The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

very Jpl8VSlOt0, ana would appear 10
the minds Of millions, and those who
are 4misgoyerning the country would
continue to misgovern it for many
years longer. s..c
1t is not e question of what we
think as Populists. but what the ma
jority Of the. people think,-we must
treat 3 fool according to his folly"
Mr.. Mckinley has been elected Presi-
dent under the belief on the part of
the majority OF the American people,
that he can restore good times and
make every one rich. The only way
to crush such delusion Is to give Mr..
Mckinley full and fair chance to
try his remedy. II he has that chance
and does not produce prosperity, the
bowling idiots who have gone wild
over Sound Money and Protection"
will desert him and real prosperity
will then be possible. We therefore
urge that it will be sound policy to
make no factious opposition to the
Republicans measures Of reform. II
we give them an opportunity to carry
out their ideas, and they are able to
do so successfully, then 1t will be de-
monstrated that we were wrong and
they were right; and we will have to
step aside, as false leaders, unworthy
the confidence Of the people. II, on
the other hand, after possessing a full
opportunity to test their theories. the
country goes from bad to worse, then
VUi Ea do nv,Sd ~
most simple minded, that their
theories of government are wrong,
and that they are mere charlatans
and pretenders, and unfit to be at the
head of a great nation.
The leaders know perfectly we'll
that they cannot give this country
prosperity; they know that the price
of the great staples produced by our
people is fixed, under the gold stand
ard, in the markets of Europe, and
that 1t is fixed at about one-half of
what it was twenty-five years ago.
There can be no prosperity in this
country so long as the price of the
productions of the country is great
ly reduced, for the shrinkage in prices
means shrinkage in production, and
shrinkage in the employment of Ia
Dor, and the cunning fellows who are
at the head of affairs will ask for
nothing better than that we should
prevent them from demonstrating
that they have misled the country.
We don't mean to say that any
Democrat or Populist should vote
contrary to his principles. What we
mean is that the minority in Congress
should make no factious opposition;
that there should be no filibustering;
no talking against time; no attempts
to defeat the expressed will of the
country by parliamentary expedients.
II this is done the pc ople will have a
fair opportunity to learn who was
wrong and who was right. and, as Capt.
Nelson says sin two years we will
carry the lower House, and in four
years the Presidency"
The basis Of our government is the
| doctfine that the majority must rule
even If it is wrong. For the minor
ity to resist, or prevent the majority
from having it's own way, by tricks OF
indirection. is a kind of rebellion. II
you live in a country where the ma
jority are donkeys you have no right
to go to cutting off ears and tails.
The jackasses,' according to our sys-
tenn of government, have as many
rights as the sages and philosophers
Let the Republicans go ahead and
give us permanent, real good times,
and even The Representative will
| hurrah for them.
They certainly are not giving them
to us now.