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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-02
SPLENDID LETTER.
The Ohio Plan of Campo fEn-COnic In
Wagons to the Great COnven ton.
With Flags, Speeches and Literal

GREEN VALLEY, Mimi. April 30-Mr
Editor: | have just been reading the ONO
plan of attending the state convention. You
have doubtless noticed it ere this. The plan
is for each delegation to go with lumber
wagon and four horses Have the wagons
well decorated with appropriate notices
bearing the campaign slogans and tenets OF
our faith Let them start in ample time to
make the drive with comfort, previously
mapping out route, and each delegation a
separate one. Let them decide at what viii
lagos each stop will be made and post each
one for a meeting. Let each delegation take
at least one good speaker, who ought to be
locally furnished by each county, and sup
plement this with quartet of singers if it
can be mustered within the delegation. Let
them go we'll supplied with literature for
sale and free distribution; take subscrip-
lions for The Representative and other re-
form papers; make a special issue of The
Representative for that ccasion, filled with
stirring appeals. AT the rate you are put
ting out this edition of The Representa-
tive, each turnout can afford to
take a thousand more copies for
free distribution along the road Since read
ing the plan l have hardly been able to
sleep. so great has been my enthusiasm
and desire to see it materialize. Sir, eighty
such floats. laden with proper literature
brlm full OF enthusiasm, would revolutionize
the state.
Properly managed I believed each delega-
ton would reach Minneapolis at per
capita expense fully as low by rail-
The sale of books and pamphlets would
amount to no inconsiderable sum and the
good accomplished would be simply ines
timable.
If this plan meets with your approval and
you should urge it's contamination through
the columns of The Representative, l be-
lfeve 1t would meet with the hearty ap-
prevail of all concerned .
Sincerely yours,
STURGEON ODELIA
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inadvertence, are allowed to have plenty
Of The second mode is that which by
necessity must be pursued by the common
people and requires work.
We are badly in need Of speakers; there
fore I would earnestly request all friends
of our order who are able to speak to spend
a few evenings in their respective neigh
borhoods, not only to advocate our cause
the cause Of humanty-but to push the
work Of organization. If any one able to
speak any foreign language is willing to
help the good work along, let him make
double effort. especially any one able to
speak the German language, as it seems
that good deal of work is needed among
this class of citizens
Finally, brethren let US remember that
we are mighty army if we are united:
but can accomplish nothing If we are scat
tered; and this is best known by enc
mics, who for years have tried to keep
our attention away from the affairs Of our
country. by the slavery questionable ne
groes-25 years after the last negro was
free: by the nationality question wherever
1t would work; thence by the tariff-Oh,
the tariff-protection, until all industries
are dead; or free trade for penniless peo-
pie; what is the difference? The old say
ing Is, there is nothing new under the
SUM-" The plutocrats of this country seem
to agree to that They are well aware that
the people are tired Of the same old hash.
So now they have gone clear back in the
dark middle ages for a new kind Of bait
The question of religion! Watch and see
if that is not going to be the bone of
tention in the next campaign. But, brethren.
don't bite Let meet on the broad plane
of American citizenship when we are to
exercise our privileges and do our political
duty to ourselves and our country. If the
citizens of this country can be divided up
in petty parties and quarrel over trifies,
or over things foreign to our constitution
and unacknowledged by the principles Of
true liberty, it is high time to push the
work of education; and such education can
only be accomplished by way Of discus
sions and by thinking. And this is the OBJ
ject Of the Farmers Alliance and similar
organizations. Therefore, let our watchword
be, United we stand, divided we fall" I'M
til every farmer shall have been given to
see his rights and understand how to pro-
tect them. Your humble servant
A. H. HENDRICkSON
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Timely Word From the Father ~ ~, j.
Australian Law, Hon. John A Kexc.
Editor Representative:
1t daily becomes more evident that Tho
people OF this country must break ,oosa
with the new movement, known as the Peo-
pies Party. 1t is demonstrated, II any,
thing can be demonstrated, that neither TIM
Republican nor Democratic parties can mr.
Will give the people Of the country anv
genuine relief or reform legislation. Dis
gusted with the II or Is years of Repuh,i.
can one-idea tarifo rule the voters of tho
country, at the last general election. nro-
nounced against them, hoping that the fair
promises OF their opponents would be car
ried out. But, true to the prophecy of most
thinking men, they have not been in anv
particular whatever; and the citizen now
finds that what he desired has not been at
all accomplished, and will not be under
Democratic rule. The reason for all this
it Is not difficult to understand. It il be-
cause the same class of men, having identi-
cal interests to subserve constitute III.
leaders Of both the old parties. and their
power is directed against the needed re-
forms. Shall this thing continue? Must
ruin continually rain upon us? It all de-
ponds upon whether the people have tnde
pendence and patriotism enough left to
strike a blow for liberty.
Inc only avenue open Is the new marty
ana 1t welcomes all to come and swell It's
ranks, promising such radical reforms an
shall restore prosperity to the homes and
nresidss OF the people, and honor to the
republic JOHN ARNOLD KEYES.
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s. ID r. G. TEN yEACHINGW
CRAFTSMANSHIP LECTURES" DY
POPULISTS ON THE ISSUES
OF 1894

