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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
CRIME AND CRUELTY.
The Outcome of the Reign Of Wal
Street.

The Outcome of the Reign Of Wall
Street.
To the Editor:
The following extract from the Atlanta
Constitution (Georgia), was reproduced in
the columns of that heartless, conscience
less soulless Daily Times, of Minneapolis,
and because the Constitution has the intel
ligence and backbone to trace the causes of
the present awful torrents of cruelty blood
shed and crime upon our country, to Wall
street, the present administration and to
the money kings of Europe, the Times al
most had fit over it:
THE news columns Of our exchanges are
filled with daily chapters of crime. There
was never anything like 1t before in the his
tory of our country. Murder, rape, arson,
embezzlement, forgery and highway robbery
seem to be the fashion of the day. What
causes 1t? Are the people going mad, or
is our civiliza ton failure?
Millions of people find it hard to get
even starvation wages. They are driven day
by day into the great army of tramps and
criminals. They see no alternative. So
they Stay strangers, butcher their own fami-
lies, seek refuge in suicide, steal everything
travellers on the highways Even the streets
Of the cities are not safe in daylight. La
dies out shopping run the risk of being vio-
lently assaulted by the robbers who seem
to infest every locality"
Never in the history of crime was there
such complete change of front as is no.
ticeable in the Times during the past six
months. 1t was supposed to be rather Of
decent Democratic sheet. 1t did have some
respect for truth. But during the past six
months it has sunk to level with that rot
ten old st. Paul Pioneer Press. 1t has
stolen the livery of Democratic decency to
serve the Republican devil ill., No matter
how black and damnabe might be the
crimes of Wall street, the present admins
tration and the money kings of the East.
the Times would rush to their rescue and
laud them to the sky, as patriots working
for the cause of labor and down-trodden
humanity. But this seems to be the prin-
cpal object and design of the great metro
politan dailies of the present age What
does it all mean? Honesty is banished from
the world when the crimes of Wall street
the present administration and the money
kings of the East are upheld and sus-
tanned. Respectfully,
T. s. FISK
Farmont, MIMI, Dec. 81, 1884,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
POpulists in Council.

To the Editor:
AT a meeting of the Peoples party of
Dodge county, held at Dodge Center on
Dec. y, 1894, the following named delegates
were chosen to attend Peoples PARTY
meeting to be held at Minneapolis on the
second Tuesday in January: w. +. Cham
berlin, Fl. L. Bulls and w. H. Hubbard.
At the same time there was organized a
Peoples Party League. The old veterans
or the Peoples party of the county We're
out In full force, and not man hestated
to enroll his name in that grand frater-
nifty to be know as the Peoples Party
League, or Bureau of Education and Or
ganization, nor was the sinews of war
grudgingly held back, for a liberal sum
was raised by the league, which in due
time will be forwarded to the treasurer of
the state league. Those who think the
Peoples party dead or sleeping should
nave been present at this meeting. Their
erroneous thoughts would have been dis
PEELED, for If only a casual observer, they
would have noticed a wide-awake deter
minatiOn to continue the war depleted on
every face. The officers of the league are
NJ K. Dressback, president; e. n. Dodge
secretary; w. f. Chamberlin, treasurer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
CAPITALIZED LABOR.
1t Has Been the Ruin of the Country
Up to Date.

