The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-29
ST. Paul COLUMN.
Edited nv T. q HANf,EY

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Edited BY J. G. HANLEY.
Before this issue reaches oar readers the
viii have taken place. we express the earn
great principles. and not Be swept away by
yer enthus.ssm. This p:assis i the airst and
main plank of our party, and has been ever
sinces the organisation of our-party, , and aa
while we would desire to have an alliance
Of all parties to bring about the great relief
to our nation by the restoration of silver to
mot suppose o. tSat the Mission Of the Peoples
started when the patriotic and far-seeing
pies Party has only just begun. We hope
that the intelligence, wisdom and patriotism
Of the 400 d. legates will not betiay the trust
reposed in them and be swallowed up by
eleventh hour converts and Democratic and
Republican silver influence OF but a few
ciples of right as advocated BY our party is
Of far more lasting consequence to humanity
and posterity than the absolute surrender
end Of one OF the parties who brought or as
sisted in bringing about the terrible condi-
ton which we find our country in. 1t Is
verts to the~cause of silver that the Peoples
Party has the opportunity. Of a life time to
is parallel to thy Of
Ward when he exclaimed he was willing to
sacrifice all his wife's relations to save the
cessions made but they insist that the Pop
uliste must do all the "conceding." The
Peoples Party has assumed stature of too
great dimenions in it's onward march of re-
forms. In times when these reforms were
most unpopular and when the men who
crsnks with them hen were as
etc. Now. when wave of popular enthusi-
asm for one of these reforms is sweeping
justice to permit the work Of years to be
swallowed up in uncertainty in moment
Of popular enthusiasm. We say no. The
Of the Peoples Party in its hands and its
hands alone rests the hope of this nation
and to surrender now would retard the pro-
Don't give up the ship" should be our
watohword The lamp Of light which the
Peoples Party lit in her sanctuary win burn
In the hearts and consciences Of our people
till like the dark days OF 81 there was
They shall relieve the distress and condi-
lions of toiIing millions Of white slaves who
are owned and controlled by the money pow
er of this nation, and make them in fact
nation OF free men.
We venture the prediction that Mr.. Sewall
the Democratic candidate for vice president
will not be acceptable to the Populist con-
vention. The unique, strange and inconsis-
tent attitude of the Peoples Party asking
is prominently a representative Of wealth
and the influences with which vast wealth
associates We could not reasonably expect
port which generally characteriEes the al
keiance OF our voters to the principles of
our party: We would not be able to control
or hold the strength of our party by this
violent and abrupt desertion Of a line of
principle which has made 1t possible to re-
tain ana expand the party With steady and
the sentiments of the rank and file of our
party that full vote Of the Populists could
not be secured for ticket with Mr.. Sewall
candidate PoOnIeS
Therefore, in the interests Of securing the
full and complete support of all Populists
wisdom to secure a candidate whom the
Populists would support and thus secure the
united support Of all reform forces at least
It Is wonderful to see with what degree of
interest the proceedings Of the Populist con-
sentatlves of all parties and no party. Prob
ably never in the history of this nation was
there such interest taken in the proceed
ties as is the case today. We find old men,
young men. middle aged men scanning with
anxious interest the bulletins as they come
and good will shall prevail and that a union
of all silver forces can be gotten together
and march on to victory in November. We
nope so, too, but we are ready to subordin-
ate our opinion to the selection of 1,4O0 del
egates whose wisdom and good sense is suf-
Since above wa wrten
t tSn " has aaoRted Its Platform and nSmns
convention, and Thomas A. Watson, Of
Georgia, for vice president. There can. be
no mistake about the wisdom of this action
the @ fuII vote Of the Peoples Party to the
ticket SO named. They have demonstrated
the fact that they placed the spirit Of con-
of w. J. Bryan on our ticket was a treFaen-
dous stride in the right direction. Will the
representatives of the Chicago go as far
make some sui stan i1l conce ssh n in the way
of withdrawing their candidate for vice
You who have advocated concessions fol-
low our example by conceding.e We give you
the presidency. Will you give US. the vice
Now that there is a prospect Of uniting the
silver forces in this state is it Imperative to
establish daily newspaper to advocate the
suggest The integrity of the men on whom
this enterprise should fam should be men on
whom the shadow Of suspicion could not at
tach. He must be like Caesars wife, "above
suspicion" St. Paul is without q daily pa
per who would voice the sentiment Of the
For the establishment Of a daily PAPER WHO who
could secure a sufficient subscription list
from the start to put it on paying basis at
We realize that the venture as now con-
Quoted on the plan of the other local dailies
would involve the expenditure of a ire
mendouS amount of capital. The securing
of the Associated Press franchise would cost
about $50, 900. And al that this would amount
to would be the Associated Press news of a
general nature from all over the world and
which would be of no local Importance
whatever. We could, by securing Mr.. Don
nelly's consent. transfer the Representative
from Minneapolis to ST. Paul and secure for
him at once subscription list of about 49,
600. It could be made an evening paper and
have all the Associated Press news of the
morning papers (Which. by the way, is
scarcely ever read until evening anyway
with corps of bright reporters to gather
in the news a staff Of editorial writer's Of
ability. The editorials would present the
other side of the one-sided question and the
people would have the real truth of the sit
capture and save the state. Is it not worth
trying.
AN IDYL OF KANSAS.
Talking of cyclones" said the man
from Kansas II don't put any faith in
what hear about them, cause evidence
Is so conflicting. But what I've seen