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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
UURSELF.

We have made several appeals fol
funds to be sent to our committees.
We reiterate them. But we want te
say word for ourself.
Every dollar sent us will be used to
circulate THE REPRESENTATIVE
where it will do the most good. Fo,
that SUM zee sciN send ten copies, .c,upped
directed and postpaid, to ten addresses, IN.
til after election.
For FIVE DOLLARS WE WILL sENp
rIFTY-FIvE COPIES FOR THE sAMH
LENGTH OF TIME.
FOR TEN DOLLARS WE WILL. SEMI
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN COPIES FOR
THE SAME PERIOD.
The party sending the money car
furnish the names: or we will provide
than from our ample lists.
In no other way can friends of the
cause do so much good.
What cay you? You want Bryan te
carry Minnesota. OF course you do
That Is the way to accomp lish t.
Take hold at once for there Is no time
to loose.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
THE Observation-Disclosures DAY. SEPT. 80. 1866.

heartless. mefcfitss, criminal policy.
Great appla3se?l I denounce the
policy as more Cruel aud heartless
than political dor6ination Of a foreign
power. l would ofather, as someone
has said. 1 wotlld frather put our army
10 the hands1k 8aforeign general, or
our navy in coin mand OF foreign ad-
miral, than t0 put the treasury de-
partment in the Hands Of secretary
who would b3rtefit away. Great APP
plause.) IwGdlf resist such finan
cial policy with as much earnestness
as | would resist the progress of an In
vading army coming to attack our
homes" Great Applause.)
How much gold, good reader, have
you seen during the last two years?
Is there enough to carry on the bust
ness OF this country? Or of single
county in this country? Under such
conditions 81, 600 of gold would buy a
county.
1t would be better for us to die in
the most colossal war the world has
ever known than to become pauperS
and slaves to lot of Shylocks. But
we would not die. Before such war
ended we would revolutionZe the
globe and make all nations free.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
MEXICO.

Read tine report on page one, VI j.
NJ. Hawthorne, of St. Paul, Mimi. sent
to Mexico to spy out the land by the
recent Free-Silver convention in St.
Louis. We know Mr.. Hawthorne we'll.
He is an honest and able man and a
reader of THE REPRESENTATIVE. I'm
der these circumstances his state
ments can te depended upon in every
particular.
He reports wheat worth $3.50 per
bushel in Meico!
What do our poor devils Of farmers,
who are selling their wheat to-day for
40 to 80 cents per bushel, think OF
that? If a farmer in Mexico owed
$1,000 secured by a mortgage on his
farm, and farmer in Minnesota was
in the same fix, which would have the
best show to save a home for his chill
dren?
What are all theories of finance
good for in the face of such a ques-
tiOn?
What have all the wars and migra-
tions been for ,since the time of julius
Caesar, and for ten thousand years be-
fore that date? TO secure land. The
swarms Of Germans who, 1000 years
ago, With their families in covered
wagons. encountered the great Roman
general, as they were invading what is
now northern Italy, told him they did
not want to make war or hurt any
one, but they wanted lond-land-a
home! That is what brought us or our
ancestors from Europe. Home! The
dearest spot on earth. Land-shelter,
food for wife and little ones.
Here are two theories Of govern
ment. One secures the home to the
owner and keeps the wife and chill
dren out of the poor house. The 9TH
er drives them off the land and turns
the property over to some idle devil
for one-fourthi sits value;--some
money-lender who never did a days
work on it. never built a house, or a
fence, or dug a we'll, planted a tree,
or raised bushel of grain.
Which is best?j A condition which
gives the farmer $l.s0 for his wheat,
or condition which gives him so
cents for it? Which do you think you
ought to vote for?
or course IL you owned mortgage
On Mexican's farm, and wanted to
get the farm for one-fourth what it
was worth, you would be glad to see
the Mexican's grain worth but SO
cents per bushel, instead Of 1.SO; and
if YOU could do this by making the
Mexican dollar worth four times what
it is worth. you could establish daily
paper, and get the Mexican to sub
scribe for 1t; and give him a hundred
excellent and conclusive reasons why
the change should be made; and if he
was fool enough to vote to help you
along in your scheme he would de-
serve to die of starvation. That is
the way God disposes of the fools.
Darwin called it 1.-THE survival of the
tittest." 1t might be called the pres
eryation Of the higher standard of the
human race, by the elimination Of
the idiots.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

