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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

mistaken idea Of him from his por.
trait. He appears very short, which
is partly owing to his being very fat,
his hands, and legs being quite swolle q
and unwieldly. That makes him ap-
pear awkward, and not unlike the
whole-length figure Of Gibbon. the
historian. Beside this, instead OF the
bold-marked countenance that | ex-
pected, he has fat cheeks and rather a
turned up nose, which to bring in an
other historian, makes the shape of
his face resemble the portraits of
Hume. He has a dusky grey eye,
which would be called vicious in a
horse, and the shape of his mouth ex-
pressed contempt and decision. His
manner is very good-natured, and
seems studied to put one at ones ease
by its familiarity; his smile and laugh
are very agreeable; he asks nuMbe
OF questions without object, and often
repeats them-a habit which he has
no doubt acquired during fifteen years
OF supreme command.
How any one could find resem-
blance between our handsome phys
iognomy and the picture here given, by
Lord John Russell, passes our compre-
hension. A 'dusky grey eye, like a
vicious horse" And green coat and
three-cornered hat! And short and
squat and pudgy! Horrible!
Here! Mckinley, we resign the Ma
poleon business to you. Go in and
win.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

Why that man is not worth that sum!
There isn't anybody In Minnesota
that would give that much for him.
And ii they did, to what use, in Gods
name, could they put him? Take him
away from the overlooking bosom Of
the commonwealth, where he has been
Nesting and sucking these many
years, under all administrations, and
squeeze the white pap OF taxation out
of his stomach, aud he would be the
most useless, shrivelled and valueless
thing on the planet. He is neither
rich. nor wise, nor learned, nor elo-
quent, nor popular. nor able, nor any
thing else!
Oh Clough! Clough! When you
have got him as far away as Paris. In
charity to this collapsed common
wealth, keep him there! Or, il he is
bound to come back, for the Lord
sake curt the sucking muscles.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THE GOLDEN RULE.

Eighteen hundred years ago there
came from the despised Galilean, the
tramp Nazarene, this startling decla-
ration, "Whatsoever thingsye would
that men should do unto you, do We
even so unto them" 1t thundered so
against the Jewish law: it smote 50
upon the pharisaical conscience; it so
incensed the priesthood. that they
said, Away with this fellow, he is a
disturber, and they crucified him.
One hunred years ago three million
people declared, "All men are born
free and equal, with certain inalien-
able rights" and they fought it out
on that line to freedom. To-day the
declaration has been made, IAN in
jury to one is the concern of all !"
This declaration, though made to ap-
ply to limited few, we take and ap-
ply to all mankind, and shall not
cease to cry out against the injury of
any. SO long as we live or any are in
jured.-Humanity.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
FROM SENATOR PETER !!
HE DENIES THE LIES OF THE
DAILY PAPERS.
He Stands Squarely by the Peoples
Party and Its Platform.

A friend hands us the following let
ter. We publish it with great pleas
ure. As he is Republican we omit
his name.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. IL, '95.
Dear Sir-Referring to your favor Of
the 9Th inst, it has been demons trait
ed ten thousand times that the par
tisan newspaper press is utterly I'M
worthy of credit in any case and in
every case where the opinions of the
opposite party, or conspicuous mem
bers OF the opposite party. are con-
is attributed to me in the dispatch
you refer to, but did say exactly the
reverse. On my recent trip to New
York l had occasion to speak to a good
many newspaper men in answer to the
question whether 1.-THE silver craze is
dying out" made but one answer,
and that was: That the sentiment in
favor OF the restoration of silver to it's
old place as money metal is con-
stantly widening it's field, spreading
out among the people, and that it is
growing stronger every day. That
what makes it appear to the Eastern
eye as "dying OUT is the fact that
the pyrotechnic period OF noise and
public demonstration has passed, and
the time for sober thought has been
reached. The people are thinking
more than they are talking. That the
''silver craze" as they Call it, like the
fires of volcano, cann0t be suppressed
by closing up what seems to be the
crater.
No, my dear sir; am a Populist,
and believe that everything We
preach, including the free coinage Of
silver, is taking fast hold of the pub
lie mind everywhere. Respectfully,
w. A. PETER.
We are glad to publish this. Weex
pect to hear that the last statement
attributed to Senator PETER, about
giving up gold and silver and ''coining
the land,'' is also an invention of our
diabolical enemies. They are equal to
anything. The safe rule is not to-be-
lieve word they say.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
PUSH 1T.

