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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
LOOKING AHEAD.
The POpulists Grow Alarmed Very
Much in Advance.

Local Populists, assuming that they
will elect Owen governor and control
the legislature, are already discussing
the possibility of Republican and
Democratic fusion as against any Pop
ulist candidate for the United States
senate. For instance, if the Republi-
cans should fail Of majority in the
legislature and the Democrats should
also fail, leaving the Populists with
the balance Of power, would the Dem
ocrats and Republicans unite before
they would consent to the election of
a Populist, such as Ignatius Donnelly?
The PopulistS think they would so
unite, and at Populist headquarters
this morning the question was dis
cussed very seriously by half a dozen
leading men of the local party, who
pointed out G. A. Pillsbury as the
compromise candidate, or, failing him,
P. B. Winston.-Minneapolis Tribune.
This does not worry Mr. Donnelly a
particle. but it is contingency worth
considering by Peoples Party men. 1t
would be we'll before they cast their
votes to unders tand just how those
they support would act under certain
contingencies. "Fore-warned is fore
armed"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
MIR. DONNELLY FOR SENATOR
He Is RenOminated,

We are glad to see that Hon. Igna-
titus Donnelly has been nominated for
Senator in Dakota county, by the
Peoples Party, byi reclamation, with
out dissenting voice. He will be re-
elected The Peoples Party is sure
to carry the state and have control
ling voice in the coming Legislature;
and Mr.. Donnelly will be needed
there, to help bring about the many
reforms demanded by the citizens of
Minnesota. and which the old parties
have refused to. give them, although
asked to do so for 9twenty years past.
He will, Of course, have hard fight
of it, for all the rings and corpora
tions in the state will be upon his
track. The Coal Combine of the
Northwest has it's head-center living
in Has tingS. Mr. Donnelly came near
sending him to the penitentiary two
years ago, and his friends are afraid
that if Mr.. Donnelly is reelected he
may make war on the Combine again.
The Pine Land Thieves will also send
their money into the county to defeat
the chairman of the Investigating
Committee. They have lost about
$4,000 through him, and they don't
want to lose any more. But we be-
lieve he will be elected. A leading
democrat in Hastings said that
''they" the Ring,-would be willing
to give up their whole county ticket
if the Peoples Party convention
would throw Donnelly overheard; and
we hear that the same party, after
Mr.. Donnelly was renominated, felt
very blue, and said he was afraid "the
id farmers would vote for him
anyhow without regard to politics.
There was some dissatisfaction in
the convention, we learn, over the en-
dorsement of part of the Democratic
county ticket, and it was charged
| that the convention was packed by
| their friends in some Of the towns and
cities. We hope the next Legislature
will enact primary election law,
such as they have in other states, and
which will prevent any complaints Of
| this kind in the future. 1t is how
ever to be remembered that the Peo-
| pies Party are more interested in the
| legislative offices than in the county
| ticket; and the legislative ticket is all
right. Besides Mr.. Donnelly for SEN
ator they renominated Hon. Oscar
! Tuorson and Mr.. Michael O'Rourke
for the House. The are both excel
lent men. Mr.. Tuorson is an old
greenbacker and true man. He is a
Scandinavian, living near Castle
Rock. Mr.. O'Rourke has been sup
porter of reform and a member of the
Alliance and Peoples Party from the
beginning: and is one of the best men
of the state. They will be elected
and will represent the county with
honor. Mr.. G. P. Carpenter was the
nominee for County Attorney and has
fair show to wins He is as compe-
tent for the place as any man in the
| county.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
AN ELASTIC CURRENCY.

