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THE LITTLE THINGS THE
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| Comparatively few people regard them
selves as inventors, but almost everybody
has been struck, at one time OF aHn'hcr,
| with ideas tn;,t seemed calculated to reduce
some ofthe little iIctiOns of HE. ! ,tai!Y
such ideas are dismissed without further
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and down wihou, breaking the passengers
backs" exclums the traveller. "lf were
running the road l would make them IL such
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"IIung such collar button grows 'ii'
man who is late for breakfast. vi were IN
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Of my neck"
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buttons into practical shape, and then apply
| for patents, they might find themselves as
! INDEPENDENTLY wealthy rs the man VINO IN
vented the iron umbrella ring, or tie one
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Yellowstone park is G5 miles north
and south, IS miles east and west,
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5000 feet above sea level
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Over 1000, 600 Frenchwomen were
made widows and 5000, 900 French
children We're made fatherless by Na1
poleou's campaigns. ~ i
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to produce practical results. lhAt ehc""r
arrment the Press Claims Company pro-
poses to give.
NOT SD HARD AS TT SEEMS
A patent strikes most pcoplc'as an hpp"!l'
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son or Bell that he must put years 10 dclVlhg
in complicated mechanical proDiclis anu
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Office. .,
Ellison says that the profits he has received
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tons have not been sufficient toray the cost
of his experiments, Bat the man VINO con,
ccived the idea of fastening bt OF ruhpet
cord to chid's ball, so that 1t would come
back to his hand when thrown made ioT'
tune out of his scheme. The modern sew
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A CARD.
Hon. David COchrane and the .Judye.
ship.

To the Editor:
In declining the nomination to the Judge
ship of the Fourth judicial district. 81
generously rendered me at the Peon1a,s
party judicial convention in MINNEAPOLIS
on the 4th of September, 1 desire to explain
briefly the reasons why 1 am compelled to
refuse an honor which under other crcun
stances / should cordially accent
The Peoples party nominated three Dem
ocrats and one Populst for Judges. the nm
derstanding being that in case the Populst
was not Endorsed by the Democrats. the
three Democrats should be removed from
the Populist ticket and three Populist cam
didates substituted. This was not in reality
fusion. The Populsts, in considerat ton OF
the Democrats supporting one Populist
agreed to vote for the three Democrats
The action of the Democratic convention
is only too we'll known. Four Democrats
were placed in nomination. A prefer
ence being given to an attorney whose
record in connection with railroads is known
alike in Hennepn and Wright counties.
Now l do not complain of this in the
least. Nor has any question arisen with
regard to the ability and personal integrity
of the respective candidates. But when
the Populist judiciary committee decided to
keep on the ticket the three Democrats
| feel that | can no longer remain in the
field.
My attitude toward the two political par
ties differs widely from that of our Popu-
list judicial committee. l do not believe
in an entangling alliance with either. And
/ have no desire to return to the Demo-
cratic fold for the express purpose of pull
ing the hot cheStnutS out of the fire for
them. Repubicanism and Democracy
have got to be a distinction without a
difference. 1 have no personal antipath
to either But feel as little confidence in
their professions as their record of broken
promises merits.
While fusion on Democratic terms is. in
my opinion, senselesS and will result dis
astrously to all concerned l have ALWAYS
favored a coalition on the legisla tive ticket
In this state precedents are firmly estab-
lshed on existing laws, and by these
presidents our judges bound. But
what the judiciary cannot accomplish may
be brought about by wise legislation and
patriotic amendments to the constitution
The defeat of W. D. Washburn for the
United States senate would be glory
enough for one day.
Fusion that barriers everything and con-
cedes nothing may be better described as a
base surrender to the enemy. To this
capitulation l do not propose to be party.
When the Democrats nominated George
l.. Becker for the express purpose of
electing Knute Nelson governor they gave
us clearly to understand that they had no
use for US except a cats paw and
while our men are weakly throwing up
the sponge and declaring that they prefer
q Democrat to a Republican, the Democrat
smiles in his sleeve and throws his influ-
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deemed complete until the necessary fee
shall be rendered thA piper officer. when
the name is handed1or presented to him
as aforesaid
Also all of section Is, commencing on the
eighth line, as follows; Hand on payment
be as follows Thy last eight lines and
all of the balance % SECTION As we want
repealed and are uniting our forces to
elect members of our next legislature to
repeal the obnoxious Features Of the law.
We do not oppose the Australian ballot
system, but we do most emphatically op
pose that part Of the law which seeks to
deprive American cfeizehs of their God
Has it come to this. that Ia, free American
citizens cannot 1awfully assemble and
choose men as their candidates for office
VINO represent theib principles, be that
pay a fee of from $ to $5O for the prvi-
lege?
If this be the case, then we are no
longer American citizens. We are but
serfs and unworthy of the name of free
american citizens. Can we submit to
this outrage perpetrated upon us by the
base vandals of the old political parties,
and not resent it? No! We are ready
to go to 1.-The 'front.' buckle on our armor
as We did during the war of the late re-
bellion, if need be, and crush out this
huge monster and restore our liberties.
We hope The Representative will show
up this huge atrocity, and help us to re-
peal this obnoxious clause of an otherwise
good law.
That part of the law was tackled on for
the purpose of attempting to crush all
minority parties
Eternal vigilance is the price of liber-
ty." Let us be vigilant United we can
destroy the robbers of our liberties.
j. NJ. DOUGLAS.
Anoka, Mimi, Oct. s.
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4 GOOD PLATFORM.
Hon. Il. H. RahiIly Issues an Adj.
>rCSS

