The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
A RINGING APPEAL.
TO THE PEOPLES PARTY OF MIN.
NESOTA

NESOTA.
Gentlemen,-Are you aware that we
have no organization throughout the
state; none whatever; and that this is the
most prosperous time to commence to
lay the foundation for the grandest vic
tory that was ever won by any political
party in this state?
The people are thoroughly aroused
The old party press have been lying to
them so long about the cause of the hard
times that they are now beginning to in
vestigate and their investigation has
shown them that it was not the tariff,
high or low; nor yet rebel brigadiers, nor
official stealing.
A practical test, combined with an hon
est investigation, has proven to the peo-
pie that all of these were false issues,
we'll drilled organized party and keeping
out of sight the real issues.
They have so covered their tracks that
they have imperceptibly, step by step,
fastened upon us the worst money, land
and transportation systems that could
possibly be devised.
This could never have been accomplish
ed if the old parties had not possessed
most perfect organizations; which held
partisans in line while they enacted vii
inous laws at the dictation of monopolists,
to impoverish the people. Now 1t does
seem to me that If the old parties, by their
cnoOoth xyorkino nachinorv oon limo I'm
the people, one against the other, to vote
misery, poverty and want upon them
selves, in this fair land, then with our
party fairly organized, so as to enable us
to present the plain facts to the people
in their several homes, by the distribu-
ton of literature, and inviting speakers
to address them, we will have an army
of voters that will stand firm, and not
be frightened by the boggie-man stories
as they were in 1894.
What want to call your attention to
is the fact that last January there was in
this city a convention that layed the
foundation of more perfect party or
ganizaton, elected for president, Maj. j.
NJ. Bowler; for secretary, Mr.. L. NJ. Aver,
and appointed an executive committee Of
five in each congressional district; also a
state organizer. The persons named to
fill the several offices were expected to
go to work Immediately, as the state
league, to organize the several districts
into sub-leagues, who were to report i'm
mediately to Secretary Aver, their num-
Der, standing, etc. Over eight months
have passed since the above organization
| and Secretary Aver tells me not one sub
| league has reported as the constitution
| and bylaws adopted direct. Following
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| "Why stand We here idle? Have We eyes
| and see not, ears and hear not the things
| which so nearly concern your temporal
salvation" 1 hope not. Then let every
committeeman go Immediately to work.
| If he will not work, and the organizer
will not work let them get out Of the
way and put some persons in their places
| who will work 1t will not do to depend
upon Farmers Alliances, Knights of La
| Dor, Labor Unions or A. R. U. organiza-
| lions to run political party. They should
never have allowed their organization, as
such have been led into partisan politics.
| They were organized for educational pur-
poses men of all parties joined for that
| purpose; and for protection against COM
| bined corporate power, which was crush
| ing them. For this reason they were great
| educators: their usefulness has been near
ly destroyed by the attempt to take them
bodily into the Peoples party. 1t will
not do longer to depend on such organi-
cations to found great political party
on; let the committee as appointed go
Immediately to work; don't wait until the
campaign opens before organization be-
| gins. If you do that the old parties with
their smooth working machinery and
plenty of cash will down us as usual. II
we are organized we can get an accurate
poll of the state and meet any emergency
that may arise during the campaign. We
can win if we are organized before the
campaign opens If not done before the
campaign opens would not give match
for our chances for victory in this state.
\ H NELSON.