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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
SHALL THIS NATION SEE
DAWN?

Rev. c. L. Seasholes, of Dallas, Tex,
recently preached a sermon in which
he warned the people of the impend-
ing dangers to our country and its in
situations. st is a well-known fact"
said he,, THAT when nation once
passes into the night it never sees an
other dawn Babylon entered its
night and Babylon will never see an
other morning." He cited instances
showing that in many particulars this
nation has passed its zenith. Speak.
ing of foreign influences, he said:
"lhe recent clamor for the enforce
ment OF the Monroe doctrine respect
ING Venezuela was mistaken for tru e
patriotism. We made a public de-
M ,nstration Of our determination not
to let foreign power gain control in
America, and yet we we'll know that
foreign powers have gained control in
America and we kept silent. For
eigners have control III our finances.
Liverpool controls or cotton, France
our fashions, foreigners control the
wages OF the American laborer, the
nobility of Europe puts the price or
value on the American society. A
PERSONS standing in fashionable So
ciety depends upon his recognition in
foreign circles"
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fortunes with tho psople and to accept
the decieton Of asconvention. Of delegates
from all parts OF the district their inter-
ests canpot be opposed to the interests
OF the people. and II will do politicians
who are opposed TO such action little
good stos attempt by side issues to befog
the real question.
AS you seem anxious to avoid taking
chances with such body ct least until
later on, when the. farmers are too busy
to attend; It Is morefto the point that
you show some other reason for your
position, than the lame duck that you
have solar paraded before US. It might
not be impertinent to inquire what ends
you have to serve, that are too sacred 10
be trusted to the majority Of delegate
convention in the usual and lawful way?
AS to your threat that you will not II.
tend the convention, III It Is called, the
Populists Of the Seventh district have no
fears that you will carry it out. But
even should you DO SO, they would per-
haps take comfort in the thought that
the darkest cloud has silver lining, and
would, nc doubt, try to be cheerful with
the knowledge that, though denied the
pieasure of your company, your absence
would not leave a vacuum. The space
would still be there. Yours truly,
As p. n. RINGDAL
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trict, and the strongest faction name
the president and the next strongest
name the vice-pfesident.
4th. That stale and minor officers be
apportioned among all the factions
according to their numerical strength
In every locality.
Resolved, That we as Populists
stand ready to acqu;esce to an adverse
verdict Of the whole people, when
thus expressed direct upon any OF our
demands, until SUCH time as by educa-
ton we can receive from a minority
:hcir approval: for upon the acquies-
ence OF the majority to. the majority is
the corner stoue Of our government.
The majority should rule.
Resolved. that we believe that a
uni.n along the foregoing lines can be
accomplished without the sacrifice OF
any principle on the part of any or
ganizalion OF individual participating
therein. and we therefore recommend
it to tie consideration Of all reform
organizations throughout our land
and ask their cooperation to this
end.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
5YERxA BROS. 3 CO.
THH CHEAT NoxrHwEsrEnN oxoc,

THE GREAT NORTHWESTERN 0KoCEns
{: i, AND SURELY HOUSE.
We call the attention OF our readeDs
to Yerxa Bros. 8 Co.'S advertisemen I
which appeared last week. This
hfm IL deserving Of great credit for
the successful manner In which they
have conducted the business. They
are always first, never follow, Their
OBJECT Is to carry on business
70 = HUsINEss way. By care
ful buying. they are in q posi-
ton TO supply tho consumers At : less
rate than the dealers can buy them
selves. In all their dealings thew
have won for themselves q reputatiot.
Q name: and their customers. who
have found Thorn reliable and prompt
are-satisffed. Their country trade ma
increased double in the last Sir
months. Each week they receive
thousands OF orders from the country
from all directions. We cheerfully
recommend them, aud feel safe ia ais.
suring the people that they will ind
them up right and square In their
dealinRs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS.

