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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
USURERS IN RUSSIA.

1.-The cars manifesto, issued upon
the occasion OF his coronation, RENTS
all arrears OF taxation in European
Russia and Poland, reduces the land
tax by one-half for 10 years. and re-
mitS or reduces all fines, quaShes all
petty convictions, involving imprison-
mcnt or fines up to 3O) rOubleS, Nth the
exceptions OF persons sentenced for rob-
berry, embeZZle ment, usu1y, eXtortion.
fraudulent bankruptcy, or offenses
against honor. Further, the mani
festo prescrbes that all exiles in ST.
IBERIA, after II years exile in the re-
moter parts, be, after 10 years, allowed
to choose their place of residence: ex-
cept in capital cities and govern
ments; but their civil rights will not
be restored"
See the difference between a free
Republic and despotism! In the
United States the usurers pack the
political conventions and rule the
country: in Russia they are clapped
into prison, and looked upon as such
heinous and villainouS rascalS that
they are exempted even from a gener-
al amnesty, along with highway rob-
berS and embeZzlers.
Let us send for the Car and ask
him to clean out the tsurers Of Min
nesota, even if he rendered it impoS-
sible to ever hold a Republican state
convention again. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

gress can claim the power to make the
pay for the support of a few. MANY
of them do not expect to remain long
in the employ Of the government and
cannot expected to reap any benefit
from the pension scheme. In Ger
many or in France proposal Of this
kind would appear very natural and
would be welcomed as an indication
that the government is solicitous
about the welfare Of its employees. In
America such protective legislation is
regarded as an impertinence by the
more energetic and fit. They are am
bilious, enterprising and confident of
their ability to take care Of them
selves in their own way. As for the
few ''incapables. if the government
wishes to pension them it can do so at
its own expense, without compelling
contributions from unwilling en-
ployeS. That is, it can do it if the
generality Of taxpayers do not OBJ
iect"
Would it not be better for Brother
Tawney, instead of providing for the
pensioning of lot of old employees.
who have been supported by the gov
eminent for the greater part of their
lives, to consider how the condition of
the common people, who pay the taxes,
can be improved, so that their old age
will not be spent in the poor houseo
We do not want any squirting across
the Atlantic except for warnings. This
is new world and our faces are to-
ward the Occident not the Orient.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.

We publish In this issue the call for
the Peoples Party convention for the
Fourth congressional district, (St.
Paul. etc.,, to be held at Lindstr ON,
June 80. We are sorry to- note that
they propose to nominate their candi-
date for Congress at that time. The
National Committee of the Peoples
Party requested that all nominating
conventions be postponed until after
the meeting Of the conventions at St.
Louis, July %; and this is the first in
stance we have noted where that re-
quest has been ignored. 1t looks as if
there was going to be general break
up of the two old parties. If there is,
and we have great accessions of
strength on the 22d of July, it will on
ly be fair, as we'll as courteous, to give
our allies chance to have a say in
the nominations Of the men they will
be expected to help elect.
We hope the congressional nominal
tion will be postponed when the con-
vention meets at Lindstrom on the
30th inst. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
VICTORY!
FIRST GUN OF THE CAMPAIGN
OF 1896.
Populists Garry Oregon-Now Let
Minnesota Follow Suit
We Can Do 1t.

We have only space to say that the
dispatches Of the Associate Press,
from Oregon, published in the morn
ing papers of June 3, say:
"Later-W S. Vanderburg (Pop.) for
Congress in the First district, is cleo
ted by 1000 plurality.
Partial returns indicate that we
have carried the other Congressman
and the Legislature
The enemy says;
1T is possible that the Populists
and Democrats together will have
majority in the House
Ex-Gov. Pennoyer, (Pop.) has been
elected Mayor of Portland by 1909 ma
jo,1ty-not plurality"
The very latest reports concede the
election Of both congressman.
"Ret,rns from the interior show large
Populist gains IN nearly erery county IN
the state. I"
Hurrah!!
The next news will be better still.
for the Populist are strongest in the
agricultural distric is of eastern Ore
gon which will be the last to be heard
from.
The sun Of victory is rising and
there is hope for mankind. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
THE JUNE ARENA.