''JOfnt Political Discussions" Would
Be "PoliticuI Suicide"
''BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY" THEY
DARE NOT MEET THE POPULISTS.
Party whose power depends on deception.
Doodle, and ignorance cannot remain long
in power because Murder will out" The
people will find out the truth sooner or
later, and even winchester, bayonets and
gatling guns, operated by nercenaries can
not subdue the American people.
BOODLERS ARE COWARDS."
Patriots fear nothing. We dare to meet
them in debate first and defend our
homes and liberty next. In tho
the court of last resort. Ten million Amer
leans: Men, youths and aged patriots. Az
jury, judge, marshal and turkeys to pre-
vent the robbers from doing further dam
age. Truly yours.
ERIC OLSON.
SPEECHES BY ERIC OLSON.
LET OUR FRIENDS GIVE NOTICE.
I will start for home May 9, and speak in
school house No. Il Cedar township.
May 10, p. m. and evening, near Namsas
postoffice, Jackson county.
May 10, p. m, school house near Hunt
ington, Cottonw God county.
May II, IL m Bingham Lake Station
May II, evening, schoolhouse near Red
Rock pestoffice.
May u, II a. m. Sanborn Station, Red
wood county.
May u. evening, school house near Long
Bottoms.
May A. II a. m Redwood Falls Red
wood county.
May IA, evening, Delhi.
May Is, afternoon, Renvile Alliance meet
ing.
May Is, evening, Sacred Heart Station
May is, IL a. M, Clara City Chippewa
county
May is, evening. school house near Low
rista postoffice.
May H. l p M. school house six miles
north of DeGraff, Swift county
May H. evening, school house near IIanghi
postoffice, Pope county.
May IL, l p. M. Starbuck, Pope county
May Is, evening schoolhouse near Swede
Grove. Pope county.
May 10, l p. m Lyons.
May 10, evening, school house near A. B.
Lees, Nora.
May p. l p. M, Kesington town hall,
Douglas county.
May 81 evening, Urness town hall Doug
las county, Swedish.
May %, 1 p. m, Evansville town hail.
Douglas county, Swedish.
May %, evening, school house near Melby
Station.
May %, p. M, school house near Mil
lersville. U. S.
May %. evening, Brandon town hall,
Swedish.
May "a, p. m, Moe school house. Swed-
iSh.
May "a. evening, Holmes City school
house. Swedish.
May 70. l p. M. Lake Mary town hall
U. s.
May %. evening, La Granda school house.
Swedish.
May g. p. m, Ida school house. u s.
May S evening, Leaf Valley school house
U. S.
Gov. Nelson will meet me personally or BY
proxy in joint debate at the court house
hall in Alexandria at p. m, Monday, May
%. 1 will probably spend Sunday afternoon
in Alexandria and speak at Nelson Station
in the evening, May g. viii be open for
engagements on the home trip. through
The Representative or by letter to any Of
above places. ERIC OLSON
Deputy State Lecturer
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hasn't Got a Cent.
When farmin' is unproductive,
No money in the SOIL
When the ground Is good for nothing,
Not even to bore for oil,
Where's the greenbacks goin' to come from
For taxes and for rent?
That's what's botherin the Teller
Who hasn't got cent
With wages down so low
That music is no good,
And man can't earn the money
For his daily bread and wood;
When churches worship golden gods,
Where sinners can't repent,
Hows Teller to get to Heaven,
Who hasn't got cent?
When the railroads charge the farmer
The price of all his crop
To haul 1T fifty miles or more,
And never make a stop;
When the men who deal in futures
Price bacon, corn and lint,
Hows Teller goin to right the wrong,
Who hasn't got cent.
When the Presidents agin' US,
Tells congress what to do,
When poverty shrouds the masses.
And money loads the few;
When England scoops the country,
With our governments consent,
Teller can talk and swear and vote
If he hasn't got a cent.
The Advance.
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AN IMPORTANT LETTER FROM A
LATE REPUBLICAN, LEADER.

