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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
HUMAN FOOTHBAT,HS.

Ernest Green, little negro boy in
Washington, was stealing fruit from a
tree over fence. A Miss Flagler who
lived on the premises shot him dead
with her revolver. The coroner's jury
held her free from blame. The boy
was poor, the lady (?) is the daughter
OF a Standard Oil magnate. Justice
has become prostitute for money
Schilling's Advance.
A pretty state of things! An accom-
plished society lady goes cunning for
human beings and drops her game.
And the law says it is all right!
II the millionaires cannot have the
privilege of killing people what is this
oligarchy Of ours good for anyhow?
The ancient law of France provided
that If the nobleman returned home
from the chase, weary and foot-sore, he
could kill two serfs and warm his feet
in their bowels. Two serfs-observe
yOu-nOt more than two! There's
where Christianity came in:-for the
unreasonable hidalgo might want to
kill dozen. And isn't Standard Oil
magnate in the nineteenth century
entitled to as many rights as French
nobleman in the sixteenth?
Let us hear from the Supreme Court
on this important question,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
SOME QUESTIONS.

The average age at death among the
nobility, gentry, and professional
classes of England and Wales is fifty
five years. Among the artisan classes
of Lambeth it is twenty nine; and
while the infantile death rate Of the
well-to-do is only eight out of one hun
dred dying before one year old, in
some poor city districts it is thirty.
CDR. G. r. Drysdale, in the Report of
Industrial Remuneration Conference,
page 1907 DR.. Playfair says eighteen
per cent of the children of the upper
class, thirty-six OF the tradesman
class, fifty-fve per cent Of the working
class die before they reach five years.
Is the world properly managed when
such conditions exist?
Are not those workingmen human
beings as we'll as the others? Is not
this world theirs as much as ours?
Did not Christ die on the cross for the
poorest and humblest of them?
Should not the world be reformed,
SO that our brothers would have more
than twenty-nine years of life, of con-
tinual toll and suffering, in this
beautiful world which God designed
for the happiness of all his creatures?
Are the upper classes doing their
duty to cause or permit the continu-
ance Of such conditions? Can they an
swer as Cain die, ~ am not my broth
er'S keeper"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
THANKS.

We are under many obligations to
many friends for kind services in in
creasing the circulation of THE REP
REsENTATIvE, by securing new SUBJ
scribers for us. They are helping
US and helping the Peoples Party.
Among those whom we recall at this
time are Porter B. Martin, of Mazep-
pa, Mimi; Torger N. Bradley, of
Parker's Prairie, Mimi: N. J. Bur-
nett, Navan, Mimi; S. A. Halgren,
Cormorant, MIMI; Che sends US sew
eral names), D. o. Gates, Mantorville,
Mimi; G. f. Bohall, West Union,
Mimi; Hon. H. A. Crate, Hancock,
Mimi; Sends us club of four); J. T.
Mangner, New Albin. Iowa; Hon. D.
c. Evans, South Bend, MIMI; E. C.
Mcdowell, Nashville, Tenn; II. Lin
deman, North Redwood, Mimi; B. H.
Wheeler, Marshall, Mimi; John Eng
man, Deerwood, Mimi; D. J. Price,
New London, Mimi; Edward D. Cox,
Marquette, Mich; o. T. Ramsland,
Sacred Heart, Mimi; H. G.. Day, of
Albert Lea; H. A. Kerns, OF Portland,
Oregon, and Anthony Gibbons, Edna,
Mo.
II all our subscribers would think
to talk to their friends and neighbors
they would soon double our list of sui
scribers. We look for an immense in
crease after threshing, as hundreds
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
VICARIO US ENJOYMENT,
THE TAXPAYERS HAVING A GOOD TIME
IN PARIS.

THE TAXPAYERS HAVING A GOOD TIME
IN PARIS.
L. G. Powers, state labor commits
siOner, has gone to take part in the
Horr Harvey financial debate. Does
the state pay him salary for such
work? A year or SO ago we though Mr..
Powers was working, as his title i'm
plies, in the interests of labor" and
wondered at the fake reports he put
out as to the decrease in mortgage in
debtedness in Martin county, but now
we see clearly he is the tool of the Plu-
mont News.
Why not? Has not the Labor Bu-
reau the same right to use the public
funds to pay Powers expenses to Chi
cago as the State Prison Board has to
pay the expenses of one Of their own
number, John T. Norrish, and his
family, to Paris?
What are the fool people good for,
but to foot the bills for such nice lit
tie trips?
Don't you see, Hay-seeder, what a
good time you are having? You are
seeing Paris by deputy. And you
should be proud that you have such a
deputy-such great, learned, able,
transcendent, popular man. A Gen
eral'' too! He was surveyor general
for while!
How far is Gov. Clough responsible
for all this knavery? Let us hear from
him.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
WHAT DID THEY GET?

