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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
WHAT BROKE DOWN WHEAT.

COME LET Us REASON TOGETHER
FELLOW CITIZENS AND VOTERS.
Fellow Citizens and Voters:
Come, let us reason together.
God gave us the reasoning power to
be used to the best advantage. You read
in Matthew, twenty fifth chapter, verses
Is to 80, about how one servant got five
talents, and one got two talents, and one
got one talent Now, if gave you, or [
have been so unfortunate as to have got
only one talent, let us try and use it; let
us not go and bury it as the lazy servant
did. No, let us get up and dust, as the
old saying is. How can we expect others
TO work for us? No; the same word will
be said to us as to the lazy servant of old.
Yon are lazy and bad servant. Did you
not know that you cannot reap where you
did not sow? That is why God gave us
reason to serve us in all things as we'll
in religion and politics as in our daily
work. Therefore, brethren, Come, let
us reason together" and find out what is
best to do to better our condition. Throw
aside superstition and prejudice. Call
bad thing a bad thing wherever it
comes from, and whosoever has perpe-
trated it; whether it was men who have
belonged to the Republican party or to
the Democratic party. You all know that
in 1865 the Republican party had all the
power and consequently they are to
blame for the contraction of our cur
rency before 1873, when the Rotschild and
his gang got in his hellish work by de-
monetizing silver. Let us examine the
prices on the four leading products of
the country from 1865 to 1876.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

i'll deeds to be done. The means to con-
tract or expand the currency to fitch tn.
products of Industry is what is hurting
the American people today, and not over
production, and the town banking system
will forever crush this power more eff
fectually than all the courts in Christen>
dom.
If it is necessary to absorb the green.
backs, ETC., let the comptroller of the
currency hold back 40 per cent of the cur
rency to which town is entieled until
it returns that amount into the treas
ury, but l doubt the wisdom of this. The
interest paid to the government would
be $67 goo, 900 a year and with the natural
increase of currency as population in
creases it would absorb the whole in 10
years. The increased facilities of ex-
change between the government and
each town would more than save the
SGT 00O The entire pension agency
system, customs house. etc. might be dis
pensed with and done strictly through
the town. All deposits would be under
public scrutiny, and if man is bribed
TO vote against the public interests we
should know it quickly.
Now, on a Monday morning the arch
bishop of St. Paul makes a deposit, fol-
lowed by Madame Bond, with wages of
unrighteousness, and both receive the
same urbane civilitieS from the bank of
fcials. God AMI the devil are on the
same terms in any bank.
The town bank also has a large adj
vantage trust breaker. With it you
assess railroad and banks and bank off
of them. BY applying this principle we
would soon squeeze water enough out
of watered stock to refill the dried up
lakes the Pioneer Press is bowling about
while industry would exert herself with
renewed energy. A. E. BALL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
Alexandria, Mimi, Nov. 5.
AN EARNEST MAN.

Hon. 1gnatius Donnelly, My Dear Sir:
You hold in my favor a balance of So and
some cents paid on my Irvine order last
summer, which please (after sending me
the american Peoples Money') apply
on my subscription to The Representa-
tive | have been going to write YOU
this long while regarding it but have
been so very busy harvesting and TIRES
ing (but which will leave me no better
Off that | have neglected it until now.
The Representative must be kept alive
at all hazards; and if need be if there is
general movement | will second M. O.
f. Norwood's proposition of contributing
towards upholding it. So if needed call
on me. | want set of your encyclopoe-
dias after little and also atlantis" and
"Ragnaroc." but will have to wait a cou-
pie of weeks.
am sorry that l have not been able to
do more to aid you in your great labors
in our behalf, but my circumstances have
not permitted it; but l am now using
every spare moment in gaining informa-
ton and knowledge and hope to be able
to aid in the next campaign 1t looks
dark and discouraging, perhaps, to you
men at the head, but there is a small
glimmering light around the horizon.
There are hundreds and I believe thou
sands, through you and your CO. workers
leadership. training for the coming bat
tie. So be of good cheer Right has al
ways won in the long rum and | believe
it will now.
With the kindest regards | am sin
cerely yours, A. J. SWENSON.
Garvin, MINI. Oct 10, 1895.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

