The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
the interest OF the old twin plutocrat-
ic parties. Railway Times.

Cne INTEREST OF the OLD twin plutOCrat-
ic parties. Railway Times.
When boiled down to q final analy-
els the Republican platform simply
reads: Higher taxes upon commodi-
ties, to be paid by the masses for the
benefit Of the trade combines, and q
decreasing volume Of currency that
the monev-loaning pestilence may in
crease. Unwind the covering of beau
tiful words, my friend, and you will
lind these twin kernals of poison at
center Of the glittering wad.-Upto-
Date.
The Peoples party deserves much
credit for the enemies it has made.
LIS worst enemies are the bankers,
who have never lost an opportunity to
grasp the government by the throat
in time of necessity and demand ex-
tortonate terms for money. Besides
these the corporations, thieving poll
ticians, boodlers, trusts and illegal
combines, all oppose it with all the
force they can command. This is the
best evidence that the party is truly
what its name implies-the Peoples
party.-Arkansas Kicker.
The Populist city administration of
Leadville, Colorado, has reduced the
bonded Indebtedness Of that city from
$4O, 600 to $1,000. This is a sample Of
the Populistic control that Senator
Wolcott finds so unbearable. II it
were allowed to continue the people
would soon be out of debt. There
would be no occasion to issue bonds
and no dividends for the banker and
their henchmen in Congress. See the
cat?-Civic Review.
Transportation charges are always
shifted to the consumer. They form
a portion Of the cost Of production
and are added to the price of the
goods transported. Hence, all who con-
sumo goods that are transported over
railroads help foot the bill of the
freight charges, are users of the rail-
roads and subsequently interested in
their operation. Then is it not to
the advantage of every man that the
charges OF railroad traffic should be
made reasonable? The people are the
ones who suffer at the excessive rail-
road charges, and they are the ones
VINO have the right to demand justice
at the hands OF railroads.&c.. Louis
Evening Journal
Mr.. Mckinley, in his letter of &C
ceptance says: Free coinage will not
start a factory or make demand for
an additional days labor" This saw
ors Of the sick ward of an insane asy-
ium. That the resumption Of work
in closed mines. the opening Of new
ones, the rejuvenation of Western
towns now falling into decay, the
building of machinery and the crea-
tion of miners supplies, would give no
man labor, is state ment unworthy Of
child. Money in the hands of men
translates itself daily and hourly into
new forms Of material through the
arm OF the laborer. Seventy-five mil
lions OF standard dollars injected an
nually into our circulation would, in
the process Of re-creating itself in
constructed property, not only give
employment Of hundreds Of now idle
hands, but to tens OF thousands, the
Canton sophist to the contrary not
withstanding.-Up tO-Date.
A man comes to you and asks for
some money to furnish the people of
tropical Africa with clothing. He
wears "boiled" clothes. You must
take off your hat, give him dollar
and apologize for not giving more. A
man comes to you and states that his
children are starving in your own
ward. He wears ragged and soiled
clothes. Your duty is plain-you must
call policeman and have him Jailed
as tramp. Our modern civilization
demands it. Think. -Meadville. Pa.
Sledge- Hammer