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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
DON'T BE TOO SURE.

'There will be no free silver delega-
tion from Minnesota to the Demo-
cratic national convention" said
leader among the remnants today,
'and I'll tell you why. Jim Hill, Mike
Doran and p. H. Kelly are for sound
money. Heretofore they have always
provided such delegates as they want
ed to attend the convention with
passes. They furnish no pass to any
free silver Democrat. and no matter
how large the majority Of the free
SllveriteS in the convention may be,
they are not wealthy, SO, without
passes, they will attend neither the
state nor the national convention,
and the hard money men will have
things all their own way" The gen.
tleman who made that assertion has
no difficulty in finding plenty Of
Democrats who will agree with him.
They all say no matter what a major
ity OF the Democrats in this state
may think, and it is generally believed
that a majority are for free silver, the
delegation from this state to Chicago
will be solidly for the admins ira tion.
The big three will see to it that this
is the case.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Don't be too sure. In Iowa the ad
ministration men called the Demo
cratic State Convention at Dubuque,
on the Mississippi River; with the
idea that the poor free silver men
would not cross the entire breadth of
a great state to come to the conven-
tion, and then they would pack it
with proxies. But they had tremen-
dous convention at Dubuque and the
gold men were beaten ten to one.
Look out that it isn't so in Mime
sofa. /. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
THE SHOE PINCHING.

We shall soon hear from the clergy
Of the church of England. Their
kingdom is not of this world but they
want their tithes; and the appreciat-
ing gold standard is playing "hob''
with them. We read:
"Declines in the revenues of high
church dignitaries, caused by the agri-
cultural depression in England, are
very serious in some cases. At Can
terbury the dean receives $4,000 in
stead of $4,000, and the canons 81 $50
instead of $1,000; at York, canons get
$2,O 900 instead of $500: at Ely the fig
ures are, dean $6. 100 instead of SIS, 900,
and canons $3.50 instead of 81 $50; at
Winchester $4,000 instead Of $4,000,
and canons 81, 800 instead of 81 800; at
Norwich the reduction twenty per
cent, and at Rochester twenty-five per
cent. The Dean of Salisbury gets en-
ly 81, 315, and the canOnS 81, l55."
These reductions have been caused
by the agricultural depression in.Eng-
land; and this, in turn, has been
caused by the shrinkage in value of
farm products in America; and this,
in turn, is due to the fact that a dol
lar, "a "sound" dollarD will buy twice
as much as it used to.
The clergy will begin to think soon.
A decreased pocket-book is always &C.
companied by an increased mental
activity. And even the sanity dean
of Canterbury, when his salary falls
from $4,000 to $4,000, will begin to
ask-"Why are these things thusly?''
1t is remarkable that Christ was
never troubled by the question of the
reduction of his salary. But then he
lived at an early period of church de.
velopment. It was a primitive age.
He had no salary. He said:-''sell all
and give it to the poor"
Why does not Parliament appoint a
committee to inquire what the people
of England get, in return for all these
princely salaries to deans and canons.
They might conclude that it was good
policy to fire the canons. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
A "POPULISI" MEASURE.

The senate bill to prohibit the wildcat
bond issues of the president, supported by
a vote of "a senators to 20, is denounced by
gold standard orators and organs as
"Populst measure" During the past two
years the Democratic administration has
increased the bonded debt by 1852, 000,0 900.
Within the past few months, the Republi-
cans of the lower house voted for a bond
issue of 100000. This same Demo
cratic administration and it's "cuckoos,"
and this same bond-.ssuing Republican
congressional majority now denounce the
bill to cut short the special favors of this
unusual bondpower, as 'Populist meas
ure. The gold-power Of the country so
calls it, The old party leaders join in.
Hear Senator David B. HILL, Tammany's
leader in the senate:
1.-THE alleged crime of '73 will be as moth
ing" said Mr.. Hill, ITO the crime which
will be perpetrated if this bill passes and
becomes law.
1T is bold proposition to repeal the
resumption act, to repeal the only law
which exists for the redemption of the
paper currency of the country. BY declar-
ing that for no purpose whatever shall
money be raised on bonds this measure Is
in effect a repeal of the act of rs. 1t is a
startling proposition. 1t will not solve the
silver question. 1t will simply put in peril
the finances of the country"
The senator spoke derisively of this
'self-confessed popul.st measure"
The above Associated Press version shows
that any measure which is aimed to protect
the nation from debt and prevent the bond
syndicate from robbing the government
treasury, is a Populst measure. This is
what Senator Sherman, the Republican
gold monometall;st leader, is reported as
also affirming, as he thus further denounces
the bill to stop bond issues:
Mr.. Sherman was quickly on his feet.
Il say in all seriousness" he said, that If
this congress adjourns without giving the
treasury relief, it will be an outrage and a
shame. This measure (the bond prohib.
tion) is the act Of a bankrupt and Of dis
honest bankrupt. Thank God, it cannot
pass
Il denounce it as a reputation Of the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

