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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

Editor Representatives. suppose the
secretary has sent you a report of our
county convention ere this, but 1 wish to
add little in explanation of why the dele
gates decided to give up going to the state
convention with teams. First the time of
the convention is very much against it, as
most farmers are hayng at that time and
can spare no time except what cannot pos
sibly be avoided, then our Third district
convention is called for the 9th, at Nor
wood which would necessitate driving in
the night; if delegates get to Minneapolis
by 10 o'clock a. M the 10th. The sentiment
of the delegates were strongly in favor of
going with teams were it not for reasons
above given.
The circular and blank note sent out by
Warden Wolfer We're read at the conven-
ton, but no action was taken except a
very emphatic individual expression given
by each one present against the injustice of
the warden requiring such unreasonable
conditions being complied with before the
Irvine be secured by the farmers; it is
certain that unless something different
from such contracts and notes can be ar
ranged soon there will be no prison Irvine
bought by the farmers of Renvile county
this summer. By the way, is it not strange
that there is no hemp Irvine advertised or
offered for sale in this state this year. at
least l can find none. l wrote to a firm in
Chicago expressly for quotations upon
American hemp Irvine, all 1 received was
samples and prices of MANILA and sisle
with a foot note stating prices in July.
July.
Also it looks somewhat strange to see
quotations of sisal below prison hemp
Irvine, which in former years when the
prison board did not have the monopoly of
the hemp Irvine was always quoted lower
than sisal. 1t is my honest convictions
that these obstacles thrown in the way of
the farmers obtaining prices on Irvine this
year is for a purpose, and if there are
enough farmers and laborng men in this
state fools enough to continue the old pol
itical parties in power by their votes at
the coming election the. Irvine plant at
Saltwater will go and the present honor
able 60 gentlemen will remain on the board
of managers. But IF the common people
feel they have been Kicked robbed and in
suited enough and show tt by their votes,
then the Irvine plant will remain and those
honorable () gentlemen will go. Which will
it be fellow farmers2 Answer the ques-
ton next November at the polls with your
ballots; If you fail to do tt, then ever after
hold your peace and allow your rights to
be trampled in the 6dust9 without a muir
mer bn "
H AMLISE V. POORE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
A Grist From Wheaton.

WHEATON, Mimi, June 29-Fine rain
in this vicinity makes the crop prospects
fine so far.
Court the past week was largely attended,
and still many cases went over till next
term.
Wheaton vs.. Browns Valley crossed bats
on Saturday. Score 10 to IA favor of
Wheaton
Mrs. Sigford and child We're burned
by an explosion of a gasoline stove on Fri
day. A small child while the mothers back
was turned, turned the gasoline on wrong
and caused the explosion.
This county is in need of a Peoples party
paper
County convention Friday of this week,
Peoples party. Republican on Saturday
following, thence Minneapolis state July 10,
Republicans II: this makes the Peoples par
ty little ahead, where they expect to
stay.
All over Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota comes the good news, Peoples party
at the front. That is right. Let the good
work go right along and victory is ours.
The Representative furnishes this part
with some good reading, which is just what
we want = it is of if not the best
paper now published in the Northwest.
Gives the laboring classes facts and points
and what is good for the masses.
The old parties seem to be vanishing
from sight and only the leaders left to
mourn. After 1896 there will be no mourn
ing; all dead and the new party will be
floating her banners to the breeze and say
ing, well done, well done, now to bust
ness and put this glorious country in shape
to feed and cothe the masses without beg
ging, as it was" No question but Traverse
county will roll up good ma jority for
our party this fall and in SO She will as
tonish the natives.
The old political parties shortly to be one
of the past
The laboring classes all over this coun-
try have resolved to join in with the Peo-
pies party; farmers are solid almost and
you can see they cannot be hoodwinked out
of their votes any longer
People, think of it, party who will al
low the money to be tied up and issue
bonds and cry gold standard should be
wiped from the earth, politically speaking
and we foresee this in the near future.
Elect men who will legislate in the inter
est of the laborng classes as well the
rich men, who will see our laws amend
ed to not give the rich the power over
the poor.
Let the people loan their money direct
to the people at fair rate of interest and
that will make distribution among the peo-
pie whereby they can make a living for
themselves and families without begging
This cry of war is only to get the people
fighting among themselves so the money
sharks can control the finances as hereto
fore. Wake up your people and vote for
the Peoples party. 1t will relieve you of
this burden Of scarcity of finance to do
business with.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
Take Notice.

