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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
A GOOD MOVEMENT
To Establish q Circulating Library.

Editor Representative.
The Peoples Party has just had dance
for the purpose Of buying reform books
We had fifty-six present. The music was
free, and there was picnic supper and a
splendid one it was too. They furnished
US the hall free. We had a splendid time
Now, we are going to have a reading
circle to teach the people how to vote
We want these books: THE American
Peoples Money" 1.-THE Tale of Two Ma
tions," Seven Financial Conspiracies,
1.-The Little Stateman" and the Course of
Contraction. We will leave the rest of
the order to Mr.. Donnelly to fill out. We
would like books that treat on the Peoples
Party platform. Send cheap bound books,
the best vote-getters.
Hurah for the Peoples Party.
At our town meeting we had forty-two
Populst votes to seventeen Republican
votes. And the most Of these are on the
fence.
Now, Mr. Donnelly, If this example
could be followed all over the state and
the United States, an imemnse number OF
reform books could be distributed among
the people. Very respectfully yours.
ID. w. Phelps
Park Rapids Hubbard Co., MINI.
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therefore cannot depreciate below it's face
value. Even though it were but one-half
of one per cent. 1t would be as safe as
twenty per cent. However there would
be no necessity of bringing it so low.
multiplied by two or three, and yet make
no material difference in the rates of in
terest.
That is to say, If each individual were
to possess three times as much money,
actual money, not credit as he now
has in his pocket, it would make but
little difference in the rate of interest.
IT you don't believe this go down in your
pocket, count your cash, multiply it by
three. and ask yourself, how far your
pile would 60 toward breaking the mon
ey-market. And yet it would furnish
an adequate supply to do the business
of the country. But l see my letter is
already too long, sometime in the future
l will endeavor 20 follow out this line IF
reasoning to a finish. The idea that l
seek to impress is that money cannot de-
preciate below it's face value while it
bears interest. No more than water can
flow up hill.
There is business man in Faribault
whose frOnt-moSt name is frankie.
Now frankie refused to accept The
Representative although it was delivered
at his door by the mail carrier. 1t has
been our purpose to send the paper only
to Intelligent men. But it seems we got
wide of the mark in Fraukie's case. If
We should reveal Franke's identity, he
would be forever after pointed out as
the business man who could not trust
himself to read The Representative. But
we are Of a sentimental disposition, and
therefore will not do it. If any of the
Faribault readers know who frankie is,
please don't mention it. 1t would indeed
be sad commentary on Frankie's ment-
al calibre. The following lines will do
but scant justice to frankie.
frankie is funny little fellow,
Who lives in Faribault
He runs little one boss business
OF which he makes holy show.
He cannot bear new thought
He is only fit for serfdom
Which will ever be his lot
We hope that we are not doing the
man an injustice. We have the story
from postoffice officials. Yours truly,
S. j. Leahy.
Faribault, MINI.
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all that is now left US. God has given III
the parable e. Jacob and Esau as warn
ing against the oppression Of the poor.
Now ina give 100000 Of our citizens hunt
ing for work in less fruitful field than
that which Jacob travelled and come to the
camp Of their brother Esau, who is build
ing new railroad. and the tables in his
tent we'll loaded with food and sign. in
large letters, on the front Of the tent to
read Sign this petition. eat and go to
work." Why, wash tubs would be needed
to take the place Of ink-bottles, and the
political life Of a congressman or senator,
who would dare to speak of reduction OF
freight would not be worth one cent.
Now, for one say before such mandate
should become law, take down our flag
and fold it with our glorious constitution
of the United States and our Declaration
of Independence and bury them with hon.
or in the tomb of the founders of the
republic, and then hand over to the Roth
schilds the royal scepter. Yours,
Terence Mackin.
Redfern, 8. D.. March 10. 1896.
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old Republican party never lets an op-
portunity go by, SO this spring they got
up ticket and Endorsed the Peoples
party ticket, with two exceptions. We
say nothing against the men they put
up, but the demonstration gave the G.
0. P. to understand that the people of
Usage were tired of coming under any
party lash. So the Reps were showed
under almost to l.
The article from F. N. Stacy in your is
sue Of the 18th, is enough to convince me
that reform in either of the old parties
IS impossible, and we take it for granted
that Mr.. Stacy knows whereof he speaks
by the position he held in the old party.
Yours in the work.
A. w. SANDERSON.
Usage, March q, 1895.
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WHAT IS SOCIALISM-THE CLASS STRUGGLE

