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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Alliance Meetings.

L. G. Long, State Lecturer, will hold
meetings in the following places on
the dates given:
Window, May %, 1 o'clock p m.
Red Rock, May q, s o'clock D. m.
Storden, May %, l o'clock p. m.
Lamberton, May 80, s o'clock p. m.
Nicollet Co., May Oath and 18th.
Sibley Co., May 18th.
Renville Co., May 2Sth and goth.
Chippewa Co., May 30th and 3lst.
Swift Co., June lst and I'd.
Grant and Stevens Co.'S, June 4, S.
9th and 18th.
Marshall, Kittson, Polk, Norman
and Clay, June 9, II, II, 10, IA, 18th and
10th,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
To Our Friends.

Whenever public meeting is to be
held in your neighborhood be sure and
send to us for a package of copies Of
this paper; and then see what you can
do to get us subscribers. If you need
compensation take 25 per cent COM
missions out when you remit.
Whenever public meeting is held
anywhere in the state we hope some
friend will canvass for the REPREsEN-
TATIVE n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
How the Cuckoo Calls

AS a sample of consistent journalism we
beg to present the following excerpts from
the News account of the affair at the capi-
toll:
Third line of the headline:
No clubs were used and no resistance
made
Bottom of first column first page:
The onslaught was so sudden that the Of
ficers broke for a moment. People surged
and shouted. Coxey and Browne were lost
for the moment. The policemen stemmed
the rush after a minute, during which one
officer used his baton freely.
The editor was applying the mendacity
born of complete cuckooism; the reporter
told the truth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Resolution Adopted by the State
Central COmittee.

Resolved, That the State Committee
of the Peoples Party respectfully re-
quests the chairman of each county
committee to at once call his county
committee together and thoroughly
organize his county, by the appoint
ment Of township committee (where
none now EXIST of not less than three
members, and to request each of these
town committees to take steps to see
that the Peoples Party in their re-
spective towns is represented at their
county convention to elect delegates
to attend the state convention.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
STYLISH SHOES FIRES
Remember the Number

We have rented room 3O6 Boston
Block, Minneapolis for the business
headquarters of the REPRESENTA-
TIVE and the Farmers Alliance In
surance company, and also of the
Alliance Business Agency. Come in
and sec US. The Boston Block is one
of the finest buildings in Minneapolis:
it is at the corner of Hennepin and
Third Streets,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
An Old Friend.

Our readers will be glad to know
that our old friend, A. S. Edwards,
and latterly edited the Populist paper
in Granite Falls, is now assistant edi-
tor of that famous and most able pa
per, The Coming Nation, published
at Greensburg, Indiana. He is an able
speaker and writer and the REPRE-
SENTATIVE wishes him every success.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
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POOR IN PURSE,


No. 10 Bates Street, Providence. R. l.,
May L. 1894.
Mr.. Robert Eckford-
Dear Sir: l received a sample COPY of
The Representatives and T consider
1t very valuable exponent of the reform
movement 1 subscribe for five of the lead
ing reform papers of the United States.
but on account Of the tariff CD, 1 am I'M
able to subscribe for any more, as I am a
victim of the business depression in this
section.
l will hand your paper to some who are
interested in the movement, and proba bly,
can get subscriber for you. Yours
sincerely, for the cause,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

in twelve years. The wealth of the nation
increases at the rate of only 3 per cent,
and hence will take twenty five years to
double. Therefore the debt will double
twice while the wealth is doubling once,
and at the end of the twenty-four years it
will equal the wealth of the naton-St.
Louis Monitor.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Hold IN Old EyieNd.

Walking into the Palace Clothing House,
S15 to S23 Nicollet avenue. we were sur
prised and pleased to meet our friend TOM
LUCAS, who informed us that he was in
the employ of the company as general
salesman: and that any person who wished
to purchase, that called ON him personally,
would Indirectly confer a favor, as his SAL
airy depended on the sales made in his
name. We shall be glad to see Tom in a
condition to live comfortably and more
Give him a boost by calling for him when
you purchase
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Written for the Representative.
MONOPOLY.
BY Arthur Belts, Webster, s. D.


