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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
WHO ARE ROBBERS?

There are three, and only three, ways
of obtaining living in this world. The
first is to- work for it, the second is to beg
for It and the third is to steal for it. There
are only three kinds of people in the
world-laborers, beggars and robbers.
These propositions may appear, at first,
a little strong, and some may set them
down as being untrue; but consider we'll
before you condemn. Who are laboring
men? All men are laborers who make
due return for what they use in life. A
doctor is as much of laborer as the ditch
digger; the lawyer is as much a laborer as
the blacksmith. The teacher is as much
of laborer as is the tiller Of the soil. It
is only division of labor. Physic is as
needful as bitches, law as needful as
horseshoes, and education as needful as
ed:bles. Under our present system we
all work for one another. The doctor
does not take his own medicine nor the
ditch digger use the bitches he digs The
lawyer gives his legal advice for the use
Of others, while the blacksmith shoes
horses not his own. The teacher teaches
not himself nor his own, but others, while
the farmer feeds everybody. We are all
dependent and inter-dependent, the one
upon the other. An honest man does his
share for the public, while the public does
its share toward him. These are all la
borers. The same rule applies to the
merchant, the hotel keeper, and all other
trades, professions and callings All
these are embraced in the first class. Of
beggars there need be but little said We
all understand that the beggar does not
do anything in return for what he re-
ceives.
A robber according to Blackstone. is
zone who takes goods or money from the
person of another by force" There are
great many kinds of robbers. The man
who overpowers his fellow-man and by
physical force, takes from him his money.
is rObber. Or if he, by threat of bodily
harm, causes him to give up his money,
he is robber. The man who takes adj
vantage OF the mental or physical weak
ness of another, and EFFORTS money or
goods from him, is a robber The man
who. because he has the power, charges
an enormous rate of interest for the use
of money is robber. The raload COM
pdny lHdl charges eAOrD1lant freight or
passenger rates because the patrons have
no means of preventing it, is a robber.
The man who monopolizes the oil of this
country, and demands and receives two or
three prices for it, is a robber Any man
who takes advantage of the conditions
that surround other people and EFFORTS
money from them, is robber; and he
is no less a robber because he does so
under the sanction of the law. Robbery
is robbery, and no law can make it any
thing else, or make it right. These null
t.-millionaires are all robbers; could not
be such II they were not robbers All
wealth is the product OF labor. These
men did not earn what they have Some
body did. Who was it that earned it?
And how came these millionaires with il?
Inter Mountain Advocate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18

1t borne In mind that every obligation Of
| the government, Of the state, city, coun-
| ty, town and all private debts. other
| than the gold notes and mortgages now
in existence, are payable under the terms
| of existing law in a Is to l silver dollar.
This increase of price would soon en-
| able every farmer to square his indebted
| ness with the merchant and banker. and
enable them to meet and discharge their
| obligations, and relieve all from com
| mon bankruptcy, and make these parties
all Independent and the farmer specially
SO.
The impending campaign has it's plat
| form already made. On one side it will
16 to 1, and restoring all the power to
silver that it had until 1873. On the
| other side the platform will be. silver
coinage on such terms as will maintain
its parity with gold. The terms not to
be declared, but to be left open for the
| gold men to fix, after their election has
been secured. These terms then will
be that If silver is coined at ALL it shall
be on condition that it shall be redeemed
by gold. This kind of coinage makes
silver only a check of the government
for so much gold, and as useless to re-
store price as if it were check on so
much paper calling for gold to be deliv-
cred to the bearer.
The gold combination do not care for
Intrinsic value in money, or the material
1t shall be made of; the purpose with
them is to depress the price of property
SO as to make their money obligations
grow in value. They are too shrewd to
declare for gold alone, when this ar
rangement gives them the same benefit
as having no money but gold which shall
be a legal tender for all purposes. In
times of peace this arrangement makes
everything dependent on the Rothschilds
syndicate, who control gold; and in war
would leave us without money of back
ing, for the want of gold.
If this arrangement would restore
price equal to free coinage, it would not
be satisfactory to Sherman, Cleveland
and Rothschilds, and every gold basis
man in the world as it is.
The restoration of free coinage is eouit-
able. 1t will not restore prices above
what they were in 1873, measured and
in coin. It will meet all our public OBJ
legations, according to the letter of the
contract, and 1t will not restore prices
above what they were when our lands in
North Dakota were mortagaged 10 and ~
years ago, and the money paid for the
mortgage was in greenbacks and silver.
while it will open our mines and increase
our foreign trade.
To obtain this justice and these bene-
fits let us unite, forgetting past differ
ences, and in SO elect a free coinage
president and free coinage congress.
w. H. STANDISH.
Speech to the Silver League at Grand
Forks, N. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
SUNSET, TWILIGHT AND NIGHT.

