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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
."NOT so GAUL DARNEU FAT"

A boy took dogs hide to a tanner
to sell. .~
WAS the dog fat?" asked the tan
ner.
Fail" replied the boy, why he was
the fattest dog you ever did seer'
"Then," replied the tanner,'I dom
want it, for the hides of fat dogs are
not tirst-class."
'Now see here, mister replied the
boy, ''that dog was not so gaul darn
fat after ALL" oa~ 5,s..~-
And now it appears the good times
are not coming right away.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 12.-The Iron
Trade Review today gives the results
OF CORES pondence with iron and steel
manufacturers in all parts OF the
country relative to the outlook in the
iron industry since the election. In
nearly every case, the replies note an
Increase Of inquiry and with promise
Of Immediate activity in some lines Of
finished material, in marked CONTRAST
with the dullness preceding election.
There IS a general expression also
that 1897 will be year OF large bust
ness. But there is as yet no such VOL
ume OF business as will guarantee
steady operation of the mills in the
near future, the approach of the win
ter season, which is naturally dull in
the iron trade, making it entirely un-
likely that the present squirt Of orders,
held up 6y election uncertainty, tciH be fol-
loeOed by enough to employ full forces The
Review says that operations in the
next few months will therefore be
somewhat spasmodic. Many iron
manufacturers IN their letters depre-
cate the exaggerated reports that haze been
published, since they are likely to cause
disappointment later to those who
have looked for an unreaSOnab bly, quick
recovery from so long period of de-
preston.
Pitts bdrg, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Manufacturer will say to tomor-
row, in its weekly review Of the iron
and steel trade: Although reports Of
the coming revival are greatly erdqQer-
dted IN many instances, there Is un-
deniably better condition OF things.
At the same time it is too early to look
tor a big jump in any lane of the trade
This seems to be about the general
opinion. AS yetconsumers are hardly
ready to pay the advanced rates de-
manded aud. although, in many in
stances, they know that they must
pay them at last. they put 1t of as
long as possible.
We expected the bubble to burst in
a few months but it has not outlived
two weeks.
That dog is not $50 gaul darned fat
altar all .-.<
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
d COLORADO VIEW.
WHY WE WERE DEFEATED,

Here is a significant article from
the Denver Road. published a week
before election. It was prophetic and
in many respects true:
II Mckinley is not elected next
tuesday it will be wonder.
Jones' whole time seems to have
been spent rowing with Southern
Populists.
The silver forces have not been nor
are they united in this campaign,
One set OF men have been ''hollering"
Teller and silver and abusing Popu-
lists. who started the silver ball to
rolling. The National Silver party"
has been sort OF bump on a log,
with no higher ambition than a de-
sire tOget itself mentioned in special
dispatches" to papers willing to print
them. The sort OF rot that has been
sent out from Chicago by Jones' COM
mittee, in the shape of special dis
patches, Is something calculated to
make one feel like moving to Mexico.
"A campaign Of mistakes" is what
the whole thing should be labeled.
First. Democrats openly sought war
with Populists, instead of a union of
FORCES, and the chances are that on
next Tuesday when the votes are
counted the Democrats will feel a
trlf1e less arrogant and wish they had
been just little more patriotic.
Ihere IS apathy among Populists in
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Wisconsin and
Iowa that bodies no good on Tuesday
next. We are sorry to admit we be-
lleve it, but we do believe it.and when
the smoke OF battle clears away we
want our readers to know the course
of the national committee toward
Watson men meant trouble.
We hope Bryan will win out next
Tuesday. If he does he will accom-
p!lsh the greatest victory the political
world has ever known. and will have
done it practically without any intel
llgent assistance beyond a few friend
ly newspapers and few VERY few
competent speakers. Hanna's money
among the jolly ignorant goes further
than argument. Give IS to one of
and he will get into Chicago McKin-
ley procession and "holler" louder
than COmanche Indian. All the
ministers, clerks, counter-jumpers,
jmcrow cabbage merchants, and poll
ticians Of our cities are pandering to
the demands of the money-loaning
class, little dreaming that they are
surely destroying the people who feed
clothe and shelter them, viz: the
farmers.
Time will tell the story.
Great revulsions of feeling do not
come very quickly ON peaceful lines.
Should Mckinley win the silver
men need only to keep up their fight
and push along. 1t is bound to win,
and the winning may come through
the Republican party too. AS an old
guard in this fight for more money
and less misery" we have seen some
mighty queer changes since Peter
Cpoper's time. Among those changes
none were more startling than the
flop Of Democracy to Populism and
Populist principles. Not only did the
party flop but it jumped in and claim
ed to be the original simon pure
PopuliSts. and demanded that POpu-
lists abandon their organization. So
we say, in view Of McKinley's past sill
yer record, we wouldn't be a bit sur
prised IL during the next four years,
in order to head off bloody uprising
Of the people West and South, that
Republicans gave US free coinage.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
His Explanation Of the Late Defeat.

