The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-13
THE NEWSPAPER MEN
WILL ULTIMATELY CONTROL
THE COUNTRY.
Reform Press Meetings Being Held
Senator Walcott Goes to Lon
dOn-Other News of Interest
to POpulists.
Peoples' Press Bureau,


st. Louis, Jan. IL.
Interest in political matters has necessa-
rily tagged during the holidays. The cen.
ter of political events. Washington, D. c.,
has been deserted by all save a few to
whom even the Christmas time brought nc
respite from axe-grinding.
Secy of the Interior Francis, has revoked
Hoke Smiths decision in regard to the
claim Of holders who made the run into the
strip in September 49, from the creek, Otoe
Usage and Ponca reservations. Smith
claimed that all such were disqualified for
possession and the reversal of his decision
has created widespread excitement.
The question of free homesteads in the
Indian lands is before the committee on
Indian affairs and the measure providing
for the opening of the land purchased by
the government as free homes, is being
fought by Tom Platt.
Some timorous congressman has sounded
this note Of alarm: ut is not the pluto
Gratis, who will ultimately control the coun-
try but the newspaper men," Then he dis
consolately points out the men, in both
houses who owe their present position to
the fact that they had a powerful newspa-
per behind them.
Sentiment against the Pacific Funding
bill is assuming proportions that promise
it's defeat
Senator Jones of Arkansas, has been
placed at the head of the steering commit
tee of the Silver Democrats and Republi-
| cans and the Populists who intend to op-
pose the confirmation of recent goldbug
appointees.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, sailed for
London Jan. 3, to be present at a bimetallic
confab to be held in that city by one rep
resentative from EACH Of the five great Eu.
ropean powers. 1t Isl understood that al
though he goes by initiation, he is heartily
endorsed by Republican leaders,
A bill giving the president power to ap-
point delegates to an International bimetal-
lie conference is to he introduced shortly
in the senate. Mcz a--ss..4sa..
We have again been regaled with an
elaborate account of the New Years re
ception at the White House. Seven thou
sand people lined up in a cold drizzling
rain to wait to shake hands with Pres. and
Mrs. Cleveland. Such incidents tempt one
to use the Carlyslian description of the peo-
pie, "mostly fools.''
the Ninth congressional district of Ala
bama has served notice on Underwood
Oem.) that he will contest the seat. Fraud
is charged in every county DR.. Grove
| advocated that Gov. Kolb should be seated
by force when he was elected two years
ago.
At banquet in Baltimore Dec. 81, Con.
gressman Patterson, of Tenn, in his res
ponse to the toast, THE cotton states il
the recent election made a speech that in
its endorsement of the Indianapolis plat.
form is very good offset to David Over
meirs letter that was read at a banquet
given in honor of W. J. Bryan, of Lincoln,
Neb, about the same date. Overmeir as
serted that silver alone could not win, but
that some other great question, like gov
ernment ownership Of railroads must be
taken up too by the party that looks to
success in 1900. A r.