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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
LOO A Year, in Advance.
TREASON AND REVOLUTION,
TWO ASTOUNDING GOLD-BUG
ADMISSIONS.
Make Threats Against Self.GOy.
eminent.
Chicago Sentinel.)

In the course Of his speech at Detroit res
Gently, Senator John M. Palmer said, as re-
ported in the New York World gold bug
paper:
FOR MYSELF WOULD PREFER TO
LIVE UNDER A RIGHTEOUS MONAR-
CHY RATHER THAN SUBMIT TO SUCH
PRINCIPLES AS THOSE DECLARED
BY THE CHICAGO CONVENTION"
It is lucky for Senator Palmer that he
Is living under a government that permits
free speech; otherwise his remark would
be considered reasonable and hostile to the
government under which he holds a high
office, and to which he owes allegiance.
Senator Palmer should not be permitted
to hold his place In the United States sem
ate a single day.
When he says he prefers a monarchy
rather than to submit to the Chicago plat
form, he violates his allegiance to the con-
stitution. He should be impeached as soon
as the senate meets. A senator was once
expelled for similar but far less fragrant
offense.
But this is not the only instance where
the fange of the plutocrats have been
shown at the possibility of the rule of the
common people and not the money power
Recently the chairman of the Republican
county committee for New York city, Mr..
Edward Lauterbach, characterized the
men who formulated and are supporting
the Democratic national platform as
devils and anarchists and described the
platform itself as Infamous, communists
tic and socalistic." He concluded thus:
IT T IS A BLOODLESS FIGHT NO
BLOOD WILL BE SHED-AT LEAST
NOT YET. BUT IF THEY ATTEMPT
TO SUBVERT YOUR SUPREME COURT,
IF THEY SHOULD SUCCEED, BY ANY
CHANCE, IN POSTING UPON YOU
THESE HORRIBLE DOCTRINES-AN-
ARCHISTIC, SOCIALISTIC AND COM
MUNISTIC-WHICH THAT PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THIS POPULISTIC
BROOD CONTAINS, WE WILL NOT
ABIDE BY THAT DECISION"
Possibly it did not occur to this pluto
cratic henchman that the above sentiment
Is not only anarchistic, but reasonable
from whatever point it is viewed.
Yet both Senator Palmer and Mr. Laut-
erbach xpressed-perhaps in an unguard-
ed moment-the covert opinions of the
gold bugs and the plutocrats They are
really fighting against self government.
They all prefer monarchial form of gov
eminent, only they dare not admit it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

women of many nations, some lively in
temperament and apt in appreciation, and
others dull of apprehension and stoical in
mind. and yet he seems to make all feel
and understand the force of his arguments,
the power of his mental energy and the
magnetism Of his great mind. Men go to
his meetings to scott, they listen to his
pathetic appeals in favor of the down trod-
den masses, and he proceeds with his
cause they forget their purpose and find
themselves applauding what they had
come to condemn. If he is elected, as we
believe he will be- 1t will not be his fault if
there is not change in the land for the
better. With him in the White House the
schemes of rotten politicians will receive
no quarter. Salary grabs and private APP
propriations will have no chance. If he is
not elected the fight will go on; we have
it from his own lips that there will be no
truce with Wall street, no cessation of the
war upon trusts and rObbing corporations
until they are suppressed All our read
ers should do their part, therefore, to help
this gallant soldier of the poor, who. is
fighting single handed against the syndi-
Gates and moneyed powers Of New York
and London, and the rotten, time serving
gold bug cuckoos of Cleveland and Car
Isle. Act uO SOpulSlIy, tHe1cAOAc, ACdu
you aside from your purpose. Remember
that you have grown old relying upon pres
idential promises of good times coming
when they and their hirelings enjoy the
spoils. For 16 years you have been alter
nately trying the Republican and Demo-
cratic governments without any better
ment in your condition. Year by year the
burdens grow heavier, your purse lighter,
and your poverty increases, while the rich
rascals flourish and grow fat upon your
misery. Now you have a chance to change
your condition for the better, it could not
be worse, and you have a man to lead you
to victory whom the nation should be
proud of. Will you desert him in the hour
of trial? Will you allow the money chang
ers and syndicates to cruelty him as they
did of old the Savior? If you do, we pray
God you may never have it in your power
to betray another friend of humanity.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
TO THE VOTERS OF THE STATE
OF MINNESOTA.