His Explanation Of the Late Defeat.
Hon. Ignatius Donnerly:
Well We are defeated again. Some
how 1t seems to me thatif you had
been treated fairly Minnesota might
have gone for Bryan. The same con-
temptibte vindictive course pursued
against you was manifested towards
me, and for the same reason, that
we actually believed In the truth of
the Omaha platform and demanded
some thing for the relief of the people
besides the free coinage of silver. With
the aid of money and the free coinage
element Of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in Colorado combined, /
was turned down at the stat conven-
ton. l was offered to be made dele
gate il 1 would consent to the Patter-
son fusion, but declined. was sur
prised at the pla torn adopted at Chi
cagO and also surprised at the nOm:-
nation of Bryan. l favored Bryan as
the most radical reformer there was
any chance to elect President. At
first favored Sewall, but after Wat
sons nomination for vice president
thought every state should in some
way recognize Watson's nomination.
When Colorado, one Of the strongest
POpulist states in the Union, went
back on Watson, kicked, and made
an open bitter fight on the fusionists.
even to putting up Watson ticket.
and being a candidate for governor. l
was not elected: and after the decis-
ion of the Supreme court of Colorado
refusing US the emblem of the Cot
tage Home and name-"Peoples'
Party;" we supported the
national Peoples party ticket and the
fusionists did not. At the same time
the supreme court granting to the
McKinleyites the national emblem,
the Eagle" and name Republican"
for the same reason for which the
court refused the Peoples Party. We
Still we made the fight and the "fu-
sionist-popullsts were routed, "horse,
foot and dragons" We boldly at
tackled Patterson as traitor to our
party. In the present campaign every
Populist issue has been side-tracked
except the free coinage Of silver: only
Bryan daring to even hint at any 9th
er principles: and every true Populist,
like yourself, has been carefully kept
in the background. l have remained
quiet during the campaign, but think
the time has come that we should
speak out boldly and denounce Gen.
Weaver and Taubeneck as the traitors
they are. They conspired with Pat
terSOn, Stevens, ct al. to pos tpOne our
national convention till after the
Democratic National cOnve ntiOn. and
then like the fools they are, made a
union with the northeast and Wall
street, instead of with the South.
treating both the Southern Democra-
cy and the Peoples Party with con-
tempt. No Populist speaker was al
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