Every number of THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE is equal to a volume OF argu-
ment. The editorial page of our last
weeks issue contained twentY-six diff
ferent articles-all of them pointed
and right to the point; while the
whole paper bristled with logic and
facts from first to last. The full re-
port of the Harvey-Horr debate, which
we give, is alone worth the whole price
of the paper. THE REPRESENTATIVE
should be in every household in the
state and if it was we would soon have
good government and stoppage of
the robberies which now plumber the
people. Our growth outside Of the
state,is phenomenal-south and south
west. north and northwest, and out to
the mountains and the Pacific coast.
Push it, bretheren! In no other way
can you do so much good to humanity
and progress.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
SMUT IN WHEAT.

The Chicago papers say that North
western wheat which contains any
smut will not sell, this year, in the To-
Cal markets, for more than twenty to
thirty cents bushel!
So it goes. One year it is frosted
wheat;-another it is shrivelled grain;
another it is grown kernels; this year
it is smut. Blessed smut. that en-
ables tine rascals to rob the producers!
There must be an excuse.
Smut is light. porous fungus, with
not one-tenth the weight of wheat,
and to pretend that it cannot be
blown out by ordinary processes for
cleaning is absurd.
But a golden veil of pretence must
be drawn over the harsh features OF
bald-faced robbery. That much is
due to Christianity and civilization.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THAT'S THE QUESTION.

Elysian Enterprise: We should like
to have some OF the free silver and
crime Of '73' howlers explain to us
how it was possible for Minnesota to
accumulate the wealth she has since
1873 if what they are preaching has
any bottom to it. We can go out on
our streets most any time and shake
hands with men around here who can
show up from 5000 to $4,000, accu-
INFLATED since then right here at
home They are not any exception,
either.
But the question is,-who did they
get it fron? Are they running an ele-
vator or bank or saloon? And how
much have they added, by their toll,
to the wealth of the world since 1873?
That's the question. We grant you
they may have transferred some
money to their pockets from the pock-
cts Of others. But how much did they
produce themselves? Be kind enough to
explain that.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
AMUSING.

Rock County Herald: Now that the
effects of the great Republican victor
les last fall are beginning to be felt in
indications of better times through
out the country, the Democrats, with
unparalleled etfrontry, are claiming
credit for the improving conditions.
Having reduced the country to the
verge of bankruptcy, they assume
that the country now is indebted to
Democratic rule for the slight pro-
gress it is making in gaining some
small part of what it lost as the result
of the Democratic victory in 1892.
1t is very funny to see the two old
parties quarreling over which is en-
titled to the credit for the good times
which do not exist!
These fools think good crops are the
same thing as good times. There is a
wide difference. There are millions
who have no crops to sell; and millions
more who will have to sell at such low
prices that they will not get out of
debt
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

What have the people who live
around Hastings done to be punished
in this way? Would it not be better
for the town to put up smallpox
bulletin boards along the public
roads, to keep trade away.
UNDERSTANDINGS don't hold the
bulk of the people of Hastings, nor
even the merchants Of the place, re-
sponsible for such shocking differ
ence in the prices of two towns TWEEN.
ty-five miles apart; it is the villainous
Milwaukee &. St. Paul Railway Com
pany that has the people by the neck,
and is bleeding the life out Of them.
It makes us sorry to see our neighbors
hauling in crops to sell at those fig
ures. The politicians are to blame
who stand by the rascally railroad.
Government ownership of the roads
would end all this and save mil
lions to the people. Why are postage
stamps the same in Hastings and in
Minneapolis? Because the govern
ment furnishes them and fixes the
price. II Judge Chandler had the
sale of the postage stamps the people
Of Hastings would have to pay six
cents for a TWO cent lamp.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
Is 1T GOOD TIMES.

