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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
A FORCIBLE ARRANGEMENT.
what Is the Worst the G. o. p. Eve,
Did:

Did:
To the Editor
was it the tariff which taxes the people
from @4ocooV,ooO to SSOO,OOO,0OO a year, unre-
duced even when the home manufacturers
became exporters, all to give greater profits
to a "class?" Or the robbing of 22S 600 ono
acres Q,OOO,eo0 large farms) from the de-
serving and industrious working men, manv
OF whom are now tramps, and given TO
railroads, and not used for railway con-
struction? In Minnesota alone 7OOo OOo
acres of railway lands pay no taxes and
the 6'ooo,ooO of cultivated lands pay taxes
for the 100000.
TWO thousand millions of currency de-
stroyed, the same replaced with non-tax-
aple' Understanding tax-requiring bonds,
sold to banks in syndicate blocks of $780,
100000 at time. QS66-187O)
The destruction of silver as currency
Wnen 1t was worth more than gold stand
ard for standard, and refusing to make
good this secret midnight robbery of the
people to the extent of $780, OOO, 900.
Inc gift of millions of money to rail-
ways, then exchanging a good first mort
gage for worthless second mortgage on
the Pacific railways!
The G. 0. P. has refused to remedy the
railway outrages or put a stop to water
bonding.
1t enacted the railway pool BILL the most
gigantic scheme for the further robbing
and plundering of the people they have vet
devised.
1t has permitted, and even aided. the
coal of the world to be syndicated in the
hands of the barons
II mas subsidized great steamship lines
While the tariff has destroyed the merchant
marine.
1t has a manacled press for it's guard,
corrupter of the public mind and a de-
stroyer of the public conscience.
II mas a military force of 275OOO men
WIN cannon and cavalry under the reg
ular army officers, and in a republic This
mllltary violation of the constitution has
aho eauy shot oown more outraged men
IMAM caused the Revolutionary war
IL gave an empire of 46, 0OO, 900 acres to tho
Northern Pacific railway as late as the
iast session OF congress Sept. 16 $780, to
which its claim had expired II years ago.
II, 100000 homes
1t has corrupted the courts and DESTROYED
the power of the people to govern.
II enoeaVored to pass an act (force bilN
WHICH gave ofncers appointed by the domi-
nant party the power to put troops around
the ballot boxes of the nation
1t destroyed the last remnant NJ silyor
by repeating the silver purchase clause
the destructive cloud that casts desmond
ency and gloom upon the whole nation.
1t has burdened the people with 500 0OO OoO
OF lnterest-bearing bonds, in strict viola
ton of the constitution
And last, but not least, it is trying it's ut
most to restore the greenbacks to give the
power of issuing all money over to the
banks, and then-'The people be id"
sure.
Don't vote for the Peoples party: it
might bankrupt the country"
]. E. c.
Barry, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
WELL SAID.
The Curse of Apathy-A Higher Moral
Sense of Duty Needed.

The Curse of Apathy-A Higher Moral
Sense of Duty Needed.
To the Editor
The Populist who is now working for
good results will discover that his efforts
toward exposing the rottenness of old
party leaders can be better employed in
exortng voters to deeper sense of patriot
ism and self-respect. 1 am quite confident
that nine-tenths of our citizens are fully
aware of the unjust and corrupt practices
of their old political leaders, but are too
much discouraged, too Indifferent and reck-
less to rise up and demand purer methods.
How often do we hear this remark by old
party men: Il admit that most of my
political bosses are corrupt and unprinct-
pied. but should the Populists get in power
their leaders would be come equally bad"
COO pity the man whose brain is so slender
and whose conscience has become so ossi-
Ned that he prefers to indorse the certain
corruption of q party rather than to enter
new and pure party whose downfall is
O. mere possibility of the future Our ma
tons welfare might as we'll be entrusted
to the tender care of Blixt as to such a
man.
large share of our voters do not need
instruction as to what is right, so much
In causing them to do that which thew
Know Is right. Their rusty hearts need
olling; their cobweb covered brains need
brushing and fumigation; their backbones
should be starched and riveted more firmly.
ana large doses of, the essence of mustard
should be injected into their whole system.
The man who is content, to let politics go
from bad to worse, TESTING at the corruption
OF politicians and idly winking at the NAL
administration of Justice without an eff
fort to reform or prevent it, is Sinking
ms duty and is preparing food for in
ference to the right and an equal short
sightedness as to the Inevitable result of
such injustice and corruption are baleful
oeyond measure; and vet a great many
Americans, who consider, themselves per-
fectable, possess these very characteristics
l long for the day when, the great mass OF
easy going citizens. who now see their
uu'y' Will arse manfullY to perform it..
I A1eM. GREELEY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13

