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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-29
A RINGING LETTER.
THROW THE GOLD BONDS OVER
BOARD

lHhOW lf1E GOLD BCeNDS OVERs
BOARD.
Editor Representative:
see you ask those who arc in arree IS
to pay up, as you are printing large edi-
tons.
That's right, circulate your paper right
in the camps of the enemies, it makes us
feel good to think "the plutes and thieves
are trembling"
Give it to the scoundrels There ara
more people with sound sense than the
rascal parties think and some day they
shall surely see the proof of it, 1t makes
us shuder to think the large corporations
and gold-plated bugs are to rule every-
thing. Surely we must rise in our VEN
geance land that SOON to secure our Just
demand, or we shall have to surrender
our liberty-loving country to the greedy
knaves.
Wake up, We sleepy-heads: consider the
issues that are before you, be patriots, if
you don't have a gold piece for a charm
and a god. Don't think for moment
that the blood spilled in the Revolution Of
lI76 was for the Eastern money loaners
to build golden calf on We have vet
little time before next election. but we
must have enough in our camp to throw
the gold bonds overheard, as the Roston-
lans did the tea. Yours in the ranks.
CROMIET NELSON.
Parker's Prairie jan 18TH 1896
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COME OUT FOR FREEDOM.


BREAK THE YOKE OF PARTY--ONE
MERCHANT WHO HAS GOT HIS
EYES OPEN-A STRONG LETTER.
Editor Representative:
4 man that will take up and study the
Peoples party platform will come TO the
conclusion that it is broad and long
enough for every man in the United
States to stand on. Every man who mas
his country at heart, then why not cast
off the party yoke and come out square
for principle, rather than party name
Come out and show your coiors. ANA
take a stand in this battle for freedom.
From under the heavy load brought upon
the masses by the money powers Ok this
country and England.
just think! This great country or ours
with its unbounded resources on every
hand, which if they were distributed falr-
ly would bring prosperity ana happiness
to every home in the land.
But it is not so the Shylocks nave
firm grip and they are pressing harotr
and harder. No man can help to see inns
if he will but stop and investigate ana
think for himself. -,
Don't tell me the American people VIII
not stand abuses. Oh, Lord. What ale
they doing? We are not standing Dut We
are on our knees praying to that httie
seven by nine robbers roost across the
waters, asking them in the future as in the
past to continue to heap upon this nation
more bonds, more interest airing oblSa>
tons, more millonaires, more paupera,
more homeless people, more farm mortS-
ages, more taxes to pay without repre-
sentation, more soup houses and more
business failures, more troups, more Cox
eyites and a thousand other blessings too
numerous to mention. AMI, last but not
least the same wave of Republication and
Democratic prosperity, which We have en-
joyed for the last thirty years. Let US
pray that it will continue until all the
straws are blown out of our sheet-iron
burners, and the calico patches
from our overalls. Yours for Reform.
JOHN N. RUE.
MINI
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A LETTER FROM A SWEDE.
SENSIBLE IDEAS-RIGHT TO THE
POINT.

SENSIBLE IDEAS-RIGHT TO THE
POINT.
Editor Representative:
Enclosed find $1.50 for subscriptions for
The Representative and the Swedish pa
per called Forskaren; and your latest book
on the money question; as advertised in
your paper That is If Forskaren is a
Peoples party paper, and for the Ona ha
platform. If not it is not wanted. Here
is a Swedish settlement, nearly all Popu-
lists and no Peoples party paper l will
try to get subscribers for it if l find there
is life in it.
The times are hard here. The dollar ;1ae
got so scarce and dear that it did not pay
to pick the fruit off the orchard trees:
hay is down to S. a ton bailed, and oats
are $500 a ton; and it means soup for
the farmers. But still there are men
here who brag about the prosperity we
had under Republican rule, but they for,
get to tell us that the Republican party
bonded every foot of land from Atlantic
to the Pacific, and everything in sight. and
got the money and spent it, and now we
are at the end Of the rope. Another ella So
complain about to many workingmen; but
the fact is we have 10000 to many robbers
and swindlers. That is the reason we have
an overproduction Of tramps.
The constitution says: congress shall
regulate the value Of money" but the
money power got control of congress and
they don't forget to regulate the dollars
so that they are twice as dear when the
debtor is to pay his debt as they were at
the time he contracted it, and thus the
creditor swindle the debtor out Of all he
has. And then there is the transporta-
ton trust, and the lana trust and these
will take whatever is left; and still .hey
are singing GLORY to free America" But
now they will have to take ':soup" and
most all turn calamity. howlers.'' They
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HOW THEY WORK 1T.
THE SCANDINAVIAN OLD PARTY
PAPERS.
Editor Representative:


Editor Representative:
In reference to an article in the Repre-
sentative for JAN 1, 1896, in which Amer
ika and myself are mentioned I would
say, that since I last wrote in "Our For
um'' Amerika has got a new editor. The
latter does not seem to love populism;
but have had no reason to think that he
is not honest in the opinions that he ex-
presses. With regard to the old parties
he seems to take an independent stand
point The editor being himself a dem
ocrat, and the majority of his readers re-
publicans,it must be admitted that he is
in a tight squeeze. Whether he will con-
tinue the course of his predecessor in adj
vocating low tariff and at the same time
recommend the election to congress Of
republicans. or opponents of that policy.
has not yet appeared. But, as l think, he
is an honest man l suppose he will not in
dulge in such double-tounged editorship.
But in another respect: That of black
ening the character of opponents and
lowering them in the opinion of his read
ers. it seems the new editor is going to
follow in the steps Of his predecessors. if
am to judge from the words quoted by
the correspondent of The Representative.
must say, l was not a little surprised to
see such language from the new editor Of
Amerika. When the editor wonders if I
think that "a paper is good reform
medium for the reason that 1t reviles Jim
Hill. and scorns the Christian religion
he has probably not realized the full mean
ing of his words. But the conclusions
drawn by his readers must be none the
less derogatary to myself. If a person
thinks that paper is a good reform med
ium because it scorns the Christian re-
ligion, he must, Of course, himself scorn
the Christian religion. But now the editor
of America is we'll acquainted with my re-
ligious standpoint. He knows perfectly
we'll that I do not scorn the Christian re-
ligion; and if he is not a downright liar
he will not tell his readers that I do.
have scarcely any doubt, that when his
attention is called to the real meaning Of
his words, he will take them back.
sent an article about the matter 20 the
Wisconsin paper alluded to. but the editor
| has not seen fit to publish it.
AS to the latter editor he has suppressed
several of the paragraphs of my article,
among others, one in which 1 spoke of
| Knute Nelson's diversified farming"
| which he advocated in 1894, and it's Won
| derful results in 1895. Also another par
agraph. in which 1 alluded to an excellent
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MANY MEN, MANY MINDS.
THINKS REFUSING BANK NOTES
WOULD HELP US OUT.

THINKS REFUSING BANK NOlES
WOULD HELP US OUT.
Editor Representatives:
We are urged upon all sides and from
all quarters of remedy the skulldugery of
government administration at the ballot
box. To me it is a fatal illusion, a jack
a-lantern, to allure the lost wanderers
deeper into the swamps Of restitution and
woe.
We have been voting for over a hundred
years, and where are We? Have we any
more liberty? Are we the masses any bet
ter off financially? Are our social relations
augmented? Are our law makers and law
executors any nobler or any truer mem
Have we fewer unemployed? Nay, verify.
Our liberty is shrunken to sounding brass
and tinkling symbals; our financial powers
distracted; our social relations regulated
by dollars; our law makers are bought and
sold by weight, like hogs on the market
While a great multitude of our people are
homeless wanderers over the length and
breadth Of our fair country in search OF
food and shelter.
A Populist said to me not long age.
what would you do? said to him I would
adopt the Referendum. Said he, how
would you do that without voting? I said
I would refuse national bank notes in my
business. He was shocked, and said he
could not do that as it would be lgainS.
his interests.
There it 81, in a word selfishness. 1t is
self interests that directs the business Of
the money power. The railroad power. The
combines an? trusts. 1t is hypocrcy 20
condemn in others what we ourselves prac-
| tice. Populists must quit their precept
teaching and teach by example If they
would win.
The present financial system is the par
| ent Of all our evils.
1t can be downed without depending up
on uncertain legislation
The influence of national bank notes il
| the initiation by the money power. Their
use by the people the referendum. Let
| the people reject the money powers in
| itiative and the thing is done. 81 can't
| do that" says the man of self, money is
| scarce enough now But what of that
We might just as we'll take a hand IN
making stringent times, as to be submis
sive victims, especially when our action
would be powerful in emancipating u.
| from the shackles Of the money-power
and expose to our view the silver lining
of the dark cloud that now oversha lows
us.
| To succeed Populists must get off of the
| narrow rigid plank of selfism. And work
| as we'll as preach for the general good OF
present as well as coming generations.
VERITAS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-29
article by the editor Of "Amerika,"" of de-
ci0ed populistic tendency.