you will have S., 160 for your wheat
What do you get now if you take your
wheat theree Yes, you get your 1000
ounces of silver and bring it home, but
you can't get it minted. So you have to
sell it and it will bring you about sc
cents an ounce, and your wheat will
bring you So, 440, instead of IS, 100, diff
ference of 81, 100.
Now let reason talk to you and listen
very attentatively to what it will tell
you. 1t will tell you just this-that the
politicians and quacks who assure you
that it would only be the silver king that
would be the gamer if we had free COIN
age of silver, that he simply talks
through his hat; and is trying to deceive
you by working your prejudices as Abra-
ham Lincoln said, to prolong their power
to rob you. Now, my friends, use your
reason You have it in your power to
throw off this yoke. Be man instead OF
beast of burden, to carry wealth to
other mems doors for them to live on in
luxury; and be dressed in the very finest
clothes while you Starve and go ragged
When God created this world for us
to have and to hold He intended that all
His children should have what they
needed and nobody any more. What say
you, my brethren; will you make your
self free by jumping on the Omaha plat
form or will you stay where you are and
be slave? Let your reason tell you
which would be the better for you.
Think hard and act wisely.
T. KRON
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
HOW 1T GROWS.

THE POPULIST SENTIMENT GROWING
ALL THE TIME.
Editor Representative:
To show just a little how the sentiment
is in this county against an organized
gang of scoundrels in this city and Dun
das, three miles south, and the gang
throughout this union who have been
plundering us these 80 years, a vote was
taken last Wednesday from threshing
crew, on the farm of Ben Stanford five
miles south, by your reporter, which re-
suited as follows:
HepuDllcan ............... ......... D
democrat ....... ......... 3
IoPulol 49,. ......o
Of this number there was one har-
nessmaker, one reporter and Is farmers.
Last year test Of the same crew with
the exception of four men (all four Re
publicans) and there were were just four
Populists.
l would like to say to the old ossified
editors of the "Pi'' Press, Globe and Min
neapolis Trib. that twelve of this crew are
readers of those old rotten sheets, and are
stuffed full of goldbugism, supporters of
thugs, thieves and suppressors of news,
and think if they can get the rest of the
crew of subscribers, every mothers son
will be free silver man or Populilst.
E. B. FORD.
NOrthfield Mimi. Oct, o.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

BY the above table of prices it will be
seen that from 1865 to 1872 (the year be-
fore the decentralization of silver, wheat
declined from $255 to $1.6S, that corn
declined from $1.86 to 76 cents, cotton
from S1.2O to 81 cents, and pork from
$50 to STATS.
you will find that it is the contraction of
the currency that has made the decline
of the prices of all products and property
and ruin on all Sides and not the quail
ity of the material the money is made
from, as we all know. There was per-
iod of 10 or Is years when there was not
a gold or silver dollar in circulation and
our country never was as prosperous as
during those years; but you see they
contracted the currency from $72 per cap
tia in 1866 to SIS per capita in 1872.
Then in 1873 the robbers capped their
abomidable work by the demonstration
of silver, thereby curtailing our currency
again Now many of you farmers think
that silver has nothing to do with the
price of your wheat, and you have heard
the smart stump speakers tell you SO.
Let us see if they told you the truth
There has been an established rule in
England for many years to pay an ounce
you all know that most of your wheat
goes to England. Suppose we now had
free coinage of silver. You took your
wheat to England and sold it; say you
had 1000 bushels, you would then get
1000 ounces of silver. You take it home
and have it minted into silver dollars,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
A STRONG LETTER.

GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE.
Editor Representatives:
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find SO to
apply on my subscription and two years
in advance
Strange to say that the above is the
value of 81 bushels of Stickneys potatoes,
or s bushels of wheat, or "a bushels Of
oats. Nevertheless if we want to ad
vance and protect our interests we must
labor for them; and we can do it, if we
60 at it with a determination in spite of
Plutocracy Hence let others do their
duty and furnish their mite to The Rep
resentative, one of the mightiest papers
published in the interest of the OPP
pressed But fail not also to supportyour
local papers that are also published in
your interest. Hoping the Representa-
tive will never have to suspend single
issue. | am a populist. Respectfully
A. S. STEPHENS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
MORE LETTERS.

