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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
TREMENDOUS
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and vote for such candidates only as
shall be nominated by the representa-
tives in convention assembled of the
labor and reform bodies who shall sub
scribe to platform of the Springfield
conference.
Resolved, That we appeal to all
who have at heart love of liberty
and desire for the welfare of the
common people to rally to the sup
port of this industrial movement for
the betterment of existing conditions
and the emancipation of the wage and
political slave by the only remedy left
the Impoverished freeman's ballot
"Resolved, That we here and now
Internationally renounce allegiance
to either the Democratic or the Re-
publican party.
"Resolved That in the future we,
as trade uniOniStS, socialists, fedora
tiOnists, single takers and all other
elements outside of the old party ma
chimes do now declare for independent
political action. In accordance with
the resolution adopted at the Spring
field conference we will enter this
campaign and make straight fight
under the banner of the Peoples
party"
There has been no precedent for the
action here described in the political,
history of the country. These men
must have been aroused to a terrible
of feeling to rise en- masse, and, with
uplifted hand, swear by the everlast-
ing God, never again to vote the tick
cts they had been voting for a life
time, and throw themselves bodily
into the ranks of the new party. But
this incident does not stand alone. On
every hand we hear the same story
The producers, on the farms and in
the shops, have, at last, made up their
mind that the saturnalia of crime,
corruption and disagreement must
come to an end, and the common peo-
pie must take possession of the gov
eminent. This nation was founded
by the plain citizens of 1916, dressed
in homespun; and the purpose of the
constitution was, not to build up an
aristocracy, but to make the whole
mass of the population prosperous and
happy. There is, therefore, nothing
radical or anarchical in the workers
taking possession of the hive and
driving out the drOnes, Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
JOHN GOODNOW.

After hard fought contest, Capt.
Barto, chairman of the late Republi-
can convention, has re-appointed Mr.
John GoOdnow, of Minneapolis, a
member of the Republican state CEN
trail committee. The REPRESENTA-
TIVE does not hesitate to say that this
appointment is a disgrace even to the
Republican party. Mr.. Goodnow is a
lobbyist. He represents the interests
of ]. j. Hill before the legislature of
this state and in the city council of
this city. At the last session of the
Minnesota legislature he was present
as Mr.. Hill's representative to de-
feat by corrupt means bills pending
there which Mr.. Hill deemed inimical
to his interests. Mr.. Goodnow has a
right in a certain sense to choose his
calling. He has no right to break the
laws of this state by attempting to
corrupt it's legislative body. Having
done this he should not be placed in
control of the purse and fortunes of
great political party, the members of
which are in the main well-meaning.
honest men. This appointment is a
disgrace to the state, a menace to the
purity and integrity of the common
wealth. Capt. Barto knew the facts
in the case and in appointing Mr..
Goodnow he has disgraced himself.
his party and his state. Personally the
REPRESENTATIVE has nothing but
the kindest feelings for Mr.. Goodnow.
Its regret is that so bright man as
John Goodnow should not be a better
and more useful citizen.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
What the Union Men Can DO.

The union men in the nation and
their sympathizers and friends can
cast a controlling vote if they will
vote solidly. They can legally, in the
regular constituted way, secure every
reasona BILE law they demand. If they
do not desire to meet military force
they can make it illegal. If they de-
sire to meet such force they can make
it legal. The voters of New Zealand
have, in three years, by electing
prominent labor leaders to office, Sc
cured conditions of pay and treatment
they never had in ali the years of elect
ing the employing classes to office.
Formerly the property class made laws
in their interest. Now, the laborers
make laws in the interest of workers,
and the result is $3.50 for ordinary la
Dor. Cannot the laboring people of
this country be as wise? Or do they
prefer the depressions that periodic
ally reduce them to want? The labor
unions can carry every city in the ma
tion, and the country districts are fast
getting into line on the labor de-
mands. 1t may take a couple or more
years, but there is no mis- taking the
meaning of the present political de-
mands of the working people. OF
course all of them do not know what
the demands mean, but they are learn.
ing apidly.-COming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
WHO SAVED THE COUNTRY?

