The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-29
A PATRIOTIC LETTER.
ONE OF REVOLUTIONARY BLOOD
EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS.

ONE OF REVOLUTIONARY BLOOD
EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS.
Editor Representatives:
I do expect to find this letter printed
in your paper.
an old man, Y years old. who once
sat upon the knee Of his grandfather. who
went through the revolutionary war; /
whose other grandfather was with Eaton
Allen when he demanded the surrender Of
Ticonderoga, "in the name OF the Great
Jehovah and the Continental Congress-.
/ whose father was with Andrew jack
son. during all the war of 1872; I whose
elder brother Samuel, went through the
Mexican war; l who for four years and
eight months carried musket to MAIN
tain and perpetuate the honor Of the Great
American Republic; whose life and soul
is so intimately linked with the life of our
great nation which my immediate ancest-
ors contributed to esta blish, 1 should re-
ceive at least respectful recognition.
The United States of America is an
"heir-loom left me-" The title deed was
sealed by the proffered blood of those
sires. Now when 7 behold my country in
a cesspool of degrading humiiating, viii
famous intriguers labeled party, Re-
publican-Democratic, | long for place to
give vent to my sorrow and my indigna-
ton.
YOU Mr.. Donnelly. see the thing as do.
but you are careful to pick out what you
print in the columns of The Represent
ative; and often throw in your waste
basket expressions of patriotism, sent:-
ments as sacred as that which is immort-
allied in the expression I'VE hold these
truths to be self evident" I write this
last sentence in view of that man, Sher-
mans speech yesterday in the United
States senate thinking, Donnelly will not
print what I write.
You know as all intelligent men know,
that this man, Sherman, is responsible for
| what is called the decentralization of sill
yer. You know as every intelligent man
| ought to know, that it is damnable. out
| rage upon the responsibility and power Of
| his nation.
You know as every intelligent. honest
| man will concede, that the United States
| of America, without cavil. from any
source on the face of Gods earth. was
| ably DESTROYS, waiting. ever-ready, 10
maintain, perpetuate and protect our
! credit financially.
You know as l know and as every man
with brains enough to say two and two
makes four, that when this man Sherman
! said silver dollar marked 100 cents
| backed by the stamp of the Great Amerl-
| can Republic, was only worth so cents
| he put himself knee-deep into a slum and
| slush of contempt. for pretended patriot
| ism and craftsmanship.
| You know, Mr.. Donnelly. as we'll as I
| know, and every other decent man in the
| United States ought to know, that a IS
| BILL endorsed by the United States is good
for it's nominal value in flour, meat, cloth
ing or anything else.
And now you know, as we'll as 1 do,
that that man Sherman degraded our
coin and impeached our credit.
Yesterday. his speech. above referred to,
stultifies all his integrity Of former years.
The poor devil is driven to the wall, to
| tell the truth, and the "Globe" Of this
morning says, substantially, the poor cuss
is Populist,-as if that was a reproach
| when, If we were to canvass his political
record, it would be placed to his credit