The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-19
ST. PAUL COLUMN.
Edited by j. G. HANLEY.

Edited by ]. G. HANLEY.
Mr.. Francis H. Clark was called to
Boston last week to attend the funeral OF
q near relative, and has not yet returned.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Sixth ward, paid
us visit last week. and gave us substan-
tai assurances that Populism in the old
bloody Sixth would soon manifest itself by
a thorough Organize Ition of every precinct
In the ward. We are pleased to testify to
the prosperity of Mr.. Stewart by referring
to the phenomenal large vote ne re-
ceived while running for county commas-
s.oner on the Peoples Party ticket, re-
ceiving close to 5000 votes.
They say that our old friend Pat For
tune has a new story now. The boys say
that it is "hot one" We hope to have
an early opportunity Of hearing it. 1t
must be remembered that Pat is not con-
nected with the Seven Oornered club, and
doctored Witt Clinton Jones and Willie
Egans dog and Anton Me.sens son and
the three back row of seats has to ad-
journ now without prayer from the p.ous
Pat He is now located as the able and
eloquent secretary of the Fourth Ward
Peoples Party club.
1t is to be hoped and urged that every
Populist :nRamsey county will send in
% cents to Mr.. H. A. WallrOff for three
months subscription to the Representa-
tive, and get all the news of interest to
POpulists locally. Send in 81 if you can
afford it for years subscription. Pre-
cinct Populist clubs should contribute in
body for 20 Representatives for 10 cents
EACH to be distributed to yourselves,
neighbors and friends. Everybody work.
we are on the right track now.
1t is expected by the leaders of the
Peoples Party in ST Paul, that in the
event the Peoples Party who have the
balance of power and for the endorse
ment Of either party in the coming
municipal elections that the candidates
endorsed by the Populists that those
candidates only will be elected. In this
way we will thus establish in most
practical way to both old parties, that
if they wish to win in the future contests
they must have the support of the Popu-
lists. Now the question may be asked
where will the Populists come in, what
will they get for this substantial SER
vice. We will answer by saying that We
will be open to the best concession Of
fered by either party in the fall. Among
the things being agitated by at least
one of these parties, will be for the sup
port Of the Populists for the county
ticket. They will endorse our candi-
dates for the Legislature. This should
be the least that they offer. but still it
will be a practical concession and en-
tirely different from the odium and con-
tempt which they heaped on us in the
past. Stand by your guns boys, get any
Il f,,,t, Il
1.-The best is none too good.
Would it not be a coed idea to call the
city committee of the Peoples Party to-
gether to advise with each other. and
fill any vacancies on the committee
and get things in line for new and Wig
orous campaign?
1t is really encouraging to see the
unanimity with which all POpulists are
working now to secure the best results
1t is well known fact that the person
mel of the Peoples Party with few eXcep-
lions are poor and cannot pay in what
is necessary to continue the work, and
the numerous schemes that are pre-
sented to raise the necessary funds which
all agree should be spent in reform lit
erature, is receiving the most hearty and
substantial support from all. 1t looks
in earnest, and the spirit of concession
which dominate the councils of the lead
ers, is favored with so much practica
wisdom and horse sense, so that the va.
carries of the few find very little sym
patty or room for discussion now
whereas in the past it absorbed all Their
time. and expended all their energies il
chasing shadows instead of devOting, a.
is now the case. all our united, earnest
endeaver in securing the great, burning
all absorbing financial question. 1t il
now suggested, and receiving earnes
consideration 20 give balls, or dances
throughout every county in the state tt
raise local fund by which it is pro
posed to send Populist papers into thu
house Of every family in Minnesota. An,
Ramsey, being the first in line with thi
suggestion a monster meeting in one o
the largest halls in the city that can b.
procured, the best speakers in the part,
will be present and addresses will be de
livered. The whole thing to wind up il
grand ball and general Notification
The time is now ripe for united an,
earnest action.
Mr.. Frank Warner, the young hustlin
state organizer of the state People
Party League, has recovered from re
cent illness. and has commenced hi
operations by organizing Rams9
county. He intends to devote one nigh
in each ward in the city, and it is of tn
utmost importance that we keep hir
hustling until every ward in the city
organized Let the leading Populists @
each ward send in a place for meeting i
their ward at once to J. c. Hanley, VIII
will publish such announcements free G
cost. We want every ward i'm the cit
organized by March 1st
1t is currently reported that the So
cialists are going to put straight Sc
cialist ticket in the field. This is as
should be. Let the Socialists flock b
themselves, we have no objection, an
for every Socialist crank that the Pee
pies Party will lose by this exodus c
Socialism from the party, we will get tie
earnest, practical recruits from I'll
ranks of both the old parties. 1t was
notorious fact that we were branded d
Anarchists, dynamiters, Nih:lists, etc
we had to suffer for those so-called POI
ulists who were never aught else but tn
rank Socialists that they are. The POP
ulists realize most keenly the immens
advantage that the departure of thes
visionary adherentS and rainbow chaser
give our party, and in future we wi
not be called upon to apologize for ii
ranting of those vaporing and anarchi
tic enthusiasts.
The following announcements are mad
which the State Organizer Mr. Warne