The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
FUSION.

Inc REPRESENTATIVE is unQuall-
fiedly in favor of fusion. 1t favors
fusion with Democrats, Republicans,
Swedes, Norwegians, Irishmen, col
ored men, and everybody who is will
ing to stand up and be counted for hui
manity. 1t does not and never will ia
vor fusion with any political party as
party. Its leaders know they are
right and they can make no compro-
mise with what they believe to be
radically wrong, even if by so doing
they should gain possession of few
paltry offices. All that they ask is
that every man who believes the
POpulist party stands for better gov
eminent, for the interests of the COM
mon people and for the publication of
politics, should come out and range
himself on their side. When that is
done, as they fully believe it will be
done in the next campaign, there Will
be no doubt about the result. The
people are in the majority in this
country. Heretofore they have fritz
tered away their strength in divisions
and cabals. Recent events in the
commercial and laboring world have
changed all this. The Populist farm
or in the country and the working
man in the city, have, thanks to Mr..
Pullman and Johnny Egan, got to-
gether. A common purpose animates
them. They are able to control the
political destinies of this state, and
they are going to do it. No man who
was born since the war has ever wit
messed such turning over in public
sentiment in this country as has Oc-
cured within the past twenty days. If
the vote were taken tomorrow the
Populist state ticket would be elected
in Minnesota by 10000 majority. The
REPRESENTATIVE honestly believes it
will be more than that in November.
The farmers in the country have no
idea of the extent of this change. 1t
is not confined to workingmen alone.
1t takes in business men of all kinds.
If any man doubts this let him 60 on
change in this city. Even the wheat
dealers have at last discovered that
the depressed prices which p evail in
the commodities in which they deal an
caused by the damnable financial
policy which has been foisted on this
country by Wall street bankers.
There has been much said in con-
demnation of the board of trade men
everywhere, but there is one thing
which is true of them,and that is this:
They know it is for their interest to
have the producer get good prices for
his product. Good prices mean active
demand, quick transactions, the fire.
qucnt turning over OF capital, much
Of which is borrowed, and a conse-
quent increase in profits, The writer.
who has had exceptional facilities for
ascertaining the truth in this matter,
would be willing to wager reas enable
sum that majority of the dealers on
change in this city are in favor of
radical change in the financial policy
of this nation, largely on the lines pro-
posed by the Populist party. He be-
lieves that very large number of
them will cast their votes for Mr..
Owen and the entire Populist state
ticket.
What is wanted in the country is or
ganizatiOn. There is no time to be
lost. Every locality which has not al
ready got Populist club should have
one within the next month. Don't
wait for some other person to start it
but do it Yourself. The county of
Hennepin is going to give the Popu-
list state ticket large majority. In
Ramsey county the outlook is bright.
St. Louis promises to surprise the
state in this respect. Clubs are being
organized with great rapidity in all
three of these counties. The country
must rouse itself and do it quickly.
When the returns are counted it will
be found that the cities have done
their whole duty