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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
THE NEWSPAPERS.

Nothing is more marked of late years
than the decadence of public confidence
in the daily press. Read this:
LONDON. Nov. Am Englishman who
does not cherish a total gloomy view of
the result of the recent election in Greater
New York is William T. Stead the well
known newspaper man who recently figured
in the public eye here as the sponsor of
Richard Croker in a somewhat fiattering
pen portrait of that noted Tammany chief
tian Mr.. Stead gave his views to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press today
in original phrases such as characterize
his utterances. Mr.. Croker, it appears
while conversing with Mr.. Stead, predicted
that the Tammany majority would be
10000 votes, adding: eff l were to run for
mayor. l SHOULD WANT ALL THE
NEWSPAPERS AGAINST ME-" Mr..
Croker added, says Mr.. Stead: IF you in
tend to write about me, please say that
Tammany must give New York the best
government it ever had. New York is the
ideal city of the world and that is the future
watchword for Tammany.'
Tammany carried New York with al
most every newspaper in the city fight
ing it.
1t has taken the people a good willie
to get onto it," but they have now
reached point where they understand
clearly that the daily papers are mere
noney-making concerns, like bank or
a factory; and that they put forth those
views that will profit those who own
the stock, and no other. I'D.
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EXEMPTION LAWS.

We find the following in one of our
exchanges:
DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. Am asocia-
ton composed of business and professional
men all over the state has been working
quietly for several weeks, securing sigma
lures to the articles Of membership, with
view of presenting monster petition at
the general assembly for a change of the
exemption laws relating to married men,
so that bills may be collectible irrespective
Of the fact that they are heads of fami-
lies.
GrOcerymen, butchers, bakers and others
in mercantile pursuits, as we'll as profess
sional men of all classes are engaged in
the project. Money is to be raised to MAIN
tain a lobby at the State-houSe during the
session. to urge the passage Of the bill.
Under the code, the earnings of a debtor
who is a resident of the state and head
of a family for his personal services or
those of his family, at any time within nine
ty days next preceding levy, are exempt
from liability for debt. This is claimed by
the new association to work great injustice
in many cases. while protecting compare
lively few.
1t is very natural that the creditors
who trust men with their goods, should
be strongly in favor Of laws that would
enable them to collect their claims, even
though they have to strip the debtor
of everything he has in the world, cx.
cept the clothes on his back. They feel
that justice requires that that which is
loaned as money or materials, should
be paid back to them; and the creditor
himself may at the same time he hard
pushed by his creditors, and feel that he
is in danger Of bankruptcy. So we have
no disposition to denounce those who
favor such a change in the law, as is
contemplated in the foregoing extract.
At the same time we have a very strong
conviction that proper and reasonable
exemption laws are benefit to all
classes of the COMMUNICATIONS and
creditor.
One hundred years ago 1t was GUS
tomary, if man did not pay debt,
to put him into what they called "a
debtors prison." In England, the cred
itor who imprisoned a man who owed
him money, did not have to provide for
his support while in confinement. At
the Fleet prison, in London, the prison
crs took turn in lowering down an
empty basket, and keeping up a contin-
ual bowling and appeal to the charity
of the passers-by; if any food or money
was placed in the basket it was used for
the support of the prisoners. But often
times the charity Of the people fell
short, and then there was actual starva-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17