The Midway News learns that 1.-THE
Democratic leaders are actively en-
gagged in recognizing the party for
the regular biennial sell-out." Who
Is going to buy EN- this time?-Minne-
apoliS Times.
The corporations Of course. Those
are the fellows who secured thirty
thousand of the Democratic voters
last year by buying up their leaders.
We ask every honest Democrat in
Minnesota:-What did you gain by
electing Knute Nelson governor last
fall? Is your party any stronger? No;
it is shockingly demoralized. Have
you obtained any reform legislation?
Not particle. Do the Republicans
represent your principles ? Not bit.
Where do you come in then? No
whereof
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
4 NE W BOOK.

One of the admirable contributions
to the great debate is small, %
cents pamphlet, written by S. c. Nc
Cormick, of Ennis, Texas, just pub
lished. 1t is we'll written and shows
fine ability and scholarship. It opens
with the following very appropriate
question:
eff not the face of men,
The sufferance of our souls, the times
If these be mott YES week, break off betimes
And let high-sighted tyranny range on.
But If these.
AS am sure they do, bear fire enough
To kindle towards. and steel with valor
The melting spirits of women; then, coun-
trymen,
What need we any spur but our own cause
To prick US to redress? What other bond
we need
Than free Americana that have spoke the
word
And will not palter."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
THE APPRECIATION OF GOLD.

The London Statist Is the most in.
fluential organ of the gold cause pub.
lished in England. In its issue Of
July 1, 1893, five days after the closing
of the India minis to silver, it said:
1.-THE new policy of the Indian gov.
ernment is likely to intesify the ap-
probation of gold. The most
powerful men bers Of the Herscheu
committee looks forward to the adop-
ton of gold as the standard of value,
and ultimately to the accumulation
of gold reserve. We are
bound to assume that by and by In
dia will become much larger con-
sumer Of gold.
appreciation OF gold will be to intcn.
sify the agricultural depression all
over Europe. Most Of the charges on
land have been fixed heretofore: they
will weigh more and more heavily up.
on the owners as gold rises in value
in other words, as prices decline. So
again, rents will become OnerOuS, and
it will be found that the settlement
Ct the last few years was only provis.
ional, and that further reduction
will become necessary. Also it is evil
dent that the burden of debt, not only
upon individuals but upon govern
mentS, will be much increased. Coun-
tries like France, with an enormous
debt. will feel the pinch, though
France is so rich and her people so
thrifty that she will be able to bear
the trial. The poorer countries will
see their difficulties immensely in
cresed, and unless they fall back upon
silver the number Of bankrupt gov.
ernments will almost certainly in
crease. Everywhere the bur-
den of debt will necessitate increased
taxation, and so will weigh very
heavily upon the general population.A
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
MORE PROSPERITY.

Jesse G. Jones, the veteran lumber
man, who has been in business in
Minneapolis for the past forty years,
filed a deed Of voluntary assignment
yesterday in the district court, nam
Ing. the Northern Trust company as
assignee. The failure was directly
due to the suit recently brought by
the Columbus, O., bank, and one at
Bismarck, N. D. The first of these
was for $1,000 and the second for an
amount almost as large. When it
was found that payment could not be
made, Mr.. Jones decided upon an as
signment rather than borrow any
more money in the present condition
OF business.
And SO in the face of the biggest
crop ever raised in the state first-class
business men, who were regarded as
gilt-edged, go to the wall. And yet it
would probably be impossible to con-
vince Mr.. Jones that his failure was
due to the characterization of silver in
1873.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
A FALLACY EXPOSED.
THE INTELLIGENT MECHANIC.

