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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
REPUBLIC IN DANGER.

John Bull ON the OOxey Movement
He Says u COnAict Is Impending In
the United States Between Capital
and Labor Which VIII He as Seri-
GUS as That Over Slavery.
LONDON, April 28-If American equanin-
1ty could be disturbed by English criticism
Uncle Sam would hardly be able to sleep O.
nights. The opinion of the British press
Tor the last few days seems to be that the
american people are quite unable to do any,
thing right in social, economical and political
affairs. Just now the exploits Of the Cox
eyltes are giving our loving British cousins
another excuse for proclaiming their belief.
not to say desire that America is fast 60
ing to the demnition bow-bows The Lon
don papers are giving greater attention
than ever before to signs of an approach
ing dissolution of the American republic.
Thus the Daily Chronicle solemnly remarks:
Inc Coxeyites are, we believe, for the
most part we'll disposed persons, who nat
uradiy imagine that their legislators should
nave something to offer as remedies for
popular grievances. The Coxeyite move
ment may fzZle out even the serious min
ing strike may conoeivably come to a
speedy and peaceful end, but unless we
greatly mistake, a conflict is preparing in
america almost as serious as the conflict
over negro slavery. Discomfort fierce and
bitter, pervades the whole land. Men will
not any longer go on producing wealth and
yet live in poverty themselves, at least not
IN republic founded on the doctrine of
e0ua Iity
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
SAVED HER LIFE.
1T Wasn't Gallant In the Big Fling
man, But He Had to Do Somethinr

1t Wasn't Gallant In the Big FInr-
man. But He Had to Do SOmethinE,
At the Rosebank crossing Of the Staten
Island railway there is a big, powerful and
good natured italian employed as flagman
says the New York Sun. He is full of fun
ana loves to joke with the "boys" in the
nelghborhood, and in his broken English he
can hold his own with the best of them
Some time ago he began his career as life
saver In the most unromantic and impolite
manner possible. A train was approaching
and just as he began to wave his white flag
a stout and elegantly dressed young woman
attempted to cross the track He warned
her, but in his excitement he spoke Italian.
she paid no attention to him, but continued
to advance.
There was no time to lose The big
FELLOW gave her a strong shove, and fearing
she might fall forward the track he
emphasized the shove with a strong and
most humiliating kick that sent the fair one
Tying through the air. She landed on all
fours in the mud several feet from the
track. The train Numbered by between
them. The lady was saved and unhurt and
as she picked herself up she looked as if
sae didn't know whether she owed her life
to the extremely impolite kindness of the
hagman or whether she had really been
struck by the engine
AS she hastily departed the bad bows on
the platform laughed, and the big Italian.
looked up at them, remarked:
My kick hard, but cowcatch kick harder
and then by-and-by in a box Dam fool.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

John Smith, last fall, found himself with
out work, but as he had always been hon
est, paying all his debts, he was allowed
to live, and his grocery and rent bills to
increase until this spring, when, as the
wholesaler refused to carry his grocer any
longer, he was of course unable to obtain
any more credit, and bidding his family
goodbye, he started off to find the work
denied him here. Seeing that the price of
lumber increased he thought that of neces-
sity there must be demand for labor, so
he applied to the sawmills for a job, and
found that the wages had decreased; that
there were two men for one job He then
went to the pine woods to cut some logs,
but found that, although nature had planted
and tended the trees for several hundred
years, the government had given the title
to one man, and John driven off. He
then started to dig some coal, but found
that this was also under the protection of
government for the benefit of single man.
and although there was a demand for COAL
he was refused the liberty to dig it, and
the deputy sheriff told him to move on.
FINDING there was a company of the COM
monweal army going to Washington to re-
mind congress, it had given away their
right to mine, forest and land, that it was
the duty of government to furnish them
with work and not let them starve, John
joined them in their protest. On the way
to Washington the authorities in the vari-
Gus cities met them with clubs and rifles,
ana told them they were not citizens and
had no rights to be protected; the law was
not for their protection, but instrument
to prosecute them and keep them moving,
lest they might under the pangs of hunger,
dare to ask for some of the wealth their
past labor had created.
But While the authorities presented them
a club, the poor people divided their crust
with them helping them forward, hoping
that when they got to Washington their
congressman would recognize them as citi-
zens having equal rights with all other citi-
zenS.
John and his comrades finally got to
Washington, but the police were there first
and barred the way to the capitol grounds,
and when they attempted to step on the
grass the only way possible for them to
reach the capitol with their petition), he
and his comrades were dubbed and beaten,
taken to court and fined for daring to ask
justice at the hands of the government.
Now poor John wants to know what he
shall do. He wishes to retain his name as
a good citizen; must he sit down some
ones land and be fined and imprisoned as
a trespasser, walk on the highway and be
dubbed by the police as a tramp until life
is extinct through abuse and starvation, or
must he a last resort fall back on the
instincts of a savage and fight?
II
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
"Walkfng on the Grass.

