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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
A TRICK OF WORDS.

Senator Allen, of Nebraska, was
made permanent chairman of the St.
Louis Populist convention. A great
many members felt intensely upon
the question Of tying the paper
money, (greenbacks,) OF the nation TO
the metallic basis by making it re-
deemable in coin. Senator Allen had
advocated this on the floor of the
United States Senate. When ques-
TONED, In the convention, he said he
was in favor of the paper money of
the country being redeemed lin the
revenues OF the government" A
great many believed that this meant
that the greenbacks should only be
redeemed" by being accepted in pay
ment Of duties on imports, and they
we're satisfied. But observe the trick!
The paper-moEey, say the Democrat is.
shall be redeemed in coin. How will
the coin be obtained? Through the
revenues Of the general government. And
Senator Allen says he is in favor of
the greenbacks being redeemed in
the revenues Of the general government
and there you have the metallic
basis!!
Hurrah for simplicity aud limo
cencel
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THREE THINGS.

There are three things that we
must clearly keep In mind in this
campaign:
!. Stand by Bryan and Watson.
This is our chance to overthrow the
money-power Of the world. It may be
our last chance. The destiny of man.
kind trembles In the balance. Set
aside all petty considerations and do
your utmost to liberate the people
from the descending despotism. By
all that is sacred-by the fear OF God
and the love OF man-stand fast for
principle.
2. Stand by the Peoples Party.
That is the chalice which holds our
hopes. It is the one organizat ton
which clearly and unequlvocally and In
all its parts is on tho side Of humanity.
Do not let it be destroyed. II the
Democratic party does Its duty We
may be willing to journey farther
with it-but it must be tried and test
ed In fire, and prove itself true beyond
al question and controversy.
3. Smash the creatures who would
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
ANOTHER TRUE NAN GONE.

tits with profound sorrow that We
chronicle the death OF Mr.. G. A. Lund.
berg,t editor OF the Swedish weekly
paPef, rPopulisten." He died on
Saturday. last. Ia this city, Of cancer
Of. The. stomach. He was widely
known and will be greatly lamented.
He was quiet, indus trious, laborious,
able gentleman, and sincere patriot
and philanthropist. His good deeds
60 with him into the spirit world.
MrcLundbe left his family very
poor. an9swe hope all those who are
in debn1h their subscription to the
DapAf I. lif remit at once their ar
reafaGes to Mrs. Mary Lundberg, 92s
22d Avenue South Minneapolis.
Every little will help.
Mrs.. LuRdherg would like to find.
some ono WHO would buy the paper
outright, or an interest In it, and
continue its publication. "Populis-
tennis wall known all over the coun-
trgs asa4a leading Swedish, Peoples
Party paper, and has . very large cir.
culati0n. Write to Mrs. Lundberg 1T
above address.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
.NOT SO.


Some one has started the story that
our adverse comments on L. NJ. Aver
were instigated by Major ]. NJ. Bowler,
president OF the Peoples Party State
League, who, tbs said, is supposed to
be hostile to Aver. $3.50
There is not a word Of truth in this
report. We have not spoken to Major
Bowler about Aver or the League for
year past. and do not know how he
feels on either subject.
Neither were our comments on
Aver meant to apply to the other of
ticcrs OF the League. Major Bowler Is
an able, excellent gentleman; so Is
Frank Warner Jr.; and Mr.. Bonham,
and the rest. AS we said last week
the Leagues are we'll enough in them
selves; what we are opposed to is TAX
ing the peoples money to fatten
woodchuck Aver II high feeding de-
veloped his intellect there might be
some excuse for it, but the more he
eats the bigger fool he is.
Let all the funds collected for the
campaign go to the State Central
Committee and be discussed by them.
There will be little enough anyhow
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
A GOOD DOMINATION.