nonsense. It Is also nonsense to claim
that our coins have only the commod-
ity value there. The currency of one
country. like the postage stamps, can
not be used In another. A 5 cent
postage stamp would carry a letter
from Benson, Minn., to Greece
through half dozen countries, but
this is in consequence Of treaty stipp-
lations. Without this the value of
the American stamp would cease
when the western shore Of the Allan
tic was reached.
When We were preparing to go to
Europe in lSSS.we first went to bank
in St. Paul and bought bills of ex-
change on London. AS soon as the
steamer had left the port Of New
York, We were notified, by one of the
officers of the vessel, that if we had
any American money in our pockets,
we could take it to the purser of the
ship and he would give us English
money in exchange for it. On our re-
turn, this process was reversed and we
snapped our English money for
American money.
We trust we have sufficiently an
swered our correspondents question.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
EXPORTS OF SILVER.

Editor Representatives:
Your time must be fully taken IN
at present, and no doubt it is impos-
Ing on human nature for us plebians
to try your patience by asking hard
questions; but there never has been a
time, since l was q boy, when people
were hunting after facts as they are
now. To get the truth we must look
to those who are capable to give it.
Can The REPRESENTATIVE give the
amount OF silver bullion that has
been shipped from the United States
to England during the last ten years,
with the price at which it was sold.
and also the amount it would have
brought at $l.29 per ounce showing
the gain to English trade and the loss
to our balance OF trade. (Perhaps the
Silver knight. at Washington, can get
the exact figures Also reasonable
estimate OF the amount this country
has lost and England gained by the
depreciation in the value of wheat ex-
ported during the same time, and, if
possible, the same on cotton. These
three items will do for one lesson.
-Populist Farmer.
Red Wing, MINI.
We cannot give the exports of silver
to England for the past ten years, but
here are the figures of the total ex-
ports Of silver to all countries, during
that period:
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THE VALUE OF OUR COIN
ABROAD,

We have received the following lei.
ter:
Editor Representatives:
l have had an argument with a
Republican Tor gold standard mani
on the money ques tion. and we have
left it for you to decide. My opponent
says our silver dollars will circulate in
any gold standard country, Or any ma
tion on earth for 100 cents on it's face
value, and | say they will not. Who is
right? Will you please answer this in
the next number of The REPREsEN-
TATIVE.
Please answer this question thor
oughly as many of them use it to build
all their lies upon.
Swift county will go 16 to for free
silver. Yours Respectfully,
F. H. KRULL.
Benson Mimi. Sept. 8.
In reply we would say that our coins
do not circulate abroad as money,
whether made Of gold or silver any
more than the coinage Of England cir.
culates here. We lived in the British
Isles for several months in 1888. and 1
did not see in all that time single
OOAu VI O0uA uVUC VI duy
SORT Foreign coins do not circulate
in this country. II our correspondent
should happen to receive an English
sovereign. or acFrench five franc
piece. he could not use it at the stores
of Benson. for the merchants would
not know what It's real value was; he
would have to take it to some banker
or dealer in money;aand he would re-
ceive it at its value in the country to
which it belonged, less a discount to
cover the cost Of exchange and trans
portation.
It is claimed by some that our
American legal-tender silver dollar
would only be worth So cents, because
that Is the bullion value of the metal
In 1t, but this is not true. The Lon
don banker who would take it would
know that 1t was worth 100 cents In
New York. and he would give 100
cents for 1t, less the cost Of transpor-
tation to New York.
All the talk which We hear so much
4 about the dollar that is good In
Europe" In 80 far 40 1t implies that
our coinage circulates In Europe, is all
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
SIGNIFICANT.