The June Arena opens It's 10th vol
ume. appearing in new dress, and
being printed by Skinner, Bartlett g.
Co. 1t is an unusually strong num-
Der, with a brilliant paper by Rev.
Samuel Barrows. D. D., the distin-
guished editor Of the "Christian
Register" Of Boston, on 1.-The First
Pagan Critic of Christian Faith and
His antici pation Of Modern Thought"
Justice Walter Clark, LII. d. of the
Supreme Bench Of North Carolina,
contributes an instructive and de-
lightful paper on Mexico, the interest
oil which is enhanced by several excel
lent illustrations, including recent
portrait Of the President of the Mexi-
can Republic. The President OF the
Mercantile National Bank Of Now
York contributes "A Proposed Plat
f, rm for American pendents for
1896" which illustrates how strongly
the silver movement is taking hOld Of
Eastern tinancers no less than the
mass Of voters in the South and
West. Recently Jay Cook, the veteran
tanker, who floated the government
bonds in 1861, at the time Of our Sorest
need. came out boldly Tor free silver.
MIR. St. John who has made finance a
study Tor more than twenty years. nd
who is president Of a bank having
capital of $l,0OO,000, is no less pro-
nounced on this subject.
Another paper Of special merit, on
''Bime tallism,' appears in this num-
Der by A. j. Utiey. 1t is able and
from a silver point of view very con-
vincing.
Prof. Parsons, of Boston University
Law School continues his mastery pa
pers on the Government Control OF
Telegraph" q series OF careful papers
hitherto unapproachcd in authOrita-
tive character.
Mr.. b. O. Flower, the editor of The
Arena, writes in most captivating
manner OF Whittier, considering him
in the aspect OF Poet OF Freedom
and giving many OF Whttier's most
stirring lines. A fine portrait Of the
Quaker Poet forms a frontiSpiece to
this number. The Editor also dis
cusses somewhat at length in his edi-
toriafs, the message Of Whittier to
men and women Of to-day, and the
proposed platform Of Mr.. st. John.
Another interesting feature or this
issue is Mr.. Eltweed POmeroy's illus
trated paper on the "Direct Legisla.
tion Movement and It's Leaders,
Students Of the higher metaphysical
thought OF our time will be deeply in
terested in Horatio w. Dresser'S pa
per entitled "Thc Mental Cure in its
Relation to Modern Thought" VIII
Allen DrolngoOle continues her power
full serial Of Tennessee Life, land Mrs.
Calvin Kryder Reifsniders "Psyohical
Romance. which opened few
months since, is prefaced by a digest
Of the preceding chapters. 1t is also
profusely illustrated with exception
ally fine drawings.
These are bv 10 means the full
quota Of he 81 ong attractions OF this
brilliant numLer Of Americas great
progressive. Informative and liberal
review.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
IOWA BANKERS ANNUAL SEES
SON.

Marshalltown, Iowa, May 27.-The
tenth annual meeting of the State
Bankers Association Of Iowa con-
tened here this morning. One hun
dred and fifty delegates from all parts
Of the state were present, and as many
more are expected on later trains
Senator j. L. Carney, of this city. d e.
livered an address of welcome. Hon
Calvin Canning. Of Ottumwa, respond
d with a ringing speech. Abiding to
the money question, he said paper
money would be worthless without
the government stamp, and silver less
than 81 cents on the dollar, but gold
always was worth it's face, even with
the government inscription stricken
off.
But what is the use Of the intrinsic
value of gold if the government
stamp can make piece of worthless
paper as good as gold? Why not ap-
ply the stamp to paper and create as
much money as needed for the bust
ness of the country? Who proven is
this? The bankers. Why? Because
they want scarce money and money
that pays them tribute. They have
no use for anything else. Their in
terests are against the interests of
the multitude, and yet they are trying
to get the multitude to vote for
them, even while they continue to rob
the multitude. Nice scheme-isn't it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
THE DIFFERENCE