When you have finished reading
your REPRESENTATIVE hand it to
your neighbor, Gf he is not sub
scriber) and let him read it. He may
want it sent to him regularly there
after. Spread the light all you can.
where not Populist, but who is open
to reason, send us his name and 25
cents, and we will send him the paper
for three months. This will cost you
about one-fourth of cent a day and
it may do great good to the cause.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR FORUM.

It is part of the purpose Of estab-
fishing the REPREsENTATIyE to af-
ford q forum, in which the brightest
minds in the populist party and in
the farmers alliance can express and
compare their views. The paper will
not be responsible for the opinions
set forth, but will try to give all.
Aides OF the questions at issue fair
hearing. We would suggest to our
correspondents to make their letters
brief and to the point; not to ex-
coed one-quarter Of column, il pos
sible. If you have lengthy commun-
tcation cut it in half and make two
letters of it. Avoid personalities.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say; and let each letter
dave motive and teach something
TO the reader. Try to make your
readers better and wiser by what
lou write. Never mind about the
&rammar or the spelling. The prin-
ter will fix all that. Good sense and
an honest purpose are rarer things
than book learning.-THEE DIToR.]
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
Want to BE Enlightened.

IN, w
Hon. 1. Donnelly-Dear Sir:
A friend of yours. d. J. Kennedy, of No.
60 Twelfth street south, Minneapolis, hand
ed a copy of your paper, The Repre-
sentative, which l am glad to find so able
an advocate of the rights of humanity.
I also find that in your Illuminated hand
bill that you have struck good idea and
way of reminding the people of their duty
to humanity. l wrote to Robert Schilling
last winter. and asked him to bring SIM
liar scheme before the national committed
and have printed, put up and kept up in
conspicuous places by industrial legions
labor unions and friends of reform all over
the land, and thus continually draw the
attention of the people to the different
questions in which they are directly but
unknoWingly interested. But Mr.. Schilling
] suppose for the want of time, took no no.
t1ce OF it, So now, as you have the same
idea carried out, 1 want you to send me
% cents worth, which enclose. We have
an Industrial Legion Club, organized here
since last February, with a sworn member
ship of 20, and the whole community in
sympathy with us. We will poll as many
votes next fall the two old parties to-
gether where we had only seven voters
two years ago. Tomahawk has a popula-
ton of about 1900 inhabitants. / will ex-
hibit those posters at our league meetings,
and induce them to get some more Send
me list of such Peoples party literature
as you may have; also list of your own
"oihS. twenty-five years ago L first met
you in the Grant and Greeley campaign,
and on looking backward 1 find that con-
dltions have changed, and we have also
changed at least our politics. But we
must keep up with the procession of pro-
gresson; conditions change, so must
systems and minds
We want to get a lady lecturer here this
fall. 1 wish you would send me the adj
dress of some lady Populist lecturer Would
like to have the honor of hearing yourself,
but 1 am afraid we are too poor Yours.
ETC., A. r. MCDONALD
Box 104, Tomahawk Wis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
A HeatediArEn M ent.


