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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Take Notice.-A Great Offep<


We shall celebrate the issue of
number one of Vol. 2, of the REPRE-
SENTATIVE. on the I'd of May next,
by the issue of $4,000 copies of a
magnificent edition. 1t will be a
great paper; and will 60 to all parts
of Minnesota. Wisconsin, Iowa,
North and South Dakota, and in
fact to all parts of the nation. Those
who desire to advertise should send
in their orders at once; and all our
friends are requested to send us the
names of their friends, relatives,
cousins, uncles and aunts, for free
copies. We will furnish them in
packages of 10 or more, for distribu-
tiOn, for one cent each,-being less
than cost. We will do even better
than that:-!fyou aoiU send us s5 ece soill
send you one thousand copies y! Take
hold, committeeman, and flood your
county with the greatest campaign docu-
nae1et you will erer see. This issue will
help the Alliance and the Peoples
party immensely. So take hold and
assist us to spread it everywhere. If
we get encouragement enough we
will make it $4,000 edition-perhaps
100000. NOw's your chance.
Populist county officers, who want
to run again, and prospective legsla-
tors and congressman, cannot do a
better thing for themselves and their
party than to order 1000 copies for $5
or 800 for $3.50, or 250 for $1.25, and
spread the light of the gospel by
handing them around to everyone.
Let us hear from you at once, SO that
we can make our edition big enough.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
VOL. 1. NO. 81.


We have been advertising a little
book called "Coin's Handbook" and
nave sold number. We find. on ex-
animation, that it is an anti,fat or
antl-greenback publication. We do
not desire to hold that kind Of litera :
ture: and have therefore discontin-
ued the advertisement. Our posi-
tlon,-repeatedly stated that we
90 not believe in commodity money,
OF gold, silver, brass, lead, wheat or
potatoes; but as long as gold is con-
tlnued, to be used we insist that it's
ancient colleague, silver, shall be
used with it, as matter of Justice
to the debtor class. If we have to
have metallism in money we prefer
6a or t'a to mono. But the money of
civilization, the money Of the future,
is full legal-tender paper money.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18

Just return for what you receive"
In the new questions, involving hu-
man liberty, which are coming up un-
der the changed conditions of mod
ern society, it is we'll to bear in mind
that life is greater concern than
property. The convenience of the
travelling public and the necessities
of trade must always yield to the as
sertion of individual liberty.
Good. That's the way to put it.
n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY,

HON. IGNATIUs DONNELLY,
In reply to your favor of April 4th,
relating to the effect of state legis-
lation upon the powers, privileges,
and franchises of National Banking
associations, permit me to say: That
it now appears to be we'll settled
doctrine, that National Banks hav-
ing been called into existence by a
proper and constitutional exercise of
federal authority, are in the man
agement of their business, and in
the exercise Of the powers conferred
upon them, peculiarly and exclusively
subject to the control of the general
government. The reasons which sus-
tain this doctrine are based, first up
on the hypothesis; that the right
of Congress to call these institutions
into existence being conceded, the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
NATIONAL BANKS
AND USURY.

We have received a letter from a
Red River Valley correspondent, the
other. day, making inquiry as to
whether National Banks could prac-
tice usury. We referred the matter
to Mr.. T. X. Kane, and he was kind
enough to send us the following re-
ply:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
NOTICE.

Anyone can obtain Free Silv6
literature by addressing The Pan
American Bi-Metallic Association,
Denver, Colo, and enclosing postage
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
The Thing Proved.

