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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

New York. June a-Ths ira os ~ s "
tain John u. Hart, the a"es., .n% With
lne ~ ,hs neutrality laws In proNihlng
slo'A r,ii.Iary expedition against inc
s sn.n,.h government In Cuba began TO-
AaN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
No PARDON FOR TnE "PUCK GANG
They Had Been Convicted OF Mur-
der and Crimiaal Assault.

Fort Smith. Ark. July l.-Rufus Puck.
Louie Davis. Lucky Davis, Naomi July
and sam sampson, comprising the Puck
sent Cleveland refusing % interfere. They
we're convicted OF murder and criminal
assault.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

rs,,.as,phla. June n.-Nat'onal Demo o-
nv ,ssa1Sman Harrity left for Chicago
crsu. ~ naon, he will arrive In chicago
,On morning and preside a, M
meetings Of the sue-comm', Ne o nnv
rhsrre Of arrangements Tor 'he ''"'e"'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

Boise, Idaho. June S0-willlam Kern
met an accidental death today at VIII
sons ranch, three miles from Boise He
was stacking hay. and a fork fell and
struck him on the hack. q tine piercing
bis body. He died In q few Minutes
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

Kenton, Ohio. June @.-The Eighth dis.
tr,ct congressional convention nominated
N. c. Kelvin Dunn OF Logan county for
congress. v. w. Aurriott and p. N. Crow
were elected delegates 60 the Chicago con-
ventIoa, Free silver carried everything.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
MAY BE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
senator BaSrIs IL the Chstce of the
silver Men.

Chicago, June @.-The Record today
prints the following:
Senator Harris, chairman Of the demo
cratic bimetRllic national committee. will
probably be the permanent chairman OF
the democratic national convention. This
is a part Of the program Of the silver
men. which includes the removal OF the
national democratic headquarters to Chi
csgo and the election Of Senator Jones OF
Arkansas as the chairman Of the national
committee TO succeed William +. Har-
fitN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
uSlnm Hsne.

Chicago. July i.-vice President steven.
son arrived here today on his way q
his home ct BLOOMINGTON. Tie declines q
express himself on political questions.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

v,c,or,a. n. G. July 1.-The Emprsss .. 9.
,.,,s rom japan, brings word OF me "
mn M ~ his government, Of slEnor CaiVo'
srsnIsh minister TO japan
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04

Waterloo. Iowa. June N Governor
Roses will not attend the Chicago convvn-
ton. He decided last night to yield his
position as head Of the Iowa delegation to
judge Van Wagner OF Sioux City.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
Lieutenant Thursten Dead.

Victoria, Il. c.. July i.-I.leutsnant
Thurston OF the United States steamer
Detroit died recently at Yokohama, ana
was buried with the usual honorn.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
BOYS OF SPOKANE PLAYED hall
Game at Nelson Won by a score al
10 60 8.

Nelson. n. C. July THE baseball game
here today between Spokane and Nelson
teams was won by spokane. Is to & The
Spokane boys outplayed the home team.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-04
ARE ON THEIR WAY TO CHICAGO
Train of California Delegates Dec
Grated With Many Hammers.

San Francisco, July The California
delegates to he democratic national con-
vcntion started for Chicago this evening.
The train was decorated with banners
and bunilnE and was escorted across the
hay by hand and the members of the
IroQuois club.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
Il DANGER SIGNAL.

1t is with pleasure we print in our
Forum. this week, a very valuable
communication from James Vincent,
Sr. OF Tabor, Iowa, one Of the vet
Grams in the great army of Reform:
and the father of the celebrated
Vincent boys" a family of editors,
who have done much for the cause
of humanity and good government.
Mr.. Vincent is advanced in years, but
his mind is as clear as ever; and he
points out real danger, which must
be carefully guarded against at ST..
Louis, on the 22d Of July.
We would call especial attention to
this letter. For the reasons stated
therein we shall probably have to
make the fight of the united ele-
ments, in many of the states, in the
name Of 'The Peoples Party" In
Minneso ta, for instance, a "Free-Sil-
yer party" would have to secure 1000
signatures to petitions before their
ticket could 60 on the official ballot,
because no such party had an exist
ence in 1894.
This whole thing must be carefully
studied,-or, as Mr. Vincent suggests,
the knaves may deprive us Of the
fruits Of victory il we are fortunate
enough to win the battle this fall.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01

gates Will come over and run the con-
vention for the 1921 Populist delegates
VINO represent million and half vote
already cast, and mere than that who are
ready to vote with u.s.
Send to that convention men with cool
heads; who do not slop over with camp
meeting enthusiasm every time they hear
a fine speaker talk. Let them understand
that you will hold them responsible for
the Peoples party organization and its
principles, and all will be well.
We are aware that many excellent
gentlemen and good Populists are
honestly of the opinion that it would
be good tactics to drop all other ques-
tions and make the battle on the sill
yer issue alone.
We appreciate the force Of their ar
guments and respect the honesty of
their motives. but we fear such
course would lose us hundreds of
thousands Of votes, especially among
the worgingmen of the cities. The
action of Tom Lucas in trying to build
up Socialistic, party, on the ground
that we were going to abandon the
Omaha platform, shows the danger of
taking retrogressive steps. 1t is as
important to hold on to the votes we
have as to reach out for others. We
must not initiate the dog in Esop's
fable, who grabbed at the shadow of
the beef-steak in the water and lost
the substantial piece Of meat in his
mouth. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
THE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW

In another column we publish in full
the new primary election law governing
political caucuses in Minnesota. Hereto
fore primary elections in this state have
been held according to the dictates of
voters and their committees, without the
supervision of law. They are now placed
on the same footing as the election prop
err and are governed down to details by
statute. There may be some disadvant-
ages and there are some advantages from
the law. One of the advantages is that
there is legal remedy for repeating"
and other infraction of caucus rules. Vot-
ers cannot vote at more than one caucus,
nor with more than one party. This in
a measure will restrict the evils of eau
Gus packing. One of the disadvantages
is that independent action is discouraged
The rule that voter can attend the pri-
mary of only one political party in
prevents voter from affiliating, for en-
ample, with an independent municipal
party on municipal issues, and again
with national party on national and
state issues. This in some cases might
work against that divorce of municipal
and national politics which seems de-
sirable. 1t will not prevent, however,
the placing of an independent local ticket
in the field by petition, if desired. hide
pendent action therefore will largely
come about that way rather than by cau-
Gus. The latter will be the method adopt
ed by the regular established parties.
Every Peoples party voter should make
himself familiar with the provisions of
this primary elections law. There are no
guardians and bosses in the Peoples
party to look after such things and it is
every mans patriotic and religious duty.
The provision should be thoroughly mas
tered and generally incuccated before eau
Gus and convention time. F. N, s.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
MEXICO AND THE UNITED
STATES.

The Hon. Michael Doran, the great
Mogul of Democracy, has just return.
ed from a months trip to Old Mexico.
He describes that country as i'm
mensely prosperous. He says it is al
most impossible to buy property
there. You approach a man to buy a
coffee plantation or anything of that
kind, and he simply won't listen to
you.' Mexico is on silver basis.
This is slightly different from the
condition of Minnesota and all the
United States, which are on gold
basis. Here you cannot sell property
of any kind for any price. We have
never heard, in the last twenty-five
years. of any competition at a mort
gage foreclosure sale, although the
mortgage usually represents but one
third of the supposed value. The
owner of the mortgage takes the
property for tho amount due, and
there is not single bid against him.
A prominent gentleman of Mime
apolis told US, the other day. that
Judge Flandrau had declared to him
that he, and others, in St. Paul, had
made up their minds not to attic mpt
to pay their taxes on unimproved
property. but just let it 60. In Min
neapolis the tax-list made up fifty -sir
pages of the Penny Press, closely
printed! We learn that Eastern tr ust
companies are on hand to buy up all
this vast array of properties for the
taxes; and il the Gold-buK rule con-
tinues three years longer. scarcely
particle of the lots or lands will be re-
deemed; and three-fourths of the
Twin-cities will pass into the hands of
nonresident capitalists; who are prob
ably the same chaps who own our local
daily papers, and employ the editors
to advocate the policies which have
brought this ruin upon the people.
The wonder is that man with the
intelligence Of Michael Doran can ad-
vOcate the continuance of such 8, s.
tenn. We say nothing of Judge Elan.
drau, for he is simply railroad at
torney and his br ain was ossitied long
ago. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
SENATOR CRONKHITE MIS-REP-
RESENTED.

We are glad to receive the following
letter from Senator Cronkhite. 1t is
a private communication, but great
many have a desire to know the truth
about the reports Lut forth concern
ing the Senator, and we therefore
take the liberty of publishing it.
HON. 1GNATIUs DONNELLY:
Your letter duly received. l wish
to say that, despite all gossip to the
cOntrary.I am still Populist; and ex-
pect to stand by its colors.
have refrained from saying any
thing touching this matter; not wish
ing to reopen it. I believe you have
passed through similar ordeals, and
can appreciate my feelings. l hope
the silver forces will come in with US.
1t was this amalgamation of forces
that Tom Carter had reference to
when he said, 1.-THE Republican party
will have no walk away in 1896"
Your friend, J. @. CRoNH1TE.
Argyle, Mimi, March %.
The republican politicians would be
glad to have it unders TODD that the
Populist forces are falling to pieces,
and seize upon every jocular or un-
guarded word to make it appear that
there is a stampede of our men to
their lines. But that is not true.
Never were our forces more united or
more enthusiastic; and we are glad to
know that Senator Cronkhite proposes
to stand by the Peoples Party to the
end. The Senator is a man of great
energy, and is capable of much useful
ness to the cause Of right. I, D,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
Il GOOD CHOICE.

