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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1894-04-26

Are coming in to purchase from stock of Hosiery
and Underwear The is plain, Our prices this
low that competitors have quit trying to
them They say its use, can't do long and
live, but matter about that yoo have them while
D they last We selling;
3 Ladies Fast Black Hose for Sets. Pair
< A Heavier one for l0Cts a Pair.
: Mems Cotton Socks for Tets a Pair.
Ladies' Jersey.rib Vests for Sets. Each.
A Better one with TAPPED Neck for l0ots Each
2 Fine Shaped Vests for l5cts worth 25cts
Ladies Black Lisle Gloves at 10, Is, and 25cts
per pair.
In shoes will sell you better Oxford Tie for Sl25
than you buy elsewhere for $3.50 Our line of child
rens shoes never better than
Don't fail to splendid line of millinery. We can
please you and will guarantee prices to be lower than
any other house in Audubon.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
EMPHATIC REMARKS.
The Alliance Will Stand by MIR. Dom
nelly and the Representative.

The Alliance Will Stand by MIR. Dom
nelly and the Representatives.
To the Editor:
l learn with great regret that an at
tempt is being made by our state central
committee to destroy the Representative
To put it mildly this is unfair The Repre-
sentative has always worked hard for the
welfare of the Peoples party. Mr.. Don
nelly. one of the most brilliant men in the
Union. has always showed an undying 10y
atty to the farmers alliance and to the
reform party. The alliance will not toll
crate any discrimination against Mr. DON
nelly
The Peoples party cannot afford to quar-
rel about establishing another newspaper
If Mr.. Donnely desires to establish a.
daily in connection with the Representative
he will have the support of the alliance and
is entitled to the support of the entire Peo-
pies party
l congratulate the members of the com
mittee that had the courage to vote against
the scheme. 1t would be well if the Repre-
sentative and the state central committee
make up and shake hands, for upon their
united action rests the success of the Peo-
pies party in this campaign. United we
stand. divided we fall
Mr.. S. NJ. Owen is a popular man; he is
honest and he is able; he will be elected
if we work together He did not seek the
Office. the office sought him. He has ac-
cepted the nomination, which means that
he will serve his term out.
We want honest S. NJ Owen for COVER
nor and our old stand by-Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, for the United States senate.
Yours truly,
ANDREW OLIEN.
Clarkfield Sept
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12

AN EARNEST WORKER.
He Wants to Know About Chairms
Macdonald.

He Wants to Know About Chairman
Macdonald.
To the Editor:
In your last issue 1 find very important
article signed by Ignatius Donnelly, in
winch learn that majority of our state
executive committee are conspirators,
smuggled in from the old parties to de-
stroy our party, and to down our great
leader, Ignatius Donnelly and the Repre-
sentative. The money power will find out
that the farmers and other workngmen are
not sleeping. 1t will go for them now as
they went when they sent E. M. Fish into
our ranks to divide us up. Now, therefore,
Mr. Donnelly, do not give it up. You are
our ablest and truest leader, and for God s
sake, go ahead and we are with you. Let
the Macdonald crowd print P. P. daily
II they want to. 1t would not help them any
as nobody up here would read such a paper.
Inc ~ men that subscribed to the Swed-
Ism EDITION OF the Representative in Nc
lntosh the last Fourth of July are waiting
ana l can guarantee as many more in this
neighborhood.
from Erskine postoff1ce will settle and pay
up what they owe very soon. Every one
from Ersk1ne poStoffice has agreed to that,
and l hope that all subscribers of the Rep
resentative will do the same Respectfully,
LARS f. NELSON.
f. 81 should be pleased if Mr.. Owen
would also write article in the Repre-
sentative, declaring that he is willing to
serve out the full term if we can elect him
as governor, and also state why he picked
out John l.. Macdonald for chairman of
the state executive committee of the Peo-
pies party when there were SO many bet
ter men in the party. L. E. N.
ErSkinp. Sent
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
STRONG LANGUAGE.
Letter From Il Candidate for the Leg
islature.

