The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
THE REk3ON OF 1T.

THE DOG IN THE RANGER POLICY.
The whole Popocratic press is dill
gently trying to show. that there is no
revival Of the business that there are
no prospects of any, and that conf
dence has not been in the least
strengthened by the outcome of cleo
ton. This is the very way to retard
better times. Proba bly, these papers
would be willing to see the country 20
to the dogs for the political effect it
might have.-Oshkosh, Wis, Nor TIL
western.
We do not print such facts because
we desire to see bad times, but be-
cause we demonstrate thereby that
the Republican newspapers and lead
ers were pack Of swindlers and ''con-
fidence men," when they told their
fool followers that the election Of
Bryan would mean a continuation of
bad times, while the success of Nc
Kinley would be followed by tremen-
dous and immediate prosperity.
Events have justified us and proved
them unmitigated liars; and now they
don't want us to rub it in" OF
course not. But we propose to do
that very thing; and the louder they
howl the better pleased we will be.
They cannot deceive and defraud the
people, aud sail off with the spells Of
victory land leave their victims in the
lurch, in the bog of misery, and es-
cape exposure and condemnation
themselves. They are frauds. liars,
swndlers, obtainers Of money and Of
flee under false pretences. We cannot
send them to prison, where they de-
serve to 20, but we can at least put
them into the pillory of deserved and
universal contempt. They have con-
signed millions to ruin, land thousands
to insane asylums and suicides
graves,and now they propose to march
off. with grins on their faces and the
price of infamy IN their pockets. And
we must not expose them, because it
will lessen their opportunity to
swindle the people again in the next
campaign! There you have it!
Rub it into them brethren. Pull
the teeth out of1their lying mouths.
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EVENTS THE SCHOOLMASTER.
The Journal, of Grantsburg, Wis,
OF Nov. l3, has acartoon representing
the editor of The REPRESENTATIVE
sitting on the tail Of the G.. O. p. ele-
plant, which holds the earth in its
arms. Underneath is written:
Station Agent. Williams remarked
last week that the SllveriteS had
three chances to- crow, anyhow, as
they had carried West Sweden. Pine
City and Texas. To the cartoonist it
did look as though the Republicans
had carried the whole earth, until he
heard that Ignatius Donnelly, of Min
nesOta, had survived the blizzard all
right. So Donnelly is Still on the G.
o. p. elephants trail ready TO twist
its tail in the Minnesota Legislature
this winter"
No, no, brother; we have no such
ambition. The public has pronounced
in favor of the Republican,, party and
we do not ''kick against the pricks."
We submit to the verdict of the bal.
lots. A change can not come from
tail twisting:"- Republican vot-
ers must themselves see that the poll
cies they supported were wrong; then
we shall expect them to come over in
such numbers that even corruption
cannot withstand reform. Evants are
the great school'aasters. They have al
ready opened their school and the les
sons are being rected every day. In
few months even the most stupid
will have learned the alphabet OF pro-
gress.
Never forget that twenty-six thous-
and votes, properly distributed in Cali
fornia, Indiana, Delaware, North Da-
kota, ETC., would have elected Bryan
President! For some wise purpose God
did not want him elected-and who
shall penetrate the wisdom of his
plans for the good of the human race?