Pioneer Press: Postmaster General
Wilson cites the increase Of II per
cent in July postal receipts over the
receipts for the same month Of last
year. as one among the indications OF
increased business activity. There is
no doubt that this increase is really
significant. An immense amount OF
the business Of the country is trans
acted by mail. and when postal re-
ceipts show such a marked expansion
IL is because there is corresponding
business expansion behind them.
But before Postmast er-General Will
son, (whose portrait is suspended In
the Bank Of England), crows too much
would it not be we'll to inquire how
much Of the increased mail matter
consisted of dunning letters?
Let the average Minnesotian answer
that question for himself.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

We take special pleasure in refer
ring our readers to the Minneapolis
Supply Association. They commenced
business in this city less than two
years ago and have worked up very
large business during that brief
period. At the present time they en-
ploy large force of clerks and their
business is daily on the increase. We
have never received complaint from
any of our subscribers against this
company, and this we consider great
factor in it's favor.
They carry full line Of general
supplies and furnish the people of the
Northwest with all kinds of goods at
wholesale prices. This company is
right in line with our sentiments, as
they bring the manufacturer and con-
sumner into closer relationship than
any other style of business. There
are great many Of the large manu-
facturers antagOnistic to this line of
business, for the reason that the
manufacturers are dubbed together
to hold their prices high. This COM
pany are constantly bearing down on
prices and furnish hing goods at very
slight advance above manufacturers
cost.
They publish a large illus
trated catalogue, which they mail
free to their customers. and also pull
lish free monthly bargain catalogue,
Both of these catalogues are worthy
OF your very best attention.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
NOT BAD.
A REPUBLIC HAS ITS USES,


Four dollars a day and travelling
expenses for himself and family, from
Minnesota to Paris and return! That
is "neat but not gaudy," as the mon
key said when he painted his tail sky
blue.
The Republican party did it. Gov.
Clough did it. The State-prison
Board did it. And to pay the bills they
put up the price of t,oine! And the farm
ers footed the bills. They have been
in the habit of being footing them
selves, and so they footed the bills.
What else could they do?
But the Republican slush-tubs,
called the press, have not word to
say on this subject; but they are loud
in their denunciations Of Donnelly,
for selling Irvine at four and five cents
a pound while the others asked from
seven to ten. Horrible Donnelly!
Why he left $4,000 in the farmers
pockets, which might just as we'll have
been stolen out of them! Such thing
never was heard of before in this free
country. Down with him! It is worse
that four dollars day and three in a
family. "What" said the old woman
down in Arkansas, lis a barrel of
whiskey among widow and seven
small children, and two at the
breast?'
We want to see if Clough keeps that
State Prison Board IN office. OF
course he will. He dare not do other
wise.
From Natures chain whatever link you
strike.
Tenth or PENTHOUSE ndth breaks the chain
alike"
And the corrupt Ring has got to
hold together, or down goes the She
bang-nay whole city of shebangs.
Why that trip to Paris will cost this
state at least one thousand dollars! That
means 6.666 bushels of oats, or 6,666
bushels of potatoes, at present prices!!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
BARE-FACED LYING.
You Can't Believe Anything You
See in the Daily Papers.
INTERVIEWS INVENTED AND
PUT INTO MEMS MOUTHS.

H. S. Hilleboe, candidate for lieu
tenant governor on the Prohibition
ticket at the last state election, was
at the Brunswick last evening. Mr..
Hillehoe retired early, but before 60
ing up to his room said that he be-
lieved the cause Of Populism was wan
ing and that there would be smaller
Populist vote this coming campaign
than ever before unless the two old
parties took a straddle on the silver
question, when the ardent advocates
Of free silver might seek relief in tbe
ranks of the Prohibition or Populist
party. Mr.. Hilleboe thinks the funk
in the Populist party will be good
thing for the Prohibitionists, because
it will throw more votes in the direc-
tion of the third party. PopuliSts aft
er advocating reform cannot consist.
emily go back to the old parties and
when they become dissatisfied with
Populism they will want some
thing more acknowledgements
Times.
Editor Willmar Tribune
Was surprised to find enclosed"c ipping"
in the Times to-day. The whole thing is q
fabrication from beginning to end far
as the interview is concerned. Have not
talked word of politics to reporters Or
any one else here. My alleged thoughts IS
to 1.-THE funk in the Populist party" are
made for me by an imaginative reporter.
as this one, it is better to read fiction in
some otherf Il rm than that of y seudo in
terviews in the Times. H. 8. HILLEBOE.
The above illustrates how the old
gold bug party papers get their ideas
about the political events of the day.
Yes, the papers simply invent stories,
and stuff the people, and that stuff we
fools take for reliable information.
Yes. this is how they learn that Popu-
lsm is waning, that the silver craze is
dying, ETC., etc. What a despicable
lying press we have!-Willmar Tri-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
1T is OUT AT LAST.