1slature.
To the Editor:
alarm that you seem to feel If
of the alarm that you seem to feel. If
Tom Lucas, Macdonald or any one else
desires to start paper, why not let them
do it? can not that it will hurt The
Representative. The Representative is
here to stay, and l can not believe that
men of such average ordinary composition
human beings as Tom Lucas or even
Macdonald can do The Representative any
harm; but they can do the Peoples Party
great harm; and their action at the meet
ing of the state central committee has
already injured greatly.
Is it not enough to make a poor honest
and conscientious devil like myself angry
enough to burst! 1t is enough to make a
saint swear. | will not believe that Owen
has had anything to do with it; but if l
should be convinced that he has, by the
living God, he shall suffer for it. ] have
not put in my utmost energies for the last
six years to build up a reform movement
IN this county to be thWarted in this way;
and l for one am not going to take it
without paying back cash. But, on the
other hand, l do not believe that the
course of The Representative in it's issue
of the 10Th ult. is the proper one. Mac
donald and Tom Lucas,are SO insignificant,
that The Representative ought not to give
them SO much space in it's columns.
However it turns out you can be sure
that I am a friend Of The Representative
and of Mr. Donnelly, so long they both
take the moderate and reasonable course
which they have far
l may write further when matters have
developed more fully, and be sure if I do I
shall strike from the shoulder and spare
not. Yours truly
p. M. HENRICKS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
Robin, Mimi, Sept. S.
STANDS BY US.
Farmers Don't Want n Dafly-DOwn
ON Lucas and Macdonald.

Farmers Don't Want n Daily-DOwn
Lucas and Macdonald.
To the Editor:
that am attempt has been made to destroy
the Representative by starting a Peoples
party daily paper in ST Paul. My views in
that matter are that the daily paper will
make failure. 1 speak now in behalf of
the Populist voters and Farmers Alliance
members in this vicinity. They feel that
they have now all the burden on them that
they can bear.
Two years ago we felt that we needed a
good weekly paper and did all we could to
get it,
If John L. Macdonald and Tom Lucas and
their crew think they are going to head off
the Representative they are badly mis-
taken. We must not be too passionate in
this matter, and hope this wrangle will
stop at once. / notice in the article that
Mr. Donnelly made statement that Mr..
Owen ought to be called upon to declare
certain promises. l think that would be an
injustice, as Mr.. Owen got the nomination
without opposition from one of the largest
conventions held in this state. Mr.. Owen
was nominated on the platform, and if
elected is expected to support that plat
FORM 1 hope he will keep out of this
wrangle, and he will come out all right.
We are not in this movement to boom up
one person alone, but are in it for all hu-
mainly. Yours truly,
PAUL KENNEDY.
Silver Creek, Sept. I.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
VIGOROUS WORDS.

Arne Swennes EspOuses the Cause Of
the Representative and Mr.. Dom
nelly. -t---s
To the Editor:
L have read Mr.. Donnelly's article in the
last issue of The Representative, and it is
with genuine sorrow that see the flame of
discord bursting out afresh in our party,
where short time ago we were united in
cur great struggle for human rights.
We are sorry if any attempt is made to
hurt The Representative or diseredit the
herculean work do7e for our cause by that
intellectual giant 1gnatius Donnelly And
any attempt in that direction will fall fiat
The Record cannot replace The Representa-
tive for the very sufficient reason that they
have not an l. d.
Mr.. Donnelly need not fear ANYTHING for
himself or his paper, for the great majority
or the Peoples party recognize in him the
founder of the movement and the foremost
and greatest champion of our cause.
On the other hand ! don't believe that
Owen is guilty of any underhanded work
and must believe that he is not candidate
for the United States senate, and l believe
also that Mr. Donnelly will be the only
choice for the senate, and that nothing
would rejoice the hearts of the Populists
so much as to see Owen governor and Don
nelly the next United States senator.
But if such an end shall be reached we
must not fight each other but the enemy
and poll every vote that can; and fur
Their, that the man that will stand in the
way of success will not make many
friends.
l consider Owens letter stating his posi-
ton as conclusive, and shall expect The
Representative and Mr.. Donnelly to do as
great work as ever the rest of the cam
paign. / know that Donnelly has been
abused by people inside as we'll as outside
of the party, and that it is hard to bear;
but it is only a case of the lion baited by
ours and in time there will only be one
opinion among honest men, and that will
be that he is the greatest and most warm
hearted man of his time. L..
Success to our ticket and confusion to our
enemies! Owen for governor; Donnelly for
senator! Down with monopoly; up with
humanity! is the wish of your friend.
ARNE SWENNES.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
TaE REPRESENTATIVE. wEDN EsDAY, SEPT. u, 1894