Hon. Il. H. RahiIly Issues an Adj.
Hon. +. III. Rahilly, of Wabasha county
announces himself as a candidate for rep
resentative from his district in the follow
ing admirable platform. 1t is strongly Pop
ulstic We hope he will win:
10 the voters of Wabasha county:
on must all admit that financial affairs
all over the country are in a most alarm
ing shape. The farmers wheat cost him
more to raise than he can sell It for his
cattle are monopoized by ring, the same
Is true of his barley; the working men to
the extent of millions, are approa ching a
winter which promises to be the worst this
country has ever known; rings and COM
binationS for the price Of everything we
have to buy or sell: 5000 milionaires own
one-half the wealth of the whole country
our real estate. our farms and town prop
Grty are almost unstable at any price while
great trusts defeat the efforts of congress
to redress the crushing Mckinley tariff.
In such state of things, believing that
the people must rise up to right this wrong
at the ballot box, and at the request Of nu-
merous friends, l announce myself as q
candidate for the office Of representa- tive
from this district, upon the following plat
form of principles:
l. The immediate demonstration OF sill
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ADOPTED by the Convention of tho
Peoples Party. Held at Grand
Mnrafs, Cook County, Minnesota,

Adopted by the Convention of tho
Peoples Party. Held at Grand
Mnrafs, Cook County, Minnesota,
Oct. I, 1894.
whereas, This convention recognizes in
the principles of the Peoples party the
only hope of the redemption of the nation
from its present degenerate condition:
ana, whereas, The dominant political
parties have conspired, through greed for
spolls and ambition for office, to cruelty
| justice, subvert the spirit of the constitu-
| ton. and impale liberty upon the altar OF
Mammon;
And, whereas, From the Atlantic to the
Pacific oceans. and throughout the length
and breadth of the nation. millions of citi-
zens feel the whitening curse of slavery;
which avarice, bribery, peculation and
fraud have fastened on them; and which,
are manipulating their politics to steal
from them their brthright, liberty, equal-
ity and justice;
And whereas We have hope and cOnfiS
dence in the intelligence ana patriotism Of
| the citizens of republic to stay this
| cyclone Of corruption which aims to make
| US "hewers of wood and drawers of water'h
with intent to give robbers and thieves un.
necessary luxuries
Therefore, Resolved, that we believe this
great crisis will bring forth men of patriot
ism, integrity, honor and ability, to direct
our efforts for redress of grievances and q
return to the principles upon which the
perpetuity of our republic only can hope
to live.
Resolved, That our own beloved state
finds one such man in Ignatius Donnelly;
that notwithstanding the sneers and jeers,
the contempt, the falsehoods, which the
lecherous oligarchy of greed and bribery
have heaped up his name, it will find a
place in history honored and admired.
when every one of his contemporaneous
traducers will only be remembered in sor-
row. shame and execration;
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
tons be mailed to The Representative, and
also to the Cook County Herald with re-
quest that they publish the same.
H. ENGEISEN, Secretary.
PERRY D. MARTIN, Chairman. /
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100000 COPIES.
The Representative Ex-
poets to Issue That
Many Oct. 81.

