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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
only II estates which paid probate
duty on about e250,0OO each.-Cham-
berS'S Journal.
THE MOUTHPIECE OF MON
OPOLY.

AS the mouthpiece Of monopoly the
capitalist press is ever on the alert to
frown down and decry every effort OF
labor to organize or combine for its
own protection; while capital OF every
species is constantly Scheming and
conniving, in the formation OF trusts
and combines, to monopolize every
thing movable and immovea Die
everything except the air we breathe,
and even a large portion of that in
the filthy tenement houses and sweat
shops-for the aggregation OF wealth.
in the hands of the very few and the
plumber, spoilation and absolute rob-
berry Of the apparently helpless many.
The hired editor of a capitalist news
paper is little better than the hired
assassin on the great highway. 1t is
only man of considerable wealth
that can own and control a large daily
newspaper plant, and for the safety of
his inves tment he must stand in with
every kind and variety Of monopolistic
connivance to make his plant secure.
He is a boycotter with all that the
term implies. He, with others of his
class, fastens grip upon the mOnop-
oily of news dissemination, and woe
falls upon the party who attempts to
enter the field in his seclusive JurlS-
diction. AS all trusts and com Dimes
crush the struggling and helpless, SO
he places the iron heel of despotism
upon the neck of any and all who in
his pathway lie in his rapacious
swoop of greed and gain to affiuence,
opulence and power. AS in the case
of great general, he does not fight
in the forefront of the battle himself;
he never exposes himself to the enc
my. His forces are made up of hire
lings and lackeys Of the kind who
prostitute talent for lucre; who lie in
ambush as trainers OF public opinion
and flaunt their trophies as of victor
les won by the power Of the press.
There is great difference between
organizing for oppression and organ
izing for protection. Self-defense is
lawful, legal and right; but enc can
not always defend himself against as
sination.-Sam L. Lef1ingwell in Typo
| Journal
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
Brave Tom Ewing Tells Democrats
to Vote the POpulist Ticket.
DECLARES BOTH THE OLD PAR
TIES ONE.
Both Hopelessly Under the Ban of
Wall Street and the ROths-
child Syndicate.
KNOWS WHAT HE Is TALKING ABOUT
THE EASTERN WING OF DEMOCRACY
CONTROLLED BY AUGUST BELMONT,
THE AGENT OF TIE ROTHsCHILDs.
(CoXey'S Sound Money!

Hail the glad tidings!. The patriots
are coming to us by the thousands.
Did you see last Sundays Cincinnati
Enquirer? Have you heard what Cen
eral Tom Ewing has done? The ma
jestic Ewing, who, in 1873 wheeled the
Ohio Democracy into line for currency
and industrial reform. nominated
VIM. Allen on Populist platform
and elected him: Well, Tom Ewing
has given hint to all the Democrats
of his native state who are not bank
ers or bond-h holders, to vote for Coxey
on the Populist ticket. He has public
ly declared that the two old parties
are one; that they are both hopelessly
under the ban of Wall street and the
Rothschild syndicate, and the people
have no hope whatever from either of
them. General Ewing knows exactly
what he is talking about. For more
than ten years he has been practicing
at the bar in New York city, where
the vultureS got in their work, and his
teStimany is conclusive. l know he
has big heart, full OF sympathy for
the industrial people, and great
brain filed with knowledge on these
economic questions Democrats Of
Ohio, you remember the days of '73
and rs. when Uncle Billy Allen, Gen
erals Ewing, Warner and Morgan, and
Geo. II. Pendleton made the glorious
fight for the same principles now ad
yocated by CoXey, and you know full
we'll how the eastern wing Of the De-
mocracy, headed by Belmont, the
| agent OF the Rothschids, and the big,
pig headed Dorcheimer. of New FORK,
insulted these noble men, and knitted
Governor Allen in the dark. Since
those days where has the Democracy
| been? 1t made "forced march, and
| caught up with the Republicans in
| general devilment, and has stayed
with John Sherman and that God-for-
saken crew ever since, In fact, Cleye-
| land, Brice and Campbell are now
about neck ahead. while Wall street
| is preparing to sponge the trio for an
| other race, providing you Democrats
eat yoar crow like bidable little ours.
| don't believe you will do it this
time. You are going to heed the COM
mands Of Gen. Ewing and vote the
| Populst ticket, and the thinking, sen
sibie Republicans are going to do the
| same.
It's in the air. The mighty tide Of
reform is sweeping forward like a
tempest. l tell you, my brothers,
there is Divn ity in this movement.
The money power has had its day.
The people, thank God. are soon to
/ have theirs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
TEMPERANCE AND FREE
SILVER.