tried men, but should have left all on an
equal footing. The Representative, without
Endorsement year ago ventured into an
uncertain field, and nobly struggled for ex-
istence, and, by dint of of hard labor,
ilnally succeeded in gaining secure foot
nold 1T spread the gospel Of humanity into
every nook and corner of the state and, by
its bold and fearless attitude, it has won
the respect of it's enemies and the conf
dence OF its friends. 1t deserved better
treatment, and l hope the committee will
ADJUST the matter to the satisfaction of all.
DO not believe that S. Nj. Owen is a can
dldate for the United States senate; he
snould however, if he has not already done
SO, declare himself on this point. Mr.. Owen
is an honorable man and would not stoop
10 play such a game. He will be the next
governor of Minnesota, and he will serve
his full term.
mere was never brighter prospect for
the success of the Peoples party in this
state With harmonious action on the part
OF the leaders, success is assured. Any
otnef course will lead to defeat and,
not only for this year, but for many years
TO come We have right to demand har
mony, and we will have it, or the disturb
ers must be forever relegated to the rear.
Respectfully, p. J. SEBERGER.
st. Cloud, Sent z
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
land OTHERS"
A Pertinent Query From Big Stone
County.

A Pertinent Query From big Stone
To the Editor:
l read in The Representative of Aug. 20
an article headed shameful" written by
our president to which l would ask the
privilege to add my mite.
In the first place, we have no need of an
other Peoples party state paper land Mac
donald and others know it,, especially when
Macdonald and others know that The
Representative Publishing Company are
making their best efforts to establish a
daily paper They must also know that the
present condition of the people throughout
the state is such that they cannot subscribe
TO daily paper for mere curiosity, but if
they can afford a daily paper they want one
that will educate Them and not one that
will create factions and contentious in our
ranks.
Furthermore who gave the small MAORI
ty of our state central committee any
authority to assume to themselves the priv
ilege of indorSing one mans, combina-
ton of MEMS action without mentioning
who those men are? How will the rank
and file of the Peoples party know but
Knute Nelson or w. ID. Washburn, a
host of others (such we have been made
tools of in the pasU are not in the scheme
and Endorsed as the Others unless they
make mention of who they are?
If the paper is started in the interest of
for the United States senate it is
entirely needless. because we propose to at
tend to that by electing men to the legisla-
ture that will have sense enough to elect
United States senator that will take care
of our interests.
In connection with the above, allow me to
say that can hardly believe that S. NJ
Owen would be a man of such small calibre
to ignore the compliment that given
him in the state convention to seek
election to the United States senate l
hope we did not lose time and ill
afforded expenses to Minneapolis and nOmi-
nate him for governor because wanted
him for senator. But if the governorship
does not satisfy his ambition, would
kindly ask him to tell us by a letter as
mentioned in the article.
1t appears to us that Macdonald land
others have need of starting a new
paper to head off Mr. Donnely, because he
has repeatedly said that he was not a
didate for the position though he is we'll
worthy of the position, and would to God
that we could secure one faithful to our
cause he is.
But it seems that the devil has assumed
human form to prevent our success, and we
think that he has made his headquarters in
the cities.
Hoping that our president will be equal to
ton of the masses he will be able to bring
the scheme to it's timely death, l remain,
truly yours,
A. S STEPHENS,
Chairman County Central Committee.
Roar1Sley Sent . 1894
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at ~ Blue Earth County Meet
ing.

