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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
SUPERSTITION.

Mr.. James c. Dahlman, chairman of
the Nebraska Democratic state COM
mittee. who had a great deal to do in
securing Mr.. Bryan's nomination by
the Chicago convention, is a believer
IN rabbits feet, and all such trumpery.
he was very much afraid Mr.. Bryan
would be defeated because he aUas nom.
mated on Fridoy! He forgot that
Columbus discovered America on Fri
day. We read:
Mr.. Dahlman is a believer in ''hoo-
doos." Many Of the superstitions as
crlbed to Mr.. Bryan during the cam
paign, he said, should have been cred
TIED elsewhere. He it was who ad-
vised the candidate to carry with him
a rabbits foot" believing that it
would Offset. in way. the fact that
Mr. Bryan was nominated on Friday.
That was one thing that worried me
an through the campaign" he said.
Il did not think Of it as affecting the
result, but feared that at some time
during his trip through the country,
some serious accident would happen
him, on account OF his being nOInin-
ated on Friday"
Mr.. Dahlman rigidly observes a
"hoodoO" dicipline that would justify
better cause. When he arises ia the
morning he gets out on the right side
OF the bed, always putting his right
foot foremost. He never puts on his
left shoe or left glove first. and ii he
forgetS something after having left
home, he will not retrace his steps.
lie recalls one instance when he was
especially reminded OF his careless ness
in looking out for "hoOdUos." A
friend OF his, some years ago, commit
ted suicide while on visit to some
Western town, and was sent to Chad
ron for burial. Jim was asked to Of
ticiate as one Of the pall-bearers, and
consented. "For four years after
ward, was persistently followed by
all kinds OF misfortune" he said.
III l opened a jackpot on four
queens, some fellow would hold four
kings and beat me. Why, the very
night OF the funeral, had pat full
beaten and lost $3.50. I have Steered
clear VI suicide funerals ever since''
We have no doubt that this visible
world is surrounded by vaster and
more complex invisible world, but we
cannot believe that the latter is to be
placated by getting out OF bed on the
right side or any other such non
sense.
And yet. strange to say, every
gambler in the world believes in some
thing Of the kind.
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the registration in my own precinct. As
judge of the election board l made the
following discovery. Total number of
votes registered, 302 Native born cit
liens, 1874. Foreign born, 1853. Foreign
born with first papers, 1872. Foreign
born with second papers, SO, of whom %
were Irish 8 were Germans, 2 French, 8
were Italians and l Arabian. Of the 1872
voters with their first papers they
ranged between 3 years and AZ years in
the United States and were divided as
follows: Canadians, A. English, 20;
Scotland, IA; Sweden %; Norway, g.;
Denmark, 6; Germany, S; France, 2; Ire
land, 2. In the case of the Irish, French
and German voters they were not long
enough in the country to take out their
second papers. While the Canadians
residence in the United States averaged
IL years, the English IA years, months,
the Scotch IA years 2 months. Aside
from this revelation l must say that on
the last day of registration we regist-
cred SO out of which So were Canadians,
English and Scotch, all with first papers,
and although l have lived in this pre-
cinct for over Is years and supposed I
knew nearly every one who resides here
l must confess those last registered vot-
L d
and this has given rise to the suspicion
that they were imported from Canada
and colonized here, and as each one
wore Mckinley button their politics
could be reasonably identified; and our
precinct which is normally about to 10
Democratic or Republican as Influenced
by local conditions, this time went al
most to 1 for Mckinley and Clough,
although Lind reduced ClOughS major
ity.
We were very much pleased with the
last issue of THE REPRESENTATIVE
and have heard many comments of a
very flattering character for the general
make up and tone of the paper. We are
glad to greet Mr.. Donnelly since he has
moved into the city and left his retreat
down Gin the woods" If the brilliancy
of his career in the Legislature this win
ter will be anything like the snap and
vim of his editorials, the past few weeks,
the citizens of this state are liable to
hear something DROP and to know
that there is such representative on
earth as the Honorable member from
Dakota
There was a meeting held last week of
the Executive board of the Peoples Par
ty League to take formal action with re-
gard to what representation our party
should have in the offices subject to the
patronage of those who were elected by
our party's support. A plan was also
submitted by which a closer and more
extensive organization could be secured
and maintained.
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followers and champions were opposed
TO the Establishment of the Peoples
Party in 1892 in this state?

