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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
HONEST MONEY DEFINED.
Southern Mercury.

(Southern Mercury.
I. The power to issue money is sOver-
eign, and should only be exercised by
organized governments, free from the die
tation or influence of any other govern
ment, person or combination of persons.
2. The sole function of money should
be to facilitate the exchange Of commod-
tiles and products and to sustain trade
and commerce among the people of the
country issuing it. Money should be COM
posed of substance not only suitable for
use as money, but if possible that sub
stance should possess little or no COM
modify value, and therefore constitute no
part of the traffic of commerce.
8. The safest policy would be to pre-
serve uniformity by using only one SUBJ
stance in coming money, and that one
the least liable to the influence of COM
merce, but if more than one substance is
used all of the different kinds of money
should be equal in money functions.
4. The prime function Of money being
to facilitate trade, it should be full legal
tender without any exceptions, non-re-
deemable, but universally receivable
throughout the country 1or oil oeOtS, Dotn
public and private.
5. Money should be issued with as lit
tile cost to the people as perfection in exc
cution will admit. 1t is evidently unjust
to the people that they be required to
pay the full value of dollar to the gov
eminent for its issue and then second
full value of the dollar in products or la
Dor before obtaining the dollar. It is also
unjust that the people should bear the
burdens of bonded Indebtedness as a
basis for a money circulation. All money
issued by government should rest upon
the credits of the country and the faith
and patriotism of the people, and not upon
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28

1T becomes the agent and minister Of
ruin. No nation ever fought a great
war by the aid OF gold. On the con-
trary, in the crisis of greatest danger.
1t becomes the greatest enemy, more
potent than the foe in the field; but
when the battle is fought and won,
and peace has been secured, gold re-
appears and claims the fruit OF the
victory. In our own civil war it is
doubtful if the gold of New York and
London did not work US greater in
jury than the powder lead and iron of
the confederates. 1t is the most in
vlncible enemy of public credit. Gold
paid not soldiers. 1t refused the ma
tional obligations. 1t was worth most
when our fortunes were the lowest.
Every defeat gave it increased value.
1t was an open alliance with our enc
mics the world over, and all it's ener-
gies were evoked for cur destruction.
But as usual, when danger had been
averted and victory secured, gold
swaggers to the front and asserted it's
premacy.-Senator John j. ingalls,.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
FOUR DAYS RACING AT THE
FAIR.

There will be four days of racing at
the Minnesota State Fair which will
occur at Hamline, midway between St.
Paul and Minneapolis, Sept. 9th to
14th inclusive, with good list of en-
trees in all the races. The passage of
the anti pool selling law by the last
Legislature has rid the society of the
meetings which were held on the
grounds during the summer, but not
under the auspices Of the society, and
which have been more or less criti-
cised, and the lovers of the trotting
horse can be assured that there will be
lot OF sport without any of the at.
tendant and many Objectionable gam
bling features. The races will occur
on Tuesday, Sept. 10th, and on each
day thereafter until Friday. The
opening day of the fair will be given
over to the bicyclers, and the Press
clubs of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in
conjunction with the State Editorial
Association, are preparing an unique
programme for Saturday, the closing
day. The purses offered to the trot-
tiers during the four days meeting ag-
gregate $1,000.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
ADVICE TO A BOY.
NINETEENTH CENTURY MORALIT