The neighbors Of Mr.. Donnelly have
inStinctively known that their bright
and versatile neighbor was only hurt
fully communstic with his mouth:
that the real 1gnatius Donnelly was
as gentle-hearted as my Uncly Toby:
and that while he, in public, raved
like Caliban. yet. in the closet or the
home, he was as mild, kindly and win
some as Col. Ingersoll -Minneapolis
Times
There are some points of difference
between Col. Ingersoll and ourself.
He has been trying to abolish hell
in the next world; we are trying to
abolish it in this.
He advises the oppressed people to
commit suicide: we would like to fix t
so that the oppressors would thank
God for the privilege of hanging
themselves,
He is after the clergymen. We are
after the capitalists.
The clergyman does not do as much
good as he should; the capitalist does
a thousand times more harm than he
should.
Col. Ingersoll does not believe in the
infallibility Of the Bible; we do not
believe in the infallibility Of the U. S.
Supreme Court.
He would abolish Christianity and
restore paganism. We would take the
paganism out Of Christianity, ana
make the spirit OF Christ once more
dominant throughout the world.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
sibility continue in each shareholder for.

s!bility continue in each shareholder for
at least one year after each transfer.
State taxation of national banks is
restricted to taxing at no greater rate
than other moneyed institutions, and
the shares held by non-residents shall
be taxed in the city or town where To-
Gated, and not elsewhere"
At first sight this looks equitable, but
1t is not. Why should state bank
which is forbidden to circulate it's notes
under ten per cent penalty be compelled
to pay as high a rate of tax as national
bank Of the same capital--say $4,000,
which has powers to put $4,000 of its
notes in circulation. The earning pow
ers of the national bank is nearly double
that of the other on the same capital, and
should be compelled to pay he commu-
nifty where it is located some considera-
tion for the revenue drawn from them;
but the law prohibits it,
Thus we see. while these regulations
are drawn in the words of fairness they
really favor the bankers every time.
These inadvertencies are all in the bank
er's favor-all FOR the banks.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
IA WHEY NIZING
AMERICA.

A Washington correspo pendent of the
Chicago Times Herald writes:
1.-The difference between American
and continental European ideas is
strikingly illustrated by the attitude
OF the government clerks at Washing
ton toward the Tawney pension bill,
which proposes to raise pension fund
for the superannuated federal en-
ployes, by deducting certain percent
age of the salaries of all governmental
clerks. The majority of the younger
clerks are vigorously protesting
against this measure and denouncing
it as unfair and unnecessary. The
friends of the bill claim that but few
men would be pcnsioned under its
provisions. This, if true, would meet
the general objection to the bill from
the standpoint of the people at large,
who d o not look at the scheme as any
thing but IAN attempt to create a
small privileged class in the ranks OF
wage workers. The younger clerks at
Washington ask by what right Con-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
THE PER CAPITA OF CIRCULA-
IION

The editor Of one Of the most in
wrote the editor Of the Arena:
You cannot conceive the awful
poverty of the people in every section
Of this state. | received yesterday a
letter from prominent citizen in the
northern part of the State saying that
hundreds of farmers have not had
one cent Of money in their pockets for
weeks. What few things they can
buy are procured by trading eggs or
small farm products at the country
store. They are travelling back to the
age of barter"
We have heard store keepers in Min
nesOta complain that there is no de-
mand for their goods:-the people
have no money.
Recently three highwaymen have
been terrorizng the good people of
the Twin cities; and finally they were
captured, and one of them confessed,
and said:
.'As to what we have done. [ will
tell as far as | remember. [ can only
give it in general way and do not
know the exact dates, or the names Of
the individuals About the first work
I remember doing with the men was
the holding up Of a man on Blooming
t, n avenue near church, early in the
spring: We got watch from him.
The night following the playing Of
the baseball game in Minneapolis. this
season, we held up man at Como
park. He turned over to us an open
face silver watch but had no money
We gave the watch back to him. Aid.
Snyder was one OF our victims We
got his watch and chain and $l.55 in
cash. After we left him, we went
down University avenue to a vacant
lot and waited for another fellow
whom we expected to pass. He did
not show up, and we broke into a
house there, but did not get much.
Then we held up E. S. Moores, and
got 81, a gold watch and a revolver
We stopped some fellow in a buggy
and got his watch. Street Commits
sioner Hagman was a victim, Also
He turned over his watch, some
money and revolver. We sold the
watch n St Paul. The chain that
was attached we threw away.
Our readers will note the small sums
of money the robbers got from their
victims. The first man had nothing
but a watch: the second had no money
and silver watch, so valueless that
the thieves handed it back to him.
Then they robbed an Alderman, -(God
save the markD and he had S1.55 in
cash! Their largest haul was 81. And
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
NO NEED FOR 4 TARIFF.