Who saved the country in the civil
war? }ss g
Was it the banker to whose ear the
clink of gold is music of the spheres?
Was it the merchant whose ambi-
tion is to buy things cheap and sell
them dear?
Was it the lawyer who fattens on
the quarrels of fellow men1
No! thousand times no!
1t was the farmers boy who left his
plow in the unfinished furrow.
1t was the mechanic who flung his
unwiped tools upon his bench.
1t was the laborer who dropped his
shovel in the sewer.
Whose blood crimsoned the fields of
Bull Run, Antietam South Mountain.
Fredericksburg, the Shiny swamps of
Chickahomoiny, the peninsula before
Petersburg, the trenches in front of
Nicksburg. the fair farms of famous
Gettysburg: the bloody road to Rich
mond, when the nation stood wit
bathed breath and heard, or thought it
heard, the crash of cannon, the shock of
steel, the kissing, hurting, shrieking
shell, which tore through the cano-
pied curtain Of night, dealing death
on every hand.
When day was night and night was
day.
When battle blaZoned all it's hellish
horrors on the crimsoned calendar of
history.
When unforgotton Thomas tore re-
luctant laurels from a frightened ma
tion at Nashville.
When men laid down their lives
that our own and matchless Missis-
sippi might run unvexed, untrammel-
led to the sea.
When on sun-kissed Lookout immor-
tai heroes stepped from her summit
to the sky.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Our State Lecturer.

We congratulate Brother L. G. Long
upon his denomination for Congress.
He will have hundred-fold better
chance to win this year than he had
last time.
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to for
On such full tide are we now afoat;"
And we hope Brother Long will reach
the floor of the house at Washington
in triumph, before the ebb comes
He is a very able and very honest
man.
His opponent, McCleary, is whist
ling past the graveyard" in this
fashion, in the Washington Post:
II have noticed said Representa-
tive McCleary, of Minnesota to rep
resentative of the Post yesterday, "a
number of indications that the Popu-
lists are losing their hold in my sec
tiOn of the state. At their .cOnven-
tion recently they omitted from their
platform all reference to the sub
treasury scheme and fiat money doc
trine. In my own convention there
were two delegates who two years ago
it that young man who was dele
gate to their state convention, has
written me for literature with which
to combat the cheap money heresies. l
could cite ms stances which are equally
indicative of change Of feeling, and
| think the leaven is at work in the
entire state. It is interesting to no.
tice that these Populists are coming
int n the Rnnnhlicop mn
Mac should be very tender towards
that young man, who was delegate
to our state convention, (what is his
name?) and who wants plutocratic
literature. The breed is scarce and
should be cherished with solicitude.
We would like to have the name of a
single party who voted the Populist
ticket in 1892 and is going to vote
against it in 1894. On the contrary
thousands have left both the old par
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Boon, Owen and DOnnelIy.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, July THE
Populist county convention yesterday
made the following nominations: For
the house, w. Smith, A. T. Vigen,
B. Jacobson, a. 0. Richa rdson; auditor,
Henry Collins: treasurer, James Muir
ray; register, n. Field; sheriff, Chris.
Johnson; judge of probate, A. S.
Winner, attorney, M. j. Daley: school
superintendent, Caroline Nygren.
The event of the day was when NJ. J.
Daley, who has been leader of the
allegiance to that party and joined the
Populists. II. e. Rawson was indorse d
for associate justice of the supreme
court. The congressional delegation
was instructed for Boon. The dele
gates to the state convention are in
favor of Owen for governor and Don
nelly for United States senator.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Unfortunate.