Miss Frances Wizards address to
the national convention Of the w. G.
T. u, at Baltimore. on Friday, was a
notable production in more ways than
one She urges the necessity Of
broadening the scope Of the move
ment so as to take in many Of the
matters Of practical reform besides
that relating to the liquor traffic.
Miss Willard urges a union Of all re-
form forces in favor of tue following
propositions;
Direct legislation the initiative and
refesendum in national. state and To-
cal matters; the imperative mandate
and proportional presentation. ~
When any branch OF legitimate bust
ness becomes monopoly in the hands
OF a few against the interests Of the
many that industry should be taken
possession Of. on just terms, by
the municipality, the state or the ma
ton, and administered by the people.
(3) The election of president and OF
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people, and also OF the civil off,
GERS so far as practicable. az Equal
suffrage without distinction or sex.
(5) AS the land is the rightful heri.
tage or the people. no tenure S>ould
hold without use and occupancy. U)
Prohibition of the liquor trafAc for
beverage purposes. and governmental
control OF the sale for medicinal,
scientific and mechanical uses. (7l All
money-paper, gold and silver-should
be issued by the national government
only, and made legal tender for all
payments, public or private, on future
contracts, and in amount adequate to
the demands OF business. (5) The free
and unlimited coinage Of silver and
gold at the ratio Of Is to 1.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
TELEGRAPT- ,CTOPUS
Some Astounding Figures-A Profit
of One Hundred Million Dollars
in Twenty-Five Years.
GOOD FINANCIAL ARGUMENTS
ON CAPITAL.
A Great Saving to the People
Through the Government Own
ership Scheme-Western
Union Monopoly.

In 1858 the capital stock of the West
ern Union was 1858, ZOO. The stock
dividends declared between 1855 and
1866, a period of only eight years,
amounted TO upward of seventeen
millions of dollars, and the stock is
sued for new lines was about two mil
lions, making the capital stock on
July l, 1866 about 10000, 900, and that
very year new stock was created or
watered to the amount of $4,000, 600
more, thus making the stock on July
l, 1867, $40, 00o,0O The following are
some of the dividends declared by this
company: In 1862, q per cent; in 1868,
100 per cent; in 1878. $4,000, 900; in 1881,
about twenty millions; in 1886, % per
cent. It realized one hundred mil
lions in twenty-five years by its extor-
tionate chages. If a person invested
81, 900 in Western Union stock in 1858,
he would have received up to 1890
stock dividends of more than $50, 900,
and cash dividends equal to 500, 900,
or 800 per cent of dividends year.
Its capital stock in 1890 was about
$50, OOU, 900, but an overflow of water
stock was then made which raised it
to 500, O00, 900, and it now claims to
have been raised to $150,OJ0,OOO 1t
has driven about every competitor
from the field, watered its stock
greater than that of any other cOrpo-
ration, and stands to-day monopoly
the most insutferable we have to con-
tend with. The Pos tmasIer-GeneraPs
report for 1901 shows that this mon
| opOly receives for messages on an
average of about 80 cents, while the
cost of the same, figuring in dividends
| on the watered stock, shows profit
of over 40 per cent. Pos tmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker stated in his report
that he believed that even with the
company as at present stocked, it
could make great deal Of money on
a uniform rate Of % cents for twenty
word messages to all parts of the
country, and his estimate is certainly
a conservative one if we COM
pare it with the experience of
the different continental cOun-
tries that do control the tele-
graph lines, for with Government
ownership ten words could be sent fol
10 cents and possibly less. About all
the tele graph lines of tue world, ex-
Guiding the United States and Cana
da. are I'm der Government CONTROL
| Exchange.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

