The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16

cannot sell out: nobody wants to buy
farms at these times, with wheat at Al
cents per bushel.
Is there no remedy to be found in this
enlightened age? l think there is. Let
the Omaha platform be put into force,
and the money per capita raised to $50;
and let the farmers sell their wheat di-
rect to the consumers. if they can. Now
the wheat can be sold only to middle
men. Start fire and life insurance COM
panies and savings banks and then with
draw from the old line insurance COM
panies that are creating murderers. Re
duce the salaries of county, state and
national officers to the level of the or
binary working man doing similar work
When that is done the people can say
they are civilized. S. j. FLECKTEN.
KEEP PEACE AMONG OURSELVES.
MR.. POORE'S VIEWS-DON'T BELIEVE
IN THE SILVER REPUBLICANS
STAND BY THE REPRESENTATIVE
Editor Representative:
In your issue of Oct. is letter from
State Lecturer L. c. Long. I cannot
blame Bro. Long for feeling sensitive,
knowing as do the sacrifice of time
money and effort he has made the past
three years, but feel that it is an unfor-
tunate mistake for anyone not familiar
with the situation to criticise earnest
workers because there has been no flour
ish of trumpets proclaiming to the world
the great work performed.
Bro. Long we'll knows how urged him
not to accept any position in the Alliance
or League last winter, my reasons for so
urging him were not that had anything,
against either organization or wished to
influence him to take any step that would
lessen the effectiveness Of his work, but
on the contrary felt he was placing him
self in positions to be criticised by those
who mean we'll but do not know the trua
situation as we workers find it.
When the League was started I believed
and hoped it would be grand thing in
towns and cities, but l was positive it
could find no fruitful field among the
farmers. / also know that Is cents or 81
per year paid in by all who wish the sue
cess of reform principles, would raise am
pie funds for all honest reform work. |
sent in IS cents to Secretary Berrier and
have since paid rs cents to Secretary
Aver, and had l been able | would have
made it $25, but | must control myself in
doing what l can with my limited finan-
cial means. Among the farmers the from
Of League work to be most strongly urg-
ed is for each individual to do all he can
to induce his uncOnverted neghbOrs to
read reform books and papers and start
4 iv,,o toc GOLF
am fully convinced that the only form
of organization that can effectually be
taken up among farmers at this tine is a
secret organization for business purposes.
There is at this time enough independent
farmers elevators and shippers to within
one year have an independent elevator in
Duluth costing not less than $500, 900.
Such an elevator would be a thousand
fold better for the farmers than a state
elevator, whose management would be
under the control of an appointee of the
governor, who, to judge of all present
appointees, would be a pliable tool of
rings and combines.
Let us all do our best and avoid such
criticisms as VIII stir up feeling and fur
nish a club for our enemies to Whack us
with There is one popularity about the
situation: The old party tricksters can
quarrel and fight at caucuSes and cOnven-
tions but it seems to make no difference
with their being harmonious in grabbing
for the spoils, their blind followers will
"vote her straight while if there is even
a lying rumor of any difference of opin
ion no matter how trivial among reform
leaders or workers these same voting
cattle will say they wont have anything
to do with a party where they are quar-
reling all the time. | heard such reasons
given often-I should say, lack of reason
given often.
There is one argument at this time that
is penetrating the thick skulls Of many
farmers, that IS the argument of in
cretasing prices Of trust articles those
'|Annanias' sheets have such large head
lines over, while our wheat oats, barley,
corn, potatoes and everything the far
mers produces are down to gold basis
do not believe Bro. Long is rightly quot
ed when it is stated he is strongly IN ia
for. of the silver issue with man like
John Lind. at the head of our state tex
et | think John Lind is too honest to
train entirely with the Republicans at this
time in this state, but | shall not be sur
prised if he is not at this time wrestling
with his conscience preparatory to becom-
ing the Republican candidate next year
on a straddle, dishonest platform to catch
the Swedish vote as Nelson did the Nor
wegians 1t worked to the tune of 10000
majority last fall why will 1t not be
good card to play next year? If the re-
form forces cannot sustain such paper
in this state as The Representative, what
is to- hinder the Republicans getting 120,-
900 majority next year with Lind bait
and thousands of free copies of their lying
sheets? Who can tell?
HAMLIN V. POORE.