Send in the names and addresses
with the cash at the rate of $40 per
1000, not later than Oct. q.
Owing to the lateness of the date it
will be necessary to have the papers
mailed to separate addresses from the
REPRESENTATIVE office,
This will be the last chance to get
at the voters before election, and
100000 copies of the REPRESENTATIVES,
sent out on the eve of election will
have great effect upon the result.
Now. friends, make one last grand
rally. Send in the names at the rate
of one cent each with the money. Ad-
dress
ROBERT ECKFORD.
306 Boston Block, Minneapolis.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.

now. Then let them examine what lines
pay their working expenses and what lines
DO not, and boldly leave the unpaying en-
bankments to be white over with sheep.
like Roman camps; and the British public
will very soon find it's pocket heavier, its
neart lighter and it's passages pleasanter
than any of the three have been for many
a day."
In all his writings on the labor question:
he upholds unions and strikes as the onlN
defense that the worker has under present
conditions" He is the herald of the law
of humanity and justice. as opposed tn
the mercenary law of supply and demand.
and he defends his arguments with a logi-
cal analysis that leaves no room for cayil.
Duluth. Oct. 10. A. F. RUDOLPH
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DAKOTA COUNTY,
housing Convention and Il Good
Ticket.


To the Editor:
The Peoples party convention held here
today was an enthusiastic one. The follow
ing resolutions were adopt5d:
Resolved That the Peoples party of Da-
kota county hereby reaffirm the platform of
the Peoples party of Minnesota and of
the nation. We declare that the low prices
of farm products and the poverty of the
people are due to bad legislation, enacted
by the two old parties during the last %
Years, in the interest of capital against la
Dor
Resolved, That silver should be restored
to the position it occupied in this country
for 50 years money metal, and that
the minis should coin it as they do gold at
the present legal ratio of 16 of silver to |
Of gold, without waiting for the consent
of Great Britain or the bankers of Eu-
ro0e.
Resolved, That we demand that the pend
ing investigation of the robberies of the
pine lands of this state, committed by Re-
puDllcanS and Democrats under Republican
administrations, which has robbed our
school fund of millions of dollars, should
be continued until the last dollar is recov-
cred and the last criminal punished
Resolved, That in the present hard times
we demand the strictest economy in the ad-
ministration of our county and state af-
fairs, and that all salaries should be re-
duced 10 reasonable and proper limits.
Resolved, That congratulate the Peo-
pies party of Dakota county on the grea
increase in its membership, as manifested
by the attendance here today, and we urge
men of all parties to come in with us
and help to redr5 the grievances of which
the people justly complain, believing that
the welfare of the people should rise above
all partisan considera tions.
The following excellent ticket was nom
mated
Auditor-NIichael Hoffman.
Sheriff-John Hyland.
County Clerk-Michael Ryan.
County Attorney-C. p Carpenter.
Register of Dceds-John Weber.
Judge of Probate-T. z. Moran.
Treasurer-John Kane.
County Surveyor-C. b. Lowell.
Coroner-C. T. Staple.
Superintendent of Schoos-James Duffy
Court Commissioned. Aldrich.
Commissioner for Second District-Jacob
Horne.
Commissioner for Fourth District-James
Cain.
State Senator-I. Donnelly
Representatives Michael O'Rourke Os-
Tourson.
Respectfully, d. L. AKIN, Clerk.
Pennington, Oct 10.
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yer at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting
Tor the consent of Great Britain or the
Rothschilds --'
2. The reduction of the tariff so that our
oppressed farmers may buy and sell in an
open market with the competition Of the
whole world.
3. The wiping out of the watered stock
of railroad companies, and their control or
ownership by the whole people, as may
be deemed best.
l. An abundant currency that will enable
US to do business without paying interest
on every dollar we use.
s. That the affairs of the state and coun-
ties should be conducted with the strictest
economy and taxes reduced to the lowest
possible limit.
l respectfully ask for the support and suf-
frage of every man in Wabasha county
who believes that those principles are
right.
p. II. RAHILLY.
Mt. Pleasant, Oct. T. 1894
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ence into the Republican scale; and well
he may, for our party after election will
md that in the judicial ''dicker'' they have
Numbered beyond remedy. Under no cir
cumstances whatever can they succeed. nor
can the result assist their cause Populists
nave yet to learn that Democratic Judges
Iurnlsn out poor safeguard to the inter-
ests OF the people whose cause we have es-
poused, and whose rights we have entered
into solemn compact never to betray.
d. COCHRAN.
WaVerly, Oct. TO- 1894.
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An Entire Audience Swcnrs A11egf-
nnce to the Peoples Party.
To the Editor:
Willard J. Hull spoke here last night in
the Temple Opera House to an immense
audience estimated all the way from 1000
to 1900 people, and he made tremendous
effect on the whole audience. Everyone
that heard him say that NO is one of the
most forcible speakers that ever spoke in
Duluth, and his speech took we'll with the
audience. Right in the midst Of his speech
lie had them all rise to their feet and ex-
tend their right hand and swear allegiance
against both the old parties. 1t was the
most remarkable sight l ever saw enacted
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