The advance in the price of nails
from IS cent, to 81 IS in the face of
reduction in the wages Of the work
ers, ought to startle the country at
what this means. 1t means the con-
tiscation of the property now owned
by the small people. All trusts are
doing this. The trusts must be made
public property or the people might as
we'll turn all their property over to the
com bines first as last. Will the Ameri-
can pe ople stand it?-Appeal to Rea-
son.
What is the use of tariff when
trusts can put up prices in that fash
ion? Are they not able to protect
themselves? l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
BEGINNING TO SEE II.

Briefly, neither party can claim to
be exempted from the risk of going
into the PRESIDENT al struggles with
greatly reduced strength. and both
may come out of it with the discovery
that third party has drawn off votes
enough to prevent the triumph of
either 1t must be added, however,
that the result of an election by the
House can hardly be considered doubt
full.
After all their "blowing" about the
tariff even Boston realizes that this is
to be year of revolution. ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

yet the gold-bugs tell us the people
have $24 of money for each man,
woman and child. That would be for
an ordinary family Of five persons,
$l20!! Where is it?
Crime is diminishing because the
people have nothing to steal. II the
Republicans win we are to have four
gears more of the same conditions!
Cheerful isn't it. Do you think you
can stand it? In what particular
poor house will you and your wife and
babies be at the end of the four wears:
n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

The silver forces Of the Second district
could do no better than to unite upon
Col. T. S. Fisk OF Fairmont as their cam
didate for congress. Prof. McCleary will
undoubtedly stand as the gold, or so-cal,ed
sound money" candidate. McCleary Is q.
learned man, and has won great fame in
congress as champion of the single gold
standard. Mr.. Fisk is equally as learned.
He is a deep student on the financial ques-
ton, an able lawyer and fine public
sneaker. AS a popular orator perhaps ne
outranks Congressman McCleary. The
Times would be pleased to see these learn
ed and able champions on the money ques-
ton, p:tted against each other in the COM
ing CONGRATULATIONS Timer.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

The Reform Advocate, published at
Clarified, Mimi. and edited by Mar
tin E. Tew, is one Of our ablest and
most interesting exchanges. Mr.. Tew
is one Of our most promising refor M
ers, and we are glad he is securing so
large constituency Of readers.-Pro-
gressive Age.
Amen TO that. We wish we had
few more Tews. We can't have tew
many. He is good man and a sem
Sible T. d
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
there is no phase of this devilish bush
beating but what has been upheld by the
w. - 49,

IneIo IS NO Phase or this d0vffiSh BUSH
beating but what has been upheld by the
courts
UNLAWFUL INTEREST
IS not permitted above and beyond what
Is permitted by any state or territory
where the bank is located; but, provided
the bank does take it, the aggrieved
party can recover back just twice the
sum OF the unlawful interest thus taken.
Such forfeiture is farce and disgrace
to the statute books, and really no bar to
the taking of such unlawful interest: but
to make it more apparent, all actions are
barred not brought within two years af-
ter the transaction. Loans are restrict
ed to any one person to one-tenth of the
capital stock of such association actu-
ally paid in. They cannot loan money
on their own stock, nor purchase and
hold such stock unless to prevent loss on
a previously contracted debt.
Continued Next Weekly
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03
WE'LL PUT.

