The representative., 1896-09-23
ST. PHUL, COLUMN.
Edited by J. c.. HANLEY.

At a meeting held at Twin City Hail
under the auspices OF the Great
Northern Employees S,und Money
Club, on last Friday evening, some
sensational proceedings occurred.
Chairman Devine presided and pre-
sented the speaker, who proceeded to
discuss the finaDcial question in the
usual way that Republican orators
discuss the question. During the dis
cuSsiOn the speaker was interrupted
by an old, gray-haired man with QueS-
tions pc rtaining to the question un-
der dist u iSioD, which the speaker re-
fused to answer. The old gentleman
in the audience was apparently armed
and equipped for the fray. At the re-
port OF the committee on membership
in which it was learned that 40 men,
bers placed their name on the rolls,
the old man above referred to land Il
railroad man for the past 20 years.
boldly announced that out of the ALL
me be rs who placed their names on
the roll, 4 y Of them were COerced into
joining the club. This remark vas
greeted with cheers and considerable
confusion. Tue chairman denied this.
he old gentleman said lie could prove
1T by the men themselves. The chair
man demanded to know the names.
The old man said he was not tnat
kind Of an informer, but If given an
opportunity to so upon the plattUrm.
he would diScuss the matter point by
point and prove his assertions, which
was refused. The chairman declared
that if the old man did not "prove his
assertions, he would brand him as a
liar.' The old gentleman retorted
with this very apt remark: "If you
don't let me, you are coward" which
remark was greeted with cheers and
misses, which showed plainly that the
40 members were very much divided.
During the confusion following this
incident, the stranger again addressed
tire meeting with these significant
words:
''Gent'emen, If what your chairman
has stated be true, l must brand you
as a lot OF towards; and as for me, |
am not used to aSSOciating with that
kind of railroad men,"
He left the hall. followed by his
friends.
We have received a report from
gentleman who attended a grand Re-
publican demonstration at G oQuet,
at which Judge Morris, G. A. TOwne's
opponent for congress in the Sixth dis.
trct, spoke.
The discussion began by painting a
glorions picture Of the beauties and
virtues Of the Republican platform.
Then said the judge
Look at the other two platforms.
Of Chicago and st. Louis, 16 to l."
This was as far as the judge could get.
rs the demonstration Of approval
which greeted this remark was as
good as an ovation.
The cause O. silver is growing with
each hour anu surely the indications
point to Bryan and Lind carrying the
state.
The University of Minnesota has Or
ganiZcd silver club Of SO members.
A couple Of months ago they could
muster only two members. The Uni
verSity has one Of the hottest silver
clubs in the state.
The best recognized authority on
any subject the world over, the Ency-
clopedia Britannica. says on the su ,ject
oil the present financial problems be-
fore the people:
"GOld has been mined at profit of
25 per cent. Silver has been mined at
a loss of 25 per cent, while only 25 per
cent Of all the gold and silver mined is
coined into money"
This eminent authority certainly
proves the enhanced value of gold.
The First ward being so ovt rxhelm-
ingIy Republican, would it not be a
good idea to give it to silver Repub-
lican? Among some OF the very ex-
cellent timber out there is VIM. Dun
lap, one Of the head movers of the BIZ
metallic League. to whose earnest ef-
forts its PRESENT prosperous condition
is due. Mr.. Dunlap would certainly
receive the support Of a large portion
of the property owners of the ward.
and with the Populist and Democratic
endorsement, he would carry the
ward by handsome majority. 1t
seems to us that it would be good pol
itics to give this ward to the silver
Republicans. as it is ward in which
neither Democrat nor POpulisu
can be elected.
The county committee of the Peo-
pies Party have been busy the past
week in selecting judges for election.
Would it not be Il good idea for the
Populist and Democratic judges to
join together and elect a lOpulist
clerk and a Democratic clerk in each
precinct in the county?
There seems to be some opposition
and confusion with regard to the ac-
tion of the Dem Gratis in naming the
date for their convention on Sept. %,
as it was underSttO I'd with our cOnven-
tion that the date on which they
would call their convention was on
the 23rd uf Septem mber. 1t must be re-
membered that this committee of
conference" sent to our convention by
the Democrats to treat with US, was
not recognized in an official capacity
by our convention. And on the sug-
gestion of some member of the con-
vention that he understood that the
date on which the Democrats would
hold their convention was on Sept. %,
and On account of the uncertainty of
this date being correct, l made an
amendment to the motion ITO adjourn
to Sept. %. or the day that the Demo-
Gratis held their convention, or at the
call OF the chair" There was Ger.
tainly no "bad faith as charged
against the Democrats, as anyone who
would or did name date was doing SO
in their individual capacity, and did
not bind the Democrats all. On the
other hand was informed by Mr.. II
j. McDermOt, one Of the Democratic
committee OF conference" that Sept.
% was not correct date. as no one
knew at that time what the date
would be. But that the date being
named by the Populist convention the
Republicans immediately named their
date for Sept. 25. This move of tue
Republic ms gave the Democrats their
opportunity Of calling their conven.