MONOPOLY.
BY Arthur Belts, Webster, s. D.
Down with monopoly!
The monarch of the land,
That keepeth down the masses
From where they ought to stand,
That maketh rich men richer,
And poor men poorer still,
And acteth not in harmony
With the Designers will.
Down with monopoly!
That many-headed beast,
That ravageth the nations
From the greatest to the least,
That hath full dominion
Over all the sons of toll,
And taketh for it's nourishment
The virtue from the soil.
Down with monopoly!
That beast and monarch too,
Which enacteth legislation
In the interest Of few.
That god to which the Nabobs
In reverence bend the knee.
And offer as a sacrifice
Gods true fraternity.
Down with monopoly!
And let it never rise.
But bury In oblivion,
Far down beneath the skies,
And let the Nabobs fall,
Like falling stars of night
All humbled in equality,
And trampled in the right.
Down with monopoly!
And let his castles fall,
And establish in their places
Institutions free to all,
And remember, that the earth
Is the Lords, and all therein,
That we are pilgrim strangers.
And monopoly is sin.
Down with monopoly!
Let all creation sound!
Let peaceful anthems swell the air.
Wherever man is found!
Let all the hills and plains
Be crowned with Liberty!
And let these three words be our cry
Down with monopoly!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Total 81, $40. 1856,
But the interest bill is. 81. 95O. O

So there is balance of $57S, 1853 800 to
make up after giving up our gross product,
as above shown. To pay this balance it will
take our entire cotton and hay crops. 1t
is estimated that two-thirds of this in
terst is paid directly and indirectly to
foreigners.
Now friends, Americans, freemen, how do
you like it as far have gone? We
select these great staples for illustration,
to aid the mind in grasping the vast pro-
portions of the burden upon If we re-
serve any of these products for our own
we have made up therefore in some
thing else of equal value. This debt is now
equal to one-half the entire wealth Of the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Wright County Com ittee.

Notice is hereby given to the members Of
the county committee of the Peoples
Party of Wright county, and to all sup
porters Of said party, that meeting of said
committee will be held at Buffalo, Mimi.
on Saturday, the twenty sixth day of May.
1894, for the purpose of perfecting county
organiza ton. HAROLD w. ROLL,
Chairman County Committee.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Alliance Meeting,

Hon. Alonzo Wardell, of Kansas, and
Hon. L. G. Long, State Lecturer of the
Minnesota State Farmers Alliance,
will speak on alliance principles, in
the Town hall, at Watson, on Wednes-
day, May 80.
Everybody invited to attend.
J. A. HAGA,
0. ARNTzEN, Sec'y.
Pres Co. ALL
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

The Chicago Free Trader smites the nail
on the head with a resounding crack when
it rises to it's feet and remarks:
when Uncle Sam will sell us a $40 bond,
allow to deposit it with him, then In
dorse a 50 note for US with which to buy
food and clothes, pay debts, or loan out at
usury. and still continue to pay US interest
upon the bond which is non-taxable then
we will grant that national bankers are not
granted special privileges over the masses"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
NOTICE.

Alonzo Wardell and L. G. Long, will
hold meetings at Franklin, Renville
county, May %, at l o'clock p. M, and
at Buffalo Lake, May 20, at l o'clock
p. m. It is hoped there will be a large
attendance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
THE NEW COMMONWEALTH.

The Great reform paper of New York
1t stands for cooperation for private inter-
ests and nationalism for public interests.
One dollar "A year. Sample copies free Adj
dress the editor, IMOGENE c. FALES,
75 Macon st.. Brooklyn, N. Y.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
ENCOURAGING WORDS.

