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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-22
CHICAGO MARKET.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. Sept. 22.-Cattle
receipts $500, including 700 Texans;
market strong to 10 higher. Texas
steers s2.40 q $500. Sheep receipts H.
900: market slow and weak at yester-
days lowest prices.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-22
ARMY OFFICER DEAD.

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 22.-Col. VIM.
B. Hughes, depot quartermaster U. S.
A, at Baltimore, died suddenly at his
residence in this city today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-22
DALLAS WOMAN AsPH1xIATED.
She Was In Chicago On A Visit To
Her Daughter.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Andrew
Lampson, of Dallas, Texas, aged SO.
was found dead at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Johnson, last
night. She had tried to get supper on
a gas range which she was not familiar
with, and had met death by asphixia-
ton.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
TN. ROBERTS Supply House.
5OS-51O, 717-710-721 Nicollet Ave.,
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI.

people are unfit for self-government,
and can be humbugged and bam-
boozled under any and all circum-
stances; because in the midst of uni
versal decadence and bankruptcy, they
sustain the causes which produce such
results. When the Interstate COM
merce law was passed 1t was intended
to be a restraint upon the railroad
companies and prevent them from
com bining and robbing the people;
but, as stated in the foregoing article,
the United States circuit court has
driven a coach and four through the
act and declared that such combine
as exists today. under which all COM
petition is at an end,is perfectly legal !;
and that it is illegal to stop the rob-
berry of the people. And now we learn
that it is proposed to put this into the
form Of law so that the people will be
perfectly helpless. At the same time
the Greenbacks are to be wiped out of
existence. and their place is to be sup
piled by banknotes; and there will be
practically no money in the country
except that which is borrowed over
the bank counter; and the millions Of
toilers will pay big interest to their
fellow men continually.
1t is a sad and pitiable prospect. But
what can zoe do? The people are ready
to sustain 1T at the ballot box, and po-
litical bigotry is bigger than personal
suffering.
Events alone can teach the people.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
4 SUGGESTION.

The editor of the "St Cloud Journal
Press" is a Republican, but he is
nevertheless a very sensible gentle
man. We know he is "by remark
he made" In recent number Of his
paper he has this to say:
Nov the ambitious members OF
the Legislature are trying to climb up
into the speakers chair. There is
plenty of good material to select from,
and if the Republicans cannot agree
on the man, there is that genial gen
tleman from Dakota county-Ignatius
Donnelly."
Now we call that a sensible sugges-
ton. We second the motion. In such
a position as that we would hold the
scales equal between the Merriam
Clough faction on one side and the
Washb2rn Davis crowd on the other.
while we would give all the fat places to
good Populists! We think it very like
ly that the next House will follow the
valuable suggestion made by the
Journal Press!!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
RURAL DELITERY OF MAIL.
We find the following item in one o

We find the following item in one OF
the dailies:
Pennington, Mimi, Nov. 1O.-The
postt flee department. has selected
Harrington as the one town in Min
neSota in which to try the rural de.
livery. Three routes, Of about twenty
five miles each daily, have been laid
out, and the contract for carving is
TO be awarded at once. It is designed
to benefit the farmers by enabling
them to receive daily mail. The
idea is not favored by local bust
ness men.
1t seems to US that this whole
scheme Is absurd. To carry it out
there would have to be messengers
traversing daily every road and by
path of the United States, and visiting
every inhabited house in the whole
country. This would require a verit-
able army of men. with a correspond
ing increase of expenses for the gov
ernment-that is the people. These
additional office holders would give
immense patronage to the party in
power, and furnish them with a ter
rible machine for the perpetuation of
their domination. It may be that
this Is what the scheme is Intended
for. 1t may be that it is the purpose
of those behind the scenes, in giving
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
THERE YOU HAVE III.

