The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
ST. PhUL, COLUMN.
Edited nv r e. HANIEY

AHdt Jue people OF tn1S state may KNOW
that great injustice was done our assO-
ciate, Mr.. Henry Kaufer, member of
this Fourth congressional district, of the
Peoples Party League, l desire to call
the attention to the following clipping
from the Red Lake Falls Gazette. which
l believe will be of sufficient evidence of
AN OUTRAGE.
me Gazette rises to protest against the
outrage perpetrated on Henry Kaufer in
the Ramsey county Populist convention
at st. Paul On Monday, when he was bar
red as delegate from that convention.
after having been duly elected by vote
of % to II, the action being taken on the
ground that he is not Populist. The
Gazette knows differently. We know
ne is POpulist of the true blue stripe.
We know he has not been Democrat for
over six years. We know he has severed
his connection with the Democratic par
ty and Joined the Peoples Party as
charter member, and has been a fighter
In the ranks ever since He converted
the editor of this paper to Populism.
The Gazette is now Populist newspa-
per, and for whatever influence it exerts
in the interest of Populist principles, the
1t has excited our wonder and resent
ment to see Populist soldiery in county
convention assembled turning it's guns
upon one of it's most truly flag bearers.
Where is the wisdom, where is the JUS
tice of such procedure? 1t is nothing
short of an outrage We are glad to ack-
knowledge our change from Democracy
to Populism was brought about by no in
huence SO potent as the arguments ad-
dressed to us personally, and by letter,
OF Henry Kaufer. When we heard of his
Populism being questioned our mind re-
verted to these documents, which are
still in our possession, received over
three years ago, when we were endeav-
Oring to prove to him that he had made
moral mistake in deserving the Demo-
cratic for the Peoples Party. And now
his adversaries, whoever they are, have
the effrOntary to get up before Peoples
Party convention and question his prin-
clpleS. 1T were not greater anCmOly
to doubt the purpose of veteran who
has faced six years conflict. The Pop
ulists of Ramsey county may we'll Ques-
ton the motives of this A. Paradis, who
led the opposition to such Populist as
Henry kaufer. 1t is not the interest OF
the party that would prompt an affront
to one of it's best and truest workers.
Perhaps A. Parads is a middle-roader:
but the man or party who would refuse
to step aside to join hands in the oblit-
GRAFTON of a system for whose perpetual
ton the sweat of blood must flow from
the brow of labor, is not worthy to be
classed as Populist. The example of the
Peoples Party national convention Is a
model of patriotism. Mr.. Paradis is
commended to follow it. This is not a
time for Populist criticism of Democrats
nor for Democratic criticism of Popu-
lism. 1t requires little wisdom to dis
Germ this. We must assume that Mr.
Paradis is neither charitable nor wise.
We are glad to note that the convention
finally sustained Mr.. Kauffer by major
ity vote.
To all disciples of reform-direct your
energies against the common enemy and
not dissipate it among yourselves
Red Lake Falls Gazette.
The same vicious tactics was aimed at
DIR. George j. Hanley, of the Twelfth pre-
cinct of the Tenth ward. He was in
formed when he called on the county
comm1tte man of his ward, Mr.. Blees,
for the legal primary notices that 1.-The
committee had instructed him to give no
notices or credentials to the doctor with
out their permission" which order he
obeyed. The doctor then called on the
secretary of the county committee, and
demanded these notices and credentials,
and secured the same. The notices were
regularly and legally posted, and the
primaries held at the booth named in the
notices, and was unanimously elected the
delegate from that precinct (there being
no contest.) Notwithstanding this fact
he was denied a seat in the convention
by this so-called committeeman (as the
committee on credentials was practically
made up OF the county committee, who
we're anxious to perpetuate themselves
IN power and with one wave of the hand
said he would not allow him a seat in
Che convention" The doctor, to my own
knowledge, has been a Populist ever
since the party was born in the old Alli-
ance movement He is a respectable cit
izen, having lived in his present precinct
3Or over 80 years, and because of his Of
acial capacity as assistant city physician
ef this city he refused to sign a paper
-ranting life sentence to the murderer
Ermisch, who happened to a relative
Of this man P. Blees (the county commit
lee man of the Fourth ward, he could
Outrageously insult an American citizen
and disfranchise the will of the people
at the primaries, and the same element
of radicalism confirmed this attitude by
accepting the report of the committee
on credentials proves them to be the
small fry politicians which characterized
the methods of the old party Organiza-
lions in it's most corrupt days.
Legal advice has been sought and
grave complications have been discover
ed' that may invalidate the election of
the candidates of this party on account
of the illegality of it's delegates who par
tlcipated in this nomination. Such out
rageous conduct will bring in it's wake
disastrous consequences. Let us have
an open field and fair fight at the pri-
maries, and let the majority rule. We
hope that the injustice that has burdened
both Mr.. Kaufer and DR.. Hanley, will be
rectifled when the convention meets by
restoring them to their rightful seats in
the convention. The time Is past when
a man in any party must be thrown out
of convention by fraud because he was
not shouting Populism 40 years ago.
There is no reason that a new convert Is
less POpulist than his earlier convicted
brother. Again, we hope that Justice
will be done.
A peculiar and amusing incident oc-
Cured at the state convention, which
greatly disturbed the delegates who par
ticinated in the nrOcoadinpS Aftor ro