written for the Representative
Once more the sunsets vesper wings are
bathed
With the pure life-blood of a dying dav
And once again, in shrouds of twilight
swathed,
The landscape rests in outlines dim and
gray.
The blackbirds twitter from their homes
just found,
The wind-harps softly croons it's own
sweet knell,
But with these voices blends a boiler
sound
The rhythmic tinkling of the twi-
light bells.
Like phantoms fitting mid the ever
glades
OF dreamland, come June's wand'rine
poems of light,
And the fair myst'ry Of the twilight
fades
Into the deeper beauty Of the night.
Mabel Hawthorn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
WHO OWNS AMERICA.

Who owns American The railroad
companies own 211,OO0,0OO acres, or
enough to make six states as large as
Iowa.. The Vanderbilts own over
1000, 900 acres; Mr.. Disston OF Penn
sylyania. owns over 4,00O,000; the
Standard Oil Company 1000, 600; and
Murphy Of California, an area equal
to that of the state of MaSsa-
chusetts. The Schenley estate
owns lands from which the
heirs have received annually ST..
OtO 900; 2l.00O,000 acres are owned by
foreigners, who owe no allegiance to
our government, and are no friends to
republic. What will our children
own?- "A right to pay rent. National
Populist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
tation to greater or less extent. They

tation to a greater or less extent. They
are all representative. They are as fol-
lows: Senator Allen, Gov. Holcomb
Gen. Van Wyck, Congressman McKeigh-
an, Congressman KEN, Judge Maxwell
John H. Powers, ex-Mayor Weir, w. L.
Greene and Mrs. E. w. Peattie. There
are many other Populists in Nebraska
who have regulations outside of their
own state and who are representative
men or women, and might be included in
this list. My not including these is in
tended as no disparagement to them, but
only that I choose these ten for the pur-
posesof illustrating my article.
j. A. EDGERTON
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18

N. B.-Parties desiring to buy cheap
Railroad Land, will be supplied with
maps and pamphlets upon aptlica-
tion to above. The Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres of the
Richest Farming Lands in Minneso ta
for sale at low prices. Terms Of pay
.ment reasonable; six per cent interest.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18
Remember.

To take postal card and send TO
the REPRESENTATIVE, So Fourth Ct. S.,
Minneapolis, the names OF such per-
sons. either Populist or otherwise, Who
would be likely to subscribe for the
REPRESENTATIVE, and We will send
them sample copies, free Of charge,
and be obliged to you beside. That Is
the way to push the Peoples party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18

In writing to advertisers in this
paper our patrons will confer n favor
by saying that they saw the adver-
tisement In the Representative.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
Evans at Cleveland.

A staff correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Tribune, who was at the Cleve-
land convention, describing the scenes
there as the different State delegations
were entering the convention hall said:
Tennessee was still to be heard from.
General McAlpin had just reached the
platform when I'll. Clay Evans entered.
de is looked upon as a martyr by the
convention, and, to make amends for
the shabby manner in which he has
been treated by the Democrats, the del
egates always receive him with vocifer-
Gus applause. The Tennessean march
ed down the aisle while the band tried
to drown the cheers of the delegates.
His boom for the vice presidency has
reached dimensions much larger than
it could have done had he come here
merely as q plain Governor of Tennes
see, and not a man who has won hon.
ons which have been stolen from him.
In an editorial note, in the same is
sue, the Tribune said:
H. Clay Evans is mentioned"
and in his case a mention mean some
thing, for he was an Ohioan at one
time.
The statement that "his boom for the
vice presidency has reached dimensions
much larger than it could have done,
had he come merely as a plain Gov
ernor of Tennessee, and not as a man
who has won honors which have been
stolen from him." only shows that he
is not fully understood. That of course
has gained for him the sympathy of
thousands who know that he has been
grievously %wronged. But aside from
that he has merit of the highest order.
No man, in the same length of time in
public life, has developed greater
strength than II. Clay Evans. No
man, in a single term of service in the
National House of Representatives, has
displayed greater ability, or taken a
firmer and more intelligent grasp of
public affairs.
In presenting his name for the vice
presidency, his friends base his claims
upon higher grounds than that of mere
sympathy. They know that he is
worthy in every way, and hal his fit
ness for the high position is in every
respect beyond question. He is worthy
of the confidence aud of the support,
not only of Tenuessesns, but of the
voters in every State in the Union. He
is a Republican, who has made sacri-
fees for his party, though he says little
about this. He is true as steel, and
never waivers when principle is involv-
ed. He is just the kind of man to be
honored and trusted, and if he should
be nominated and elected vice presi-
dent of the United States, it will be an
honor worthily bestowed, and the coun-
try will never. have reason to regret il.
Knoxville Journal.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