"1he political potoer of corporate monop-
o'y must be suppressed"'
Hoop-de- dOodle-do!
LET the great trumpet be blown in
Jerusalem!"
The occult vivacity Of hen manure
must save mankind.
Away with all your shallow battle
cries!-"Free Silver" government
ownership of railroads." "free homes, -
everything must step aside,-s'for
upon these we are not agreed"
But how is 1.-THE political power of
corporate monopoly to be suppressed?'
Byinserting tooth-pick among its
tailfeathers.
BY selling out the Peoples Party
and getting into Congress.
Says Cleopatra: "He words me, girls.
he words me-"
Great are platitudes in the mouth
Of sanctimonious mediocrity.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
SECTIONALISM BORN OF MUS
IICE.

The Denver New Road, very able
paper, has the following to say in a re-
cent number:
Western and Southern people ought
to make their union SO complete as to
deny the East chance to eat oul
grain or profit by the handling Of our
crops. Colorado people in particular
should examine every package OF
goods they buy, and il the name OF
Chicago or New York appears upon
the package refuse to buy it. 1t is
the sort of retaliation that would
count in the end.
Colorado is rich and productive
enough to take care OF her own peo-
pie, and our people ought to make it
their business to see that none of
their good money ever finds its way to
the pockets Of the eastern advocates
of high tariff and the gold basis. It
was this sort of loyalty that threw the
tea into the harbOr at Bos ton in 1776,
and five had some Of that kind of
blood in us we could soon teach the
East that they live off CT us, and not
us off them.
Great changes are coming in the
next five years, and it behooves every
American to be on guard. We believe
in the republic and union Of states,
but we do not believe in being knock
ed down. kicked and robbed by the
East, and then called an anarchist be-
cause we refuse TO submit peaceably
We don't like to see the develop
ment of sectionalism in this country.
We ought to be one great family. And
yet even in family there cannot be
continued love if one part Of the
household is plundering the other
part. Injustice necessarily breeds
bitterness and hate; and the lmpover-
iShed West cannot fail to institute
omparisons between it's own condi-
tion and that of the states constitu-
ting the Northwestern section of the
Union. The recent election has clear
ly proved that the Republican party
is the party OF that Northeastern Sec
ton. While it is true that in some
western states. by small majorities. as
we show in another column, the Re.
publicans have been triumphant, yet
three fourths Of their votes came
from the region north Of Mason s.
Dixon's line, east OF Indiana. The
contest in Illinois was complicated by
the Introduction of issues growing out
Of the labor troubles and riots of 1898.
If the Free Silver ques ton could have
submitted to the people of that sta te,
disembarassed of any such complica-
lions. we believe it would have tri-
umphed.
We hope that during the rcxt four
years events will have SO educated the
people of the whole country that we
shall get clear Of the sectional aspect
of our politics, and that In 1900 we
may be once more a reunited people,
on the basis of the use of both the
money metals.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
THE FLOOD OF SILVER.

We find the following in a recent is
sue of the New York Journal:
If run on full time for one year the
silver mines of the United States will
produce just one dollar per capita,
This is big country and a growing
country. and it needs more money
with which to do it's business.
What is the use of talking about
this now? The country has decided
against free silver. The people were
led TO believe that it meant a flood of
new money: they have been taught
that there is money enough in the
country;-that there is indeed too
much; and all that was needed was
''confidence" to draw it out of the
banks! They have been persuaded
that money is kind of infectious dis
ease, and the more it could be quaran-
tined and stamped out, the better for
the country. But the fools have got
the upper hand and the sensible men
will have to submit
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
ANOTHER LIE.

Hon. M chael Doran, one of the best
posted men in the state on crops and
finance, declared the other day that
not bushel Of wheat had been ship
ped this year from California to India.
Come to think Of it it is little
strange that the Hindoos, who usually
live on maize or rice or other cheap
foods, should, when penniless and
starving,-wantw wheat -four to digest.
Some scientists have lately dis
covered that the axis of the earth is
''wobbling." No wonder. The as
founding development of the human
capacity for lying is enough to unset
tie the solar system. You can't believe
anything but what you see:-and even
then you must be mighty careful or
you will be hypnotized,-a t0 Trilby
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