followers and champions were opposed
TO the es establishment of the Peoples
Party in 1892 in this state?
Is 1t not true that, in 1890, he OBJ
]ected to Captain A. H. Nelson and
Others, going out to make speeches
for himself, as a candidate for COVER
nor, because they believed in the
'greenbacks" aud would oppose their
destruction:
Is it not true that only two years
ago he sought to eliminate from our
platform the declaration made at
Omaha in favor Of the ton
of silver; the very plank on which he
made his canvass this year for Con.
gress?
Did he not deliver speech in Min
neapOlis, in 1894 ia which he said that
the Peoples Party was not united in
advocacy of Free Silver? Did he not
want to wipe it out Of the Omaha plat
form and insert in lieu thereof a vapid
shallow declaration that 1.-THE power
OF corporate monopoly must be sup.
pressed"-or some such twaddleo
Is 1T not true that at our national
convention at St. Louis, this year, al
though elected delegate by con-
vention which had declared itself IA
vorable to the Initiative and Referen-
dunn; and although especially in
structed by all his fellow delegates to
advocate it in the committee on reso-
II of hiuh ho n ho- 1,
opposed that great and fundamen tai
principle OF the party. in the commit
tee, and made speech against it?
Is it not true that he then lied
about what he had done, Until the
secretary Of the committee. Mr.. Rob-
ert Schilliny aud three others who we re
members Of the committee, disinter-
ested witnesses, proved that he did
make such speech. against direct leg
islation, ia the committee?
Now observe that none of these
things were offenses against ourself.
They were crimes committed against
the Peoples Party. II we had con-
doned them, or justified them, or
covered them up, we should have be-
come ourself traitor to the party.
Is the man who tried to wipe out
the greenbacks in 1890: and opposed
the creation of the Peoples Par
ty in 1892; and attempted to
throw overheard free-silver in 1894,
and the Initiative and Referendum in
1896, fit to be entrusted with even
membership in our great party. much
less with its leadership? What fund
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
TON HODGSON SPEAKS.

VOICE OF DISAPPROvAL.
The foll,wing is almost the first let.
ter Of the kind we have received.
Editor Representative:
l incl sc 80 cents which l think
squares my subscr ption to date. With
most Si..cerc regrets | must ask you
have no other objection to THE REP
REsENTATIvE than its persistent as
saults upon S. NJ. Owen. and some 9TH
er men whom l regard as good and
true men. Ii THE REPRESENTATIVE
is determined to divide and distract
our people it must do so without my
aid or consent. Had Mr.. Owen retail
lated in kind we should long ago have
been torn into pieces. His fOrbear-
ance enliStS my highest aGmira tion.
l wish J He REPRESENTATIVE we'll
In every undertaking for the public
good, but feel sure that in thus pur.
suing its animOSities it is neutraliZ-
ing all the good it is otherwise doing.
II we cannot pull toge Their let US. at
least, not pull apart. With best
wishes. II. c. Hodgson.
Herman, MINI.
Now Mr.. Thomas c.. Hodgson has
reason to know. as we'll as any man in
Minnesota, that we are not ungener.
Gus, or disposed to unjustly prosecute
any man.
He was, few years ago. one of a
little cOterie who sought to turn over
the Farmers Alliance of this state to
a st. Paul banker. with a view to
make him governor Of Minnesota.
The banker in question, Mr.. Albert
Scheffer, was personally an amiable
and excellent gentleman; but he had
never manifested the slightest SYM
Dathy with the ideas or purposes OF
the Alliance; and he is to-day a gold
bug Of the most pronounced type. We
did not want any office the proposed
governor might have to give, in
which We differed from some Of the
said coterie; and we objected to tying
the farmers Of Minnesota to the tail
Of st. Paul banker; aud the Alliance
sustained us in that view. But we
incurred tine wrath CT Mr.. Thomas G..
HodgsOn, Mr.. r. J. Hall. and a num-
Der Of others, who have long since dis
appeared into oblivion. Hence when
Mr.. Hodgson came into the editorship
Of weekly paper, called 1.-THE State, "
published ia st. Paul, lac devoted, not
columns alone, but pages, to unlimited
abuse OF our humble self. The paper
lived but through few issues OF this
regimen, and turned up its toes to the
daisies; and Mr.. Hodgson had to give
up the antlcipatory delights of distri-
buting gubernatOrial patronage, and
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which he has not assailcd and betray-
ed? II there is any such what assur
ance have we that he Will not oppose
it in the next campaign?
And Mr.. Hodgson thinks that he,
Owen, deserves great credit for keep
ing his mouth shut and refusing to
reply to our denunciation of his acts.
We love an honest man, who il he
has anything to say says it right out.
1t was Tallyrand who observed that a
true gentleman was one who, while he
was being kicked from behind, pre-
served such placidity of countenance
that no one conversing with him
would have any idea Of the cataclysm
that was being enacted under his coat
tails, Mr.. Hodgson may admire that
kind of man. We do not. A fellow
of that sort is very likely to WELD a
stiletto in dark alley, or prepare
poisoned shafts for holder men to
shoot.
1t is an old game for Mr.. Owen to
play injured innot ence and lofty
observation-disclosures 1t fools the
groundlings, but it has no effect on
sensible men.
II we have done Mr.. Owen any in
justice our columns are open to him
for reply. We will give him all the
space he desires. We would not
knowingly wrong any man.
But his Pecksniffian airs, which so
greatly move the soul of Tom Hodg-
son to admiration, have no effect up "a
US. Either he did the things we have
charged or he did not. If he did the m
he is not fit to be a member Of the Peo-
pies Party. II he did not, and he will
prove he did not, we will humbly
apologize for the injustice we have
done him. But he cannot go around,
with a spit-ball on the end OF his nose,
saying:
"Don't knock it off, gentlemen! l
want the whole world to see how
cruelty l have been treated by this
monster. Let them contemplate the
dignified silence with which l bear it
through the world. Form in line be-
hind me, Thomas G. and r. J. and all
the rest of you, and clap your hands
and shout, while l stride down the
thoroughfares of the world, as stately
and as dignitied as the injured ghost
of Julius C;esar!'
Away with all such nonsense. The
pose of the martyr is played out 10
this work-a-day world. The aureole
of the saint is In the way-you can't
get your hat on. There is enough
humbuggery in the Republican party
without injecting it into the bowels
of the Peoples Party. We are plain
people. 1t is not SANDER or injustice
to tell the truth about any one. or to
hold him responsible for his public
acts. Only fraud loves the darkness.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
A MESSAGE TO BRYAN.