Editor Representative:
The Fourth passed off qaetly, only few
remaining in the city. Politics ran a little
high The mayor of the city, a staunch
Republican, and a staunch Peoples party
farmer had an argument on the street
during the day. Getting warmed up over
labor troubles and finance, the mayor be-
came excited and told the farmer to shut
up, and he did not heed it, but kept right
on pouring the facts onto him, and the
mayor told him to shut up or he would have
him put in the lookup, and that he had
men to do it. What does the public think
of this kind of Republicanism? Try to shut
the farmer out on free speech by such
threats. Where is justice? The fact is,
the Peoples party has broken the old, rot
ten Republican ring in this county, and
will sweep the state this fall for the party.
Only two men in the city whose sympathy
is against the present strike, and both old
staunch black Republicans. Hurrah for
Traverse county and the state of Mime
sofa. Yours truly, N. J. HENRY,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
DOUGLASS COUNTY.
"A Few Hints About Prison Twfne-
Instructed for Boon.

Few Hints About Prison Tyyfne-
Instructed for Boon.
ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, June 80, 1894.
Editor Representative:
We held our county convention today,
with good attendance Most all the town
represented. Good feeling and enthusiasm
prevailed all through the proceedings
H G Leves and John Kron were elected
delegates to attend the state convention at
Minneapolis, with power to cast IA votes
and delegates instructed for s. NJ Owen for
governor.
Oscar Wolf of Holmes City, and Geo. w.
Plank, of Orange, were elected delegates to-
attend the congressional convention at
Moorhead with power to cast all the votes
douglass county is entitled to- and said
delegation was instructed for Hon. H. E.
Boen and no other. 1t is conceded that
Mr.. Boen is the best representative Douglas
county ever had, and we think he will go
IN next fall with large majority
After the convention was over John Aber
crombe, the champion for the state prison
twlne, talked over with the farmers the
necessity of using that Irvine instead of
buying from sellers of the corporation
. wv ana ne told how impossible it is to
get any business men to handle the prison
t"ihe. Iheir intention is to kill off the
Irvine business at Saltwater, which BELONGS
10 the people and the state.
They go to church. preach and prav tn
God that He may kill off the CORPORATIONS
ana trusts but how do they act? They act
IN conjunction with the corporations and
trusts to Kill off public enterprises.
NOW mark, my friends. If the Saltwater
IWIne plant goes under, up goes the Irvine
ana you will have to pay from Is to IL
cents for what you now pay 61a to 8 cents
NOW, farmers, you have all teams. If
you can't get the Irvine any other way
come together in each town. See how
much you need. Take a couple or three
teams or more, go to Saltwater and hauI
your Irvine home, if it takes you five or six
Gays, and you will have the satisfactio 70
know that you saved two corporations the
trouble of swindling you; first, the twine
corpora ton; second, the railroad company.
P" mere there is will there is a way.
hoW would 1t be? / will just make the
suggestion, for instance The assessor as
certained how much Irvine every farmer
wanted. and it would be taxed against
each one, and collected as the seed grain
was: then the state would be sure to get
It's pay and the farmer his Irvine. and our
county officers little more to do. How
would that be for high? Yours,
JOHN KRON.
(Mr krons communication was over
looked on account of the hustle pre
ceding the state convention, but it is still in
dateD ~ "
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
KEEP OFF THE GRASS.

There's place in this country
So sacred, alas!
That it's downright effrontery
To step on the grass.
Tis the capitol grounds
In the city of gas"
So in making your rounds
Please keep off the grass"
The Coxeyites tried 1t,
See how they did fail.
Although they denied it,
They were marched off, to Jail.
So be careful when there,
And look sharp as you pass.
You'll be caught in snare
If YOU step on the grass.
You may walk around the buildings
And view the stained glass.
The ornaments and gliding,
But don't step on the grass.
You may gaze on the throng
AS they pass and repass,
But your sure to go wrong
If you step on the grass.
But this you should know
While you mix with the mass:
That to Jail you will go
If you step on the grass.
No distinction they claim
For sex, color or class
All are treated the same
Who step on the grass.
1t would be sacrilegious
For matron or lass,
With feet small or prodigious
To step on the grass.
Why a king or a queen
Would be sued for trespass,
If they acted so mean
AS to step on the grass.
No insult ever yet
Could exceed or surpass
The illtreatment you'll get
If you step on the grass.
If police ride you down,
Just let it all pass,
For they'll do you up brown
But don't step on the grass.
1t will not avail
To appeal to the mass.
They will put you to Jail
If you step on the grass.
The judges will snub you,
The lawyers harass,
The police will club you
If you step on the grass.
Now this is the reason,
Such gall and such brass
Is worse than high treason.
Don't step on the grass
BY Il. Robinson,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
COMING OUR WAY.
""'efiy Tribune Declares for
the PEOPLES Party