vice-president they should at once
have withdrawn Mr.. Sewall. They
manifested throughout as great an
eagerness to squetch the Populists as
to elect Bryan. al
We must place ourselves in a bold
and aggressive attitude for the fu-
ture,-equally ready to shake hands
or to fight. We hold the balance Of
power; let us recognize the dignity
of our position and the force of our
numbers.
We have done our duty by Mr..
Bryan, manfully and honorably. Now
let us do our duty by the Peoples Par
ty:-relegate the skalewags to the
back benches, and advance our stand
ards to the front of the battle. Let
the bugles sound and call our scat
tered forces together, that our world
embracing principles may live and not
die.
North and South, East and West, let
us all move together for victory in
1900.
But no forestalling. Let the "gen-
erals" take to the woods.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
We MAKE NO CHARGE
n. n, ERUDENFELD g. co.

silver was not an issue in the cam
paign, and that the Populists scere not
agreed upon 1t, by any means; and that
it was therefore our duty to throw it
overheard. This year he has been
equally Jealous in opposing and trying
to slaughter the Initiative and Refer
endum. His power for evil is now
gone; and it is possible for the Popu-
lists Of Minnesota to unite in solid
column and advance along the lines
laid down by the National Peoples
Party, to such power and strength
that it will sweep the country. We
have only to look at the results in all
the Congressional districts to see that
'fusion" is failure. Now, let us see
what the principles which. in two
years, gave us nearly 2,0OO,Oo6 votes,
can accomplish for us, by sticking to
our own ideas and fighting like the
devil for success.
We know there are thousands of
able men, like the editor Of the Fer
gus Falls Globe" who stand ready to
make tremendous battle, in two
years from now, on our platform, and
for our own principles. The fellows
who think that the better way to
make the Peoples Party successful is
to deprive it Of al it's distinctive fea-
either Of the old organizations; and
who would wipe out all the declara.
tions which thrill the hearts of men,
and insert in lieu thereof some ridicu-
lous platitude like-''the power Of cor
porate monopoly must be suppressed"
or some other equally meaningless
thingumbob Of phrase, had better
foregather by themselves, and sound
the depths of bathos with the meas
ufing rcd of their own illimitable STU
piditY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
KIND ADVICE.

Ex-COngreSS man Boon, editor of the
Fergus Falls ''Globe," has this to say:
There will be one Middle-of-the-
Road Pop in the Legislature.
lgnatius DOnnelly, an old resident
of Dakota county, has been elected to
the House.
AS we presume that Mr.. Doanelly
has not had much legislative expert
ence; and as we think that he will
feel grateful for advice, we would sug-
gest to him the advisability of staying
in the middle of the road, and not at
tempting to go to any side Of it.
Let the Republicans and the Fusion
lists herd by themselves. In that way,
Mr.. Donnelly, you will form the nu-
cleus for our late Peoples Party to
form on again. Look neither to the
right, nor to the left. but straight
ahead. In that direction lies success.
Ii you should, during the session
feel, Mr. Donnelly. that you ought to
make speeck, we would advise you
to prepare it we'll before you attempt
to speak.
New beginners in speechmaking Of
ten get laughed at. But never mind
that. Try it again; and If you don't
try it too often you will succeed.
No charge.
We are greatly obliged to Brother
Boon for his kind and gratuitous ad-
vice.
II we can be of any service in re-
establishing the Peoples Party of
Minnesota upon sound basis, we shall
be glad to do SO. There is one COM
fort that we shall not any longer have
Mr.. Owen in the background. trying to
undo our work as fast as we progress
with it, Two years ago, he sought to
convince the Peoples Party that free
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