The American Association of Bank
ers, at it's annual meeting last week,
concluded that the country needs
more elastic currency. 1t will ac-
cordingly petition Congress to pass a
bill which it has prepared, from which
the following is an extract:
All the banks to issue circulating
notes to the amount of so per cent of
their paid up, unimpaired capital,
subject to a tax of J of per cent upon
the average amount of circulation; of
% per cent of their paid up, unim-
paired capital, subject to both the tax
of of per cent and to an additional
tax per annum upon the average
amount Of such circulation Outstand
ing for the year, said additional 25 per
cent to be known as emergency cir
culatiOn."
This is limitation" of the rankest
kind. Minneapolis National banks
now have not to exceed $45, 600 each Of
notes in circulation. If this bill
increase their circulation. Would it
not be safer and better to let Uncle
Sam issue this money and be reSpOn-
sible for it? Past experience shows
that it is sometimes difficult to ascer-
tain how much unimpaired capital a
bank has. Some of these Institutions
which were supposed to be sound have
suddenly been discovered to have been
looted by dishonest officials.
Let us have more money by all
means, but let Uncle Sam stand spon-
sor for it. Then it will always be good
no matter what happens to the banks.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
NOTHING IN 1T.

The fact that some Scandinavian
papers have declared for Owen and
Biermann has given rise to talk that
Mr.. Owen has made deal to throw
overheard Mr.. Stromberg, our candi-
date for state auditor. The REPRE-.
SENTATIVE is in position to say that
there is nothing whatever in this ru-
NOR. Mr.. Owen is supporting the en-
tire Peoples party state ticket in good
faith. Every Peoples party man in
the state should vote for Mr.. StrOm-
berg and the entire ticket. If they do
it will be elected.
Pay no attention to roarbacks circu-
lated blythe old party papers. They
are false in each and every particular.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
Coal Rates Will Remain the Same

The Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany by it's receivers have appealed
from the order Of the Minnesota rail
road and warehouse commission for a
reduction of the tariff on coal from
Duluth to Moorhead from 50 to s. tc
1925 ton, the appeal being filed in
the Ramsey county district court,
just as was expected. The appeal is
placed on the ground of no jurisdic-
tiOn and that the existing rates are
reasonable. A peculiar circumstance
is attached to the order of the COM
mission, which refers to the distance
from Duiuth to MQorhead as 2l3 miles.
The schedule distance is 253 miles,
and Moorhead shippers were not lit
tie surprised to hear that the commits
sion had based the order on 2l3 miles.
There arc some who hint that this
was purposely done to leave loop-hole
of escape for the railroad company
The News cannot aScribe so base mo-
tive to board composed of honorable
men, but we cannot relieve ourselves
of the suspicion that both this order
and the grain rate were timed for DO
litical effect Moorhead News, (Rep.)
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
FRIGHTENED.

Tams Bixby claims 10000 plurality
for Gov Nelson, while John Goodnow
places the figures ,at $4,000. If it be
true, as these worthless claim, that
Nelson has "a mortal cinch" on re-
election, then the Republican party is
making a most wasteful expenditure
of wind and money in this canvass.
There never has been campaign in
this state when the party has placed
so many speakers in the field or ex-
pended so much m 1ney as in the pres
ent one. There speakers cover the
state like the frogs in Egypt, and
tneir money is poured out without
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
LOWEST EVER KNOWN.
Wheat Makes % New Low Record
~sss in the Market IT New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4S-Wheat made a
low record on the first sale this
morning, whichnwaS at $500. for De-
cember and at midday beat even this
figure, selling offiat b6sc., which price
has never before been reached in the
New York market. jNith its unparal-
led record Of steady declines wheat
goes down just as easily now as it did
when 20 cents a bashel higher, and the
bulls stand around afraid to touch the
market for fear that If any long inter-
est accumulates IT Will go to so cents.
There is too much wheat, and al
though the bulls clalh that the state
reports are verifying the government
estimate OF crop under 40, 1000, 900
bushels, there is such heavy surplus
from previous years and Europe is
buying wheat SO slowly that the mar
ket simply drops of its own weight,
being assisted occasionally, as was the
case today, by bear RAID. Fifty cents
is an absurdly low price for December
wheat in New York. but the bears say
they will put it there before they get
through. -Associate Press Dispatch.
Think of it! Fifty cents per bushel
for wheat in Few York! How much
does this leave for the farmer in the
Northwest? Not over 80 cents per
bushel! The profits go to the middle
man and the transportation compa-
| MES. The price of wheat goes down
| down, but the commission of the mid
dleman and the cost of transportation
to the seaboard remains unchanged.
/ The price of flour to the consumer
is not lowered because of the existing
combine of the Minneapolis millers.
Let us look into the matter little.
1t takes 4 bushel and 20 pounds of No. 1
northern wheat to make barrel Of
patent flour. Last Tuesday this
amount of wheat in the Minneapolis
market was worth 1886, while the
price of the flour in car lots was, as per
quotations in the daily papers, 1886,
or clear profit of $l.OO per barrel, to
say nothing of the second and third
grades of flour and the bran and shorts
obtained, which pay the cost of mill
ing. At retail in so and 100 pound
sacks the price is much higher. Here
is where the millers' combine gets in
it's deadly work and robs the laboring
man of not less than $3.50 per barrel
on all of the -four he uses. Make
some figures on this for population
of 400, 900 in Minneapolis and St. Paul
| and see where you are at.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