NINETEENTH CENTURY MORALITY.
(From New York Commonwe alth)
My young friend, whatever you do,
do it according to law. II the law
don't allow you to do what you want
to, you can have it changed when you
get money enough. The laws are made
by the rich and for the rich, so that
nothing is needed but to get into the
ring. 1t is better not to violate law,
at least openly, because people have a
curious reverence for what they call
order. They make fetch of it; but
that is just as we'll, for we can use
their fetishism to stir them up against
the under class if they struggle too
hard when we squeeze them.
Get all the money you can, because
society will judge you by what you
own. DO not give much attention to
cultivating your brains, at least that
part not concerned with business"
methods. Society does not go much
on that sort of thing.
Never steal unless you see a chance
to steal aSnillion. If you take less,
you will be arrested, and that is in
convenient. 1t Interrupts your work,
and may lose you social position. A
big steal is all right. The laws are
made for it. 1t is good thing,
though, after having stolen ten mill
ions, to found a college. 1t costs only
half million, and people will call you
a philanthropist. 1t pays. Gould
made mist take. He didn't start
college. Haven't you noticed how the
newspapers criticised Jay. and how the
preachers warned their audiences
against following suit? Compare that
with the praise showered upon Rookie
teller by editors and preachers. That
is because Johnny founded a college
and Jay didn't. Beside, Johnny I'M
derstood the law better. He stole as
much as Jay. but he owned more
judges. Jay was not up in all fine
points. He was some at it, though.
EDGAR JAMES SWIFT.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
will pay for itself In one-half days

will pay for itself In one-half days
separating.
There can be only limited number
OF mills made this year. Farmers will
40 we'll to get In their orders early.
MY nome trade will consume about all
That can make. Respectfully,
JOHN LUCAS
1.-The editor OF THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE is neighbor of Mr.. Lucas, and
FAMILIAR with his mill. and the repu-
tatlon it lears; and he takes pleasure
10 adding to this letter that if there
Is trouble in Southern Minnesota, with
'succotash. as stated not long ago in
This paper, the remedy is to get a
Lucas flaming Mill. It will separate
the wheat from the oats as thoroughly
as Minnesota election will the old
party fools from the new party sem
slble men: and we could not make any
stronger mparison-ED. REP.1
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
Editor Representative:

GUIlOI Representative.
In the letter of correspondent in
THE REPRESENTATIVE of Aug. Il, a
serious charge signed Farmer" came
to my notice, in reference to the i'm
possibility Of finding tanning mill
that will absolutely separate wheat
and oats. Permit me to say that l
build a hand-power flaming Mill to
separate "succotash, '(wheat and oats. J
l have repeatedly and do challenge
the whole world on it's work Also as
a flax mill it is not to be. excelled.
1t separates eight bushels of 'succo-
tash' per hour: and 1t eciU absolutely
take out The last oat large or small.
1t is a handsome mill and weighs
about 200 pounds; it has force feed;
the wheat hurdle has five concave zinc
sleeves; the upper'ones are three feet
long and twenty inches wide: there is
an elevator to carry back 1.-THE re-
peat"
This mill costs three times as much
to build as common mill; it cleans
about three times as fast as common
mill: which does not make it SO dear
after all.
The price, .$35, has been serious
drawback in making sales, for farmers
have said it did not pay to separat tie
wheat and oats, as oats were the same
price per pound as wheat, the elevator
men did not dock them for oats.
Elevator men have turned s'cOld
shoulder" to me for they know that
the John Lucas high-grade flaming
Mill will eventually save the farmers
millions Of dollars.
Wheat is worth now twice as much
per pound as oats; it will therefore
pay we'll to separate them. Ny mill
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
PLAIN WORDS TO WAGE SLAVES.
A friend in Ohio writes us in part as

