davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
The Northeast and Silver,

In an address delivered to all audience
numbering about 5000 in New Haven
General Francis A. Walker said: "By
the systematic perversion of facts the
whole south and west have been made
to believe that the northeast is devoted
to gold recommendation, and this, too,
for the selfish, sectional purpose Of en-
HANGING the burden of the mortgage
which it holds upon the industries and
enterprises of other portions of the coun-
try. The statement that the northeast
is devoted to gold recommendation is
false. If Massachusetts,, for instance,
were to take a popular vote on the rati-
f1cation of a bimetallic treaty with other
countries, the minority would not rise
to the dignity of scattering" and Mr..
Atkinson could give dinner to his
whole party with one turn of his Alad-
din cooker. Yet the press has managed
to create the false impression alluded to
with a most unfortunate result in in
flaming and imbittering the feelings Of
the southern and western people,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
HOOulist Literature.

Since establishing headquarters at
Washington the national committee of
the Peoples Party has arranged with
the census Office to send out to our work
ers all over the country large lot of
extra census bulletins, giving the mort
gage Indebtedness of the different states
and other valuable information When
ever the committee can arrange with
any of the departments to send out valu-
able documents to the people, it will be
done. From now on the committee
will avail itself of every opportunity to
supply the people with literature All
communications relating to literature
should be addressed to the secretary Of
the committee, ]. 81. Turner, 450 Penn
sylvania avenue.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
His Party Had Won.

While talking to gentleman in a
business house the other day wrecked
specimen Of humanity in rags and
drunk came in and inquired for can
didate, who luckily was absent. In a
maudlin tongue he said the party was
all right-carried Pennsylvania by 100,
900 majority-and then went out to
strike some candidate. I thought of the
fall of Lo, the poor Indian, but the
American voters-many of them-have
fallen harder. These are the tools that
despots use to steal away nations lib
erty, and it is being done in the United
States in this year of our Lord. These
are the men who never read, who can
not think, who never scratch. And is it
any wonder that starvation and crime
stalk the land when politicians rise by
such debasement?- Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
Bimetal1ism In England.

Mr.. Thomas Edwards, a wealthy Lon
doner, seeing America for the first time,
was asked for transatlantic news at the
Wormley
Zone Of the greatest questions in
England today" said he, els the cur
rency problem. The strong advocacy in
London and Manchester during 1898 of
international bimetallism has opened
the eyes of the people. Two years ago
only ID members of parliament favored
bimetallism. Today we have 27O mem
bers committed to the cause, and at the
coming election currency reform is to be
made the test question of the day and
placed in the front rank of legislative
subjects. predict that before the end
Of 1895 the world will see the free coin
age of gold and silver by international
consent.
"The science of finance is one of those
abstruse matters that few politicians
understand, and it is for the commu-
mites Of all countries who feel most the
burdens that demonetized silver has i'm
posed to be up and doing. I think the
settlement Of the vexed question rests
largely with the trades unions of Eng
land and the knights of Labor in the
United States, for experience has shown
that tie devious ways of the politicians
will not settle it. The people must take
the matter in hand or else remain in
perpetual financial bondage. '-Wash-
ington Post
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
FavOrs Paper Money.

