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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
Columbia, Feb. Is, 1896.
SHORT AND SHARP.

S. c. Dow, Walcott, Rice county,
Mimi, writes: Enclosed please find one
dollar greenback to extend my subscrip-
ton. I am seventy-seven years of age and
have enlisted for life in the peoples cause.
So you count on me until the end"
J. c. McCoon, Burtrum, Mimi, says:
Enclosed please find postoffice order for
four more three months subscribers to the
best reform paper printed. It is making
lots of converts in this neck of the woods,
as the returns next fall will show"
c. F. Stevenson, chairman Peoples Par
ty County committee, Yankton, s. D.,
writes: II take twenty-three Populist pa
pers, and 1 think the Representative is
the best of ALL.
II send herewith my 81 for another year.
as I cannot very well keep house without
The Representative. l know what the
able men Of our time are doing and say
ing. BY the way, Napoleon once said, he
would rather have a newspaper on his
side than 1000 bayonets.
Nov let me say that if we don't go be-
fore the people preaching the initiative
and referendum, as the first part of the
platform program, we will not carry the
people with U.S."
S. G. Bertilrud, Ross, Roseau county,
Mimi, writes Ion the 2Sth we are going
to have a Peoples Party meeting in our
LOWHSulp, dHu IihC NClJ IAiuSh
to have sent me a bundle of Representa-
tives, as we intend to raise club for
your paper. The Representative will soon
be sent into nearly every English reading
family in our county think-that is. If
few more will take hold and help us along.
We are all poor here, but possess strong,
good will, and all think the Representative
is the greatest paper published"
Peter Shipman. lie Sueur Center, Mimi,
writes: g ITO make break into that
plutocratic stronghold, 1 think we should
make an attack upon the public official
salaries all along the line and agitate the
reduction thereof to a reasonable COM
parison with the earnings of the producers
It is q most vulnerable point and every
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
A DISGUSTED AMERICAN.
CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA

CONDITIONS In CALIFORNIA.
Hon. J. M. Bowler sends us a COPY of
part of letter from an old friend once
one of the pre-emptors of the townsite of
Nininger, Mimi, but for many years past
resident of California, to his brother Mr..
Samuel Ca1eff at Bird Island, Mimi. We
take pleasure in publishing it.
My Dear Brother
The Representative is also a
welcome visitor. The Cartoon, in the last
number received, where the voter has de-
vised a machine to kick himself. is the full
est and most forcible illustration of the
folly of the old party voter that has ever
come before me. 1t should be posted on
every church and school house in the coun-
try. 1t is holding the mirror up to nature
in no uncertain style.
Being thoroughly Disguised with party
drill % years ago, and all the time growing
more so times get harder / can realize
the shame and disgust of one who has been
aroused from that state of lethargy that
has so long beclouded the understanding of
the average voter.
The more 1 see of politics the more dis
guSted 1 become with the American people
with all of their boosted intelligence. Were
1 young man 1 would go at once to the
Antipodes where they have a government
of, for, and by the people.
To show you what vile legislation has
done here: When we had free coinage of
silver, wages for labor as follows:
Common labor, $4 per day; carpenters, Sc per
day; brick masons 81 per day, and all
kinds of farm produce brought prices in pro-
portion. Now there is no demand for labor
at any price, money is scarce as hens teeth
and business at low ebb. Yours truly,
Henry Caleff.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
A WISE SUGGESTION.

The Des Moines Qowa) Farmers Trib-
une, the oldest reform paper west of the
Mississippi, gives out good advice when
it says
Now that the work of uniication of
the reform forces has been so we'll begun,
we trust that our committeeman and
friends generally will be considerate
about calling nominating conventions,
state, district and county. Let no mis-
takes be made. Call no nominating con-
ventions until after the national con-
ventions have been held; and not then
until after full, fair and free consulta-
ton has been had with all the elements
interested in the union movement. If
the St. Louis conventions unite upon
common ticket-which is now practical
ly settled-the union will extend, neces-
sarily, to state, district and county tick
cts. This will be found necessary in Or
der to elevate us into one great, harmo-
NOUS and permanent political force
strictly on the reform line and outside Of
the old party organizations.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
PURIFY THE PRIMARIES.
ELECTION REFORMS DISCUSSED AZ
THE NORMAL HAII1 MEETING.