merely movement to con tract the
legal tender issues of the Government
in order to make it possible for the
banks to control the money of the
country.
The next step in the conspiracy was
the plan to deplete the gold reserve in
the Treasury for the purpose of Great
ing scare and justifyng the issu-
ance OF the first batch OF bonds. 1t
was known at the time and it can be
demonstrated now that the Treasury
Department actually aided in depict
ing the reserve by forcing out gold in
stead of currency. Had the treasury
desired to stop the drain from the
gold reserve it could have been done
in a day by paying out silver for
greenbackS.
The second issue of $50, 900 of
bonds was the next step and that was
followed by the crowning infamy-the
purchase OF 1868, 900, 900 Of gold for 4
per cent thirtyyear bonds issued at a
rate Of 15l per cent below the price
which they were actually worth in the
market.
But the end is not yet. The ring
has obtained the issuance of 1853 &C.,,
go of bonds, but that is proba bly, not
more than one-h half of the amount
they demand. They have been di-
rect!y aided by the administration
and favored, indirectly at least, by the
party in power in the last Congress.
They are even counting upon the Re-
publicans in the present Congress to
assist them, and they are mholden ned
to go on.
There is little doubt that the plan
was to deplete the reserve again and
take another installment Of, say, $780,
900 at this time 1t is possible that
political eXiGencies may prevent the
step, or it may be that the manipula-
tors have determined upon a more
far-reaching plan. Already the sug-
gestion is made that Cleveland will
recommend the retirement Of all out
standing gcenbacks by the issuance
of bonds, for which Treasury notes
will be received. To further this
scheme the gold reserve may be
drained to the drogs ia order that the
country may be taught by an "object
lesson the danger Of national cur
rency.
| This is the plan of the bankers.
They aim at nothing short OF the con-
troll Of the entire currency OF the
country The question now is wheth-
er the republican party in Congress
will lend itself to the scheme. -San
! Francisco Chronicle.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
t'USING.

There is another political breakout.
Republicans repudiate the regular
John Sherman and Foraker nominee,
and recommend the Democratic can
didate for Governor. Democrats IN
Kentucky repudiate their candidate,
and support the Republican nominee.
In Kansas Republicans and Demo-
Gratis unite and nominate the same
candidates. Why not kick down the
fence and let all the bosses into the
same pasture: They lick salt from
the same trough anyway.-Mount Yer
,Qll.) Progressive Farmer.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
is 1T TRUE?
Journal.

Yea, verify, girls are of few days and
full of mischief and whOSOever Is de-
ceived thereby is not wise. When the
fair one cheweth gum with much
haste, and stampeth her pretty foot
with much vigor, then beware. She
cOmeth forth in the evening with d
low neck and short sleeves, but in the
morning she lieth in bed while her
mother hustleth. She eateth all win
ter of the devoted young mans oys-
tiers, and partaketh with glee OF his
sleigh rides, but when the gentle
spring time cometh she winekth the
other eye and goeth with a new beau.
Exchange.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
THE BANKERS CONSPIRACY.

The financial policy of the Govern
tion has been absolutely dominated
by the bankers and money-lenders of
the country. AS soon as Mr.. Carlisle
was selected for the position Of Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and before he
took the Office, he repaired to New
York, and it is believed that the
scheme that has since been carried
out was then arranged between him
and certain money magnates in Wall
Street. 1t cannot be denied, at any
rate, that Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Car
Isle have lent themselves in every
possible way to further the plans and
demands of the bankers and money
kings.
The one object which they had in
view was to induce or to force the
Government to issue bonds, say, for
5000, 900, 600 more or less, which might
be used as a basis of national bank
circulation The policy which had
been steadily pursued up to that time,
except during the former term of Mr..
Cleveland, had resulted in reducing
the volume of outstanding bonds to
such an extent that the banks were
unable to obtain enough at protita BILE
prices to keep up their issues. The
consequent decrease in national bank
circula ton and the steady increase in
the volume of Treasury notes under
the operation of the silver purchase
act was threatening to destroy the
national bank monopoly and the pow
er of Wall Street to manipulate the
circulating medium Of the country.
The first step in the conspiracy
which was formed when the admins
tration came in was to stop the issu-
ance Of Treasury notes in payment
for silver. The bankers panic Of the
summer of 1893, which resulted in a
special session of Congress and in the
repeal of the Sherman act, was de-
liberately worked up from Wall
Street. It was not intended to be an
anti silver agitation at all. 1t was
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
COMMON TRASH.

