The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-12
DOWN ON THE OWEN CROWD.
Working Man Has His Say and Talks Plainly

A Working Man Has His Say and Talks Plainly
Editor Representative:
It was with mingled feelings of surprise
and shame read Of the action Of some of
the Hennepin delegates to the national
convention. They were instructed to
vote for Ignatius Donnelly and to stay by
him to an honorable finish
But these so-cailed "reformers" went
down there and totally ignored the in
structions They have been back nearly
a month and not a word of explanation
has been given to the people. The men
who will go back ON instructions from the
people should not be trusted in any posi-
ton; and / for one, will not trust them.
They are giving lis lots of taffy about
John Lind, what good man he is, etc.
I have got tired trusting TO good men.
Give us the initiative and referendum,
pure and simple, without any attach
ments whate YER, and they will all be
good, honest men. Without the referen-
dunn pure and simple they do not get my
vote. Supposing that you elect Bryan
and get large silver majority In the
house. l remember reading in one Of
Henry Cew's reports, saying that is the
time they wall street, would fix you.
They have done 1t before and they will do
It again.
II Lind is such a good man nominate
him for congress and elect him; that S
where we want him. We don't want him
as governor. What is the difference be-
tween him and Clough? They say Clough
is run by Jim Hill. And Lind being a
railroad attorney all Of them would have
chance. No sir; we want a straight
Populist for governor; one who is in for
state elevator; one who is an anti-mo-
nopolist from the ground up. Give us
Major Bowler, or P. ]. Meighen, or Mr..
Boon, or Mr.. Wisenberg; or, last but not
least, our own Doctor A. A. Ames. We
have hundred good men to pick from.
Mr.. DonneIly, about seventeen years
ago came to this state young man with
little money; took farm and thought
would be independent; but soon found
out between Jim Hill and the Minneapolis
millers was was their fish and they soon
had me fried. At that time took your
little anti-monopoly paper, and though
sometimes differing with you, you were
always the same; and now this is your re-
ward. But never mind; the common peo-
pie have. not turned you down, and indeed
are only beginning to know you; and
long after the others are dead and for
gotten the commons people will remember
and respect your memory as they do
O'Connell, Wendell Phillips, William
Lloyd Garrison and other great men who
gave their talents for the poor and op-
pressed Of every land.
Now I am sorry that we did not get a
straight Populist party ticket at ST.
Louis; and let it be decided in the electo-
raj college.
But do not let us make mistake in our
state convention; let us stand by cur prin-
c1ples, every one. The Democratic poll
tician was dead; Cleveland killed him
and he should have been buried, and not
-essurected.
II you do get free silver you villa have
g harder fight to get other reforms, OF
much more importance, for the Demo
cratic politicians will fight you as hard
as ever the place hunters did. The rank
and file would have been with you.
David Fitzgerald.
Minneapolis, Aug. 10, 1896.