The Record recently said: 1.-The
United States can decide what shall be
q legal tender in Illinois for a ton of
hay, but it cannot decide what shall be
legal tender for bale of cotton in
Liverpool, nor can England 1t is a
question that the two nations must
agree upon between themselves. - The
average citizen is thoroughly convinced
that the United States cannot decide
upon what shall be legal tender for
ton of hay in Illinois or for any other
commodity. 1t only has the power to
decide what shall be a legal tender for
debt and taxes. Neither have England
and the United States together the
power to decide upon what shall be a
legal tender for a bale Of cotton in Liv-
erpool. The great trouble with the
financial question is that we are work
ing upon wrong theory We are try
ing to patch up an ancient and barba-
rous institution for an enlightened and
civilized age. We assume that money
should be, or at least be based upon,
gold or gold and silver. If we abandon
that theory, then we are in a condition
to accomplish something, and the finan-
cial question would not be so very in
tricate and perplexing
Suppose we abandon the old theory
and demonetize both gold and silver
and redeem all outstanding dollars of
all kinds with full legal tender paper
money, receivable for all taxes in the
United States. This would not inter
fere with existing prices, debts or taxes.
It would give US certain amount of
money per capita, which should be
maintained by an increase or decrease
Of the amount with the increase or de-
crease of population. 1t would strength
en- the government. Itwould give every
one a portion of the benefits derived
from the legal tender quality Of money,
instead Of giving it exclusively to the
owners of gold and silver. We would
then have the dollar as well as the old
flag and the postoffice to remind us that
we are one and the same people, born
free and equal, and the government at
Washington still lives
The question might be asked, ''What
would you do with the foreign trade?'
Simply prohibit the importation Of in
toxicating beverages and let it alone.
Our money, with which we make our
exchanges, pay our debts and taxes,
should neither be exported nor imported.
In this respect we should be free from
all foreign complications or influence.
The most valuable commodity would
be used to settle international differ
ences, which would probably be gold
and silver, but it would not interfere
with our home trade whether there was
only one dollars worth or billion dol
lars worth of gold i'll the country.-C.
G. McDougall in Chicago Record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
Discomfort Is Ripe.

Hon. L. Leonard, member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the National Ali
ance, in speaking Of reform work in
Missouri, says: Discomfort is ripe ev-
erywhere, and the spirit Of reform grows
apace. The people are reading and
thinking, and the most effective work to
be done is to educate through reform
literature. During 1891 and 1892 over
$40, 600, 900 was added to the mortgage
Indebtedness of the state on farms alone,
according to the report of Labor Com
missioner Hall, three counties going
above the million mark, my own coun-
ty, Salin, the best agricultural county
in the state, being one Of the three, and
both these years were years Of large pro-
duction. -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
Chicago POpulists.

The Peoples Party is growing in Chi
cago just as rapidly as outside. This
fact is evidenced by vastly increased
delegations attending conventions and
committee meetings. Last Saturday
night by actual count Of attendance
cards there were All delegates respond
ed to the call for city convention.
An attempt was overtaken to capture
the convention and direct it's purpose in
interest Of the old machines, but the
scheme was a failure, and no boodler
showed his hand in the whole proceed
ing.
Each day several meetings are in
progress in different parts Of the city.
Clubs, legions and leagues are organic
ing with marked activity. The city Of
Pullman is honeycombed with propa-
ganda till it threatens to surprise the
country with a political upheaval of vast
proportions. -Chicago Express.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
A CALL TO ARMS.
Commander Van Dervoort Urges Recruit
ing Officers to Get to Work.

Commander Van DervoOrt Urges Recruit
ing Officers to Get to Work.
The national committee at it's session
at st. Louis Feb % again recommend
ed the industrial legion be at once or
ganized in every city, town and voting
precinct in the land They recognized
the necessity of at once getting into line
and saw the absolute need of united,
compact band, and in accordance with
the resolution at the original meeting
at Memphis Nov. 10, 1892, they admit
all alliances, Peoples Party clubs, sill
yer leagues, F. M. B. A. IS and all other
farm and labor orders by simply paying
10 cents postage for charter and supplies.
In order to reach the people and see
whether they are ready for the battle |
announce the plan below. The legion
is not secret, but its work is so simple
that the youngest member as we'll as the
Oldest veteran can easily organize Let
US follow the example of the minute
men of 1876. Therefore l call on all
members Of Peoples Party committees
national, state, country, city, town,
precinct-and all officers of all clubs,
leagues and all farm and labor orders
that wish to become legions to send to me
for constitution and instructions with
out delay. All who can afford it send one
stamp, and we will at once return the
papers, and you can be in line in 80
days
We have an election in Oregon the
first week i'll June and in Alabama in
August. The people in these states need
help and plead for it every day, and we
are powerless to help. Let all of the
true members Of this party give week
to the work. If you fool away precious
time with orders that have nobly ac-
complished their mission or ''patronize
nonpartisan side shows, you will never
get into the main tent, +" but will be in
the army Of the irregulars and stragglers
by the wayside and be slaughtered in
detail and ourselves and posterity be r.
ever enSlaved.
Recruiting officers must act at once
delay no longer-the people are ready.
If you cannot or will not, select some
oAo WHO Will anu Hdnu MIN your sup
plies. Let no one hinder Go in storm
Or wade through water and mud, as
they do i'll Oregon. Climb mountains
and ford rivers, as they do in the silver
states. March through forests and over
plains, as they do in the south and west
All that liberty may be preserved and
the people delivered. Women's legions
are springing up. We must welcome
them. No cause can win without thei1
prayers and mighty aid. We want young
men to volunteer for work everywhere.
Let the people write for fear commit
tees fail. PAUL VAN DERvOORT.
Omaha.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
1860 and 1896.

