The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

viie OF tne canoldates Will be elected. as the
democratic candidate, the nominee at the
Chicago convention will not carry a single
state In the union. With this l will SUBJ
mt to my friends to use their judgment
ours truly. member of the Peoples
Party, j. H. Geiske,
Ramsey County.
UNCLE SANS NEPHEws AND
NIECES."
They reply to the recent article
against them, and show just what their
organization is.
Now let us have Peace. Let us all get
together in harmony. There are too
fewof us and we have too many enemies
to quarrel among ourselves. I'D.
Editor Representative:
In an editorial notice commenting on
letter published in the Representative
OF May goth, you say that full explain
alton of the nature and objects of the
order OF Uncle Sans Nephews and
Nieces would be acceptable at this time.
Here are its objects as quoted from
its circular:
This order is instituted for the purpose
OF uniting all the producers ofAmerica
intoa body whose object shall be the pre-
vention Of further exploitation of their
labor. To bring about this better condi-
ton we form ourselves into this organ
ization. to be known as Uncle Sans
Nephews and Nieces, for the purpose of
uniting all divisions Of labor, to pro-
mote the general welfare and advance
the interests Of all workingmen and
women
The motto. of this order is Equal
rights to all, and special privileges to
none"
The fruits of the earth are brought
forth in rich abundance by the labor of
men and women. These fruits should
bless the many, but are absorbed by the
few, who impose upon labor the bur-
dens Of society. Labor is the producer
OF all wealth. This wealth should be
equitably distributed among those who
produce it. Absolute equality is not
requisite to happiness, but the removal
of the present gross inequality is. If
all the members of the community save
OF course, the young, infirm and aged
bore their fair share of the Industrial
burden, and each one received fair rec
ompense there would be no poverty
Uncle Sans Nephews and Nieces work
in behalf Of the homeless, starving, toll
ing millions of earth, and know no
creed race or color, and is pledged to the
service of Humanity for humanity's
sake.
We do not know who the parties are
that hide behind the word Commit
tee," and we would not demean our
selves to notice such cowardly attacks
upon our order, were it not that you
say prominent Populists of Minneapolis
hand you the letter." We are sorry that
there are prominent Populists in Mime
apolis who give credence to the absurd
vaporings of persons who employ such
despicable methods OF" gaining prestige,
as these persons seem to attempt to by
calling themselves a committee" with
the probable intention Of conveying the
idea to the public that they represent
and speak for the peoples Party" of
Minneapolis. The mere fact that their
names do not appear and that they do
not name the body that they, as a COM
mittee represent ought to discredit their
statements. We are also sorry to know
that there are ''prominent Populists' in
Minneapolis who will for a moment en-
terrain so low an opinion of the rank
and file of the Peoples Party as to be-
lieve that any man can assume control
of them and manipulate them as he sees
fit to advance his personal political in
terests. We consider the statements of
this self-styled committee of mystic
of the Peoples Party to control the pri-
maries can be hoodwinked and manipu-
lated in any way is an insult to the man
hood and intelligence of each and every
wOrkingman who is connected with the
Peoples Party, and as such ought to be
resented
We, the undersigned, emphatically de-
clare that the statement of this commit
tee that the order of Uncle Sans
Nephews and NieceS is under the con-
troll of DR.. e. F. Clark or any other man
and that it is being manipulated as a
political machine is not only absurd, but
wholly and viciously false. Never in
the history of the world has there been
an order open or secret organized In the
interest Of the oppressed that has not
had enemies within and without it's
membership, our order cannot expect to
be an exception, and therefore we are
not surprised that party within our or
der has been whispering lies into the
willing ears of men named in the letter
of the above mentioned committee. But
we are surprised that even they would
give credence enough to such tales as
to repeat them when they come from a
party who, in the telling, proclaims him.
self or herself Judas.
say that as far as we know he has con-
Quoted himself as member of this order
in an upright, manly way, and has not
attempted to control this order or do
any thing more than his duty as an hon
est, earnest, friends Of the people, and in
as much as he retired of his own free
will from the State Central Committee,
of the Peoples Party, he has given in
dusputable evidence that he does not de-
sire to control anything; it is about
time that such insidious malicious at
tacks upon such men, who have sacri-
feed SO much time, money and energy
in the interest of reform as DR.. Clark has
ought to be discountenanced and re-
buked.
Men who lend themselves to such in
vidious, unworthy and cowardly meth
DDS to ruin the character of any one,
should not accuse others of dark lantern
and Tammany tactics.
JOHANNES HANSEN,
Secretary Supreme Lodge.
CHAS. I. GIBSON,
President Supreme Lodge
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