Becker's. nomination is just set-up
game in the interest of Nelson. and
we don't propose to be fooled that
way"
"Will you support any one else on
the ticket besides Mr.. Owen?"
"Yes." they said, most of it;-es-
pecially T. J. Meighen for Congress.
He will get all the Democratic votes
here. He is good man; and Moonan
is running in the interest Of Tawney.
We are going to make our votes count
this year. We have got tired playing
stool-pigeon for the Republicans"
This is an accurate report of real
conversation; and it shows how things
are drifting. Mr.. Owens election is a
certainty. We must all work to keep
the rest of the ticket up as near him
as possible. Meighen will carry the
First District beyond a doubt, if the
Populists in the western part Of the
district do their duty
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

st. Paul, Oct. 1.-The utterances of
Judge Flandrau at Winona regarding
Judge John Wiley Willis, the Popu-
list-Democratic candidate for associ-
ate justice of the supreme court, have
caused trouble in the camp Of the
Democratic state central COM
mittee. The executive committee
met today to consider the matter,
and it is understood a subcommittee
has been appointed to look into both
sides of the affair. Judge Flandrau
started out for weeks campaign
with Gen. Becker, but returned from
Winona and has not been out of the
city since, and, it is understood, will
not go out again this week.
We understand that Flandrau was
disciplined by the committee, and the
arch-plutOcrat was permitted to go
out again, on condition that he would
not attack Willis. 1t must be gall
and NORWOOD to him to have to sup
port Willis even by his silence.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
The Right Way To Do 1t.

A caucus of citizens of Empire
township, Dakota county, was recent
ly held at the house of Michael John
ston, and the following persons con-
tributed so cents each to send copies
of the REPRESENTATIVE, free, until
election, to all citizens of that and
adjoining townships who are not SUBJ
scriberS, viz: John Gibbons, Michael
Cannon, Clark Woodworth, John H.
Johns ton, James Cain, Thomas Fitz-
gerald, Bernard O'Hara, Nicholas
Tabaka, Anthony Tabaka, Walter
Gibbons, Joseph Peters.
Thanks! This means nearly 100
new readers for our papers and prob
ably 100 more votes for the Peoples
Party. We hope other localities will
initiate this excellent example.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

stint. To counterfeit all this the Peo-
pies party has no money. In most
cases its speakers bear ther own ex-
penses-railroad fare and all-while
the Republican speakers, the REPRE-
SENTATIVE is informed, in nearly, II
not all cases, travel on railroad passes,
and many of them get big pay for their
services. 1t is truly the battle of the
people against the plutocracy and the
corporations. The railroads can we'll
afford to. provide free transportation
for the Republican orators. They are
fighting the battle for the corpora
tions and rings, with a desperation
born of despair, Notwithstanding their
extrayagant claims.
up. men, and at them" should be
the war cry of every Peoples party
man in the state from now until cleo
ton. That is the spirit which wins
and it will win on November 6.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh be-
ing constitutional disease, it re-.
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal.
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucuous surfaces of the system, there.
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu.
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. Tho proprietors have SO much
faith in it's curative powers, that they
offer 800 for any case that it fails t.
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address, FL. CHENEY g. CO..
Sold by druggists. Toledo, O.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
Very Encouraging.

