St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08
RoEN a NON ENTITY.
The Seventh Minnesota Not Well
Represented.
Special to the Globe.

Represented.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Representa-
tive Boen hates dreadfully to talk for
publication in relation to next fall's
election prospects. He absolutely de-
clines to announce himself as in the
field for reelection, or to say that he
will not be candidate. Here is what
he did say:
THE people of the Seventh district
are mighty independent lot of Ameri-
can citizens. try to represent them
by initiating their independence. After
a while these independent voters will
get together and nominate somebody
for congress. Whoever the Popnllsts
nominate in my district the people will
elect-that much is certain. l do not
agree with Senator Washburn. who as
serts that the PopuIist movement is
dying out In MINI esota. My informa-
tion leads me to believe that 1t is in
creasing in strength and volume, and
believe there will be Il larger number
of POpullst members i'll the Fifty-fourth
than there is in this congress-"
1t is not intended to be unkind to Mr..
Boen or the Seventh district when it is
truthfully said that Mr.. Boen does not
| represent here in congress everything
in the heavens above or on the earth
beneath. or in the waters under the
earth. In some respects he is an i'm
proYement over Kttel HalvorSen. but
only in very few particulars. 1t
really seems that the sensible people OF
the Seventh district would get tired
after while Of meeting every two years
at their polling places simply for the
| purpose Of declaring vacancy in con-
| gress. With Mr.. Boen land this is not
| intended to be unkind, only q free
statement of useful facD the chief
| uses he Su6SeryeS in congress is to
| draw his salary aud he himself seems
| to confess that that is the chief end of
| every member of congress. He has no
| party influence, no department influ-
ence, no executive influence, no kind of
influence. He is doubtless an excellent
man III his place, but his place of good
use is not in congress. He processes to
represent the farmers. but may God
help the agricultural guild If it is RELY
ing upon the Jerry Simpsons, the Peff-
! ers and the BoenS for announcement
or aid.
What the Seventh district should do
is to elect a Democratic successor to
BOen. He would be able to do some
! thing for his state and section, because
he would have behind him-even though
as unframed as Boen-the power OF the
majority party. Failing in this, the in-
| telligent voters OF Northwestern Mime
sofa had better elect a stralght-out Re
| publican. He, too, would have the
| influence of the brainy leaders of his
| party. and would not stand so ab]ectly
and painfully lonesome as this man,
who now simply sits in the house, like
the oyster in his shell, and draws per-
sonal sustenance from the dregs of his
political surroundings.
1t is too bad for the district and the
state. Minnesota is really entitled by
population TO eight representatives in
fact. Now she has only six. If the
Populists must have representative,
why don't they send Donnelly and done
with it? He could scold and tell stories,
and amuse the house. and lead Jerry
Simpson. You can be sure he would
never follow that eminent Sunflower
| publicist-Mr. Simpson.