The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-15
STRAY SHOTS.

Mr.. g. A. Dahlman, Of Minneota,
Mimi, sends us in So for Mr.. Eastman
and adds: Happy New Year ana 100000
subscribers for the greatest reform paper
of our times The Representatives
I. E. Cook, Argyle, Mimi, writes: I
believe there are few in our neighbor-
hood who do not take the Representative
and l am going to find them, and try
and persuade them that they cannot do
without it. This township at the last cleo
ton polled 43 Populist tickets out of 46,
and l think will do better next fall
send you a few names today with more to
follow.
Torger Bjerkan Of Sank Center, writes
us Il SEND herewith a check for a dollar
to pay my arrears for the Representative.
The way l came to own the check is this
sent five sheep pelts to the N. w. Hide
and Fur Co. and paid $.25 freight at Sank
Center the H. & F. Co. allowed me SLIP
for the pelts and deducted $40 for cart
age leaving me s.35 deducted from 81
leaves SIT for five sheep pelts. That's
pretty good isn't it?'
]. L. Smart, Of Blum Hill, Texas,
writes us; Il received a sample copy of
your paper 1.-THE Representatives I lik,
1t. 1t is splendid. But as money is very
tight here now, as it it everywhere, can
only send you fifty cents for six months
L
Statesman" which is twenty-five cents.
| send P. 0. M. order for Is cents Our
Peoples party is very strong here. and
with the help of the God Of Heaven we
are going to gain the day here this year
of Our Lord 1896. May God abundantly
bless our reform laborers all over the
United States is my prayers.
D. c. Morgan of Canistota, S. D.. writes
us; Enclosed is 81 10 for eleven more sub
scribers. 1 will make it three hundred
before l quit. l will make list up to 100
next week."
w. M. Cory, of Mantorville Mimi,
writes US; I'VE have opened the cam
paign here for '96. Propose to SOW the
county knee deep in Populist books and
papers. Give them Hades from the word
go, and count me a life subscriber. The
Club and orchestra ready for the cam
paign. Yours for Equal Rights for all,
Special Privileges to none"
F. D. Culver of Duluth, Minn writes
US: while / can only afford my own
subscription still feeel it a duty we all
owe to society, to spread the light of the
new Gospel among the benighted heather
here at home, before seeking foreign
fields, and if such investment only results
in bringing one sinner to repentance. it
rs well. Should all who can in like man
ner invest dollar, or even less, success
would be written on our Banners next
November. Apathy is our principal en-
emy."
s. r. Jensen, of Great Falls, Mont,
writes us; 1--WE intend to flood Great
Falls and Cascade County with Populist
literature but we are not rich and can
not afford to waste our ammunition by
neglect of our Postmaster. We are go
ing to carry Cascade County for the Pop
ullst next fall, if hard work can do it,
We believe that the Representative is the
best paper to reach the people in Montana
on account of it's strong advocacy of BIZ
mtalism.'
d. M. Scroggan, College Springs, Iowa.
writes us:
Your paper is the best friend the great
common people this country have | tell
you 1t is shame that every laboring
man does not take it. / never expect to
take so many papers but what can take
this great educator, as long as I live. 1t
is a friend Of the poor and the down
trodden and the distressed people of this
country. We have just moved to this
hide-bound Republican place. Here is
located a fine college and six fine churches
and yet, this is the place where John P
st. John was burned in effigy in the fall
of 1885.
There are but very few of our faith
here 1T is therefore a great place for
preaching the PopuliSt gospel. I make it
my business to keep them stirred up. If
the people would only vote for their own
interests instead of for the interest of the
few that own half of the wealth Of the
country; But tell you the pople are not
worth saving. They would prefer to be
slaves rather than pure men. Oh, what a
picture.
The time has now come for every man
to get home, let it be ever so humble.
so 1t is paid for. I am an old man and
have worked hard all my life; and for
twenty-five years the profits of my labor
have been legislated away from me just
as fast as I could earn them. In 1886
went west to Rushville, Neb., and got
land and improved it, by my labor. I
thought we had a good home. but the
gold standard system beat me out Of it,
1 am an old soldier and never had a
pension and never expect to, I now pro-
pose to put in the rest of my days trying
to show up the infamy of the two old
political frauds I have got it in for the
fools. [ have no patience with them.
| never destroy one of my papers, but
induce some one to read them.
N. E. Void, Ross, Mimi, writes us:
l have been reading your paper at one
OF my neighbors, but now I'll have to get
it myself
This new and fast growing county,
Roseau. is organizing, and getting nu-
merOusly, into the ranks of the P. P
But we are poor, and possess little of the
circulating medium called gold" yea,
so little, that we cannot afford to send a
delegate to the State convention. Hope
we will be better fixed another time
If you was a better friend of James
Hill, very likely. you could send us a
Pass from Stephen and return for the
state convention. We have Is miles to
stephen, the nearest railroad point,
which is equal to $500 for return on the
stages.
Being thusly isolated from railroad
cities, corpora lions, etc. Uncle Sam has
not withstanding, bestowed upon us
daily mall If he had control of the
railroads. undoubtedly we would get it
just as soon we expect to, and when
1t did come, that it would be more reason
able in it's charges-more beneficial to the
tillers Of the soil.
Enclosing the subscription and wishing
you God Speed"
P. S. We shall try to get up clubs for
your paper and take advantage of the ex-
ceptiOnal chance Of getting the paper for
so little money. Certainly we ought to
be able to raise at least, hundred
copies.
John Bowe, of Candy, Mimi, writes
US. Have fulfilled my promise to get up
club. Enclosed find draft for two dol
lars and twenty names. This makes SO
I have sent you this fall. The Encyclo-
pedia arrived all right. Am pleasantly
surprised with it. Was expecting some
thing chpaD and common h11t thic ic Fl