Said Governor Lewelling of Kansas to
q reporter in Des Moines the other day:
sThe future Of the Populist party is
bright not only in Kansas, but national
". I believe the Populists will gain a
great victory, both state and nationally.
There is a great detection among the
Democrats, and our strength will be
greatly augmented by this. Politics is
unsettled, and this condition foreshad-
ows a new element. We are now on the
verge Of national political upheaval,
and see the election of a president in
1896 by this new movement as much of
q possibility as was the election Of
Abraham Lincoln in 1907
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
Stubborn Minorities.

In the Fifteenth congressional district,
where Mr.. Straus was successful at the
recent election, the Prohibitionists
brought 329 votes to the polls, against
1854 in November, 1892; the Socialists
825, against 992, and the Populists 500,
against 1913 at the general election Of
November, 1892, an actual gain of more
than so per cent. Stubborn minorities,
De Tocqueville declared, are the hope
Of republics. New York Letter.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
A VISION OF JUSTICE.
I see a mighty feast outspread,

/ see mighty feast outspread,
Where gilded lords their honors wear.
The banquet king sits at their head.
The guests are drunk on vintage rare,
And far below on every side,
No more by cringing fear subdued
And murmuring like a rising tide,
see countless multitude.
AS rivers in the ocean roll,
All tongues and races join in the throng,
One purpose burning in each soul
And on their lips single song.
One common cause, one flag unfurled,
They kneel to neither kin nor clan.
Their country is the round, wide world,
Their creed the brotherhood of man.
The feast goes on. The proud rejoice.
They hear sound of distant waves.
They thin it but the torrents voice,
Complaining through the highland caves.
1t is no mountain stream that leaps
Rebellious of its rocky bands.
1t is the lifting of the deeps,
The sinking of the ancient lands.
Resistless as the pulse of doom,
The ocean swings from shore to shore,
And frightened kings fit through the gloom
Like stars that fall to rise no more.
The high sea walls of caste are gone.
The pent up floods their chains have burst.
The toilers face the golden dawn.
The first are last, the last are first.
The Old goes down. The New ascends.
Its sunny isles in glory rise.
A rainbow DER the deluge bends,
And labors curse dissolves and dies.
The gods of gold no more hold sway.
The people bow to truth alone.
And he whose voice the tides obey
Remains forever with his own.
james G.. Clark.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
They Knock Out the Jobs.

Hon. Jerry Simpson saved the coun-
try an expense of an additional clerk to
the interstate committee. This extra
clerk would have been sinecure for
some congressman brother or relative
Jerry saved nearly one-half Of his salary
by defeating the resolution. Such little
matters count up in the long run. It is
estimated that the Populists during the
past three years saved the country more
than $25, 600, 900 by standing in the
way of jobs and frauds National
Waterman.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
international BimetaIlism.

