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The representative., 1895-10-23
NATIONAL BANKS.

circumstances make it my duty to
call the attention of Congress to the
Bank of the United States. That in
stitution has become the scourge of
the people. Events have satisfied my
mind, and, think, the minds of the
American people, that the mischiefs
and dangers which flow from a nation
al bank far Overbalance all it's advan-
tages. The bold effort the present
bank has made to control the govern
ment, the stress it has wantonly
produced, the violence of which it has
been the occasion, are but Fremont
tiOns of the fate which awaits the
American people, should they be de-
luded into a perpetuation of this in
stitution or the esta bliShment of an
other like it,
Surely this must be some "crank." "
some lunatic, talking that way. It
sounds like Gen. Weaver or Col. Nor
ton, or Brother Vincent, or Wayland.
or Taubeneck. or Bob Schilling. More
like Bob than any of them
Why no! 1t is an extract from the
message of Andrew Jackson, President
of the United States. to Congress, De-
cember 3, 1884, NEARLY sixty-one years
ago. Glorious old Andy. Jackson. He
who beat the conquerors of Napoleon
at New Orleans, and crushed Nullitica-
tion in its cradle, and made one of the
best and loblest presidents this coun-
try hasever had. Curious, ism t it, that
he should talk just like one of our des-
pissed fin de steele ''crankS.'
The representative., 1895-10-23
brothers, vote. And If that won't cure
it then fight, brothers, fight.

Waverly is having great wheat
boom. Last Friday our three elevat-
ors entered into the liveliest cOmpe-
titiod, and one cent was paid above
list price. About 1900 bushels were
taken in on that day. Saturday the
battle grew warmer, and two cents a
bushel was paid over the list price,
about 2.200 bushels being bought.
Monday dawned on livelier competi-
tion than ever, three cents over list
being the ruling figure, and about
$500 bushels Of wheat were landed in
the elevators. Tuesday the war still
continued with three cents per bushel
higher than the regular price and 5000
bushels purchased. 1t was battle
royal, and the teams. strung out to
great distance, showed the intensity
Of the struggle. Waverly Tribune.
All this shows what large margin
Of profit the wheat buyers have, when
they can put up the price three cents
buShel without losing.
The representative., 1895-10-23

cy of our modern civilization is to in
crease the numbers of the breed, and
sharpen their wits; and ii they get
into a cooperative scheme they are
apt to be like the rat that retired, for
quiet life, to the heart of Parme
san cheese. They will eat the bowels
out of any phila nthrOpic purpose.
Government is a great cooperation,
and the ballot box is where the CO.
operators vote. The machinery is all
created to our hand. and we should net
go off to set up side experiments until
we have demonstrated that self-gov-
ernment will not give us the results
we seek.
Do not be driven out of your patri-
mony by gang Of knaves, and scat
tered into the wilderness. Study pub
lie affairs and take possession Of what
belongs to you; what 1.-THE fathers"
left you; and amplify its powers until
every wrong is righted and every abuse
corrected.
The ballot box! The ballot box!
There is the outlet of the world S
hopes. Wisely used the cartridge box
need never be appealed to, at least in
this country.
The representative., 1895-10-23
COOPERATION.

We have received the following let
ter from valued friend:
Editor Representatives:
lnclosed find 81 to pay for THE REP
REsENTATIvE. | could not get along
without it. 1t is just the sledge-h ham
mer to knock out the monopolists.
Have you looked into this co-opera-
tion business, they call it the "Labo
EXchange?" If so what do you think
OF it? 1t seems to me the only reme-
dy for the poor is to commence to CO.
operate and exchange labor and use
their own checks. Such checks would
be good, because there is always pro-
ducts or labor behind them, and the
labor is the handspring in the whole
machinery. 1t is good we have such
papers as THE REPRESENTATIVE to
teach the people what they can do ii
we get up and dust. Yours for the
cause. John Kron.
Alexandria, Mimi, Oct. II.
We would say in reply, that the pro-
gress Of mankind is, and has been for
ages, away from individualism and
towards cooperation, or as some call
it," Socialism, (which is very diff
ferent thing from Anarchism. The
barbarians look upon all mankind, out
side of their immediate group, family
or clan,-as enemies. A great city is
gigantic cooperation. They unite
to obtain equal laws, peace, protec-
tion, safety, roads, bridges, water,
light, etc. things they could not
achieve singly. We see modified form
Of cooperation where the farmers
Exchange work." and in barn-ra s.
ings, house building helping the wild
ows with their crops, ETC., etc.
The only ques tion is how far can CO.
operation be carried on, in practical
way? II hundred men combine to
exchange products and all raise the
same products nothing is to be gained.
To make the exchanges between per-
sons engaged in diverse pursuits
money was invented The farmer re
duces ten dollars worth of food to a
bank note or coin, and carries it in his
pocket to swap with a tailor who has
ten dollars worth of clothes to sell for
food.
1t is easy for neighbors who know
each other we'll to cooperate, but
when you widen the basis the difficult
ties increase. The world is full of
sharp scamps, and the whole tenden-
The representative., 1895-10-23
ANOTHER HUMBUG.