Mr.. Donnelly writes us that he stop
ped off at Winona, Oct. II. for dinner,
on his way to Rochester. In the office
of the hotel he, met, two Democratic
friends, and the following conversa-
ton took place. iie
Said one of fthem:-"Do you speak
here tonight"
Mr.. Donnelly replied, "no; I am on
my way to Rochester"
"When do you speak here?"
"Not at ALL
GLOW is that?'
"Why." said Mr.. D., "you are a
hopeless pack here. There is no use
wasting my time with you. You are
Joined to your idols.
"Don't be too sure of that" was the
reply. "Mr. Owen will have 1000 votes
in Winona county"
s'You astonish me-" said Mr.. DON
nelly. What causes such changer"
"Well," they replied. 1--WE think
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
The Georgia State Election.

Atlanta Living Issues.
The election Wednesday was an
eye-opener to many men in Georgia
The Democrats claimed that the
Populists were dying just out and re-
turning to the old party, but the votes
showed just the opposite of their
claims.
The party has made tremendous
strides and is today in sight Of victory.
In the last two years the party in
Georgia has gained 1000 votes and
the Democrats have lost about the
same amount.
Mr.. Atkinson's majority will not
exceed $1,000 or $1,000 and the Popu-
lists will have between 90 and 100
members of the house with eight or 1C
senators. A change Of thousa nd
votes in the close counties would have
given the Populists the legislature
and the next United States senator.
The PopulStS are jubilant every
where and the Democrats recognize
that they have been virtually defeated
in the state. Two years more will
mark their exit from the control of
affairs in Georgia. Nothing is more
certain than this and they recog-
niZe it.
The honest people Of the state will
not longer endorse their methods and
in the race two years from now the
Populists will sweep the state by a
good majority and control bJth
branches of the legislature.
This morning we open the campaign
in the several congressional districts
and will push it to the finish. We
will carry the Tenth, the Fourth, the
Ninth and the Seventh, and have a
splendid fighting chance in all the
other districts. The battle of educa-
tion is on and prejudice and ignorance
is fleeing before the light of justice
end truth.
1t is glorious victory for the peo-
pie against ring rule and the gold
standard. The people who raise five
cent cotton have revolted and the re-
suit is that the Democrats are roost-
ing
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
Peoples Party Campaign Badge.

A handsome souvenir button in red,
white and blue-the national colors-
bearing thirteen stars, emblematical
of the thirteen original states: the
words. Peoples Party" and the mot
to: Equal Rights to ALL" About the
size OF 10 cent piece. These buttons
were made by order of our State Gem
trail Committee, and the proceeds Of
their sale is one of our sources of rev.
enue. Alike for the good of the cause
and the sentiment they bear, every
friend of reform should wear one OF
these badges. Send 1Oc to n S.
BEARDSLEY, treasurer Peoples
Party State Central Committee. room
13, Rogers Block. ST. Paul, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

Gen. Becker, the Democratic cand-
date for governor, is making digni-
fed and able campaign. He is a
Democrat of the old school and is not
like most of the modern breed, tine
tured with Populistic fads. Mime.
apoliS Tribune (Rep.).
1t is wonderful how kindly the Re
publicans feel towards Mr.. Becker. II
is great pity the law will not let
them vote for Becker and Nelson both
at the same time. They represent the
same thing-PlSaocracy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
REGISTER.

Every Peoples Party voter in the
state should see that his name is on
the poll list. Do not depend upon the
fact that you voted at the last cleo
tion. The law requires that every
voter should be registered aneW and
personally this year. See that you name
is on the list. Otherwise you will lose
YOUR vote
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
THEISSUE.

