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The representative., 1896-05-20
Tacoma, Wash.
THE OLDER THE BETTER.

Editor Representatives:
You are printing a magnificent paper.
Like good old wine 1t appears to get better
and better as time rolls on. Indeed the
ability with which the Representative is
edited has created the impression in the
minds of the multitude of people that
Donnelly would make splendid candidate
for president.
The evidence found in one Of your books
that we have not more than 1884 per cap
ita in actual circulation in this nation is
conclusive on this point, and I wish this
evidence or statement Of facts could be
published in every one of our party papers
until the next November election.
Our congressional convention met in
Chattanooga on the Sth of May and elect
ed delegates to the st. Louis convention.
It also endorsed the appointment by the
state executive committee of A. L. Minis
and ]. Hugh Mcdowell as delegates from
the state at large, upon condition that
they be instructed to support the Omaha
platform. McDowelps conduct in the
Kansas state convention was freely criti-
cized, and attention was called to his man
ifest hostility to the transportation plank
of our platform. 1t appears that he wants
the railroads left in the hands Of private
corporations and wants the government to
conduct them instead of owning them.
The Third congressional district of Ten
nessee would not have endorsed the ap-
pointment of Mcdowell to the ST. Louis
convention except upon the condition be-
fore mentioned.
Our convention was solid for the Omaha
platform with it's three planks-finance,
transportation, land-and favored an
amendment adding one more plank, the in
itiative and referendum system Of legisla-
ton.
Our people are becoming enthusiastic
and believe that victory will be ours in
1or hO16 nI1r
John r. Beasley.
Topp
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DOAS THEY CLAIM TO.

A great many complaints have been re-
ceived as to the methods Of certain firms
that advertise a cure for private diseases,
guaranteeing to return the money If no
cure Is effected. A reporter was assigned
to investigate and probe the matter to
the bottom. and to report the black sheep
and give due credit to the worthy.
This delica te assignment resulted in un-
earthing several wolves, whose names will
eventually be given to the public. Until
then the Dispatch will content itself with
saying that, after examining the books
and many testimonials and letters re-
ceived by the Calumet Medicine Com
pany of SO Franklin street. in connection
with its well-known remedy, "Vtalis,"
generous tone was found pervading the
whole course Of its business career. There
were numerous letters written by men
who had been cured, some Of which were
couched in the strongest language, which
almost brought tears to the eyes OF the
reporter-such fullness Of Joy and renewed
life being discernible in every line.
Again there were, occasionally, af1da-
Wits made before the local druggist who
had sold the medicine that the patient
had not been cured, and in every instance
there was q letter and receipt for the
money in full. Regarding these failures
In curing Of course. some men have con-
stitutional diseases that require another
treatment entirely, and they probably,
through ignorance or otherwise, failed to
inform the druggist Of this fact. Ninety
per cent at least were cured.-Chtcago
Dispatch.
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~EStlmaleu.
This table shows that the net surplus in
marks and that the whole railroad debt can
be paid off in thirty or forty years If the net
surplus of the railroad income Is used for
paying the principal of the railroad debt.
Even now the acquisition of the railroads
by the government proves to be an excel
lent investment, and when the whole rail-
road debt shall be paid off the state will
have from it's railroads clear income of
from $50 OO0 900 to 400, 900. 900 marks, and per-
haps by that time this net surplus may have
been increased to such an amount that all
direct taxes may be abolished.
In Prussia and afterwards In the whole of
the German empire, uniform transportation
rates for passengers and goods were intro
duced This equalizing rates was of great
advantage to the whole people, and espe-
cially to the commercial classes, to which
the arbitrary changes OF rates are very dis
astrous The rates on the Prussian govern
ment roads are lower than they formerly
were on the private roads, and as soon as
the railroad debt is paid a great reduction
of all transportation charges will be made
The established normal rate fixed by the
government statute. with the consent Of the
Prussian landtag, cannot be raised even by
the government without the consent Of the
popular branch Of the government. Reduc-
made for the benefit of certain goods which
cannot stand the regular rate. but such re-
ductions are not made before the matters
are considered by popular railroad councils
established by law.