The gold-bug papers are making a
great Growing over the fact that an
mblage, calling itself "The Ma
tional Farmers Congress" by vote
Of 25l to 1O4, defeated a 16 to free sill
vep resolution, at it's meeting in
Atlanta, Georgia, recently.
Some time previously the Philadel-
phia City Item, (Pop.) said:
"The Farmers National Conven-
tion, parliament of agriculturists, f"
are to meet in Atlanta, Ga, for six
days next October. Every state sends
delegates in the same number as it's
Congressman.
All this is in behalf of currency as
we'll as some other matters. 1t looks
all right on its face, but this cOnven-
tion is being packed to order.
For instance, Governor Morton of
New York, in appointing delegates he
being banker and dominated by
their ways OF viewing things, natur-
ally appoints those he feels sure will
side with the goldites, as will be the
case with most other Governors.
The people must remember this
method of selecting delegates when
they read the proceedings of this con-
ventiOn.
1t is perfectly safe to say, if these
delegates were selected by their own
class, they would carry the convention
for free silver with few or no dissent
ing votes.
But as they are selected to repre-
sent the goldites. it is not to be ex-
pected that their resolutions will be
on the currency question-in behalf
of the farming interests Of the cOun-
try"
The convention might just as we'll
call itself "a crowd of small-potat toe
politicians, appointed by the COVER
nOrs in the interest of the banks and
Corporations, to discuss white beans,
manures and gold-bug propositions.
Who represents Minnesota in that
gathering? Does anybody know? And
why should the people pay for their
junketing trip?
For many years this abortion has
been meeting and resoluting annually;
and always against the interests Of
the real agriculturists. They "steal
the livery of heaven to serve the
devil.
bah! It is enough to make brass
monkey sick at the stomach!
The representative., 1895-10-23
THERE ARE JEWS AND JE WS,

Poor Ed Nathan! We owe him an
apology. Ed is Jew, and as white a
man as God ever made. Until recent
ly Ed has been in business in Silver
ton, but we guess we will let Ed tell
his own story:
"Pay my subscription? Well not
much. You and your darn sheet came
near getting me killed in Silverton.
The Road appears to hrve big circu-
lation in that town. One morning
long haired, wild eyed miner dropped
into my store and said. see hyer, sab!
be you Jew?' / admitted l was.
Wal, git ready to die. I read Herb
Georges paper and he says Roths-
childs is the man who demoraliZed sill
ver.' Yes, | assented, but for Gods
sake, man, l hadn't anything to do
with that and don't know Rothschilds
any more than you do. That's all
right, but dcd gum my pelt I am 60
ing to kill a Jew Just to ease my con-
science, and bein' as yer the only one
in town I jest guess I'll take shot at
We fur luck l lodged the bullet,
Herb, and am up here to see if you
can't be called off for little while. II
you will let up on Rothschilds long
enough to let some OF your cOnstitu-
ents cool off I'll pay up and go back
to Silverton with pleasure"
Having known the genial Ed for
nearly fifteen years and having slept,
broken bread and ridden burros with
him, over the lonely trails of the
Rockies as commercial traveller, we
hasten to say that we fully know and
firmly believe Ed never had anything
to do with the characterization Of sill
yer, and trust our SilvertOn readers
will put up their weapons and give Ed
chance. There is something awfully
depressing about bumping UP against
the smoking end Of a IS. and as Bill
Nye puts it. Ed would rather go to
hell and pump thunder at five cents
per clap than return to Silverton
while disposition exists to blame
him for the crime Of '73.-The Denver
Road.
We know some Jews that we are
proud to call our friends, and we can
not forget that the founder of the
Christian religion was Jew. 1t is
not right to hold a race responsible
for the wrong doing Of il divio uals.
The representative., 1895-10-23
Il LETTER FROM TEXAS,
LET US REASON TOGETHER.

