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course could be effective, and that was
to forestall the real honest money and
sound money men by adopting the terms
he would be certain use because Of
their appropriateness. Serving men
devoid Of reason, they sought to trans
fer their Affections and brighten the
timtd and thoughtless into voting for
still further degradation to the masses to
escape being called silver lunatic,"
thief" etc. No intelligent man can
doubt from present conditions that the
carrying out OF this gold standard plan
means that few men In London and
New York will soon own all the valuable
property in our country. The small
usurer going with the property owner.
The man in debt with 81 ,OO0. 900 in real
estate is In as great danger as the work
ing man with cottage.
The advance in the value Of gold as
purchasing quantity is clearly proven by
the mining industry in this state. Seven
months ago the Rocky Mountain News
collected the statistics Of the number of
men employed in the silver and gold
mines, which showed that those en-
ployed in silver mines had fallen off
from 20 to 80 per cent, yet the increase
of men engaged in gold mining was so
great that there were 3,453 more men at
work than before the panic There are
now not less than $500 more than three
years ago as result Of the advance in
the value of gold and our consequent
ability to utilize our low grade ores that
were valueless before. t
This depression is not the result Of the
Wilson law, as it went into effect without
disturbing business. 1t began when the
Rothsch:ld conspirators ordered the suspen-
sion OF free coinage of silver in India at the
same time they ordered their American
branch to have congress meet and repeal
the Sherman law. which being done, en-
abes the British to purchase American sill
yer and coin It in India on government ac-
count at profit of from 100 to 125 per
cent. Yet the Republican party favors
protecting our country from British COM
petition and greed!
This same difference of 100 to 1876 per
cent has enabled India to build the grand
.rr.gating canal system on the Ganges and
other rivers that has nearly ruined Amer
lean farmers. 1t enables the pagans of the
orient to sell their wares in the United
States at gold price and take silver, or its
exchange equivalent, at profit of over 100
per cent. It is useless to preach protec-
ton IN the face of such glazing fraud and
imposition as this. The low wage scale
there is met by a low scale of prices on all
commodities, which completely answers
Mr.. Car,kle's five amusing propositions.
The greater skill, superior workmanship
and freight is some protection, but that 100
per cent advantage can only be met by
American free coinage that will either give
the United States the advantage in all the
markets of the world to that extent, or
force Europe to promptly adopt bimetal-
lism-either event would rebound to the
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Chairman District COMMITTEES.
Northteld, July 2, 1896.


"Am in Jail for exposing Montevideo
hail insurance fraud. Farmers please
help me out with few pennics'
T.. 3. FORD.
Such is the copy of telegram re.
flee yesterday from E. B. Ford, Of
Mortified. MINI. Mr.. FORD has been
acting in the capacity OF correspon-
dent Of this paper at Mortified, and a
few weeks ago made charges of illegal
business methods against the Monte
video Hail Insurance Company. From
his telegram it would appear that he
had been charged with criminal libel
by this concern and landed in Jail.
His appeal for assistaHee speaks for
ITSELF - :. .2ye g e -.
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They can, by the simplest means,
rescue themselves from the moneyed
monster, with its hundred heads,
which is preying on them, and they
can by merely exercising their will, OBJ
tain security against the malefcent
forces which, now and here are work.
ing out their destruction.
But yet, they have nowhere any Do
litical representation at all in The
proper sense OF the word. They elect
no mayor, legislator, governor, or con-
gresham, who can be said to repre-
sent their rights, interests and vel
any legislat alton demanded in their
name or their behalf, however just it
may be-, or however urgently it is
needed. They have got into the way
OF electing men who misrepresent
them. and who return blows for the
ballots by which they were elected.
When distress overlook large pOr-
tion of the toilers of this city last
winter, the sufferers we're treated
with contumcly and cruelty by the
municipal government. On visiting
Albany at That time, found they had
no voice in the Legislature Of the
state. Railroad corporations had
their representatives swarniing on
tions, insurance corporations, ecclesi-
astical corporations, and manufacture
ing corporations. and SO had all other
Ca pitallzed and propcrty-holdin in
tcrests; but it seemed as though there
was not man among them all who
had been elected to represent the
Demos. When any mOneyed interest
appeared to be endangered In any
way, a score OF mem berS were ready to
spring up in defense; but when q man
as man. or the American :citizen as
such. was wronged or menaced, not
voice was raised in his behalf.
I 1t is the working masses themselves
who are responsible for this ruinouS
state OF things, and for all the direful
woes which they suffer on account Of
it.
They must somehow or other seize
the agencies OF legislation and OF pow
er which have been turned against
them; they must cncrgizc their palsied
potentiality; they must organize and
secure genuine representations; they
must show once again their determine
alton to make this truly govern
ment Of the PEG pie, by the people. for
the people,
/ / rejoice over every attempt OF the
com monalty to recover their rights
from the political pirates now on
deck. These pirates have driven the
people into the steerage and nailed
down the matches, while they them
selves are carrying on their deviltrics
above at the cost of tho victims be-
low. They would rather scuttle the
ship than let it 60 out Of their hands,
and they would rather butcher the
crew than tolerate the first sign OF
mutiny. But, for all that, it yet hap
pens that they arc in the power Of the
Storage, which. strange to say.is able
to paralyze their hands at will by it's
vote.
To the deck, then! To the helm,
then! Seize the ship OF State! and
gain deliverancc from the political
pirates.
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THE SILVER QUESTION
DISCUSSED IN IT'S broadcast
LIGHT.
Opened and the Debts We Were En-
abled to Accumulate.
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR MCKINLEY
written for the Representative