Alta meeting Of our Reform League,
at Underwood, Minn.. the following
preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas 1t is feared. that strong
pressure will be brought TO bear upon
our Peoples Party national conven-
tiOn. to be held at ST. Louis, in July
next, to drop of, or leave out. some or
the most important prin, ipl.s en-
0Odied In our present national plat
form. and To- reatfirm or adopt only
one single Issue or plank, and
whereas. IT. Is common fact that
very lew, II any, of our representative
men, IN the country districts, can b g.
sibly bear the expense OF attending a
national convention, therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That we urre upon all
Delegates to the coming Peoples Pdr-
ty National convention, to work for.
ana use all honorable means to main
Tain the principal p.anks, such a. la nd,
finance and transportation, and lha,
these plankS be given place accord.
ing to their Importance, and that they
snail embrace the following ideas,
viz: Il
First, that demand be made for
radical change in our financial sys.
TEN, to the end, that the money of our
country, a full legal tender for all debts,
public and private, be- issued by the gov
eminent only, direct to the people,
through Government Banks or Depos:tor-
les. and not by or through private .nstitu-
tions or the so-called National Banks, and
that system be established, whereby our
common people upon unperishabie and
ample security, could obtain Government.
loans at reasonable rate of interest.
That as long as metal must be COMES
into money, we demand full and unlim-
tied coinage Of both silver and gold at the
ratio of 16 to J., regardless of the wishes of
European Powers
Second, We demand that all transport
tat.on systems, such as the Railroads, Tele-
graphs and Telephone Systems be owned
and operated by the government in the
interest of the whole people.
:. Third, That all natural resources, such
as Gold, Silver, Copper. Iron and Goa
Mines, be owned and operated by the Gov.
ernment,and that all agricultural and farm
lands be distributed to actual settlers only.
Fourth, We demand direct legislation
through the Initiative and Referendum.
in Local, State and National Govern
ment.
Resolved, That the above Preamble and
Resolutions be published in our reform pap
ers with the request that all Peoples
Party leagues ratify the same and that
copies be forwarded to our delegates at large
the Honorable Ignatious Donnelly and S.
NJ. Owen.
H. P. BJORGE. President.
So - N. "A. BANDELID Secretary
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MORE COMPLAINTS.

We do not desire to make war on the
ministers OF any church, but we think
that those who use the cloak of relig.
ion to serve the old-party devil in,
ought to be exposed. and their ca
pacity for evil destroyed. We there
fore print another charge, contained
in letter from Mr.. Hamlin V. Poore,
Of Bird Island. MINI, He says:
Can you explain the strong in
fluence exerted by the German and
Swedish Lutheran ministers over the
members OF their church to induce
them to vote the Republican ticket.
Peter Oleson, OF Buffalo Lake, Ia
Swede and Popnllst). told me thar at
Republican candidate (ie did not say
paid the Lutheran preacher 500 to
nelp pay of the church debt. the
preacher to show his appreciation OF
the liberal donation, told his flock
what good Christian gentleman this
candidate was, what he had done, add.
ing you must all vote for such lib
eral Christian gentleman. They did
vote for him to a man. 1t looks to
me II Satan was to disguise himself as
a candidate, and donate literally to
some church the same preacher would
recommend him as a liberal Christian
gentleman and advise his flock to
vote for him; while ii Christ came in
his humble way, but not aEle to do
nate dollars to the church-Pshaw
one cannot imagine such thing as
Christ being candidate on an old
party ticket, so one cannot make the
parisOn. But what a fraud on
American citizenship a man intelli-
gent enough to preach Christ's gospel.
must be to estimate and recommend
a man to be voted for simply because
he paid dollars to a church. A prize
fighter or train robber could present
dollar credentials, and pass current
with such preacher as a liberal
Christian gentleman.
Now it may be that this charge is
not true. II so our columns are open
to the clergyman referred to. But If
it is true he should learn that an in
telligent public opinion condemn, all
such practices. The preacher may be
only acting, innocently enough, from
gratitude for favors received, but
scamps Of politicians take advantage
of the sentiment to corrupt the ballot
box and buy votes. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
THE MCKINLEY DOODLE.
WHERE IT COMES FROM.

WHERE IT COMES FROM
Senator Chandler charges the Nc
Kinley' heelers with begging money
from manufacturers to hep carry
state conventions. Chandler is a Re-
publican. Bill Mckinley is the manu-
facturer's pct. When he was reduced
to practical pauperism few years
ago, monied men Clipped in and tall
ed him up. Now Mckinley owes them
a debt lie can never pay. But he mus
serve his friends. even though the
tariff goes high enough to make a
Chinese wall and permit the forma
tion OF thousand new trusts to put
up prices to wrestle with under gold
standard to cripple the consumers of
manufactured goods. Senator Chand-
Ter deserves the thanks Of the count
for showing up the great and mysteri-
Gus Mckinley boom. Wonder how
much Of the manufacturers Doodle
found a welcome greeting in the state
conventiou?-Lyon Co. Leader.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
IMPORTANT POINTERS.