ELECTION REFORMS DISCUSSED AT
THE NORMAL HALL MEETING.
At the non-partisan meeting at Normal
College hall Saturday evening, addresses
were made by Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen, on
Difficulties in Reform Prof. Maria Sam
ford, on civil Service Reform in Relation
to WOrkingmen." and Hon. S. NJ. Owen, ON
1.-THE Citizens of a Republic
The audience was large and very enthus-
iastic and the remarks of the speakers were
greeted with applause
Rev. Gjertsen gave a vivid description OF
the present state Of holding the Primary
meetings or caucuses which he said were
packed before hand and engineered by the
professional politician and ward heller" in
the interest of the political trickster. The
remedy for all this he said was for the
people to council among themselves, hold
neighborhood meetings and decide whe
among them should represent them in the
offices and then, insist upon their election.
He advised the people that when the old
parties failed to do good work to do with
them the same the farmer the me-
chanic would do with old out
tool; to throw it in the scrap pile and take
a new one with keen sharp edge that was
in condition to do work. The politicians
were continually working up strife among
the people, trying to turn the Irish against
the Scandinavian, the Norwegian against
the Swede and the Yankee against the
foreigner, when the motto from all cit
liens should be "Our Country"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

Hon. William D. Kelly, M. G., "Father
of the House," Republican, told Hon.
Gilbert de la Martyr. ex-M. c., that
the part of the original bill of 1873,
which demonetized silver, was in the
handwriting of the British banker,
Ernest Seyd!
Oh thou internal liar!
And his son said Seyd was not guilty
OF corrupting Congress! He would
have been a miserable sort of son il
he had not said so much to shield his
1ather's memory,-yes and sworn to it
toO-which he did not.
And you are going to drive "the
silly Populists into their holes!" In
deed! Well Horn, of the New York
Tribune, attempted that with Harvey,
and they had debate, and where is
Horr now? Has anybody heard any
thing from him during the last six
months? Before that he was diffused
over the continent. The very clouds
re-echoed.--''Horr! Horr! Horr!"
He filled all space. But he has retired
into has hole,-and drawn the hole in
after him; and Plutocracy has sta
toned sentries to keep the unthink-
ing from disturbing his last resting
place.
An6 if you are not yet satisfied that
you and your crowd are lot of hire
ling, dishonest, prevaricating, lying
knaves, just challenge the Peoples
Party to another debate, and we will
try to find ''silly Populist" some
where. some obscure David, to meet
your Goliath, and bore some sense in
to his head with the sling Of truth
and the pebble of logic.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
A PROPER QUESTION.
Editor REPRESENTATIVE:

Editor Representative:
l hear and read great deal about the
awful condition the people would be
brought to if the "crazy s:lverites' should
succeed in having the free coinage OF sill
yer inflicted ON this country.
Mexico, Japan and China are held up as
awful examples of what our condition
would be should such financial conditions
exist.
Now, want to ask the following ques-
ton: Is the condition of the Mexican
any better or worse at the present time
than it was at the time when the bullion
value of the Mexican silver dollar was
equal if not greater than the bullion val
lie of the American gold dollar. l asked
the Inter Ocean, of Chicago, this same
question several weeks ago but the ques-
ton was evidently consigned to the
waste basket. 1t seems to me that the
Inter Ocean is getting lukewarm on the
silver question, and perhaps it would be
no injustice to conclude that it has been
"seen' by somebody. Respectfully yours,
Michael Hickey.
National Home. Wis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
THE OTHER SIDE.