treated US personally with the utmost
kindness. But it seems to us we
ought to be allowed to cooperate with
1t without giving up our own exist.
ence as 9 party.
There is no doubt great prejudice
against the Democratic party, and
many Of their leaders have been
proved to be unworthy the confidence
of their followers. There is every rea-
son why the Peoples Party should
live-the Democratic party cannot
take it's place nor do its work. Let us
then stand together-raise our ban
ners even higher upon the battle
ments, and affirm our separate exist
ence under all circumstances.
We are inclined to think that in
this state the prejudices against
the Democracy had great deal to do
in driving Republicans back into
their old ranks, and defeating us in
all our congressional districts. We
must come back to first principles; we
must revive the Alliances; we must
rouse up the old enthusiasm of the
POpulists; we must show that we are
neither Democrats nor Republicans,
but Populists. II we can do this, we
think we can make campaign in 1898
that will astonish our opponents.
Certainly nothing is to be gained by
trying to repeat the performances of
1895.
We have talked, since election, to a
number Of friends, from different
parts of the state, and they all tell the
same story:-that the fact that we
had merged our vote nationally with
the Democrats and abandoned our dis
tinct organization drove tens of
thousands away from US and was the
chief cause of our defeat.
Brethren, If you think these things
are true, commence at bedrock, and
build up during the present winter.
Let discussions and debates be held
everywhere. II there is in your coun-
ty an ancient prejudice against De-
mocracy, which will make it difficult
for you to succeed in their name, then
ask the Democrats to come in and CO.
operate with you as Populists.
We are willing to do all we can to
help along such reconstruction; but
we should not be asked to submit to
the slaughter Of the organization we
have spent so many years in building
up.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

the farmers daily mail, to increase
the circulation of the daily papers,
which are now owned and controlled
by the money-power: and to thus les
sen the influence of the weekly pa.
pers, and leave the whole country
more firmly than ever in the grasp of
the city influences. II farmer can
have daily paper brought every day
to his door. he is not likely to need a
weekly one: and the influences that
are controlling the country will see to
it that these daily papers will be fur.
nished at almost nominal prices. 1t is
not In the power of poor reformers to
maintain daily papers, and hence, the
whole country would be governed by
the wealth that is behind those insti-
tutiOnS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
GRO WING

We are glad to chronicle the fact
that our subscription list is growing
rapidly, and many of our old SUBJ
scribers are paying up their ar
rearages and bringing in new men.
That is right.
Wedo not ask to make anything out
OF The REPRESENTATIVE for ourself,
we have not made cent out of it in
four years:-and. just as fast as re-
ceipts will justify, We promise to i'm
prove the size and quality of the
sheet, and make it more and more
worthy Of the support Of the public.
We have not the slightest hope in
the world of any advantage or prefer
ment for ourself. but we do not want
to see the Farmers Alliance and the
simon-pure Peoples Party Of the
Northwest left without a mouth-piece
or an advocate. Help us for the good
we are attempting.
A friend told US the other day
thinking We needed some encourage
ment-that 'every cloud has a silver
lining" We replied that that was
probably true, but the Plutocracy
would demonetize the silver and steal
the lining and sell it for carpet rags.
The Legislature meets soon and we
are member of the 10 wer House, and
we shall try and give our readers the
facts, every week, and keep them
posted on the gradual steps down.
ward. To the historian of the future
this paper will be interesting as con-
tanning record of the successive
measures by which free republic was
changed into moneyed oligarchy;-
the worst form Of despotism in the
world.
If you think such a paper as this
ought to live, and is worth eight and
quarter cents a month to you, send
US in dollar for year and get your
neighbors to also subscribe.
Even so poor paper as this may be-
come the rallying point of a great
revolution
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

grocery stores, we failed to find among
the sacks of flour for sale any from
Minneapolis or St. Paul. We asked
thd reason Of it and we were told that
Montana wanted to transact no busi-
ness with communities that were try
ing to destroy her. We suppose that
the Gold-bug prccliyities of the Twin
cities have cost them vast sums of
money. They have served Eastern
masters, fro m whom they derived no
trade, and ostracized those who would
have been glad to deal with them. It
takes fool long time to learn any
thing
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