(From n. Y. Commonwealth
Mulhall estimates that the annual
taxes of the world amount to s., $50, ;
O,O0O, and labor pays it all.
Public ownership ut Bradford, Eng
land, has reduced the cost of gas SO
per cent and turned IL 800, 900 into the
treasury.
Many Of the California reform pa
pcrs saw they will not support the ma
tionai p puiisL ticket if an old party
politician is placed at the head.
Three hundred delegates recently
Eeld a rouIing city convention in Mil
waukee, NJ minated strong city
ticket. ana adopted very radical
platform. s.. 49,
The S. L. P. claim to have nearly
S0J.sections in this country. Lucien
Sanial is about to begin an agitation
and organization trip through the
New England states.
Uncle Sums mail carriers get 5000
the first year, $50 the second, and
81 900 each year thereafter, and work
lever hours than railway men who re-
ceive much less.
Paris gets her public lighting at
ct st and 20, 700 $50 francs year as her
share OF the profits OF six cOmpa MES,
whose rights all revert to the city at
the expiration of the charters.
According to the best es Inmates, the
total Slum population of Baltimore is
about 25,0OJ; OF Chicago. 1000; OF
New York, 36O.COU; OF Philadelphia,
5000; total OIL 5o2, 1000 in four cities
In Glasgow, Scotland, 80 per cent of
flr
and the average OF all fares is under
! cents. yet the city'S roads made a
profit of gill, 0O in tine first II months
of municipal operation.
Two-third OF ali municipalities in
| Great Britain own their gas works
and collect a revenue Of from $lOo, 600
| 10 $2J0, 200.
1t is calculated that fully 80 per
cent OF all the tar II and internal
revenue taxes is collected from the
neccSsaries of p ople OF small means.
| William Waldorf Astor's daily in
come is $23,277, J. ID. Rocke eller's
1883, c. rnelius Vanderbilt's $ll,V9J.
W. X. Vanderbilt's $1U,397, and the
Goulds $11.O6S.
Eighty-tive per cent of all railway
employees get less than 81 day. Bag
gagemen average 81 5 switchmen the
| same, tiaHmeni 81. IL, brakemen 81. II
and labOrerS <1.224
The legislative investigations in
New York have proved that the Erie
| road spent Il million dollars in a single
year 70 influence legislation, and the
New YORK Central $205, 900.
London wanted sewe constructed.
The puplic engineer estimated the
COST o. it at $50, TO-; contractors offered
to do it for $55,VO Then the city
went ahead aud did the work itself
for $2j.VOU.
In Berlin the public street railways
sell yearly tickets to 90 in and out 5
miles. as often as you please, for 81 81
year. a running average OF about IL
miles for cent. Yet profit of ~ per
cent is made on the passenger ira tfic
The average of electric light in 131
cities in the United States operated
by private enterprise is 5 cents per
candle power. The average cost o..
electric light in "a cities in the United
States operated by public enterprise is
. cents per candle power.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
A CLERICAL HUNTER.

p Egg Harbor City, ~ j., March 9t--John
Baehr, atwealthy ex-m:nister Of chs city,
was arrested today onsa peculiar charge.
he fs-accused Of apprOprtating his friends
chickens land using novel means to secure
the fowl.
For some weeks residents OF the section
where the ex-domin;e lives have been
missing their fancy stock. A watch was
set for the thief and people were begin
sning to give up IN despair when suddenly
the culprit was approheuded, much to the
amazement of all hands.
This - afternoon the ex- ministers next
door neighbor heard connection In his
yard and went. to usee what caused it.
There was nothing but chickens in sight,
but they seemed to be unusually Lively,
and ALL clustered about the same spot, ev-
identity fighting Tor morsel that lay on
the ground. Concealed behind the blinds
the groceryman watched and soon snw
Leghorn-walk up to the fence, apparently,
and disappear to the next yard The ope-
ration was repeated, but this time 4 game
rooster went up, and it looked as II the
bird did not want to 60. but had to. The
grocer rushed out and was over the fence
in a fash
He dropped on a man, and who should it
be but hts pious friend Baehr, who stood
there with a fishhook and line, about to
bait the line with piece of meat BY his
side lay the remains OF the two dead
chickens. There was struggle ana Rev.
Baehr was compelled to admit that he had
been doing this profitable fishing .or some
time. The. tackle was secured and turned
over to. the police and there ID q good
prospect of the fisherman being arrested
for cruelty tn an: mails ~ sraro onr;n,,s
charge Is not preferred.
When the minister's friends heard Of
the affair they we're shocked, and indig-
nantly denied the truth Of the story, but
the hook and line and dead chickens told
a mute tale that was damaging 10 Rev.
Baehr's character.
/ The apostles Of old were fishermen; and
so this ex-clergyman thought if he could
not fish for sinners he could for chickens.
Why interfere with so much piety?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
THE PEOPLES NEEDS.

