The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-21
important Notice /.

Important Notice.
We propose to issue soon $4,000
edition of the REPRESENTATIVE, and
send it to all parts of this state and
the United States. Advertisers will
please take notice. We ask our
friends to send us lists of names
everywhere. 1t is big job to collect
$4,000 names. Give us the names of
your friends, relatives, neighbors and
acquaintance. The issue will be
worth reading. We must have the
names and you must help us. In help
ing us you help yourselves.
From Commander Paul Van Der
WORT.
OMAHA, Neb.. March lst. '93.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE.
The national committee at it's ses-
sion in St. Louis, Feb. 22d, again
recommended that the Industrial
Legion be at once organized in every
town, city, and voting precinct in
the land. They recognized the neces-
sity of getting into line at once, and
saw the absolute need of a compact,
united band, and in accordance with
the resolution at the first meeting at
Memphis, Nov 10. 1892, they admit
all Alliances, Peoples :party clubs,
Silver Leagues, f. M. B. A., and all
other farm and labor orders, by sim
ply paying ten cents for charters and
supplies.
In order to reach the people and
see whether they are ready for the
battle, l announce the plan below.
The legion is not secret, but it's work
is so simple that the youngest mem
Der as we'll as the oldest veteran can
easily organize Let us follow the
example of the minute men" Of rs.
Therefore [ call on all members of
Peoples party committees, national,
county, state, city, town. precinct
and all officers of all clubs, leagues
and all farm and labor orders, that
wish to become legions, to send to
without delay. All who can afford
it, send one stamp, and we will re-
turn papers at once, and you can 3sbe
in line in thirty days.
| We have an election in Oregon THE
first week in June and in Alabama in
August. The people in these states
are in need of help and plead for lit
every day, and we are powerless to
aid. Let all of the true workers in
this party give one week to this
work. If you fool away precious time
with orders that have only accom-
plished their mission or 'patronize
non-partisan side shows, you will
never get into the main tent" but
will be an army of irregulars and
Stragglers by the way side, and be
slaughtered in detail, and ourselves
and posterity be forever enslaved.
Recruiting officers must act .'at
once, delay no longer, the people are
ready. If you cannot or will not, Sc
lect some one who will, and hand
him your supplies. Let no one him
der; go in storm and wade through
mud and water, as they do in Oregon;
climb mountains and ford rivers as
they do in the silver states; march
through forests and over plains as
they do in the South and West: all
that Liberty may be preserved and
the people delivered. Women's Le-
gions are springing up, and we most
heartily welcome them. No cause can
win without their prayers and mighty
aid. We want young men to volun-
teer to work everywhere. Let the
people unite for fear the committee
fail. All papers please copy.
PAUL VAN DERvooRT.
Mr.. Owen and a One-Plank Plat
Mr. EDITOR:
l am afraid this discussion of Mr..
Owens one plank platform will lead
to trouble The time for battle with
the common enemy is near at hand,
and we should be united Mr.. Owen
is all right ON the P. P. | had talk
with him last summer. Mr.. POOre
was present-and we were agreed
that we ought to have a shorter
platform. AS it now stands it would
take a Cicero or Demosthenes three
months to explain it; and then some
one would step up and say,-so you
are in favor of the Government stor-
ing your rotten cabbage and turnips
and loan money on them, are you?
This has been my experience. am
in favor of a one plank platform.
seek first the Initiative and Refer
endum and all these things shall be
added unto YOU"
II we must have two, let the second
be Matchmaking of the LIQUOR traffic.
Mr.. Owen was not antagonistic to
Mr.. Donnelly at the state meeting,