HERE IS MAN DOUBTS THE Eff
REFERENDUM.
VIM. S. Tuescher, Of Allegany, Pa,
writes to Sound Money, Massillon,
Ohio, as follows:
Kindly give me space in your valu-
able paper to express few thoughts
of general interest to reformers. or
late|it seems to be the general belief
that the Initiative and the Referen-
dun ought to be made the first plank
in the next Peoples Party platform,
and it is certainly very gratifying to
see the Populists drift in that direc-
ton. But, as native of SwitZe ria nd
let ME say it here and say it emphat-
ically, that the Initiative without the
Referendum is of no benefit, and the
Referendum, if adopted and put on
the statute books this day could not
pass one law in this country under
our present condition, and therefore
not too much of our ammunition
should be wasted on it.
Albert Bushnell Hart tells US of the
gra tifying results in Switze rland, but
there are vastly different conditions
in that country than in ours. will
give you four facts and L hope every
advocate of the Referendum 81. A.
Wayland not accepted) will stick a pin
in every one of them.
In Switzerland C) the Money-pOwer
don't control the government and the
press and consequently legislation. ~
A ward-heeler is an unknown animal
and the politician don't carry the peo-
pie in his vest pocket. (3) The minis
ter in the pulpit don't preach for
mammon. (D A man don't run for
office.
These four "don'ts" ought to show
us that the referendum, If given us
today would be a complete failure,
and also show that it is financial re-
form and a true Nazarenean religion
is needed. To speak with Bro. Pass
more, I'VE must turn this grand ma
tion out of the channel Of anarchy,
crime, oppression and ruin into the
channel of her God-given million Of
civilization"
But my dear sir, in the name of our
Lord, as long as Populist leaderst are
hunting for office, as long as they
think they are greater than their par
ty. as long as they stab each other in
the back every chance they get, and
as long as all this is permitted by the
Populist party, just so long will that
party be the rankest of frauds. Let
us sincerely hope that seltishness may
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

sensible man is getting walked up to it,
even In the G. o. p. We advocated it
here In lie Sueur county since 1890, and
It was feared and fought by the gang the
nercest OF anything we could bring to
bear against them, as it would offer the
people chance to reduce taxation. Have
you followed the Barney Gibbs articles
on that point in the Southern Dallas)
Mercury? If you will publish it, will
write an article in the near future on
that point and will quote largely from
Barnett Gibbs and give his views from a
Democratic standpoint, and invite discus
sion on the point. Renville county can
furnish good precedent and H. v. Poore
can give us some of their valuable expert
ence OF how they managed to reduce pub
lie salaries"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
IMPORTANT.

Mr.. Aver, Secretary Of the Peoples
Party State League, reports that the
contri buttons to the political fund
while coming in fairly we'll are not as
large as they should be. We hope
those who receive letters will be
prompt and liberal in replying to
them. 1t is money that makes the
mare co." and there is no use of or
ganizing a League ii you give them
nothing to work with. Their hands
are tied.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

prodigious war, to be paid for out Of
the taxes Of the people and with their
hearts blood: and for what? For the
benefit of the Plutocracy Of Europe
and America.
A pretty game OF fraud, deception
and robbery.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

A Populist asks us which is the best
Populist paper in the United States.
Though there are many good POpulist
papers in the United States, and not a
single bad one that we have seen, the
Minneapolis Representative" edited by
Ignatius DonneEy, is the best. 1t has
six pages of matter, of seven columns
each; and the letterpress is of the quail
ity that commands attention. No one
writes like Donnelly, and Donnelly
writes like no one else; no one can write
as he does. It's subscription price is 81
year, and ten cents will enable you to
have it long enough to find out what a
superior paper it is.
"Wit, pathos and poetry" are on the
editorial page, and that sublimity that
characterizes the words of an earnest,
honest, able man combating giant
wrongs. Donnelly is a host in himself,
and 1.-The Representative" is his weapon,
and mighty weapon it is.-The Helena
Montana NeWS)
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
THE OFFICIAL CALL
For the National Convention Of the PEOPLES
Party.