We are glad to learn that Mr.. G.. A.
Westphal, Of Leonardsville, Mimi, was
nominated for the House, at Morris
recently. It was a nomination especI-
ally fit to be made. Mr.. Westphal is a
we'll educated, intelligent. able gentle
man. and If elected will reflect honor
on his district and the Peoples Party.
He is a true man with some heart In
him. He writes us:
II am disappointed with the course
of the Minnesota delegation at St.
Louis. There were men in the dele
CATION which helped to elect at Fer
gus Falls; and had anticipated any
such treachery they would have re-
manned at home. 1t Is unfortunate
that we had to take men who could 60
and pay their own expenses, regard
less of their ability or fitness"
A man who has some gratitude for
the past can be counted on to have
some faithfulness in the future.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
HAULED OYER THE GOALS.
A ROW IN ST. PAUL

A meeting OF the Populists's Gen.
trail committee was helu in Assembly
hall last night to listen 10 reports
frem- the delegates to St. Louis. The
meeting was hot one, although
there had been no indications of a
storm before it had progressed for
some time. f. III. Clarke, the nomi-
nee.r or the Populists for Congress
from. this district, was the only dele
gate present, and he made an extend
ed and interesting report on the st.
Louis convention. When he had fin.
ished Hugo Wallraff took the floor
and for time tired the hottest kind
Of, hot shot into Mr.. Clarke. He
charged him with having violated the
e0ntdence and wishes Of those who
sent him tn St. Louis by not support.
ing MinnesOta's candidate for 'presi.
dent. He went on in that strain for
some time, and finally introduced q
set Of resolutions calling on Clarke to
resign the nomination which had
been given him. Then came Mr..
Cfarke's turn, and he roasted Wall.
-raff right, back again. He villifiea
Walaraff, and applied lighting epithets
to him.. Wallraff had only small fol-
lowing, for when the vote on the reso.
buttons was taken they were easily
voted down.-St. Paul Globe.
Where differences Of opinion exist
the best way is to argue them out.
aud so have peace and harmony on
election day.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Campaign Edition-A Great Oppor-
tunity.
We are now almost in the midst OF
the campaign.
The excitement will grow hotter
and hotter until it attains to white
heat in November.
THE REPRESENTATIVE will do It's
part; and to further induce sub
scribers we make this liberal offer.
We soll furnish our paper from teis
time until January 1st, 1897 for
FORTY CENTS.
This will carry it past the election
and will furnish our readers with the
results-a Free Silver victory, we
hope,-with all that is said and done,
prior to the new year. 1t will prob
ably be the record Of very exciting
and important times.
Our offer of the paper for three months
for ten cents is therefore aDithdrd,cn. Those
who do not want to take the paper for
six months for forty cents, can take 1t
for three months for twenty-five cents.
We find that we are losing money on
the ten cent subscriptions.
The paper is growing at wonderful
rate. 1t is spreading all over the
United States.
This country is shaking history
very fast now a-days,-it is the most
important and dramatic era since the
civil war. Now is the time to sub
scribe.
Loob at the label on your paper and re
nesc.
The 40 cent offer is intended for Ole
subscribers as we'll as new.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THE SANHEDRIM AND THE
POPULACE.

Not long ago, went to q fashion,
able church in Fifth Avenue of New
York. When l looked around the
pews at the people whom I knew by
sight, saw about score Of men the
aggregate wealth of whom Is prOba bly,
not less than one thousand million
dollars; and can say that the cOun.
tenances OF some of the m ulti-milliOn.
aires were as unctuouS as though they
had been anointed with the oil which
flowed from the beard of Aaron, in the
book Of Psalms.
Not long afterward. / saw squad
of lean and hungry people driven from
the steps of an East-side christian
church. at the doors OF which they
had sought for bread.-John SwintOn.
1t must not be forgotten that Christ
was crucified not by the mob, but by
the church.
''3. Then assembled together the
chief priests, and the scribes. and the
elders Of the people, unto the palace
of the high priest, who was called
Caiaphas.
4. And consulted that they might
take Jesus by subtlety and kill him. "
Mathew. XVI.
And ii he reappeared on earth today
the churches described by John Swim.
ton would again consult together that
they might kill him.
All great movements for reform.
cleric or laic, begin in splendid enthu.
siasm; but once possessing power all
the vile and the ambitious climb into
them, seize the lines and drive on to
injustice aud cruelty and eventual
IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
FLOPPING EXTRAORDINARY.