The Famous Jesse Harper, Lincoln's Friend,
Thinks the Fight Was Fought on the Wrong
lssue.-The Peoples Party Platform. Shib-
boleth. the Specie Basis the Crime of the
Nineteenth Century-Paper Money the Anti
dote. If
Editor Representative:
The farce of the body politic-sui
o'enis-in the election Of the 3rd of
November, emphas ICES the saying;
And all of our yesterdays, have lighted
The way to dusty DEATH"
The epic of gold and silver-1596 to
1896.
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song,
For forms of government let fools contest,
And over since the conquest have been
fools,
Qucth she, I've heard old cunning stagers.
Say, fools for argument. use wagers.
Gold and silver, twin relics of barbarism.
The paradise of fools is where concert is
used
To enact I'M right into law-and open q
daisy,
To suckle fools and chronicle small beer"
This is the day that revives the chiv-
alric, and untOombs the knight of 300
years ago, Saaredra Miguel De Ger
vantes, known as wide as earth. Don
%u'AoOO EitSo, WIN 1OPA OOo ~ CSu ouO
fools" of his age, as fully as "Furios"
does the ''Knaves' of the present.
Don, away back there, seated on his
war horse, Rosinante, followed by his
faithful Sancho, on his ass-charged
the wind mills. for the space of
day and the mills withstood the
charge and smiled. And now, in the
Knight errantry for the precious
metals" Don Quixote Second, mount
ed one Balaam "Hone," Cap-a-pie,
from head to foot, shouting-''Silver
the issue"-followed by his faithful
Sancho, (Bunco) on his ass, the twain
believing, Subordinate everything
to 'remonetizing' silver. ''-La.diica,
Fallere. They assault the Gold bug
wind mill"-the other half Of the false
bases.
And the "mill," as in the case of
first Don, withstood the assault and
laughed at the push on gold. which is
"Sound' wind
And as the scattered, scar-worn vic
Tins, of the "silver alone issue,e gath
cred their spoils from the ensanguined
field and possessed themselves Of the
wealth, wrested from the enemy-it
was found they had the tissues" and
the enemy had the "O1fces," and with
them, much goods laid up for many
years. Selah.
And the wall comes up from the
three headed headquarters:
The harvest Is passed and the sum-
mer is ended and we are not saved"
All. hah. ~ -
And a lie enticed Ahab, and he was
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
ADEFENCE OF MR.. BRYAN.
Against the Charge of Irreverence.

Against the Charge of Irreverence.
Editor Representative.
The "crown OF thorns" and "cross
Of gold" metaphor which Mr.. Bryan
EN- ployed in his Chicago speech, when
he referred to the oppression Of the
rights Of labor has created quite q
fnrore in religious circles. We are
glad to note that Catholics RETAINED
from this clamor. and only in one in
stance are we aware Of priest show
ing himself hostile to the Chicago
platform by attacking its nominee for
president for his use Of the so-called
sacriligious allusion to the suffering
of Christ. This was on Sunday even
ing. Oct. II, at st. Ambrose church,
Des Moines, when Father Sherman
sought to administer rebuke to the
Democratic candidate for borrowing
such phrase from the Bible, and u.s.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
HERE ARE The GOOD TIMES.
MCKINLEYS ELECTION PRO
DUCING UNIVERSAL. PROS.
PERITY!-"OTER THE
LEFTW' 1l