silver men will bolt at Chicago with a
vengeance and will put up a ticket
which in Iowa will leave scarcely
$1,000 votes for the regular Chicago
nominee"
Cleveland knows that the Demo-
cratic party has not ghost Of a show
of electing their candidate this year;
and that this may be the last time
they will ever have ticket in the
field. The noble old organization of
Jefferson and Jackson is naoribund, but
the Cleveland crowd are determined
possess the remains. Hence, as this
article says they will have contesting
delegations from all the free-silver
states; they have got the organization
and the committee; the free-silver
delegates will be picked out and then
Bedlam will be let loose-and then
the Populists will sweep the country
like cyclone. God speed the day
for 1t means relief to mankind.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

standard" and the restoration of sill
yer to the position held prior to 1873.
and thus INDUCES in the pet phrases
Of the free coinage l6 to people.
Governor Altgeld can indorse this
platform and so can "Coin" Harvey
and all the other advocates of free sill
yer. All they ask for is the double
standard" and a restoration, as
they call it, to the ante-1873 period. !"
AS long as Gov. Matthews remained
silent, or was willing to play into the
hands Of the Money-power, he might
be tolerated.; but ii he peeps" for the
white metal then it is Exit Governor
Matthews" "Off with his head!-So
much for Buckingham!'
And this despotism of the Plutoc-
racy is being exercised, in every nook
and corner Of our country, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

Gates with like something in other
people, and forces them to do as it
wishes and to reveal their Utmost
thoughts?
Man is an illimitable spirit, shut
up, for time, In the shell we behold,
and which we call, man. Death
cracks the she'll and lets "the Jack in
the box" hop out. The spirit has the
characteristics of the mind. It tray
erses space and pentrates eternity. 1t
is invisible to the eyes of flesh. Hav-
ing about it none Of the materials or
limitations of mortality it must be
immortal. Even that thief will live
forever-but he will not be a thief.
He will shake his carnal necessities
from him and pass through the uni.
verse like ray of light.
Let US try to improve this panora-
ma of life out Of respect for Him who
made it. He moves towards perfec-
tion:-and the path to perfection is
human Progress. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27


Nelson is regarded as being peculiar
from the fact that both are old SOL
diers, and Davis, In particular, has
been conspicuous by his devotion to
pension matters. He has freely criti-
cised the policy adopted by Judge
Lochren in the pension bureau, and
is we'll aware that the old soldier ele-
ment is bitterly opposed to any sort
Of promotion for the late pension
commissioner.
Minnesota ex-soldiers here are in
dignant and say that Davis and Mel
son will have occasion to regret their
adv ocacy OF Lochren for judge"
We are inclined to think the power
behind the scenes was the Money
power. 1t is so important to pack the
courts that a little thing like over
riding the G. A. r. has to be over
looked. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

In Australia, with public ownership
of railroads. you can ride 1000 miles
for $780, tirst-class, and workmen 3
miles for cent, while wages are % to
80 per cent higher than ours, and the
working day only eight hours long.
That would be about $3.50 from
Minneapolis to New WORTHLESS than
s. from Minneapolis to Pembina.
That would be nice to take. And
who would be the poorer of it, except
the owners of watered-stocko
An eight hours day. That gives
more time for study, thought and en-
tertainment. If the benefits of labor
saving machinery were properly dis
tfibuted no man would have to tot
more than six hours a day. |. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
Il HARD CASE.

