The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-23
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Public Sentiment is Forcing Our
Legislators to Action.
SENATOR ALLEN DEFENDS THE
~4s a WEST.
Active Efforts to Cement the Free Silver
and Reform Forces.

as+ FeOpleS' PreSS Bureau,
st. Louis, Dec. %.
The fight against the trusts is on.
A few years ago the man who dwelt at
length on this growing evil was called
a Populist, calamity howler;" but
that time is past and every man not
the open beneficiary of some sort of a
trust, and every newspaper except the
trust organs, agree that we must, in
some way, stay the growth of this oc-
topus that threatens to strangle the
farmer and the small tradesman. The
hardest part of any work is done when
public sentiment is aroused in regard
to 1t. In this, as in nearly all reform
work, the Peoples Party press has had
to take the Initiative, do much hard
work and get but meager thanks. II
the good work but 90 on, however,
there is small complaint made.
A lecture on TRUSTS, Their Benefits
and Evils, was recently delivered at
the First Congregational Church, in
Kansas City, Mo-, by wealthy and
we'll known Judge. His summary Of
the local injury from the coal trus Is
of Missouri and Kansas. and the
abuses Of the gas and fire insurance
companies received hearty applause,
and the Commonwealth club. r. E..
Palmer, president, will take up the
question with the intention of push
ing legislation.
Goy.-elect Rogers, of Washington,
has issued pamphlet in which he
takes the ground that the homes tead
should not be taxed and proposes an
amendmenttto the state constitution
to thateffect.
The. Supreme Court has decided
against Chapman, the representative
OF S. Pisfpont Morgan, in the financial
scandal, OF Cleveland's bond issues,
gan, Belmont, Stetson, ct al.
An Inter-National Hypothecated
Bank has been started in Chicago, with
a capital 81 $40 100000. Branches are
to be established at Paris, London,
Berlin and Amsterdam.
Senator Allen has been Out-Herod-
ing Herod by calling up the Dingley
bill andforcing the Republican sena-
tors I'd show their hands. He has also
been giving Grandma Hoar a good
rating. These things may not be en-
tirely in accord with that senatorial
courtesy and dignity Of which we hear
much and see little, but it shows the
Republican Senators that they have
men to deal with. 1t may also serve
to stop the insane attacks upon the
West that have grown to be all too
frequent. Mr.. Allen defended his
state and others from the charge of
repudiation and class legislation. The
character Of the Western people he
not only vindicated, but entered coun-
ter charges against the old Bay state
that her his tory renders irrefuta BILE.
A few more such plain talks and per-
haps even the obtuse and narrow
minded senator from Massachusetts
may learn that it is good idea to let
the catastrophe that must have
"Reware of the wrath of the patient
man." Mr.. Allen has also offered bill
to have a sentorial committee of nine
on 1.-THE use Of money in elections"
Among the many good things to be
done by the Kansas Legislature, whicn
all the world knows is Populist, are
the following: Enlarge the power Of
the railway commission, abolish the
board Of pardons and create pardon
clerk, enlarge the asylum for the in
sane, diminish the number of state
boards by consolidation, and reduce
the mum ber of state house clerks. The
proposed holding of constitutional
convention in that state is causing
much agitation. Senator PETER seems
to be, at this writing. in the lead in
the Senatorial race.
The Populist Territorial Committee
has been called together for January
11th, the day preceding the convening
of the Legislature at Guthrie, Okla
homa.
The Silver Clubs of Kansas have
been called to meet at Topeka, Jan.
IL, 1897.
A National Bureau of volunteer re-
St. Louis. Some five thousand speak
ers will be sent into the field.
Hon. ThOs. Watson will appear be-
fore the Committee on Elections on
Jan. 8, to contest the title to the seat
now held by Judge Black.
The electoral vote of California has
been tabulated and shows as follows:
Republican LAG, 5SS; Fusion A, 766; Pro-
hibition 2,573.
The First National bank, Of Holli-
daysburg. Pennsylvania, one of the ORR
ginal 50 licensed, has closed its doors,
alleging as the reason, the great run
made upon it during the last thirty
days. Some bank failure is daily an
nounced in the same papers that a
short time since were predicting such
disasters If Bryan was elected. We
find no editorial comment.
When Senator Teller appeared at
his desk for the first time this session
he found it decorated with huge
nosegay tied with red, white and blue
ribbons. Mark Hanna, having pre-
emptied the national colors, should
not allow them to be used by any
bOlter from the G.. o. p.
Cleveland has gone fishing again
and comic actor is going around
making great hit by singing a song
in which he tells how he turned the
x rays on the brain Of our Chief Exec
utive and found there only fish, ducks