Our Republican brethren assured
US during the recent contest that IL
the people would only vote for McKin-
ley and elect him, that confidence.
with a big c., would be at once re-
stored. and with Confidence" would
come overwhelming Prosperity, with
q big p; there was to be no poverty
in the land; the banks would open
their vaults and shovel out the money
among the people-everything would
be lovely, and the goose would honk
high.'
Well, Mckinley is elected and the
reign OF prosperity is here. We quote
the following from the Minneapolis
Tribune Of the 18th inst, eight days
after the elections:
With the first snowfall, the ad-
vance guard Of the great army of un-
employed. the homeless and friendless
Outcasts, who make Minneapolis their
headquarters, summer and winter has
set in toward that popular retreat
and shelter from cold weather, the
Central police station. 1t is only
within the last few years that free
lodging in the tramp room at the sta
ton has become so popular, and this
is due to the increase in the numb Der
Of unemployed, as the city increases
in population, and to the continued hard
times.
In the summer these men can man.
age to spend the nights in barns.
sheds. Railways, or even in the open
air, without any serious Inconvenience
or discomfort. But when the wintry
winds begin to blow. and such snow
storm as the last few days have wit
messed, sets In. the accompanying cold
drives them to more hoSpitable quar-
tiers, where they can at least find
warmth. Ii they are unsuccessful in
begging the price OF a nights lodging,
for few Of them will hesitate to ask
Tor money, they are driven to the dire
necessity of making the station their
abode for the night, and it must be
necessity of the most urgent nature
which drives them to the station, for
the room is most uninviting vermin-
infested place. Then, again, they run
the risk Of being seized, in the morn
ing by the police and subsequently
grancy. Inviting as the workhouse
quarters are said to be, it is seldom
that a man is found who welcomes
the summons of that institution
This is the reason why most Of them
are such early riserS, and are up and
away almost before the ''powers that
be" by order of Supt Smith, enter the
long, dingy room pick out dozen
or more men and send them to the
court as vagrants."
1t seems from the foregoing that
there are still cramps" in the land, a
week after the election of Mr.. Nc
kinley.
The banks are also going by the
board, just as they did before election.
Witness the following item:
Sioux City, Iowa, Nov, 1O-The
Iowa Savings bank closed its doors to-
day. the steady Withdrawals of de-
poSits and inability to realize on Sc
curities except at a great sacrifice
were the cause OF the failue. The
bank statements Of Oct. 10th showed
$4,000 assets and $4,000 deposits.
W. z. Marley has been appointed re-
ceiver. Bank officials this afternoon
gave out a statement of the condi-
lions OF the banks affairs. The assets
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

D. o. Smith. of Atlanta, Ga, writes:
I'm the few months have taken your
paper have become so much attached
to 1t that not receiving it today felt
| had missed something. and it came
to my mind that my time was out. I
enclose IS cents and trust ere my time
expires l will be able to suscribe for
your paper for year. Do send me
this weeks paper. l wish to see the
result of the election in your state
and the Northwest.
We all see the result Of fusion now.
We in the South thought we saw it all
the time, and so did your Mr.. Donnel-
ly, but we all had to do the best we
could after things got into the mud
de-"
Mr.. H. B. Fay, of Rumsey, Minn.,
writes: II am bluer than milestone
over the overwhelming defeat Of our
party. l have made great personal
sacrifice in behalf Of the reform move
ment, having travelled over a part of
our county and spoken probably forty
times. However, feel like repeating
your words: The existence of the
Peoples Party is more necessary than
ever before, and we are looking to
you as our leader in our future move
mentS."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

justice of our cause, let no man falter
that believes we are right, but enlist
at once for active service.
AS for those that have thrown
themselves across the track to OBJ
struct the cause Of Reform; they will
be crushed if they remain there. Re-
spectfully. ~ H. L. SAND.
Stockholm, Minn,.
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lowed to campaign. either by the
Democratic or Butler committee, who
was not known to, be conservative
Populist, in favor Of fusion and op-
posed to Watson. The defeat of Bry-
an is the natural result of such an il
logical and foolish campaign. We
had the benefit OF a large support Of
Bryan from the Democratic party.
simply because he was the regular
without the least reference to the re.
form principles he represents. Posi-
bly, we may get that assistance in the
next presidential campaign. II we do
and we learn enough from experience,
not to wantonly insult the men Of the
Peoples Patty who support the Or
ganizatiop from, principle, We may win
in 1900, for the gold standard, which
we are to have under Mckinley, can
not possibly give the country any re-
lief in the meantime. Labor too is
divided-as a whole perhaps has voted
against Bryan. GLOW long, O Lord
how long!" Truly yours,
-.-.. DAVIS H. WAITE.
Denver, COL, Nov. 5.
EThe abover letter was not written
for publication, but we know the
many friends of ex-Gov. Waite will be
glad to hear from him, and this is
time when every one should have an
opportunity to give his views as to
the causes of our defeat. Fore
warned is forearmed."
We must however dissent in one
particular. We do not think Messrs.
Weaver and Taubeneck deserve to be
denounced for the fact that the PeO-
pies Party National convention was
called to meet after both the other
conventions had been held. This was
done in accordance with the unani-
nous desire of the Populist National
Committee. We all believed that the
horsepower was going to control
both the old parties, and we wanted
to be in shape to receive the swarm
ing boilers. But the Democratic
party took a different shoot and
all our plans.-Ed. Rep.]
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
ourFOrurn.
FEW SIMPLE RULESREAD AND BE
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