Strong Article From DR.. johnson.
or New Aondon-Let Everyone Read.
Editor epresentative-'These are times
that try mems souls" AS long as business
prospers and times are fairly good ordin-
airy people tend to their daily ayocations
and have neither time nor motive for crit
1cally studying the questions of political
economy. True, at the biennial campaign
most of us engage more or less in politics
but our opinions are, as a rule, based on
current newspaper information, which. at
best, is of superficial, partisan and unre
liable character. The panic, however. has
compelled every thinking man to think
about our economic conditions. All at once
the ordinary business man, as well as the
farmer and hitherto prosperous mechanic
is confronted with a condition OF inso,
Nency Men in every avocat ton of life.
hitherto successful and confident in their
business career. are suddenly brought to a
matt and find themselves bankrupt and
loaded down with unremunerative property.
What is up? Something is wrong. We
hear it on every hand. Republicans Of
course, are crying that it Is Democracy in
power that is wrong But that cry don't
by any means satisfy intelligent Republic
ans. An explanation of how and why this
IS, IS demanded. An intense desire to thor
Dughly understand the philosophy of this
panic Is abroad in the land, among Renub
Of every political party.
The writer of this being q farmer 40
well as professional man. and directly
and indirectly hit below the belt by This
bO-cent wheat and money famine. determtn-
ed to investigate for himself the cause of
the present crisis The suffering and mis-
cry caused by this crisis Is enormous: and
If 1t Is an act Of God, unavoidable and
part or the economy of nature, why. so he
1T. If nobody is to blame, we want To
know it. If. on the other hand somebody
has brought this crisis on us for .elf,sb
purposes, We want to know that, in order
Shat the perpetrators may be brought to
ene par OF justice, before the public, il not
the courts. If it is due to a faulty system
OF finance, we must understand that IN
order to correct it for our future salvation
There are laws and causes UNDERLYING tho
phenomena of good times and hard times
rs we say, as well the phenomena of
life. What are the proximate causes Of
this crisis? Two mainly:
/ LIST. Loss Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES credit
! I'd. Scarcity of legal tender medium Of
exchange.
Two years ago business was fairly good
ANY honest and competent man, with good
security, could obtain credit. In the alb
esnce Of war; pestilence or other destruc-
tive calamities, all kinds Of productive
property for human needs ought to be as
valuable today as it was two years ago.
Population has been increasing at the US
nal rate ever SINCE and hence also the de-
mand for commodities. Why then this loss
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The Poet of the Pacific Speaks ON til
Necessity for Organfza ton.


Necessity for Organiza ton.
Editor Representatives:
The Industrial army idea embodies far
more Of import and possibility than is con-
veyed in the sentence, ION to Washing
ton" 1t means the intimate organizing and
gathering of the scattered, individual frag-
ments of labor, accompanied by a single
purpose and inspiration.
The plutocrats have always insisted upon
dealing with laborers ''as individuals" and
the latter have been swindled, discharged
blacklisted, arrested as Migrants and put
until a man out of work and money has
come to be the most abject, helpless slave
and the most hopeless creature that walks
the earth. Organization makes the inter-
est of one the concern of all, and will not
allow its individual members to be starved
or slaughtered in detail.
This is why corporation kings and con-
tract bosses object to dealing with working
men through an organization and insist
upon robbing and wounding them SEPARATE
ly, as the thieves did the victim on the
lonely road to Jericho.
Even an unarmed and unorganized mass
of men are regarded and treated as a.
mob" and frequently beaten with clubs
and shot down like wild beasts by the mill
itary murderers.
Let every unemployed man and woman
join some well disciplined organization. or
industrial Army" and the end will no at
hand. JAMES a CT.ApK
Pasadena, Cal, April 49,
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COMMENTS.