government to their own door-steps, the
longer will freedom endure in the land.
Within the constitutional limitations
the states are supreme. The national
government is one of special functions;
and all powers not given to it are ere
served to the states or to the people"
1t is species of high treason to seek to
invade the states and establish nucleuses
of despotism in every city. Our liberties
and happiness depend on preserving the
just equipoise of the rights of the ma
tional government and the rights of
the people of the land.
Be vigilant, friends, or you will wake
up some morning and find the last rem
nant of your rights in rags and tat
ters. I'D.
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time Bullitt was seen alive. AS there was
no response to the knocks of the chamber
maid. the door of the apartment was forced
open late this Afternoon, and then the
suicide was discovered.
J. r. McMurran, of No. 16 West Thirty
first street, this city, an intimate friend of
Mr.. Bullitt, and who was largely instru-
mental in inducing him to come to New
York, spoke of his friend tonight. II cam
not imagine why he did it, said Mr.. Nc
Murran. " THE ONLY REASON THAT
CAN BE GIVEN IS THE PAST THREE
OR FOUR YEARS OF FINANCIAL DE-
PRESTON WHICH HE PASSED
THROUGH. His home is in Duluth, MINI.
He was counsel for the Northern Pacific
railroad at st. Paul prior to moving to
Duluth
Who would have supposed, five years
ago, that this man, of eminent and dis
tinguished family, and holding lucra-
tive position. as counsel of one Of the
greatest railroads in this country, would
be driven at this time, by the shrinkage
of all values, to this last desperate act?
What an awful burden of RESPONSE
bility rests on the souls of those con-
spirators, native and foreign, who have
done this thing?
He'll is not hot enough for them. The
ghouls, who, according to ancient SUI
perstition, came out of the graves to
suck the life-blood of the sleeping innO-
cents, were gentlemen and philanthro-
pists compared with these scoundrels.
May God give them their deserts
heaped full and running over.
Alas! The end is not yeti. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
DEPARTED.

We regret to chronicle the death of a
near neighbor, Hon. John F. Norrish;
who died suddenly, near his own door
step in Hastings, last Sunday about
noon. His death will be sincerely de-
plored by large circle of friends
throughout the state. He had filled a
number of official positions with credit
and honor
The old settlers are dropping away
rapidly; and there will soon be none
left of those who first migrated to this
region and founded this commonwealth.
But their memory will have an especial
interest to the thousands of generations
that will succeed them during the vast
future.-I. D.
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FOUR BANKS BUSTED.
Where Is MCI[inleyS

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ia special
to the Evening Post from English, Ind.
says Every resident of Crawford county
was shocked this morning when it was
learned that the English bank had failed to
open it's doors. Coupled with this came the
report that President Willett, of Leaven-
worth branch, had not been seen for three
days, and that his mind temporarily
unbalanced over the death Of his mother.
AS soon as the failure became known the
banks branches at LeavenwOrth Camel
ton and Marengo also closed. Nearly every
farmer and business man in Crawford and
Perry counties is said to be concerned in
the failure for amounts ranging from $500
to 5000. County Treasurer Brown has
placed more than $4,000 with the suspended
bank. No schedule of assets and liabilities
can be given but both are large.
ION with the dance.
Let joy be unconfined"'
All of this proves what lunatics the
Populists were, when they said that
closing the minis against silver would
not bring good times
If you want to find the average old
party voters eyes, make a diligent
search under his coat tails
And here's another:
AA IL w "A = IALIL w 49,, NOV LA special
to the Journal from Amigo Wis. says: The
Bank Of Amigo closed it's doors today, by
order Of the board of directors, on account
of irregularities in the books as found by
the bank examiner. An application was
made for receiver Depositors y*ill be
paid in full. H. G. Berkman. president. and
c. B. Mcdonald, vice president, pledging
themselves to make good all liabilities.
The extent of all the Irregularities is UNI
known.
Get ready for the 1898 campaign,
boys. 1t won't need any stump
speeches.-I. D.
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restored to the common people-E. A.
LYNCH LAW.

rive drunken and brutal Indians and
half-breeds murdered a man and his
wife and two women and several chill.
dren, in North Dakota, recently, under
circumstances of dreadful cruelty. They
were detected, through having in their
murdered family; they were arrested
and confessed; and one of them COL
yicted and sentenced to be hanged
Then the lawyers appeared on the
scene; and took an appeal to the su-
preme court on a technicality, and the
court held that the convicted man
would have to be tried over again. And
the county officials refused to try him
again, because, they said, it was use
less to subject the county to thousands
Of dollars of expense, for the court to
wipe out their action on technicality;
and the miscreants were about to be
turned loose on the community, to MIR
der some more men, women and
children; when 40 honest farmers, with
primitive notions about law, rose up
in their wrath and hung three of the
brutes; and are now prospecting for the
other two, who were in prison else
where.
1t is to be hoped, for the sake of our
higher civilization, that each corpse had
certified copy of the proceedings in
legal and technical form, tied to his
breech-cloth, SO that an appeal may be
taken in the next world And it might
be we'll to send the lawyers along TO
argue the question.
After about three years of delay Dur
rant, of San Francisco, who killed two
young girls in church, was again SEN
fenced to die last Friday; but another
court. (God bless the courts), has given
him another stay until next March!
Why can't those farmers of North
Dakota 60 over to San Francisco and
take up the consideration Of his case?
One of the Southern states proposes to
make lynch law legal! They might
Begin business by hanging some of the
regular judges, who make justice a
mockery and a farce. 1t looks as if
universal villiany was driving the peo-
pie, for self protection, back to first
principles.-I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
THE LEASE HOME FUND.

