The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16
A GREAT UPRISING.
The People Coming Up to the De.
fence of the Representative.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
AND GOOD WILL FROM
ALL QUARTERS.


subscribers, in earnest words, to wit
ness the glorious response that has
come up from all parts Of the country
Letters and money have fairly rained
in upon US. II the few remaining de-
linquents will only follow suit we will
be out of debt and ready for the great
campaign of 1896.
The old party papers are largely sup
ported by the corporations and rings.
To induce US to come to Minneapolis
we we're pledged, in writing, 1920
month of advertising for one year. At
the end of the year our course was
not, it seems, satisfactory to these
people, and every dollar of their sup
port was withdrawn from us. Instead
of selling out, in our distress, to some
giant corporation, we cut down ex-
penses. gave up our handsome Office
IN the Boston Block, and moved in
among the type and roaring presses.
where our entire rent was So per
month instead of $27 If we were
working against the people our credit
would be unlimited at the banks; as
it is, it is nal. Merchants boycott us
and then want the Populist National
convention to be held here in 1896, to
put thousands of dollars in their pock-
cts. Peoples Party men are only fit
to be kicked and spit upon in detail,
but their money is as good as anybody
else's, if they can only be gotten to
congregate to the tune of 10000 or
10000. A Populist editor is as much Of
Pariab as Black Republican editor
was in 1S59:-nothing but the protec-
tion Of the law permits him to exist.
And SO it follows that if Populist
newspapers are to live those who be-
lieve with them must put their hands
in their pockets and pay promptly. If
they do not the paper must sell out to
the enemy or suspend. We are not
willing to adopt the former course
death is PREFERABLE to dishoner. Per-
sonally we have enough to live on in a
plain way; and If our crops come short
we may be able to farm our brains.
But we will 60 to the poor-house be-
fore we will betray those who trust in
us.
We say these things not alone for
this paper but for all Peoples Party
papers. Stand by them, subscribe for
them and pay up promptly. Don't
put too great strain on human ma
ture. AS they say down in Indiana it
is powerful weak"
We take pleasure in publishing
few of the many generous letters we
have received. They are directly from
the people and uncover the hearts of
the people. They are unbought words
of encouragement and sympathy and
are very precious to u.s.
M. D. Russell writes us from Walnut
Grove, Mimi, that he sends dollar
although he has not got his threshing
done yet. "He does not want the paper
stopped by any MEANS"
Knud Knudson writes us from Tay-
lor, Stark county, N. D., not to stop
his paper, he encloses 81 and adds:
81 would not like to see THE REP
REsENTATIvE discon tinued, but if the
people have not got sense enough to
stand by those who stand by them
they deserve to have no friends. l
thank you for the noble work you are
doing"
Another old friend, G.. A. Westphal
Of Johnson, Mimi, writes us:
"We have just finished threshing
and | will hasten to send you, by this
mornings mail,$2 for The Represent
TATIvE, hoping that it will reach you
by Tuesday morning and thus avoid
the loss Of this weeks issue. 1t is by
far the best reading of its kind that
comes to my able and don't want to
miss single copy. Keep The REPRE-
SENTATIVE alive by all means, as with
you on our side next year success at
the polls is almost certain. Keep
working along the same line you have
been on in the past. The cause meets
our approval. l hope in the near fu-
ture, to send you club of subscrib-
erS.''
Our old friend, J. c. Dickey, of Pine
Island. Mimi, writes as follows:
Enclosed find 81 for your paper. I
hope you can manage to keep it on
of this country if it should be obliged
to suspend. When the busy season is
over we will take hold and get you
some more subscribers. My subscrp-
tion is not quite out, but here is the
81 just the same"
D. c. Morgan, of Canistota, South
Dakota, writes US:
Enclosed please find my delinquent
81 for the best champion Of the peo-
pies rights | ever saw.
"McCook county, South Dakota,
PopuliStS are alive and are soliciting
subscriptions, to raise fund to be
ready to engage Ignatius Donnelly
to make four or five speeches for us
this winter, in this county,"
Better put the money into subscrip-
tions for this paper.
VIM. N. Nelson, of Henning, MIMI,
says:
Enclosed you will please find $l.25
to apply on my subscription. | do not
want to 60 without The REPRESENT
TATIvE, although it takes ten bushels
of potatoes to pay one years subscrip-
ton. think it is the best paper ever
published"
John E. Oppegaard, of Erskine,
Mimi, writes us:
Enclosed please find 81 to re new my
subscription to your valuable paper,
The REP
II trust you will not have to sus-
pend the issuing Of The REPREsEN-
TATIvE. That would be public Ca
lamity; it is too good paper to let
the American language; but for that
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