We always knew there was some
thing great about US, but the trouble
was to get the multitude to think the
same way. And now comes The
Northwestern Chronicle of St. Paul,
and solves the enigma. 1t has dis
covered that we bear a striking re-
semblance to the Great Napoleon-we
shall always call him the Great Napo-
leon after this. Unfortunately the
Chronicle omits to find any mental re-
semblance between us and the mighty
COrsican. All! there's the rub! And still
more unfortunately it bases it's conclu-
sion upon the following description Of
the French emperor by the celebrated
Lord John Russell:
Napoleon was dressed in green
coat, with hat in his hand, very
much as he is painted; but, excepting
the resemblance Of dress, had a very
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
A CASE OF HEROISM.

Unusual interest attaches to the
case of the dog which saved the life of
John McGinness, eight years old, who
had fallen into the Atlantic Basin.
1t appears from.the Worlds report
of the accident that at tho time the
boy fell into the water the dog and
his owner, Mr.. Hammerstadt, were
walking away from the basin. Hear
ing cry they turned, and seeing that
some one had fallen into the water,
Mr.. Hammerstadt ran back. He was
anticipated, however, by the dog,
which ran to the water, plunged In
and dragged the boy to shore.
All the circumstances show that the
animal was moved by exactly the
same facts and feeling that moved his
master, and that his mind operated
in the same way. He heard the noise,
recognized it as an alarm of danger,
rushed back, saw boy struggling in
the water, connected the alarm with
the danger itself. put all the circum-
stances together in his mind, reached
a conclusion and at once acted on it.
II shown by man, the qualities
here illustrated would be called rea-
son, readiness of apprehension, pres
ence Of mind, courage, self-dev otion
and humanity.
No matter what they are called in a
dog, they are the same qualities.
Whether or not they are Tin the
breed" in men and dogs, they are exer-
cised only under control Of the will.
Neither man nor dog devotes him
self for others unless voluntarily.
A high scientific interest attaches
to all such facts as this heroism
shown by Mr.. Hammerstadt's dog
Grover. and scientific record ought to
be made Of them. For it is poor
sort of man who cannot learn from
studying the character Of good dog.
IN. Y. World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THE RUSKIN COLONY AGAIN.

REASONS FOR DECLINING TO PUBLISH
LETTER.
We have received from Mr.. Harry L.
Bevan, of Kansas City. No., recently a
stakeholder in the Ruskin colony at
Tennessee City, a fierce attack upon
the present management of that colo
ny, with many damaging statements.
If we thought there were any of our
readers who were likely to sell out
their property, and embark it in the
colony, we should publish it as meas
ure of precaution and in justice to
them; but as there are none we do not
care to injure the enterprise by an un-
necessary assault upon it. We have
had our say, and time will demon
strate whether we were right OF
wrong. Personally it is matter OF
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

II the farmers look out for their own
interests as seltishly and shrewdly as
the bankers, lots of people would go
hungry. The bankers stand stogether
to contract the volume of money, so
as to make it scarce and dear. 1t is
Just the same as if the farmers should
all combine and agree to raise only
halt as much wheat and corn as last
year in order to get double prices for
what they raise. To corner the mon
ey supply causes almost as much mis-
cry and suffering as it would to corner
the supply Of bread. When everybody
gets to be as heartlesS and selfish as
the men who constitute the money
power this world will be good place
to emigate from.-Independ ece, Star
and Kansan.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