A Prominent POpulfst, Who Does Not
Wish His Name Used, Writes Us
From Smithfeid. ILL.,, as Follows:
The Representative: Please send sample
copies of last three issues of your paper.
1t is the best Peoples party paper 1 have
seen. Bless God that the Great West has
left the North Star state With hearty
hope for your prosperity. Respectfully
yours, p
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

OMAHA, Neb., May 15.-To All Members
of the Industrial Legion: I urge upon the
officers and members of each Legion
newed zeal and energy. Let each member
be a recruiting agent Hold open meetings,
organize glee clubs, circulate literature, and
remember that it is Individual effort that
counts Each member can secure a re-
cruit and win n voter. Bring III the women
and young people. They will 90 more work
than we can estimate. The poverty of the
people has male it hard to pay Legion dues
and our committee has no money, and to
meet this want 0uartcrmas1er-Cenera Geo.
II. Wast5urn i,aA completed his rebate plan.
and is rapidly arranging the details. Every
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
To Advertisers,

We would call the attention of all adver-
tisers to the superior facilities of THE
REPRESENTATIVE to reach the people
1t has 5000 circulation, which is in
creasng rapdly-about 500 month. 1t has
big list in Minneapolis and St Paul and
all over the Northwestern states. But it is
especially the paper to reach the farmers
1t was established by the State Farmers
Alliance, year ago. That organization has
nearly 1900 branches on its muster rolls:
and the paper goes to members of every one
of these 1t goes into every county in the
state from the British line to the Iowa
line. 1t is read by probably 25 900 persons in
Minnesota alone; and taken by large num-
bers in the two Dakotas, Montana, Iowa,
Nebraska and Wisconsin. Our rates are
very reasonable, and we invite correspon-
dence Address the Business Agent of THE
REPRESENTATIVE, Room 3O6 Boston
Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
TERRIBLE FIGURES.
Our COndftiOn-Wkat the Interest
Bearing Debt Will Eventually Re

Our COnditiOn-Wkat the interest
Bearing Debt Will Eventually Re-
suit In.
According to Mr.. Walker, Republican
member of congress from Massachusetts,
the people of the United States owe debts
public and private. amounting to $32, 00O =
100000. We take Mr.. Walker as authority
because, coming from New England and
being a Republican, he will. not be accused
of placing the figures too high
1t Is claimed by some that the rate of
interest on this Indebtedness will average
per cent per annum. But to be entirely
safe and conservative for the purpose of
this article, we will place the rate at 6
per cent. Six per cent on S32 600, 900 900
amounts to $3.50, 100000 Now what will it
take to pay this interest? The corn crop of
the country in 1892 was 1,62S, $4,000 bushels.
If it brought an average of 40 cents per
bushel, we have $651, 1886, 600 as it's total
value. Our wheat crop the same year was
519, O,aG0 bushels, which, at an average
price of 80 cents a bushel, gives us s415,-
$4,000. Our oat crop 661, 037 900 bushels
and at % cents per bushel we have $685.
$4,000. Our gold mines produced $50, 600, 900
and our silver mines $75,000,00O Now let us
put the value of all these products to-
gether and see how we come out
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
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We printed lat cost of $14o5 10000 copies OF an
M Illuminated illustrated a1dbll for our paper and as
it. containing forty portraits Of Popuist leaders and
friends REFORM including Alliance senator's mem
hers of of states leading orators male
female together with famous literary people, friends
of humanity Bethany Tolsto Borne Bornson Bishop II
Potter B. O. Flower and host of others also two anus
~ cartoons; lot of reading matter
that will the stupdes old party fossil tc thinking we
printed this bill Supplement to the REPRESENTATIVE
and inscribed it, but the subordinate officials OF the
~ postmaster Minneapolis pass it Supple a
and held whole mail for two days. thus delaying
~ ground that the postal II
Ia regulations prohibited the other ader al
II Using mor supplements but argued that the mat f
ter supplement not ADVERTISEMENT but an II
advocacy party and and referred to the
~ fact that had been customary for for the daily pa
H. to send out without objection premium engavngs ~
cartoons and as TO
their subscribers We appealed to Major w. D. Hae the
postmaster with the greatest fairness and
courtesy permitted to out Unfortunate
w. while the question was in suspense II
number of COPIES paid for by the contributions of our
friends without the Supplement- and this leaves US with II
thousands of them still hand 1t will cost us 500 to
send them out at second class postage and cannot
afford the expenditures the time believe that NJ
III these bills posted all the country they would r
greatly help Peoples Party approaching campaign II
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p WHERE help We them to send what y!
they contribute If they forward us two cents in
II postage will send to the address of the contrib N
copies Of the handb For ten cents will send Il
copies But they be liberal and send what
they spare will employ girls fold and direct Them
all parts of the United States and they ~
II will be posted everywhere in stores and will VI
be read by millions Of people, the great benefit Of the Popuia IL
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and it shall be faithfully applied to this Humid D
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
First District Congressional Com
mittee Call.