WHAT IS SOCIALISM-THE CLASS STRUGGLE.
Editor Representative.
The class struggle. The word class
implies an idea utterly antagonistic to
socialism.
Social reform has as it's very basis the
truth that liberty and justice are the
rights of all.
Socialism does not know caste, class or
one Of another; that it is for the welfare
of all that each should have full op-
portunity for development and life.
The real socialstic movement of today
is going forward, mot in cites where
mems energies are wholly absorbed in
the race for despotic power, a race in
which the winner becomes degraded
brutal tyrant, and the loser an equally
degraded slave, but in the lonely solitudes
of the prairie and desert. Here the drudge,
contending, not for power, but for the lv-
ing he is entitled to, is confronted on all
sides by established fraud and law-pro-
tected robbery.
Conscious of the lavish wealth nature
and art have conferred upon the race the
farmer tolls in the ever deepening shadow
of failure and famine.
He rebels and asserts. crudely though
it may be, the principles of justice, and
instead of wasting his time in hopeless
wrangling for pittance of what he earns,
demands all that is his. 1t is true that
the Populist movement is narrow in that
it has not concerned itself with the in
justice of the wage slavery, bnt it was
not dealing with wage-earners The
squatter and tenant farmers of the west
do not employ others unless in the emer-
gency of harvesting, and at such times
they pay more than their own average
earnings.
But is the socialist labor party more
comprehensive in its demands? Is it not
equally narrow? Populism will improve
the lot of the proletanit as much as So
cialism Will better the equally hopeless
condition of the American land serf.
The true policy for both parties is to
work together-to so modify their plat
forms that there shall be no contention
for a particular class, which is entirely
unsocialstic, but united demand by all
the oppressed for justice to all. Reform
ers must unite sooner or later. Triuln-
plant fraud will compel those who are
impartially robbed to impartially resist.
Partial reform is sometimes contempt
uously spoken of as patching up of
the old sytem. l deny this. The reforms
demanded by Populism are foundational
and can no more be left out OF the conf
ing industrial system than the stones at
the base Of a building can be ignored.
Socialism is simply Populism applied to
municipalities.
Popl.sm is socialism in finance and
transportation.
Socialism would make public the own
ership of the means of production. but ig-
nores the private monopoly of the means
of distribution.
Populism, on the other hand, fails to see
that the dependence of the producer or
a mere exploiter of labor for the means
of a livelihood makes of the former an
object slave.
All reformers must awake to the fact
that their struggle is with private mon
opoly, whether of money, land or machin-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01

newspapers are you going to take on
questions that concern your prosperity
and the life of the Republic. Will you
take The Representative, which is pub
lished in your interest, edited by Ignatius
Donnelly, who has fought for years and
warned you for over quarter of CEN
tury of the deplorable condition you
would come to. A man whom friend and
foe admit have few equals, and no supe-
rior for ability in all our broad land; who
is noted over the civilized globe for his
intense patriotism and steadfast, tena-
ciOus adherence to the so-called common
people? or will you take newspapers ad-
mitted to be owned by your oppressors
and edited by mental mongrel scavengers
of Plutocracy?
We trust the people, they will save the
Republic
Allen G. Sexton.
Annandale, Mimi, March 21, 1896.
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THE IMPERATIVE MANDATE
Would Not Work-The End Of Free Speech
and Free Government.