Wouldn't Greenbncks Fill the Bin9
They wus speakin' down ter Center oncet;
l went ter hear EN- talk
Cause I'm fond of oratory and it's many a
mile I'd Wake
Ter the men of wisdom mind the coun.
try's ps and as,
An tell their Teller citizens their earnest
honest views.
The talk wus on the currency, jint de-
bate twas Called
An they parleyed weth each other an they
rassled and they hauled,
An each while he wus talkin' made va
think wethout doubt
His arguments had knocked the other man
completely out.
'Twus an interestin' topic; 1 wus hopeful
fer ter hear
Whut made the stuff so hard ter git and
quick ter disappear:
An certain Disappointment sorter ranked
in my mind
Ter note they wusn't there ter talk Of
quantity, but kind.
1t stood ter reason, one of them informed
the crowd, tibet gold
Wus the final standard value fer the things
we bought an sold
1t he'd been tibet way fer ages ez all men
of learnin' know.
An when he quit we cheered him an the
orjince said: "Jes' So"
An then the other Teller said tibet gold WIS
not so bad,
Eff sufficient for the purposes of commerce
could be had:
Thet silver wus jest plentiful enough ter
make things square;
An we cheered him like the other; which
Wus nothin more than fair
But when 1 started home an got to think
in of it Ger,
l wus struck weth an idea tibet I never
had before;
Whut good is there in fussin' bout yer sill
yer an yer gold -
Ell neither one t'other ever lets We
ketch a hold?
Ihey's nice unmarried lady tibet the folks
out our way knows
VINO wus worried to distraction cause she
mad too many beaux.
Ihere wus several a-courtin', but she took
too long, they say
Comparin' Of their merits; an she's single
to this day.
Ihets what we've been a-doin' Jest ez
sure ez you are born,
An were liable ter keep 1t up till Gabr'l
blows his horn.
We're a-talkin' of our leisure guessin'
which the best may be,
An We amt a-gettin' either-not ez fer ex
l can see.
washington Star.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
RUSH THE REPRESENTATIV
Good SuggestiOns-Stick to the PEG
pies Party.

Good SuggestiOns-Stickt to the PeO-
pies Party.
To the Editor:
Hail to the chief! "Our Paper is a
school. an encyclopedia, a Gabriers trump
and a family and debating society, all
a-going at the same time.
Will second Bro. Hodgson's motion of at
tending to town meetings. and would fur
ther suggest doing something at places
where farmers Institutes are in session,
l. e., spread the Representative.
am glad that this single tax discussion
is concluded, for if the people cannot I'M
derstand it now, with all the double light
thrown on it, they never WILL Perhaps
there is nothing in it. 1t looks chimercal
TO me-from the frying pan into the fire.
am Furthermore glad that the Peoples
party was not captured by the one-plank
silVerltes. My opinion in politicul science
49, mat In a republican form of govern
ient' we, the people, the whole people
ana not only few of them, constitute the
sovereign power; of political parties. that
lhey are means to an end and not the
enu ltselI. CIhis last for the special OBJ
voters) ~ p"' >
10 start new party we must first show
where we differ from old parties: second
we must ascertain where we. who are dis
satlsfled with. existing conditions, agree
we nave done this. and the result is
clear and concise platform of princinles
we have outlined the path on which to
travel and a deviation will only discoura 90
ana demoralize the masses
now can we show old-party voters. who
nave lost all faith in political organiza ton
me oenents of belonging to the Peoples
party? The burden of their song is. "Of
course our party is pretty rotten and all
rnat but yours will be the same after get
tihs IN power, and we will train in the
cro"u tnat we are best acquainted with !"
VOW look mere, my friend, in new party
we own and control the machinery, and
Gan accomplish many good things before
-. soh.rolllng interest in our stock has
Deen bought up by foreign specuIa tors
BESIDES, the Peoples party has a bureau
VI educatlon, while the Republican partv
mas the Pioneer Press
EDUCATION of the right kind, not only the
fundamental branches taught at school
oul the ever-important life study of mans
equality, his rights and duties the humane
principle of the greatest good to the great
est number of people, etc. NAV vet save
US out the spelling match, the defamation
one debate, all hath succumbed TO tho ha g
ket soclable and small talk by rote among
nc Using generation, and the existing
generation helps them. We educate our
,nenlory' our social propensities and our
heels, while we dote on authorities not
caring or caring to think for ourselves.
mat is the way Uncle Sans children act
To-Day. Bhndfolded with partisanisms.
they are skip-polkaing carelessly on the
crust of a surrounding volcano.
Oio partyites. this is what your people
are doing, while your leaders divide The
spolis. How do you like it? Respectfully
Sou1 0. H. ARNTZEN.
Wegdahl, Mimi, March S.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
OurFOrun.

