The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-03

cratic party. These leaders have basely
deceived and betrayed the people and can
not expect to be trusted with power
again. Therefore, the. only hope of the
country lies in the Peoples Party. Let
every silver Democrat and silver Repub-
lican who puts country above party rally
to the assistance of the Peoples party,
and victory will be assured.
TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION.
The bill that attracted the most atten-
ton in the house during the past week
was one to amend the immigration laws
OF the United States by adding to the
classes of aliens excluded from admis-
sion to this country. The concensus of
opinion seemed to be that some steps
should be taken to limit the vast hordes
OF undesirable element that are now
flooding this country from the slums Of
the cities of foreign nations. There can
be no objection to foreigners coming to
this country provided they are desira-
bic class of citizens, and provided they do
lot come faster than they can be asslm-
Hated to American manners, customs,
type, and civilization. The question was
considerably discussed in the house, and
various amendments providing for differ
ent tests of citizenship were offered to
the bill. The main feature of the bill,
however, as passed by the house, provides
for an educational test that is, that call
male persons between sixteen and sixty
years OF age, who cannot both read and
write the English language or some other
language" are excluded from admission
to the United States. The bill also makes
it unlawful for any alien who resides or
retains his home in a foreign country to
enter the United States for the purpose of
manual labor within it's borders while re-
siding or retaining his home in foreign
country.
A LABOR COMMISSION.
Congressman Phillips, of Pennsylva-
MIA, has for long time been working on
a bill to create commission composed of
representatives of labor organizations
and of the various business interests of
the country to inquire into the cause of
the present depression and hard times,
and to report their findings to congress
as a guide for legislation. This bill has
just been reported favorably from the
house committee. If the farmers and Ia
borers and wealth producers of the coun-
try could select the men who would be
Oh this commission to represent them,
some good might come from it; but If it
is left to the president, as the bill now
provides it shlll be, to appoint this COM
mission, then it will be, we fear, a packed
commission, not in the interests of the
farmers, laborers and wealth producers
but d commission to suppress the facts
and to hide the real cause of the hard
times, and their report would be more of
the nature of defense of the gold stand
ard than an effort to find the real evils
that Cypress the country. Senator But
Ter has already given notice that he will
either oppose this bill in it's present
shape when it comes up before the senate
or offer an amendment taking the app1int-
ing power out of the hands of the presi
dent and guaranteeing to the farmers
la borers and wealth producers true repre-
sentatiOn on the commission.
THE HUNTINGTON LOBBY.
Pacific railroads, under the manage
ment of C. P Huntington have had in
Washington this winter and spring one
Of the most powerful railroad Hobbies that
has ever besieged and infested legisla-
tive body. But be it said to the credit CT
the American congress that so far this
lobby has failed in all it's efforts. The
lobby has attempted to get various meas
ures through congress but without success.
The chief purpose and object of the lobby
has been to push through congress a bill
which has not yet come up for action and
which is known as the Funding Pacific
Railroad Bill" Huntington and his as
sociates owe the government about $125,-
100000. They have managed to grow
rich by putting the profits of the Pacific
railroads in their own pockets and de-
priving the government of the part Of the
earnings Of these roads, which was to be
set aside to pay the government for
money and bonds advanced to hep in the
construction of these roads. Now, it is
to prevent payment of just debt which
these roads owe to the government, or
rather to the people who are the tax pay
ers (for it was the money taken from the
pockets of the people that these roads
now have), that this funding bill has been
offered If Huntington can count enough
yeas to pass this measure then it will
be taken up at the present session of con-
gress. If he cannot, then he will allow
the measure to go over, in the meantime
keeping his lobby at work in an effort to
capture the next congress. Let the peo-
pie be on their guard and send no man
to Washington who is under the influence
of railroad corporations. In a fight like
this, all railroads pull together, and
every man who is here, who is a railroad
attorney, will be called upon by the Off
Gals of the railroad he represents to
stand by Huntington. In fact the banks
and the railroads are the agents of the
gold combine. The gold power would
not be dangerous If it were not for the
fact that they control the banks and the
railroads, and use them as their agents
and lobbyists. Therefore, any man who
stands in with corporations is at heart
gold man, and cannot be trusted by the
people.
EVERY POPULIST VOTED RIGHT.
Some Democratic papers have charged
that some of the Peoples party congress-
men voted for the CLERK hire salary
grab" This is mistake. Every Popu-
list voted against this annual clerk hire
measure, and Congressman Skinner of
North Carolina, as their spokesman
made a strong and eloquent plea against
the measure, as an unnecessary and waste
fu, extravaganza of the peoples money
By the way, Congressman Skinner, who
is one of the most brilliant members of
congress. has introduced very interest
ing and unique bill based on the sub
treasury idea, which he put forward and
elucidated number of years ago in a
series of articles. even before the Farm
rse' Alliance took UP the matter. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Skinner can get this
bill up for discussion and action.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF RAIL-
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
The annual convention of the National
Association of State Railway Commits
sioners was held in Washington at the
Office of the Interstate Commerce Com