1t Has Been the Ruin of the Country
Up to Date.
TO the Editor:
Peace and plenty are twin blessings.
They insure life and happiness. War de-
Etroys both. Europe maintains a so-called
peace by fostering the power and circum-
stance Of war. The outcome Of such pol
icy Is national bankruptcy. Is this nation
ready for q king? With our strong for
eign vote. were we to test the question to-
day would there be an avalanche. cyclone.
tidal wave, earthquake combine in favor
OF a monarchy Capitalized labor has run
TINS nation up to date It operated in
slave labor until the firing on Fort
Sumter. The old mill ground to powder.
chem came the explosion! Slavery was q
child OF hell occupying a stronghold. When
uriven out he retreated into a more for.
midable position known as wage labor.
The great so-called gorilla emancina tion
came and went The old mill Is still grind
ing. not as Of yore by water and steam
but by the mightiest force OF nature
Therefore we conclude that the most st,,.
pendous and transcendant issue Of rsnl;+I.
cal history IL at the front, L e., the aboli-
Zion OF wage labor. In q war for the per-
pesua1on VI ene Union tne Almighty threw
Ia the emancipation Of q race. Thirty
years later we have q college president
wanting king, and certain patriotic Bows
applying Napoleon tactics to the old tory.
The New York Voice says the political
makeup 10 half republic. half monarchy.
half empire. half military despotism." is
this grandest and richest nation equal tn
the swallowing and digesting Of this con-
elomerate' no0descript7 Keep right on.
gentlemen. Issuing bonds and laughing at
hard times. The other fellow Will leueh
later, when he beholds the elimination.
Capitalized labor - q cursA Co-operative
labor is blessing. The currency problem
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
LABOR COMMISSIONER POWERS SUG-
GESTS LAWS IN THEIR BEHALF.

ST. PAUL. Jan. i.-State Labor Commits
sioner Powers today issued G. pamphlet re-
viewing the state laws regulating the en-
ployment of women and children and cali
ing attention to the further ligisla ton need
ed for their protection in the following rec
concentrations for amendment to the exist
ing laws
The minimum age below which children
should not be allowed to work in factories
or in mines should be established at IA.
Children under II years of age wno are
una bic to read or write The Eng iSh language
should not be allowed to work in stores
mercantile establishments and offices.
cepting in vacation of public schools. unless
they are regular attendants upon an even
ing school.
A similar prohibition should apply to chill
dren working in factories. excepting that the
age here is Is instead Of IA.
The minimum age at which q child car
be employed at an occupation dangerous q
life or limb, injurious to health, or al
which the child's morals are likely to be
depraved, should be raised from II to Is al
least, and special prohibitions should be
made forbidding the employment of al
minor children at work, or their presence
In writing to advertisers In thiS
paper our pm irons will confer favor
by saying tint they saw the adver-
tisement in the Representative.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
HOWLING COMMENTARY.
The "Business Men" of Denver md
Gov. Waite.

To the Editor:
The petition for the resestablishment of
gambling houses in Denver from the heavy
business men, of that city to Gov. Waite
is a bowling comm entary on the moral in
tegrity of that crowd who previous to cleo
ton held business mass meeting and
sent word to their brethren in MINNEAPOLIS
to down Populism. The business patriots
here who responded to their patriotic an
peal, gave proof of pretty close affinity
to this precious Flaw and order" element of
Denver. Now, l am aware that a great
many business men are men of broad views
and noble ideals. 1 am just as we'll aware
that large majority Of them are intensely
selfish and narrow. and outside of ''shop''
matters are surprisingly ignorant. 1 do not
say this without having had some oppor-
tundty of observing and knowing whereof 1
speak.
The men and women whose labor creates
the products OF our markets are in a good
deal more important business to this ma
tfon than are those who speculate in those
products, fact which these business"
gentlemen. who solemnly assume to repre-
sent all the material interests Of this coun-
try. would do well to remember
AS Burns says:
Men who grow wisest priggin cure hons
ana raiSnS,
Or gathered liberal views in bonds and
seizns.'
Inc egotistical and viscious assumption of
great many so-called business men and
tnose who have amassed great wealth-that
tney are better qualified to advise on mat
ters pertaining to the general welfare than
those who are equally intelligent, but are
not rcn-should be repudaated by every
honest and intelligent man who realizes the
responsibility Of American citizenship
This Denver incident. - a good iIlustra. .
tion OF tho sordid ana contemplate spirit
which would at the sacrifice of self-resnect
ana deoency bring about that which was
spoken by the Republican prophets previous
to election.
! DO not wish to be unjust to these peo.
pie but we may az well recognize the fact
that as rule the so-called business man 10
arrayed IN deadly hostility to the principles
Of our party-plutocrecy L. the obieoA Of
his highest alteration -
Possibly whom hs sess himself largely dfs-
placed by the department. store and other
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THE TWINE PLANT.