Many of the contributions to the
Forum are too long. In the future we
must insist that they be made shorter.
Most of them could be condensed into
600 words. If this is.done it will en-
able the REPRESENTATIVE to print
more and a greater variety. Here
after the shorter letters will be
given preference. Write them on one
side of the paper only. II written on
both sides they will not be printed un-
der any circumstances.
Write them plainly and with ink
Do not crowd the lines closely to-
gether. A plainly written letter con-
forming to these rules will stand by far
the best chance to be printed.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
WHAT IS rdE GovpRNMENr.
How 1t Ha. Been Robb4d-A Clear Ex-
Dlan0 ton.

10 the Editor: 1 am amused and some
what chagrined to note that our astute and
Incompatible Ignatius Donnelly has been
caught mapping for once Under the CAPTION
OF The Boy Lied in the last number of
The Representative he instructs "a Ponu-
list that 1T is not true that 1.-The govern
ment'' has been to the cost of s135. oOo ono Of
interest on account of the greenbacks
Mr.. Donnelly was evidently "off his troll
ley as to who and what the government"
is when he wrote that. He is still no doubt
iaborng under the hallucination that the
people, and congress ard the president are
the government" Be did not remember
Just then the recent financial transaction in
Washington in which the government, in
weighed one Grover Cleveland, who. I pre-
sumo, imagines himself TO he tae head of
this government, into selling to it lot of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
'onds at $1.N that are already selling at

D0ndS at $IN tnat are aIreduy SeIIIHB dt
$12O.
Talk about the government! Who and
what is the government? Why, the land
lords are the government. They run the
machine Now the Minneapolis Times, of
Sunday, Feb. II, told the truth when 1t
said that it has cost the government-the
real government-$135,O 600, 600 in interest to
maintain the greenbacks. OF course, had 1t
not been for the greenbacks this Shylock-
government of ours would have raked In
$135, OO0 600 more of interest, and the fool
people would have been that much worse
off. Therefore it has cost the government
such as it is, ETC., ETC., etc.
Wake up Bro Donnelly, and try it again.
Yours for populsm A. N. DANIELS.
Brooklyn, N. Y, March>2.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
A SCOh.HER,
Barry, MINI

How Corrupt Ministers Are Hired for
$2o II Week to Oppose the PEOPLES
Party and Help Along the Work of
the Devil.
To the Editor:
Please allow me space for a few lines in
The Representative. the best paper in
the union. l will in a short and plain
way show to the public for what reason
ministers Of the Gospel takes the stump
for the two old parties
Rev. l. Bergstrom, of Lftchfield told me
he. was going to stump for the Republican
party some three months before election
saying he had the two previous campaigns
stumped for the Prohibition party. OF
course ] admit he has a perfect right to
stump for any party he prefers if he be-
lieves it is right; but when the bishop
visited Cokato a short time ago he saws
the reason Rev. Bergstrom went out and
took the stump was because the wages he
received from the Cokato and Litchfield
congregations were not enough to support
him and his family. So the reverend gen.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
SOUND ADVICE.
Not More Potatoes, Il
Needed.