article by the editor of "Amerika,. OF de-
cided populistic tendency.
The Wisconsin editor in his long answer
to my article displays a profound ignor-
ance OF the populistc program. lie innoI
Gently advocates government ownership OF
railroads, not knowing that the populists
advocate the same. In the following mum,
Der, however. in a long article On pop
ulism covering nearly one page, and which
is to be continued, it appears that the
editor has just procured what seems to be
an incorrect edition of the populistic plat
form.
] have not praised the Norwegian re-
form papers. To speak the truth, have
no admiration for the two or three Nor
Wegian populist papers with which have
been acquainted. l concur in most Of their
political views, but detest the balder-
dash with regard to religion, with which
they fill their columns. Respectfully.
P. P. IVERSLEE.
RenVille, Mimi, Jan. & 1895.
Our friend does not understand that the
best way to get a big bid, when the cam,
paign opens, is to affect candid honesty
and indifference the rest Of the time. This
is a gentle intmation to the Republican
committees to come down" handsomely,
lest this heightened soldier of fortune
should carry his sword and spear over to
the service of the other fellow. What IL
the use of spending the Republican cor
ruption funds on chap who is doing his
best for the Republican party anyhow. Ii
is the ones who have one leg over the
fence who have to be coaxed back.
The truth is these Scandinavian Repub-
| lican papers live between elections on the
| hope of big "divvy'' at the election.
| ED. REP)
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A GLOOMY PICTURE.
HON. w. S. GROW INDUCES IN WIT
AND HUMOR AND FACTS.
Editor Representative:

HON. w. S. GROW INDUCES IN WIT
AND HUMOR AND FACTS.
Editor Representative:
The wonderful wave of Republican pros
perity so lavishly promised in 1894, if the
voters would help to place the rotten old
thing once more in power and lay out
the Populists, has struck Lac qui Parle
county a knock-down blow. Wheat aver
aging a little over-40 cents per bushel, and
everything the farmer has to sell proper
tionate1y low, is fast reducing producers
to a miserable serfdom. Three-fourths of
our county are unnder mortgage, and no
help is in sight. do not know Of a single
mortgage which has been satisfied except
by a new loan; there are not many fore
closures at this present time; mortgage
are fearful of not being able to realize suf
Contemplating the above extract 1 feel
ficient to liquidate the debt. Our county.
no doubt, is overwhelmingly in favor Of
free-silver and had their wishes been con.
suited, Knute Nelson would never have
been U. S. senator.
John Lind was their choice, solely on
account of his silver sentiments, but the
wonderfully overrated legislative delega-
ton, thought differently for reasons best
known to themselves.
1t is humilating to reflect upon the
once great Republican party, that once
took its stand for liberty and equality for
all. Where are her statesmen? Shrunk to
a low set of pot-house politicians; Its 40
wonder that the mausoleum enclosing the
remains of Abraham Lincoln is falling to
pieces and were I believer in Spirit
ualism I should expect to see him, stand
ing erect over his tomb, and hear him
curse these apologies for statesmen that
lay claim to the 6. o. P.
The D. o. P. is no better; they are all
in the sa me boat from the old "Buzzard in
Washington to Clough and Bixby BY the
way, when Brother Harvey gets ready to
try the old buzzard up for soap grease.
if he can't get "lie" enough out Of old
Sherman, we have concentrated speci-
men. in congress, from this district, that
would devour the soil est substance in ex~
istence. w. S. GROW.
Dawson, Jan. Is, 1896.
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Alden, MINI.
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING
HOW ARE FARMERS REPRE-.
SENTED?

