Death makes an end of the joys that they bring
with them,
The play is over the curtain falls
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

Two Views of Certain Features of
That Interesting Document.

Harpar's Weekly is very much incensed
over the report of the Pullman strike COM
mission which it condemns as a revolution
airy document in the deductions made from
the evidence, and the remedies suggested,
says the indianapolis Sentinel. In sense
this charge is true, but it does not neces-
sarily follow that the report is to be con-
demned. The Weekly says:
''The most momentous stage in every re-
volution is that which takes place silently
in the popular mind, and of which all that
follows in upturning institutions and re-
constructing society is but the necessary
sequence and expression. If the mass of
citizens think as these commissioners
think, this first chief stage in a socialistic
revolution is already far advanced, and the
transformation of Nineteenth century
civilza ton into something widely different,
and as yet wholly unmagined, is a process
which cannot long be delayed
Every student of history and of economics
will concede the truth of this and he will
also admit that it is the very best way in
which a revolution can come. The only
exception that will be taken is to the state
ment that following the suggestions would
produce condition wholly unimagnied -
This is an absudrity. The commission sug-
gests government ownership as worthy OF
consideration This is not a thing "whol]y
imagined" for it is in actual existence
in several of the civilized nations 1t sug.
gestS arbitra ton This is not wholly I'M
imagined for it is in existence in severa
foreign countries, and in some states of this
country. And New Zealand, which is one
of the most advanced countries on the globe
will soon have compulsory arbitrat ton
which goes beyond the commissions rec
concentrations But unquestonably there
| is a momentous change of mind in progress
| in this country, and it is in progress simpl,
because the people are paying some atten
| ton to the labor question. This country is
| in fact, half century behind the more ad
yanced nations in it's labor legislation, anC
| it is certain to make advances now tina
the attention of the nation has been forci
| bly, called to the necessity for advance.
But while the recognition of the move
| ment by the Weekly is not strong, the ar
| guments it uses in criticising this NANTES
| tation of it are weaker. For example, i
| says:
| zone or two examples of their method o
| reasoning will suffice. The report show
| clearly that for eight months prior to Ma.
| 1. the Pullman Company had kept its mel
at work on contracts for building car
| which cost them for material and labor
| the wards $50 069 more than they receive'
| for them, or 1856 per cent. That Is to say
| for the sake of keeping is hands employs
| it paid them every dollar their labor adde'
| to the value of the material used and $02,oo
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Take Notice.

When you have finished rea ding
YOUR REPRESENTATIVE hand it to
your neighbor, Gf he is not a SUBJ
scriber) and let him read it. He may
want it sent to him regularly there
after. Spread the light all you can.
If you know of leading man any
where not Populist, but who is open
to reason, send us his name and %
cents, and we will send him the paper
for three months. This will cost you
about one-fourth of a cent a day and
it may do great good to the cause.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

We offer one hundred dollars reward
Cor any case of Catarrh that can not
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
n. s. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned have known f.
J. Cheney for the last ID years, and be,
lieve him perfectly honorable In an
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations MADE
by their firm.
WEST & TRAUX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, y.
WALDING, KINNAN u MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucuous surfaces Of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Receiver APPOINTED,
Special Telegram to the Tribune.

Special Telegram to the Tribune.
st. Paul, Nov. 2S.-Upon application
of the Merchants National Bank of
this city Judge Nelson today appointed
Maurice Auerbach receiving to the
West Duluth Light and Power Com.
pany, fixing the amount of his bond at
$4,000.
Will some one take Mr.. Auerbach
aside and explain to him that the
good times are coming; and that il
was fortunate Mr.. Owen was defeated
for governor, or we should have had
hard times. Try and make it plain tc
him. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

harsh about the Republican par y be-
cause helped to make it, voted for
Abraham Lincoln in tent down In
Georgia, was attached to it for some
years. But like humble bee, the Re-
publican party was the biggest when
it was born
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Straws Indicate.

Marshall county, Ill, cast 1e for
Weaver, "a for Randolph; Dewitt
comfy, Sc for Weaver, over 800 for
Randolph; Knox county, 800 for Weav'
er, nearly 1000 for Randolph. Lake
county, Ind, As for Weaver, 456 this
year. Wayne county, Ohio gave
Weaver 80; this year nearly 700. These
are but few stray counts that have
found their way to the surface in time
for this week.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Stove For Sale.

The REPRESENTATIVE has a large
Base Burner Heater, used only short
time, and nearly as good as new, which
is offered very cheap.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
REMEMBER
HOW'S This!

When YOU sell your wheat, to pay up
THE REPRESENTATIVE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06
How Hard Times Make Soldiers.