Dakota County Sends Greeting to the Great
Man.
Editor Representative
We send you the following greetings
to Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. Your truly,
&C. Kuhn.
Miesville, Mimi, Nov. 10, 1896.
HON. VIM. j. BRYAN:
Friend:-With doleful beats of muf-
fled drums we retreat from the DESC
lated field Of Waterloo to Valley
Forge, where we shall watch with you
a bleeding nation. Through a long
siege of four dreary years, with much
to fear and little to expect for the
peace and prosperity of an over taxed
and impoverished nation.
Oh, my country, tits for thee we
sigh. Yours,
Sylvester Kuhn, presidents; H. P.
O'Keefe. secretary; L. j. Mclaughlin,
Simon Minge, John lila, H. O'Keefe,
g. E. Kuhn, John Weiderhola, COM
mitee. Our Greetings.
Bimetallic League, Miesville, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
DEATH OF A NOBLE PATRIOT.

Daniel Jackman Of Meeker County one Of the
Oldest and Truest Reformers In the State
Goes to His Reward.
Editor Representative:
Since my last letter to you. the re-
form movement has lost one Of its
nObiest champions. Saturday even
ing, Oct. 81, Daniel Jackman, died at
his home in this township aged "A
years.
Mr.. Jackman was one Of the piO-
neers of tue reform m0vemen, being a
subscriber Of the "Anti-Mon opolist.' a
paper published by yourself many
years ago. He worked necessarily for
the success Of the reform cause, spend
ing time and money freely: actuated
| only by the kindness of his heart, and
| a belief in the righteousness Of the
cause. He never asked for reward;
only once was he elected county COM
missioner by the party he mad done SO
much for and worked 80 hard to up
build. He was broad-minded man
In every respect, taking the liveliest
interest in all social and political
questions, possessing a liberal educa-
tlon and well-stocked brain. He
was often consulted by his neighb0rs
and was always willing to assist them
" WINS Va uCVO0s ~ 10 uUO
to the work and influence OF Mr..
Jackman that this township Is the
banner Populist township in the
county.
Mr.. Jackman will be sadly missed
by all who knew him, and the Peoples
Party OF Minnesota have lost one of
its best and truest men. Shortly be-
fore he died he said, "now Bryan will
lose one good VOTE" and he spoke the
truth.
Mr.. Jackman leaves behind him a
vivid memory Of good deeds nobly
done. &C. 0. Rund.
Cosmos, MINI.
THE editor of THE REPRESENTA-
TIVE is profoundly sorry to hear OF
the death of so true and noble man
as Mr.. Jackman. Such live as his are
not wasted;-they leave their impress
upon the minds Of those who survive
them, and their influence will spread
for many generations to bless and
benefit mankind.
In the day victory, which is sure to
come, may all such patriots be lovingly
remembered.-I. d.
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retire to his farm in Grant county.
We not lon : after entered into con-
troll Of the editorial utterances of The
REPRESENTATIVE. Mr. Hodgson no
doubt anticipated that we would re-
venge ourself upon him, when he was
defenseless. We did nothing of the
kind. We treated him with all kind
ness: and until this hour have never
even alluded to the time when his pa
per chokcd itself to death with its
mouth full Of denuncia tion Of ourself.
But We knew perfectly we'll the i'm
placable nature Of the gentleman, and
that no amount of kind treatment
could convert him, or Owen, or Hall,
from an enemy into friend. There
are certain diseases which Turk in a
mans system for years, until his
vitality sinks under unfavorable con-
ditions, and then they rush out and
seize upon him. We looked upon
Messrs. T. c. Hodgson and r. J. Hall
and S. M. Owen in the same light.
When. two years ago, the unsavory
and malignant John G. Macdonald,
of St. Paul. tried to establish daily
paper to be owned by the gold-bug
John r. Walsh, of Chicago,and to be the
organ Of the Popuiists of Minnesota,