,, Ealtor Representative: The Waverly
tribune, published at Waverly, Wright
county Minnesota, has taken a stand and
declared for the Peoples Party and its
principles, and will work earnestly in the
present canvass for truth and mankind
Inc Iflbune's fearless and able young ed
ltor, MI Topping, is the first editor in
wright county who by his acts has shown
himself worthy of our republic and an edu-
Gator of the people in our country's present
great danger. But there is room for more
The platform and nominations made at
the Minneapolis Peoples state convention
is accepted with enthusiasm
The spirit and love of freedom of 1776 and
1861 is aroused in Wright county. No
traitors or English agents need apply ia
our battle cry. and with The Representa-
tive and Waverly Tribune as educators of
the people we will drive the admirers of
the scabs of Europe (whose ignoble blood
has crawled through scoundrels ever since
the fioodD who are trying to destroy our
republic and plunge our country into the
horrors of civil war. a routed rabble
from the battlefield.
A. G. SEXTON.
CokatO, Mlnn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

MARSHALL, Mimi. July 11.-Editor Rep
resentative: At the Peoples Party legis-
lative convention for the Sixteenth district
that convened in Marshall July ), E. s
Reishus was nominated for senator and L.
l. Iceland and D. I. Jones for representa-
tves.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, First, That we indorse the Peo-
pies Party platform in it's entirety
Second, That we believe the right to vote
is inherent in citizenship, without regard to
sex
Third, That we favor the nationalist ton
of liquor traffic.
Fourth, That we favor the election of
president, vice-president and United States
senator's by direct vote of the people.
Fifth, AS the best means of securing the
foregoing reforms and maintaining our lib
critics in the future, we favor the initiative
and referendum. Sincerely.
S. L. WAIT, Secretary,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
Bought saltwater Irvine.

TOWN OF TUIN, July IA meeting of
Nora Alliance No. 6S3 was held this 7th
day of July, 1894, for the purpose Of TAX
ing the Saltwater Irvine question under
consideration. The result was that all par
ties present were in favor Of the above
Irvine and to secure a carload at the earl-
est opportunity and George c. Tuin was
appointed as agent for handling at Nc a
pound as compensation.
KNUT KJORSVEK,
Secretary of Nora Alliance,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

John ana Mary got married,
And now they would work, they said
And save every penny possible.
That they might never want for bread.
With strong willing hands they met
Their unceasing toll without dread,
For they saw their little store increasing,
And felt they would never want or bread
Put Pluto. had his eye on this couple
And grudgeing their savings he said:
l will cut their wages in twain,
And take all they save up for bread.
Poor Mary and John were dsheartened
Fond hopes of the future had fled,
But Pluto, laughed at their sorrow,
When he dealt them their half loaf of
bread.
We once had doubts of a hell,
Where the plutocrat went when dead,
But what place could be more BETTING,
For him who takes the toiler's bread
Claremout, Mimi. E. n. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18
Compel the Running Of Trains.