The members of the Peoples Party and
an others who favor its principles are in
territories and choose delegates and alter
mates under the methods and upon the
basis Of apportionment as hereinafter pre-
at st. Louis, NO., on July %, A. D. 1896. for
the purpose of. adopting a. platform and
nominating candidates for president and
transacting such other business as may
properly come before them. The number
of delegates apportioned to each state by
the national committee under the basis
adODted is as follows.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26

The several territories and the District of
Columbia shall be entitled to each.
The state committee in each state and ter
ritory is charged with the duty of promul-
eating this call in their respective states
and territories, and determining the method
of choosing said delegates whether by state
conventions at large or in congressional dis
tricts or both. The officers of the state and
district conventions are urged to send names
of delegates as soon as chosen to the chair
men of the national committee. All creden-
tials to the national convention shall be
signed by the chairman and secretary of the
convention which selected the delegates.
Signed III. E. Taubeneck,
Chairman National Committee Peoples
Party.
Attest: j. II. Turner,
Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
The RED LAKE RESERVATION -

Will be opened on MAY 1st. 1896. TO AC-
TUAL SETTLERS. DO you know WHAT IL
is? WHERE 1T is? HOW IT Is TO BE AC-
CURED? If not. read a general Descrip-
ton in FREE HOMES For FREE PEG
PIE written by Practic Surveyor and
Land Examiner: giving also the Land Laws
in synopsis, the system of Land Surveys,
and tells how to LOCATE YOUR OWN
CLAIM. Book with LARGE MAP. only 70
cents: mailed on receipt of price. W. p.
HORTON. si3 Lumber Exchange, Mime
aDOliS, Mimi,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
WE NOW HAVE OUT OUR THIRD
EDITION (CopyrighteD OF THE
Hunters and TrapperS' Guide

1t is hand sOnely illustrated. tits invalu-
able to old and young. The knowledge it
contains won ID be cheap at ten times the
price. 1t tells how to successfully ira and
poison all kinds of fur-bearing animals.
We paid $50 for one prescription. How to
tain high prices; how to dress them for
clothing; how to render the fats and their
uses: the proper season for catching fur
bearing animals; the best places in North
America to hunt. fish and trap; how to
skin and cure beef hides and calf skins,
deer. antelope, etc.. to bring high prices;
how to shear and dip sheep; how to dress
fowls, wild game and fish for the market.
The hunter. sportsman. trapper. butcher,
farmer or sheep-raiser who does not want
this book has no ambi ii on for knowledge.
Cloth Bound, post paid SO cts.
Leather Bound. post paid. o. cts.
One-half price to our Shippers. We will re-
fund to those who paid full price. Address
NORTHWESTERN HIDE & FUR CO.,
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
t give way to principles and man

hood.
am heartily in favor Of union Of
reform forces, but beware that there
is not q snake in it and that the men
that want silver only don't absorb the
Omaha platform and make it farce.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26
THE MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTA-
TIVE

Bishop, Cal, Feb. 2. 1896.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-26


d generally.
Judas Iscariot was one of the
earliest Christians; The carried the
bag" before Christ; and therefore he
could not have betrayed Christ to his
death for bride of thirty pieces of
silver.
Benedict Arnold was an American
patriot and lost leg fighting for the
liberty of his country; therefore the
story of Andre bribing him to deliver
up West Point for British gold must be
all lie.
John Sherman went into Congress a
poor and honest man, and denounced
the Money.power savagely; ergo, he
could not have sold out to the Money
power; and therefore he is not worth
millions-although he has them.
This is old party aryunae MT! God save
the mark!
''Mr. Seyd was not in the United
States at all during the Congress
which discussed the coinage law of
1872 But Mr.. Frederick A. Lucken-
bach, of Denver, s,uore that Seyd told
him he was there: that he came over
with s500,O00 furnished by the Bank Of
England, 30 bride Congress to pass the
bill; that he did bribe them, and they
did pass the bill And Senator
Dawes, Of Mass. United States Sena-
tor, Goldite and Republican, stated on
the floor of the United States Senate.
part l, Vol. Up. 1875 Congress. Record),
that Ernest Sevd, twas here at that
time and has been here since;" and
David A. Wells, goldite and Republi-
can, stated, in the Forum. that Seyd
twas in this country in 1872" and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

