The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-16
ST. Paul COLUMN.
Edited by J. c. HANLEY.
The whirl of that Mckinley wave Of
prosperity is simply dazing the people.
Judging from the increase of bankrupts.
crimes and suicides since the election
Broad Axe.

prosperity is simply dazing the people.
Judging from the increase Of bankrupts.
crimes and suicides since the election
Broad Axe.
ASSETS AND DEBTS.
Francis Berresford has filed a schedule
OF assets and liabilities with the clerk of
the court, showing an Indebtedness of
$2,S76.22. The assets Of the firm are
placed at $653.09, including both stock
and fixtures The chief creditor is E. F.
Berresford, who holds the firms note for
$500. The remaining debts are divided
among other creditors in sums under
$150.-Giobe.
WHAT McKINLEY'S ELECTION
MEANT.
The day after election West Publish
Ing Company started night crew and
put their whole force en- full time. That's
what McKinley's election meant to those
employes.-Pioneer Press.
The above announcement was made
the Saturday after McKinley's election
The West Publishing Company, like
many other establishments which were
SO anxious to see Mckinley elected. laid
off some Of their men as an object les
son, so to speak, just previous to the
election but Immediately after McKin-
ley was elected they were put on again.
But now comes the West Publishing
Company. following in the line of other
establishments which give employment
to large numbers of men and women,
and fortified by the result Of the election
in which they manifested so much con-
Germ, with the announcement that they
desire to make n cut of from 20 to 20
per cent in the wages Of their employees.
This is what the election of Mckinley
meant to those employees" Now let the
men in that establishment who voted to
please their masters take~th medicine.
It may be useful lesson to them
Broad Axe.
There has been a general meeting OF
representatives Of the Peoples Party.
representing the Executive Board of the
Peoples Party of the Fourth congress
sional district, the Peoples Party League
clubs of Ramsey the city and county
committee, and the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the representa-
tives Of the above organizations, do most
heartily endorse the demand made by
the county committee, in which they
stated that the Peoples Party should
receive at least one-third of the appoint
ments as proper representation for the
Peoples Party in the Office of Sheriff
elect Wagner's staff of deputy sheriffs."
The following committee was appoint
ed to present this demand, ]. c. Hanley
representing the executive board of this
congressional district, and M. ]. Costello
representing the Ramsey County Peo-
pies Party League clubs and Mr.. ]. l..
Hughes representing the city committee
The meeting adjourned to meet at 249
Eighth street, on Thursday evening, to
hear the answer of Mr.. Wagner to the
request contained in above resolutions.
In the absence of a report being present
the meeting took up and discussed the
action of Mr.. E. r. Lynch, the secretary
of the Peoples Party state central COM
mittee and the result of said discussion
was the passage Of ringing resolutions
condemning him for his traitorous &C.
ton in trying to wreck the Peoples
Party and deliver it to the Democracy,
and calling for his resignation as an
officer in the state central committee.
The resolutions appear elsewhere.
The meeting gave Mr.. Wagner until
Sunday the 18th inst. to present an an
Bwer to the demands of our party.
There is a movement on foot to re-
organize the league clubs of this county,
also the organization of the Tenth ward
by a new organization also the Eleventh
ward is preparing to be organized under
the leadership of that hustling young
Populist and labor representative, Mr..
]. L. Hughes, the popular chairman of
the Peoples Party city committee. The
organization of those two wards will
complete the entire county and district.
Col. J. H. Gieske has the matter of or
ganizing those wards in hand and will
complete the organization either this
week or next.
We are indebted to Mr.. Louis Nash
and ]. L. Hughes for their kind assist
hnce in securing the free use of Labor
Hall for the the Farmers Alliance con-
yention in this city on Jan. 9Th, 9Th and
9TH. They are also at work on a plan
by which they hope the labor forces of
this city will cooperate with their for
mer brethren in securing needed legisla-
ton. 1t is needless to say that the mat
ter is IN good ndnQS.
The correspondence which has been
passing between a committee appointed
by the representatives of the Peoples
Party and Sheriff-elect John Wagner
has resulted in a formal response. We
herewith present the letter in full:
ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 10, 1896.
]. c. Hanley and others,
Peoples Party Committee:
Gentlemen-Your communication OF
the 7th inst. duly received, and note your
request. l fully appreciate the great
services rendered me in the recent cam
paign by my Populist friends who were
true and loyal to me, and under the cir
cumstances do not regard your demand
at all unreasonable, and would be glad
to grant and do everything in my power
to satisfy you. But | would ask you. my
friends, to consider the great difficulties
which surround me- the great number
of candidates seeking appointments at
my hands, and the wOrthinesS of such
candidates, Republicans, Democrats and
PopuliSts. | wish also to remind you OF
the close of an unsuccessful campaign
and candidacy for the office of city treas
hrer, few months before my nomination
for the office of sheriff In that campaign
I incurred many obligations owing tc
the devotion of my friends and which
can not now ignore. 1 hope that in the