The st. Paul Globe, (Democratic),
speaking of the turning down OF Law
Ter, Cutcheon and McCafferty in the
recent Democratic state convention
says:
THESE men bolted Bryan's nominA-
tion because he himself declared that
he is not q Democrat. They will not
vote for . Populist. For this they
we're ostracized by q Democratic con-
vention, Ia tho interest Of regularity.
Yet that same convention, 40 tene-
cious Of its dignity, chose . Republi-
can as its leader and divided the state
ticket with the Pepulists. It shouted
down Democrat who has been loyal
to the party all his years, while It
listened with pleased approval to :
Populist speaker who has been every
thing BY turns and nothing either
long or Sincerely"
Now, brother Pyle, Is that fairf
You know very we'll that We have
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THANKS.

We are glad to receive from all
quarters, the kindest expressions OF
sympathy for the shameful way In
which we were treated at St. Louis. by
the representatives OF the party we
had done 50 much to create. Men of
all parties would have been glad and
proud to have seen Minnesota hon
ored in our person. II we had been
thrust aside to make room for some
man of our state, ADLER and better
known than ourself, we could have
endured the treatment with some pa
thence; but to be trampled under foot
by manikins whom God has disquali-
fed for leadership, and traded away
for some little Office is too much. II
we were to be shelved for Bryan it
might have been done with dignity
and decency. But they took the crown
OF our head and picked our pockets.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
BILLY WASHBURN TALKS.

HE SAYS THE MEN WHO ARE SUPPORT.
ING BRYAN ARE SCUM AND RAG
TAG.
A friend in Montreal, Canada, sends
us newspaper Of that city, contain
ing an interview. with Generals Sur.
vey0r Generally Washburn, teat-pig OF
porcine family; in which, under the
safe and congenial shelter of the
British flag, he pours out the venom
of his small soul and infinitesmal
brain against the supporters Of VIM.
J. Bryan. He said:
Both Democrats and Republicans
are strong protectionists and the peo-
pie are almost unanimous in support
Of such policy. But it was not in
reality Democratic convention that
was convened at Chicago and which
nominated Bryan for the presidency.
As q matter Of fact the old Democrat
ic party Is pretty we'll extinct, and the
present administration at Washing.
ton has no following. Both the lead
ers and rank aud file were SO dis
pleased with President Cleveland that
they became lukeWarm, with the re-
cratic convention was composed OF
men representing the very worst ele-
ments Of our nation. The men who
are today championing the cause of
w. J. Bryan and free silver are the
scum, the rag-tag the saloOn-keepers
and socialists, of the United States.
Governor Altgeld is an advocate of
very dangerous doctrines, and such
me n W0ultf have been RobeSDierres. a (
the time of the French revolution, yet
all of these are clamoring for free sill
ver."j 99s glpHaT
General Washburn declares that
Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin will certain go Republican
by good majorities, and as for the city
of Chicago the feeling Is strong for
sound money.
Isn't this rich! Isn't it fine TO hear
Jove laundering by pounding on : tin
dish-pan!
When did Billy Washburn ever earn
an honest dollar? How much did his
creditors lose by his great failussi
How did he get all his pine lands
while acting as Surveyor Genera
away back in the sixties?
Isn't he pretty specimen to de-
nounce the Free-Silverites of thu
United States, as 'sscum, rag-tag, So
loon.keepers and socialists?"
II his fragment of mind was prop
erly constituted he would be toe
much ashamed Of himself to exist
and would 60 and hang himself.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
CONCENTRATION Of WEALTH.