(Tune-"Wearing of the Green.")
In the blessed land of freedom where King
Mammon wears the crown,
There are many ways illegal now to hold
the people down;
When the dudes Of state militia are slow
to come to time,
The law-upholding Pinkertons are gathered
from the slime.
There are isely-framed injunctions that
You mustn't leave your job,
And peaceable assemblage is declared to
be mob;
And congress passed a statute framed by
some cOnsummate ass,
so they're clubbing men and women just
for walking on the grass.
In this year of slow starvation, when a
fellow looks for work,
The chances are cop will grab his collar
with a jerk;
He will run him in for vagrancy; he's
branded as a tramp;
And all the well-to-do will shout 'It serves
him right the scamp!
so we let the ruling classes maintain the
dignity of law
When the courts decide against us, we are
filled with wholesome awe,
But we cannot stand the outrage, without
little sass,
When they're clubbing men and women just
for walking on the grass.
The papers say the Coxeyites are all but
anarchists,
So our mayor promised work for all who
wouldn't there enlist
But when next day the hungry horde sur
rounded the City Hail.
He hedged and said he didn't promise any
thing at ALL
So the powers that be- are acting very
queer to say the least,
They should go and read the Bible all
about BeShazzers feast;
And when meme meme teker' at length
shall come to pass,
They'll stop clubbing men and women just
for walking on the grass.
C. A. Sheffield.
""Walking on the Grass will appear in
The Songs Of the New Emancipation"
collection Of new songs now in press, writ
ten ito suit the times and set to popular
and familiar airs. Price, 10 cents. Address
orders to The Nation Library Room So, 1923
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Reform papers please copy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Records to he Destroyed.

We are informed through the press that
tons of records now in the treasury de-
partment are to be destroyed as waste
paper. StraWS indicate which way the
wind blows; it must have dawned the
understanding of the Demorepublcan party
at last that there is some danger that in
1896 the people may again obtain control of
the government and some very embarrass-
ing questions be asked of our ancient secre-
taries of the treasury, relating to doctored
accounts and mutilated records unless
they can be forever cancelled by destruc-
ton.
In the year 1869 the report for pensions
for 1876 stated at 80 291, 610.4S, in the
port the next year, 1870 this item is stated
to be $16,347 21.34, showing a forced balance
of $7,056 010. Sc. The treasury report for the
total amount expended for pensions for
1870 made that year is $28,340, II: in the
report made four years later this sum had
been increased 62,039.03. In the report of
1869 the war department is charged with
$500, 298, 800 for the year 1863
Two years later, or In the report of 1871,
the war department is charged with over
four million dollars more for the year 1866
than it was in the report of 1869. The dis
crepancy of over two millions occurs in
two statements of the expenditures of the
Indiana department for 1862 A difference
of 5S,000000 in the loan and treasury notes
for 1868 is found between the report for
that year, and the report of 1870 for the
year 1868. Those increases occur in every
instance where it was found necessary to
force balance. The report for 1866 states
net revenue collections for 1864 1854 626, I'll CO.
Report for 1870 states net revenue collect
ed for 1864 1862, 742, 35i.32, a shrinkage of
S1,8S4, 41728
Who got this vast sum?
A senatorial investigating committee
found from the testimony of one Witness
that from 1860 to 1857 100 alterations had
been made in the books.
One witness had examined nine ledgers
three from the registers office and six
from the office of the secretary of the
treasury; 2,527 erasures and apparent al
terations were found in those nine ledgers
These changes involved amounts ranging
books and journals were so numerous they
were not computed
Major Power, the chief clerk, testifies
no scratch should appear on the ledger
Mr. Scoville says he would not retain a.
bookkeeper that made changes in the ledg-
erS.
In addition to this whole leaves were torn
out.
The minority report of the Investigating
committee concludes by saying: Forced
balances have been made amounting ac-
cordfng to the official records, to over
$500. OOO, OOO The fictitious warrants for
these amounts are not on file. Many of
them were no doubt merely drawn I'D as
part of the formula by which balances were
forced, but why should they disappear from
the archives of the treasury
The people are in utter darkness as to
the financial condition of their country,
and will continue to be until new set Of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
All VIII BE Well.