Our last issue showed that the contri-
buttons to this fund then amounted to
$6455.
This is not much but it shows that the
fund is steadily growing. We can make
it success with faith and perseverance.
dollars it will come easier.
Can't you take hold, friends, and give
1t boost? You will not miss dollar
CT two-but even 25 cents or 10 cents
will be acceptable.
We have had proposition from a
committee of citizens in the Red River
Valley, Mimi, offering to raise $500,
and have a house built for Mrs Lease
by Christmas, in that county in the
Seventh congressional district, which
would contribute the largest amount;
provided Mrs. Lease would agree to
make her home there. We wrote to
her and urged her to accept this very
generous OFFER but she feared that the
sharp northern winds would be severe
for her brilliant little daughter, who is
threatened with lung trouble.
But we did not start this subscription
to help Minnesota, but to assist a great
woman, who has incurred the hostility
of the most powerful influences in the
land. by fighting your battle and mine.
and had consequently fallen into power
tv IF Cho hod fo1y 4.
the question she would not have been
sold out of house and home on a mort
gage foreclosure, and if she wanted a
residence she might have a $4,000 pal
ace.
We Populists have a good many little
differences of opinion on some matters.
but we. are at least a unit upon two
points,, generosity; 2, gratitude.
n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS.

Since the Chicago convention and
prior to the recent elections thousands
Of we'll meaning and honest men have
been unable to properly define Democ-
racy. The impression at times has been
quite general that Bryan Democracy
was identical with Populism. The
Eastern Press has generally so defined
it. In view Of these facts recent cleo
lions will open the eyes and give clear
er understanding to many of our west
ern Populists. The great body of New
York Democracy claiming to be the re-
formed Democracy swing into line with.
Tammany AS under Cleveland so now
Croker and David B. Hill are at the
helm in the great and pivotal Empire
state. Wharton Barker says of these
occurrences in New York: "And, mean
while, amidst the smoke of battle,
quietly but firmly, David B. Hill has
York's Democracy. He is again the
guiding spirit in the New York De-
mocracy, the director of it's policy, its
nominations even as he was before the
more, unseen, unheralded he has guild
ed his party to victory and his prestige
as a leader is regained.
What does it all mean? That the
gold Democrats have set themselves the
task of recapturing the Democratic par
ty. Will they succeed? With New
York as nucleus they are in fair way
to success"
Wharton Barker is in the East in the
midst of all this and it is such events
that have recently confirmed him as
Populist with all Democratic trimmings
emitted. Mr.. Barker started in the
cause as silver man, he has reached
the goal of Populism. The lines are be-
ing drawn sharply in most states where
elections have been held In Ohio Re-
publicans stood for Hanna, Democrats
stood for Hanna's partner, as usual the
voters outside the straight Populist par
ty stood between two thieves. They
could see distinction but they could
not discover the differences So it was
in Iowa, so it was in Maryland, Ken
lucky and throughout the South.
The FLUTES are getting back into the
Democratic saddle. They are getting
the helm, they are already in control
and we are asked by fusionists to pass
under the lash.
This issue of the Representative con-
tains evidence and argument enough to
convince nation of the wisdom of
political independence and the danger
from Democratic bosses. Fusion and
Bossism must go. Profit must be elm
mated from politics. The pie counter
must be placed behind the bars of direct
legislation and the power to make laws
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
WHAT IS MONEY!