Mr.. Donnelly has plenty of bad luck
this year. In addition to the sickness
and death of his wife, his eldest son,
DR.. Donnelly, one Of the most learned
physicians in the state, is grently af-
flicted with inflamatory rheumatism,
brought on him by assiduous nursing
of his mother, in her last illness, and
Mr.. Donnelly has to go with him to
Mount Clemens, Mich, to the famous
sulphur springs there, that he may re-
cover his health. He will probab bly, be
gone a month or more. In the mean
time he will continue to write for THE
can to help along the campaign. They
left last Sunday night.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
THE TRUE SILVER SITUATION

Every plea for the gold Standard:
every denunciation of silver and it's
faiends; every assertion that the sill
yer dollar is and of necessity always
must be debased, degraded, dislion.
est dollar: every vain-glorious boast
about the abnormal purchasing power
of the gold or gold-based dollar; every
attempt to prevent the representa-
tions of the people from now neutral
izing to the utmost the Infamous
crime of 1873, is directly inspired by
the enthroned capitalism of the coun-
try. Every person who pleads. de-
nounces or boasts to the music of that
inspiration is-though often unwit
tingly, be it in charity said-the friend
and companion Of the little handful
of plutocrats WHO now possess half the
wealth Of the nationSand the bitterest
foe to all the industries of the land.
Pleading, working, voting against sill
yer as "basis, Hoas "a metal of ulti-
mate redemption, is pleading. work
ing, voting for lower prices for all the
products of labor; for fewer happy
homes: for less farm proprietors: for
wofully increasing debt press ure: for
making more despotic landlords and
more helpless tenants; fer increasing
the number of millionaires and de-
creasing the sum total of human han.
piness; for making tramps more nu-
merous and smiling-faced school chill
dren fewer; for making millions of
human beings typify in pinched cheeks
and wasted forms the genius of fam
inc; for making rags and tatters the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
THE LEGISLATURE.

If there ever was a time when the
people of this state were required to
exercise extraordinary care in the Sc
lection of members of the legislature
that time is now. If they knew one
tenth of the transactions which occur
red in the last legislature they would
sweep the Democratic and Republican
parties out of existence in the next
election. Thousands of dollars were
paid out to members of that body by
the agents of corporations In order to
defeat legislation in the interests of
the people. That is true of the bill
for the taxation of railroad lands the
bill to cut down the fees of surveyor
general of logs and lumber, the bill to
compel railroads to fence their tracks.
and many others which we could
name. There is man who was a
member of the house from district
north Of st. Cloud and who is candi-
date for the senate, who made bust
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
TO THE READER.

With this issue of the REPRESENTA-.
TIVE the undersigned assumes edito.
rial control. The change is made in
order to relieve Mr.. Donnelly of the
routine drudgery of the work and en-
able him to devote more time to his
literary duties and the campaign. Mr..
Donnelly will continue to furnish over
his own signature those trencbant
and 1uimitable articles which have
proven such an attraction in the past.
The undersigned will alone be respon-
sible for what appears as editorials.
while Mr.. Donnelly will be responsible
for the articles only which appear over
his signature. Correspondents will
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Not One.
Editor Representative:

Editor Representatives:
Sawan item in Scandinavian Re-
publican paper about some of our Pop
ulist senators, claiming that three of
them received brides for their votes in
the senate on the sugar tariff. The
man that read the item for me claims
it was soand claimed it was not. Am
| right or not? VIM. DRINKwINE.
Danvers. Swift county, MINI.
It is safe to say that no Populist
member OF the senate has ever been
bribed on any question. Our senators
who voted for tariff on sugar did so
beauSe they thought the beet sugar IN
dustry Of thor states needed foster
ing. Where the bribing came in was
in senators specializing in Sugar Trust
stocks and controlling legislation so
that those stocks would be put up or
down, as the case might be. The
REPRESENTATIVE will give 500 re-
ward for proof that any Populist sena-
tor has specialized in any kind of
stocks. They are not built hat way.
Ed.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25