-A-- ~AAAAss AASC AR4sssHBcS AtSCAA OVOM tMC
Swbject.
To the Editor: "a
At special meeting held by Osceola AL
lance No. 7s4, the following was passed
unanimously: RESOLVED. That we earnest
ly protest against the repeal OF the law
establishing the twihe plant at Saltwater
and urge the extentf1n of the plant to as
near as possible meet the needs of the
farmers of Minnesota in binding their
grain.''
The position taken towards the state
manufacting Irvine by the implement deal
ers and their organs, makes it imperative
that expression be given by the farmers
through their organizations of the farmers
views in the matter If the farmers have
not got gimp" enough to get together
and give expression to their views on mat
ters they are vitality interested in by reso-
luton or otherwise, who do they expect
will care for or say anything in their be-
half? 1t is said God helps those who
help themselves" If we do not get a
hump on us the Lord will give his en-
tire help to the other fellows. They GER
tainly help themselves
HAMT1N V. POORE.
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c. j. Buell. Proposes One to Mr.. Dom
nelly.


To the Editor:
[ have read Mr.. DOnnelly's articles
against single tax, and must say they have
not caused me to change my mind on that
subject
/ have always favored that system of
taxation because l was convinced it would
make it easier to get homes and to keep
them In my communicat ton of JAN
have shown why this is true-have given
the statistics to prove it. Mr.. Donnelly
has neither refuted the conclusions nor
proved the statistics inaccurate. 1 hope
he will try to do SO.
I will give him one nut to crack right
here. The last census shows that the
farmers own about one-tenth of the land
value of the United States That is of the
value of all the land in the country the
farmers own one-tenth-the other ninei
tenths are owned by spectators and other
holders Of valuable city lots, mines, quar-
ries, forests, water power, railway rights
OF way and terminals, etc. If the census
hasn't lied, the farmers would pay about
LILO OF the taxes Under single tax. They
now pay about $40 of them.
Now don't go into long dissertation
about saloons, millaonaires or railroad
corporations but just either show that
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
DEBS ON THE FUTURE.
His Head Is Full of Most Radical
Ideas.


Ideas.
Eugene V. Debs, has some very radical
and startling ideas in his brainy head
which he says will become living. existing
truths before another decade has rolled
over the heads of the people of the world.
and perhaps before the sun of day has
fairly risen over the morning of the new
century. TO the casual listener of Mr. Debs.
arguments 1t might appear that the leader
OF the A. r. L. was far too radical and
perhaps fanatical for the present era. but
somehow when Mr. Debs talks to an audi
ence or an interviewer he becomes SO en-
thusiastic and SO positive, so vigorous and
convincing that the most skeptical go away
impressed with the convictions that after
all Mr.. Debs may be nearer the right than
the doubter
Mr.. Debs outlined to THE TRIBUNE,
Yesterday the great plans and hopes
which ne has for the reforma ton and the
soidifying Of the workingman's world. AZ
present the president of the A. r. IT, is a
guest of Peter F. Hall, of 804 Twentv-sec
ond avenue south. When THE TRIBUNE,
called upon Mr., Debs yesterday and re-
quested an interview he was found en-
sconced before cheerful CRATE fire en-
joying the best of health Since the excit
ing troubles Of the past summer in the
Twin Cities and in Chicago Mr.. Debs has
gained in flesh and strength and his face
is round and ruddy.
The noted president of the American
Railway Union will go to Duluth TO-
day, after which he will return to chi
cago. for the purpose of spending six
months in the Cook county jail. as a pris
oner Of the United States. AS is well known
Debs is under conviction of violating the
injunctions of the United States courts dur
ing the recent Chicago strike He looks
upon hts approaching Incarceration in the
bastile as anything but distasteful and says
that he will have enough to do to keep him
busy. -.e
Debs Is extremely enthusiastic over the
future of the American Railway Union, and
especially over the organization of one great
universal brotherhood of workingmen. OF
all trades and professions. So roseate does
the future appear to him, that he declares
II to he his firm and everlasting belief that
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09