written for the Representative
To Hon. VIM. Mckinley:
The Republican party having nominated
it's candidate and defined its position upon
the issues of the day, has made It unneces-
sary for many former Republicans and pro-
tectionists to await the action Of any other
party before expressing themselves. The
Republican party is now squarely on record
as being in favor Of arraying the eastern
usurers and extortionists against all that
part OF our union lying west and south of
the Alleghenies upon the only real issue be-
fore the public today, while Incidentally
declaring for protection to every industry
save one-s.lver mining
During the last IS years, the people OF
the west have voted unlimited protection
to the east. They have voted millions OF
dollars for river and harbor improvements,
they have submitted to extortonate prices
for eastern commodities and capital. They
have done this with freight rate from the
east that is equivalent to high custom
tariff on many articles, that in the end,
with low tariff or free trade, would have
gradually driven manufacturing west to
the consumer. In return for this, during the
last three years, the people of the western
states have been assailed with every vile
ep:thet, rancorous abuse and falsehood that
prostituted intellect could invent or devise
AS life long resident Of the west and
the mining districts I shall submit to you
and the people of our country a statement
of what the mining industry really Is, for
it seems that there are many people, can
didates included, who believe that silver
mining IS like Goa! and iron, OF almost I'M
limited quantities and very cheaply mined.
Silver ores are found in the mining re-
gions in the shape of narrow veins, deposits
of low grades ore, with here and there boz
names of rich ore that seems to have been
devised by the Creator as an incentive to
labor for quick returns. At present the
silver ores available are of value of
about 500 per ton, while the lower grades
are unmined except in connection with
gold and other metals. / will submit this
as an economic proposition simply. These
ores have their silver contents extracted
by sme!ters, mills, concentrators and other
works, according to the nature and value
of the ore. With silver at coin value ores
of 81 per ton can be concentrated by pigs
with fair wages to miners, while others
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should have the same right to q courteous
hearing that is so cheerfully accorded to the
eastern manufacturer and usurer. The
ruin Of our property has caused us to In
vestigate this subject Of finance and trade
and we quickly found that our section could
not possibly suffer so severely as other
states as consequence of the operations Of
the Rothschild embezzlement syndicate
that Is now and has been, engineering the
grandest scheme Of grand larceny the world
has ever known. We knew that they would
soon learn that the wreck of the silver in
dustry and consequent contraction Of
money for circulation was the real cause of
all their woes and desolation In time Of
peace and plenty. We knew that they
would soon learn that the use Of silver
as currency wrongs not human being
on earth, that it only prevents the us
urer from extOrting two dollars where
he is only entitled toone: that theenmity
to silver is due to the fact that it is the
peoples money; that the usurer by a
simple process Of compound usury own
or control the money Of the country;
that free coinage would promptly put
money in circulation not owned or con-
trolled by them; that the people hoard
silver dollars, and that any great guam
titles so held would interfere with their
designs against the masses, as per cap
ita Of So would break any panic they
might attempt to precipitate upon the
country for the purpose Of plundering
the masses and forcing them into debt.
This is why the secretaries Of the
treasury for years have refused to pay
out silver dollars, and have even forced
men, in gold standard New ork, to pay
a premium to get silver dollars. Taking
I the financial aspects OF silver into fur
Their consideration, there is one point
upon which all intelligent minds are
centering today, and that is this:
All gold standard writer's and speak
ers say that free coinage would double
prices. AS this would be to restore pros
perity, to certain extent, and place the
country on its former standard of prices,
then who, in the name Of reason, will be
wronged by so doing? They also ad-
nit that they have produced the last
three years of depression that has de-
prived thousands of people OF their all,
then why should not these plunderers be
sent to felon's cells? Would any citi-
zen permit a burglar to keep his pilfer-
ings, only asking that he be prevented
from further despoiling him?. Yet that
is about all the masse are asking today.
The Republican party appeals for sup
port on the ground that while in power
the country was always prosperous, due
to a high tariff. This is not true The
country was prosperous simply because
we went in debt. During that time we
borrowed money to build more miles of
railroad than has all other nations of
earth combined. The people borrowed
money for all purposes, and while this
was going on, times were good" To
illustrate, take a small town in our coun-
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JOHN SWINTON'S VOICE.
FROM STUMP SPEECH MADE IN NEW
WORK CITY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
AGO.

