The representative., 1895-10-09

doubt that the human race will ad-
vance as far in tie next hundred
years as it has in the past hundred.
We have not yet begun to sound ma
lures depths of possibilities.
OLD FRIENDS
1t is astonishing how extensively the
people Of Minnesota have been dis
tributed all over the West. You can
not go anywhere but you encounter
former residents of our state. And
this testifies largely to the pressure of
unjust conditions, forcing men to mi
CRATE from place in search of that
perty which they have not found
at home; for man has good deal Of
the vegetable in him, and is very ant
to take root where he finds himself, if
the soil is cOngenial and nutritious
enough to supply his wants.
One Of the first l met was Senator
Brosnan, formerly well-known labor
leader of Minneapols-a clear headed.
able man. He moved out here and
settled at the great mining town Of
Butte pronounced Bute, rhyming to
'shoot; Subsequently he removed
here, to Great Falls, and was elected
to the State Senate, position he
still holds and honOrs. He is now
prosperous business man but has los1
labor and the laborer.
Then we were called upon by our old
friend and relative. Harry j. Giltinan.
Of White Sulphur Springs, who drove
200 miles to see and hear us. He is a
sheep-raiser on large scale and very
successful. He has lived through
hardships and isolation that would
have discouraged many another; but
he is a type of our courageous, persis-
tent American youth fit instru-
mentS.tO subdue wilderness. We
we're glad to see him and sorry to part
with him. He is an ardent Populist,
Then we were called upon by anoth-
er old friend and advocate Of Peoples
Party principles, Mr.. Edward LARSEN,
formerly Of Benson, Minnesota; florist
and farmer and ex-editor: a man OF
marked ability. About year ago he
led colony of MINES sotians, of differ
ent nationalities, Che is himself
Scandinavian and settled in beauti-
full valley about forty miles from
Great Falls, and they are all delighted
with the change. They an have abund-
ant supply of water from the SHOWS
on the everlasting mountains around
them, and they grow big crops and get
big prices for them. He was formerly
correspondent Of THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, and promises to write for it soon
full account of the colony and it's
doingS. Whatever he writes will be
intereS ting to our readers. Our paper
goes all over Montana, and we ADDED
number of new, voluntary, subscrib
to our list during our visit The first
thing Mr.. LARSEN did, when he met
US, was to put his hand in his pocket
and pull out two big, bright, shining
dollars, made up of the despised
metal, silver, and pay for his paper in
advance. We wish we could meet
about 10000 more LarsseAs We would
change our name to "Donnellssen."
1t was pleasure to meet another
OAN NAAhAOoOOidAs NA 11OII. dI Is OlDSOtl.
formerly OF Minneapolis, the founder
of Great Falls. He has identified his
memory with the cataracts of this
new Ganges, and with the great
metropolis that will spring up around
them, and he will be remembered
therefore as long as Montana stands.
He is a pleasant, kindly, courteous
gentleman; energetic and enterpris-
ing, good talker and a. hearty laugh
er;-and good laugh often tells more
Of a mans inward nature than
volumes of speech. was glad to note (
how much Mr., Gibson is esteemed by
the people of this region. l should
not be surprised to hear of him yet
in the United States Senate
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
l found the Populsts very numer-
Gus, and very enthusiastic. They are
saguine Of carrying Montana in the
next election. Among others l re-
newed pleasant acquaintance with
Mr.. H. M. Beadle, editor of the
Helena News, one of the leading Popu-
list papers of this section. He felt
sangulne that everything was coming
our way. The truth is that apart
from few bankers, who get their
ideas from Wall Street, this whole, re-
gion is ardently devoted to the cause
Of free silver. 1t is their shibbOleth:
and when the Gold-bugs get control,
as they will, of the two old parties,
and force their conventions TO pro-
claim m0nome talism, three -fourths
of the people Of this greatsilver state,
and OF all the other silver states, Will
move bodily into the Populist camp,
and brig their wives and babies with
them. and Goldocracy will be as dead
as SeSSioniSm is now
ON THE WAY BACK.
Saturday morning, October 5th, at
O'Clock, | walked across, in the
moonlight, block. or two from the
Park House, a very pleasant hOstelry,
through the park and by the shining
Whirling fountain, to the depot Of
the Great Northern: clim bed into the
sleeper, and at 2:10 we were moving
through the city to the East; and in
little while l was sleeping soundly,
as only he can sleep who steadily votes
the Populist ticket; and l dreamed
that all the Peoples Party men in