Accidents on our private railroads are
more frequent than in Germany. In 1859
there were 5,823 persons killed and 1909 In
jured on United States roads. For the same
time in Germany there were 55S persons
The representative., 1896-05-20
Chattanooga, Tenn.
A SOFT SNAP BILL.

Editor Representative.
One of the bills which will try to be
rushed through in the closing days Of
the present congress Is known as the
duced as H. R. 81 The bill provides that
the President shall appoint a commits
sion, as follows: Five men representative
of labor, five men representative of ag-
ricultural and five men representative OF
business, but majority of this commits
sion shall not belong to any one of the po-
ltical parties which took part in the last
presidential election.
Each division of five is directed to
choose or appoint two additional commits
sioners to act with them on terms of
equality making the whole number Il.
All serve for two years, at salary OF $o.-
900 per annum. Each division OF seven
has the authority to employ one legal ad-
wiser at a salary of $1,000 per annum.
Also a secretary for each division is pro-
vided for at salary of 5000 per month.
The bill further provides that: All nee
essary expenses, including reporters
messengers, rent for place of meeting fur
niture and fixtures, and printing and sta
tionery, shall be allowed; however, not to
exceed $4,000 per annum."
The duty of this commission is as fol-
lows: "Sec 5. That it shall be the duty
Of this commission to investigate Ques-
tions pertaining to immigration, to labor,
ommend to congress such legislation as 1t
may deem best upon these subjects"
This measure is being carefully pushed
by certain labor leaders" Do you want
to know why? Take out your pencil and
figure up these salaries, and 1t Will be
clear to you, I think.
We have national department Of labor
established, which, by resolution of con-
gress, can do all that this bill contem-
plates, and at fraction of the cost.
The leaders" who are pushing this bill
are representing that the working people
and farmers want the bill to pass Do
you? Give it a thought and then write
your member of congress, telling him
in plain language what you think Of 1T
and the leaders who are urging Its pas
sage Does it not look as if a member
Of congress who votes for this measure
votes to shirk his own responsibility
If you are member Of labor or farm
organization have the body take action at
once, and notify the senators from your
state, as well as your members of con-
gress. If you want to help kill a soft snap
bill, do this at once. Let the men who
foot the bills be heard from In no uncer-
tain sound.
We have had enough of this thing OF
leaders using the name of organized Ia
Dor to create appointive snaps for their
kind. Ask your papers to ventilate the
matter right now, and let every man who
reads this drop a card to his member Of
| congress by next mail, or it may be toe
| late. Let us veto this bill. Fraternally
-Chas. r. Martin,
Gen. Sec.-Treas., /. 0. x. of L.
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fer from the preseat financial system. No
amount of gold bug humbuggery can alter
these facts
It is said that free coinage of silver, and
legal tender gresnbacks would drive gold
cut of the country. Where would it go
to? In what country would it invest it
self? Europe is full of it. Silver coun-
tries would demand no more then than
now. It is all buncombe. there is no
more profitable investment for money
anywhere than in this country, unless it
be in silver-uSing countries, so long as
Europe and the United States hold to the
gold standard. Make such financial sys-
tenn so that the people will not have to so
to the bank and loan association for
the money which they can have in or
binary business channels, and gold will
go into business, and into business in
this country. If not, repeat, where else
will it go, and what else will it do? The
way to force gold into business is to
make it more profitable there than in the
bank. 1t will be more profitable in busi-
ness where it can't be loaned from bank.
when the people are using silver and legal
tender paper in the place of gold. So
long as the people confine themselves to
the gold standard the gold bugs have
them by the throat; when they use silver
and paper the gold bugs are put on the
rack; the gold must lie idle in vaults or
come out in business.
But free coinage would flood us with
silver? They would not have it coined
in this country unless they invested it.
In that case we would have both the
money and the property in which it is
invested. But gold would go to prem
| ium for certain purposes? Let her go.
We can't afford to derange our whole
! financial system in the 95 per cent do
| nestle trade because of that remote pos
sibility. But, oh, we couldn't buy goods
/! of Europe. Just so: we must erect the
| Chinese wall Of protection to keep from
| buying of Europe, and ruin the IS per
cent domestic trade in the interest Of the
per cent foreign trade; all in the in
terest of the northeast. But, oh, my!
those excursionists might have to pay a
premium on gold. The people should
have compassion on the poor fellows.