A meeting of the executive board Of
the Peoples Party state league of
Minnesota will be held at the Secre-
tary's office, room 418 Century Build
ing, Minneapolis. Sept. IL, 1895, at $3.50
a. m. Business Of great Importance
will come before the league. A full
attendance is requested. Peoples
Party men visiting the State Fair are
requested to attend this meeting also.
M BOWLER, Pres.
l.. M. AVER. Sec'v.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
MY LOST DARLING.

written for the Representative
I am dreaming in the cleaning.
When the tasks of days are Ger,
And the freight shadows flicker
Softly on the parlor floor.
But the viod within my bosom
Seems to grow more wide and deep,
For miss the pretty darling z
That used to rock to sleep.
Yonder in the nurs'ry corner
Stands the little trundle bed,
But / see no more the impress
OF the tiny baby head.
And see no golden tresses
Ripping DER moist white brow,
And no gentle childish breathings,
Break the lonely silence now.
Oh, how sadly in the cleaning,
l sit silent, dreaming on,
Till the rosy firelight's glimmer,
Flickers family and Is gone;
Till the plying moonbeams softly,
Through the gloomy stiffness peep,
Like message from the darling
That used to rock to sleep.
Mabel Hawthorne.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THE STATE OF RAMSEY.

They are talking now in St. Paul of
changing the name of Minnesota to
Ramsey" The old man is such a
choice representative of the spirit Of
this civilized and progressive age, that
the very women insist his good quail
ties shall be recognized. 1.-THE state
Of Ramseyv' How nice it sounds!
Then they might call Hennepin county
1.-THE county of Bill-King;"-let it be
written "bilking."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
WHAT 1T MEANS.
A SHORT CAMPAIGN PROBABLE.

Red Wing Republicans: From the
opinions expressed by a large number
OF members Of the national commit
tees Of both parties, it seems probable
now that there will be short cam
paign next year. AS far as actual
work Of the parties in the field is con-
cerned, this rests wholly with the COM
mitteemen themselves. The conven-
lions will not meet until called, and
they will be called just when the COM
mittees see fit to bring them together.
1t looks as if the members had been
taking counsel of public opinion in
their states, and would defer the con.
ventions as long as possible.
This means that the scamps propose
to postpone the national conventions
of the two old parties to so late date
that the free-silver elements will not
be able to organize break, but will
have to swallow their poison. 1t is
cunning, but 1T will not work.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
4 MINNESOTA AUTHOR.

We have received a complimentary
copy of charming little book, of prose
and poetry, entitled "Sunny Nooks, or
Hating Place Stories, by o. G. WALL"
of Lanesboro, in this state. one of our
we'll known and prominent citizens.
We have been dipping into it and find
1t full of gems,-gems of thought and
gems of expression.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

We might as we'll understand from
the start that we have got the
church to flight in our warfare for the
emancipation of mankind from the
tyranny of capitalism. Wealth sup
ports the churches, and so the churc h.
es must stand by wealth. Always and
everywhere you will find the old, the
wealthy, and the aristocratic churches
the greatest obstacle in the way of re-
form. They are conservative; they
want things to remain as they are, so
fered with. When you start out to
overthrow the tables Of the money
changers expect no aid from the
priests and Levites, to whom the mon
ey changers are paying their tribute.
Star and Kansan, Independence,
Kansas.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04

Whilst being waited in ETHEREAL
realms, by those who wish to lure, and
communicate with you through the
Gold Bug sheets; do not forget the
fundamental principles Of right and
protection, which is guaranteed unto
all the faithful, who stand by their
friends. Now is the time to exclaim,
"get thee behind me Satan" and
choose whom you will serve. We are
here to protect those who have the
manhood, to protect themselves. Come
forth, ye noble freemen and investi-
gate the truth as it is proclaimed unto
you by the various ads in THE REPRE-
SENTATIVE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
COME TO THE LAND OF PLENTY.

Dunsieth Herald: MOI tn Dakota is
the poor mans paradise, for by careful
management family upon 100 acres
Of this rich and productive soil of
Uncle Sans can become dependent
in few years. To man who loves
freedom and desires to be independ-
emit North Dakota can not be excelled.
"Loves freedom" Oh Lord! Free
dom to sell wheat at SO cents bushel
and borrow money at 40 per cent per
annum.