Needed.
To the Editor:
1t seems to me if the Representative
could be placed in the hands of those who
still think the old political parties mean
anything for the common people, and read,
it would make converts. Those powerful
articles of Mr. Donnelly are sledge- hammer
blows that must certainly break down
prejudice and open the eyes of the most
politically blind. Then those able articles,
Significant Vote" by A. E. Ball; "Rents
and Interest" by Jonas Howe; t'Produce
Basis" by Rider, make veritable. feast
for intelligent thought. Truly no man can
for a moment regret the dollar paid for a
years subscription to such a paper
An Important Announcement should be
read by every farmer, and Bro. Powelrs
propositions acted upon by every ALI
ance in the state. Let it once be known
that the farmers have a business agent
they will stand by, the question of getting
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
1t Converts n ReDublican-It Is n Won.
derful Little Book.

uerIuI BOOK.
To the Editor.
Coins Financial School," published by
Coin Publishing Company, lis Monroe
street, Chicago, has converted me from
gold mono metallism to gold and silver BIZ
metallism, with silver as the unit of value,
same as it was from 1892 to 1873 / never
understood the financial problem SO we'll
as since reading that wonderfully and sim
ply written work. I have always been a
Republican. But that party must have a
high tariff with reciprocal conditions and
bimetallism for its platform in order to re-
tain my interest in it's success in future,
Yours very truly H. E. BURT.
Minneapolis, Feb. 81.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
"InyaIuab bic PAPER"

To the Editor:
1nclOsed please find so cents for six
months subscription to your invaluable
paper, the Representative. Your truly
o. S. THOMPSON.
Ada Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13

plus wealth to pay the taxes. A land limi-
tation law and graduated tax would abol-
ish land monopoly. H. B. CONGDON.
Tulare, Cal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
COINS HAND BOOK,

EckvOll, Marshall Co, Mimi.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
GOLD AND SILVER,


Ada, MINI.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
Personal MENTION.

Mayor Smith returned home yester-
day after d three weeks hunting trip,
spent in the vicinity of Lake Park.
There was an abundance of ducks, but
very poor shooting.
Among the names on the Ryan regis
ter are those of Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff H.
Irish, of Detroit.
@. S. Pease came down from Anoka
yesterday, and spent few hours at
the Windsor.
A. c. Wilkinson, the well-known at
tOrney of CrookSton, is staying at the
Clarendon.
Charles Martins, wife and children,
of London, Ont, are registered at the
Clarendon.
Among the Ryan arrivals yesterday
was Roscoe Crary, of Chicago.
Alderman and Mrs. James T. Hale,
OF Duluth, are at the Ryan.
P. c. Anderson, of Milwaukee, is a
guest of the Clarendon.
Senator Frank a. Day was in st.
Paul yesterday.
H: A. Norton, OF Boston, is registered
at the Ryan.
Ben F. Myers, of Duluth, is a Ryan
guest.
P. NJ. Hennicker, of Kittson, is at the
Clarendon.
George E. Allison. of Chicago, is in
the city, and is stopping at the Ryan.
w. D. Perkins and family, Seattle,
are guests at the Metropolitan.
j. a. Wright and wife, Austin, were
at the Metropolitan yesterday.
F.. W. Temple, Blue Earth City, was
at the Merchants yesterday.
s. L. Drake, Chicago, was at the
Windsor yesterday.
w: S. Mckay, Redwood Falls, is at
the Windsor.
E. B. Davis Jr., Fargo, is at the
Merchants.
A. T. Bedell, Walla Walla, is at the
Sherman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
POLICE COURT NEWS.
The Kelly Family Go to Como fer
Ninety Days.