FROM STUMP SPEECH MADE IN NEW
WORK CITY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
AGO.
In reply to your words: Friends, I
can only, for my part, give the assur-
ance that my head, heart and hands
are, to the full extent OF their powers,
in sympathy with the suffering and
struggling workers Of this great city,
and that am at one with them in
every rational effort to establish JUS
tice and secure the rights Of human
nature.
Pray. let me here add few re-
marks:
The workers of this city can elect
its mayor, If they please; those Of the
state can elect its governor, IL they
please; those Of the country can elect
its president, If they please. The
workers Of each state can control
every legislature, and those OF the
American Union can fill Congress with
their actual and proper representa-
tives. They have 1T in their power to
enact and enforce such laws, local and
national, Of any kind, on every sub
ject, as may seem to them necessary
to secure their rights, succor their
interests, and promote their welfare.
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STATE CONVENTION
OF the Peoples Party to be Held at
Minneapolis,
WEDNESDAY AUGUST. rs, 1896.
OFFICIAL CALL.

OFFICIAL CALL.
After many years of earnest and anx-
ious toll those who have served at the
altar of liberty rejoice to know that the
hosts of Freedom are at last assembling
for that mighty conflict referred to by the
immortal Lincoln, when he said II see in
the near future crisis approaching that
unnerves me and causes me to tremDle
for the safety of my country. AS result
of the war, corporations have been en-
throned and an era of corruption In high
places will follow, and the money power
Of the country will endeavor to prolong its
reign by working upon the prejudices OF
the people until the wealth is aggregated
in a few hands, and the republic Is de-
stroyed."
If the American people should in the fu-
ture, as in the past, remain Oblivious to
the trend Of public affairs and forgetful
Of their duty as citizens, time would soon
come, If indeed it is not already here when
avertce and greed would become the twin
tyrants and OppressOrs of the world and
nothing but the forms of liberty remain.
But If, as now seems manifest, the Amer
lean people shall awaken from their leth-
argy and become watchful and vigilent.
and mindful OF their duty as citizens all
the hosts of He'll cannot further enslave
them, nor prevent a return to govern
ment of the people. by the people and for
the people.
To the end that this may be accomplish
ed
The Peoples party of Minnesota is here
by called to meet in convention at the
City of Minneapolis, on Wednesday the
18th, day of Aug, 1896, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary Of State,
State Treasurer, Attorney General and
nine Electors for President and vice presi-
dent.
The basis of representation for each
county shall be one DELICATE at large and
one for every 100 votes cast for S. M. Owen
fer governor at the last election.
This authorizes each county to be repre-
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COUPLE OF THEN.
How the Gold Standard Squeezes
Men Into Pauperism.
TAKING THE ROAD FOR IT.
Read the following and vote for Nc