it's way toward Fall River, when one of
the trucks broke and the car was
thrown from the rails. 1t plowed its
way across the road, tearing up the
stones and dirt in its flight, and finally
crashing into a stout wood fence, was
demolished.
Chicago, June CSC. b. Birch, one
Of the cashiers of the West Chicago
Street Railway company, was murdered
in his Office at the car barns at Mil.
waukee and Armitage avenues at $50
O'Clock this morning. The cash drawer
was robbed of from 800 to $500.
Nashville, June 23,-Near Lynaville,
last night, n negro festival was broken
up by n fight between Henry Sands, Jim
Stevenson and Esau Morse, in which
Sands was cut several times. This
morning Sands body was found in a
sink hole neal the scene of the diff
Guilty. Morse and Stevenson were ar
rested and jailed at Pulaski. Sands
was able to walk when he started home
last night.
Ukiah, Cal, June 23.-David Old.
ham, a deacon in the Baptist Church,
has been arrested for robbing the Men
docino stage a week ago. He had as
an accomplish a man named Hilton.
who has confessed, duplicating Old.
ham. They secured $1,000, and the
officers have recovered Hilton's share.
Oldham stood we'll in the community.
The plan was for him to swear to an
alibi for Hilton in case the latter was
suspected.
Barboursville, KY, June 23.-Word
has been received here that Gus Loeb
and his wife, Julia, Hebrew peddlers,
were murdered in Harlan county yes
terday between Harlan Court house
and Harrogate, Tennessee, by six
masked men. Robbery was the only
cause for the crime. The murderers
have not been captured. Gus Loeb
has a brother doing business now in
Philadelphia.
Montgomery, Ala, June 23.-Rev.
Harris Wright has been arrested at
Cave Springs for selling the organ,
Bible and hymn books of the church
over which he presided. He is a Meth
odist preacher, and has hitherto borne
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. He was
bound over to the grand jury.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

WI have on our desk a copy of The
Razor, published in Jonesboro, in 1856,
by S. M. Deaderick and NJ. II. Lyle.
1t was q redhot Fillmore paper, and
struck some sturdy blows for the mar
of its choice. Among the editorial an
nouncements made is the following:
Having a supcrabundance of the root
of all evil We shall not publish any ad-
vertisements in our paper at ALL"
How we wish such a condition of af-
fairs existed in u case at the present
time,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
A FALSE ISSUE.

The tremendous clamor in the Demo,
cratic camp over the currency is the
preconcerted plot of Cleveland and his
henchmen and advisers to divert the
attention of American voters from the
iniquities Of the Wilson-Gorman free
trade bill. These statesmen, as we'll as
the rest of the country know that this
measure is solely responsible for the
past two years of commercial stagna-
ton and financial distress. And they
know equally as well that this fatal
heresy" enacted into law filled the
country with dread and uncertainty
closed American mills and workshops,
brought Impeachment and want to
the homes of millions of American
workingmen and reduced American
products to a price for which they
could, not be raised. These shrewd,
lodging statesmen are, also, cognizant
of the fact from an unbroken succession
of bitter experiences that the Demo.
cratic party has been discredited and
repudiated throughout almost the en-
tire country on account of this free
trade law and the frightful consequent
ces which have followed. As regards
the tariff question the Democratic
party is dead, damned and delivered. T"
The sentiment of patriotic American
citizenship has forever setits seal of
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

Mr.. BEALL, agent for the American
Book Company, was in town last week
talking of the affairs of his company.
A good deal of attention has been at
tracted to this company lately by the
introduction of a bill in the late la
mented Legislature regulating the sale
of school books in this State, and as
the matter of purchasing school books
is of great interest to all the people, we
made some inquiries of Mr.. Beall as to
what arrangements they made with
dealers in school books, and he assured
us that the company he represents al
lowed a twenty per cent. discount on
all cash sales, which would be q pretty
fair profit. But on inquiry of our local
dealers we learn that fifteen per cent. is
the best they can get on cash purchases.
There is a screw loose some place
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
CLARA.