The democrats and republicans, for
quarter of century, have kept up
battle over the Tariff. The Popu-
lists said it was "shom fight" Here
is the proof we were right. The St.
Paul Globe, state organ of the Min
nesota democracy, said, April 9th,-
speaking of the democrats on the
pending tariff bill:
"There was weak surrender to
the demands of these attorneys of the
trusts, and bill was reported in
which the one redeeming feature of
the house bill-its one distinctively
democratic feature-waS eliminated,
and the bill made hardly distinguishable
from the one 1t proposes to displace.'
Now seriously, our good democratic
bre ethren, isn't it about time to give
up this villainous pretense of a di-
vision where none exists? The re-
publicans are protectionists-so are
the democrats. The republicans are
friends of the trusts-so are the
democrats. With what face can you
ask the people to go to the expense
of keeping up two parties with one
set of principles? Box and Cox were
two different men occupying the
same room:-but democracy and re-
publicanism are the same man in the
same room. You can't possibly in
sist on the landlady furnishing grub
for two men when there is only one
man to eat it.
But they are getting ready to con-
tinue the same old battle, with the
same old banners. bands of music,
torches, sky-rockets and precisely the
same old speeches.
And this reminds me of a story
told by a Kansas paper:
81 see," said a democratic orator as
he rose to address political meeting,
"a number of Populists present.
Now | would like to know what you
were before you joined the Popu-
lists?" A lank old farmer on back
seat rose and said: eve were id
fools"
How beautiful.is is the simplicity of
truth. And this reminds us of a
quotation from the Bible:
"Though thou brayest a fool in
mortar yet will the foolishness not
depart from him."
And so there will probably be
democrats and republicans until the
end of the world. l. D.
What the Republican Party Said
to the A. p. A. 4
A fallacy sat on a statesmans knee,
And asked with glance askew:
What do you think in your heart of me,
And what am worth to yOu?"
The sta statesman-being alone-spoke free;
Don't publish this interview,
You are worth a great many votes to me,
But don't think much of you"
The fallacy hoped from the aged knee,
And winked as she said adieu:
IF voters were thinkers and saw through
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18

note, bill of exchange or other evil
QenceS OF debt, interest at the rate al
t0aced by the l0acs of the State, Territory or
dsst1'act aCtere the bank is located and no
more -- When no rate is
liked by the laws of the state or ter
rltory rdistrict, the bank may take,
receive, reserve, or charge rate not
exceeding seven per centum and such
interest may be taken in advance"
Section 519S, of the revised
statutes provides as follows:
The taking, receiving or charging
a rate OF interest greater than is al
lowed by the preceding section, when
knowingly, done shall be deemed for
teataae OF the entire interest which the
note, bill or other evidences of debt
carries with it, or which has been
agreed to be paid thereon.
By an amendment pa sed at the
IND session of the Forty-thir Con-
gress, and approved Feb. 18th, 1875,
National Banks are rendered subject
TO the Jurisdiction of the state courts
in the following language, Revised
Statute, section 5198:
THAT suits, actions and proceedings
against any association under this
title may be had in any circuit dis
trict or territorial Court of the
United States, held within the dis
trlct in which such association may
be esta blished, or in any state, county
or municipal court in the county or
city in which said association is To-
Gated, having Jurisdiction in similar
cases."
From the foregoing we may deduce
the following rule: That National
Banks are limited in the amount Of
interest they may reserve by the laws
of the state in which they are located;
if said state has any laws on the sub
ject; if not they may reserve the
amount allowed by federal law; but
the penalty for a violation of the
usury laws is regulated wholly by
federal legislation; and national
banks are not bound by the usury
laws of the states where they are To-
Gated as per cases cited. Yours most
respectfully, T. r. KANE
*x~ ~
II any national bank charges more
than 10 per cent interest all the in
terest can be recovered by the party
paying for it. Wherever a national
bank practices usury send us sworn
statement of the facts and we will
apply to the Treasury Department
at Washington to vacate their char
ter, and drive them out of the
State.-I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Remember

Remember that losses by fire have
to be paid promptly. Assessments
must be paid in the same manner.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
For Sale.

Thirteen pure-bred Houdan or Wy
andOtte eggs, $1.5O.
- MRS. S. M. LONG,
~ Magnolia, MINI
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Our Growing AristOcracy.