The value of the railways owned by
the German government is estimated
at $175, OOO, 600, and that Of the postal
and telegraph buildings and outfits at
SIS, 00O, 900.
Which shows that an European des.
pOtfsm can own and run the railroads
and telegraph lines, but not free
American Republic. In other words
liberty scoops the brains out of the
heads Of the people and disqualifies
them for self-government.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

lions and infirmities, must be brought
into play. trust we have all learned
something of wisdom for the future.
1t Is a melancholy reflection that q lit
tie good sense, kindness and fair
play might have saved us the COVER
norship of Minnesota.
1t Is right. Ii we propose to retrieve
the errors Of the past, that we should
clearly understand what those errors
were. A wise memory is the first part
OF prOgress.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
POOLING LOCALIZED.
An exchange says:

AL CACudukC says.
The Western roads are about tic
push their attempt to have their pool
legalized at the coming session of Con-
gress. The United States circuit
court has already declared that such a
pool as the roads have been conduct
ing is not illegal; but the roads want
the principle clearly Endorsed by the
law before they carry on their work
further under the provisions of the
pool. AS the coming session of con.
gress is likely to be short one, the
roads will lose no time In making their
fight for the pool.
The victory Of Mckinley will stimu-
late all such performances as that
above indicated, The rings and COM
bines will say to themselves that the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
Il CLOSE SHAVE.

Senator Probstfield was defeated, in
the recent election, in the Fiftieth
legislative district by only 81 votes. A
change of Is votes would have
changed the result. What a pity so
good man should have been defeat
ed for the lack of 81 votes, or the
change Of Is!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
HURRAH FOK MCKINLEY.

"There were 305 business failures in
the United States this week"
That is 50 more than the week be-
foIel
Prosperity is getting its second
wind. The farther you advance from
election day the greater it becomes.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
OF COURSE.

The only Democratic daily newspa-
per published in Minneapolis and St.
Paul during the election was the
Penny Press.-St. Vincent (Minn. New
Era.
Then the only Peoples Party paper
printed in the TWin-cities is TIE
REPRESENTATIVE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
Il THREAT FROM MONTANA.

North Dakota and Minnesota hav-
ing voted to deprive 100000 men OF
employment in these Rocky Noun
tain states, the farmers and mer-
chants will have four years to think
the matter over and wonder how such
political conduct can benefit them
Butte Miner.
Two OR three years ago, we visited
Montana, and looking around in the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
SPECIAL NOTICE.

No person has any right to incur or
create any obligation. binding on 1.-THE
Representative" Publishing Company. or
make any contract In its name, unless the
same Is specifically assented to and ap-
proved Of in writing, by the President
Of the said Representative Publishing
Company. IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
President.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, N. D., Nov. 17.-Dr. j. G..
Carter, a leading druggist, gave a bill
Ut sale Of his entire stock today, to
George Fl. Wells, his clerk.
Even the pill-compounders are shar-
ing in the gorgeous results of the Re-
publican triumph. The times are so
hard that the people have to die with
out doctor. If those only would per-
ish who voted for Mckinley we could
dry our tears, but alas the sensible
men have to die as we'll as the fools.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

ing. Made extra long. All seams double
frame sleeve lining. A perfect garment.
perfectly made, and Ats to perfection.. A
big bargain at $12. Regular price Sl5 TO S18.
Sizes IS to 49,; each. . y 80.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

haven NlITc 1OO5sG, Mixed Nuts-Rob-
mlkcU MI a erts Holiday Trade"
brand. fne selection in
FANCY cartoons. containing lbs. Also
good nut cracker and pick; box 81 cts.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

Ruuv mInvn1 Always watch Bargains-THEY
80 - GlydOn Pattern
Galvanized Roots
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
OVERCO

No. 1894 @. 9.-Men's All-Wool Kersey
Singie-Breasted OvercOats, with fine velvet
collar and lined with fgncy worsted lin
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

Bargains In Candies and HOLIDAY G0ODS.
Z. n. ROBERTS, SUPPLY HOUSE.
6OS-B1O, 717-71O-721 Nicollet Ave-.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25

GREAT 8AR6A1NS-We have an
overstOck OF the following Bale Ties
and offer them at the following unheard
OF prices; ESQ ties in bundle.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-25
THE REPRESENTATIVE. WEDNESDAY. NOV 25 1896

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