! F. J. Ripley.
! Home, Tenn.
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greenbacks to get It. THIS had grown into
craze in 1898, and hence the panic
with which the tariff had no direct con-
nection.
suppose this 600 millions of gold would
go for naught; for II it leaves the country
to be exchanged for wealth, we are suppos-
ed to be better off instead OF poorer. Then
too, It seems absurd to an intelligent citizen
that contraction, ven if gold goes which
it will not, will lessen the purchasing pow
ers of legal tender money to one-half that
it has now. This idea you must have from
the cheap John editors of the daily press,
and not from any authority in political
economy.
You have really one mighty argument
Silver at 16 to /, is too heavy to carry
about but It is not little-just little
mean of you to call 16 to l a 'fict;ous val
ue" when it IS the legal ratio between the
two metals? Will you tell, if you know,
just how much more it costs to transport
a silver dollar to Europe, than gold dol
lar, and if it costs any more, how much
more?
1t is certainly not an intelligent state
ment for you to make that prosperous
| times would result from sound money
| basis and sufficient tariff" when you fail
| to define a "sound money basis, and to
state just how much tariff is sufficient pro-
! lection" This is playing Hamlet with
| Hamlet left OUT
The tables given are worthless to prove
| anything. You leave out of them half Of
Europe's population, and then divide the
worlds product among them. Is it lack Of
| Intelligence, as if an intelligent audience
that lets such worthless stuff 60 unquestion-
ed? Is it fair to leave out from your list
the third largest producers of gold from
your Est of nations, and besides three other
OF the most industrious nations of Europe
| And wat is all this for?To prove there
is gold enough to supply the world, Had
you put in lac, 100000 OF people left out, or
left out Russ.a's gold production even your
per capita table would have been less than
40 cents; and had you divided this by three,
as at least two-thirds of the gold product is
used in the arts or wasted by abrasion, you
would have had but 13 cents per capita.
What a film fam lot Of stuff about
checks. etc. There is not a nickel in Min
neapo.is but what clears ten times as much
as your gold. What does the average
gold piece-$14-do in exchange COM
pared to bronze cent.-Not much.
! "A. E. Ball.
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Minneapolis Penny Press.

From the Minneapolis Penny Press.
Maj. J. M. Bowler, Of Bird Island. is in
the city, and talks freely on every other
topic under the sun except the probability
Of his being the Peoples Party candidate
for governor. Pressed in every conceiv-
able manner, he still refused to recognize
any such contingency, but Is bent more
and more apparently on the selection Of
such candidates this fall and on such Is
sues as will combine all Of the reform eie-
ments in one grand campaign against the
old parties, with the money question clear
to the front. He expects to see gold
bug candidate and platform out and
out made by the st. Louis convention. and
about as certainly the control Of the Chi
cago convention by the same influences.
'Then if the people are only patriotic
enough to meet the emergency, unite all
along the line. Said the Major, I'VE may
be able to have some fun with them"
The Major who is the head Of the Peo-
pies Party League Of the state. says that
there is no question but that there Is
great growth in their direction all the
time. Silver has not only loomed to the
front of the other issues, but it affords
an opportunity for crystalizing all the
passed. The Major confidently expects
that Minnesota will be carried this fall,
but he modestly refuses to recognize that
he is likely to be at the head Of the win
ming forces as the gubernatorial candi-
date. as is so clearly the situation at this
time.
Maj. Bowler says that the farmer rep
resentation in the state legislature the
coming session Is bound to be greatly in
terested in the farmer elevator question.
both for the Improvement Of the oppor-
tunity for farmer elevators and for q
terminal elevator at Duluth. The former
have proved Of great benefit, and the lat
ter is so greatly desired that 1t will not
cease of agitation until one Is secured.
The plan now contemplated is for raising
money by stock subscriptions among the
farmers, much the same as is the case
with the farmer elevators. One Of the
latter in his part OF the state has received
and handled 100000 bushels Of fiaxseed in
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it is an affirmative. am aware that
1t is an easy matter to believe any thing,
when you want to have It 90. But the
union Of the reform forces Of the United
States is an achievement, Infinitely great
er and grander than the mere wish or
want Of any human being. such con-
summation would be the crowning glory
Of an eventful century. repeat again, !.