The elevator and transporter iOn
men combind and depressed the price
o. wheat. Now the millers have COM
bined and advanced the price OF -four.
In that way they manage TO 90 up
both the farmer, who produces the
wheat. and the general public, who
consumes the flour.-Fcrgus Falls
,I<,t
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

The same London which refused to yield
us national independence in 1776, and
plotted against union and emancipation in
1861, seeks to enforce financial dependence
and slavery upon us in 1896 FMS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

Ripans Tabules.
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans Tabules cure fsatuEence
Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules cure indigestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-09
PROFITS OF TWO TRUSTS.
Large Dividends Paid by the Standard
Oil and Sugar Concerns

New York. Nov. 9-The liquidating trust
tees of the Standard Oil trust met today
and declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of 50 per share and 81 per share ad-
ditional payable on December 10. This
payment was not only on the outstand-
ing trust certificates but a proportionate
amount was declared on the corporate
stocks represented by the certificates
which had been retired in the process OF
Hquidating the trust
The total original issue of Standard Oil
trust certificates was s97, 100000 During
the fiscal year just closing there has been
81 per cent in dividends declared, making
a total distribution of earnings amounting
to $50. jag, 500. During the same period the
American Sugar Refining company, known
as the sugar trust, has paid S7.02392o in
dividends. In addition to these payments
of earnings to stockholders the trust is
said to have a surplus in raw sugar, bills
receivable, and cash amounting to about
$50 600 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-09
DEEPEN. ON SILVER.
Says Its a Southern Craze and the
West win FORGET It


Concord, N H, Nov. 9--Chauncey NJ.
Depew in an interview here said;
The result of the election is exactly
what I have repeatedly predicted it
would be- 1t disproved the emphatic
statement SO often made by European
publicists that it is impossible to sub
init a complicated financial question to
the people and secure a verdict in favor
OF sound economic reasoning European
thinkers have long maintained that if
the people were given an opportunity
to determine the currency-that when
ever the chance was offered them OF in
creasing the circulating medium and
debasing the money standardized
they would seize upon the cheap money
with avidity.
Our election has already disprOved
that The American people have thor
Oughly understood this issue; not only
have the technical. trained nnanciers
understood it, but the people-the plain
people, who Work Tor wages and sal
aries, and who constitute 70 per cent
of our population-have understood this
question. They have known exactly
what free silver meant-they have re-
allied what free silver represented.
THE result of the election proves,
moreover, and to me this is the most
important feature in our victory, that
the American people are honest 1t
is a great thing for a people so diVerSl-
fed and so numerous as ours to be ma
tionally honest, and the election of yes
terday has demonstrated beyond q
question that the people OF TINS cDul1-
try hold the national honor as dear as
their individual repute-
I think that the silver question viii
soon disappear as an economic tenet
The only strength which silver has pos
sessed has lain in the south, where It
has been sedulOusly nurtured. The suf-
ficient backing of the silver movement
has, OF course, rested in the west among
mine owners, who. have contributed
huge sums of money and vast amounts
of literature to spread their sentiments
The south has been their public stamp
ing ground. In the middle west where
the great battlefield of this campaign
has been located, free silver is but a
passing craze. It viii die away in that
section as green backism died away, and
in two years the west will wish to have
forgotten its connection with the heresy
which it never seriously took to its
bosom. In the south however, the
coinage question has been vital one,
and now it is lost there, and so lost in
the present trial that 1 do not believe
the southern political leaders will
estrange themselves from national
preferment as they must If they con
tinue to cherish it.
with the south gone from its sup
port, free silver will be plunged into
oblivion, and the silver question then
in the west becomes, as it should be- a
question of commerce merely, and 1t
will be governed in all its relatiOns-as.
indeed for that matter, it is practical
" governed now-by the unalterable
economic laws. I fOresee in the imme-
date future the disappearance of the
silver question from our politics"