The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19

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Be brief. Boil down and quit when you
are done.
: Again we say, be brief.
In other words we say-be brief!
A SPICY OPEN LETTER.
One Of the Veterans Of the Peoples Party Goes
For r. N. Stacy Red Hot-An Open
Letter to That Gentleman.
Dear Sir: Since your unhOiy, unjust
and ungentlemanly attack in last Sat-
urday's Penny Press upon loyal Peo-
ple's Party men, will you please stand
UP and answer few questions?
First-Is it not fact that you have
been in the Republican party all your
life until the past five or six months,
when you discovered that the Repub-
lican party had been corrupt past re-
open letter to the public, severing
your connections with said party, and
joining the Peoples Party as the only
reform party in existence?
Second-Did you not also declare.
through the Penny Press. as its edi-
tOr-in-chief, that 1t was the only Pop
ulist daily in the Northwest, all of its
editors being in sympathy with the
said party?
Thirds it not also fact that you
appeared in the late Peoples Party
congressional convention, held in.
Minneapolis June 28th, as delegate.
and were you not nominated in said
convention as delegate to the Peo-
pies party national convention, to be
held In St. Louis July 22d, and did not
you and the rest Of your sell out" as
ciates stand up in said convention be-
fore you were voted for and pledge
yourselves to stand by the Peoples
Party, and it's principles as laid down
in the Omaha platform?
FOurth-Is it not also fact that as
soon as the Chicago convention was
over you discovered that part Of the
Democrats, and few disgruntled Re-
publicans, like yourself, were the salt
of the earth, and you were in open re-
against the Peoples Party, and now
"sell out" that does not 60 with you
in this unhUly fusion deal:
Who made you a ruler and dictator
In the Populst Party, that we should
obey you? l have teen a partisan in
politics for 40 years, and this is the
first time in my life when man has
been accused OF selling out while re-
naming loyal to his party. 1t is those
who have left the party, and have
gone somewhere else, that have sold
out. What has come over the Penny
Press that has caused such a sudden
change of heart? Is there some hid
den power behind it that compels its
change, or is it voluntary act? If
the former you have our sympathy;
II the latter you certainly deserve our
contempt. Has it become crime in
this free country for man to have Il
political opinion? l suppose that you
think that you and Mr.. Owen and
Mr.. Ingles, with your indorsing ma
chine, Lynch and his flanking ma
chine, to side track the Peoples Par
ty meetings. Mr.. Aver. with his
his favorite tune stop Thief!'' this,
with Hanna's barrel, as a wind-up. and
Dobbyn, bringing up the rear, with
his "clean politics." you think you
have the world by the tail. Mr.. Owen
is charged with saying before he left
for St. Louis that If Mr.. Bryan would
not stand on our platform, that we
would make one that he would stand
on. l suppose that you could make
one that Mckinley would stand on.
Now, after your unwarranted and un-
just attack on DR.. Ames. l would say
that for the Doctor, that he has been
a true Peoples Party man at least,
five years; he supported Mr.. Donnelly
four years ago for governor; two years
ago he was not in the state: yet you
take up the cudgels against him who
has been Peoples Party man as
many years as you have been months;
and you are doing everything in your
power o elect man as governor who
Is not now and never was Populist;
and according to his own word is just
as much Republican as he ever was,
provided they will give him silver
enough to make tooth pick or pair
OF earrings. He is charged with be-
ing the attorney of the Millers' Asso-
Minnesota, and the Dakotas, of which
tWashburn and Pillsbury are the rul-
Ing spirits. Aud they are backed by
an English Gold Syndicate! A fine
layout to ask Populists to support!
And you cab them traitors and SELL
outs il they don't take the dose.
Vinegar and gall catch no flies.
5. You must be also aware Of the
fact the Penny Press would n Ut have
an existence today IL 1t had not been
for the support of the Populists. With
half-hearted support that Mr..
,Blethen gave them, they put their
shoulder to the work until he boosted
of 81, 900 circulation. He felt very
strong then, so strong that he trotted
sout Tom Reid for President, and pro-
claimed him the Savior" of Amerit a.
The result was that the Penny Press
circulation soon dwindled down to
about $4,000. You had better take
heed unto yourselves lest worse
thing comes upon you.
In conclusion. let me say that still
believe in the good old principles of
the Republican Party of 1856-I86O, as
inscribed in their banner: Free
press and equal rights to ALL" It
may seem a light thing to you il you
''yearlings" and "two-year-olds'' take
what ADLER have spent lifetime In
building up and barter it away for a
mess OF political pottage; but as for
me would have more respect for a
man who would slip into my pantry
and take my loaf Of bread and glass OF
milk. J.B, DUKES.
REPUBLICANS AT WORK
For the Penny Press and Against The Repre-
fafe -Do knP~ Ca r.