All will be well. heard this blest assurance
Flung DER the borders of the unseen
spheres,
1t gave me faith and courage and endur-
ance
To walk serenely on and meet the years.
Like the sweet voice Of some consoling
spirit,
Down through the silence of the night It
fell,
My souls fine-ear was rightly tuned to hear
it,
'All will be we'll"
All will be WELL Why should we ever
doubt it?
There was blunder in creations plan,
When Gods vast mind conceived and went
about it,
He was not aided controlled by man,
beauty
Through their appointed pathways seem
to tell
Our questioning soul if we but do our
duty,
"Al will be WELL"
All will be well. Let not our hearts be
troubled,
By passing clouds shadows that may
fall,
We must pass bravely on with faith re-
doubled:
The glorious end will justify it all.
I will believe that voice from heavens
portal
Clear as the utterance of a silver bell
It spoke to me a truth that is immortal:
'.An will be we'll"
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
A Foreigners View of Americ,.

"A "eli-to-do Swiss merchant has been tray-
Silhg through our republic to see where we
ere at, as a nation. He has made a good
pit OF ms Journeying on foot which has
gwen MN an insight into things not to be
optalned by looking through the windows
CT Pullman palace car In Ores and Met
ais ne gives an account of his California ex-
ierlences, and of his reflections thereon, as
follows: 80
dressed in rough suit, and often dusty
ana mud-stalned, did not look far removed
from tramp. Although asking no favors.
l was TOUR times stopped by constables and
once arrested as a vagrant, when l was
ophged to show my letter from the Swiss
consul. l wondered then, as l saw an
American flag floating over a California
school-house, if the children could grow up
70 respect an emblem which represents a
government that protects land monopolists
ana SENDS men to Jail for treading its high
ways and asking for employment NY
pedestrian experience is ended In the
tIastern states hundreds freeze to death
with mountains of coal in sight You must
admit that you have a curious kind of a
republic"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

an agent in each county. as suggest
ed by one of our correspondents, who
might sell the entire crop of that
county. Now the farmers rush their
wheat in and compete with each 9th
The parent association could es-
tablish branches in other states,
where desired.
1t could also designate, upon the
recommendation of county alliances.
er to break down prices. Then all
such competition would cease, and
the buyers would have to competc
with each other to get the wheat or
go without. If the buyers in any
county combined and refused to bid.
the central society at Minneapolis
would have been negotiating with
Minneapolis. St. Paul, Duluth, Buff
falo, New York and Liverpool, TO
find the highest prices obtainable:
and could ship accordingly, leaving
the local buyers in the lurch. If the
movement was made general we
could smash all the "bears" and "Op-
tiOn dealers" in the United States.
by flooding the market or starving
it, as might seem best.
Two things would be necessary.
l. Honesty in agents.
2. Common sense in the grain
growers. If we attempted to put
wheat too high we would smash the
movement.
Get together, bretheren, in conven-
tion and let us talk these things all
over. Come by trains, and teams
and on fOOt-but come.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Plain SfrnirI TPUfls

Why should we deceive ourselves? The
pot bols not because of the ingredients that
are put in it, but by reason of the fire that
is under it. The cause of the social discon-
tent and industrial ferment with which the
country Is seethng is the economic revolu-
ton that has in so brief a time practically
appropriated the American people for the
enrichment of a class. Until that revolu-
ton can be turned back and it's work I'M
DONE the propaganda of the counter revolu-
ton in the interest Of the people must daily
grow more radical and formidable The
American people are the most intelligent
high-spirited, democratic and daring race
in the world. For a plutocracy to expect
to be able to reduce them by main force to
proletarans in one generation is too much
If they had taken more time to the job it
might have succeeded, but they are in too
much of a hurry.-NeW Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
To COrreSpOndentS.