In the city of New York alone there
are three men whose wealth exceeds
$500, COX, coo.
Ia my boyhood in that big city, .
little old man, looking like an Egyp-
tian mummy, was pointed out to me
Who was worth million (the original
AStor). and / was told that there were
but two other men Of equal fortune
In the country, one Of them In Phila-
delphia, and one In New Orleans. The
property" of this Astor's living
descendants runs up at this time into
the hundreds OF millions.
do not suppOse that such rapid
and prOdigiOus concentration of capi-
tai as we have seen in our country,
within short period Of years, has ever
been seen In any other country in any
age Of the worlds history.-John
SwintUn.
And not satisfied to gather all this
wealth into their own hands by trade
or trickery they prop Sc now to govern
the country and reduce its people to
European conditions.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
ANOTHER EAR MARK"

We had the pleasure of visit the
other day from Mr.. Eltweed Pomeroy.
of Newark. N. j., the head and front
of the Initiative and Referendum
movement in the United States. He
was indignant at the way the platform
committee of the Peoples Party con-
vention at St. Louis had whitfield
away and debauched the Initiative
and Referendum plank in the plat
form. He was at ST. Louis and in at
tendance ON the committee, and he
gives us the astonishing information
that the words under proper eopsti-
tutional safeguards" which form part
Of the "Direct Legislation" resolu-
ton never ,cere adopted by the committee,
BUT WE'RE ADDED ON BY SOME MEM
Der OF THE SAME sURREPTITIOUsLY
AND CORRUPTLY!
The Penny Press says that the plat
form bears the Conservative ear-marks
of S. NJ. Owen"
Was this one of them?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12

betray our organization and sell IL
out to PLATE. Crush them SO utterly
that not even their shape can be
traced In the dust. Annihilate them
wherever you may find them. Let no
traitor live. for he will be . traitor to
the end OF the chapter. What Is
bred in the bone will come out In the
flesh. Once q trickster always q
trickster. The funeral OF such a man
should be held noto. Every minute he
lives Is an offense to God and Q threat
against mankind.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

We learn that some of our Red River
friends have got an idea In their heads
that we were trying to forestall the
action of the Peoples Party conven-
tion of August 26. by rushing Lind.
Bowler, etc.. forward for places on the
state ticket. This is not our way. We
have never tried to play boss, and will
not now. The convention will pick
out its own ticket, and we will sup
port it.-unless they select trimmers
and traitors. We will not support
that kind of cattle under any circum-
stances.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
HAS HIS FEARS.

We are glad to know that General
T. H. Barrett Of Grant county, one OF
the best and purest men In the state.
and an old Republican, is an out-and-
out free silver man, He has his fears,
however, that it will require revolu-
tion as bloody as that OF 1861, to break
the grip of the Money-power.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
a SUGGESTION.

We have heard the name Of Allen
g. Sexton, OF Wright county, named
IS one OF the electors on the People
Party ticket from this state.
The party could not do better. He
"a an old settler, coming to Minnesota
in 1853; an old soldier. Z member of
the Second Minnesota Volunteers and
q scout In the Indian war: ! good
writer and speaker, and an earnest
POpulist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
REFUSES TO REPORT.

THE STATE CONVENTION NOT TO
KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY L. n.
AVER HAS COLLECTED.
Last week we called upon Z. NJ.
Aver, Secretary of the Peoples Party
State League, to make q report,
through the columns OF The REPRE-,
SENTATIVE, Of the amount OF money
received by him and for what it was
expended. Mr.. Aver writes US. under
date Of Aug. 9th:
ITO publish such q statement as
you demand would exceed my author
ity and be exceedingly impOlitic. ]
report only to the Executive Board Of
the State League"
It was not the Executive Board Of
the State League that furnished the
money In question; it was the mem.
bers OF the Peoples Party of Mime.
sofa. and The REPRESENTATIVE IL
their mouth-piece: and they are en-
titled to know what became Of the
funds they donated. II they went
simply to the support Of Mr.. Aver
they are entitled to know that fact
Mr.. Aver will find out that 1t will be
much more 'simpolitic" to try to sup.
press the facts than to publish them
The Peoples Party has no secrets; and
II Mr.. Aver thinks the Populists are
going to continue to pour theil
money into his rat-hole, unGil the an.
nual meeting of the League next win
ter, he will find himself egregiously
fooled.
We demand full and specific re-
port; and II Mr.. Aver does not furnish
it at once, we, call upon Hon. ]. M,
Bowler, the president OF the League,
in whom the Popplists have the great.
est confidence, to examine the books
and make such report at once.
And for the future we shall insist
that all campaign funds shall go into
the hands OF the State Central Com.
mittee and be discussed by them and
accounted for by them.
p. S.-Since writing the above we
have received letter from Major J
M. Bowler, dated August 8, in which
he says:
II have advised Mr.. Aver to make q
complete report of the financial mat
tiers Of the League, and give all Popu
list papers access to it,"
That is right.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
PRE-CONTEN77ON GOSSIP.