This has the true ring to it. What we
want is enthusiasm We have the cause
and the votes. In each county the County
Alliance should call meeting of all friends
of Reform and make all necessary ar
rangements for such a combinatio of pic
mic and politics. All the wagon loads from
that county should assemble at some CEN
trail point in the county and move In pro-
cession as proposed. with flags flying. The
Representative will do it's part to help along
the work, and our business manager will
arrange for a supply of books. pamphlets
etc. to sell the road and at the meet
lngs.
The idea is a grand one. The people will
get their legs out of the shackles which
have been silently and gradually imposed
upon them; and, Mr. Odell says, the
Peoples Party would sweep the state
Each County Alliance should hold such
meeting one month at least before the time
Of starting, as to have time to make
all necessary arrangements. Imagine the
effect of two or three hundred such wagons
marching through Minneapolis.
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on all wheat raised in the three states. I
may have something to say about 1t an
other time. The loss to all property, caused
by the demonstration of silver and the ap-
probation OF gold, Is not less than 60 per
cent at the present time; and gold is stead
lily, continuously and indefinitely increas-
ing in value, SO that no man living can
prophesy the limits to which the increase
may not extend, and the end is not yet.
Millions are now scrambling for it.
r. J. HALL.
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Total annual loss to seventeen

Total annual loss to seventeen
states on w. alone .. 968, $50 COO
These figures of Mr.. Jones are applica-
bic to all the states but do not include
losses from other causes, that especially
apply to Minnesota and the Dakotas; and
that amounts to about 10 cents per bushel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

AT the Kiowa meeting when the
political speaking was drawing to a
close, thing which had the external
appearance of a man, and which the
Almighty some years ago probably or.
dained should be a man-we don't
know what to call 1t, but not to do an
injustice we will say biped that was
capable of moving about and using
boisterous language-took all the
chairs that were in use during the
meeting, including the one that jerry
simpson was using, thinking that by
those means he could break I'D the
meeting. Is this the only answer that
the opposition can give when OVERFLOW
cred with argument? Is this the right
and proper way to treat man Just out
OF sick bed to make an address? We
know that those who were bystanders
denounced the action, regardless of
politics, but it is our opinion that
steps should HAYS been immediately
taken to give the rascal his just deserts.
There are few people In that vicinity
who are IN the habit OF disturbing po-
litical meetings, and the sooner they
are looked after. the better it would be
for all parties. That fellow didn't
make any votes for his party by his &C.
ton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

The committee on program at XII
owa, Saturday acted very disrespect-
fully toward Jerry Simpson by chang
ing the program after assuring him the
privilege of following Long. 1t is a
matter of much regret as well as q
stigma and reelection on the respon-
sible ones, that the committee saw fit
to disregard the agreement they had
made. If it was to be a republican
meeting it should have been so adyer.
tised. and the populist speakers would
have remained away rather than to be
insulted by a few unfair republicans.
In all probability this will be the last
time that Mr.. Simpson will speak at
the same place and time with Long.
and 1t was Jerry's desire to follow Mr..
Long and point ont the fallacy and un-
reliability OF certain statements tina,
he tLong) made. This request the
committee promised him, without
which Mr. Simpson would never have
gotten up out of a sick bed to 90 to Ki
owa. The great majority of the citi.
zens or kiowa deplore this arbitrary
action of the committee. and IN justice
10 them be 1t said. they are not respon-
sible. The committee was composed
Of republicans, and with them it I.
anything to save Longs bacon whether
that DC Dy fair or foul means.
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The Sparks Case.