ing.
To the Editor:
At a meeting of the Peoples Party of
jamestown, Blue Earth county, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Representative, the Of
fetal organ of the Peoples Party of Min
Lesota has always stood for justice and
reform, and has always sought to dissem-
mate the truth and apprize the masses of
the dangers that encompass them, and
Whereas 1t is The belief of this meeting
that a coming scheme is being perpetrated
by a few men which threatens the life of
this great truth speaking weekly, therefore
be it,
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the
Representative, tender it our earnest
support and will do all in our power to
increase it's circulation.
Resolved, That we denounce those men
who would destroy the Representative, i'm
molate the truth and divide the party into
chaotic factions enemies of reform and
unworthy the support of true Populists.
Resolved That we indorse Hon. 1gnatius
Donnelly, who for more than quarter of
a century has waged with untiring persis-
tency and indomitable courage the battle
of the poor against corporate wealth, as
worthy of the support of every lover of
freedom and fair play.
Resolved That a report of the proceed
ings of this meeting be sent to the Repre-
sentative for publication.
WILLIAM NJ. SMITH, Sec.
Madison Lake, Mimi, Sept. l.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
Clarkfeld. Sep
SENSIBLE WORDS.
The SnOut Of P1utocracy Should he
Broken.


To the Editor:
That article in last weeks paper struck
our people here like a clap of thunder out
of a clear sky We never once surmsed
that there was anything but harmony and
good fellowship in our ranks. We were
looking forward with bright hopes to the
election of S. M. owen as governor and
Hon. I. Donnelly as United States senator.
But, alas! was it only an air castle? I will
say before 1 proceed further that S. M.
Owen and Ignatius Donnelly have not a
truer friend than myself; and, much as the
success of the Peoples party of Minnesota
hangs upon the loyalty and valor of these
men, l love the peoples cause still better.
can set aside men whom 1 love, but never
our principles. 1 speak respectfully, but
just as 1 feel. Mr.. Owen and Mr.. Don
nelly are our acknowledged leaders. 1t is
within the power of either one of them to
bring defeat and disgrace to our party this
year; but no one man or one hundred men
can destroy the Peoples party of Mime
sofa. We have too many good, true and
wise in our ranks. 1 cannot believe
without further evidence but what Mr..
Donnelly and Mr. owen are honorable gen
tlemen. misunderstanding may have
arisen and what / should suggest is for
these two men to meet together and like
wise and sensible men that they are and
talk the matter over; and If they are gov
erned by the higher and nobler faculties
of their nature the chasm will be bridged.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
WANTS PEACE.
Sir. krOn Speaks Good Word for
MIR. Boon.

3lr. krOn Speaks Il Good Word for
Mr.. Boon.
To the Editor:
The Representative is growing better and
better with each issue, and we hope it
will have the greatest success. / think
the Peoples Party stands a good show this
fall, if peace can prevail among it's men,
bers. l hope that all will consider how
necessary it is for us to pull together and
let all self interests be considered as a
secondary matter in the great conflict that
is before us. .t...r,
My, friends, try and think of nothing
but the good cause and the great battle
we are to fight for humanity. Let there
be no quarrel among us, because we are
all brothers. +i .c
Let us fight our own battle and fuse
with no one We have as good a state
ticket as can be put UP, and 1 think We
can elect it from beginning to end if every
mothers son of us will make straight work
of it. We all know there is nothing that
the old parties like so well as to get us
to pulling each others hair. Just notice
the Republican and Democratic press, how
interested they are in the Peoples Party!
The old hypOcrites! But let us pay no
attention; mind our own business and we
Will be to win.
We have now got a Peoples Party pa
per in Alexandria, the old parties shall
not have their own way as they have al
ways had. We are to have our county con-
vention Sept. 30, and the senatorial the
same day. We will put up a full county
ticket and elect it from beginning to end;
that is, if we can have peace in our ranks.
We hope that every voter in the Seventh
district will remember when he goes to the
polls next fall that Hon. H. E. Boon is
our man for congress, and that he has
done his best for the people, and therefore
you see the plutocratic press runs him
down.
Why? Because he is not their tool.
By all means let us have peace in our
ranks. JOHN kRON.
Alexandria, Sept. 6.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
A WORD Personal.