Our Growing AriStOcracy.
There is in Chicago an association
of erich and brainy men, as hey
call themselves, a Tolleston gun club,
who claim to own 5000 acres of marsh
land, along the banks of the Little
Calumet River, in Lake county, In
diana, an hours run by rail from Chi
cago. They keep the 5000 acres as a
game preserve. That is all right;
but it seems these budding aristo-
Gratis have employed a lot of game
keepers or watchmen, and, under
specific instructions from the club,
they beat and knock down and i'm
prison any one who dares to venture
on their sacred precincts. They do
worse. The Chicago Herald reports:
Justice Morlock also says that in
the investigation before him there
was testimony showing that the en-
ployes of the Tolleston Club had been
frequently guilty of abusing by
pounding and shooting at citizens of
Lake county, at divers and Sundry
grounds: and that certain citizens had
been warned that they must not hatnt
on their Oaon grounds at certain seasons OF
the yeor, for the reason that the en-
joyment of such privileges would
scare the game from the county,
thereby interfering with the sport of
the gunners of the TollestOn Club"
How English this is! How Frenchy
we might say! 1t reminds us of the
good old times when the law author
lied the French nobleman, on his re-
turn from the chase, to bathe his
feet in the bowels of two peasants,
freshly killed for the occasion.
But it seems the people Of Lake
county, Ind, were not French peas
ants of the 18th century, and so,
when watchmen Conroy and Cleary
jumped onto citizen LOCKER, and pro-
ceeded to beat him black and blue,
citizen LOCKER incontinentally killed
them both: which put a different
look on the feudal situation. And,
what is more, the citizens refused to
prosecute LOCKER. and the court dis
charged him; whereupon the Chicago
noblemen are exceedingly incensed
against the peasants, and call them
''anarchists."
But the Tolleston Gun Club are on
ly a little premature. In about
twenty-five years the LOCKER breed
of farmers will be more subdued. BY
that time their farms will be gone;
they will be tenants: and they will
be only too happy to be beaten for
the edification of the rich aristo-
Gratis.
There is nothing so easy to breed,
and nothing so hard to extinguish,
as nobility. Even the guillotine and
the Reign of Terror could not quite
accomplish it. But we see it coming
and the TollestOn club is one of the
symptoms. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18

turned into School street on it's
march to the baseball grounds. The
quick mobilization of the people
choked the street and almost over
Whelmed the officers, who were bat
tling with clubs and fists.
The above is only small part of
the Herald report. Now turn to the
St. Paul Globes report of the same
event on the same day.
PITTsBURG, April 3.-The common
wealth army has arrived. 1t reached
Lower Allegheny at 1 o'clock, and
was met with hands by the iron
molders' union, pattern-makers',
and large concourse of people.
When the city was reached halt
was taken for lunch, and at 2:3O
O'Clock the army marched to EXPOSE
tion park, where it went into camp
for two days. Long before the ar
rival of the commonwealth the
streets in the vicinity of Woods Run
were packed with people. Director
Murphy, of the department of public
safety. became alarmed, as the
crowd was wrought up to high ten
sion of excitement, and refused to al
low the army to come into the city
by that route. A challenge was
made, and Coxey and his followers
marched in over the Brighton road.
Many houses were decorated and
along the route to the park the army
was greeted with cheers by the
crowds who thronged the sidewalks.
A feature of the parade was 100
bicyclists carrying banners inscribed
"COXey'S Brigade"
What contrast! One would hard
ly think the two description referred
to the same event.
Whatever one may think of this
Coxey movement, and however much
he may fear the probable results, it
is certainly a marvellous, unprece-
dented and portentous thing in this
America. If it is going to eliminate
in civil war, as General McCook says,
the people are entitled to know all
about it. 1t is too big thing for any
man to put a bushel basket over and
sit upon it.
Our space is limited, but we shall
try to keep our readers posted upon
the salient features of the move
ment; and they will be the only
readers of a Minnesota paper that
will be thus posted, if we do. 1. D.
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note, bill of exchange or other evil
dences Of debt, interest at the rate al
toaced by the la,cs of the State, Territory or
district aohere the bank is located and no
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
What IA Mississippi Girl Did.