GNritten for the Representatives.
three things the people need
To make them free.
The first is brotherhood
It's for their highest coed, .-
That they agree -
They, never can be freed.
Until they are united,
One purpose for thesright, p ~
One army in the fight ...'.
The toilers must unite,
Before their wrongs are righted.
Three things the people need,
To make them free.
The next is education.
Herein is their salvation
And liberty
Fear, prejudice and creed
Flee. where its path has briehtened.
There's light upon It's face
For all the struggling race.
Twill shine In very place,
Until the world is lightened.
Three things the people need.
To make them free.
The last is but to Know
What He taught long ago,
The reign Of fraud and greed
Before His word must vanish.
The slave twill liberate:
Twill better make the state:
And tyranny and hate.
From out the world twill Danish.
o +N y j. A. EdRerto
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THE BUSINESS MAN.

(The New Hamlet's soliloquy.)
I'll be.a modern business man
OF practical affairs
For he who wants to win the gold
Must climb the golden stairs.
The golden rule is well enough
For people having cents
The rule Of gold, much prefer
And think it quite immense.
I'll be the trustee Of some fund
A pillar in the church.,
While on the highest pinnacle
OF fashion will perch.
I'll be asgood republican sr
Or Democrat, may be
The one that shows the biggest hand
Will be the one for me. ~
I'll .sliun the bowling Populists
Who cry because they're poor
The waiting Of this riff-ran gang
1 neverrcould endure.
I'll try my hand at gambling
or course meanion change.
How heightened folks can bet at cards
Does seem so very strange.
I'll try and be bank cashier: ..,s..
It's president perhaps,
For where there's lots OF cash on hand
I'm right there ons my taps
And II my schemes should play me false
And, I, should lose my grip.
To Canada I'd skip. ..
And there I'd build monument za7
or marble, pure and white
And when I'm gone upon It's base
My epttaph will write.
Epifaph.
The gold OF the calf he worshipped
He played the modern game
He.paid the price with his honor
And won scoundrers name.
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H. P. BJORGE, President.
N. A. BANDELID. Secretary

Nv. r. Phillips, Stearns county.
Mimi, wri,es: "On strength of T. M
Roberts Supply House ad. in F., S. &
H.. OF barb wire at 81 81 per cwt. l
sent to that house for bill of wire,
with pay in full for quantity ordered.
Between time mailed my order nd
time OF shipment of wire it appears
this house made reduction in price
ofwire OF 10 cents per cwt l received
my wire all right us ordered, but to
my surprise / also received a check
from them for this 10 cents per cwt
reduction which they saw fit to give
me the benefit OF, but which l could
not claim, demand or exrect. l am
pleased with their me hods of doing
business. Farm Stock and Home.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
THE LAsroFsTHE D. 0. P.


CA Parody on fhe Lost Leaf.")
I saw It once before,
In power once of yore
And again
As though II were half stunned.
As itstotyers moribund
To IT'S bane.
! They say that Its prime,
Ere corruption. fraud and crime
Brought 1t low.
Not a better band was found
In the world broad and round
Grant 1t so. .--.
But now It wreaks and rots,
Full OF fnaggots, worms ana bots
Weak and wan. i;'
And it shakes its feeble head.
That it seems as II II sail,
They are gone"
The messy marbles rest
On the honest lips it pressed
In their bloom. X.
o, the. D. o. P.'s bereft
In the tomb. -
The difference between
It and the old machine
G. o. p. -, ~
Was of late yearsshard to tell. H..
And it.hastened the death knell
Don't yOu3see.4 ..,. ass:
am a wicked scribe
To thusly sit and gtbe
At-its death. ~ repro.
But Its hate was SO inspired :,
And It lacked the much required
Sh.hplath. 9est "A. r
Castle Rock. Mimi.
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IMPORTANT.