The issue, so far as our state elec-
ton is concerned is not the tariff nor
silver coinage. 1t is the Pine Land
ring and nothing else. Recent devel-
opments show that this ring, which,
by the way, is composed almost wholly
of leading Republicans, has robbed
this state of millions of dollars. These
frauds would never have been I'M
earthed but for the efforts of the Peo-
pies party. They will not now be
stopped unless that party is given
control of the state government, nor
will 1.-THE of the whole number of
the thieves be brought to the bar of
justice, punished for their crimes and
made to refund their ill-gotten gains.
This is the issue involved in the
state election. If the Republicans
carry the legislature and the state
Gov. Nelson will be the next senator
and Dave ClOugh will be governor.
All indications point to this result.
Washburn cannot be reelected, and
when this fact is established Gov. Mel
son will be the candidate of the party.
Outside of Hennepin county he has
four times as many friends running
for the legislature as has Mr. Wash
burn. 1t Isl noticeable fact that only
about four counties have instructed
for Washburn. That shows his weak
ness.
The duty of the voters of Minnesota
is plain. It is to elect the entire PEG
pies party state ticket and majority
in the legislature. BY that means
and that only, can the wholesale rob
| berry of our children's school fund be
| stopped.
Recollect this when you go cast your
Ia Hot and vote acpOr(1inp1V
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
The Republicans of Dakota County.
Their Platform.


Their Platform.
The Republicans of Dakota county
have taken ground against free silver
and in favor Of cheap wheat. Here is
their resolutions:
eve favor the use of both gold and
silver as money, maintaining the par
ity of every dollar with every other
dollar in circulation, and holding these
views we believe it fhOuld be the pol
icy Of the United States to do every
thing in it's power to secure the coop
GRAFTON of the other commercial ma
tions in promoting the use of both
metals in the worlds currcncy.'
That means that that the Republi-
licans Of Dakota county are in favor
of free silver if John Bull and the
Rothschilds have no objections. But
they have objections; and therefore
the Republicans of Dakota county
will give it up; and the farmers can
continue to sell their wheat for 80
cents a bushel.
They also resolved in favor of protec-
tion against the pauper labor of the
old world. What audacity. How dc
they dare to express an opinion upon
any subject without the consent OF
the etfete monarchies Of Europe? Why
did they not resolve, "We are in favor
of shutting up stray cattle in the
pound-if John Bull has no objec-
tions."
Poor Dakota county. Has it come
to thiS2
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
At Lake CITY,

Mr.. Donnelly's meeting at Lake City,
was grand success. There was great
crowd which packed the Opera House
to the doors-many could not get in.
The Populists had but eight votes in
Lake City two years ago; this year
they are sure of over 100. The party
is growing rapidly all through the
county, under the leadership of A.
Kruger, James Monroe, Walter Nc
Nally, Mathew Kinsella, d. L. Philley,
H. Mcdonald, P. FL Rahilly and 9TH
ers. They hope to secure part if not
all the legislative delegation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
WE hear that Peter Hanson, of

WE hear that Peter Hanson, of
Litchtield, republican candidate for
state senator, is a usurer and skin
flint. For Gods sake, don't send any
money-lenders to the next Legisla-
ture. There will be a big effort to re-
duce the rate of interest next winter
and single vote may kill the bill.
Vote for the Populist candidate, Dr.
V. p. Kennedy, man Of the people
who will vote on the side of the people
Keep the usurerS at home
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
A NEW DAILY,
Douglas County Populists Conf.
dent.

Alexandria, Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE
first issue of the new Populist daily
appeared today. 1t is thought here
that S. M. Owen will carry knute Mel
sons own county.
Good luck to the new daily. May it
live long and prosper. We hope all
PopuliSts in that region will give it a
helping hand.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
Dad Foster for Senator.

St. Cloud, Mimi, Oct. 10.-The
Populists this afternoon nominated
Dad Foster, president Of the A. R. O.,
of this city, from this district.
A very good nominations; and the
workingmen propose to elect the
whole ticket. The tidal-wave has
reached even Stearns county.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17
How to Remit.

We are overwhelmed with such
masses of postage stamps, which we
can not sell or use, that we ask our
good friends, wherever possible, to re-
nit in something else. Twenty-Five
cent silver pieces, or fifty cent ones,
come in envelopes all right. We have
never lost letter or dollar sent to
us in four years. A dollar bill is just
as safe as postal note. OF course when
a friend has nothing handy but post
age stamps send them along.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-17

Messrs. Mahood and Greegan, NOM
mated for the House in LeSueur cOun-
ty, are both excellent men and have a
bright chance of being elected. They
are earnestly on the side of reform.
Give them your support.