LEI US REASON OGETHER.
We have received a very interesting
private lelter from j. H. Davis-"Cyc-
lobe Davis"-the famous Populist ora
tor and leader, of Texas, and we take
the liberty of publishing it for our
big family OF readers Mr.. Davis has
been charged, in some quarters, with
treachery to tho Peoples Party, for
being willing to fuse with the Demo
Gratis of Texas, but as we understand
his position he proposes to simply CO.
operate with those free-silver men
who have cut loose from the Demo
cratic national gold-bug organization;
and at the same time he will not aban-
don the Omaha pla atform.
1t seems to us that this is the time
when there should be the widest lati-
tude of discussion and the greatest
tolerance of honest differences of opin-
ion. If we can come to an under
standing in 1895 we will be harmoni-
Gus in 1896. Our disputations are
rather about matters Of method than
OF principle. All hands mean we'll.
Let us reason together like a band of
brothers. The high hills of difficulty
ofte ntimes flatten out as sturdy man
hood approaches them.
HON. IGNATIUs DONNELLY:
All patriots should work together in
1896 ii it can be done honorably. and
think it can, | think most Of the sill
YER men in Texas are willing and anX.
ious to consolidate along the lines
have suggested IL they can be assured
that they can have an equal show be-
fore the people and not have to 20
afOot.
My idea is for about fifty of our fore
most ment to meet in council. Set
out the designs Of the gold men in the
call, and call on them to meet with us
to see ii there is any honorable means
by which we can consolidate for 1896.
Then formulate the five points in
voived in our money system as the
basis of union. Ii they refuse to unite
we can then go to the country declar
Ing them tories, traitors, gold men in
disguise, seeking to betray the country
into the hands OF the gold men.
l think there is desire among the
silver men Of Texas. some of them at
least, to SAGE the banking spstem; to
Ouly ICSUOIc SllVCI dS d UdSlC money
and thus broaden the basis for bank
currency. | don't know to what ex-
tent this feeling exists, but 1t must not
be dtlotced to enter into any consolidation are
nluy make. No; no. The nation mus t
coin and control the issue OF money
whether metal or paper.
There is breakup in the old par
ties; everyone sees tnat. We must
profit by it; collect the forces and save
the country. Cleveland is going to
put the Republicans on record this
time. If they refuse to refund the
green backs and recharter the banks
he is to run for d third term and the
money power, honest money" crowd,
are to gather around him.
GOOd wishes,
J. H. DAVIS.
The representative., 1895-10-23
WOULDN'T THEY CROW!

YES; GROW THEIR DARNED OLD HEADS
OFF,
We have just received the following
note from our esteemed friend, Gen.
Weaver, lately our candidate for presi-
dent:
DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. II.
Hon. Ig. Donnelly:-The readers Of
your most excellent paper know that
the enclosed is a lie, but the people
generally do not.
l am up to my neck in the Iowa
campaign, which promises we'll. Re-
publican ticket will poll light vote,
the Democrats not much over their
usual number, the Populsts will in
crease materially. Fraternially yours,
JAMES B. WEAVER.
The extract referred to is:
1.-THE Populist organ in Minnesota,
edited by Ignatius Donnelly, is to sus-
pend. The good signs of the times
continue to appear. daily Leader
(dem.) Des Moines
A ripple Of smiles and chorus of
chuckles spread over the whole land
when this item of news passed from
bank to bank. 1t was as if some one
had cried out: "The devil is dead and
hell is closed for repairs"
Even a Democratic newspaper ex-
ults over the alleged downfall of The
REPRESENTATIVE. The enemy they
have been fighting for half a century,
the e. O. Pts nearer and dearer to
them than the Populists; the liga-
ment of public plunder unites these
Siamese twins, and John Bull cracks
the slave-drivers whip over them
both. Lovely in their lives in their
deaths let them not be divided"
The representative., 1895-10-23
A SPLENDID BOOK.

We have always liked Col. S. F. Nor
ton, the great Populist of Chicago,
whether we agreed with him in all
particulars or not. We liked his hear
tiness, his earnestness, his honesty,
his fearlessness. But we never knew
how much there was 'to him" until
he sent us the other day. handsome
copy of his book Still the World Goes
On" That opened the windows Of his
heart and enabled US to look in upon
his soul: and great, generous, tender
soul it is; in which is united the gen.
tleness of woman, the inspiration of
poet, and the courage of a soldier.
Thanks Col. We are proud to know
you belong to the Peoples Party.
The representative., 1895-10-23
An EXPLANATION.