In the peculiar condition Of the present
political campaign we deem it proper to
issue this address to the people of this
state.
A careful canvass of the situation has
demonstrated conclusively to our minds
that Mr.. Bryan will receive the electoral
vote of this state: that Mr.. Lind and his
associates on the ticket will be elected to
the respective offices for which they are
candidates of the state of Minnesota. If
the metropolitan daily press would fully
and fairly publish the news it would not be
necessary for us to take this means of ex-
planning the situation, but there has been
waged by our opponents campaign of
Misrepresentation, and the people OIL each
community have been kept In the dark
as to the condition in the other commune
ties, and while it has been observed that
the friends of free silver are in Eery in
stance satisfied with the work being done
in their own county, they are inclined -
think that the cause has not advanced as
much in other districts.
The truth is that the people everywhere
have made this cause their own, and there
is no county in the state Of Minnesota in
which the free silver vote will not largely
exceed the former total vote Of the opposi-
ton to the Republican party. When it is
remembered, therefore, that four years ago
in this state the Republican party had had
at least 10000 votes less than one-half the
vote Of the state, it will be seen how GER
tain the reform forces are of carrying the
state this fall.
We have nothing but words of praise for
the patriotic conduct of the people Of Min
nesota in this contest. When our victory
is secured the credit will belong to them
Alone
We wish to take this means of warning
the voters of this state against the ma
chinations Of the old rings which have SO
long dominated the policies Of both the
Republican and Democratic parties here.
The old bosses having lost control Of the
Democratic party have grown desperate;
their policy is rule or ruin and now real
izing the probable election of Mr.. John Lind
to the office of governor, they have deter
mined to resort to any and all means to
defeat him. ISLANDERS against his charac-
ter and opinions are being circulated
unde rthe guise of "conf1dentiar' communi-
cations. Men are hired to circulate
amongst people of particular national
| tiles ISLANDERS and falsehoods against him,
| and the attempt is being boldly though Sc
cretly made to set nationality against ma
| tionality, men Of one religion against
| those Of another.
Nothing is sacred to the rule or ruin
men," and sooner than lose their selfish
| control Of the machinery Of state govern
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

CHA. 1t was between seasons In Ar
gentia. and nothing could come forward
from there till January. The crops Of
Germany, France, and England were q
Door average.
All this meant, in the natural course of
things, considerably higher prices. Russia,
knowing this, was content to wait, not
withstanding her ports would be ice bound
by the middle of November. Did the
United States do the same? No. Not on
ly was there no attempt to reap the benefit
which belonged to the farmer by right OF
the law of supply and demand, but the
wheat was rushed forward heller SHELTER.
and thrown at the English buyers for what
1t would fetch. Freights were engaged
weeks ahead, and vessels loaded deep were
sent over in quick succession, their car
goes dumped out, and they rushed back in
ballast to bring over more. While this
was going on one Russian seller that I
knew of, seeing that he had made mis-
take paid his English buyer $4,000 to cam
eel the sale Of a cargo, and he made money
by it afterwards. The people in the grain
trade in England were amazed at the wan
ton sacrifice IF Chicago will wait, will
make q concerted upward movement, we
can put wheat up 2oc bushel." they
said but Chicago and New York contin-
ued to ship wheat for what it would fetch.
1T was the financial position" they said.
Now what does this mean? 1t means that
the great capitalists-the monied interests
the banks and the railroads wished to
impose upon the people of the United
States a sense of security and comfort by
showing solid gold reserve in the treas
ury and big river of gold flowing across
the Atlantic. 1t would prove that there
was plenty of gold-it would help Mr.. Nc
Kinleys election.
So the banks went through the little oD-
Grafton known as putting on pressure, -
the people were called on for debts-they
must pay at once.
simultaneously the railways reduced
rates to the seaboard, and thus the move
ment was forced. The poor farmer could
not hold His wheat was forced out Of
his hands as fast as it could be thresned
by the inexorible power Of the financier;
and so the country is made happy by per-
ceiving a big balance of trade in its favor
and the farmer is robbed of vast sum
which would rightfully and certainly have
been his could he have held out little
while-only a little while-for England was
bound to buy his wheat or starve.
This is the object lesson given to the
farmer by the financieS, who has the au-
dacity to assert that their interests are
identical.
Under such circumstances I shall be
very much surprised to hear that the farm
ers, the back bone of the American nation,
will not cease the present opportunity to
emancipate themselves from their tor
mentors.
I should think that they are shrewd
enough to vote in favor Of their own in
terests, and these undoubtedly are bound
up with Bryan and free silver.
j. B. Burnhill.
Late editor of the Flora Ull), Democrat.
Oct. l. 1896.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
YOUNG MEN IN HISTORY.