Editor Representative:
If you will kindly grant me the space
I would like to call the attention of your
farmer readers to a couple of the acts that
have been passed by congress in order to
secure fair representation of the wealth
producers Of the Republic. The points |
advance are well understood by the lead
ing advocates Of reforms of the day, bur
not one in twenty of our farmers have
ever seen or investigated them.
The first was an act to protect congress
from the controlling influence of banks
and money-lenders. On page 20 Of The
Journal Of the United States senate
First session of the third congregation
can be found the following resolution Of
fered the gard day of December of that
year and on Jan. 3-16. 1894 passed by the
senate with but two dissenting votes--at
that time George Washington was presi-
dent and John Adams vice president. both
signed the BILL ANY person holding any
office or stock in any institution in the
nature Of bank fer issuing or discount
ing bills or notes payable to bearer or
order under the authority Of the United
States cannot be member of either house
whilst he holds such office or stock"
In 1873, 80 years have passed, and what
a change! We f1n1 a congress composed
Of 1855 bankers and money-lenders, 80 law.
yers. IA manufacturers physicians, half
a dozen mechanics and not single farm
eri!
This was the body that demonetized our
national silver dollar at the instigation OF
a British envoy backed by $500. O00;-this
has very deservedly been pronounced the
most atrocious and stupendous swim lie
ever perpetrated on civilized people.
Had that congress been composed of the
wealth-producers of the nation the cor,
rupt British agent would have been
hanged as high as Haman. And, forsooth.
all those sharp practitioners of the law
half a dozen members Of congress ever
read the bill or knew it contained any
such provision.
This is copy Of the act
"The silver coins of the United States
shall be A Trade Dollar, a half Dollar
or fifty cent piece, quarter dollar CT
twenty-five cent piece, dime or ten cent
piece-And the weight Of the trade dollar
shall be 420 grains troy-the weight Of the
half dollar shall be 1917 CRANES (why not
21O grains) and the quarter dollar and the
dime shall be respective one half and one
| fifth of the weight of said half dollar.
The silver coins of the United States
| shall be legal tender at their nominal
| value for any amount not exceeding live
| dollars in any one payment"
| Is not this gross partiality-one money
| for the rich and q less valuable consider
| alton for the poor?
Another quarter of century rolls round,
| and we find a secretary Of the treasury
| giving notice Of the issue Of 500, 900. 900 y:
| national bonds without authority Of cong
ress, and to win over the small capitalists
| there are to be small bonds so that per-
] sons having $50 in gold can obtain them;
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OHIO LEGISLATORS INDICTED FOR
BRIBERY-THE UNIVERSAL DIS.
EASE.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. PA bomb was
exploded in political circles here tonigh,
by the Indictment of three members of ths
legislature on charges of bribery. A true
bill was found against ex-senator John
Geyer for soliciting $500 from w. F. Bur-
dell, of this city, for his influence in ST.
curing the passage Of q bill in the interest
Of the Ohio Saving Bank and Trust Com.
pany in 1893. A true bill was also found
against ex-senator Gear for soliciting $3.50
from d. H. Gaumer, Of GAINESVILLE, in tha
Iden-Gaumer election contest in 1892.
Three counts were found against ex-Sen,
ator l.. c. Oil, as follows: Soliciting $3.50
from ex-senator George B. Iden, IN the
l en-Gaumer election contest; accepting
$3.50 from Iden in the same, and Offering
and promising to give Senator Avery, Of
Cleveland $166 for his influence in the in
terest of the Ohio state university. GeaI
and Gever are Democrats and Oil is
Republican. lit is said other indictmenu
are prOba ble
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A SUGGESTION.
"NEHEMIAH ASSEMBLIES" LET
THE PEOPLE GO FREE.