A friend in Ohio writes us in part as
follows:
have managed to save nearly 81, 900 in
the past ten years, and would very much
like to embark in the sort of work you are
engaged in. l thi NIX there is no higher
calling on earth than editing the sort Of
paper you print The reform movement
rs in it's infancy, and l feel that can do
good deal toward assisting it to grow
if l could find some good location some
where out West where Populist news
paper would be properly supported.
The letter really makes us feel sad. We
know nearly every reform publisher In
the nation, and if there is one who has
not impoverished himself helping the
dear people" we would be glad to secure
his photograph and address. Like our
correspondent, we, too, would like to
know of a place "out West" or anywhere
else, where the toiling masses would &C.
casionally forego circus in order to sup
port paper that advocates their side. To
tell the honest truth, the large majority of
the masses prefer to spend their money in
tobacco, beer, and old party daily.papers,
rather than aid the paper that stands up
for them. Not that they object to the
grand work the reform press is doing for
them-oh,' no; but the average reader of
reform papers imagines there is some
body or some hidden er-terrestrial
power that feeds reform editors, pays for
their paper and ink, and clothes them, in
order to let them (the masses) beg, bor-
row or steal their reform literature. Our
advice to our Ohio friend is to invest his
IN v1So tot,
ranch in Colorado, where he can secure a
living raising chickens and making but
ter. His $4,000 wouldn't last much long
er in the field Of reform literature than
a snow storm would in the great desert of
Sahara.
The proper thing for any man to do
who desires to embark in the publication
of reform paper is to first get in the
way of a permanent income sufficiently
large to insure him against hunger and
cold
There is no sense in a man plunging
headlong into the mire to rescue some
chucklehead who is not only bent on sink
ing deeper, but who is bent on dragging
his wouldbe rescuer down with him.
When you can throw out couple of good
solid planks beside the sinking idiot
sufficiently strong to sustain the weight
of the rescuer and rescued-then you can
do good and live to do more good.
There is nothing to be gained in trying
to save a people who don't know enough
to appreciate the sacrifices you make for
them. The moment you dig them out
they plunge back into their hog wallow
and yell for more misery by either sell
ing their vote, voting old party tickets, or
by deadbeating on those who try to help
1o;~ Il,
all seek, and nothing but bitter expert
ence can teach the common, ignorant
masses the proper course to pursue
Denver Road
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
WHAT THE BALLOT MIGHT AC-
COMPLISH.

When the next general election
comes | expect to hear our general
master workman sound another bugle
call, commanding US, in the name of
God and humanity, to stop protesting;
to cease being protes tants, rally at the
ballot-box and there demand our
rights. Labor has the power, the
votes, and can obtain it's rights when
ever it will. One year from next No
vember we can elect the president
and vice president, every member of
the lower house Of Congress, all the
state Legislatures. thus securing
many United States senators. We can
change the method of electing sena-
'crs, or abolish the senate altogether.
e can soon change the character of
ne supreme court. We can establish
se initiative and referendum. We
We can settle the land question, the
money question, the transportation
and all other questions in short order.
We can burn up the constitution and
write new one. We can burn up all
our present statute books and pass
new laws. based on equity and justice.
We can make this government what
our forefathers designed it should be,
''a government of the people, by the
people and for the people" instead of
as nova government of moneycrats by
the moneycrats and for the money
Gratis only. We can make it land
where all are born free and equal"
and where all have the fright to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
The wOrkingmen can do all this one
ho
will. They can now convert this very
hell on earth into the paradise of
God. They can answer their own
prayers, which so many Of us have so
often prayed. Our father who art in
heaven. hallowed be thy name: thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven" All this can
be done practically at the ballOt-box.
II the moneycrats, the politicians, the
federal judges and office holders don t
like it, why, let them do the protes t.
ing. Let them turn protestants
When they get tired of that they emf
CRATE to Russia, or 90 to Money Is
land and start a Fools Paradise.
But all the workingmen sink their
differences for their own interests, and
stand together at the polls like hon
est, intelligent men. and supplement
thelr protest at the DallOt-bOX? Will
they? | guess not. They have not
sense nor brains enough for that.
That is what the capitalists say about
them, and capital knows labor better
than it knows itself. You can always
rely on the capitalists standing to-
gether and voting together at the
polls. But then the rich man has a
quart of brains, the Norkingman less
than a thimbleful. The workingman
will quarrel with his fellow-workmen
and divide his vote. He will listen to
the old-party politician abuse the 9TH
err party and talk about his love for
the dear workingman, and how he is
dying to make some sacrifice for hill
Reeve. Thomas Hines, of Trinity
church, Manistee, Mich.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
THE WORLD IS NOT LOITERING.

