The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Topeka Advocate: The most audacious
| notion of the Western cranks is that they
actually begin to want some Of the pro-
ceeds Of their labor, instead Of sending it
| all East to pay interest. No wonder
those European snobs think we're crazy.
Meadville Sledge Hammer: The funni-
| est specimen of humanity we think Of is
the man who pretends to be Populist
and still tries to prevent the publication
| Of Populist paper, by Withholding his
subscription. Such man would vote the
plute ticket for dollar.
| Winona Herald: A Dakota man who
recently stole a moving machine worth
| $75 was sent to the penitentiary for five
years. State Treasurer Taylor, who stole
| 1853 900, will receive one-year sentence
| II he had stolen half a million dollars he
probably would not have been prosecuted
| at all.
Montana Silverite: A traitor is man
who does that which his reason tells him
is against the interests of his country
The man who says that the Populists are
right, but won't vote with them because
they are IN q minority, or because the
parrots will ridicule him, is nothing more
nor less than traitor. He would sell his
country for gold, If he thought he would
not be caught.
Meadville Sledge Hammer: No college
would be complete in our modern civiliza-
ton, without department to teach stu
dents how to kill the people The govern
| ment details officers to teach classes the
most expeditions methods of killing. The
reason for a revival Of such barbarism was
recently given by Western adjutant It
was because laboring men and crazy Pop
ulists might make trouble. Vote the old
party ticket straight, boys, and they'll not
shoot you.
Progressive Age: Both old parties are
depending upon a good harvest to give
them the reinS Of power another term
The return Of good times, they seem TO
think, will cause the people to overlook
the shortcomings Of the politicians. It is
not very credftable to the principles Of
these old parties that they take advantage
Of the turn in the affairs Of the people.
They have lived out their days Of useful-
ness. and should retire on their record.
Chicago Sentinel: Old party editors are
happy. For q long time all the defaultu9
treaatlrere, bank looters and Wholesale
murderers have been men who always
voted one or the other OF the old party
tickets, but now comes the news that a
Populist somewhere ii Oregon has killed
man. and the item is filling long-felt
want" In old party sanctums. In chron-
icing the joyous intelligence they even
spell Populist with big "P."
Meadville Sledge Hammer: When a
hog has enough to eat 1t thinks little of
the future. That Is the way with some
l "a 20 a.
voting to enslave their neighbors and
they will eat, grunt, vote and wallow. A
few put up the jobs, and such men vote
to carry out the plans. That is the way
we get such rascals as Cleveland, Harri%
son, Sherman and Reed into places OF
trust. AS long as you are satisfied with
present conditions vote her straight. We
can stand it.
Montana Silverite: The newspapers
are filled with details of prospective trips
to the mountains, to the seaside, and to
"Yurrup" to be made by the snobocracy
and wealth-accumulators of America, who
are DESTROYS of seeking some cool retreat
where they can fan themselves or be
famed for the next three months. Moth.
ing is said about the wealth-producers
Everybody knows they will be found In
their old haunts from ten to sixteen hours
day-in the sitting workshop, in the
mine, on the farm, under the broiling sun
or over the washtub or cooking range
and no postponement on account Of the
weather Great is gold-basis which makes
millionaires Of the few and slaves and
drudges of the millions
Albert Lea Standard: The much-ad-
vertised Republican League met at Cleve-
| land last week, elected officers and Waf
dined and wined, and then retreated home
as fast as the trains would carry Its dele
gates. 1t did mot adopt platform or
enunciate a principle, but ttembled in its
boots every minute it was in session. Free
silver was bogy, and more terrifying
spectre never before lowered over and
paralyzed IA national convention Of great
party. They evaded and skulked from it
and sad was the spectacle. There used tc
be great grand, noble, freedom declar.
ing, aggressive Republican party. A par
ty Of mighty men-a party that honored
and was honored by Lincoln, Sumner
Morton, Conkling, Seward and Grant
Where, oh, where, is that party now?
Missouri World: Please remember
while reading or listening to goldbue
prophecies, that seventeen years ago they
prophesied the silver dollar II the Bland
law passed would fall below par apd drive
out gold. That every year since that time
up to 1890, when the Bland law was re-
pealed, they said that IL the Bland law
for coming silver dollars were not re-
pealed right off silver dollars would fall
to their bullion value and gold would bt
driven out. That when the Sherman Lar,
was in force they prophesied the same
thing None of their prophesies cane
true and they have proved themselves
false prophets
Milwaukee Advance: What little 70
spect organized workingmen may have
had for the courts has gradually given
away to silent contempt beginning WITH
the performance of Kicks in the Ann Ar
Dor railroad strike. Step by step th
strangers have frightened the coils unit
today strikes can be defeated and uniOI
disrupted at a moments notice. But ID
some unexplainable reason the great bui
of workers, instead Of resorting to the on
legal method of striking back at their on
pressors-with Enthusiastically play int
the hands Of the enemy by voting for an
eecting its tools, and then boycott 0nH
strike and club each other and their pub
lie servants. If ignorance Is the cause
those who have watched events during
the past few years may well tremble a
they gaze into the future.
EVER SMOKE
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