we published an editorial last week
upon the above question in answer to
an argument by President Stickney. of
the Great Western Railway, setting forth
That gold and silver were intrinsicallv
money, and that their value as such
is IN no sense conventional or demand
Ing upon the consent of government or
OF the people through their government
For the purpose of showing how un-
tenable is this position, we cite the fol-
lowing authorities:
men all our paper money is made pav-
aoie IN specie on demand it will be proved
the most certain means that can he nsed
TO 1ertlllze the rich mans field by the
Webster "iie'
natever a government agrees to re-
celve in payment of the public dues nc ,
medium of circulation is money. no mattar
Wnat us form may be; treasury notes
uraltS, etc. Such bills or paper issued nm
DER the authority of the United States, are
money; Henry Clay, in the Senate. 1887.
Nold ana silver are not intrinsically Of
equal value with iron. No methods b.va
Mtherto been formed to establish a medium
o! trade equal in it's advantages. to hills
OF credit made a legal tender "-Bentamin
Franklin. 'ii
Bank paper must be suppressed and
the ISSUE OF the circulating medium re-
stored TO the nation to whom it belongs
Ranking establishments are more danger.
Gus than standing armies "-Thos Jef-
ferson 'eA
Money-the national medium of ex
cnange for property and products-is a
combination of legal powers, expressed IN
On metal, paper, or other substance. IT has
legal power to represent value. exchange
Value. measure value and accumulate valIa
by interest. The material upon which the
money function is impressed becomes a
legallzed agent, made to express its four
powers. or properties and render them
available In business transactions. "-Ed-
ward Kellogg.
The theory of intrinsic value Of noonev
has been abandoned by the best writer's
and speakers. "-Encyclopedia Britannica
. Metallic money, while acting as coin
is identical with paper money. in resnect
to being destitute of intrinsic value -
North American Review.
IAN article Is determined to be money bv
reason of the performance by it of Ger
tain functions, without regard to it's form
or substance. "-Appleton's American En-
cyclopedia.
The world is now suffering, and has
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
A SCHEME.
A New Silver Paper Contemplated in
minneapolis to Rope i'm the Half
Xav- RefvepnS.
l. D.

Certain parties are trying to start a
weekly silver paper in Minneapolis Their
plan is to get reliable men to give their
notes for certain amounts which they are
to collect from subscribers. This is guar
antee from the person signing the notes
that ne will obtain certain number of sub
scribers. He pays for them in advance and
then collects the money himself. 1 hope
people will not be fooled by any such
scheme this. If they are, they may ex-
pect to lose the greater part of the money
they put in The men back Of this scheme
cannot successfully conduct paper. They
have neither money nor credit Neither
do they have the confidence of the silver
men of Minneapolis and ST. Paul l doubt
if there is a man living who could make a
weekly paper pay in this state devoted
solely to politics.-Albert Lea Standard
The many victims of the Penny Press
will remember the long list of promin-
ent names behind that sheet when it
made it's debut as reform paper. The
names of such men as Major Bowler,
Chas. A. Towne and others, prominent
in the cause Of reform, were attached to
the list of Penny Press stockholders and
patrons as bait to catch the suckers
and many sucker got caught. 1t would
seem that the lines are being laid for
a new hatch, and it is probable that the
old suckers are not all dead yet We
have the field already we'll filled with
Republican papers, Democratic papers
and Populist papers, but there may yet
be room for a go-between. e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17