mittee Call.
AUSTIN, Mimi, May 1.-THE Con-
gressional committee of the People,
Party. of the First district, is hereby
called to meet at the Arlington Hotel,
in the city of Austin, Friday. June 1st,
at l o'clock p. M, to make arrange
ments for the calling of the district
convention. Every member of the
committee is earnestly urged to be
present. G. G. JOHNSRUD,
S. H. HARRISON, Chairman.
Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

OFFICERS OF THE STATE ALLIANCE.
HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY, President,
Ryan Hotel, St. Paul.
A. II. HENDRICKSON, Secretary,
Sank Centre, MINI.
r. Nj. PROBSTFIELD, Treasurer,
Underwood, Mimi.
l.. G. LONG, State Lecturer,
Magnolia, Mimi.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
To County Committees Of the 18th

To County Committees Of the 18th
Congressional District.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVES,:
The Peoples Party Congressional
Committee will meet at Moorhead, on
the Goth day of May, 1894, at 10 o'clock
a. NJ, to arrange the representation to
the Congressional Convention, and al
SO time and place when convention
will be held.
ANDREW STEVENSON,
Chairman Cong. CON-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

Geo. G. Chamberlain, of Los Angels,
California. writes us that he is coming
back to his old home in Northtield,
Mimi, and says, look out for a rousing
victory for the Peoples Party at the
next election in this state. This is a
trying year, and the Peoples Party
fires are burning brightly, all over the
state. He says: Il return to Mime
sofa, next week and will help to Or
ganizc an army to go to the polls at
the next election"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

This is to certify that the Mime
RpOlis Tribune Publishing Company
has contracted to print every week
for THE REPRESENTATIVE a regu-
lar edition of 5000 copies.
w. j. MURPHY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
PAUL VAN DERVOORT.

OMAHA, Neb., May 15.-Col. A. c. Fisk
president of the Bimetallc League Dem
yer, has called a silver convention at
Washington May %, to supplement the
great meeting just held at London, where
the Rothschds were served notice that
Europe was in revolt against the gold
standard.
Col. Fisk has from the Omaha convention
today been of constant service to our
cause. He has contributed more time
given more money, written more able doc
uments than any man in the nation He
has sent millions of circulars to all of our
committees and to every individual who
applied. He now appeals to all our noble
band of patriots to come to Washington
and make the May 22nd convention the
greatest event in history.
We want people who can get there and
who will not be driven off the grass We
want to carry message to congress, the
president and cabinet that will be needed
and take by the hand the heroes who have
YEARLY marched in rags and pained by
hunger to present their living petition.
Let every legion member and every re-
cruiting officer use every effort to send
delegates to the convention. Let us show
the real silver men that we are with them
heart and soul. Try and induce states,
counties, cities and towns to send dele
gates to join in this last living protest be-
fore we march in resstless army to the
ballot box determined to huri from power
the 'tyrants and venal legislators who
have betrayed the country.
This. too, will be an army of peace.
Yours truly,
PAUL VAN DERVOORT.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
NOTICE..

In this number we draw attention,
by hand, to call in another column,
upon those in arrears, to be kind
enough to pay up. In consequence of
the rush Of new subscribers, and the
numerous remittances for renewals,
we have not had time to correct our
mailing galleys; and hence some sub
scribers may find their paper so mark
ed who have recently paid up. In such
cases we ask them to make due allow
ance. If after week or two any sub
scriber finds the number after his
name on his paper is not correct, please
drop us a postal card.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
Sound Advice.