We give too much Importance to
the high officials of the United States.
They are just common people like the
officers of your county Their minds
are about of the same calibre. and
their morals might suffer in COMPARE
son The United States government
is big town or county government.
Look on its officers as you do your
town or county officers. Rub up
against a president, CD binet officer,
senator or Congressman and you will
find that he is about the size of the
leading men in your school district
Missouri World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
GETTING AWAY FROM REPUB-
LICANISN.

The judges of the Pennsylvania.
court of common pleas recently don
ned gowns to increase their dignity"
This is only one substance of a curren n
movement to subs ii tute the forms for
the instance OF government. A gov
eminent which is dignitied with brass
buttons, horseha ir and other fiddle
Paddles has exactly the same claims to
be respected by respectable citizens as
a millinery's dummy has to be loved
by man in search of a wife.-Coast
SlainanS Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06
DIVERSITY YOUR CROPS.

"Raise variety of crops" yells the
goldbug to the farmer. They tried it
this year on potatoes in all the north
ern states and the result is that while
they are asking Il cents buShel for
the crop the railroads are charging 80
cents bushel to transport them from
Colorado to Chicago.-Ex.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

Get Up a club of six for a $1.O0.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

ing to guage these fellows up to Nor
gan, or guage Morgan down to them?
And how are you going to know, in
advance, which buyer will turn out to
be Morgan, and which will belong to
the shade-tree squad?
Look here, friends!-let's bend our
energies to something which promises
practical benefit. 80
This Socialist talk at ~land is not
a new discovery. It's Eoldest form
of tribal life; and it be xgs to time
when population Wa S3arse, when
homes were cavernS, Y - the natural
products OF the eartI id its rowing
half-naked inhabitanl e nd when the
material relation an oome life was
almost as primitive . that of the
African tribes today @ T. E. ".
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-06

solves and changes ownership Of priv
ate undertakings. No law need be
violated. The canal shares could go
into friendly hands. not to the rail-
way company direct.
1t is difficult to devise form which
would insure continued control of the
canal in the interests Of Pittsburg if
rot built and owned by Allegheny
county. There would apparently be
some security if the charter restricted
the tolls to be charged to. say, not ex-
ceeding 80 cents per ton. and IT the
corporation were compelled to keep
open and operate it, providing facill-
ties to its fullest capacity. The re-
striction in the charter Of the New
Y ork Central which prevents it from
charging more than cents per mile is
effective to some extent and the rail-
way company has never been able to
obtain is repeal, powerful as it is in
the state Of New York. But even
that is rendered somewhat inopera-
tive through extra charges for sleep
ing and parlor cars, etc.
We may assume that the railroad
interests, through friendly agents,
would certainly bid high for the stock
Of the canal, and when the control
was obtained, as it would be sooner or
later, it would be very easy for them
to render transportation over it SO
unsatis factory as to destroy it's use
fulness. Where there is will there
is generally way. Pittsburg should
note that the Erie CANAL which has
given New York prominence. is no
private enterprise, liza BILE to absorption
by railways, but a state property. the
peoples canal The PittSburg news
papers should publish the last annual
report of the Clyde trustees and see
what has made Glasgow. But no com
peting interests can luy control from
these Clyde trustees. There are nc
shares to sell.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-19

James Taylor Hurt at sherman-ISnty
Damage Suit.

Sherman. Tex, Sept lS.-(Special)-
The city has secured judgment in
about seventy-ilve cases against citi-
zens for non-payment OF city taxes
The city has Judgment for the property
ana has been granted writs OF possess
sion.
Judge II. j. Brown of the supreme
court after visit Of several days
here. went to Dallas today
The city public schools are In good
working order now with an enroll
ment of 1850. The different colleges In
the city have combined enrolment
Of about 300
The jury In the case of j. u. lIopson
VS., the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Railway company, n suit for damages
In the district court, returned verdict
for plaintiff and assessed the damages
Mt $500 The case OF w. II. Gaines,
charged with the killing OF Charley
Koch, July s. has been set for October
2s.
County Clerk Hudson received n tele-
gram from q. A. wyatt of near Den
ison requesting him not to issue a
marriage license to ella Wyatt, his
daughter, and Dick Berry The clerk
had issued the license before he rccciv-
cd the telegram.
James Taylor, a young man living
west OF town, was coming to town to-
dav ON load or oats, when he slipped
and was thrown under the front wheel
OF his wagon, which passed over his
head, The rear wheel passed over his
body, When picked up he was uncon-
seious. but 1t iE believed that he will
recover.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-19
Mn. nnNnr wArrnnsos.