The world is not lettering; it Is taking
long strides. One wishes to live while
these strange things are Happening, for to
die just now is like leaving the theater
when the play is half finished. But no
less marvellous are the spiritual signs of
the times. 1t might be safely asserted
that!there never was such an age of relig-
ious fervor as this. We are not optim-
lists, but impartial critics when we say
that the average man Is more interested in
finding out whether or no he has a soul,
and if SO, what is to become of it, than
ever before. The largest hall in New
York can be readily filled If the subject
discussed is the certainty of two worlds
and the possibility of communication be-
tween them. The observer of current
opinion is amazed at he attractive quality
of these and smaller topics, and is forced
to the conclusion that the general appe-
title for information concerning the future
has become almost abnormally whetted.
In some respects it is the most devout
and the most reverently inquisitive age
Of which history bears record. Skepti-
cism wells it's face because 1t is impotent:
ridicule sneers in private, but seldom
openlys sarcasm has discovered that the
edge of the sword is dulled. Right or
wrong, pleased with fables or not, this
leased and fretted world is looking anx-
iously for some lightwhich the pulpits Of
Christendom do not, as yet, furnish. The
greed for facts concerning tomorrow and
the solicitude with which me and women
watch for them, and are so pathetic they
are almost tragic. Accompanying this
new phase of life is an indifference to
theology and to conventional Worship
New York Herald editorial,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
A KENOSHA BANK SUCCUMBS TO
THE INEVITABLE.

Kenosha, Wis, Aug. 26.-The bank of
Dan Head e Co. has closed Last Sat-
urday the business was temporarily en-
barrassed and the officers promised to
resume operations this morning, but
when the hour of opening came and de-
positors rushed in from the country
there was no money to pay them. DAN
lei Head, the venerable president, has
made every effort to pull the institution
through the crisis, but has failed. The
chief stockholders Of the bank met in
conference yesterday, and Daniel Head
said they had decided not to open until
further notice, and that he personally
was inclined to turn the affairs over to
an assignee. Mr.. Head said that he
thought the bank would pay one hun
dred cents on the dollar.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
the OMAHA PLATFORM.
Union of All Disconnected Elements
Neither Practicable Nor
Sensible.
Editor Nonconformist.

Editor Nonconformist.
In regard to the proposed union of
reform forces | will say that SO far as
am concerned it is neither practical
BILE, sensible, good politics, good policy
nor right. We Of the Peoples Party
have mission to perform; and that
mission is to carry out the provisions
OF the Omaha platform. The longer
we daily by the wayside to talk with
boys about theoretically correct plat
forms, the longer we will be about
the masters work-feeding the hun
CRY, putting an end to all monopoly Of
the earth and its resources, ETC.
There are some good things not pro-
vided for in the Omaha platform. but
for a sound, practical, compact and
plain platform | think it can not
easily be excelled. No tinkering with
that platform for me- AS party we
of millions Of voters who have not yet
voted with MS, but declare their inten-
tiOn of doing SO. The Peoples Party
Is before the people as fact, and a
sad one too to Shylock. and becoming
daily better underst TODD and better
liked l believe all Populists will
testify that it is easier today to get
re aders for our literature than it was
a year ago. Now shall we foolishly
frittcr away all the good work Of the
past and the grand opportunities Of
the present by going into this pro-
posed arrangement? Not much. Popu
lists, don't fool with that union bust.
ness; it's loaded. This thing Of eter-
nally changing platforms is great
deal like the carpenter who is always
making work-benches: but no sooner
has one completed than he gees to
work to remodel it, and never gets to
the real work in hand. Then, again.
this union proposition smacks too
much of haste to get into power. The
true work Of the Peoples Party today
is not SO much how to get into office
as it is to educate men so that when
placed in power they will be COM
petent to exercise it. r. c.. SABIN.
FostOria, Ohio.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
BANK ISSUE OF MONEY.

The bankers favor "sound" money.
They want the government to re-
deem it's circulation in gold.
But the money they ask the priv
lege to issue they don't want redeema-
BILE ia anything.
The bankers ridicule the power of
the government to issue fiat money,
but they are anxious to exercise that
power themselves.
That bank issue Of fat. unredeema-
BILE money, would be about the trash
lest currency that could be imagined.
There is not half dozen banks in
the United States that are really SOL
vent. Not half dozen of them could
Withstand run by their depositors,
yet they claim the power to issue
"honest" money.
The idea of bank issue of money is
so ridiculous that no one with brains
enough to eat chicken pie would en- ter
tain 1t second, yet the bankers actu-
ally ask in dead earnest, for the privi-
lege to issue money.
1t would be much safer to let the
dry goods merchants issue the money.
Merchants are not all insOlvent. The
great body of the merchants are in a
good financial condition and could
back up their issue of money with
something besides bankers wind.
Only think of the bankers receiving
the sanction Of the law to issue cur
rency for the country! They not only
have nothing to base this money is
sue upon, but most Of the bankers are
money gamblers and just as dishonest
as gamblers generally are. Would not
this bank issue of money be "honest''
money, with black mark under the
onest?''-Southern Mercury.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
DESTROYING THE CANALS.