CALEDONIA, Mimi, Oct. 13.-The Demo-
Gratis and Populists met today and put I'M
nomination the following county officers:
Senator j. C. Kelley; representative, A. j..
Johnson; auditor !. j. Mccartney; treas
urer. A. ]. Vonart sheriff, A. J. Snyder:
county attorney, d. A. Buell.: superintend-
ent of schools, Miss Josephine McConn:
Judge Of probate, r. J. Burns.
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at any public meeting and to think and
to see how well it took, makes me sure that
at least three-fourths of the people in Du-
iutn are Peoples party. There were a
great many ladies at this meeting and they
seem to be very enthusiastic | think
there is no doubt but what St. Louis coun-
~ Will give a majority for the Peoples
party of at least 1900 or upwards. Hoping
mat all the rest of the state will do as
Wen as ST. Louis county, l remain,
Yours very truly,
L. A. PADDOCK.
Duluth Oct ~
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MILLER, S. D., Oct. 9.-The Populists Of
this county are carrying on a vigorous
schoolhouse campaign, meetings being held
nearly every night, attended by candidates on
the county and legislative tickets some
of whom address the meetings. An organ
is carried along, which, with two or three
singers, helps to make the meetings inter
esting. Republicans VIII also a1opt Q
similar plan of campaign.
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A Fusion Ticket.

FAULKTON, S. D.: Oct. 9.--The Demo-
Gratis and Popuists met in mass convention
at this place Saturday, and placed in nomi-
nation the following county ticket: j. b.
Cooke, representative; w. r. Hall, auditor;
c. e. Clifford, register of deeds; E. G.
Clizbe, treasurer; Grin StreVil. sheriff; j.
T. Reilly clerk of courts; G. j. Jarvis, in
dependent Republican candidate for states
attorney, was Endorsed; Daniel Boynton,
superintendent of schools; Andrew Hofflen,
assessor.
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North DakOtn Fusion,

GRAND FORKS, n. D., Oct. 1o--The
Democratic executive committee met at
Fargo last night and Endorsed three inde-
pendent candida tes--Ntuir for congress.
Merchant for commissioner of agriculture and
labor and Peter Cameron for abroad COM
missioner. Larimore, Kurtz and Sheehan,
nominees of the Democratic convention for
those placeS withdrew.