Is tied up in the cooperative common
wealth. The solution has come when
greedy monopoly and suicidal competition
are cast into the Dead sea forever. We
need a Caesar to regenerate American So
ciety Before women forget their honor
and children their respect for parents If
present conditions can be reversed by evo-
luton the church will be the great factor
Should the church fail to recognize her
day of visitation the mightiest civil war OF
history will be precipitated by the state.
D. w. ALDRICH.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09

"Women may be the fairer SEX" testify
remarked a Thirteenth street trolley car
conductor yesterday, after trying for the
third time to convince a female passenger
that she had the right change but I'd
rather carry a hundred men than one wo-
mas. Yesterday l made little list of one
days experience with women passengers
Here it Isl: Number of women who COM
planned that the car was too cold, Is; num-
Der of women who complained that car was
too hot, is; women who dropped change
under the Stats, 80; women who called me
a thief, 8; women who had forgotten their
books. S; women who went beyond their
destination and blackguarded me for not
being a mind reader. 6; women who refus-
ed to move up front. lis: women who didn't
criticise each others clothes, l (blindD: wo-
men who refused to sit close and make
room for other passengers, 76; women who
accepted seats offered by tired working
men, TO- women who thanked tired work.
fngmen, 0."-Philadelphia Record.
r. Won are not a subscriber OF the REP.
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Read Every Copy.

TO The Editor:
Inc'oSed find one dollar. Please renew
my subscription to the Representative. I
nave read every copy since it came into
existence and do not believe that the good
it does could be done in any other way
The able and pithy articles which Mr.
Donnelly writes makes it one of the best
reform and educational papers in the
Northwest Wishing, the Representative
and and Mr.: Donnelly a happy and prosperous
New Year, 1 remain Yours truly,
MIC'HAEII SORG
Hastings, Dec 25
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III >
a Life Subscriber.

To the Editor: 9dt
Please find inclosn6f post ffice order for
$1.50 for one years subscription for the
Representative for myself and 80 cents for
Charles Lain, both Oto Menagha postoffice
You can place me CON the role for a life
subscriber and when you need the money
send for it. | could not keep house with
out the Representative and hear from my
old friend, DonnellQ With kind regards l
remain, yours truly f
Oh JOSEPH ASKEW
Mena CHA, Mnn Dee "a
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great commercial combinations 1t may
dawn upon him that Live and let live is
as good sentiment as dog eat dog"
J. III. LYDIARD.
Long Lake, MIMI, Jan. 2, 1894.
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THE FORUM.

The Representative invites contributions
from its patrons on the topics Of the time.
They must be written on one side OF the
paper, in a fair hand, short. concise ana
to the point. Do not crowd the lines close
together, as that makes 1t difficult 10
make the necessary corrections In order 10
prepare them for the printer. If these
rules are obeyed there will be no difficulty
in securing the publication Of your contri-
buttons.
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II you are not q subscriber Of the REP
RESENTATIvE send Twenty-Five cents
for q trial subscription.
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the census is wrong or else acknowledge
the corn. Yours for Homes and Justice,
c.. j. BUELL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
A NUT TO CRACK.


Fairmont, Mimi, Dec. 81, 1891.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18