the whole gang broke out afresh like
an eczema. Circulars were sent from
the office of Farm, Stock and Home"
to all the Alliance men of the state,
asking them, in the name OF the State
Central Committee of the Peoples
Party Of Minnesota. to get subscribers
for the weekly issue Of the sheet
which Walsh would have controlled;
and this without suggestion or q
word of warning to us. We had been,
we may say, the founder OF the Peo-
pies Party Of Minnesota, through the
powerful fundamentally of The
REPRESENTATIVES, and in spite of the
opposition of Mr.. Owen and his gang,
who actually got up an alliance par
ty'' to head off and defeat the Peoples
Party ia this state: when the ALI
ance itself wanted no such party and
most of those who were active in
creating it, (Owen included, } were not
and never had been members Of the
Alliance. They nominated Gen. ]. II.
Baker Of Blue Earth county for COVER
nor, but they were compelled to give
up the fight for lack of following; and
then, and not till then, Mr.. Owen be-
came a member of the Peoples Party.
II he had had his way there would
never have been Peoples Party in
this state.
And now Mr.. Hodgson writes us the
foregoing letter and intimates that
we have done Mr.. Owen injustice.
Wherein?
Have we made any charges against
him him that were not true?
Is it not true that all his especial
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
"a WINGS BANK CLOSES.

Gallatin, No., Nov. 24.-The Davis
County Savings Association, az old
and reliable banking institution,
closed its doors this morning, and has
been taken charge OF by Bank Exam
liner Jones. The failure Is due to heavy
withd rawals.
1t is an astonishing thing that when
the banks have done so much to pro-
euce these good times they can not
stay with us to enjoy them. We. are
just luxuriating in the universal pros
perity.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

DonnellX and Watson for president
and vice president in 1900, unless
the Populist banner.-Shoals' Qnd. }
Referendum
Thanks; but we are not candida tie.
Let us leave the question of who we
will nominate a o ne, and try to CONVEX
votes enough to elect some one. Per-
sonal ambitions should not enter into
this contest. The happiness of the
human family is at stake.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02
SHORT LETTERS.

D. P. Meacham, of Raleigh, N. c.,
subscribes and says; Anything pub
lished by Ignatius Donnelly is bound
to be good. l learned Of him and his
great work some years since, through
the Great West Although long
way of from you all, we in this sec
ton of the Western British Prov
ince, are soul and body enlisted In the
cause of freedom from Grover Roths-
child. Morgan & Co."
A. II. Mitchell. of Walnut Creek,
CAL, renews and writes: Reform
seems to be under cloud at present,
but iii stay by the paper out OF genu-
inc regard for Mr.. Donnelly. His
grand words in editorials and in his
books, too, are of untold value to hui
manity's cause. The world is and
must be better for his having lived
and spoken"
John Callahan, of Rosemont, Mimi,
writes: Enclosed you will find one
dollar for renewal to your most valu-
able advocate Of our cause. Don't let
it die for want of enthusiasm for the
old cause Of bimetall.sm"
Theo. Enright, Of Wickes, Mont,
renews for another year and writes:
1--WE we're much disappointed in this
vicinity oyer the defeat Of our candi-
dates. We are confident we will win
in 1890, if we could only have few
more advocates like THE REPREsEN-
TATIVE"
p. H. Halberg, of Fremont, Neb.,
sends us one dollar for another year
and writes: I'VE carried Nebraska,
but that's all the good it'll do us. The
Eastern folks want dollars 'wot was
goot in Yurup:' we like some that are
good In the U. s. Yes, we got good
times out here. Got plenty Of corn and
hogs to burn, SO we cant complain.
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THE METROPOLITAN.