w. F. Burley, of Navan, Mimi. sends
some new subscribers, and adds:
81 will send you another postal order as
soon as | can find one in 40 cent wheat and
10 cent oats and potatoes. You see, con-
fidence has been restored. (Oh yesD
That is why the prices are so good
John R. Beasley, Chattanooga, Tenn,
says:
Every patriotic man ought to be willing
to contribute at least 81 a year to the
support of the Populist press, and it has
been a favorite idea of mine for long
time that every man ought to be exempt
from the payment of poll tax who is a
subscriber for a newspaper, and the re-
ceipt for subscription should be evidence
of this fact.
Chris. Hermann, Jr, Long Prairie
Todd County, Mimi, says:
l herewith enclose you one dollar to
pay for another years subscription for
the Representative. 1t is one of the best
reform papers | have ever read, and would
not be without it. Let the good work
go on.
K. N. Hesgard, Belmont, N. D., says:
Enclosed please find my check for 81, as
subscription to the Representative for one
year. My subscription is in arrears
few issues, but I have not had time to
renew earlier. You are doing a noble
work for the monopoly ridden people
God speed the day when majority shall
so declare at the polls.
L. NJ. Edwards, Ocosta, Washington,
says:
| cannot do without the only reliable
paper l must keep posted. Had we
the time and means we should gladly de-
vote all our time to increase it's circula-
ton. However, we will do what we can.
| think l can get perhaps a dozen more
at this place. God bless Brother Don
nelly and sustain his noble work for hui
mainly
In the happy future, when his principles
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
MUST HAVE 1T.
Editor Representative:

Editor Representative:
Enclosed find money order for s.
for renewal of H. A. Fullerton's and
my own Representative for the com
ing year. 1t takes about an acre of wheat
to pay for the same. But all must sacri-
fee, if reform is to come and if all would
do in that line as you, and other noble
men, are doing, then this country would
have government that could and would
stand forever but | find we have large
body in our camp that are there for what
they cam make. Those must be rooted
out before there can be permanent re-
form. There must be majority of good
and tried men and women before the true
and just government will be established
Hoping you may live long to see the seed
you have sown yield a hundred fold.
Republicans and Democrats talk BIZ
metallism, but will vote with the gold
bugs every time. Party above principles
and as long as gold is God" with the
majority so long will Wall street run this
government, and Cleveland or some man
like him be their tool. Yours in the
middle of road
]. E. FULLERTON.
Montevideo, Mimi, Nov. 1.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

BY their fruits you shall know them
1t affords us great pleasure to inform
our subscribers that the most reliable
firms advertise in TIE REPRESENTA-.
TIVE. Bold, fearless, persistent and
use Of printers ink Take for example
such firms as S. e. Olson & Co., +. II.
Peterson & Co.; they always remem-
Der the printer, and by fair dealing
reap their reward. There are others
ally, and we hope for more to follow.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
EUREKA.

tt is clear as the noon day sun, and
true as divinity itself, that Archi-
hald's Business College is the place to
secure perfect training for every ave-
nue. of business life. They prepare
their subjects. with Infinitely more
skill than does the builder the rough
stone from the quarry, to I'LL space in
the stately mansion. In addition to
knocking off the rough corners. they
polish by actual training in each and
1 ninr all their graduates, with know
ledge which will enable them to ill
anv position with honor to themselves
and reflect great credit upon tI.eir in
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
NEWS ITEMS.