Mans honest will must heavens good
grace command"
And if the pessimist should croak out
and say ''you can't" tell him that:
No obstacle can stay the mighty force
OF the sea-seeking river in it's course;
Nor cen prevent, pervert, cajole,
The.f firm resolve Of determined soul!
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GOLD-BUG M'KINLEY.
Continued from First PaEe0

Continued from First PaEe)
But to maintain a parity implies the ex-
istence of a parity. No parity exists be-
tween the two. Melt the gold coin and 1t
can be recoined again and again, gold
dollar. for it's private owner, because gold
has free coinage, and 25.5 troy grains are
the fixed weight of the gold dollar. Melt
the silver coin and it cannot be recolned
for it's private owner It can be sold to the
treasury but for IS cents of loss, because
silver has not free coinage, though 4l2h
troy grains Of silver are indeed the present
weight of the silver dollar"
When Senator Butler had read to this
point, Senator Palmer, seeing that rne lead
ing gold man on his own side had tnor-
oughly answered four years ago all OF the
gold bug arguments which ne was now
making, as we'll as Senator Palmer, In that
speech, objected to the further reading Of
the speech. The next paragraph that Sen
ator Butler would have read, and Senator
Palmer objected to the reading Of, Is as
follows:
"But free metallic coinage Is the one
thing needful. Free bimetallic coinage
would purchase neither silver nor gold, but
would monetize both in their old rated
true parity
''I admit that last year the mere hope OF
free bimetall:c coinage at the hands OF con-
gress, (not as ignorant persons say, en-
larged treasury purchases OF silver). lifted
all silver, in all markets, in all mints. in
all banks, in all treasures, throughout the
civilized world, and not merely In the
United States, from less than 81 per ounce
to more than $1.2O per ounce, $1.2S per
ounce being the point at which, with free
bimetallic coinage, price would cease and
fixed ratio begin, thus surmount;ng two
thirds of its present legalized disparage-
ment in countries formerly bimetallic."
This shows how Hill was talking when
he was candidate for the presidency In
1892, and we now see that II he had been
elected that he would have taken just the
same course that Grover Cleveland has.
The people of the South in 1892 very fool
ishly declared in all their state conventions
for free silver and for Grover Cleveland.
They got Grover Cleveland, but they did
not get free silver. If they had nominated
David Bennett Hill, they would have got
ten David Bennett Hill, but they would NOT
have gotten free silver. Neither can they
get it by electing the man the Democratic
convention will nominate at Chicago thia
year.
WaShin ptnn Nav 10
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Home, Tenn.
A PROTEST..
A Committee Of Leading Populists Declare
Against "Uncle Sans Nephews and Nieces."
Let All Sides be Heard.

A Committee Of Leading Populists Declare
Against "Uncle Sans Nephews and Nieces."
- Let All Sides be Heard.
Editor Representative:
A secret order known as 'Uncle Sans
Nephews and Nieces" was founded in this
city by A. A. Paine. It's originators claimed
that It was non-partizan political organ
ization, whose only object was the educa-
ton of the masses in their political rights.
If this were true we would have no objec-
tion to the existence and growth of the Or
der But we have learned that DR.. E. F.
Clark has assumed control of the order
and is using it for his own political ad-
vancement. A. A. Paine, the founder and
present organizer of the order, is the source
of our information. On Thursday OF last
week Mr. Paine called on l.. M. Aver, Prof
VIM. R. Dobbyn, E. r. Lynch and others,
and said that DR.. Clark had complete con-
trol of the order, and was using It as
means of capturing the primaries in his own
political interest, and for the punishment
of his political enemies; that, although an
ncunced as a non-partizan order it was
really Populist organization, designed to
give it's members control of the political
machinery of the Populist party; that the
only way to prevent Clark from gaining
control of the party through the order
was to have Aver, Brown, Dobbyn, Hoskyn,
Lynch and others to form lodges and come
into the order and turn Clark down. Other
| members of the order have told us the same
/ thing. We have no doubt whatever that
Pafne's statements are substantially true.
We are also well satisfied, from information
we have received from North Dakota and
elsewhere, and from his conduct here,
that Mr.. Paine is man with whom the
Populists of this state ought to have moth
ing to do.
