The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
JUST AS WE EXPECTED.

ING TO HELP THE ENEMY, AND, DE-
FEAT TIE PEOPLES PARTY.
We find in the Farmers Tribu ne, OF
| Des Moines, Iowa, the leading and
| very able Populist paper Of that state,
under date Of April IA. an article up
on the impolicy OF Peoples Party pa
pers abusing and denouncing the
Free-Silverites, the only possible allies
we have, and thus preventing union
of Reform forces. The Tribune says:
| The Grandcr Age, of Co-opolis.
| Miss, is an ardent advocate Of the
Initiative and Referendum as the only
nope for relief, but Notwithstanding
the fact that ali are falling into sup
port OF the proposition, it has been
urging its followers to ignore the St.
| Louis convention and get up separ-
ate movement to meet at Chicago and
organize new party. But it has re-
considered and will help to unity at
St. Louis. DR.. e. w. Fish's East and
west is a referendum advocate but is
trying TO XIII the measure Dy joining
the kickerS."
| This is the first intimation we have
had that Fish was yet alive;-we have
not seen the article referred to by the
Tribune:-but we are not at all sur
| priSed to learn that he is at his old
tricks. While ia Minnesota he did
his best to divide up our forces; and
now, if the Tribune correctly reports
him. he is laboring to split THE great
army of Reform into innumerablc
| fragments.
At the time this paper was estab-
lished, in 1893, he had our people, in
this state, in each others wool
scrambling and scratching and fight
ing, like lot of infurated tOm-catS
Aud this was not due to a prevented
nature,-to Unborn cussedness,-but
to the corruption money Of the Re
publican party. We boldly charged
| that he had twice sold our party out,
in the CO mpaigns of 1890 and 1892, for
Doodle; and we invited him, if he de-
MED the charge, to sue us for libel,
and we would prove it. He clustered
away at terrible rate but he never
commenced suit as he threa tened. A
yoke OF oxen could not nave dragged
him into court OF justice, with the
state prison in the back ground. He
was so completely exposed that he
was forced to move to South Dakota:
the Populists there tried him in one
campaign and reported that he did
them more harm than good; he was
utterly played-out in the Northwest.
Again he moved,-this time to Pen
Yam, New York; and now he crops up,
doing his little all, to hurt the cause
of reform.
Who would be benefited by calling
another convention at Chicago and
ignoring the St. Louis conventions?
Simply the Money-power. It would
be worth hundreds Of thousands-per-
hapS millions-of dollars to them to
turn US into bowling mob, fighting
each other, rather than a compact
army marching to victory over the
necks of the plunderers Of the people.
We are glad the "Grander Age" gave
up any such idea.
Was Fish sent down to New York
by the Plutocrats to enact the part he
is now playing?
Every one understands that no
Populist paper in the United States
advoca ties fusion with the Democratic
party or the Republican party. The
Free-Silverites do not represent nor
belong to either Of those organiza-
tions. They are men, who, for prin.
ciple sake, have deserted 10th. They
are "come-OuterS" as we we're
There is scarce Populistin the United
States who was not at one time a
Democrat or Republican. To say
that the men who abandoned the old
parties in 1890, or 1892 or 1894, must
not com binc with the men who aban.
doned or may abandon the same or
ganiZations in 1896, is as absurd as to
say that the converts of 1890 should
not have co-operated with the con.
yerts Of 1892.
The object of all this monkey-worR
is plain enough. Ii is to frighter
Democrats and Republca ms into stay
In their own parties, through feaI
that the separate elements of reform
cannot possibly combine; and that il
they burn their bridges and draw
near US with hands extended we will
fire On them.
We say to the Free Silvcrites that
these purchased agents Of Plutocracy
will have no more effect on the great
gathering at ST. Louis than hand
full of sea-foam would have on the
movement Of an ocean steamer.
The American people are IN ertrenis
They are in the jaws of death. They
are fighting to save themselves anc
their families and their country ano
its liberties; and woe unto the corrupt
scoundrels who may stand in theil
way. 1t were better for those mer
that they had never been born.
We hope the Populist newspapers o
this country will pass the word O.
warning along the line, SO that it an.
such men present their siniste
countenances at ST. Louis, and iabo
to break us up, they will meet will
the reception they deserve.
In these remarks we do not int nj
} to reflect upon Brother Morgan ant
kothers, who honestly fear that tn
Peoples Party may be over-ridden b.
the Free-Silverites. Their pas