Capt. w. Lee Moore, superintendent
of our Mailing Department, sent out
some circulars to part of our delin-
quent subscribers, and as the rule of
this paper, as Of all papers, is payment
in advance. he put in the notice
that such sum would pay up to such
number. meaning year ahead. A
number of parties misunderstood the
notice, and thought the amount
named was intended to pay only up to
date, and that it was too much. If
they will compare the numb in Capt.
Moore's letter with the number on the
pink label on their paper they will un-
derStand the whole thing.
The representative., 1895-10-23

The horsef1esh trade in London gives
employment to 80 wholesale sales mel
and over 1000 retailers. Not single
part Of the carcass Of horse that
ends his days at the knackers yard is,
it appears, treated as valueless; but,
on the contrary, the flesh, the hide,
OIL bones. hoofs and hair. are market
able commodities, AMI realize con
siderable profit for the purchaser af-
the cost OF the beast, which ranges
from 27S sd upward. is betrayed. On
the subject of horsefiesh it is not with
out interest to note that there are no
less than 13, 44O meals for our feline
and canine pets in one ton Of horse
flesh, that over 1000 horses are "des-
patched. every month, and that it
takes half ton of wood cut up into
skewers to provide for single days
consumption of cats meat.-London
Press.
These facts are interesting.
This is the age of millionaires and
cat-meat.
The representative., 1895-10-23
WORLDS WHEAT CROP.
ESTIMATED TO BE HUNDRED MIL.
LION BUSHELS LESS THAN 1894.

ESTIMATED TO BE A HUNDRED MIL
LION BUSHELS LESS THAN 1894.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE general
conclusion in the British cereal trade
that the worlds wheat harvest for
1895 is about l00,OOO,O00 bushels less
than that of 1894 is announced in the
report of the Agricultural Depart
ment's European agent for Europe
And yet, with the wheat crop of the
world 100 900, 900 bu short of last years
supply, wheat, in Western Minnesota,
is worth 3S to 40 cents per bushel
With poor crop of potatoes all over
the East and South it is favor to
get anybody to pay eight cents a
bushel for them here.
Talk about the law of supply and
demand! 1t is bosh! The real law is
that as gold goes up commodities go
down. You may live in a palace or a
The representative., 1895-10-23

Cheyenne, Wyo.. telecram.-United
States Senator Francis E Ware who
returned from Washington, says he
believes the only hone for silver is in a
fight within the Republican party
lines. Questioned as to what the Re-
publican party of Wyoming would
probably do il the national organZa-
tion declared against the white metal,
he said that there was little use Of
any one or several states attacking the
national party organization on any
one subject what ever. Asked as to
what he himself would do in case his
party definitely arrayed itself against
silver. the senator said that he
thought he could do more coed for sill
yer within his party ranks than he
could do outside of them.
Oh the scoundrel. He will stick to
his party even though it assails and
betrays every interest of his constitu-
ents. And this is the way the nation
is ruled. The people may be ruined.
but the party must live! May the
devil fly away with such shallow-head-
ed, rotten-hearted knaves.
The representative., 1895-10-23
LIQUIDATE.
cat-meat.

A Populist may talk loud and long
about the cussedness Of the Shylocks;
he may shout to the Populist editors
to give 'em L; he may talk about
plumbing the middle of the road; he
may talk in favor Of keeping up the
Populist papers: but unless he rameth
his fist down in his own pocket and
whacketh up his subscription in due
season, he hath become sounding
brass or drum with the head knock
ed in. and is not the sort we looking
for to help us in the work of pus hing
Populism on top of the political situa-
tion.-Arkansas Populist.
The representative., 1895-10-23

Prof. Rochelle, Of the California Hor.
ticultural Commission, has discovered
in Japan beetle which feeds on the
larvae of the potatOe bug. He believes
the introduction of the beetle in this
country will result in the extermina-
tion of the insect which has caused an
nual losses of millions of dollars to the
farmers.
For the Lords sake let the Agricul-
tural Department find another insect
that will eat up the gold-bugs. The
potato bug only devours part of the
potatoe crop, but the gold bug takes
the whole crop, and the wheat
and oats, and barley and rye, and the
house and barn and pig pens and the
whole farm.
The representative., 1895-10-23
ENCOURAGING IMMIGRATION

The Commercial club took action on
what it claims to be very important
matter for the interests of the North
west yesterday. President Footner,
Vice Presidents Hamlin and Horr
and Secretary McGinnis met at the
club and completed arrangements for
issuing call for an immigration con-
vention to have representation from
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Northern Iowa, North and South Da-
and Oregon. Each commercial body
within these states will be asked to
send delegates. The governors of the
states and the mayors of the cities
will also be asked to have representa-
The representative., 1895-10-23

For the full decision of the highest
tribunalin the land, next to the ballot,
see volume Ink, 10, United States
Reports, page 42l and there read as
follows:
Congress is authorized to establish a
currency; either in coin or paper and to
make that currency lawful money for a Ill
purposes as regards the matte nal govern
ment or private individuals"
Commit this to memory please
Denver Road.
Yes; paste it in your hat; and read
it to the Internal knaves who talk
about '.Jiat" money. This is good law
until Cleveland appoints some more
Judges.
The representative., 1895-10-23
GO SLOW.