1t is due to the Peoples party of Mime
sofa that these facts should be published,
for we know that it IS unalterably opposed
to dark lantern politics, and has no place
| for secret societies or Tammany rings
within its organization. Committee
| Minneapolis, May II, 1896.
(The foregoing letter has been handed us
by committee of prominent Popuiists O.
Minneapolis, who desired that it should ap-
| pear. The Representative IS a peace
maker, and IS sorry to see any disputat!ons
among our own people. At the same time
it is a mouthpiece of the party, and leading
members have a right to be heard in itr
columns. We publish the following letter
but shall be glad to give Mr. Paine hear
ing in reply. A full explanation of the ma
ture and purposes of the order referred te
would be very acceptable at this time.
| Ed. Rep)
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OurForurn.
A FEW SIMPLE RULES-READ AND B.
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

We are so crowded with letters. many OF
them excellent and most interesting, tnat.
to give them all a hearing. we are con-
strained to quote the following from Souho
Money.-Ed. Rep.
Write on one side Of paper. beginning
the first page about the middle OF the sneel'
Be brief.
Always sign your name to your article
though you may write over non oe pioine'
Be brief. 80
Do not try to cover the whole range OF
reform in one letter.
Re brief and to the point. .,,,
Letters of 300 words on one point, properly
condensed. will cover almost any SUBJECT
Be brief. A..
Shoot at the marl-not in the air. AIN
at something and hit it.
Be brief. Boil down and quit when you
are done.
Again we say be brief .
In other words we say-be brleI: 49,,
The Forum will hereafter be under tns i
charge of our assistant editor. Mr.. francs
n. Stacy, and all letters intended Tor !hat !
department will be. as usual. directeo ~. 70
The Representative but have Mr. stacy
separate from business letters.
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GOLDBUGS HAVE IT.
The Prohibition Party of Missouri
Surrenders to the Money Power.
st. John, the Champion Of Prohibition, Declares
He Will Leave the Party Unless it Takes
Issue With the People on the
Money Question.

Editor Representative:
The state convention of the Missouri
prohibit:onsts adjourned in this city to-
night; after turning down st. John, the
very soul of the prohibition movement, and
completing the fiasco by straddle OF the
money question.
Never, l affirm it, has more earnest
appeal for the people passed from the lips
of any man than that made by John P. St
John Thursday night. Among other things
he SAID that the thing most needed was the
conversion of the church to Christ; the
term IN itself has become hollow mock
cry; the preachers talk to suit the peWs,
and as class their salaries are paid out OF
the plumber Of honest toll. The churches,
with few exceptions, have become mere
cloaks for hypocrisy; the wooden meeting
houses and marble faiths of our forefath-
ers have about-faced, and beneath the gid
ed domes the rich insult the ioWly Naza-
rine while their victims are wading to their
necks in the swamps of corruption and mis-
cry The Salvation Army alone carries
the religion of Christ! To this road he
pointed the prohibition party.
This was what shocked the convention
made up N most part of ministers, with 81
emattering of lawyers and doctors. The
subservient employees of rich pew renters
set their mighty tongues to wagging-Aav-
ing courtesy enough, of course, to wait till
the governor had got out Of the state
and some of them are running yet.
A question brought from st. John the
statement that unless the prohibition party
takes issue with the people on the money
question in this campaign, should the dis
ciples of greed and avarice get control OF
the party machinery and insert gold
plank in its platform, then he is forever
done with It! He wound up with ringing
appeal to the convention to instruct its dele
gates for silver, but his advice was not
needed, and the national delegates will go
forth to do the bidding of Rothchild S
crowd.
There is no question in the mind OF any
living man but that the prohibition party
is IN the hands of conspirators, and that the
church VIII be used through the instrumen-
talties of the preachers to lead off many
good men who would otherwise be with the
Popu,ist Party. AS sure as fate the Pro-
hibition party will lose St. John, and with
him Others The only hope for the re-
dempt.on of the world is n the action OF
the St. Louis convention. Honest men OF
all parties are turning that way; new
child will be born; what will it be?
Frank r. Smith.
Sedalia, Mo-, May 9, 1896.