We heard Of gentleman in Mime.
apolis, a supporter Of the gold stan
dard, who had three hundred men in
his employment. He notified them
that they were at liberty to vote as
they pleased and that he would not
coerce them in any way, and subse-
quently he requested his foreman to
let him know, simply for his own in
formation. how they stood. Ten days
afterward the foreman reported that
ninety per cent of them acre for Bryan,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
THE DOUBLE PATH.
FORMED BY THE FEET OF GREA1
MAN,

FORMED BY THE FEET OF GREAT
MAN.
BOston's streets, it is said, were
built along the lines Of the original
paths made by the cows through the
brush; and as the COW has not the
wild-gOose's instinct to go in straight
lines, the streets are correspondingly
crooked. We were reminded of this
historical fact by being told that a
couple Of singular tracks extend from
the Penny Press building to the door
of GROCERY on the opposite side of
the street. One of these is comparative
ly straight; the other, while pursuing
the same general direction, 'wabbles''
considerably, and crosses the first in
diversified and picturesque manner,
that has astonished the Board of
Street Commissioners and provoked
inquiry on the part of the scientists
of Minneapolis. Investigation has
solved the problem. 1t has been dis
covered that the first line was made
by "Bub' Williams, editor Of the
Penny PressD as he moved forward to
the achievement of his hourly whiS-
key. The second line, with it's mean
behring's, represents tue track made by
the same great man as he returned
loaded with liquid damnation. for
the enlargement Of his gall-bag and
the preparation Of his editorials.
II the Penny Press keeps "Bub'
much longer the city will have to fill
up the tracks with asphalt, or 8
crevice will be formed that may reach
down to those primal fires that are pa
tiently waiting for Bulbs" indurated
stomach and hob-nailed liver.
In the meantime the public view
the double tracks with delight and ad-
miration; and murmur softly to each
other the words Of the poet:
Straight is the line of duty.
Curved is the line Of beauty.
Walk by the first, and you shall see
The second will over follow thee"
1t is Bulbs" duty to society to
load up;" and il he PERSISTS in doing
SO the time will soon come when not
only the line Of beauty will follow him
but his charming figure will be sur.
rounded by choice assortment OF
snakes of all sizes and colors.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
A MOTHER POINTER.

Mr.. A. M. Huston, Secretary of the
Bryan Bimetaliic Club, of Grinnell,
Iowa, adds at the close Of a private
letter, dated S pit. IA:
Iowa Is no longer doubtful. 1t
will give 25,0o0 majority for Bryan"
Iowa used to give $4,000 Republic
can majority. 1t has been rock-ribbed
In the faith. Even Weaver had but
5000 votes in it in 1892. To have
made it even doubtful, in 1896, is a
victory. TO carry it will be an i'm.
menSe triumph.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
GOOD NE us.

M. Bryan wIl speak en- Minnesota
Oct. 10. He will be in St. Paul, and
Minneapolis, and Duluth, and will
make short speeches probably at
Winona and Austin, on his way to and
FROM the state.
Arrangements should be made to
run special trains and all hands should
turn OUT
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
DON'T FORGET.

Be sure to send some money to the
Peoples Party State Central Commit
tee. CODE Building, St. Paul. They
are as poor as poverty; and need
money badly. All this talk about the
silver barons paying out millions to
help Bryan is pure nonsense. Not a
penny has come into Minnesota from
any such source
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

world. It was these things, not hos
Utility to Mr.. Bryan, which made us, at
st. Louis, urge that we put up our own
ticket and unite on electors. There
are two months between election day
and the date in January when the
electoral vote is cast. and in that time
there would have been no difficulty in
uniting the whole vote on Mr.. Bryan or
any one else.
But the of1ce-seekers triumphed and
the future is dark for cur party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
$2U2,3l6,45O