Among the boarders in the home of
a Mississippi Y president was a very
dissipated man, the wreck of gentle
man. One day in his absence, Miss H.,
in walking through the hall passed by
his room, the door of which stood wide
open. CHANGING in almost unconscious
ly, she saw a large bottle of whisky on
the mantel. An inspiration seized her!
She ran into the yard, gathered guam
tity of flowers and going into the drunk
ards room. built a pyramid of bios
SONS over the whisky bottle, hiding it
completely from view. At the top of
the pyramid she placed a little note
telling the absent man how sorry she
was that he drank and she hoped he
would stop-that she meant to pray for
him and wanted to help him.
Next day she received the following
note: "Dear Miss H.:-When | return
ed to my room yesterday l was aston
ished at the sight of the flowers on the
mantel. When l read your lovely
Christian appeal asking me to give up
drinking, all the depths of my better
nature were touched. | had sunk so
low that l did not dream any living
soul cared to save me-you have arous-
ed my manhood and | have made VOW
in the sight of God that l will never
taste drop of liquor again as long as
/ live"
That was four years ago. The work
Of redemption was lasting. Miss H. is
the happy wife of a wealthy gentleman
of Colorado and the dissolute man she
saved in Mississippi walks with up
lifted head among his fellows, knowing
that his feet have been placed upon
Kedrney, in OAK and Icy
Leaf.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
A joyful Answer to Prayer.

The poor, heart broken, wretched,
miserable wife of druukard. finding
no rest for her weary brain and no plan
by which she could persuade her bus-
band to give up the dreadful habit of
drink that was running her home and
blighting her happiness, at last threw
herself at the feet of Jesus and begged
Him to send His spirit in convicting
power to the poor mans heart.
When first this dear wife found that
the habit of drinking was fastening it
self upon her husband she chided and
scolded him for such a curse, but see
ing that had no good effect she tried
by every possible means to persuade
him to give it -tenderly she plead
hith him but all in vain; then she be-
gan to pray earnestly for his deliver
ance from such bondage and she de-
termined to spend part of each day
| for one year in earnest, anxious prayer
| for him.
Three months passed and to all APP.
pearance there was 10 change: six
months had gone by and the same
thick, husky voice and staggering steps
were heard in her miserable home
three more months and still no change
was visible. She kept on praying and
trusting and hoping and believing I'M
til 36i days of the covenant year were
passed sought a quiet spot and
once more poured out her soul in anX
ious, agonizing prayer for that wretch
ed man whose appetite for liquor has
carried him rapidly towards eterna
death. Long and anXiously she pray
ed and when the thought came that she
had asked so often for this blessing
and so earnestly another thought came
with it-she must ask that Gods vii
and not her O1cn be done, and wheI
her weary soul flowed out in that one
deep stream of prayer, "Thy will no
mine be DONE" the burden left her and
she arose and returned to her home
near the little grove where she hac
gone to meet her God and Master, and
as she entered the gate she was met 10y
her husband who. with tender loving
embrace. said wife. I'll never drink
another drop of liquor. | have had
such an awful experience for the last
hour that | cannot get over it. Pray
for me, want to be a better man"
And so her prayer was answered and
her husbands love restored to her and
a new beauty that never adorned that
little home before shone out upon eve
ry side and life was worth more than
ever it had been in all the long years
gone by.
and let MS not be weary in we'll do
ing; for in due season we shall reap If
we faint not
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17

l am requested by our President
Mrs. Mount, to say that the basis OF
representation at Convention should
be as follows: President, Secretaries
Treasurer and one delegate from eacl
union and one delegate additional fol
every twenty paying members.
Our Recording Secretary in her cir
cular letter failed to have the name OF
Treasurer printed. 1t is very impor-
tant that the treasurers be on hand
and we'll up with the financial view OF
things.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
Gold Medal Contest.