THE INTELLIGENT MECHANIC. p
was down in Alabama few weeks
ago and incidentally fell into CONVEX
sation with an intelligent mechanic
on the silver question, writes w. M.
Williams. I said: what is the diff
ference to you if we have the single
gold standard? The prices of all the
staple commodities needed by you are
reduced in price in proportion to the
reduction in the volume of primary
money, the measure of values. CUT
ting silver out has reduced the price
of flour here to 1915 per barrel, and
here, where it is raised, you can buy
cotton at 5 cents per pound. These
are the chief staples you require for
food and clothing"
The carpenter replied: "When flour
was from $40 to IA per barrel and cot
ton worth from 10 to Y cents per
pound, l always had plenty of money
with which to buy -four and clothing.
Now it is difficult for me to raise suf1i-
Gent to buy a barrel Of flour when
needed, and l have to go short on
clothing When prices were high
money was plenty, and everybody was
constantly employed at good wages.
Now employment is very uncertain.
Mechanics not altogether cut off from
work do not have steady employment,
and they find it difficult to secure the
bare necessarieS of life.
'The manufacturers and agriculture
lists who favor the reduction of the
life-blood of commerce, real money, to
the smallest volume possible are cut
ting their own Threats, for they are
reducing in proportion the consump-
tion Of their products: and the same
may be said of the mercantile class,
who have the handling Of these pro-
ducts =,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

years ago, in consequence of crop
failure? Because the abundance
which they had produced in former
years had been stolen from them, and
when the drought came they were on
the verge of pauperism.
The harpies gather to the banquet.
They take advantage of the necessi-
ties Of the people. They have forced
oats down to sixteen cents a bushel,
potatoes to fifteen cents, and wheat is
steadily tumbling in price as the day
Of reshing draws near. The great
game is-how to make the many work
for the enrichment of tie few.
In this day Of abundance the farm
ers need the Alliance and the Peoples
Party more than ever, for they now
have something to protect from the
robbers
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

There is the University of Chicago,
built and maintained by Rockefeller,
and when the fight was the hottest
over the silver question. this spring,
one Of its professors named Laughlin,
81. Lawrence Laughlin-he parted his
name in the middle and cut off his
intelligence close to the tail of his
argument), rushed conspicuously into
the fight, and day after day filled the
Times Herald of Chicago with endless
supplies of lies and prevarications.
He was simply working to earn his
salary; and he had his eye cooked at
Rockefeller, while he was making
knave and an ass of himself; for
Rockefeller is his god, who feeds and
clothes him and can give him promo
tiOn.
The Peoples Party is the especial
champion of the public schools, be-
cause it rests upon the intelligence of
the whole people; but it has no sym.
pathy with these aristocratic univer
stiles, where the muscles of the pupils
are enlar. ed and their brains dwarfed
and shrivelled. The newspapers are
'ull of reports of baseball games,
oat-races, etc., but when have we
heard that these universities have
ever contributed new idea to the
litera ture of the world, or new in
vention for its advancement? Their
professors, with rare exceptions, are
snobs, tuft-hunters, worshippers of
wealth, viewing the whole world
through the medium Of their salary,
and having no sympathy with the
spirit Of the age they live in. Like
this Prof. Ely, who believes that the
eighteenth century ideas of liberty
and equality, the ideas that made this
nation. that made the great French
revolution; the ideas of Washington
and Jefferson and Rousseau, must be
swept away and their places supplied
by the ideas Of the seventeenth CEN
tury-the ideas of Charles the First
and Wentworth, and Charles the
Second and George the Third.
We submit to be plundered by our
millionaires in order to be preached
into perdition by their hireling school
masters.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
STARTING A FARMERS STORE.
TAKE NOTICE.

TAKE NOTICE.
Editor Representative:
A mass meeting Of farmers was held
at Parkers Prairie, Mimi, on the oath
day of July, 1895, for the purpose of
discussing the advisab ility Of starting
a farmers store at the village of Hen
ming.
MINUTES OF MEETING.
Martin Aalberg was elected chair
man and A. p. Onsdorf secretary Of
the meeting.
ALI voted in favor of starting a store
as soon as circumstances would per-
NIT. Motion made and carried that
the price of each share be fixed at $40,
without limit as to the number of
shares, but each shareholder to con-
troll but one vote.
AS a committee on bylaws were
elected, Martin Aalberg, John 0.
Smith and w. A. Eddingfeld, with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing, to be held in the Town Hall, Of
Henning, on Sept. next, at 2 o'clock
D. m.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
4 SCENE OF BEAUTY.