f2U2, 1916, $50
If we will call the average price of
silver, during these ten years, 60 cents
on the dollar, ut is now about Sd
cents) then we have sustained loss
OF about ~ per cent on this total of
1902, 316. 450, which is equal to $SO,92S,-
$50. In other words we have. during
the last ten years. made Europe
present of nearly one hundred million
dollars of the value of the white
metal, extracted from the mountains
Of the United States! This has been
really generous on our part But
then we are so rich! And our govern
ment has been run, under the leader
ship of Cleveland and Sherman, in the
interest OF Great Britain and not in
the interest OF the American Repub-
lie! You will of course vote to con-
tinue this system.
Our exports Of wheat for the year
1894 were 165,622, 233 bushels, and the
average export price was 81 cents, and
it therefore yielded this country $11O,.
$685. 1885, II. But we lost on the reduced
price Of our silver $50, 926, $50. or ecithin
thirty million dollars Of the ratae of all the
acheat ,ce shipped abroad in 1914!
No wonder the land is covered with
mortgages, and that the very men
who will vote for Mckinley next
November. will have patches On the
seats Of their pants. They ought to
have them. They ought to be as rag
ged as Lazarus.
The Chicago Daily News (gold-bug)
Almanac, for 1896, estimates the total
value of the wheat, corn. oats, rye,
barley, buckwheat, tobacco, potatoes.
hay, and cotton. raised in the United
States in 1894, at 81, 1854, 423. 1876: and, as
the prices were reduced at least one
nalf. it follows that the farmers of
the United States lost in 1884,, through
the gold standard, 1851 ,423, 79o. or
Nearly two billion doIlars!!!
And this does not include their
losses on cattle, hogs, horses, sheep,
wool, poultry, eggs, garden stuff: or
the $50, 926, $50 lost on the price OF sill
YER: or the billions Of dollars lost in
the price Of land and lots and houses
and personal property.
Go up and vote for it to continue
sonny!
con with the dance!
Let joy be uncOufned.
Hurrah for Mckinley and the aims
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
A TRIBUTE OF FRIENDSHIP.

We are surprised to receive the
lines which appear In another column
from our old and honored friend, Hon.
Henry c. Waite, Of Stearns county,
MINI. We have known Mr.. Waite for
nearly forty years and never sus pected
him Of the divine gift Of poetry. His
lines are admirable. and are treasured
by us, because OF the kind spirit Of
friendship they manifest.
1t is one Of the great pleasures of
advanced years to find the friends of
our youth approaching and sus staining
u.s.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
WELCOME.

We are glad to learn that our old
friend, Henry Vincent, who made
such success Of Coxey's 'Sound
Money" newspaper, at Massillon, Ohio,
Is now editing the Silver Tribune"
of Parkersburg, w. Va.
We welcome him back to the edi-
torial fold, and wish him the immense
success which lie deserves.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
GREAT PROSPERITY.

Dun & Co. say in their last report:
Failures for the past week have
been 3l7 in the United States, against
2l3 lastyear.
More than fifty per cent increase.
Isn't it time to make a change? Or
shall we stand still until the last bus i.
ness man is bankrupted?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

bullion. at the ratio Of le to l, will dis
appear, and the debtors can then pay
in silver. II silver is put down and
gold put up, by the defeat Of Bryan
the difference will grow greater. and
gold will sooner or later 60 to a prem
ium, and the gold mortgages will have
to be paid in gold at any figure to
which the bankers can force the prem
ium on the yellow metal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

Some one tells Us that our old
friend, William NJ. Smith, of Madison
Lake, Blue Earth county, has been
nominated for the House. We have
not seen the item, but We hope it is
true. a better man cannot be found
in the state-active, intelligent, hon
est and energetic.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

Hereafter your name will be taken
from the list promptly when the time
expires, without notice. Ii you do
not wish to mis-, number be sure to
renew week or two before your sub
scriptiOn expires. We are compelled
to take this course for many reasons.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
THE ENDLESS DEBATE.

Look at the crowds on the street
corners in every city of the Union dis
CuSStng the money question!
There never was such campaign
as this in the his DRY of the human
race.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
25). 900 readers, and we will guarantee
you Minnesota for Bryan and Lind
and every honest man on the ticket.
GOOD.

The new subscribers are rolling in
at rapid rate from all parts Of the
United States. We have just received
large club from Cincinnati. Ohio.
Even far away Idaho is adding largely
to our list.
Keep it up, gentlemen. We can
stand it If you can,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

Mr.. Bryan is making campaign for
which there is no parallel in the his
tory of the United States. Aud his
voice remains clear and his health
good. His election is a certainty.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

First DiStrict-P. FITZPATRICK.
Second District-FRANK A. DAY.
Third DI>trict-H. J. PECK.
Fourth DistrIc-F. ii. CLARKE.
Sixth DiStrict-CHAS. A. TONNE.
Seventh District-E. T.. LOMMEN.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

At St. Paul Mr.. j. z. White will re-
ceive SUBS criptions for The REPRE-
SENTATIVE, at Ills office, 249 East
Eighth street.
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Balance above all charges 81, 400, 379 I