The Kelly Family Go to Como for
Ninety Days.
In the municipal court, yesterday,
James Kelly and his wife, Mrs. Rose
Kelly, were each sentenced to the
workhouse for so days, on charge of
drunkenness, they being old offenders.
Joe Watson, Otto Sandwich, Norman
Johnson, Hank O'Gara, Lowen Hogan
son, Albert Levy and John Murphy, all
boys under eighteen years, were held
in bonds of $780, They were charged
with obstructing railroad track, an
offense with impressive penalties, ac-
cording to the law of this state. The
boys had no intention of destroying
their fellow Beings, simply as Hal
loween joke. They showed a small
stable off it's foundations, and allowed
it to slide down the bluff, upon the
tracks Of the Duluth road, near East
Seventh street. Bail was furnished in
all cases except those of Watson and
Sandwich. The boys will be tried to-
morrow.
A. Johnson was fined S1OO for keep
ing a disorderly "hoteP' on East
Seventh street.
Joseph Gund, charged with stealing
d watch belonging to a young woman,
was discharged. The alleged theft
took place some months ago, and it
appeared yesterday that the wrong
date was named in the complaint.
James McCannon, who stole a
pocket book from a woman upon the
Milwaukee train, between here and
Hastings, pleaded guilty to petit
larceny, and was sentenced to the
workhouse for 80 days.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
SRlNT PRUL.
LOCAL ROUNDUP.

At 1880 this evening Rabbi Hess will
discourse on "Woman'S Industrial
Emancipation
Lieut.. Gov. Day and Senator Young,
of Appleton, called at the auditors or
flee yesterday.
Rev. Stuart B. Purvis. formerly rec
tor of st. Peters church, will preach
at that church Sunday evening.
Mayor Smith returned yesterday
from Becker county, where for the
past three weeks he has been hunting.
The hall of representatives at the
capitol has been secured for the meet
ing OF the immigration convention Nov.
10, 30 and q.
The state high school board will meet
Monday morning next at 10 O'Clock in
the office OF State Superintendent Pen
dergaSt at the capitol.
The funeral of Evan T. Williams,
who died Monday, was held yesterday
afternoon from his home, $50 st. Peter,
and was largely attended
The Automatic Chair company. of
Minneapolis, filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state yeSter-
day. The capital stock is $4,000.
The Bachelors club has elected the
following officers: President, Robert
Barron; vice president, r. d. Goodwin;
secretary and treasurer, j. j. Ahern.
The Winona Normal school filed its
certificate of miscellaneous receipts for
the quarter ending Oct 81 with the
state auditor yesterday. The amount
is 81, ,664.
The Catholic Infants Home Thimble
society will meet at the residence of
Mrs. w. L. Kelly, y Sherburne avenue,
today All members and friends of the
home are cordially invited.
DR.. Smith will close his series of six
illustrated lectures on English Life
at the Peoples church tonight with an
account of The Victorian Era, which
win be fully illustrated with stereopti-
con views.
Robert McMenemy, Of the dairy firm
of MCMenemy Bros. died yesterday at
his home, 1858 Mississippi Street, at the
age of SiXty-seVen years. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o clock.
give its first social hop in ODD Fell
lows hall, Post Siding, this evening.
The members have issued quite a num-
Der of invitations, and all who attend
will be taken care of by the different
committees.
Mrs. c. Z. Hirst of Louisville, presi-
dent of the Ladies of the G. a. r., will
be at the Ryan hotel today, the object
of her visit being to make arrange
mentS for Accommodations for the men,
bers of her society that attend the G.
a. X. national enCampment next year.
An important meeting of the Press
club will he held at the club rooms at 4
o'clock today. The question of quar-
terS for the club for the ensuing year
will be decided. and there will be a
plan discussed for a series of interest
ing club events to come off during the
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
SUPREME COURT ROUTINE.
Cases Considered anu others Set
for Today.

The following cases were considered
yesterday by the supreme court
ID. NJ. Osborne & Co., appellants, vs..
Fritz Herer ct al, respondents; argued
by appellants; submitted on briefs by
respondents.
Swan Carlson. respondent. VS.. The
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Company, appellants; submitted.
Iii the matter of the estate of Charles
J. Hoff, deceased, Carl NJ. Johnson, as
administrator, respondent VS.. Celia
Hoff, appellant; argued and submitted.
The following cases will be consid
cred TODAY:
John Lafferty appellant coz VS.. $500,
Joseph Halves ct al, respondents.
Francis Morrison st al. appellants
(9l vs.. 1850, ST. Paul & Northern Pa
cific Railway Company, respondent.
John w. Chase ct al. appellants Q31
VS.. 9,320, Walter S. Whitten, respond
ent.
August Heidel ct al, appellants, VS..
Henry Benedict ct l., defendants. Hen
ly Habfghorst, respondent. Order to
show cause.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
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