The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-29
INTERESTING GOSSIP ABOUT
MEN AND THINGS.


Mr.. H. Vincent, editor of Sound
Money" Massillon, Ohio, attended the
meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the Peoples Party, at ST. Louis,
January II, 1896, and on his way there
passed through Chicago,a and he writes
an interesting letter to his paper,
from which we make some extracts.
Here am in Chicago. The hustle
and turmoil incident to population
who are never permitted to forget
they are paying rent ito somebody"
At every corner stands or sits the
familiar object of charity, begging for
apenny. You could hardly reach the
street before an able bodied man APP
proaches with a supplication to go
along and carry your grip to earn
nickle to get some thing to eat" An
writhing on the cold pavement while
around him stand hundred gaping
on-lookerS, wondering what is the
cause of his misfortune. Two hun
dred and forty pounds Of dignity, COW
cred with brass buttons and blue
cloth, stands by to helps hove him into
the patrol wagon which is laundering
abound the corner "What's the mat
ter with the mani" "Oh, he's just
hungry is ALL" He has observed the
laws, was maintaining American
pride, not to disclose his necessities or
wants by begging or stealing, till mis-
strength was insufficient to carry him
longer and the collapse Overtakes
him. But that's nothing in Chicago.
Why today the police records relate
the finding OF formerly well-to-do
Dane, whose realiZa tions of oppOr-
tunitieS IN America had caused him
to turn on the gas in each room where
his wife and six children went to
sleep not knowing where the morning
meal would come from. The morning
meal will no longer trouble that
household. A note reached police
headquarters stating what they would
find by calling the next day, and the
only sign about the tenement was the
faithful dog. He will probably be
cared for. His talents do not come in
competition with the struggles of his
kind for an opportunity to live and
pay rent and taxes. But why take
space to mention things so incense
quental to Chicago life?
Speaking of the conditions locally
Tin Chicago with the Populist party
we are advised that the Organization
is in prime condition. In fact, they
w uOU CADCCU W nave d SIuSIC pIC.
cinCt at the coming election at which
they will not have a representation
on the board. The socialist faction
has withdrawn its antagOnism as far
as an active presence in the commit
tee is concerned, leaving the Peoples
Party proper in full control of the
county organization. The Omaha
club, organized last spring. is holding
regular meetings and gaining Access
sions from the business and profess
siOnal classes far in excess of any
former movement in opposition to the
old parties. The president, Mr..
many evidences of the growth in
membership and detailed work and
progress emanating from the club,
which fully sustain what l have said
about it.
l had very pleasant conversation
with DR.. Armstrong, the author Of
1.-THE Little Statesman" He says
that he embodied in his book nearly
all Of his opinions on matters of poll
tics and political economy, but speak
ing of current events he said Il see
at the present time number of signs
which Indicate that Grover Cleveland
is going to be the candidate. not of
the Democratic or Republican party,
but Of the PlutOcracy, for third
term in the presidential chair. pre-
dict that Democratic convention will
be held in New York, and this the
first step in well-matured plan to
make Grover Cleveland president for
third term or to make him dictator
for life. RumOrS are now af1Oat-and
they seem to be we'll sustained-that
already the enormous sum of one
million and half Of dollars has been
raised in Wall street to secure Cleve
lands reelection. Another little war
scare about the time of the Demo.
cratic convention, and the wire pullers
of the cabinet will do the rest. II
Grover is nominated it will make but
little difference whether he is elected
or not. He showed during the strike
in Chicago that he has the power to
call out the troops at the request of
member Of his cuckoo cabinet. Be-
tween now and election an effort will
probably be made to increase the
standing army. The intellig ent citi-
zen will watch coming events with an
anxious eye.