dalls. heads the comedy forces. The
favorite actress, Viola Allen, remains
the leading lady; our old friends, w.
H. Crompton, so well remembered i'm
1.-THE Lost Paradise" and May Rob
son, the excellent eccentric actress, are
still with the company; the soubrette
is Ida Conquest, said to be a very
pretty blonde Other prominent play
ers in the company are Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen, Jane Harwar, Ellen Gail,
Katherine Mulkins, Lottie Nicholl,
Robert Edeson, Ferdinand Gottschalk,
E. Y. Backus, J. L. Finney, Charles
Young, Walter Day and George Pierce.
Robert Edeson, who plays the role
Of the bold, bad man in the Empire
company, is a son of George Edeson,
the favoTfte stage manager of the
Grand last season. He is a stalwart,
athletic young fellow, and his photo
graphs may be found in the collections
of all matinee girls. No matter how
much these matinee girls may come to
know about an actor, there are quite
often some facts that they do not hap
pen upon. II was ON tour a. year ago"
said Mr. Edeson the other day, to a
San Francisco reporter, when, after
receiving several large punches of
roses at the matinee from an unknown
admirer, I was one afternoon at the
theatre considerably surprised to find
waiting for me a large silver set of
hair brushes, button-hooks, hand mir
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

Consumption is disease caused by
impurity of the blood, and the first
thing to be done in it's treatment is to
make the blood pure, rich and whole
some That is half the battle. The
other half is the impregnation of the
blood with cleansing, healing, invigor-
ating medicines. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery does both. 1t first
puts the whole digestive system into
perfect order, rids it of all impurities,
and from the vantage ground so
gained, reaches out to every fibre of the
body and restores all to perfect vigor.
1t cures many Diseases simply because
many diseases spring from set of
common causes The same disorder
may lead to different symptoms in
different people. What might be only
a little indigestion in one person, may
combine with a slight cold in another
and result in consumption. A treat
ment that tones up the whole system is
always the safest. A medicine that
is good for the general health is pretty
sure to cure ordinary diseases.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30
.1.ong strike,, which will be used as a

Long Strike" which will be used as a
curtain raiser.-Mirror.
Mr.. Frederick Warde will commence
his sixteenth annual tour on September
the 21st at Richmond, Va. king Lear
will be the principal feature of his roper
toire until his new play, 1.-THE Rise of Is
kander," by w. D. Eaton of Chicago, is
ready for production.
Lewis Morrison produced Frederick
Brytons new play, 1.-THE Indian, in Hal
flax, n. S., on Tuesday last Judging from
press comments, the play scored sue
cess Mr. Morrison appeared I'm a dual
role-twin Indian brothers, one a west
Point graduate, the other an untamed
Sioux chief.-Mirror.
''Pudd r-head Wilson," the play which
the late Frank Mayo adapted from Mark
Twain's story, is to be sold at auction on
September l. After Mayo's death, his son,
Evans, who owns a half interest in the
play that he was DESTROYS of succeeding
his father in the title role. Mr.. Evans,
on the contrary, wished to send the play
out with Odell Williams in the part. Ne
gotiations then came to standstu and
the company enga ged to support Mr.. VIII
liams were released. All the original
scenery as well as the right to produce
the play, will be sold on september l.
Mirror.
The members of the Alexander Salvint
company have received official not1f1ca-
ton from Manager W. NJ. WilkiSon to the
effect that Mr. SalV1m is very III III !OI-
ence. Italy. After consultation his ply
sicians have ordered him to remain quiet
for a few months. He will probably re-
turn to this country in time to open on
or about November L Mr.. Salvini's i'll
ness was said to be of a nervous charac-
ter-caused by overwork and continual
nervous strain. 1t was reported yesterday
that a cablegram had been received d1-
rect from M. Salvini to the erect that ne
would make no tour of this country this
seaSon.-Mirror.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30
of the plays which Frohman brings
Stage WHISPERS.

E. H. Sothern opens his season at the
New York Lyceum Tuesday evening.
Flora Finlayson, who has just died
suddenly in San Francisco, was well
known here as undeGstudy to Jessie
Bartlett Davis.
Under the Polar STAR which Clay
NJ. Greene wrote ten years ago and Of
fered in vain to every manager in
New York, is an immense go. 1t was
produced by W. A. Brady.
Manager Rogers says he will open the
Grand for the season ON either Sep
tetmbeg- II, or Is. He expects to be
able TO announce his complete COM
pany during the coming week.
Mary Hampton will play Jane Learoyd
to the Moneypenny Of j. H Stoddart in
the condensed version of Boucicault's