These are times that try the good
sense of men. Coy. Altgeld gave the
following advice to the laboring men
of Chicago. 1t is true and right to the
point.
'And Jet me caution you that every
act of violence is hindrance to your
progress. There will be men among
you ready to commit it. Ihey are your
enemies. There will be Sneaks and
Judas IScariots in your ranks who will
for mere pitt0nce, act as spies, and try to
incite some of the more hot-hedded of gour
number to deeds of riolence, IN order that
these reptiles may get credit for opposing you.
Cast them out OF your ranks. The
record of the laborers of the earth is
one Of patriotism. They have main
tanned the schools and churches, and
it behooves you now to face the hard
ships that are upon you and see that
your cause is not injured by grave in
discretion. Make the ignorant under
stand that government is strong, and
that life and property will be protect
| ed and law and order will be main
tanned, and that, while the day is dark
now, the future will place the laborer
in more exalted position than he has
ever occupied before"
Keep your heads level, brethren, no
| matter what comes. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23

The Date of the Peoples Party State
Convention.
1t will be in Minneapolis, July 10TH,
not June 10th, as some Of the papers
are printing it. Look out for tricks.
July 10TH, that is the great day.
Make your arrangements to be there
and to stay to the Grain Growers Con-
vention July 18th.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-23
PRESS COMMENTS.

Inc Representative, official Journal of the
Alliance, has entered upon the second wear
of its existence with noted improvements.
Hon l. Donnelly, who furnishes much of
the spice and vinegar for the paper, will
continue to supply about page of matter
for each issue. The paper has been moved
from ST. Paul to Minneapolis and enlarged
in size, but the subscription price remains
the same-$1 per year. 1t is we'll worth the
price. Subscriptions left at this office will
be forwarded free of charge.-Staples
(Minn) World.
The Representative as now published at
Minneapolis, has reached US. We are more
than pleased with the paper and the sue
cessful and prosperous appearance it pre-
sents. The management of the paper and
Mr. Donnelly going at it in way that
means business and will count for the re-
form cause in this state. We wish them all
the success they deserve and hope that all
friends of the party they support will join
IN giving the paper good support Robert
Eckford is now editor of The Representa-
tive and Donnelly will continue to write
one page a week. We would urge upon all
to subscribe for The Representative. 1t is
an excellent paper.-W estern Guard.
The first number of the second volume OF
the Representative, the famous Alliance
and Populist paper of Minnesota, reaches
us this week in enlarged and greatly
improved form.
Hon. Ignatius Donnally the author OF
Atlantis. Caesars Column" the Col
den Bottle ETC., continues as a regular
contributor to its columns.
This paper celebrates the beginning Of it's
second year with a mammoth edition OF
100000 copies. 1t has reached regular
circulation of over 5000. With a paper like
this, things will be made extremely inter-
esting for the Plutes in the coming cam
paiSn In Minnesota. If you wish to take
this paper in connection with the Cause,
see our clubbing list on last page-The
Peoples Cause, Thomaston, Maine.
We take great pleasure in calling the
attention of our readers to the recent i'm
provement that has taken place in the
editorial department and general make
up OF the Representative since its removal
to Minneapolis. No family wishing to be
Informed on the issues of the day should be
without it. Every number is enivened with
vigorous articles from the trenchant pen
of that veteran journalist and orator Hon.
I. Donnelly. 1t matters not whether you
are aRepublican, Democrat or Populst
your home will be more cheerful when the
Representative is a weekly visitor.-Waver-
ly Tribune.
We are in receipt of No /, Vol l, of the
Bimetallist, printed at Denver, Col. 1t is
very bright little paper. containing arti-
cles from Senator Kyle and III, l.. Loucks.
of South Dakota, the silver question.
Subscription price % cents per year. S. l..
Bailey, publisher.
The Grand Meadow Record gives us
very friendly notice, and hereaf ter will re-
ceive subscriptions for the Representative.
We have received a copy of the extra
edition Of the Cottonwood County Citizen
a large, well edited edition, containing-an
illustrated description of Cottonwood coun-
ty and the fiourshng city of Window.