Allen, POpulists; stood staunchlv and
firmly by the Democratic majority.
however, Blanchard and Caffrey.
Democrats, could do no less. Had
Kyle and Allen voted "no''-and they
were under no party obligations to do
otherwise-and been joined by Blanch-
ard and Gallery, the bill would have
been defeated by vote of 81 to 36.
ALI of which goes to show that these
two POpuliSt senators, who were elect
ed by the cooperation Of the sensible
Democrats in their states in spite of
the bitter opposition of the Republi-
cans and cert in straight party line
Democrats" rendered the state and
the Democratic party great service
when the opportunity offered, and to
prove true the Oft-repeated argument
that for all practical purposes Popu
list is as useful to the Western Dem
ocracy in a pinch as dyed-in-the-wOol
Democrat.
The Democrats and Populists in
South Dakota. Nebraska, Wyoming,
and Montana, have yet chance to
make common cause for the forth
coming elections in line with the plan
outlined by the Times for the cleo
lions in Oregon and Kansas. The plan
cat a Republican by Democratic aid
It that aid be given him, With the I'M
Outstanding that wherever a Demo-
crat can carry county or district
with the help of the Populists they
shall use every endeavor to secure his
election. The wisdom of this offensive
and defensive alliance between the
Democrats and Populists in states,
districts. or counties having Republic
can majorities, is made manifest in
the loyal and valuable services rem
dered by Senators Allen and Kyle in
this Wilson bill crisis. Neither of
them could have been elected but for
the votes of Democrats, who were
shrewd enough to see the wisdom of
voting for Populist to defeat Re-
publican, and without their aid the
bill would almost certainly have heen
defeated
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
THE SAGE is MOST JOYFUL.
He Claims 100000 Votes and POP
Victory-His Candidacy for
Senator Alluded to.
rom the Minneapolis Times.

[From the Minneapolis Times.l
Ignatius Donnelly was in cheerful
mood when interviewed by Times re-
porter at the close of the quarterly
meeting of the Farmers Alliance yes
terday. The Sage said that the alli-
ance was in prosperous condition
and had little money ahead with
show of more after harvest. Then,
the Sage was joyful over the Populist
outlook.
II think" he said, 'that the pros
poets all along the line are excellent
for the victory of the Peoples party,
for there is a marked tendency on the
part of the old parties. or at least on
the part of the rank and file, to turn
from them to the Peoples party. This
is true to some extent of both parties,
but more particularly of the Demo-
Gratis. | would not be at all surprised
to see the Democrats of the state vote
the Populist ticket almost solidly this
fall. This does not necessarily imply
that they will cease to become Demo-
Gratis, for next campaign there will be
the presidential issue to keep them in
line. But four years ago Mr.. Owen,
with the old Alliance party, took 10000
NOUcS. L ST uO IcdSOu WHY Ull1S year,
with an organization already in the
field, we should not make this 100000,
for there is ten times the discomfort
and turbulence that there was in 1890,
and these conditions make the people
seek change. If it does get 100000
votes that means an election:
In casual conversation with Mr..
Owen during the interview, Mr.. Don
nelly announced his intention Of with
drawing from the presidency of the
Farmers Alliance during the fall that
he might have more time to devote to
his literary work. The Times violates
no courtesy in spreading this state
ment, for Mr.. Donnelly protested that
he was in dead earnest.
"How about your candidacy for SEN
ator?" inquired the reporter.
II am not in any sense candidate.
You can say that there is one man in
the state that is not seeking any po-
litical office"
But if the Populist caucus in the
legislature should bring you the as
surance of an election.
''That is different question. We
will not cross that bridge until we
come to it. l do not anticipate any
such contingency"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25

THE Tribune, on Monday morning,
published an account of narrow eS-
cape of loaded street car from a col
lision with Milwaukee train at the
Hennepin avenue crossing on Satur-
day night. Gentlemen who were on
that car inform us that the train was
running at a rate of not less than 20
miles an hour. The law of this state
prohibits such speed as this in incor-
porated cities. 1t makes it unlawful
for trains to run under such circum-
stances at higher rate of speed than
six miles per hour. Why don't the
daily papers which have been recently
shrieking SO loudly for claw and ORDER
demand the arrest of the superintend-
ents of railroads who daily and hourly
violate this law and endanger human
life? Why don't they demand that
these insolent violators of the law be
locked up like Debs, Howard, Keliher
and Rogers? Is it necessary for us to
answer these questions? Sea rcely,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Assassination bV Suggestion.