1t is a bad state of things when a
man, intelligent and educated, fears the
horrors of this world more than he does
the terrors of the next. Read this:
NEW YORK. Nov, 12.-John c. Bulltt,
Jr., of Duluth Mimi. was found dead to-
day in a room atrthe Central Railroad hotel
on Liberty street. which he engaged on the
previ JUS night, having registered as from
Duluth, MINI. The man had apparently
committed suicide, as bottles containing
hydro-chlOric acid, cyanide Of potassium
and nitric acid were found on a table near
the bed upon which the corpse lay. A
letter found in the apartment addressed to
Joshua F. Bullitt, Jr., Big Stone Gap, Wise
county, Va, read as follows:
''Thursday-Dear Joshua: I have decided
to end it all. l wish that you and Jim
would induce father and mother to so
make their wills, as to secure to my wife
and daughter my onc-third of their estate
L ask that every paper, memorandum, etc.
that I leave behind me be destroyed, with
out being previously read. You WILL
know, be Interested in knowing how a
person feels who is about to step into the
unknown world. Hence, l will tell you
what my feelings are. I wonder, l doubt
hope. but over all the wonder and doubt,
and the hope, a feeling of intense curiosity
prevails. What is the future? 1 believe
know, but it is only belief. I am very
curious to verify it. The feeling of fear
is absent. 1 going from here to the
Eden Musee to play chess with the automa-
ton This fact illustrates my mental con-
dition, perhaps, better than a volume OF
my writing would. Death seems to me to be
merely an event of no more Importance,
say. than breakfast. I love life, and hate
to leave it, but the summons has been
served and I must answer. And now, good
bye We will meet again. Your brother
JOHN c. BULLITT, JR"
After registering at the hotel Bullitt was
given room on the second floor. Early
this morning he came down stairs. but re-
turned to his room. That was the last
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17

The Martin County Sentinel says some
OF the Twin City morning papers do not
have enough advertising to supply the
printing office devil with chewing tobacco.
Ada Herald.
But then they have the consolation Of
publishing every week that confidence
Is restored" and "the advance agent Of
prosperity" is just climbing over the
front fence! What can any sensible
newspaper want more than that? When
they suspend let it be written on their
tomb stones:
Died of the Good Times"
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been for many years past, because OF
this venerable superstition in reference
to the precious meals. A little while
ago gold and silver were the intrin-
lenders have swept away silver, and the
progress of events will sweep away the
gold: and the civilized world will have
to come to a civilized governmental
basis for the system of exchanges.
I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-17
AND HERES ANOTHER.
Receiver Asked for Minneapolis
Savings Association.

savings AssOciation.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Nov. ia
general creditors bill was filed today in
the chancery court lof Rhea county, Ten
nessee, at Dayton, against the Security
Savings and Loan Association of Mime
apolis. Mimi, for the citizens of Rhea
county, The bill declares that the associa-
ton, on account Of bad fraudulent man.
agement is wholly insolvent, and asks for
a receiver to wind np the affairs of the
association. The association, said the local
agent N. H. Rensley, owns forty-one resi-
dences in Dayton, besides forty-one va
cant lots. all valued at $4,000. Tine allie
cations in the bill state that money has
been loaned on property to which the
mortgagors had no good title. T. J. Giles
pie, clerk and master in chancery at Day.
ton, is named in the bill receiver.
If this thing keeps on the Republicans
will not carry even Vermont in 1898;
and by 1900 they will exhibit in the
dime museums the men who think you
can make country prosperous by re-
dIcing the quantity of money and with
it the price of the peoples productions.
Look the proprietor will say, "at
the size and shape of that fellows conk!
Observe the short distance from his ear
to the front of his forehead! See how
his jaw drops; and note the saliva run
ming from the corners Of his mouth!
Mark the dull, fish-like eyes. That
fellow helped to carry the country in
1896, for a shallow old fraud, named Me-
kinley; on the proposition that you
could safely trust the happiness of man
kind to a benevolent, pnilanthropic
gang called bankers; who proposed %
cut the money of the world in half AMI
throw the silver half away! Look at
him, gentlemen! Most of his associ-
ates are now in the aim houses or the
lunatic asylums. Walk up, gentlemen,
and take good look at him. God don't
often make such critters. He measures
six feet from the tips of his toes to the
end of his perked-up nose; and six feet
more from the end of his perked-up
nose back to the tips of his sagacious
toes. He has the neck of giraffe, the
strut of turkey-gobbler and the brain
of jackass. Walk up and feel of him
and satisfy yourself that he is real It
is worth ST. and all for 10 cents Walk
up, gentlemen, walk up!'-I. D.
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NOw'a. the. Time.

A great many Of our friends have
work was over they would get us up
q club Of new SUBSCRIBERS.
Now is the time. Winter is here.
Your neighbors- need good, original read
ing. Tackle them at once and let us
hear from you. l. u.