A $4,000 900 glass trust has been
formed Big tobacco trust is organizing.
A Populist cooperative daily has been
started at Waco, Texas. One is also to be
established at Toledo, Ohio. Several
weeklies were born last week.
In Monterey county, California, there
are several estates Of 10000 ana 4e,"oc
acres. q persons owning more than 5000
acres of land each.
Oh YES. the Populists are dead. At
a special election in Pontotoc, Miss, they
cast HOO votes, a gain of 700, defeating
the Democrats by 500. The Republicans
were not in it.
Republicans and Democrats have fused
in five counties in Kansas. They are
getting together, just as the Wings and
Democrats did in the South in the iiftles.
Populists and ProhibitionistS Of Preble
equity, Ohio, got together on one ticket.
The British Labor Gazette (OficiaD
finds that labor is not wanted in Canada,
New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
and Western Australia. 1t is not stated
that labor should get off the earth, but
that seems to be the only opening for the
surplus at present.
Inc OIlCldl GdZ6ttp SuOWS Iudt potDCi-
ism continues to increase in england.
The number of persons relieved in 80
selected urban districts on one day in the
second week of August was 323,5IS t22l
per 10000 of population), or over 10000
more than on the same day Of the week
last year
The citizens of Kansas City. Mo, have
heretofore been dependent upon a prl-
vate company for it's water supply. The
agitation for a change has brought out
the fact that a plant that cost but 5000
600 was capitalized at S13,000G0o. The
city has voted to purchase at cost Of
$4,000, 900.
Boston pays $146 per annum for each
of 1. 500 arc lamps of 1000 candle power.
Water Vile and Bangor, Me-, under NUM-
cipal ownership. each maintain 100
lamps of the same candle power. run
ming the same number of hours. at a
cost of SIS per annum for each. Grea ter
Boston.
Herbert George says gold is being pro-
duced in Colorado for cents per ounce.
and not less than $600,000 per month is
being brought to daylight at that cost,
and then wants to know where the in
trirsic value comes in. George ought to
keep still: if the goldbugs find out gold
car be produced at 6 cents an ounce
they'll go right in for its demonstration,
and then-heavens. What would become
of us?-Coxey's Daily.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
TO HOTEL MEN.

The opportunity of lifetime for
hotel men is now at hand and, he who
fails to grasp it will regret it. The
Grand Pacific Hotel of MoOrhead, and
contents, will be sold at auction, with
out reserve, on the premises, Nov. IS.
A glance at the advertisement on an
other page fully justities the predic-
ton that the lucky purchaser will
have made the hit Of a lifetime. The
master of ceremonies will he p. II.
Kavenaugh, the prince of auctioneers.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
ourFOrun.

correspondents are requested to be
brief. There is no week that THE Rep
resentative' is not obliged to hold over
a large number of letters, though pub
fishing several columns in each issue.
Hereafter we shall give the preference to
letters OF 300 words or less, and writer's
OF letters exceeding 500 words must not
be surprised if they do not see them pub
Hshed in this paper. We are forced to
adopt this rule in order that all may have
a chance of being heard, and with as lit
tie delay as possible after the letters have
been REHABILITATION Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

When preachers accept nominations
from the old parties, they rapidly decline
in character and morals. With no pr;n-
ciDles at stake, and without the instincts
of highminded business integrity, they
drift to allow level very rapidly Spells
is their only aim. They will dc anything
to secure them. The history of preach
ers in old party politics is 4 black one.
The rottenness found at headquarters,
the beer saloon, card table. and houses
Of prostitution as accessories, the preach
ers find themselves in strange company
and are soon f2a - to 10 anything. t.
&c. ..e .rti funds. They ride a
toboggan slide to hell when once started.
Coxey's Daily.
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w :. II.
Prior Lake, Mimi, Oct. %, 189
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO 1T.

My Dear Sir and Friend: Enclose
please find 81 for six new subscribers for
three months to the Representative
This is the cheapest way l can help
the Peoples cause at present
The corn must be husked before snow
falls. even if it is not worth much
We intend to organize Populist clubs
in every town on the county this winter
Your paper must be supported. It's work
is not yet accomplished. Yours truly.
P. M'GRATH
Good Thunder, Oct 81, 1895.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

Mortgaging the crop before it is raised
is very common proceeding in the
southern states and it is gradually creep
ing into Indiana. for farmers are becom-
ing so poor each succeeding year that
they are compelled to ask for help be-
fore the crop is planted. -Nonconformist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
DOWN IN INDIANA.

Il never saw so many farmers try
ing to borrow money with which to
pay taxes" said prominent banker
the other day. 1t is the natural con-
sequence of getting down to a sound
financial basis and no one should OBJ
ject, certainly no sound money farm
er.-Nonconformist
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
A LABOR COMBINE.