NEW YORK BOAT OWNERS DE-
NOUNCE THE RAILROADS.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug "a meeting was
held today of large number of canal
boat owners and forwarders to discuss
the present stagnant condition of the
canal business. A resolution was adopted
which, after setting forth the alleged con-
spiracy of the railroads, declared: That
we, the representative canal boat owners,
the partners of the state in the transporta-
ton business, who are being systematic
ally driven out of the canal trade by in
sidious railroad methods, urgently request
the voters of this state to organize at once,
peoples leagues, for the selection of can
didates for senate and assembly this fall
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28

Say, you poor devil, with honest
money patches on your clothes, what
makes you take up the song Of honest
money? You have nothing to lose by
debased money, and nothing to gain
by money that goes into Europe. II
you work for wages what you want is
job at rate that will be more than
a poor living. II you are producing
something to sell, what you want is a
market for it. Don't be an ass.-To-
peka Advocate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28

COPIED from Bond and Industrial Slav
cry, most vigorous and scholarly 25c re
form book by E. A. Twitchell, of Mime
apolis. Minn.)
When a nation Of hard workers,
Active, energetic men,
Men of industry and purpose,
Seeking find no bread for them;
When all products, wealth created
By the working, brainy crew,
Plundered from the rightful owners,
Swell the pockets of few;
When one-half the people homeless,
Tramping go from door to door,
Farmers bins are .overfowing
For the rich but not the poor;
When the little half-clad children
Play before the open door,
Fam4shed sckly and half frozen,
Happy childhood seen no more;
When the sons with all their manhood
Strive to reach the shining goal
While the hardShipS that surround them
Hurl them on temptations shoals;
When the daughters pure and noble
Future mothers of our race
Pressed by hunger and privation
When the father cannot find work,
Skilled and strong and willing hand,
Sees the wolf of want approaching
To devour his little band;
When the mother worn and weary
While life's troubles mark her years,
Watching DER her childrens futures
Disappointment bring her tears
When the bankers and the brokers
And the owners of the bonds
Co to congress and command them,-
.Keep the workers off the lawns"
Then the workers so down-trodden
That their freedom they have lost
Wonder what to them has happened,
Bankers rule at fearful cost;
Then the banks and money mongers
For their gold demand more bonds,
Place upon the people burdens,
Debts eternal, grievous wrongs;
Then the monied men grow holder,
Pull together all in line,
Scorn the people as they suffer
While our president they dine;
Then the working. struggling people
Learn that they have no redress
Congress will not listen to them
Bribed by money to Cypress:
Then the toilers thin and haggard,
Poorly clothed and without food,
Will see cause of all their trouble,
Make that cause full understood.
Editors of reform press who will kind
ly copy this meritOriOus poem, giving full
credit as above and mail copy of nape
containing same to e. A. Twitchell, Mime
apolis, Mimi, will receive the book, Bon
and Industrial SlaveryD
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28

At one fell swoop the supreme court has
cut off revenue of $40,00O,0OO from the
income tax. 1t has made the treasury
liable for s347 OOO,O 900 of income taxes COL
lected in former years. If this decision Is
correct special taxes Of all kinds are lille
gal, and the revenue from whisky, tobac-
co, ETC., will not only be stopped, but many
Millions may have to be refunded. Talk
about anarchists! If an army of anarchists
had marched from Maine to Texas they
could scarcely have caused the loss that
this demolisher of law has wrought upon
this country.-Los Angeles Civic Review.