When you hear the claim made that
William ]. Bryan is too young to be elected
president, just call attention to the follow.
ing facts:
Napoleon was emperor of France at IS.
Commodore Perry fought the battle o.
Lake Erie at %.
Hamilton was 30 at the close of the wal
of the revolution.
Fulton was % when he launched his frs
steamboat.
Thomas Jefferson was SO when he draft
ed the Declaration of Independence.
Gen. Sheridan was "a at the close of the
war of the rebellion. in which he was
leading general.
John Hancock was SO when president o.
the continental congress which adopted the
Declaration of Independence
Henry Clay at 81 was United States com
missioner to negotiate the treaty Of Client
William Pitt was prime minister at 27.
Robert Bruce at 40 defeated the Englist
at Bannockburn.
Daniel Webster at SO was the leading law
yer in the United States.
Yet BILLY Bryan at 81 is called
boy" The above Is a very creditable lis
Of "boys''-and there are others
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.


(ion. Arthur Cough, In Chippewa Falls.
Wis, Sentinel)
We have seen Bryan, heard Bryan, and
talked with Bryan, and in our opinion VIM.
J. Bryan is the greatest American Of the
age. He is one of those individuals whom
Providence in It's isdom sends upon the
earth at rare Intervals to war against ty
ranny and fight the battle of the people
without fee or reward. OF such were
Moses and Aaron, Judas Maccabees, Ly
curgus, Scion, Caius, Gracious, Reinzi.
and Daniel OConnell. Like these great men
Mr. Bryan's magnetism is in his earnest
ness. He has grievance and puts it be-
fore the world with force and vigor that
is irresistible. He sees the masses suffer
through the effect of bad laws; their pow
erty appeals to his generous heart, and he
goes forth to right their wrong without
calculating upon either the labor which
he will have to undergo, or the resistance
he will have to overcome Therein lies
mis- power. He is not an orator in the
scholastic sense. He is not stump speaker
In the common acceptation of the word.
He is simply a man gifted with large
power of expression, a full knowledge of
his subject, and he speaks from his heart.
There is no sameness in his discourse, for
dAIAOO6A Ills arg uIIlcuIS jill tonO 10 one
general purpose, they are as varied as
the human countenance, and his delivery Is
grave or gay, the subject requires. We
have heard nearly all the great speakers
of this country that have been before the
people for the last 30 years, and we have
heard all the great orators of England and
Ireland from O'Connell to Gladstone With
your Blaines and Conklins. and Germans
and Vilas's, Mr.. Bryan has little in COM
mon. He does not saw the air in bombast,
nor roar and stamp like bad bull in
paddock. The force and depth Of his
thoughts are expressed with natural emo
lions, and the listener Is never panied be-
cause he feels that the speaker is suffering
for lack of ideas, or lack Of words in which
to clothe them. Daniel O'Connell is the
man of all others whom we think Bryan
most resembles In his manner. In his die
ton, and in his force and energy of his
expression. O'Connelrs manner was natu-
RAIL- SO is Bryan's; O'Connelrs diction al
ways suited his subject, so does Bryans.
There are no superfuous words thrown in
for ornament or affectation In the
speeches of O'Connell; there are none in
Bryans. At the Auditorium in st. Paul
last Saturday night he spoke for nearly
two hours, and on scanning his speech in
the papers the next morning we could not
single out word or phrase that could be
altered or omitted without marring the
text. In earnestness and vigor. and in that
magnetic power which the true orator pos
sesses and by which he sways the hearts
Of his audience from grave to gay,
from Joy to sorrow, from love to hatred
we should hold them equal. O'Connell had
of course an Irish audience and he was an
Irishman himself. and knew how to rouse
his hearers to frenzy in their hatred Of
tyranny and oppression. Mr.. Bryan has
the same subject for his theme, but his
audience is always made up Of men and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
ASK THEM THIS.

