The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-03-25
AN INTERESTING LETTER.

My paid for Representative has come
and of course I can now write to it with
the other people of diverse opinions; two
new parties are now being formed and in
my opinion the great majority of these
two parties are in hopes they will merge
into one. The policy and expressions of
leader Of men surrounded by his bench
men, are far different from the common
citizen surrounded by his equals, of whose
characters he can form no just estima-
ton; he hardly knows his own opinion;
being personally acquainted and having
daily dealings with them as neighbors,
he hates to quarrel with them in matters
of ethics; knowing that the majority rules
he does not want to incur the bans of his
political neighbOrhOod: dividing this ma
jority into fools, rOgues and sensible men.
he bides his time and gets in his work
on the sly; being modest and sensible, he
IS content if he should be honored in his
@IHn country. Now this, take it, is the
Nc5:tion of Mr. Cronkhite; I know it is
the position of myself, we all have trials
and troubles; we common people as we'll
IS the leaders of men. Big fleas have lit
tie fleas and lesser f1eas to bite them.
And these fleas have other fleas and so ad
infinitum. You take care of your big
conventions and matters of state. and we
Will take care of our primaries and mat
ters of neighbOrhoods. Now that we have
a law for the conduction Of primaries let
us adhere to the principle of the law and
let the foods and rogues get in their work
if they can; the more votes we have in
the primary the better we will be repre-
sented, and if we should perchance get in
fool or rogue to represent us; you
will soon find him out in your big con-
ventions. Give the devil rope enough and
he will soon hang himself Now if you
really think Pillsbury is splitting the
Populist party, can't you split the Repub-
lican party as easily? What was it that
split the Democratic party? Does that
no, you big guns take care of yourselves,
and we little papers will dodge around
among ourselves. OF course there are
many of us who are like the frog in the
fable; trying to swell out to bursting; but
they are not the sensible ones.
He is truly the great man who draws
his following by his we'll cut and sensible
expressions and his virtuous character:
the nearer you get to him, the better you
like him. Starting out from his own
reighborhood he grows by the estimation
of the common people for his honest vir-
tues; he will not be bound by creeds and
party affiliations nor lured by noisy ac-
carnations and the filthy lucre.
Country Girl has written the most SEN
sible letter l have seen in long time in
the Representatives; we must stop this,
grasping and fighting for the almighty
dollar, either gold or silver, and partake
of those blessings that are laid out before
us. Only think, five acres of land will
support family, and here we are, vast
ing away our souls and bodies over our
broad acres; starving ourselves, that the
fools and rogues of the cities may be kept
drunk. Now these are my sentiments.
Five acres of land will support family.
Give everyone his individual rights; the
right of expression and his right of rep
resentation. Equal rights to all; special
privileges to none. King Majority is a
foolish old BOBBY.
Cannon Falls Mimi