1t is an interesting fact that hard
times usually bring plenty OF recruits
to the United States Army. A recruit
ing sergeant told me that it is oasier
now to recruit good class of young
men and plenty OF them than it has
been for years.
"You see," he said, "there arc hun
dreds of young fellows who usually
earn good enough wages in the mills
and factories OF New York, Newark
and other cities in this vicinity, who
have been ont OF work during the past
winter. When every other resource
seems to be exhausted many OF these
young follows tlrn to Unclo Sam and
enlist in his service.
"lt isn't patriotism nor love of I'D.
venture that impols them TO put on
the blue. 1t is stern necessity. The
pay is poor and the task is hard, but
they enlist, many OF thom, rather
than turn to boggary or thoft. New
York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06

In the management OF cherry tree
the late AImeron Highly, OF Watson,
Lewis County, may be regarded by
some people as wiser in his day and
generation than the youthful George
Washington. When nine years old lie
planted II cherry stona, from which
grew tree that was known by his
parents as "the boys tree" When it
began to boar cherries he picked the
fruits, sold it, ana saved tho money.
This he continued to do during his
entire life. Last summer, at the age
of tifty-nino, his health declined, aud
the tree also began to decay. 80 he
cut it down, bnd tho trunk sawed into
boards, and with his own hauds made
a pretty ca rry coffin for himself. A
few days ago no died, and all of his
funeral expenses wero pnid from the
money that he had saved rs the pro-
coods of the sale Of The cherries. Mil
waukeo Wisconsin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06
Betrayed by a Bird.

A trifle sometimes leads to the de.
lection of a fault or crime. A theatri.
cal musician owned an ebony flute
with silver keys; he valued 1t highly,
but as one of the upper notes was de-
fective, he seldom Uses it, A young
man lodged with the musician, and
between the two close friendship
existed. One night the ebony flute
disappeared, having no doubt been
stolen Suspicion fell on several
persons, but nothing could be proved
against any of them. Not long
afterward the lodger went to live in
a town few miles off, but as the
friendship between the men still ex-
listed they occasionally visited each
other, Nearly year afterwa d the
musician paid his friend q visit,
and was pleased to find him in pos
session Of beautiful bullflnch,
which could distinctly whistle three
tunes. The performance was rer-
feet with this exception, that when
ever he came to certain high note
he invariably skipped it and went on
to the next A little reflection con-
yinced the musician that the note in
which the bullhnch was imperfect
was the deficient one on his lost flute
So convinced was he. that he at once
sharply questioned his ex-iodger on
the subject, he at once trem Dlingly
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06
Oil OF Eggs,

Extraordinary stories are told OF
the healing properties OF a new oil
which is easily made from the yolks
of hens eggs. Tho eggs are first
boiled hard, and the yolks ara thon re
moved, crushed and placed over lire.
where they are carefully stirred until
the substance is on the point of catch
ing fire, when the oil separates and
the oil may be poured off. One yollx
will yield nearly two teaspoonruls of
oil 1t is In general use among the
colonists of South RUSSIA as means
of curing cuts, bruises, etc. st, Louis
Star Sayings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06

Some of the most dangerous tr cks
of animals are those sim mulating kind
ness. Charles Montague, in Tales
of Nomad," says that hyenas often
follow lions and finish car, as the
moment lions have left it. Some
times, however, the hyenas are too
eager, and steal bits Of meat while
the lions are still at their meal.
l have been told that the lion rids
himself OF the nu sance in the follow
ing way: He throws a piece of meat
aside. When the lion is looking the
other way the hyena lodges in and
rushes off with the meat. Presently
the lion throws another piece of
meat. this time little nearer The
hyena takes that also. At last the
lion throws piece very near indeed.
The hycna, having become reckless,
makes d dash at this also, but the
lion wheels round and lays him low
with pat OF his paw and a growl of
annoyance
| remember at the Usutu on one
occasion hearing at night the cries of
a hyena in pain mingled with an oc-
casional short growl from lion. This
went on for about twenty minutes
The next morning we found the ca
cass of hyena bitten across the
neck, and marked by the claws of
lions. They had evidently caught it
and played with it some time before
killing it. l suppose this was done
in revenge for the annoyance they
had sustained from the hycnas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06

fall upon me in the presence of these
strange beings-this corpse came to
life and this father with his painful
gestures.
''Let us return" said 1; "the night
has grown chill.
And, still in silence, we traced our
steps back to the hotel, and / shortly
afterwards returned to the city.
lost all further knowledge of the two
peculiar visitors to my favorite sum
mer resort.