Minnesota to-day presents one of
the most beautiful sights in the
world. Everywhere the bounty of God
is made manifest. The dark deep
green Of the luxuriant corn, straight
and plumed like the Indians, who
once inha bited the land; side by side
with the golden yellow of innumerable
harvest fields, dotted with 'shocks,"
or holding up vast editices of the col
lected grain, rounded and tapering
like temples. Plenty, plenty, plenty
is poured forth on every hand from
Gods great cornucopia, as il he would
flood and drown the region with over
flowing abundance. Food, food, food
everywhere. A poor man said to us
in Hastings, with his eyes dancing,
potatoes as big as cocoa-nuts; and
men say to me take all you want"
Near where we live it requires four or
five teams to haul away the oats from
the threshing machine.
Never before has such a season
blessed the state. II we had the
prices of 1s65-1e72 one hundred m il
lions OF wealth would be divided
among three hundred thousand
voters. But of all that vast bounty
of God now poured over them how lit
tie will remain to those whose labor
produced it? Twenty millions
will go to pay interest on mort
cages; thirteen millions will go
for taxes. ten million more to nav in.
terest on watered stock; and other
millions will be divided among wheat
rings, lumber combines. and trusts of
all kinds.
Under proper conditions this year 8
crop ought to wipe out all the debts of
the state, but it will fall far short Of
doing so. And when can we expect
such another crop? Gods beneficence
cannot catch up with mans greed.
Why did thirteen millions of Russians
starve and feed on tree-bark few
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

One year ago 1876 railroads in the
United States with 10000 miles OF
track and capitalized at $2,5Oo,O0 900
were in the hands of receivers. Dur
ing that year As roads with 1000 miles
of track and $350000,000 Of capital
have passed into receivers hands,
leaving on July 1, 1895, 1876 roads oper-
ated by the courts.
And yet they say that the govern
ment could not run the railroads!
Why it is running big share Of them
already-but for the benefit Of the
holders of watered stock-not of the
people.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

The successful general looks after
his command, and reinforces all weak
points. In like manner. every young
man and woman should improve the
golden opportunity, to store their
minds with useful information, which
obs tacle, secure a competency in life,
and recline in ease and affiuence on
the eve of dissolution. There is no
better fountain or storehOuse upon
which to make draft, than the Mime
apolis Normal College and Business
third page.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
THAT WOULD BE CRUEL.

Indeed, if it desired to do so, the
governor could convert the ears Of
jack asses into money; and by the
way, if it should conclude to do so.
what magnificent supply of material
could be found among those members
Of the two olds parties who are such
slaves to party as to still support the
single gold standard.-Duluth Tri-
btne.
That proposition is little cruel.
What! Rob the gold-bug-tools of
their ears,-their proudest heritage?
No; cut few feet off each ear and
you will have enough for money sup
ply for the whole country; and the
old-party chaps would still have
enough left to drive away the flies.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
OUR THYME BUSINESS.

1t has been simply immense; and
the orders still keep coming in from
the Red River Valley and the Da-
kotas.
Next year we propose to sell two
thirds Of all the Irvine used in this
state and North and South Dakota.
This year we have sold half as much
as the State Prison Board;-next year
we shall sell twice as much.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

have written us that they propose to
get up clubs, as soon as their neigh
bors have little money in their
pockets.
The Peoples Party ought to carry
Minnesota next year, and nothing will
contribute more to that result than
putting THE REPRESENTATIVE into
the houses Of the farmers and work
ingmen.
Push the good work, friends.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

Rev. II. w. Carwardine, from Pull
man, Ill will lecture at Century Hall,
Tuesday evening, Aug. 20. Subject,
1.-THE Pullman Strike, and inside his
tory OF that noted CITY," Admission
10 cents. Come and hear the truth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14

The Minneapolis Bricklayers' Union
will hold an open meeting at Labor
Temple, this "wednesday, evening.
All bricklayers are invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02
GOOD WILL FARM.
Election Of Officers at Annual Meeting
Held at Skowhegan.
Gift OF a New Cottage from Thomas NJ.
Hall, New York.