Editor Representative:
In your editorial Of March 18th, 1896, 1
find an alarming article headed Secret
Ballot VS.. Imperative Mandate" and I
ask, in the name of God. what is our coun-
try coming to, and who is the dark villain
at the bottom of such a scheme as to give
US power to barter the last particle of our
great republic away for bread, while two
thirds of our citizens are almost reduced to
a starving condition.
Now, for instance, if Senator Tillman
could be unseated and put out of the
United States senate enough signers would
be got in twenty-four hours after he made
his great speech in the senate against
President Cleveland, and no United States
senator would dare TO talk in that way
afterwards. This would indirectly do away
with our freedom Of speech which is about
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
OurFOrurn.
A FEW SIMPLE RULES-READ AND BE
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

We are so crowded with letters, many of
them excellent and most interesting that,
to give them all a hearing. we are con-
strained to quote the following from Sound
Money.-Ed. Rep.
Write on one side of paper, beginning
the first page about the middle Of the sheet.
Be brief.
Always sign your name to your article.
though you may write over non de plume.
Be brief.
Do not try to cover the whole range OF
reform in one letter.
Be brief and to the point.
Letters of 300 words on one point. properly
condensed. Will cover almost any subject.
Be brief.
Shoot at the mark-not In the air. Aim
at something and hit it.
Be brief. Boil down and quit when you
are done.
Again we say, be brief.
In other words we say-be brief!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
ANOTHER POPULIST VICTORY.
Mr.. stacy's Letter Doing Good Work.

Editor Representative.
Dear Sir: We try to content ourself
with reading the good things each week
in yours and other esteemed reform pa
pers and perhaps are little selfish when
we stop to think that we do not furnish
even a thought or suggestion that may
originate in our own brain.
We have good news here. In eastern
Becker county our spring election was
grand demonstration and shows the old
party heelers that the peoples cause is
not weakening, but getting stronger. The
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
PREFERS PAPER TO GOLD AND SILVER.

Non-Redeemable Greenbacks the Best Cur
rency.
Editor Representatives:
1t seems to me that the book you are
reprinting in your paper, entitled 1.-THE
Great Conspiracy" would be many times
more useful If you would place the au-
thor's name and the fact that he was
privathe secretary to Lincoln's great war
secretary during the war at the head of
each installment. Many people simply
will not believe statements Of that kind
unless they have the best of authority,
and strange news makes cautious persons
ask who says 500" The fact that this
book with it's astonishing confirmation of
what many suspected has been sent to
every member of congress and yet our
dailies make no mention of it, seems con-
elusive that no denial can be made.
am in hearty sympathy with the Peo-
pies party, as opposed to plutocratic rule,
but fear the farmers are deceving them
selves as to the causes of their troubles
The area of production has been imense-
ly increased within the last half century,
and rapid transportation has made a
world market. so that the farmer here has
to compete with the cheap labor of South
American, Asiatic and African as we'll
as European countries. 1t is this fact
that has made farming Improbable in
England. She has been calling herself
'the workshop of the world" and i'm
ported her breadstuffs and meat mainly
But the late talk of war has aroused her
to sense of her danger-from starvation
in case Of siege, and England now talks
OF feeding herself Russia too, and Hun
gary, are extending their grain area. l
am tired of hearing the fall in price of
wheat laid wholly to the gold standard
Let us get around as soon as possible to
paper money issued by the government
and based securely on the national
wealth; not redeemable in any commodity
like gould or silver but in any form of
national wealth or labor. Money is a
standing order upon all commodities, in
GLIDING the more precious metals" We
can have single gold standard" or
double" gold and silver standard for
the dollar" without having our govern
ment paper dollars promise redemption
in either or both metals. They can simply
state on their face that they are "equiva-
lent in value" to a certain number of
grains Of gold or silver, and that they will
be received in payment of all dues to the
government This has the sanction CT
eminent economists, and even of bank
ers who look disinterestedly at the mat
ter.
8 do not believe that the Peoples party
can ever gain a complete victory till they
come to this ground, for the great mass
of wage workers and salaried clerks and
teachers, and others who may have funds
in savings banks, easily see and feel the
simple argument Of the gold standard"
speakers, that their wages will buy more
when money is dear and prices low. 1t
is for the interest of this great class that
provisions and goods shall be cheap. The
light between silver and gold like the
n9ht about the tariff is conflict OF inter-
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cry. The exploiting class sees this plain
ly, and is as venomous towards Populism
as socialism F. r. HAYS.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22