YOuse what noble mass of cor
We want to keep it up. 1t represents
the roice Of the people.
If you have anything to say let us
hear from you. Remember that a
half column letter has ten times
more readers than a column letter:
and column letter ten times as
many as a two column letter. Put
your ideas terscly, pointedly; and
don't open your mouth without "say-
ing something" Talk about any
thing and everything that you think
will interest men like yourself:-thc
crops, home affairs, finance, politics
everything but religion:-if we get
into that the Peoples Party will be
gone up-"non con,e-at-i-bats, IN
SUdmpO, up stompO."
Address all communications to
1.-THE REPRESENTATIVE, room BOG
Boston Block, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Our offer of the REPRESENTATIVE
for 10 weeks for 25c. is being heartily
responded to-. But we want the
young men and women in the houses
of our friends to have an inducement
to get us up clubs by talking to their
neighbors. We therefore make this
special offer:
To any person who will send us $3.50
we will send the paper to ten parties
for thirteen weeks, and will also send
the getter-up of the club soc. copy
of the Golden Bottle, postpaid.
We make the same offer to any per-
son who will send us $3.50, and
the names of five parties for six
months each, or to any person who
will send us $500 and the names Of
two subscribers for one year each.
On If they prefer it, we will send
the REPRESENTATIVE free for six
months to the gctter-up of any such
club.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
An Easy Way to Get Rid of Coxey

OF the fiat money demanded by the in
dustrlal army, the Cincinnati Times-Star
says:
1t does not occur to these fnanciers
that this so-called money would be useless
that it would have no value and would not
circulate, even if the government could be
induced to commit the egregious folly of
authorizing such an ISSUE
This statement of the Times-Star sug
sests, says the Cincinnatan, an easy way
1or the Washington authorities to get rid
OF Coxey and his army. Let the money
be printed as asked for. The only expense
will be for a little printing and a cart load
OF paper, and since the money will have
no value, and will not circulate" it will do
no harm. The industrial soldiers can get
tnelr pockets full of the paper, and will go
away satisfied, not knowing that the gov
ernment notes are useless" The plan
VIII be bloodless, and will be cheaper than
the powder and lead necessary to shoot
the men. 1t will be a capital Joke to play
on the army, and ought to be advocated by
al the daily papers that are aware that
these government fiat notes will not cir
cuiate. Omaha Western Laborer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
THE GRAIN GROWERS.
The Farmers in Convention Will
Defend Themselves.

lne FARMERS III OOnNSutIOH VIII
Defend Themselves.
In the foregoing will be found a
call for Grain Growers Convention,
to be held shortly in Minneapolis.
This is the most important move
ment for the farmers ever made in
the Northwest. 1t will, we hope,
constitute the beginning of a new
epoch. Heretofore the agricultural
class has been at the mercy of those
who prey upon it. The farmers were
scattered. isolated, divided; while
their enemies were united in solid
phalanX Let us get together and
see what can be done to put stop to
this condition of things. 1t may be
we will be able to do nothing. But
at least the cause is worth an effort.
What can be done?
Many valuable suggestions have
been made by correspondents of the
REPRESENTATIVE. Suppose some
thing like this should be attempted?
The REPRESENTATIVE has an Of
flee in the Boston Block, Mime
apolis. We could give desk room in
it, free of charge, until the ex-
pertinent proved a success.
Then at our Convention let all who
attend chip in what they can afford,
from ten cents to five dollars:-that
money to be used to pay the expen-
ses ofan agent-a Secretary-whow will
stay in Minneapolis; also to pay for
stationery, printing, and postage.
Let the Secretary agree to work for
month or two without charge, save
his expenses, and after that to have
reasonable salary. Then let the
convention elect Board of Man
ayers, under whose orders the Secre-
tary should work.
Then let the Secretary send out
circulars to every local alliance, and
ask it to assemble and report:
i. Are its members willing to or
ganizc for self-protection?
2. Will they agree to sell their
wheat through the Association, if
the price is satisfactory?
3. Give the names and postoffice
of members, and the amount of acres
each one will have in wheat; and the
dates at which they will probably de-
sire to sell; and what proportion of
their crop they will want to sell at
those dates.
4. Are they willing to pay cent
per bushel, on the amount sold
through the Association, if it is evi
dent that the price has been raised
at least that much, through the eff
forts of the Association; the money
to be expended in paying the expen-
ses of the society; and, if any is left,
in renting or building an elevator or
warehouse at Duluth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
BREAD OR BLOOD.
Why Don't Our Lawmakers Take
Timely Warming?