Editor Representative.
Mr.. G. A. Taft, a farmer, living near
Redwood Falls, is in Jail there. He
bought Pitts Thresher: was unable
to pay for it; was proceeded against
by the corporation on Supplemen tai
proceedings; failed to answer certain
questions and was imprisoned there
for; his wife has gone insane over the
trouble and has been sent to ST.
Peter, A. e. BOWIE.
St. Paul, May 20.
1t is a great outrage that the
Thresher Company was not allowed to
sell the poor lady, on the auction
block, for the balance of the debt, as
they did in the good old Roman days.
If the machine had not done good
work is there any law that would per.
NIT the farmer to clap the president
and officers of the company in the
states prison. and drive their wives
to the Insane Asylum? No. But
then they are creditors, not debtors.
Creditors are not made of the same
stuff as debtors-they are finer clay.
And what is sauce for the goose is not
sauce for the gander.
There ought to be a law to confine
the seller to the securities given at
tine time of sale. Now man buys a
thresher and engine, say for $1,000;
works out $500 Of the debt: the ma
chine is ample security for the othe I
$500; or if it is not it was not security
for the whole $1,000. But under our
laws the company can take the out
fit for the $500, and then seize upon
the horses and cattle and the whole
farm, and clap the debtor in prison
and wreck his entire family. And we
have been so trained in the servile
worship of money, as above the rights
of both life and property, that we
think it is all right; and we get down
on all tours and say ''kick us again!'
Horace Greeley, one of the founders
Of the republican party. advocated the
abolition Of all governmental func-
tions for the collection of debts. He
said if A wanted TO trust B let him
take securities for what was coming
to him, in the shape of mortgages,
chattle and otherwise; and if he was
not paid he could 60 on and foreclose
them. But, said Horace, A has no
right to go into court and tax the
whole community to pay the cost OF
collecting his debt from B. And
there is great deal of force in this
reasoning. I, D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
GO ABROAD FOR NEWS,

According TO the Chicago Chronicle
Archbishop Ireland has failed for over
a million dollars. The Twin-city pa
pers have carefully suppressed all
mention Of this sensational affair in
which so many people are deeply con-
cerned. 1t is said that the distin-
gushed Catholic loses all, even to his
beautiful private home.-Fairmont
Sentinel.
We are very sorry to hear it. We
have not always agreed with the Arch
bishop, but he is great man; and has
done great deal Of good, especially in
the direction Of Temperance.
We hope he will be able to extricate
himself from his EN- barrass ments.
The system of the Twin-city papers
in suppressing news is all wrong. 1t
leaks out at last. I'D,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
LOCKOUTS VERSUS STRIKES.

Salem. Mass, May ia notice
was posted today in Naumkeag mill
No. 5, announcing that on and after
June l, the mill will be shut down for
an indefinite period. Four hundred
spinners and weavers will be thrown
out of employment.
Buffalo, N. Y, May 19.-The carpen-
ters' lockout continues. The attempt
to bring on sympathetic strike Of
other trades hangs fire. The build
ers' exchange to-day passed resolu-
tions recommending that an eight
hour day be generally adopted on Nov.
l, and that men be paid by the hour.
1t is all right for the employers to
shut down the mills, and turn the
workmen out to starve; but for the
workmen to "strike" Is a horrible
crime and the army Of the United
States has to be called out. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
MORE SOUND MONEY MEN.