\ card from our Superintendent OF
Medal Contests came too late for the
last weeks LEADER. She is very anN-
ious to have a full class at Convention
to compete for the first gold medal
Those desiring to compete will please
send their names at once to Miss Anna
Simonton, Shannon, Miss. Please send
also the names of recitations they have
selected.
The Medal Contests are very inter
esting and instructive and add much
to the entertainment of the people at
Convention, but it is to be hoped that
no one will select the 'Martyred Moth
er," as it has been recited at every Con
vention and there are 50 many other
excellent selections in all the books
that would be new to the people.
"A word to the wise is sufficient"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
strong drink. It is on the sideboard,

strong drink 1t is on the sideboard,
on the table, in the glass, on the lips
and down the throat of both father
and son. The lovely wife and mother
signs and longs for a release from the
terrible hold the demon has over her
loved ones. / know this world would
be far richer and sweeter if those two
lives we're on the side of right. | know
the community where they live would
have more happy homes. and the dear
Masters cause flourish if these two
names were enrolled in the grand army
of temperance. Gods house would be
filled with sincere worshipers, and Il
faithful pastor would have his hands
full of work. | know if temperance
ruled in those hearts, instead of the
the thorn would come up the fir tree,
and instead of the briar would come up
the myrtle tree. / know they would
90 out with joy and be led forth with
peace. | know these two men, and one
is a church member who, if truly on the
| Lords side might lead host, might
put ten thousand to flight who now ar
ray themselves on the demons side.
know to whom much is given much
will be required. and the end will be
sad when all they might have done in
this world for the King of Kings will
be contrasted with the little they have
accomplished except for self. Oh! may
Gods light shine out over our spirit
ual and moral darkness, and in its
bright glow the fruit of the Spirit ripen
fast.
but the fruit of the spirit is love,
Joy. peace, long -suffering, gentleness
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law."-Gala-
tians Dbl, 23.-Ihe Soldier.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
Notice to Convention Delegates.

To THE UNIONS:
DEAR SISTERS annual Conven
ton of the Mississippi w. c. 7. U. viii
meet in Canton May 5th-Sth.
A full attendance is desired and I'm
ions are earnestly requested to send al
least two delegates.
The basis of representation is five
members from each Union: President
Treasurer, Corresponding and Record
ing Secretaries, one delegate, and be
sides one delegate for every twenty
paying members.
Names of delegates and visitors
should be sent Immediately to Mrs. III
Coleman, Canton, Miss, who will as
sign them homes among its hospitable
citizens.
Delegates must be in'Canton ON Fri
day, in order to be present when the
Convention opens at $50 Saturday
morning.
Railroads will give reduced rates.
Persons attending this meeting from
points at which through tickets to Can
ton cannot be procured, should pur,
chase tickets to Jackson, Winona, OF
Greenwood, and then repurchase to
Canton, taking receipts in both in
stances. Respectfully,
MISS ALICE SHANNON,
Rec. Sec'ty. Miss.W. G. L. U.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President-Mrs. L. $. MOUNT, Greenville.
Corresponding Secretary and State Organic
er-Mrs. NJ. !. HOsKINs, Lexington.
Recording Secretary-Miss ALICE SHANNON,
Nicksburg.
Assistant Recording Secretary-MiSs Nj. i.
Montgomery, Starkville.
Treasurer-Mrs. Z. W. PENTECosT, Columbus.
CHARACTERISTICS NJ. +. ERWIN, of Column
bus, and Miss BELLE kEARNE1, Flora.
State Evangelist-Mrs. MARY MCGEE SMELL,
Columbus.
Superintendent of Juvenile Work and Demo
rest Medal CONTESTANTS ANNA SIMONTON,
shannon.
Superintendent of Young Women's Work
Miss BELLE kEARNEY, Flora.
Associate Superintendent - Miss REBECCA
CARRADINE, Fayette.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17

Many miles from here | know beau
tiful home-a perfect paradise on earth
with lovely grounds and rare and
costly plants. If anywhere peace and
love and joy should reign, surely their
abode would be here. But alas! Turk
ing here and there we see the shadowy
wings of demon in this fair place.
Strong drink! Oh! how terrible to see
it where all else is SO lovely-so sweet.
The father and mother of this home
have held the highest position in the
gifts of his State, but in the Governors
mansion still lurked the fearful demon
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-04-17
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