The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06
ST. PAUL COLUMN.
Edited by J. C. HANLEY.

power in this city and they would do well to
use 1t for their party advantage. And their
intelligent action in their nominations at
our late convention has demonstrated, in a
most certain manner that neither party can
count on the action of the Peoples Party
using their conventions to help their enc.
mics to offices where we receive no political
advantage for our party. At least one OF
the old parties have seen fit to make adj
vances in this direction by at least placing
a couple of our ward aldermen on their tic
ket. The ice is broken and we hope that
when our fall campaign comes around the
same good Judgment will prevail in the Sc
lection of candidates for the legislature, con-
gress. and for the support of our legisla-
, tive and congressional ticket, we will ex-
change our support for their county ticket.
: The door of concession is now open in at
least two parties, and the Peoples Party has
not shown itself to be the tail end of any
party and is certainly entitled to considera-
ton and respect in future.
Neutrality-suspicious. Quincy, Q. II.
Arosin, John j. Ryder. NJ. J. Daily. James
Aldermen First ward, no nomination;
Second ward. Patrick Kelly, Jr.;. Third
ward, no nominations; Fourth ward. NJ E.
ward, John F. Krieger; Seventh ward, no
nomination; Eighth ward, Louis Nash;
l.. Allard; Eleventh ward no nomination
Justices of the Peace-William Rodger.
West of WaDasha; Frederick Nelson, East
of Wabasha; William Jones. Tenth and
Eleventh wards.
Constabes-Willarh Mayer West of Wa
basha: William Owe, East of Wabasha
We hope to be able to say that the above
will be the winning ticket.
Mr.. J. Fl. Gieske, the old war horse Popu-
list orator of the Sixth ward, made great
effort last week at Peoples Party meeting
out in the Eighth ward. He made two
speeches, one in German and one in Eng
lish to audience which filled the hall.
Some of the delegates who left the conven-
ton hall last week in anger were present.
and were the most enthusiastic members OF
ha hn ont h1lS a g n
given to Mr.. Gieske is an indication that
our ranks are closed up again and all go-
Ing forward as one man.
Mr. Louis Nash the talented young man
who has identified himself for many years
as a writer in the magazines and papers,
was nominated a full-fedged Populist,
and the wisdom of selecting him as the can
didate of our party for the position of al
derman of the Eighth ward is being demon
strated by the ability with which he is con-
Quoting the campaign. He has formulated
platform upon which he pledges to stand
upon If elected; platform which commands
the respect and support of the common peo-
pie, the poor man, the laborer, the small
business man, and we believe that they will
support him. He has issued challenge to
both his political opponents to go on the
stump with him and discuss the questions OF
the hour and matters of importance to the
The Glee Club went out to Como last even
Ing and sang some Popuist songs which
were enthusiastically received; Their bright
uniforms of red white and blue with their
silver stars created enthusiasm and marked
a new feature in political programs Mr. J.
p. White also sang Populist songs
which were thoroughly appreciated.
There is a large list of subscribers which
we have ready as agreed on by the jubilee
Week committee to send the Representative
which has been delayed because of the de-
lnquency of some of our committees max
ing their returns. We hope to be able to
send them in now in a few days and in ex-
PLANTATION to our subscribers will say that
they will receive their paper for IL weeks
from the time they received their first is
sue.
Mr.. j. P. White has been appointed by
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly as the St. Paul
agent to collect subscriptions now due and
solicit new SUBSCRIBERS Tor tne Represt9hta-
tive. We hope Mr. White will be well re-
ceived and that prompt settlement will rt be
made by delinquent subscribers The
enormous growth of our paper makes it i'm
peratve that everyone who is in arrears
pay up at once one years SubScrlptlOn or at
least 80 cents for six months.
1t is matter of considerably criticism of
our citizens generally that the retrenchment
and Democrats of our city officials and large
salaried officials of railroad and other cor
porations bare down the heaviest upon
class of city employees who were least
able to stand cut in their salaries. Where
is your sense of justice? When you seek out
the poor md unfortunate to cut down his
small mile when there is now not near
enough to keep body and soul together de-
Gently. We would like to ask this commit
else small portion of your zeal in ferret
ing out why some of our wholesale mer-
chant princes paid only 10 per cent of their
Just taxation on the stock which they car
ried. It is a notorious fact that one whole
sale house which carries an insurance on
their stock of half a million dollars pays
only sixty thousand dollars taxes. Why
did you not make those tax-dodgers pay
their share of their just taxes and not go
stand your cut, in order to let our best
citizens" off without paying their just por-
ton of income? If this last proposition was
carried out there would be no need of cut
ting this class of our city employees. II
cut be made at all, let it be made in that
class Of city and county officials who receive
above 81 600, as it Is as much as they are
worth; poo,,o,s
Party state league of this Fourth Congress
sional district, left last Saturday night for
Crookston to spend week or so IN the
surrounding country he TOOK a large oatcn
expects to fill by organizing several county
leagues. That is right, let every official of
the League do the tn tb fa We W and must
T. 1t is reported now that Custodian Nilsson,
of the court house and city hall is framing
house and city hall commission, wherein
the public and taxpayers are to be obliged
to present certificate of having taken a
bath at least once before entering his court
house and city hall. 1t is laughable to see
the condition which the custodian of the
court house is reduced to. He is obliged to
listen to his nightwatchman who goes
around the city for the past month MAX
ing Republican speeches denouncing his boss
a Democratic pOlillcldH anu the WHOle
Democratic party, while he calls down poor
Nick Flynn, and we understand discharged
him for speaking in favor of a Republican
. candidate. Why did Mr.. N. refuse to allow
his former Waterman to get off even for one
hour? 1t looks to us at this distance as
though it is case of tail wag the dog" or
chow the mighty has fallen.
There will be meeting of the Jubilee
Week committee next Friday evening at
253 Eighth street, when it is hoped that a full
meeting will be present of all members who
were on any and all subcommittee, and
hear the reports of the committees and
officers who expect to present their final
report. The auditing committee will meet
on Thursday night and go over all accounts,
so that a correct and complete account will
be presented and adopted and the committee
discharged. Everyone is invited