= Ignatius Donnelly il being doomed
by the P0pulists for the presidency. 1t
would be mighty interesting II II.
should get the nomination and be
elected. Mile Laos County Times.
Ignatius Donnelly for Pepulist can
didate for president-of course. What
could be more fitting. both for the
party and the man?-Springtield- Adj
vance.
Wears- thankful to our old party
!; frieAdsn l0r their kind words. It IL q
little provoking to be stabbed by ones
allies and praised by ones opponents.
But such is life.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
FALSE.

The Minneapolis Journal and Times
are claiming that the editor Of this
paper Is fighting the nomination
OF John Lind for governor. This is
not true. The only man we are max
ing war on is S. NJ. Owen; and we CD
pose him because he is secretly the
enemy of Populist principles.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12

issue - the st. q uis convc ntion and
yhe PupullstS, cOnst quenlly. are dead
--swa allowed BY the Democrats.--N. =.
C.mmnnMeal
81 was not the Peoples Party aid
this rnhf1s 1t was few scamps, like
$. y: Oven who wiggled their way
onto the. platform committee to be-
tray lr9gress and stop reform.
The ramedy is not tO.abandon the
patty but TO bury the traitors.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
HON. THOMAS d. O,BRIEN.

We are very much gratified to see
this gentleman placed, by the almost
unanimous vote of the recent Demo-
cratic state convention, at the head
and front Of the Democratic party Of
Minnesota. as the future adviser OF
President Bryan, in all matters OF
patronage concerning this state.
Mr.. O'Brien Is q very able, clear
headed, sagacious, and above all hon.
orable man. The interests of the
party will be safe In his hands.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THE REASON OF 1T.

In Sewalrs own state of Maine, of
the 187 newspapers, only nine are for
Bryan and Globe.
These nine are run In the interest
Of the people; the other 178 are owned
and run by Plutocracy. That ac-
counts for the milk in the cocoanut.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THE TALUE or THE DOLLAR.

Mr.. Donnelly had keen apprecia.
tion Of the intellectual calibre Of his
audience when he declared in the
Democratic convention that wheat
vas worth 81 Z bushel in Mexico. OF
course. wheat is worth q bushel
Ia Mexico, but how much Is the dollar
I '.worthf"-St. Paul Dispatch.
It is worth . dollar to pay debts and
purchase tho necesearies OF life, and
that IL Ill the United States or any
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
THE PRINCE OF LIARS.

Ignatius Donnelly changes his poll
tics more frequently than some hotels
change table cloths. Two weeks ago,
at st, Louis, he was Populist. Yes.
terdaYIat Minneapolis, he was true
DEMOCRAT News Tribune.
Isn't. that shameful lie?
We appeared before the Democratic
State Convention as Populist, at the
request Of the chairman OF the Popu-
list state convention. A man who
would lie that way would pick
pockets.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12

testimony OF friendship 1t time
when knayes are assalling u. /.
Our list Il growing at wonderful
rate, despite the fact that very many
1t our patrons are busy In the harvest
field. The men who stood BY rs when
Fish tried to injure us are with US
now. against S. NJ. Owen and his IN
scrupulous gang.