The jury in the Sparks murder case
was completed yesterday. BY request
of the defense, the jury in charge OF
the sheriff, was taken up to the resi-.
dence Of the defendant, Yesterday
where the crime is alleged to have been
committed, to get thorough under.
standing of the place and surroundings
The case will probably end the fore
part of next week. hejury is compos
ed of the following persons:
]. D. Dubbs, C.FWare,
John George, Frank McReynolds
August RedfeIt, NJ Stanfield,
VS.. Ballard. J. N. McKeever,
John McGregor, David Ball,
c. A. Blackmore, AS HUH
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towering to republicans who were
afraid OF facts and figures that a dray-
mau By the name Of Wells, backed up
to the stand and loaded the chairs and
other pieces Of furniture, and when
asked his reason answered, that lit
Is nothing but . d-n pop meeting
anymore anyway" Besides commit
ting this outrage, the wo-legged brute
pulled chair from under Jerry with
out giving him time to vacate. Mr..
Gaines was allowed to finish his speech,
after the drayman had left. and made
many friends among the opposition.
Tie meeting was success and out
side OF the few disgraceful events we
have mentioned, everything was quiet
and we'll conducted. In Justice to the
citizens Of of Kiowa, we will say that
theboisterous and unprincipled condtict
OF this wretch. is condemned by every
one in that vicinity and that the citi.
zens, regardless of politics, plead with
him to refrain from such unmanly con-
duct; but he seems to have been with
out conscience heart or brain and had
to have his way. The meeting was q
vOte.maker for the populists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

The populist central committee
met last Thursday with q good attend
ance. S. S. Funk, being a candidate.
resigned the Craftsmanship and Aug.
Schmidt was elected. A communi
cation from the republican central COM
mlttee, asking joint debate between
Senator PETER and R. W. Blue was
read. The committee desired to confer
with the state central committee, re-
garding the matter, and 80 notified the
republican committee, and if agreeable
to the pOpulIst state central committee
the challenge would be accepted. pro-
vlded Mr.. Blue will confine himself to
the issues of the day. The meeting
adjourned till Saturday September 22nd.
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Now Howl.

About thirty five excuses were grant
ed last Tuesday to PARTIES who had been
summoned to appear as special Jury
men In the Sparks case. The cost of
course which will amount to between
$500 and $500 is paid by the tax PAYERS.
Vote for q. r. Smelling and Obviate
these unnecessary xpenses.-kiowa
Journal.
Now the facts in this case, like in all
cases when treated by a republican
sheet, are greatly misrepresented, and
we might say entirely misrepresented.
In the first place only % instead of
50 were excused. Seven of those were
public officers and were therefore le-
gally exempt, nearly all OF whom were
from Kiowa, whose names should new
or have been put in the box. The
fault OF this falls right back on the re-
publican township trustee of Kiowa
who Is as careless as he IS inefficient
for the position he so shamerully &C.
cupies. One was nonresident and
should not have been summoned.
Charge that up to the Kiowa trustee:
four were sick or had sickness in the
family and had DOCTORS certificates to
show it; one was excused by agreement
OF counsel because he was on the defend.
ants bond. This leaves nine that were
excused at the discretion of the court.
1t will be seen that the Judge was
powerless to hold the thirteen that had
valid excuses and was therefore not to
blame. A portion of the nine that
were excused without being exempt,
were men who had urgent business to
attend to, and their absence would
have been financial ruin. The remain.
ing portion was composed of men de-
pending on daily labor for the support
of themselves and families, and their
absence during court would have caus-
edthem to lose their situation. The cost,
taking into consideration those who
were sick and those who were not le-
gally exempt is $S2 and not $500 or $5OG
as the Journal would have its readers
believe. We might add that a number
of these public officers were drawn
from Hazelton township the fault of
which is traceable directly to the re-
publican township trustee OF Hazelton.
So the matter reverts right back to re-
publican officials and it is useless for
such sheets az the Journal to endeavor
to shift the responsibility of republican
plumbers on Judge Mckay. In con-
clusion. let US say that Mckay Is not
tyrannical judge, and will not hold
man here beyond reason and ruin him
In business simply because he has the
power to do so. Any one who will
look at this matter fairly can readily
see that Judge Mckay has done the
very best that could have been done. to
the interests OF the taxpayers of the
county. As Q matter of course, this
case will be considerable expense on
the county. but it must be tried and
Judge Mckay is the man who will try
it legally and economically.