Tt has been worth all the base attacks
made upon us to witness the noble re-
spouse Of the Populists Of this state.
They have risen up as one man in our
defence. God bless them.
We will admit that when the attack
was made we were cast down and heart
sick. We were doing our very best for
Mr.. Owen and the whole ticket-work-
ing at the risk of life and health; per-
phenomenal. During the dark days of
last winter we took the last buShel of
grain out Of our granery and sod it
to hold up the REPRESENTATIVE; and
then large part of our earnings from
debates and lectures was piled into
the same vortex; we were ready to
have coined our hearts blood into gold
for the paper; because we knew that
without it the whole movement would
collapse and perish. And during all
this time, in fact from the hour this
paper was started to the present time,
neither Macdonald, nor Lucas, nor
Swain nor any of the rest of the men
who have been concerned in the at
tempt to establish new paper, ever
contributed one cent to the support of
the REPRESENTATIVE or. so far as we
know to aid the Peoples Party.
We were ready to give up in despair.
1t looked like such base, black ingrati-
tude. We were even ready to leave the
wretched gang of conspirators in pos
session of the field land give up the bat
tie for mankind: and devote ourself to
peaceful, quiet life among books and
pleasant people. The devil whispered
all these things IN our ears: but we put
him behind us, and resolved, despite
ingratitude, despite trickery, to fight
1T out to the end, and go down, if we
must go down, with the flag of truth
flying and all the guns blazing.
But ah. The noble response that is
yelling up from every corner of the
state. The people understand it all
They see through the villainy They
comprehend the situation. They gath
er around us. They remember our
long, hopeless, arduous labors for right
and justice.
Read the following splendid letters,
and learn that the Peoples Party of
Minnesota is neither Indifferent nor
ungrateful. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
NOBLE WORDS.

Our Candidate for Secretary Of State
Regardless of the Effects on His
Own Candidacy. Boldly EspOuses
the Cause of the Representatives.
To the Editor:
1t is acknowledged by all in this part of
the state, that the Representative has
taken an honest, straightforward course.
true to the interests of the people and the
party which it represents, ever since il
was established, little over wear ago
1t has industriously labored to cement all
the artagonistic forces within the party
into one harmonious and invincibe army
whose only thought was to crush and de-
feat the enemy. 1t has made thousands of
votes for the party within the state and
the phillipics of it's special contributor. Ig-
natius DOnnelly, have attracted attention
all over the country. 1t has been a mighty
power, welded in the interests of the Moo
pie, and it should be sustained by them &c
long as it is true to them. 1t was unfortu
nate that the state central committee ip-
nOred the Representative, and indorsed
a paper which will probably be owned and
controlled by men of the parties and DOW
ers against which the Populists are wagine
a fierce and bitter fight. If any paper was
to be Endorsed it certainly should have
trail committee did not think it proper to
indorse that paper, they certainly should
not have Endorsed the new venture of UNI
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
den. always great in holly contested

den always great in holly contested
election.
would say to my friends, that I am ir,lS
proving in health here, and hope to be back
home in few weeks, to again take an
active part in the coming campaign and
to help fight the battle of humanity, eveK
loyal to our tried leaders, but hostile and
unrelenting to schemers, who seek to sell
our birthright for mess of pottage
Having no political ambitions myself.
l do not fear the hate and revenge of al
Macdonald, and you may find me in the
future as in the past loyal and constant
In the cause which party represents.
Resp yours,
H. A. WALLRAFF.
N. B.: Enclosed I send you 81 to apply
on my subscription to your paper and be-
lleve the Populists throughout Minnesota
ought to do likewise. We cannot all write
letters to be published, but we can sub
scribe for your paper, and pay our SUBJ
scription in advance
Mount Clemens, Mich Sept. I, 1894. ;.