Mcintyre. Iowa, May 19.-Last De-
cember E. o. Barrett, Of St. Paul,
opened bank here. He took prom
inent church position and soon be-
came president OF the Epworth
League. The people gave him their
confidence. About the middle of
April rumors as to the bank started.
Monday morning he boarded the
north-bound express on the Great
Western road and has not been seen
since. It has now been found that
Mr.. Barrett is not known in St. Paul
and the bank is closed.
Barrett has issued certificates of de-
posit ahead, and, it is supposed, he
sold them. Since April IL, the bank
has issued drafts ranging from a few
dollars to 5000, without having the
cash to meet these, all of which have
had to be paid a second time by the
citizens, with costs Of protest added.
1t is impossible TO secure anything
like an accurate statement Of the
losses, but they amount to several
thosand dollars.
1t would have been interesting to
have heard this knave's denunciation
Of the Populists:
And 'he took prominent church
positions" account says he
taught Sunday SCHOOL," OF course
he did "And the people gave him
their confdence"-to be sure; and
their money too. Oh the gullible
multitude!
If an honest Peoples Party man
had gone there to deliver lecture
they would probably have left him to
an empty hall;-if they did not break
few facetious eggs over his best suit
And yet in the catalogue such fellows
go for men. The Lord help the coun-
try. I. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
THE PARTY LASH,

THE TYRANNY OF THE MONEY-BAGS.
1t is impossible to tell, by the tone
of its editorials, whether the Chicago
Times-Herald is Democratic or Re.
publican. It cracks the gold-bug
whip over the shoulders of any one, of
either party, who shows disposition
to say a word for free silver. Here is
the way it treats the present Demo
cratic governor of Indiana, under
the head-line-"E1it Governor Mat
Me,cs."
Governor Claude Matthe ws, of Indi-
ana, rushes somewhat Historically in
to print to deny that he ever talked
to Colonel MatSOn or any other person
as IL he wanted to straddle on the
money question" He then goes on to
state what his views are as follows:
II believe and distinctly stated to
Colonel Matson that a straddle upon
this question would be nearly if not
quite as disastrous to the Democratic
party as the adoption of pure,
straight-out gold resolution l be-
lieve further that positive, not too
radical, declaration in favor Of silver,
for the maintenance Of the double
standard. both silver and gold and for
the speedy restoration of silver to the
position held prior to 1873, would in
sure success to the Democratic party
and bring to the country complete
and permanent prosperity"
Governor Matthews has hitherto
been regarded as sound money man,
and it has been ccntide ntly expected
that when the time came for him to
speak he would deliver no uncertain
utterance upon the question. 1t was
supposed that he would stand four
square with the administration aud
would boldly and consistently main
tain the necessity for the gold stand
ard, treating silver, as the CONNER
currency only.
Now he fails to talk about "a double
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

Loren Fletcher-your Uncle Loren
is renominated for Congress on a
gold-bug platform.
Now let the opposition concentrate
on one candidate and Uncle Loren
will require certificates to prove that
was running. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

The papers are making a great fuss
over Lena Hansen, a good-looking girl.
who has been asleep for forty days.
Pooh! That's nothing. There are
millions Of old-party voters in this
country who have been asleep for
twenty years. But we are rigging
electric batteries to put to the soles
of their feet, and we will get some of
them awake before the next election.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
Twenty Thousand Circulation.

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this 3lst day Of March, A. D. 1896.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

Don't be surprised IL you should
fail to receive your paper next week.
Look at the number on your label,
compare it with the number of the
paper. II it is less you are in ar.
rearS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

Preyer, and Seitz and Vincent get the
Peoples Party of Ohio to put Mr.. ms
keep on their electoral ticket? Don't
let man like that be wasted.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

Are you in arrears? Ii you are
don't forget to pay up.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10
AS TO STATEHOOD.

Hon. A. A. Jones scored big card for
Democracy and New Mexico at Chicago
yesterday, when, as a member OF the COM
mittee on resolutions, he succeeded in
having the statehood plank changed from
a simple declaration of sympathy for the
territories in their struggle for admission
to more earnest and radical statement,
which takes explicit ground in favor OF
the admission of New Mexico and Ari-
IONA and the other territories, Gov
ering fully all that was said in favor Of
the territories becoming states as e1-
pressed in the Democratic national plat
form of 1899.
This action by the Democracy of the
nation is in marked contrast with the mig.
gardly treatment the question of state
hood received in the Republican conven.
ton at st. Louis. There, it will be re.
m.mbered, Mr.. Catron offered a lengthy
and somewhat fulsome resolution in be-
half of the admission of aew states, but
he was promptly turned down in commit
tee and instead the convention saw fit to
pass resolution on the subject that is
about az unintelligible and misleading as
Mark Hanna's financial plank.
The NEW MEXICAN congratulates Mr.
Jones, cougratulates Democracy, and con
graduates the people of New Mexico
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10
SENATOR HILLS PECULIAR ATTITUDE.