ants hastily gathered their traps together
and the crowd made break for the Texas
side. All got over safely.
Peter Maher and his crowd were disap-
pointed-looking lot of individuals as they
tramped their way back across the rocks
and sand to the train. Peter was unusu-
ally communicative.
"Well," he said, ''it was a chance blow
that die the work. did the best l could
under the circumstances. Ny condition
was not of the best, but as further post
ponement was not to be considered by the
Fitzsimmons crowd, was obliged to get
into the ring. My eyes were in worse
condition than l believed them to be. and
| found my gauge of distance at fault.
However, | still believe that l am able to
whip Fitzsimmons or any other man in
the world. If Fitzsimmons proves him
self cham pion, will challenge him again
and will be ready. to meet him at any spot
or at any time. I was not bit over-conf-
dent. I knew my condition better than
any one else, and fought Fitzsimmons
only when his arbitrary actions made it
necessary to do so or be proclaimed a
coward"
Immediately after the fight Mr.. Rector,
on behalf of the kinetoscope people. offered
Fltzsimmons and Maher purse OF $4,000
to be battled for tomorrow. Fitzsimmons
declared he would agree TO put Maher out
in six rounds, but insisted on selecting his
own time and place. He declared that
under no circumstances would he fight be-
fore kaleidoscope unless for purse OF
$4,000 and 80 per cent of the profits. He
Sa6 ~ Al. 4
kinetoscope people had persistently
ignored him, and now he was in position
to dictate to them. Nothing came of the
proposition, and the negotiations are off
for the present.
After returning to the depot and while
waiting the departure of the train for Ell
Paso, Fitzsimmons was surrounded by a
crowd of admirers, who heartily shook his
hand and congratulated him on his victory,
He bore his newly made honors with
characteristic. self-satisfaction and re-
minded newspaper men around about
that ne said all along that his
opponent was only a stiff and would
be done up without difficulty. He ad-
mitted, however, that the battle was almost
too short for his liking and that he would
have been glad of a little more opportunity
of showing his form.
Julian was in high glee. The manager,
from whose shoulders the big financial re-
sponsibility had been lifted, acted like q
boy on the last day of school,
At precisely 6 O'Clock the train bearing
the victors and the vanquished and their
admiring and chagrinei friends drew
away from the crude railway station
leaving only representatives OF the press
associations in the one-horse hamlet for
the next twenty-four hours. The de-
parture signal was discharge of carbines
as a salute from the Texas rangers, who
from their point of vantage in the Texas
mountains had been willing spectators of
the short contest.
The Fltzsimmons party had already
twisted the necks of half a dozen wine
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
DISMISSED BY A BROTHER
Ballington Booth Dropped From
the Salvation Army
Rolls.
He and His Wife Disappear and Her.
bert Booth Offers a Reward
for Information.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. 21-Balling-
ton Booth commander of the Salvation
Army in America, has disappeared with
his wife, Maud B. Booth. Their home in
Montciair, n. j., is closed. They have not
been at the army headquarters in this city
since Thursday.
Herbert Booth, brother of Ballington
Booth and commander of the army in
Canada. will take charge of the forces here
tomorrow. He offered reward to any
one who would tell him where BaIlington
is. The army is stirred to great excite
ment. On the steamship Teutonic Wednes-
day night Eva Booth, "a sister, arrived
from England.
Herbert Booth was hastily summoned
to New York by Colonel Nicoll, staff Of
ticer of the army, who came here ostensi-
bly, on a mission TO investigate the senti-
ment of rebellion in this country against
the transfer of Commander Booth to an
other sphere of action.
He arrived on Thursday, and on that
day court of inquiry was held by the
three, with Ballington Booth before them.
The proceedings became heated. There
were charges and determinations. Balling-
ton Booth was ordered to proceed at once
to England.
II will not CO." he said.
"This is insubordination," replied Her
bert. "Yo ou know what that means in the
army"
Yes, | know"
cit means Dismissal
"Thep 1 will accept it, replied the COM
mander.
In the heat of the argument that fol-
lowed the commander complained bitterly
of the injustice of his father removing him
so arbitrarily from field where he had
labored so long and in which he hoped to
finish his life. He made use of terms of
insubordination and criticized the general
severely.
This means trial by court martial, -
cried Herbert Booth, springing to his feet.
You have spoken disrespectfully of your
father and your general. l prefer charges
of insubordination and disrespect against
you. l move that this court proceed to
try you for your words.'
Colonel Nicoll supported Herbert Booth.
He then made known his full authority.
81 have authority to dismiss you from
office" he said. land to appoint your sue
cessor. l demand of you all the property
of the army in America that stands in
your name. You are dismissed from
Office
Ballington Booth rose to his feet. s'Let
it mean dismissal. | will never stand it,
After receiving notice of dismissal he
and his wife, aided by few friends, spent
the evening packing up their personal be-
longings- The keys were turned over
soon afterward.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
One a Lobbyist for Huntington
and the Other Champion
of the People.
JUST A RAILROAD FREEBOOTER
The Southern Pacific President De.
nounced in a Statement by
Mr.. Hodges.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 2t.-The fight
on the bill to repeal the Southern Pacific
charter is on in earnest and will be kept
up with vigor until the bill has passed both
houses of the Kentucky General Assembly.
The bill came up in the Senate this morn
ing, and Senator Goebe, who is champion
ing the fight for repeal. asked that the
measure be made the special order for next
Tuesday afternoon, which was agreed to bv
the Senate.
The bill will be considered exclusively
at the afternoon session, and will be con-
sid cred from day to day until disposed of.
This is considered victory by the friends
OF the bill as no other measure can interfere
and the fight for time which is the main
hope of the Huntington lobbyists can soon
be estimated and the friends of the bill hone
to pass the measure by Wednesday and
have 1t pushed into the House, where sim
liar tactics will be arranged.
The Huntington people have become
very active against the bill and claim there
claim is without foundation, however. and
the Dill Will be passed on aye and no
vote by a safe majority.
Hon. ii. c. Hodges of Healdsburg, CAL,
this morning published a lengthy COM
munication in the Daily Capital in reply
to an interview published in that paper on
Wednesday with Colonel Harrington of
Huntington lobby, in which he says the
hand Of Huntington is plainly discernible.
He says the Huntington crowd always
jump on Mayor Sutro and expect sour
rilious attacks on him to turn the atten-
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
COILS ?, Hunt T|NGTON DRIVEN TO THE WALL