To what better use can stray bull
let be put in the Illinois riots than to
find Judgment in Altfield's arm-the
fieshy part, with no bone fracture of
course? And in Colorado, what an in
viting field the calf of Gov. Waite's leg
presents for similar invasion.-St.
Louis GlObc-DemOcrat.
This is perfectly proper sugges-
tion, of course; if it were not, it would
not be in Republican paper. What
would they call it if it had been in a
Populist paper and the names of John
Sherman and Grover Cleveland substi-
tuted for those of Gov. Altgeld and
Gov. Waite?-Topeka Advocate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
A Good Nomination.

And so the people of his district
had the good sense to renomnate our
old friend, Senator R. M. Probstfield.
A sensible, clear-headed, honest man;
he will be elected and will as in the
past, serve the people faithfully. And
he has, as running mate, Mr.. Moore,
who made the famous minority report
on the wheat frauds at the time of the
great investigation. Success to him.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25

ness OF selling his vote. He belonged
to gang headed by member Of
the house FROM Ramsey county which
made it regular thing to take con-
tracts to pass orr defeat bills for a
money consideration. The REPRE-
SENTATIVE is prepared to prove the
truth of thisstatement in any court
in this state dby members of the legis-
lature of both political parties; by the
testimony of q man who today is can
didate on theRepublican state ticket.
1t challengesia contest in court on the
q ueStiOn. =
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Bound to be There.

We were amused at the Populist
state convention, when the chair
called on all the old soldiers to rise,
and Brother Wesenberg, editor of that
able reform paper, the Duluth Scan
dinav, being too lame to stand I'D,
held up his clutches high above the
throng, like a couple of f1agstaffs
from which the tattered colors had
been shot away. There was laugh at
the pluck Of the "Old Anarchist" as
his enemies call him. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
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 ali 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
q friend has nothing handy but post
age stamps send them along.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25

We take pleasure in calling atten-
tion to the Farmers Grain and Pro.
duce Co., whose reading notice ap
pears in another column of this issue.
The manager Mr.. L. A. Paddock who
was delegate to our last convention
is too we'll known to tho farmers Of
this state to need any introduction on
our part. Suffice to say, that any one
shipping grain to the above firm will
get all there is in it less freight and
commission. Try this new firm.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
THE CHICAGO TIMES,
1t Advises the Minnesota Democrats
to Support the POpuliStS.

IL ADVISES the MlnneSOta Democrats
to Support the Populists.
The passage OF the Wilson bill in the
senate would appear to have been in
considerable measure dependent upon
the votes of Messrs. Allen and Kyle,
Populists. Had these gentlemen, who
were freely charged during the bills
discussion with coquetting with the
sugar ring, but voted ''no," it now
seems that the bill must have been de-
feated. This would have come about
in all probability through the defec-
toe Of Senators Blanchard and Caf-
ferry, Democrats. of Louisiana, where
natural sugar Affiliations would have
moved them to oppose the dill as
amended had they seen any possibility
Of securing its defeat. AS Kyle and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Another Accession.

Hon. w. n. Deuson, M. c., of Ala
bama, Democrat. has abandoned his
old party and gone home to stump the
state for Gov. Kolb, and the whole
Populist ticket.
Good. The recruits are coming in at
a lively rate and victory is in the air.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Where We Can Learn From.

We learned better methods of vot-
ing from the AuStralianS-thc convict
colony of Britain, We can learn from
New Zealand what laws relating to la
Dor and land will be grealy beneficial.
and from Switzerland how to vote for
laws. The Americans do not yet pos
sess the sense of notwithstanding Ma
lion
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Fourth District Congressional Con.
ventiOn.

The Populist convention of the
Fourth district, comprising the coun-
ties of Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec, Ram
sey and Washington. Pursuant to
adjournment, the Fourth COMPRESSION
al district convention will be held on
the 18th day of September, A. D. 1894,
STABLES Hall, corner Third and Min
nesota streets, at St. Paul, Minnesota,
at o'clock p. M, for the purpose of
placing in nomination a candidate for
representative.
M. r. PENDERGAsT,
II. c. PETERSON, Chairman.
Sec'y,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-25
Saws They Are Patriots.

President Cleveland says the banks
are patriotic. They banks offer money
to pay soldiers to shoot down labOring
men who refuse to submit to the ty-
ranny of grasping corporations. Very
notwithstanding Nation.