The Republican party, while advo-
eating the pernicious doctrine of con-
traction of the currency and the gold
STANDARD, contains nevertheless great
many pleasant, excellent gentlemen.
Foremost among these is Mr.. George
Thompson, proprietor Of the St. Paul
Dispatch, a courteous, whole-souled,
man. who has made his paper splen-
did success; and who has just been
elected one Of the four delegates at
large of the G. 0. p. to St. Louis. It
is pity to see such a man controlled
by circumstances to the support Of
deadly and destructive doctrines. We
prophecy that before two years roll
around the Dispatch will be one Of
the leading advocates Of Free-Silver
in the United States. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
TO RUSH THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE.

We understand that at the time of
the recent gathering of Republicans
in Minneapolis, the other day, from
all parts of the state, in their private
conferences, their souls were greatly
exercised by the reports which reach
REsENTATIvE was making every
where in the old party vote; and it
was conceded that they must do all
they could to head it off: and so the
order has gone out to persuade all Re-
publicans who have been taking the
paper to stop it at once. They claim
ed that there were number Of weak.
minded men, or men in debt to bank
ers and others, who could be bulldozed
into refusing the paper, even where
some one else had paid for it for them.
If they took it for three months their
eyes would be opened! And so the
light must be shut out or the party
was ruined.
What is your policy friends? To see
that the paper gets into every house
in the state. II they are afraid to
subscribe lend it to them, and the
holder Of the mortgage need know
nothing about it. Call their atten-
ton to the article in this issue on the
tariff;-and we will have 'scorcher"
next week on the same subject.
The paper here tofore has been as
hot as red peppar-after this it will
be as hot as the famous summer re-
sort where they are holding perpet-
ual Old-party convention. with Judas
IscariOt acting as president.
Work, friends, for the enemy are
never idle n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
OUTOF THE OLD INTO THE NE "

Mr.. John Hennessy, one Of the pioneer
Peoples party men of Minneapolis, now
of Lakota, Nelson county, North Dakota
tells The Representative that an over
dose of McKinleyism and gold buggism
is doing good work for the Peoples
party in his part of the country. The
Mckinley heelers allow no rights to the
supporters of any other candidate, and
the gold-bug whippers-in are going to
read out of the party every free silver
Republican. In 1892 that kind of bust
ness made the state Populist and largely
so again in 1894, with strong prospects
Of increased Populist strength as a re-
suit of the oppressive tactics of the Re-
publican machine in 1896. When the
time comes that Wall street can go out
on our western prairies and say to vot-
ers, Fall in line there, and support our
gold and bond business, or get out of the
party it is indeed time for all voters of
spirit and honor, all who love their coun-
try better than their bosses, to get out of
the old party into the new.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
RECENT MUNICIPAL VICTORIES

During the past fortnight the cities of
Duluth Little Fails, Grand Rapids, Moor
head and few others in the Northwest.
whose names we do not at this moment
recall, have taken their municipal govern
ments out OF the hands of the old party
machines and instead citizens indie
pendent administration. In Duluth, the
successful candidate for mayor was op-
posed by every newspaper except one
sturdy little Populist weekly. This can
didate of independent citizens and Peo-
Pies Party voters triumphed over all the
old party machines and organs, in spite
of Republican year in what is known as
a strong Republican town. This is
healthy sign that blind party worship is
breaking, and that the grip of the bosses
is loosening from the hand of the voter.
In the other three cities, the independ-
emit candidate beat the Republican and
Democrat by hard fight and decisive
majority. In Moorhead, the plucky can
didate for mayor was foreman in a mill,
and was discharged at noon by the COM
pany on the day prior to election, with
view Of intimidation. Considering the
fact that the mayors salary in Moorhead
Is practically nothing and that his en-
ployers have boycotted him, this man and
his family are placed in a precarious posi-
tion- Every friend of good government
and honest politics in Moorhead should
see to it that the conspiracy to intimi-
date and starve their standard bearer to
submission is doomed to failure. They
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
OUR TRUE POLICY,