Why Don't Our Lawmakers Take
Timely Warming?
The National Waterman sizes up
the depression of American toilers as
follows:
"The amount taken from the people
as shown by public records, since the
Inauguration of the present public
policy QS65) is $1l ,6l2,O 900, on an
average Of population about 1920 for
each man, woman and child in the ma
ton. Has this enormous treasure
been wisely applied for the benefit of
the whole people? Evidence is rapidly
accommodating to show that it was not.
The condition OF the people has gradu-
ally grown worse all these years, until
at the present time it is almost past
endurance. AS proof Of this, recorded
data will disclose that business fail
ures have increased from 500 in 1865,
amounting to SIT ,625,O0O, to more than
$4,000 in 1893, amounting to fully ST.
GOO, 100000. Crime has an increased
500 per cent; insanity more than
doubled. Suicide has increased 1877 per
cent, and pauperjsm from almost
nothing to avast army of over $780,
900. Our jails are full, our prisons
ONcIHOWluS, Jul dSy 1uHo CIOWuCu anu
our poorhouses have room for but a
small per cent of the applicants.
''Are these the fruits of successful
economic public policy? We contend
they are not. Then there were no
tramps; now more than 100000 roam
the country, both disgrace and terror
to the people. Then there were no
mortgages to speak Of, while now at
least 100000 burden the homes and
farms of this nation. Then people
were out of debt, now at least $30, G0O.-
100000 is hung about the neck of all
labor in production. Then there was
no suffering or distress among the peo-
pie: now labor strikes and bread riots
are of daily occurrence, and soup
houses are opened in all the centers of
population. Then the people were
employed and,the smile Of contented
prosperity and future hope was seen
on nearly every countenance; now the
pleading of the distressed, the wall of
the despairing, or the smothered curse
and demand for bread or blood is met
with at every turn"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
A. r.. L.
n. III. 4.
Meeting of the a. r. U. Sc

Meeting of the A. R. L. second Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O, and fourth Sunday even
ing at 7:3O, at hall, SO Fourth street south.
J. H. BLJMMAUER, Sec.
Sylvester Kelher, secretary of the A. r.
T., writes: I've have 40 unions in Chicago
and a total of 2S7, with a great many more
in sight. Have the Pullman works at this
point tied up as tight as drum. Not
man at work. We have several other diff
ferences to SETTLE but the work of organ
izing is going on rapidly"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Come and Hear Him.

Mr.. Willard J. Hull, will deliver an
address under the auspices of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, at Labor
Temple, Thursday, May oath. Subject
1.-THE Outlines Of the Coming Civilian
ton" Admission free.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

The following regular meetings will be
held during the coming week:
Thursday, oath, Ladies Assembly, L. A.
752, the THE Mascot" meets at 323 Nicollet
avenue at p. m.
Friday, 25th j. L. f. B. meets at 323 Mic
olet avenue at p. m.
Saturday, 26th l.. A. 4014 meets at 3329
Nicollet avenue at p. m.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
An A. u. u. Benefit,

"ODay, the Alderman" will occupy the
boards at the Peoples this week and is
given for the benefit of the American Rail
way Union. Tickets are to be had at the
theater and committee of local union 106 o.