Editor Representative:
Keep up your fire of hot shot all along
the line and if you do not succeed in
crushing out some Of the grinding COM
bines you may be the means of building
up one of labor in the Northwest, the
greatest of them all, and strong enough
to compete Indeed if we are to have a
king at all who should it be but labor.
Perhaps this is the right way out of
the wilderness. Very truly yours.
w. E. HULL
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
Notice to Depositors and Others.

The next quarterly interest term Of
mences jan I, 1896 Money deposited
on or before Jan. 10, 1896, will draw in
terest at per cent per annum, from
Jan. !, 1896; will be added to principal
July l, 1896. and if left on deposit will
be compounded semi-annually.
THOS. A. PRENDERGAST,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

structors. 1t gives US pleasure to an
nounce that the expert penman in the
above banned college produced our new
heading, "THE REPRESENTATIVE"
which appears for the first time to
adOrn this and future issues.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

Capt. A. Fl. Nelson will address t he
Ninth ward Populist Club, Wednes-
day evening. Nov. 6. Songs and reci-
tations By the Ninth Ward Ladies'
e. lee Club
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

f. J. MEIER, Cashier.
Banking rooms, Fifth and Jackson
streets Open Saturday evenings. be-
tween6 and o'clock.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
A SUGGESTION.
HOW TO ACT TOGETHER,


If multitude people consuming
neighbours house. it
upon questions of religion politics. literature
agreed upon the issue before Them wittha
be extinguished
There opposed
goldstandard president Congress:
sides Governors and Legislators twohds
say to the Free Silver Democrat RepubcanCome
pies Party replies:
No don't believe ownership
other matters which
move followers into half would
gate and to the But let Popul
part of their platform Campo"
To which the Popust replies
THAT silver but other
things which
question If we tried to twothds
would leave and back to the old partles.'
Plutocacy listens this dispute delight.
chuckles says:
"They detail and plumber them
at
Now let suggestion:
The will course national
ton next and they will undoubtedly substantially
Omaha platform, emitting perhaps scheme
On the place. another
ton held made up of parties not Popust but friends silver
and who parties Let them
ties that there will be little difference
the Omaha PLATFORM Pride of opinion
things Then let each convention apnont committee Of ece 5
asor President and 1ce President If
support the electoral ticket
slightest
after the
two old party conventions adjourn The O.
undoubtedly act the
campaign contributions uthot rhh chained
to the Mmmon rottenness
Then all doors! Thebe had
thousand. We shall broadmnded eel-
Democrats Republicans camps been
witnessed since the Republic Putocracy will of
howl "Fuson. men
TO do we shall laugh at them The nation will
of the hands England withdraw her red
coated Hessans we
will exile them NovaScotia years ago.
There will be be accomp-
thenceforth be possible
But the Socasts"we your par
ties will permit We
you We woman-sufrac-
mighty to u.s. and you will
adopt We Prohbtionss
we think evil currency
demonetized silver won't adopt
Single Taxer land we believe
should placed that
heal all great doc.
up kingdom our own
Softly softly,
Suppose demand for
10 Referendum Suppose do?
Who object to Bringing the Legislature pe2pe
This is "a the by people,
with long Let
powman the probabilities are that
both the Reform conventions will adopt such plank
All views, could thus
unite elect Reform President and Congress
friends think the particular policy
nitate popu
their especial triumph Under the
republic whatever the majority think right;
thinks practically being al
be theoretically No
question per
e bands of
unite in grand
truth a transition period water of
elements Of
shall the be
and lower despera-
sacrifice nnc.
happiness his chill
their
arep
the level great argument.
generation Let
lions fromm slavery.
EUREKA. sructors. gives pleasure to al
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
High Grade Goods at Low Prices,

U5 900 Y ards, consisting of Storm Serge,
Curly Boucle. Plaids. all wool. silk ~
and wool mixtures. from 10 to 80 ins. MI,
wide. worth up 10 soc. only. yard ..
40, 900 Yar7s, Just received from our east
ern buyer in the latest wcaves out this sea
son. consisting of all the newest rough
effects and latest co!orss; from 80 071n
to - inches wide; worth up to i oil
100 ward. Yard .... .....
$4,000 Yards, French Twill Buck Broad
cloth. satin finished, in all the c71-
latest !, shaaos ;r excellent value at 0/2C