HOW is THE GOLD STANDARD TO
BENEFIT THE WORKINGMEN, BUSI-
NESS MEN AND FARMERS?
WE HAVE AN ALLEGED GOLD
STANDARD NOW-WHY DON'T WE
HAVE GOOD TIMES?
IF WAGES ARE ONLY 81 CENTS A
DAY FOREARM LABORERS IN FREE
SILVER MEXICO. WHY ARE THEY ON
LY FIVE CENTS A DAY IN GOLD
STANDARD EGYPT.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

You come to us and tell us that the great
cities are in favor Of the gold standard.
tell you that the great cities rest upon
these broad and fertile prairies. Burn down
your cities and leave our farms, and your
cities will spring up again as II by magic
But destroy our farms and the grass viii
grow in the streets Of every city in thii
country.-W. J. Bryan, at Chicago.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
STARVING IN THE MIDST OF
PLENTY.

PLENTY.
Starving In the midst of plenty!
Why should this sad truth be so?
Why sould honest labor grapple
With the fearful, stealthy foe?
Why should hunger be compelling, i
Men to steal, or starve, and die?
While the costly viands in mansions
Send their odors to the sky?
Starving In the midst OF plenty!
Why should labor walk the street,
Clothed in rags, with weary footsteps.
Dragging on their blistered feet?
Shoes are plenty in the factory,
Shoes by thousands in the store;
Money piled in many bank vaults;
Why should feet be bruised and sore7
Starving in the midst of plenty!
While the fields with grain are white,
While the trees with fruit are laden;
What a strange and awful sight!
Feasts are held by labor's masters.
Eating till they can eat no more.
Few are seated at the tables >
Thousands starving at the door!
Starving in the midst of plenty!
Why: "Sir Grover" in the chair3
''O'er production Is his answer
Eyes, Of tramps and millionaire"
Bonds are ordered, bonds are issued,
And to plutocrats are sold,
Judas sold his lord for silver
Cleveland sells his land for gold.
Starving in the midst of plenty!
Mothers weeping DER their dead.
Babies which have slowly persisted
Waiting for the needed bread:
While In church the preacher preached:
''God will aid you bye and bye
Then you vote the same old ticket.
While your starving brethren die.
Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

Free silver will not Immediately raise
wages, prices, or bring prosperity 1t will
do it gradually. AS more money is brought
into circulation times will improve. There
is no fairy wand except in fairy stories.-
Chicago Sentinel.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

1OtaA ........... .''.''''.'..'' vA'''.
The aggregate wealth Of the Rothschiid
family is said to approach $.V0O.o59.o0c lr
Is buying gold mines the world over. WhcR
practically all the gold money and all tho
gold mines are In the hands OF the money
power where will the people be II Go'd =
the only money Of redemption:
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ment, they would enkindle in the breasts
Of the good people of this state the fires
of religious and race prejudice This
method of controlling the people against
their own interests is as old as lying. Whole
nations have been Kept in subsection by in
citing the people to war upon each other
because of religious differences, instead Of
combining to war upon the common enemy,
and now in this state the same tactics are
being adopted. To the Irish Catholics 1t
Is whispered and written that Mr.. Lind Is
opposed to them because he is a Swedish
Lutheran; to the orthodox member Of the
Lutheran Church is Is told that Mr.. Lind
is Free Thinker, and thus our opponents
realizing that in an open. manly contest
upon the issues of the day they and their
corrupt and blighting policy will be over
whelmingly defeated by the people of this
state, have resorted to the methods we
have described, trusting that by the use Of
shocking ISLANDERS and Implicitly they may
be able to maintain their hold upon the adj
ministration of affairs Ii this state.
Mr. John Lind is an. honest, Christian
gentleman In his public acts he has
never recognized any creed. sect or nation
atty His opponents know this, and dare
not openly attack his character and what
they dare not do openly they are attempt
ing to do secretly. He wages open war;
fare; their method is that Of the midnight
assassin We brand as falsehoods the
statements now being circulated against
Mr.. Lind, by means Of confidential" let
ters and paid agents. We warn our
friends to believe no communications re
ceived in this manner. Beware Of the
political roorback or, campaign lie circu-
lated late in the campaign.
Do not let our enemies divide our forces
at this time. Vote soiidly for Bryan
Lind. and the entire fusion ticket, and feel
that you have aided ,W your vote in the
magnificent victory which the reform
forces of this state are bound to win In
November. -
Il. A. ROSING.
Chairman Democratic State Central Com
Committee.
THOMAS D. O'BRIEN,
Member National Committee for Mime
sofa.
The fact that Bryan declared open and
above board, long before the Democratic
national convention. both in speech and
letter, that he would bolt the Democratic
party IL the gold bugs ran the convention.
proves him patriot, and takes him out Of
that class of Democrats to which Senator
Vest belongs. About the time Bryan said
he would bolt, vest, after depicting the
terrors of the gold standard and contrac-
ton, said he would support the ticket II
the convention adopted q gold standard
platform. He said this in his speech at
Fayette, Mo.-Missour World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28
WHO OWNS THE GOLD.