Hcrc ~ n very significant statement
concerning the Kentucky campaign for
United states senator It Ia taken
from the Murray Ledger, thoroughly
reputable paper. The statement Is this;
Colonel John n Thompson " author
ity for the statement that Henri Wat
ters0n Ia really FOR Joe Blackburn for
HonAtur. II met Mr.. Wattpraon last
April at the Burnett house In CIn-
cinnatl.' says Mr. Thompson. land he
assured me that Joe blackburn was
his cliolee Tor United states senator.
He repeated his assurance 10 me at
the pondennls club IN Louisville only
IA few days ago, and added that In HIS
opinion Blackburn was the only one OF
the candidates who was ~ TO he TINT
tod States senator,
"Thcn why In the hell doean't tho
Courlor-Jnurppl support hlm2 / asked"
continued Colonel Thompson.
well, 10 tell you the plain truth"
answered Mr. Watlerson, "T merely rc.
celve a salary from the Courier Jour
nal. ard am pnwcrleas to control its
policy"
This " altogether in kccplug with
Mr watteYbqn'n announcement that he
W Elins t0 spend the campaign sensan
IN Earopc II Is also in keeping with
Mr.. WatlerHon's We'll known friendship
for Senator blackburn. II IL quite pos.
sihlp that this brilliant editors voice
can be FIlcnccd or hla pen stillod by
TN. edlct ~ hlp employers, but Il il not
probable that such an odlct would
force him TO u bitter nght aRainst the
man OF hts own choice, who IN also the
chplcc Of his party.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-19
ASTHMA CAN BE CURED.
A LEADING PHYSICIAN AT LAST
DISCOVERS THE REMEDY.
A Pubiic Test VIII he Made To-day at
Nicl's Drug store.

In the wonderful progress made by
medical science OF the world successful
treatment for most diseases has been
discovered. and diseases which were
at one time considered incurable are
now easily conquered. Among the
most difficult and obstinate OF dis
eases which has bafiied the skill of our
most noted physicians up to the pres
ent time, Asthma ranks first. Thous-
ands of sufferers know by their per-
sonal experience that no absolute cure
for this disease was discovered until
Or. RUDOLF Schlffman. the renowned
Physician. who has made the treatment
of Asthma and kindred complaints
the study Of u life time. during which
time he has treated and cured more
cases Of Asthma than any living doctor,
perfected a remedy which not only
produces Instant relief in the most
severe cases OF Asthma, Phthisic, Hay
Fever and Bronchitis. but has poslti-
yely cured thousands OF sufferers who
were considered incurable. Recognize
ing the skepticlsm OF the public In this
age of countless fraudulent noatrums,
DR. Schiffmann, in order to restore con-
tidence and obviate any suspicion of
imposition, requests this paper to
announce that from n. m. today until
p. N. tomorrow he offers u liberal
sample box Of Schiffmanns Asthma
Cure to all persons applying at j. r.
Nlcks Sc Co.'S drug store, 5ll Main
street, absolutely free OF charge,
knowing that n personal test Will be
most convincing. and VIII vindlcate
his very claim. This Physician has
made most generous offer to persons
who suffer from this most terrible dis
ease, and all sufferers are not only re-
quested, but cordially invited to call,
and should bear in mind the time and
place specified for the distribution and
avail themselves of the offer Persons
living out of this city who desire to
test the merits Of this most wonderful
remedy will receive package free by
mail by writing to DR.. II. Schiffmann.
3l5 Rosnbel street, st. Paul, MINI,
providing their letter Is received be-
fore October !. as no samples can be
obtained after that date.
j. y. Nicks & Co, the well known
druggists, authorize us to announce
that they have received II quantity of
samples from DR.. Schlnmann which
they Will distribute during the hours
mentioned In accordance with his offer.