Balance above all charges IS, 400, 1919
Think of that! While oats have
been worth ten cents bushel and
wheat 40 cents I'm Minneapolis), the
gross earnings Of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad Company ~mcfeasea.
during the last gear, ocer Jdue million three
hundred thousand dollars
Aud after paving its operating cx'
pcnses, and taxes and interest and
premiums on bonds purchased, 1t has q
clear balances left Of ~, 400, sSs. 1sU
And it prohibits the sale Of frec-sii-
yer literature ON It's trains!!! OF course
it does.
And every session Of the Legislature
ovcrfiows with its agents, sent there
to corrupt and control the members,
and bribe them to betray the people
with part OF that FIVE million dollars
of clear profit stolen from tho pro-
ducersl!il
And there are those who Say there
Is no issue but free silver; and no need
for direct legislation. or the continued
existence Of the Peoples Party!E!!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

Lind makes a great impression
wherever he speaks.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

There are just six weeks from now
until election. BE up and doing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
HOW 1T PLUMBERS THE PEG
PIE.
Read this:

Read TINS:
The thirty-second annual report Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
just issued, shows an increase In gross
earnings over last year Of s., 34j, 459,
and increases in net earning Of 81, 49,
4O4, and an increase 10 operating ex-
penses of $2.633,O54. Total freight
earnings were t23,Ss7 $3.50, and total
passenger earnings $6.l47.678. The
financial statement for the year is as
follows:
Gross earnings. ........ .$32, 6s1 1925. SO
Operating expenses Qn-
GLIDING taxes). .......... 1876. 6O8. "a
Net earnings. ..$13, OO5 "a
Income from othe + sources. 64,857.13
Taxes. ................... 19,676, 8OS on
Fixed charges
interest on
bonds. so, gil, 92S.1S
Premium on
bonds pur-
chased. 49,. 57,560.00 1868, 4ss.1s
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TEN CENTS,

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GET UP CLUBS AT ONCE.
Send us the money for so copies for
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The paper will be radiant with facts
and fire. We will not abuse candi.
dates. but we shall meet and crush
the arguments Of our adversaries. II
we assail the pismircs that have been
biting us it will be more for fun than
fury. We have been like tie Scotch
clergyman,who, preaching In the open
air, found those industrious insects
had climbed up the legs OF his pants.
beloved brethren" dancing around
and beating himself vigorously, IL
trust hsvc the word Of God in my
mouth, but 1 am sure 1 have the devil
In my breeches.''
There is where the Williamses and
tho Stacys. and the Ayers and the
Owenses have been at work white We
werc preaching the gospel of a people
delivcrance. We shall sit down on
them. They consplrt d to take us at
an unfair advantage. We shall Star
them whIlc wc continue the sermon.
Vyos soaht to carry Minnesota push thu
circulation Of THE REPRESENTATIVE,
II has educated tho people In the
past. It will educate thcm In the tn.
turc. The tanner observed "there Is
no suhs titute for leather" We rise
to remark:-''there is 10 substitute
for The REPRESENTATIVE"
IL 10 buttered thunder. Tho chill.
dren cry for IL.
Pay up what you owe, and scnd u
big club Of Subscribers, and give us
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23

For President
WILLIAM j. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice President
THOMAS e. WATSON,
q! GeOrQia
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-23
BOOMING!
The Representative Whooping it
Up-Get Up Clubs.

We are glad to announce that our
paper Is growing at a tremendous
rate. The great heart Ut the People 8
Party Of the Northwest beats in SYM
patny with u.s.. We are here TO Stay
In our despair over the base aud
shameful way in which we were treat
cd at ST. Louis. by Owen and his con-
federAtes, we were ready to throw up
the whole work in disgust. The
shocking insratitude sickened our
very heart. 1t seemed to us, for a
time, as ii there was no good in man.
Az the very period wien we were toll
ing tremendously for others, and ask-
h.g n0ti.t,ey u. return, those we served
aiShunor us. Since then our enem eS
have beeu scattered and driven back
we will live to bury the last one Of
them, aye, under the muck-hea OF
their own base and maiodorous MEM
cries.
This paper is necessity.
WE MUST MAKE OUR 10000 CIR
CULAlION $1,000.
With five readers for each copy that
will mean
A QUARTER OF A MILLION READERS
That is as many as the number Of
voters IN Minnesota who read English.
We ,ciN turnssh The paper for t,co months