:. We are 50 crowded with letters. many Of
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 tina middle OF the sheet
Be brief.
Always sign your mamie to your article
though you may writeJover q non de plume
Be brief. 10
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
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CENn us the Names and Postoffice
0AAND addresses of II Farmers and
we will send you FREE. every two weeks,
OUR LATEST GROCERY PRICE LIST.
giving latest prices on Groceries and 9TH
er goods.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

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MIXED NUTS
GOV. WAITE SPEAKS.

tanning lbs. Also good nut cracker and pick;
box So Don't fail to order box for Christmas.
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SHORT LETTERS.

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18
FROM A VETERAN.

The Famous Jesse Harper. Lincoln's Friend,
Thinks the Fight Was Fought on the Wrong
lssue.-The Peoples Party Platform. Shib-
boleth. the Specie Basis the Crime of the
Nineteenth Century-Paper Money the Anti
dota ~
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-11-18

Organize the Alliances 1Anew-Revive the
Grand Old Organization Of the Farmers
When Knaves Betray Us We Go Back to the
Noble Society that NeveF Betrayed Us-Or-
QaniZeI-0pQaniZaI
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30
Paul Potter.

These boys who draw on states and
whose time and thoughts are constantly
running to pictures sometimes turn out
to be great artists and leave splendid
names behind them. In the great picture
gallery at The Hague, which is at once
the pride and joy of all true Dutchmen,
hangs, among other masterpieces, the
most famous animal picture in all the
world. 1t is called 1.-The Bull. 1t was
painted by very young man, whose
name was Paul Potter, and who was
only 20 when he signed this canvas.
There are few paintings better known,
and it is acknowledged by art critics to
be the most complete work that any cat
tie painter has ever done.
Though this Dutchman died at the
age of 30, he left behind him 14O pic
lures that were all out of the ordinary,
while some of them were painted before
he was 16. He made, when he was 1S,
a wonderful etching that attracted at.
tention in the old town Of Delft, and an
artist in those days had to do excellent
work to secure notice at all Potter q
works are greatly priced and are found
in the principal galleries Of the world
You may see them in the National gal.
lery in London; the Berlin, Dresden and
Vienna museums; the Hermitage in st.
Petersburg. the Louvre in Paris, and all
the art institutions of the artists native
land. Arthur Hoeber in st. Nicholas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30
Where the Beaver piyed.

Forest and Stream prints from pho
tograph wood scene that should bring
q faraway look into the beaver trapper's q
eyes the moment he sees it. There are
fallen logs, in q tangle Of brush trees
denuded of leaves mostly, and down a
slight incline, surrounded by the brush,
is pool. Ripples Of water are waggling
the shadows Of the trees which were
caused by beaver that had just dived,
alarmed by the approach of E. Hofer,
who took the photograph.
No picture is 80 suggestive to q sports
man as one which shows where game
has been. Sportsmen's papers print pho
tographs Of the tracks Of deers, bears
and other game, and these are more sug-
gestive than view Of the game itself.
A fox's track, leading away across the
snow covered fields, or the ripple where
q fish has slapped the waters surface
are full Of life to q sportsman. There ID
q chance with such evidence before him
Of exercising his craft and skill.
It is related Of an amateur photog.
rapher Of field scenes that one day be
tried to catch running gray squirrel
with his little camera. When the mega
tive was developed, he found that he had
picture of the animals tail alone, but
because of the very incomp]eteness Of
the scene he values that picture above
any six in his collection.