The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-15
SCISSORINGS.

| removed the shell, and given you the
kernel which will enable all to partake
OF the cream, Of all bright intellects,
| lings. You will find good, pure, invigor-
ating brain food, in this 16 to fountain
Help yourselves-It costs nothing 1 do
the work, and you enjoy the benefit. The
| millennium is near at hand. He that is
not for me, is against my people. Come
forth We dwarfs, accept the truth, and
become pure, bright, shining lights In
| the new world. w. L. NJ.
Railroads have no half fare rates for
the peoples party conventions. The
| combines don't like the peoples party
| nohow.-Southern Mercury.
The constitution says: Congress shall
| nave power to coin money and regulate
| the power thereof" but Cleveland rec
OmmendS that this power be turned over
TO the banks.-Fargo Commonwealth.
There has not been a bank president
| cashier, director or clerk that is guilty
| OF robbing the bank of the peoples
money but that would vote against the
| Peoples party.-Buzz Saw.
1t was the bankers that told us the re-
peal of the Sherman law would bring
prosperity. They lied. They now tell us
backs. They lie again.-Fargo Common
wealth.
Canada boasts that she could place an
army of 10000 men in the field in a few
days in case Of war with the United
States. And the state of Arkansas alone
could place an army Of the same size in
the held In sixty days-composed of ex-
federals, ex-confederates and their sons
ready to defend the flag and the honor
of the country.-Little Rock Democrat
grander army than will come up to
battle for the rights and liberties of the
people under the peoples party banner
next fall was never enlisted Neither
Will Drawer men ever face the lannon's
mouth. This army will be 100000 strong
IN Texas every man a hero, brave, chiv-
alrous and brainy.-Southern Mercury
If the postal service was owned by
private persons the first thing they would
do would be to water the stock, and the
next thing to raise the price Of postag e
stamps.-Fargo Commonwealth.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, has shown
that Secretary Carlisle has issued bonds
IN violation Of law. He says the act of
1913 repealed the act of 1875 and that no
law exists authorizing the secretary to
issue bonds.-Lyon County Leader.
The populist members in congress have
always proven faithful to their princip-
les. Never one voting for any scheme
that robs the people. Topeka Cooper
atOr.
The little episode of the golden calf
ought to be evidence enough to convince
any one that God can't be worshipped on
gold basis.-Buzz Saw.
One Of the most powerful arguments
the OLD party papers ever advanced
against the Peoples party was that Sem
ator PETER had long Observation-Disclosures
Kicker.
Alexandria Citizen: If President Cleve-
land was as anxious to keep England's
hands off our treasury as he seems to be
that the British lion should keep it's feet
Off our back yard he would rise a notch
or two in the estimation of all honest
Americans.
An Iowa paper refers to the presidents
message as "Grover's Epistle to the He
breWs.' 1t is safe to say that every Shy
lock received it with expressions of ghoul-
ish delght.-Clarkfield Advocate
Col. A. c. Lincoln, of Cowley county,
Kansas, cousin of the martyred pres
ldent. announces himself for the Populst
party and will stump the state.-Farm
erS Tribune, Des Moines
The Populists are still in the right
no matter about the majority of sinners
against them. These must be converted
by cation.-BuzZ Saw.
Inc gold reserve ought to be called
Rothschild's sacred cow None bnt tho
rich can milk it, while the people, who
regard it as Sacred" continue tn feed
f.-Arkansas Kicker.
Three representatives Of Minnesota in
congress have practically become Pop
ulists in everything but name; and prin-
clples ana not names, is what concerns
the people. Who says that Populsm is
not gaining converts in these days
Willmar Tribune.
Grover will soon be like Alexander the
~
because there are no more humbugs for
him to work off on the people-Southern
Mercury.
Official figures made in Russia ami
transmitted to the state department at
st. petersburg, show that the worlds crop
Of wheat is $50, 467 900 bushels short OF
the year 1894. What's the matter with
the price of Wheat?-Lyon County Leader
There are but three ways of obtaining
wealth, to produce it. get it by gift or by
theft or robbery. Measure the million
aires by this standard and you can prop
erly classify them.-Topeka Co-operator.
Everybody, gold bugs and ALL admit
that the greenbacks are a good thing in
time OF need, and If this is not a time of
need, there never was one.-Farmers'
Tribune. DesMoines.
The character Of the ideal American
citizen should be as grand as our noun
tains. his mind as broad as our prairies,
his patriotism as deep as our seas. Give
us nation of such men rather than vast
wealth.-Clark field Advocate.
Yes, the Pops are dead sure That is.
they are dead sure that in spite of the
power of the gold bug press and the
Doodle ring, they on Tuesday voted down.
by a majority of 1863, the private water
company Of Seattle; and the city will
proceed to put in its own water works
to- get a crystal supply from the pure
mountain stream-Cedar River.-Wash-
ngton Farmer.
James Monroe enunciated the doctrine
that any attempt on the part Of the F,u-
ropean powers to extend their system
to any portion of this hemisphere" would
be regarded by us as dangerous to our
peace and safety" That certainly
means any attempt by purchase or brib-
cry. as we'll as by force. The purchasing
of congresses and the executives to favor
step by step, the planting of the English
system of finance and poverty upon the
people of this country comes mighty close
to being violation Of the Monroe doc
trine.-Sledge Hammer.
w H. Harvey had a debate the other
day with gold bug in Chicago, and he
called on the audience to raise hands,
every one who had gold coin in his
pocket only one man raised his hand,
and when asked to show up the coin he
couldn't do it, a first rate example of
how much gold there is in circulation in
the second largest city in America. Sew
eral thousand persons were present.
Washington Farmer.
John Sherman, william and traitor is
again at his old tricks. He has intro
duced resolutions instructing the secre-
tary Of the treasury not to pay out green
backs that come in for redemption, ex
cept when they are paid out in exchange