As the recognized leader of the minor
ity, Senator Hill, of New York, appar-
emily made as strong fight as he could
yesterday in opposition to the adoption
by the Democratic national convention
of an unequivocal declaration in favor of
the reconciliation of silver at the ratio
existing prior to 1873. But it is doubt
full whether he was perfectly sincere in
all that hs said against silver and in favor
standard. There are several substantial
reasons for believing that Senator Hill is
at heart bimetallist and was coerced
into recanting his utterances as su,h and
assuming the attitude he did yesterday
by personal fear of the malignant wrath
of the New York money magnates. Ger
tainly, being one of the most clever and
experienced of living politicians, he must
have known from the begin ming that he
invited most humiliating turn down
when he consented to become the gold
standard candidate for temporary chair
man of the Chicago convention, and, hay
ing tasted the temper of the convention
and suffered disastrous defeat in that
test, his subsequent struggle for COM
promise on the money metal plank,
coupled with his pledge not to bolt under
any circumstances, was an act of per-
sonal imm olation that can only be &C.
counted for on the theory that he ardent
ly desires to share in the fruits of the
pending victory of silver Democracy in
the nation and at the same time avoid
mourning the dangerous and unscrupu-
lous hostility of Wall street.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10
CONVENTION NEWS.

The New MEXICAN feels just little
proud of it's reports of the great couven-
tion now in session at Chicago. Ihey
have not been rs full and complete as
they might have been had the Western
Union Telegraph company been more
prompt in performing the work expected
of it. Still they have covered all the
ground and have been presented in typ
ographical form calculated to please thu
eve and hold attention. Not only have
the night sessions been covered but thu
daily sessions have been reported RICH
up to the hour of adjournment.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10
Adjoining Back.

1t will be noticed that no Grant county
man was chosen as delegate nor as an
alternate to the National Populist Con-
vention. Grant county was not represen-
ted in the convention. Can it be, is it
possible, that those sterling patriots and
intiexible members of the brotherhood
of man, S. Lindaur, lily Fischer, Geo II
Utter, Andy Hughes and j. @. Berry, like
Uncle Jimmy Metcalf, of Mangas Hollow,
basely deserted their party in its time of
need, or have they crept back into the
party of their youth, and are waiting to
eat of the fatted calf?
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10

The rank and file of the Republican
party of New Mexico must be edited
The Albuquerque Citizen says: "Our
own Thomas A. Finical would make
model congressional delegate" and the
Ration Range is "favorably impressed
with him"-meaning I. Adonis Finlcal
Now. who can blame Carr, GALES, Belts
and others for declaring their disgust
with Republicanism Gas she is spoke" in
New Mexico?
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10

GAS IT is, the wool growers can always
get fair promises, but after congress
meets few representatives. from organ
lied manufacturers in the New England
states can go down to Washington and
frame the tariff on wool and woolens to
suit themselves" says the Las Vegas OPP
tic. The Optic tells the truth. The Mo.
Kinley idea provides no sort of protec-
ton for the wool growers-it simply
runs for the benefit of the manufacturer
Will the Albuquerque Citizen be as frank
as the Optic!
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-10
(subcrnatOrfal Aspirants.

1t is said that Hon. Pedro Perea, Of
Bernalillo county, would like to be gov
ernor of New Mexico and that Delegate
Catron will help him toward the goal of
his ambition. And it is further said that
j. W. Dryer, of Colfax county, who was
Republican candidate for delegate in 1886
and was defeated, would also not be
averse to writing governor after his
name in case of VIM. McKinley's election.
San Marcial Bee.