Skowhegan, July 1.-The annual meet
ing of the Good Will Home Association
was held, today The trustees elected
were, Walter NJ. Smith, Stanford, CT, j.
G. Blake. Bangor, J. 0. Smith, Skowhe-
gan, 81. H. Fogg, Bangor; directors, G.
W. Hinckley, East Fairfield, F. G. Stevens,
NJ. NJ Bailey, Portland, L, L. Walton,
Skowhegan, r. A. Jordan. Bangor, 4. P.
Mayo, Fairfield, c. J. Bailey, Winthrop
Moses Giddings Bangor. president; V.
R. Foss, Portland, secretary; F. B. Phil
brook, Waterville, treasurer.
The current receipts for the year were
ssl49. 81; the expenditures were $40 so
less and the bills are practically all paid
Supervisor Hinckley announced a gift
sufficient to build new cottage from
Thomas NJ. Hall, New York, and $1,000
for the proposed girls home FROM Mrs. j.
81. Plummer Of South Berwick, Nc
Aside from these there ara now in the
banks to the credit of the treasury $4156,
on $2025 Of whidh the interest alone can
be used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Owing to the limited number of entries,
the race meet arranged for the kite track
at Old Orchard, on the Fourth Of July,
was, Monday, declared off
Fire at West Minot, Sunday night,
destroyed set of farm buildings owned
BY Hutchings and occupied by II. r
'Dimock. The farming tools, wagons, etc.
were destroyed, and the household goods
partly saved. Loss, about $4,000; insured
for $4,000. The family was away The
cause is unknown.
r. H. Reed and William G. Bailey, rep
resenting the town and citizens of Har-
mony, met Sebasticook railway officials at
Pittsfeld, Monday, and guaranteed the
sum OF $40, 900 and land damage for the
extension of the Sebasticook road from
Hartland to Harmony As this was all
the Scbasticook Co asked OF the town,
work will be begun at once and trains
will run to Harmony village before cold
weather,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02
RICHMOND.
Naval Veterans Serenade Comrade Price
ChiIdren's Day at Baptist Church.

Richmond, July 1.-(Special). -Satur-
day evening II members of the Kenne-
bee Naval Veterans Association of Bath,
rendered serenade to their comrade, DR..
G. W. Price, at his residence on Front
street. The visitors arrived on the even
ing train, and headed by a drum corps,
and under the escort of deputation from
John Merrill Post G. A. r., marched to
the residence of Sailnlaker G. H. Tallman,
U. S. N, where refreshments were served.
The veterans then CONFERENCE.-THE
through Main street to the home of DIR.
Price, The party was royalty entertained
by the doctor, SO in all sitting down to
the feast, after which the doctor and his
guests repaired to Grand Army hall,
where the remainder OF the evening was
spent in making speeches and talking over
experiences of bygone days. The Bath
boys returned home on the Pullman.
Children's day was observed at the Free
Baptist church, Sunday. The altar was dec
GRATED with beautifully arranged flowers
and the children seemed as happy as so
many mice In grain field. In the after
noon an appropriate sermon was preached
by the pastor. Rev. Il. W. Churchill after
which Miss Flora Jenkins and Minnie
Pert lovingly presented each of the chill
dren with token card and bouquet, the
former being the gift Of the pastor The
concert In the evening was attended by a
large congregation.
At 10 meeting of tho stockholders Of the
Richmond National Bank, Monday, 1t was
voted to reduce the capital stock OF the
bank from $500, 600 to soc, 900.
Rev. Mr.. Churchill Of the Free Baptist
church, preached an Odd Fellows mem0-
rial sermon. Sunday morning, members 81
RicE aond Lodge attending in body At
the close of MT. ChurchiIls DISCOURSE the
graves Of deceased members were decor
ated- Remarks were made by c. d. Newell.
Ecs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

/ johnson defeated Sanger and Tyler in
two straight heats at Island track, Toron.
to, Ont, Monday with Sanger close
second in each heat
The house of Trotter Holiday, a promi.
| nent rancher, at Gridley, Cal, was burned
Monday. Holiday and Miss Mary Tuell,
his niece, persisted In the flames.
Congressman William +. Parrott fell
down stairs at his residence at Evansville.
Ind, Sunday. and died in few bours
He was 20 years of age and leading law
yer
The London Chronicle says 1t IL no
small shock to find that Lord Rosebery
instead Of hurting political thunderbolt
at the hereditary house, has created four
new peers.
The Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach was reelected to the English Parli-
ament, Monday. on the occasion Of his
appointments TO the Cabinet Office Of chan
cellor Of the exchequee
A report reached Princeton, IN. that
the Ohio, I'LL City Bank was robbed. early
Monday. The amount Of money secured IL
not known. The sheriff With. assistants
left for Tho scene q Tie rothsry
The steamer ChAbslis wkich< rived Al
Saattie, wash, frolk Cool. Y q SIM
day, brings news ID the xu55 81 the
English scaling schooned IL s, the
United States rsse9 a Rush.
Eddie Conley q N. q. and
Joe Fiaherty 0f "a ut Is srrg,hda
in the rooms of stlf land Axl6etic
Club at Lynn, Nor l. The contest