While we do not entertain the same
apprehensions expressed by Brother
Morgan and others, as to Mr.. TauEe-
neck and some of the rest of our
prominent men and allies, who, we
believe. will act in perfect good faith,
and as true Populists, yet we think it
only fair, to let our readers know
something Of what is being talked
about in Populistic circles. The Cos
sip will be entertaining if nothing
more. Mr.. Morgan is editor of 1.-THE
Arkansas Kicker" he is very able
and energetic man; and has been one
of the Peoples Party leaders since the
beginning of the movement. He has
written long and interesting letter
recently from which we make some
extracts, emitting the personalities:
In the contemplated union of all the re-
form forces, which all admit as desirable,
it is well to take our bearings at every
step. The writer of this has grown up
with the reform movement from its in
cipency. He has seen the greenback party
grow until it threatened the existence of
one or the other of the two old parties
and saw it fused" out of existence in
1884. He followed the Union Labor party
until it's death by fusion. He was pres
emit at the conception and organization
of the Peoples party at Cincinnati in 1891,
and was secretary of the convention that
announced its first declaration of prin-
ciples. Moreover, when it comes to party
principles he has no axe to grind, no Of
flee to seek, no friends to please Or enc
mics to fear He would like to see union
of reform forces at St Louis July %, and
will work to that end. provided such union
can be had on an honorable basis.
The plan is already laid for capturing
the Populist convention at that time.
The Peoples party will have at that
convention, according to the announced
apportionment, 1921 delegates. Most
of these represent an actual vote cast.
The Bimetallic or Silver party will have
1880 delegates, representing nothing but
noise and guesses There is no force be-
hind these latter delegates to select them.
The Republicans will select their dele
gates; the Democrats will select theirs,
and the Populists will select theirs. Now
who will select the silver delegates? Out
side of a few localities there is no or
ganized silver force save in the three par
ties above named. Very we'll; the full
numbers will be at st. Louis, as proxies.
volunteers and by appointment
Now what is the programme? Some
Populist orator who thinks more with his
mouth than he does with his brain will
go over and address the silver convention.
Then some eloquent and silver-tongued
orator from the bimetallic convention will
come over and address the Populist con-
vention.
There will be regular old-time camp
meeting enthusiasm worked up, amidst
which some one will make a motion to
lay all differences aside and dissolve into
one convention. In the exuberance of
OVERLOOKING enthusiasm the motion is ex-
pected to carry and the 1880 silver dele
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
THE REPRESENTATIVE WEDNESDAY. APRIL /. 1896.

should see to it that this man and his
family have not only their moral support,
but their financial aid, until he can place
himself in a position of independence of
his enemies
The battle Of municipal reform is one
of the greatest of the day. Municipal cor
ruption is one of the strongholds of the
old party machines. Vigilance, courage,
independence and patriotism are no
where in greater demand than in battling
with municipal corporations, dives, and
patronage machines in behalf of good city
government. City government is one of
the weakest spots in the American system.
The earnest and patriotic of every rank
and class will find it fruitful field for
gigantic labor. Fms
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01

It's great shame to see so useful
and able man as Hon. J. F. Jacob
son, sticking to the Republican party,
when he is a believer in Free-Silver
and most of the Populistic doctrines.
The Money-lenders will never forgive
him for thinking for himself. He
will never amount to anything where
they dominate; but in the new Popu-
list-Free-Silver movement he would
be among the leaders.
He was one Of the members of the
Pine-land Investigation committee,
of which we we're chairman, and did
much to save the heritage of the chill
dren. We don't think nature cut him
out to be the servile tool of Monopoly.
We may be mistaken but that's the
way 1T looks to us. We shall see.
There is crisis in every man life,
and brother jacobson has reached
that crisis. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
THE REPRESENTATIVE As AN
ADVERTISING MEDIUM.

Three or four weeks ago Mr.. Hubert
A. Wallraff, Of St. Paul, of the Hard
Times Harness Factory" began to
advertise in our columns. He had at
once rush of bushes; he was, he says
himself, 'deluged with orders for
goods and applications for catalogues;
the supply OF catalogues soon gave
out" Mr.. Wallraff's firm then deter.
mined to put a page advertisement in
this weeks issue of THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, but they could not get their cuts
made in time, but the ad will appear
in our next issue.
We can cordially recommend Mr..
Wallraff, as not only leading Popu-
list but as one of the honestest men
under the sun. He has considerable
private fortune. His statements can
be depended upon with absolute Ger
tainty. See his short ad in another
column.
Populists should deal with Popu-
lists. We hnd ourself prescribed by
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01

laws may be amended or repealed by acts
submitted to vote Of the people. This is
what the Anderson bill, on which the vot-
ers of Minnesota will cast their votes next
fall, does AS the attorney general has
stated in written opinion, the bill is reg
ular and precisely in line with constitu-
tional requirements. It does not endan-
ger the gross earnings tax, and if it did
it would be all the better. In Justice to
the settlers of our northern counties, who
are doubly taxed to support town and
county governments and build roads and
bridges and school houses for the improve
ment Of the vast tax exempt railway do
main in their midst, the Anderson bill
should receive solid vote at the polls
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