THE PEOPLE GO FREE.
Editor Representatives:
AS recent proceedings in congress upon
the finance question give no hope for bet
tering the condition which confronts U.S.
l suggest that Free Assemblage be mads
use of, and monthly meetings be held in
every county in the United States, for IN
1t there is a power that causes the tyrant
to tremble. The following published in
the Farm Stock, and Home, May 18th,
1894, page POS, shows where it was success
fully used in conditions similar to our
own.
Ancient Usury-Long ago, AS years B..
c., there was a great cry of the people
against their brethren the jews some said:
We have mortgaged our land, vineyards
and houses, that we might buy corn that
we may eat AMI live Others said: We
have borrowed money for the kings trlb-
ute and that is upon our land and vine
yards; we bring into bondage our sons
and our daughters to be servants, and 1t
is not in our power to redeem them, for
other men have our land and vineyards.
Then one Nehemiah the son of Hacha-
liah, was very angry and rebuked the
nobles and the rulers and said unto
them,-'you exact usury of your brother.
And he set great assembly against them
Nehemiah said: I pray you let us leave
off this usury; restore their land, their
vineyards, their houses, also the hun
dreth part of the money, the corn, The
wine, the oil, that you exact Of them.
Then said the mobiles and the rulers: eve
will restore and will require nothing oi
them whereupon Nehemiah "called tbs
priests and took an oath Of them that they
do according to promise, and the people
cried amen
Can the reader of the Farm, Stock, an
Home object to this old law because Il
is old? If not let us move for the en-
forcement of it, for today there is need 81
| it.
When we think how the two old parties
| once pure, have been conta minated by the
| money-power, what assurance have we
| that the Peoples party can resist the
| money-devils better than they? Besid >:
| these Nehemiah assembly meetings Ga:
| they should be named) would boom the
| reform press as it has never been Doomed
| before.
| At meeting in Albert Lea, severa
| hundred copies Of The Representative
| were paid for, to be sent to those whe
| will read them.
Ii has been sail by biologists that thu
| land which now constitutes Minnesota wa!
| the first to emerge from the waters o
| the deluge. Let Minnesota be the first t.
| emerge from bank usury
A. T. D. AUSTIN.
|
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and then to sugar-coat the dose, the new
bon S are dated one year back giving the
purchaser one years interest in advance.
Would not $100,O0O,OOO issued In green
backs have answered. every purpose with
out fastening debt on posterity?
Well, may / ask, whittier are we DRIFT
ingI'
If a subordinate officer can assume the
right to issue national bonds without the
sanction or authority Of congress and pile
IN debt on the nation, then our boosted
republic is thing of the past and we are
drifting into a moneyed aristocracy This
from an old granger.
SAMUEL SINNETT.
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begin to see the danger ahead but do not
know the cause.
The preachers tells the people here that
God Is bringing these hard times On W
for our sins, and that he does not give 1t
to us half as hard as we deserve. Others
says there is an overproduction OF food;
but l think there is an overproduction OF
swindlers ana fools.
Yours for Reform,
]. EDWIN HAMILTON, Swede.
Florence Washington
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sourForun1.

Correspondents are requested to be
brief. There is no week that "The Rep
resentative" is not obliged to hold over
q large number of letters, though pub
fishing several columns in each issue.
Hereafter we shall give the preference to
letters of 800 words or less, and writer's
Of letters exceeding 500 words must not
be surprised if they do not see them pup
lished in this paper. We are forced TO
adopt this rule in order that all may have
a chance of being heard. and with as III
tie delay as possible after the letters nave
been DECENTRALIZATION Representative
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MRS. LEASE.

HER LECTURE AT ST. CLOUD A
SUCCESS.
Editor Representative:
Mrs. Mary Lease spoke here on Tues
day evening, Jan. 81, and the hall was
packed full and there were lots of people
that could not get in. She gave them so
much to think about that they want to
have her come back in the near future
and give us another lecture. Yours re-
spectfully, j. MAY HEW.
ST. Cloud, Mimi. Jan. %, 1896.
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keep the day holy by fighting for my posi-
ton. II the enemy send spies into my
camp, and stampede my men. shall re-
ciprocate to the best of my ability. And I
tell you, my brethren, unless we adopt
modern principles of political warfare, our
party viii go the way of all the hundreds
o. abortive attempts OF political parties
from the barn burners down to the A. 2
A. OF yesterday.
DR.. CHRISTIAN JOHNSON.
WilImar Mimi
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as a redeeming incident, showing in him
repentance which needeth not to be re-
pented Of
Mr.. Editor our immediate future is
pregnant. politically, with great events
veal for the event of the people. Re-
spectfully,
PERRY D. MARTIN.
Lake City, Mimi. Jan. IA.
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w men or ladies to travel in Minnesota
for established, reliable house. Salary $3.50
reference and self-addressed stamped en-.
velope. The Dominion Company, Third
floor, Omaha building. Chicago.
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No, we don't keep any big statesman,
for sale. They come too high But we
can furnish you copy Of THE Little
Statesman" postpaid for rs cents.
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ROTTEN-ROTTEN.

Henning, Mimi, Jan. 22nd, 1896.