Read the following and vote for Nc
Kinley:
Ligonier, Ind. July 8.-The unique
spectacle was witnessed here today OF
assPittshurg couple. journeying over
land from western Missouri TO their ma
Live city, wheeling u cab in which was
l5-mOnths-old babe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bevenfort, "a German couple, left
Flttsburg In the fall OF 1894 to find a
home in western Missouri, where 9TH
ers Of the family had located. The
couple prospered for y time, but adj
versity finally made them practically
I penniless, and they determined to re-
turn to Pittsburg, where. BeYenfort
had worked in an iron mill. They
were without means, but, not daunt-
ed, started to journey overland, leay-
ing Missouri early in May and pro-
ceedfng by easy stages. The twain
will reach Pittsburg some time dur
ing August, when they will have walk.
ed the entire distance.
st. Cloud, Mimi, July ia sad
case was witnessed at the Great
Northern passenger depot Tuesday
morning. An aged couple, a man and
his wife, the former With 7nsir1 as
white as the driven snow and bent
VIVA WV VVAk AV VI uV0AAy AONa 0OO4
years, were stranded. They had been
recently driven from their home on a
farm near Princeton, the mortgage on
their farm having been, fOreclosed.
They were endeavOring to get to Will
mar, where they had friends. The To-
cal agent of the company furnished
the old couple with an abundance to
eat during the day, the later, through
the donations of friends. gave them
transportation to their destination.
They could speak but little English,
but showed very plainly that they
were thoroughly grateful for the kind
ness extended them. They had bee n
driven from home, but had met SYM
pathizing friends. -.r'v..
These are samples of thousands
whom the gold.bugs have drive out of
their homes.
Good reader,-may not this be your
fate il the present conditions continue
four years longer. ''S
Think of that!
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THIRD DISTRICT CONVENTION

The Peoples Party Third congress
sional convention, for the purpose of
placing in nomination a candidate for
Congress, will be held at Shakopee
Scott County on Tuesday, the 25th day
Of August, 1896, at II o'clock a. m.
County chairmen will call primaries
and county conventions under this
call.
The counties will be entitled to rep-
esentation, as follows: Carver s, Da-
k0ta Is, Goodhue I, LIE Sueur II, Me-
Leod Z, Meeker 13. Renville 10, Rice Is,
Scott I, Sibley 9.
Alternates should be elected, and a
full delegation present. l expect the
silver organization will have repreSen-
tatives at. this meeting.
III. A. SWAIN,
Chairman District Committees
Northfeld, July 2, 1896.
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AN OLD TINE /. II LIAR.
= ~. = ~ y
IT is BRED IN THE BONE.

I. w. w. Williams, former employe
on THE REPRESENTATIVE, ilas ac-
cused 1gnatius Donneily with work
ing in the interest of Jam Hill. Don
nelly scores Williams as bad as did
Mark FL. Dunnell in 1879 when Will
liams accused the then congressman
Dunnell with voting for 81 a barrel
duty on salt. The duty on salt was 81
per barrel and Dunnell voted to re-
duce it to 81. Soft seems that Will
Hams statements may be taken with
a grain of sait.-Lyon County Leader.
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\, England adopted the gold standard
In 1S16-afters she had been doing
business with paper money during the
Napnlennic wars The renplc did not
know What it meant. In 1916 there
were 100000 land owners in Rfitain.
In 1920 there were only Zoo land
owners. 1t. had all passed into the
hands OF the few who wnr in the con-
eriracy. The United States is now
guing through the same process. This
ii gord enough for the monoro'ists--
but how are you:-ALpeal to licason.
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'FARHERs, READ THIS
sssassa 10
Free Coinage Of Silver Will Double the Price
of Flour--and Therefore of .Wheat.
The Leading Gold-Bug Paper of the West
Gives it Away--The Whole Thing in
Nut Shell.