Don't be in hurry to throw away
your crops for nothing. See an article
in this paper showing that an unpre-
cedented drought extends over great
part Of the United States, which will
probably affect prices before next sum-
mer. But don't count on too much
We will see no big prices again until
silver is remonetized. Use your own
good sense in all these matters.
The representative., 1895-10-23
SILVER RISING.

Silver is going up In spite of the
RothschildS and the other scoundrels.
1t will survive all it's assailants. 1t
isn't in the power of generation of
knaves, assis ted by an army of lying
editors, to destroy money metal
the pyramids of Egypt were built.
The representative., 1895-10-23
DEAD.

Mrs. S. V. r. Emery of Lansing,
Mich, author of "Seven Financial
Conspiracies,'' has passed over the
boundary line. A great and good
woman. She will be tenderly remem-
bered for ages to come by grateful
people. Her little book was the "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Of this new and NIGH
tier revolution.
May she be happy in the good work
she will do in another world.
The representative., 1895-10-23

Rhode Island voted last week
against constitutional amendment
providing biennial elections. Rhode
Island and Massachusetts are the only
states which stick to the annual raZ-
zle-dazzle.-Minneapolis Journal.
The abolition of legislation half the
time is a step towards the abolition of
legislation all the time. And the Plu-
tocratic papers that hurrah that the
people can only pass laws during a
brief period every two years would
howl with greater delight if they were
not permitted to pass laws at all.
The representative., 1895-10-23
GOOD.

The money and the new subscribers
are rolling in in steady stream. Keep
it up, friends. You are getting the
paper out of debt, and that's where
it should be. 1t it hard to fight Plu-
tocracy if Plutocracy has it's finger on
your jugular. And every dollar above
expenses will go to improve THE REP
REsENTATIvE, and make it worthy of
your support. Get up clubs. See our
new offer
The representative., 1895-10-23
ANOTHER HELPER.

Capt. A. H. Nelson, we'll known as
an earnest and uncompromising re-
former, has become the senior partner
in the ownership of the Northeast
Minneapolis Argus. We are informed
he proposes to make the paper inde-
pendent in it's editorial utterances.
We wish the paper successful career.
Progressive Age.
Good! Capt. Nelson is "true blue, {"
and thoroughly posted on the great
Ques tions of the day. Success to him.
The representative., 1895-10-23

The state tax levy for this year is
only is mills. Last year it was 2.2
mills. The year the Demo Alliance
combine run the Legislature it was 2.6
mills.-Butfalo Journal.
Yes; asked for by Republican state
government and fought by the ALI
ance mem bers. And now the tax is
reduced and the valuation increased.
Beautiful game. Nov you see it and
now you don't see it,
The representative., 1895-10-23

The whole fight to save civilization
depends on the use Of printers ink.
Speechifying is we'll enough in it's way,
to stir men up and set them thinking,
but to fight the enemies Of mankind
there is nothing equal to the news
paper; it is a constant dropping
that wears away bigotry: succession
of flashlights that illuminate ignor-
ance; and an endless debater that
never stops talking,
Push the honest newspapers, breth-
rem, ,and you will save liberty and man.
kind.
The representative., 1895-10-23

Preachers sometimes talk politics
with force and truthfulness, as wit
ness the Rev. j. p Morgan of Florida:
"A statesman one made himself
famous by the statement, 1t is a
condition and not theory that
confronts US say to you tonight,
fellow citizens, it is a theory and
condition that confront us. The the
ory is damn the poor people, and the
condition is damned poor people,"
to si little swearing, to relieve an over
odeneItrdened heart. is sometimes justifi.
Sable even among preachers. Swear,
brothers, swear. And then vote,
The representative., 1895-10-23

Funny state Of things:-the farmers
threshing the biggest crop they ever
raised, and swearing blue streaks all
the time. God has done wonders for
the people, but the Rothschilds have
unhhled it
The representative., 1895-10-23

Major Bowler suggested last week
that the Peoples Party push the Cir
culation Of THE REPRESENTATIVE
until it reaches 25, 900.
Give us that many paid up yearly
subscribers and we will guarantee to
carry Minnesota in 1896.