The health OF this com .iunity is not
80 good at present. Miss Rebecca Mau.
pin has been on the sick list for some
time and is no better at this writing.
The farmers have been busy for the
past week cutting their wheat and
oats. Mr.. Mary Walker and daughter,
of johnson City, are visiting relatives
in this place. BETTE Fox, who has
been lingering for some time, died at
her home on last Sunday night; she
has been a member of the Christian
Church for about eight years and lived
a faithful Christian until her death.
l hear Jesse Bacon is dead.
SNOW DROP.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
Nom Resident Notice.
In the Giro nit Court at Jonesboro,
Washington County, Tenn.
John Rogers VS.. Rebecca Rogers.

John Rogers Us. Rebecca Rogers.
In this case it appearing from the
complainant's bill, which is sw orn to
that the defendant, Rebecca Rogers, is
u nonresident of the State of Tonnes
see: 1t is ordered by me that publica
ton be made for four successive weeks
as required by law, in the Herald aud
Tribune, a newspaper published in
Jonesboro, in said county, notifying
said nonresident defendant to appear
before our said Circuit Court at a court
to be holden at the Court House in
Jo~nesboro, on the second Monday of
August, 1895, and make defense to said
bill or the allegations thereof will be
taken for confessed and this cause set
for hearing exparte as to her.
S. II. l.. CooPER, Clerk.
This June %, 1895.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

Gov. II. CLAY EVANS will be q his
toric, commanding figure on the battle
field of '96. If he is not selected for
the second place on the National Re-
publican ticket, and there is a strong
movement in that direction, he will be
the Republican nominee for Governor
of Tennessee. Whatever the part as
signed him he will perform it grandly
and effectively. We believe the Ten
nessee Democracy is fatally disrupted
over the Gub~ernatorial steal and that
there are thousands of honest Demo
Gratis who will not condone this infa-
nous act by supporting a machine"
candidate and that the machine" will
not vote for an anti Turney nominee.
With this irresistible conviction ever
with us we regard Gov. Evans as the
logic of the situation. He is the strong
est Republican in the State, and there
are thousands outside of his own party
who would like to see him in the Cub
ernatorial chair.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
Cost OF Advertising.

A single page in a single issue Of the
Century taken for advertising cost five
hundred dollars, says the Missouri
Farmer. In Harper it cost four hun
dred and ninety dollars, and in other
magazines from one hundred to three
hundred and fifty dollars. A yearly
advertisement of one column in the
Chicago Tribune cost twenty eight
thousand five hundred and fifty dol
lars for the lowest and fifty thousand
dollars for the highest priced column.
These figures will probably astonish
men who pay from ten to fifty dollars
a year for advertising space in their
home paper. Does it pay to advertiser
1t is evident that it does for shrewd
business men do not invest thousands
of dollars without being assured Of
satisfactory returns.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

ACCORDING to the figures of Chief
Clerk Julien Rivers, of the State Treas
urer's office, the Forty Ninth General
Assembly has cost the State SOL, ISL.
%. Of this the regular session cost
$S2,4S 90, divided as follows: Per
diem and mileage of members, S47,-
O9S 60; expenses of regular committees
of visitation and investigation, S4,7S0
4S: expenses of committee on Governors
election, 1881 80; miscellaneous, $780,
TIA Al. The extra session during its
twenty days is charged with the re-
naming $1S, 667 80, as follows: Mileage
and per diem of members, $16. 800 30;
miscellaneous, S1,S58.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

If the Democrats are not experts in
Constitutional law they are nothing.
At the instance of President Cleveland
and his Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Carlisle, the Democrats enacted the in
come tax law. The Supreme Court of
the United States pronounced this law
unconstitutional from start to finish.
The Democratic party in convention at
Chicago declared that all protective
duties were unconstitutional, but the
Court of last resort failed to make a
concurring record. And so the world
has yet to discover the infallible accu'
racy of legal opinions expressed by
Democratic expounders of the consti-
tuition.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

IT is never dangerous to assume that
on every great question before the peo-
pie Republicanism is right and Denioc-
racy is wrong. And so, bud, you need
not worry yourself to death we the
silver question, but keep your gun
loaded and cooked to spot every free
trader on the snoot.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26

HAD not the present Administration
been rebuked by such revolutionary
reverses, the silver commotion would
never have been heard of, the Wilson
German iniquity would have been fol-
lowed by a law sweeping away the last
vestige of the tariff, and our working
men would have been reduced far be.
low the miserable condition Of pauper
labor in Europe.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
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