The report for 1895 of the director Of the
mint placed the gold stock of the world at
81 OS6, SOC, 900. The Berlin Boersen Courier
has compiled the gold holdings Of the prin-
cipal banks as follows:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

1OtdIS ~-'-o-'-N0'o~"
The Ottoman bank, Bank OF Egypt, ana
other national institutions not enumerated
in this list, according to the best informa-
ton hold over $3.50, 900 900 Of the worlds
gold. This accounts for more than $780,
600. 900 of the worlds gold coin. In addi-
tion there must be considered the boards
Of the great private banks and capitalists
of the world. and the amounts hidden away
in safe deposit vaults and places OF secur-
ity.>. It is a certainty that moro than four
fifths of all the gold money in the world
in the control Of less than 100 great pub
lie and private banks and treasures.
Therein is the ultimate center OF the
money power The recent increase IN the
European holdings of gold may be mcasur-
ed by the following official reports OF tho
holdings of five European treasures and
national banks:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

aGo1d and silver are the money OF the Oonsf
Of value II established and can not be Ov6Rtu1
whole system. Gold and Silver 1t raeea Axo6 h
lrd OF value in this country and noith0e OOn1
Establish any other standard or dispose Of TIT
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-28

The Rings steal hundreds Of min.
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plumber II used to con-
troll the daily press ana buy up the
leaders Of the two old parties, to
0arken intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable Of
eelf-defense. Strike before It II too
late.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-07-07
JACK THE SLITTER.
The Curious Penchant of some
 Unknewa PhOenecian.

In or about Phoenix tbers resides an individual who has . curious ssd, be- sng nothing less than 70 slit the ears of drunken men, much e cattle are marked for purposes of indentifeation.
 The Republican says "Uucls Tom" is an old man who makes his head quertess around the Dublin coral. Yesterday morning he woks up after something of a sptee, ts And that bis ears had been cut and portion of the lobss were gone, giving what cattle men would call an "underbit." He reported tho case to the police, but nothing could bs found. The deed was done, ths old man says, near she corner of Center and Adams streets.
 Only two weeks ago Jesus Sais re- ported . similar circumstance. but no clue could be found AS 10 the identity of the guilty one.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-07-07
FORETOLD HIS DEATH.
Passed Away as His Dream
 Had P8rtended.

A dispatch from Ansbury, Ma.sa- chsss:is says: There i. . peculisr feature connected with the death of Norman Marston, of Hampton. Last Thursday morning while at breskfasi his morning mail was handed to him by the servant. He pushed the lettsrs away saying: T don't think I will need to read any more letters. Ihsvs had dream which tells me that aA to die on the third day after the dream. I feel that my dream will come true"
 The family tried to dissusds him from placing any faith ip the dream, but he was firm in the belief. He kept himself in seclusion in his room, and on Sunday the end came peacefully, as his dream had portende6
 Marston a. one tine resided in Cochise county and was known in Tombstons. He still own. some min ing property in the Whetstones upon which assessment work has bee. done for many years.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-07-07
COSlg0raBo.

Ri-h new finds are being constantly reported from Coolgardie gold felds.
 '. Examiner, date Jan. l7sh. Re. ports among the fiads st Black Fiat, . nugget weighing 300 ounces, nearly all pure gold, number of ether pieces were obtained amounting to aheut $lO,00O worth. Coolgsfdie is an &C., cessible point, reached by steam CT tc FremaHtle, thence by rail to Southern Cross and team to des.in>sies. The trip to Australia on the fine stsamere of the Oceanic s. 6. company. via Hon. olulu. Samoa and New Zealand is pleasure sailing the 6sy long. This line tickets passengers to Cape Town, South Afnca. Map of Coolgardie dis trict and Pacific Ports, etc.. mailed free 10 any address by the Oceanic line, IA Montgomery street San Fran cisco. l38-d&w- 6m