Editor Representative-Are railway COM
panies public servants? They are. Do
they owe any duties to the public? Their
very right to exist they owe to the public
grant that creates them. Should railway
company be permitted to drop all its pub
lie duties, cease running trains, leave the
people to walk and the freights to perish
or. remain uncarried while they have
duty of the governors of the several states
from which these corporations obtain their
privileges to require them to operate their
trains. The plea that they can't operate is
nonsense. If they will treat their men
decently there isn't the slightest danger
of a strike. But even If there is a strike,
that is no excuse for the companies to
stop running trains.
When Horatio Seymour was governor of
New York the Central Railway tried to
stop running trains while it indulg ed in
little luxury of ROW with its men. Sey-
mour ordered the company to have Its
trains running by a certain hour or he
would declare the charter forfeited, take
possession of the road and run it himself.
freshing if we had a Seymour or two in
governors chairs now.
But plead the corporations. 'if we are
forced to run our trains, of course the
men will win the fight" Oh, no. So the
companies admit that they can't win unless
they can cheat the public out of their dues.
Compel the running of trains and then
let them fight it out. Give each side an
equal show G. j. BUELL..
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

Presented ON the Twine Question by
Secretary Suydam, of Town of

Presented ON the Irvine Question by
Secretary Suydam, of Town of
Grace Alliance.
Editor Representatives:
see the prison board advertised in your
paper that they would sell binding Irvine
directly to the Farmers Alliance. and
that there should be no difference whether
the shipment was 100 pounds or a car load.
1 being secretary of a Farmers Alliance
in my town, wrote the warden for samples.
price and terms. The warden's price and
terms are as follows: Car load lots, on
board cars at Saltwater 81 cents; anything
less than a car load. cents. Why should
the state charge more for small lots than
car load lots? If they want to sell directly to
the Farmers Alliance why not take the
Farmers Alliance security as long as it is
good and send the Irvine directly to them?
Why not take the security We would have
to give our local bank and save us paying
$40 Of a bonus on each 500 we receive from
our bank and 10 per cent interest on our
note? The security we give the bank ought
to be good enough for the state. If 1t is
not then the bank is not good, for the
bank is supported by the farmer, for they
make their money loaning to the farmer.
The state would take our security, provid-
ing we would get our bank TO lndOrSe our
notes. How could we get our local bank
to indorse our notes? They oppose any
such movement as sending to the state
for twine they would work against It; they
do not want to see us do anything, but
go on IN the old way. That is better for
them. We cannot deal with the state
through the bankers; we will have to deal
directly or not at all. We are willing to
and would be glad to patronize the state
industry but we want to see it use every
body alike If small organization Of
farmers only need 1000 pounds of Irvine it
should not cost any more to sell that much
than it would to sell 10000 pounds. And
why do they want one-half cent more for
the small amount than they do for the
large amount? 1t looks as though the man.
ayers wanted to make the Farmers ALI
ance believe that they were going to give
them chance to buy cheap twine and then
tried to fix it In such shape that they
could not take advantage of the OppOrtuni-
| ty. How do they think an Alliance with a
membership of 20 could buy a car load of
Irvine; and there are lots of lodges have no
more than that. If few of the different
lodges got together We could do it, but we
are not strong enough in this county for
| that; although / believe we will be before
another year, but we ought to get chance
now and l think it great mistake that
they don't ship Irvine to any Alliance organ
ization, be they large small, as long as
they put up good security. In this town
we have an Alliance and want 1900
pounds of Irvine, but we can't get it from
saltwater; cannot take a car load.
And there plenty more just like us.
Yours respectfully,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-05-12
AMONG THE POULTRY.

The beautiful light Brahmas are
coming back into favor. What breed
has better table meat, more of it, and
lays more eggs, when they bring q
good price? The bodies of Ligh,
Brahmas are SO large and warm that
they lay more steadily in winter than
do lighter breeds.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS are notable for de.
string frequently to sit. A rotation OF
yards, thus keeping their surround.
lngs somewhat strange, will overcome
the tendency TO brood, and insure
steady laying Another advantage OF
having several yards into which the
foods are changed occasionally is tina,
they may be kept cleaner and more
healthy.
SOME advise, and few practice
throwing out the grain for the morn
Ing meal after the fowls take to theil
perches at night that they may ca,
early, and the trouple of supplying
breakfast may be avoided 1t is bad
plan. Nothing 30 quickly ATTRACTS
mice and rats, that destroy not only
food intended for fowls, but prove .
aetriment in other ways to the poultry
mans intorestR Rural World.