The Chicago Times Herald July h is
torial Ii s.sssf@
EFFECT FREE COINAGE BREAD AND FLOUR.
everything except food, shelter
clothing
Bread is the first indispensable of existence
With unlimited coinage
dollar will be
loaf Of bread barrel Of aor, therefore uu be doubled
1t peases wefor wheat dollar good
times the Cities workmen
food
lenders who other peoples price,
bohood them understand the exact
And that
purchasing pocer
o. q reduced half"
Purchasing Of gold.
just along
gold bug paper of New York admits it'll
every twenty
practiced
creditor.
in debt reflect the swinde to be
played upon him, If Mckinley is elected.
dollars and low
priced products of labor?
Up, and at em
- a 80 a a a, a a. u
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Il CTS.

III
he I'm
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No 1By pancoa D. and friend explain
all the human body also Ct Other
I. r. ROBERTS SUPPLY HOUSE, 500. $50. ~
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Ripans Tabules. at druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure headache.
Z Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
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MURDER.

AS a result OF the onward march OF
monopolies, trusts and gold basis, the
murders of the United States has in-
creased as follows:
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Like it? Then for the present
System.-Appeal to Reason.
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% @s
ROBERTS
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ctly Pure White Lead 3-4 Cents Per Pound.

" H|TE LEaD ~; ' 81 S;;! 81 . S s. EE; 3d.
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N Eve have addton the above bought
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-10

Tho abeont-minded man took his scat al
the restaurant table and as usual buried
mis- face at once iu o. newspaper.
walter placed biil 81 fare. napkin ana
"a knife aud fork p front OF him. hnd
stood two ur three minutes unnoticed be
fore asking.
what shall ! bring you, sirf
"Iyhnt'- thar ,aid the absent-minded
man stariius rp suddenly. not remem-
herring what it was all about.
What do you want FOR lunch. ST.
the walter asked again.
"Oh yes said The absent GUIDED man
irving 80 collect his wits. "Bring me Do
.up ~ coffee and ham sandwich
The mai,or supplied me order and put 81
iargc nastebO8rd check fOr 10 down pr
tine table. the absent minded man cou-
tinulns 10 read his paper The walter
went away 10 attend 20 The wants ot 9th
er people. aud about fifteen minutes iaiof
came back.
DO you wish anything more Pc"
asked politely
"y.s- snapped the tbsouf-ninded mari
somewhat vi-iolslv. go and set me -
fresh nam sandwich The one go"
brought WAS as dry 3s bone.
''Why here Is %, sandwich | orousni
sir slid lie waiter pushing the pia'r
toward him You have eaten 'Ne
check Hotel Nail
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lively scrubhnr his chin. are not those
Of a Fifth-avcnue youngstcr.
Tho artist has been most conscientious
~ true to life In the production OF the
ficurc and SIS clothing. Every stan and
mark OF street wear plainly show. and
That IS refreshing TO any one who has
seen tho distressing productions Of some
artists who essay character work with
model wearing clothes that belong 10
the property department Of the studio.
The most striking feature OF the face OF
the boy are the eyes. which look out az
the world with n fearless and honest ex-
preston that will cause many visitors
g. fan in love with TINS latest production
from the brush OF the character artist.
Among the wcll-known portrait paint
CTS Mr. Alban Jasper Couant VIII stand
In the front OF exhibitors. with splen-
did picture Of Judge j. c. Cray. or the
Albany Court Of Appeals. Mr.. conant
has been az great pains TO have the PIC
tdrc tue IN every detail. and 10 TINS ehd
he insisted that the judge scnd MN
COPY Of n brief IN a case Of some I'M
psrtanco. in order that by studying thlS
during the eit.incs the judge wouih eN-
hilit the modifative air Of man oil mas
sivc LEGAL intellect.
Tho nose OF the figure Is very much
admired. Tho picture. which Is HE size
tho Judge in his robes as ne
is seen when sitting I'm court l}y ms
eid. are two ponderous legal tones. ana
I'm the BACKGROUND IS seen "A section OF
library Of calf-hound books. The PIC
tnre was painted FOR the courtroom. and
not the private gallery OF the Juogc ana