For three nights and Saturday
Matinee, commencing Thursday, Dec.
3. will appear the exquisite operate
comedy, Dorcas. by Hurry and Ed
ward Paulton, authors Of "Ermine."
Tue Incompatible cast includes, Eva
Davenport, Charles 0. Bassett, Marie
Willard. William Broder OK, Drew
Donaldson, Fred Frear, Minnie Jar
Doe, Arthur Seaton, Marie Davenport,
Charles Meyer.
Beautiful gowns. magnificent stage
investure, large augmented orchestra.
perfect enSe mble.
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thus coerce the timid voters now, but
In 80 doing they are only Fastening
their own destruction; the day of ven
geance must come;-the battle must
be fought and the sooner the patriotic
and honest voters face IL the better.
Thanking you for your earnest en-
beavers for humanity am, yours for
success, "A. S. LandOn.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

The St. Paul Society for the Relief
Of the Poor has put forth a special ap-
peal for funds. They say:
The Society for the Relief of the
Poor (our only society for the general
and direct relieD again asks your
prompt and generous aid in meeting
the demands, now daily made upon it
for needed help.
During the last quarter the applica-
tions for relief we're 1853 and they are
now increasing in number, and more
pressing in character, as the winter
advances.
The same state of things exists in
Minneapolis. Fortunately the wealth
er has not been very cold yet. II the
exactions Of the Coal Combine are re-
inforced by zero weather the Lord
have mercy on the poor.
p. S.-Since writing the above we
have had the most terrifically cold,
below-Zero weather known in this re-
gion for many years. The devil is re-
inforcing Mark Hanna, the head of
the Coal Combine. He is probably one
Of the trust. 1t is all in the family.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

nlYcn nllTc 1oos6G. Mixed Nuts-Rob-
."'N1D "VtO brand. ane ssieotioa 11 in
fancy eartoons, containing s lbs: Also
Eood nut cracker and pick; box 81 cts.
from scents per Id mp. Cutlery, Knives,
Razols, SCISSORS, Books. Albums. and every
thing needed for Xmas.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

GAur US the Names and Post
~VuuU Office Addresses of Seven
teen Farmers and we will send you
FREE, every two weeks. our LATEST
GROCERY PRICE LIST, giving our lat
est prices on Groceries and other
Goods.
Our PRICES Are Right
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

nnnn IITInr GLIDDEN PATENT PAINTED $5S 100 lbs.
kUkk mIkk Galvanized $lSS 100 lbs ot No Repairing
UuU III I'LL Repairing Outfit t34
- y American Washing Machines, $164 Twenty-sev
pounds Best Great in StovesStove
r. ~. ROBERTS, SUPPLY HOUSE:
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and objection to having the word
.'democracy" in the name carried. 1t
IS now to be called the Bryan Free
Silver Club" The resolutions, as
passed, declare that the railroads com.
pei the masses to pay double passen'
ger fare and issue free passes to those
who work and vote for the corpora
tions against the people. They de-
mand reductions of 50 per cent. The
club is pledged to vote against any
candidate for Office who accepts free
transportation. The resolutions were
carried by big majority.
Defeat makes desperate.
Men desperate widen their platform
The campaign Of 1900 will be fought
on the Peoples Party platform.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

SOURED ON DEMOCRACY.
Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 18.-The Bryan
Club, 700 strong, had hot meeting.
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CENn us the Names and Postolice
0A<AvO addressed Of II Farmers and
we will send you FREE. every two weeks.
OUR LATEST GROCERY PRICE LIST,
giving latest prices; OF Groceries and 9TH
er goods.
PRICES WHY'S RIGHT.

SdHV!
7l7-7l9-72l Nicollet Ave., Minneanatis Mimi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-02

FEW SIMPLE RUI5E61READ AND BI
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

We are 50 crowded with letters. many o.
them excellent and most interesting. that.
to give them all a hearing, we are con-
strained to quote the following from Sound
Money.-Ed. Rep.
Write on one side Of paper beginning
the first page about the middle Of the sheet.
, BE brief.
Always sign your name to your article.
though you may write over a non de plume.
Be brief.