ture and he has taken up the cudgels for
the State of his adoption with a spirit that
commends him and his wards to the peo-
pie OF Kentucky and the Legislature es
pecially. He speaks in no uncertain
tones, as you may see, and does not mince
matters in the least.
Kentuckians love contest OF whatever
| kind it is, and this one is going to do
more to bring the merits of the ISSUES in
volved in the disposal of this charter than
| all the printed matter that has been sent
here.
Harrington will likely reply to Hodges
| in the next issue. and that gen tleman will
| undoubtedly return the courtesy. This fight
will make votes for the bill and countera ct
| Harringtons efforts almost entirely. Mr..
Hodges is well known throughout this Sec
ton of Kentucky; in fact, throughout the
| whole State.
He is the son of Colonel George Hodges,
who was for over thirty years grand secre-
tary of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky.
| His family have lived in Frankfort or vi
cnity since the State was born, and are
people of large influence. All OF his name
and connection will take his side in this
| controversy.
| 1nls Is very timely assistance Tor Goebel,
who has in addition to his other duties
had the bulk of the work on this bill on
his shoulders also, not t o say that Flippin,
| McChord and others have not done their
| part after they were informed as to the
merits of the case.
McChord is expected to make a strong
| speech in favor of the passage. If Bron-
ston speaks at all it will be against the bill
but he is not very enthusiastic in its sup
port General Duke evid emily feels more
confident than he has done for some days,
and the recess on account of Judge Grace s
death would have been a good thing for
them with Harrington at hand to "im-
press" the members, but the advent of Mr..
Hodges has put different phase on the
matter. ana the recess will only serve to
make votes for the bill, the more so if Har-
rington keeps up the fight.