While it is true that there are indica
lions of all increasing spirit of bimetal
ism in England and Germany, we mus
settle one question for ourselves, an(
that is whether we shall lead or follow
1t may be assumed that Great Britain
under a Liberal government, will take
no steps for the rehabilitation of silver
not even to the extent Of urging the re
converting Of the monetary conference
The German emperor is said to be look
ing into the question of a return to bi
metallism, but Bradstreet's says that il
some quarters the action of the Berlin
government i'll appointing a currency
commission is regarded simply as 8
means of appeasing the bimetallists anC
agrarians, who of late have become
demOnstrative.
France is ready, on sufficient show
ing being made, to restore silver to its
proper place as money metal, and this
country ought to be ready by this time
if it is ever going to be. The downward
tendency Of silver and wheat, side by
side, as though both were located Oh
the same creased inclined plane, ought
to be enough by this time to convince
everybody but the goldbugs Of Wal
street that free coinage should be re-
stored in this country.
1t is idle to wait for the action OF
united Europe. Nothing short Of cat;;
clysm of general and alarming nature
can make the nations of Europe think
alike or pull together. If we would &C
to the aid Of France or ask France tc
come to our aid on the currency ques-
ton, we and France could be independ-
ent of the whole of Europe in very
short time
We have been bag ridden too long by
the international idea. We have yield
ed to it, and what is the consequence.
Silver cheap, wheat cheap, business de.
pressed, factories and mills shut down
and the country in a bad condition gen
orally. It is time for us to assert our
selves, and if we have the courage OF
our convictions we shall soon find thai
we are in position to lead and thai
others will have to follow Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
POpulists In Oregon.

The Populists Of Oregon held the bal
ance of power in the presidential cleo
ton and succeeded in electing one presi-
Dental elector, who was Endorsed by
the Democrats Encouraged by this sue
cess, they are preparing for vigorous
campaign in the state election next June
Everything points to the nomination
Of Nathan Pierce for governor, and that
Governor Pennoyer will be made the
party's choice for United States senator
to succeed Dolph. Pierce was the one
Populist elected on Cregols electoral
ticket
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
SHOW YOUR GOOD WILL.
The National Committee Appeals to the
Million POpulist Voters.

The National Committee Appeals to the
Million Populist Voters.
Both the Democratic and Republican
parties have established headquarters
and are today preparing millions of cam
paign documents to be sent out during
this campaign.
1t is the opinion Of the shrewdest pol
iticians at Washington that if the Peo-
pies Party takes advantage of the blum
ders and infamy of the present admins
tration there will be no trouble in elect
ing Populist members enough to hold
the balance of power in the next con-
gress. 1t is also admitted by the closest
observers among both the Democratic
and Republican politicians that the next
election Of president will be thrown in
the house, which will give the Populists
the power to dictate who shall be the
next president of the United States
The election in the state of Oregon comes
off i'll June and in Alabama in August
We are almost absolutely sure to carry
Alabama, and we stand an even chance
with either of the old parties in Oregon.
To help to carry Oregon and Alabama is
to help put life and enthusiasm in our
party in every state in the Union
The Peoples Party is composed of the
great common people Of the country,
who are poor and honest It has no
millionaires, bank or railroad corpora
lions upon which to call for campaign
funds
The national committee has estab-
hshed headquarters at Washington,
where it can procure an unlimited
amount Of campaign literature at a
small cost One thousand dollars used
in our party will do as much work as
800, 900 in either Of the old parties
After carefully considering the above
facts and the bright prospects for our
party in the coming campaign we feel it
our imperative duty to appeal to our
people everywhere to come to the aid of
the national committee in doing this
great work. In the last election our
party pOlled more than 1000, 900 votes
for president.
We now earnestly appeal to 1000 of
that number to give us So each, 10, 900
to give us 81 each; 20, 600, so cents
each; 20, 600, 20 cents each, and the re-
mainder of the 1000, 900 to give us 10
cents and cents each. We also earn
estly appeal to all Peoples Party clubs,
legiOns and leagues to raise what funds
they can for the committee by taking UP
collections, giving entertainments, ETC.
We make this request because we be-
ieve it our duty to do so. If our party
ever attains success, each member of
the party must contribute to that sue
cess not only with his ballot, but with
whatever means he can spare. To re-
spond promptly and literally means sue
cess that will bless the nation for all
time to come.
All contributions should be sent to NJ
G. Rankin, Terre Haute, Ind, who is
treasurer Of the national committee
Very truly yours,
H. E. TAUBENECK, Chairman.
M. G. RANKIN, Treasurer.
J. H TURNER, Secretary
L. J. MCPARLIN, Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-28
For the Farmers.