100 pounds salt for Zoe. R. NJ. May.
Price reduced on ribbons at Miss
Slemons'.
Miss Slemons still has some beautiful
hats to show you.
We still have a large stock of shoes
and boots. R. NJ. May.
Geo. w. Pritchett was down from
Johnson City last Sundy.
Down goes prices, anger holes 2 for
five cents at Fink & Hickey's.
Look for the big stick of candy in
George c. Mottern's window.
H. H. Mcpherson silver ware is all
quadruple plated and gold lined.
Bring your wheatto Geo. c. Mottern.
You can get Is cents in goods for it.
Special prices ON candies for Schools
and Sunday Schools. Fink & Hickey.
We have never asked more than 1Cc
for Bruton' g 4 ounce snuff. r. NJ. May.
E. w. King, of Telford, died on the
18th and was buried at Old Salem OH
the 14th.
1t is no joke A. C. Britton has the
cheapest line of goods ever sold in
Jonesboro and he is after your trade.
He is offering some extra bargains.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest US. Govt Report
@!A!:!'!!! RPakiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Yes, we have candy enough to sup
ply all the schools and Sunday Schools.
Fink & Hickey.
Best rolled oats ever sold 10c for 9
pound pack or three for twenty 25c at
Geo. C. Mottern's.
If you need a suit, overcoat or Mac
intosh Hoss & Mccall up to date"
clothiers ear fit you.
Try Pine Mountain Water for dys.
pepsia and stomach troubles, at +. E.
Britton's, SOC per gallon.
Ramon Liver Pills remove the bile.
The Tonic Pellet tones up the system.
Combined from a perfect treatment.
% cents.
Overcoats! Overcoatsl Did YOU say
overcoHtsy Well, / have them to suit
you. Come and see. A. G.. Britton,
the Clolaier.
Never before have we seen as nice q
line O. picture frames as Miss Murphy
now has, and they are cheap-from
five cents to a half dollar.
If you have not already bought a
suit of Happy Home clothing from
A. G. Britton you had better do SO at
once, as the sizes o get broken.
Miss Slemons has just received a
nice line of handkerchiefs, hosiery,
neckwear, side combs, hair ornaments,
etc. See them before you make pur
chase.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18
MNYHYININY%EEYMIt%

Nick Earnest spent Sunday here, and
his frequent visits are rather suspicious.
F. F. Dosser made a flying trip to
Knoxville Monday.
Look at all wool dress goods %, 80,
and 45 cents. Dosser Bros.
E. w. King, father of Mrs. DR.. Whit
lock, died at his home at Telford last
Thursday. He was getting advanced
in years.
Mrs. Tate L. Earnest and Mrs. Rosa
Dickinson returned from a very pleas
lint visit to Atlanta the latter part of
last week.
Tom Hoss, of Johnson City, died of
fever last Sunday night. Mr.. Hoss
will be remembered as the man who
built R. NJ. May store house.
DR.. A. G. Hoss was called by tele-
gram to attend the bedside of Miss
Mary Hoss, daughter of Rev. E. E.
Hoss, d. D., of Nashville, and left
Monday night for that place.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18

2cents for dried apples. R. M. May.
See those shirt buttons at H. H. Nc
Pherson' s.
See our handsome broadcloth for
capes. r. NJ. May.
For toys of all descriptions, go to
Miss Eugenia Murphys.
One bag salt for one bushel of No. /
wheat. Geo, c. Mottern.
Good line of carpets and oilcloths all
to be found at R. NJ. Mays.
If you want your watch repaired
take i. to II. H. Mcpherson.
Undershirts % cents at Hoss & Nc
Calls "up to date" clothiers.
N. o, clearifed sugar 20 pounds for
one dollar at Geo. C. Mottern's.
Orders for Christmas turkeys must
be left this week. Fink & Hickey.
Cranberries, %citron, raisins, currants,
nuts, figs, ETC., at Fink & Hickey.
The incest lines of dolls ever sec in
this place at Miss Eugenia Murphys.
George Mottern is down on snuff; 4
ounce pack Bruton snuff down to 10c
Call and see our line of Xmas pres.
ents. Your choice Of them for 25c. R.
n. May.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18
The "BlGg0S.' -

DO you ever have the "blucs"? Do
you know what they come from? Do
yoa want TO know how to drive them
away? Listen:
The blues =" are Simply a nu,r-rl re-
suit of a disoTEanized liver. Your liver
s%ecretci bile instead Of disch0rgiug il.
The bile must he filtered FROM that which
is to make blood, ard Ii rot properly fl
tered your blood becomes impure. Thea
you feel wretchedly, aud a" Don tkuow uhv
H0u are so blue"
Now, in two or three weeks time,
you a make yourself feel like a
new creature, with rosy cheeks, good
appetite, healthy bowels and sound
sleep at night.
Ask your druggist for Ramona
Tonic liver pills and Ra-
mons Tonic Pellets. These
are two separate medicines, in sepa.
cate boxes, but both together they cost
only rs cents,
You will then have a sure treat
ment which will not only cure your
biliousness but prevent constipation
in the future by strengthening your
digestive system.
Atan dealers, or mail, for Csc, 8 boxes CT. 90.
1RoWTT NFG. CO.. New York.