NOTICE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES, PEOPLES PARTY
OF MINNESOTA.
Headquarters Peoples Party State Gen.
trail Committee, Forestvllle, Mimi, April
13, 1895.
At a meeting Of the State Central Conn
mittee held in Minnea polls, March 18th,
1896, by revolution, the basis OF represent
tation from the several Congressional
districts. to the National Convention OF
the Peoples Party, to he held in st. Louis
July 22d, 1896, was fixed upon the vote
cast for Hon. s. NJ. Owen for governor in,
1894, being one delegate and one alternate
for each 1000 votes or major portion. and
In addition thereto. one delegate and one
alternate at large In each district.
Under this arrangement the several con-
gressionai districts will Gncluding the del
egates at large) be entitled to representa-
ton in said National Convention as fol-
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lector and well-digger, and zone
knight Of ease" The whole delega-
tion was from the towns and villages.
The Republican party Is evidently
running to seed" Out Of the whole
crowd there is not q single producer,
unless the fragrant miller Of Plato
may be called such.
And these are the chaps that expect
the farmers to follow them next fail.
/. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
COMMITTEE CALL.

A meeting Of the Peoples Party
Congressional committee for the
Seventh congressional district, is here
by called to meet at the Court House,
la Crookston, on Monday, April 9th,
to set the date and place for holding
the congressional con vention, and for
transacttng such other business as
may properly come before IT.
s'Ssssst G. G. KNAPPEN,
Secretary.
Fisher, Mimi. April 16.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
NO FUSION.

Some are inclined to talk Of fusion In
the 1886 campaign. This should be dis
couraged. There will be a common
ground found upon which we can stand,
and with many others too, whose parties
have LETT them. This 10 not fushion but
political sagacity, and that IL what will
be INDUCED Representative.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
!. APPEAL TO REFORM.

During the last 80 days there were 81
bank failures. Considering the wonder
full prosperity that was to follow the re-
peal OF the Sherman law, the Issuing Of
more bonds, ETC., the banks seem to have
gone very we'll. Still the people could
spare about 5000 more, if they were re-
placed by government banks. 4.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
PRETTY GOOD.
FOUR FARMERS OUT OF TIVE

FOUR FARMERS OUT OF TWENTY.
A friend at Dawson, Lac qui Parle
county, NJ nn., writes that out of
twenty delegates from that sounty to
the recent State and District Repub-
lican conventions there were four
farmers, although the farmers con-
stftute nine-tenths Of the whole popu-'
lation Of that county. Here is a list OF
the delegates.
To the state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Halverson, merchant-banker; C. NJ.
Anderson, banker; A. B. Dale, farmer;
J. w. Dale. farmer, H. Steinerson,
farmer: H. H. Kavilie. merchant; ]. J.
Freas, merchant; j. F. Jacobson. ma
chine agent; Gust Lund. Postmaster.
To the district convention:-J. H.
Hammer, gold bug editor; H. A. Lar
son, merchant; ]. w. Rosenwald,
yer; B. +. Miller, sheriff; j. E.. Reyer-
son, banker; H. Walter, farmer; j. F.
jacobson, machine agent; Chas. Hal
version, banker and merchant: c.. Nj.
Anderson, banker; P. G. Jacobson,
banker.
This verifies what we said in THE
REPRESENTATIVE, that the Republi-
can party Is not a party Of the the
producers, but of those who live off
the producers.
Out of twenty-six are banke rs,
against four farmers; two are ma
chine agents: three are office-holders;
one is a merchant and one a Gold Bug
Editor.
Isn't that pretty mess to dictate
the action OF an agricultural COM
munity? Out Of twenty-three there
are four producers and fourteen parasites.
Si1 bankers from one countyH Oh Lord!
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nungry stomachs on the vacant lands,
Iney cannot be put to better use
than to feed Gods children. But let
the laws'regulste the whole matter in
spirit Of fairness and charity.