The laboring people, having bought as
many Of Mr. Carlisle's bonds as they
can hide away, will now probably lay
in supply of diamonds. The tariff tax
was taken off them out of Democratic
desire to give the farmers a chance.
Rack up, Farmer Hayseed, and buy a
diamond star for the "old oman, " like
the one Mrs Cleveland wears Tom
Watson.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06
Specimen Cases.

S. H, Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, f,
was troubled with Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, his Stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected to
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bot
ties of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
ILL.,, had a running sore on his leg OF
eight years standing. Used three
bottles of Electric Bitters and sew
en- boxes of Bucllens Arnica Salve,
and his leg is sound and well, John
Speaker, Catawba, O., had five
large Fever sores on his leg, doctors
said he was incurable. One bottle
Electric Bitters and one box Buck
lens Arnica Salye cured him en-.
tirely. Sold by Smith Drug Co. 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06
For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRlED REMEDY
Mrs, Winslows Soothing Syrup
has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with per
feet success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colo and is the best
remedy for diarrhea, 1t is pleas
ant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world, Twenty
five cents bottle. It's value is in
calculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind. 05-93-ly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

A severe rheumatic pain in the
left shoulder had troubled Mr. ], H.
Loper, a well known Druggist of
Des Moines, Iowa, for over six
months. At times the pain was so
severe that he could not lift any
thing. With all he could do he
could not get rid of it until he ap-
piled Chamberlain's Pain Balm. /
only made three applications of it, "
he says, "And have since been free
from all pain. He now recommends
it to persons Similarly afflicted 1t
is for sale by Smith Drug Compa-
nv.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

AN editor wrote up a ball room
saying: Her dainty feet were en-
cased in shoes that might have
been taken for fairy boots" But
the laundering compositor made it
read "Her dirty feet were en-
cased in shoes that might have been
taken for ferry boats. ~ Elk.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

The Newport Herald very cor
correctly remarks Attorney Gen
eral j. p Clarke's many friends in
this part of the state will be glad
to learn that he has at last conclud.
ed to make the race for governor,
The state, in his hands, would be
safe, and we predict that he will
have little or no opposition in this
neck Of the woods.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

strictly "business" methods of buy
ing up the press.-[Helena World.
Every man has innate bias. We
commend Bro. Ludwig for being
true, to his friend, but we don't
know as to drawing a slOOpermonth
salary from the State, and at the
same time working for Others, too.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

LET the printing of the. journals
Of the legislature be abolished and
instead ofbuying daily papers let all
general laws be published as approx
ed and the people may reasonably
be expected to obey them. AS it
is now, not one in one thousand
have an opportunity to know what
laws they are expected to obey
Augusta Vidette
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

In the city and county campaigns
Of this year, the TEXARKAN1AN ex-
poets to give each and every Dem
ocrtic aspirant for office an equal
showing in its colums. OF course,
the editor will have a say on the
the outside and a vote in the prima-
ry or convention.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

If paying the editor of a newspa-
per $5 to publish a puff for Sena-
torial candidate according to copy
is purely a business matter. what
would you call buying votes in a
general-election?- Dardanelle Dis
match.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-03-06

IT doesen't matter whether there
is a primary in Nevada county with
regard to the Senatorial fight or
not, JAS. II. Berry has fifty friends
to W, NJ. Fshbacks one in this
county. We have talked to men
in every township and the number
we have seen reach into the hun
dreds, and we have yet to meet one
man who wants Fishback elected
Senator Prescott Picayune.