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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-06-23
Some We'll Made Points Against
Most respectfully yours,
F. E. ELDREDGE.

Fusion.
The Peoples party has had enough of
union. at least with any party based on
one idea. All Populists, no doubt
believe in the reconciliation of silver.
but none are willing to stop at that.
They aim at the establishment of the
liberty of the masses and the rule of
the majority. The free coinage OF
silver will not bring these results: For
cannot gold and silver trust or con-
spiraCy, with the silver mining of the
world in the control of the present gold
basis capitalists, as effectually control
the financial policy of the world as the
same class now controls it? Would
they not have the same power to con-
tract and expand the money in circu-
lation as they now have, and having
this power they would as certainly use
it for their own interest and become
more oppressive then ever?
Again, suppose the present ad1ninistra-
ton secures International bimetallism,
or the gold crowd, seeing that free
coinage is sure to come accedes to the
inevitable, otter securing possession of
the silver mines, and allow the present
congress to remonetize silver. In this
case what would become Of the Repuh-
lican and Democratic silver reform
parties; would they not go back to the
old parties in hot haste, and leave the
whole idea Of reform stranded high and
dry? We already ses it intimated that
the gold crowd are going to submit to
the free coinage Of silver but allow Of
no other financial reform. What then,
would become of the reforms advocated
by the Populists, or the Peoples party,
II it had been mefggssd in tho silver
party? Would are With the silver
party. and financial -ae&orns would die
with 1t. Thus we see taat q union with
the silver party means a POSSIBLE death
to all reform, and as Po2ulist We can
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-06-23
Read! Read! Read!
Are You Looking for a Book
on the Questions
Of the Day?

Bond and Industrial Slavery. BY e. A.
American Peoples Money. By Igna-
Battle Of the Standards. The. Henry
M. Teller & Jas. III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Beneath the Dome. BY Arnold Clark.
Brice's Financial Catechism. By Brice.
BondhOlders and Breadwinners. By S.
Coins Handbook. BY W. IL. Harvey. 80.
Coins Financial School. By w. II. Har-
Colts School Up to Date By w. II.
Chapters on Silver. BY w. ii. Harvey.
Cold Facts. BY Casca ST. John Cole......
Concentration Of Wealth, The. BY Edw.
Condition of the American Farmer. The
BY II. L. Taubeneck Observation-Disclosures.
Direct Legislation. BY J. w. Sullivan.
The Gigantic Conspiracy BY J. W.
Hell Up to Date. BY Art. Young .......
Imperialism. Its Rise and Progress By
An Indiana Man. BY Leroy Armstrong.
Little Statesman. BY Armstrong.
A New Monetary System. BY II. L.
Our Money Wars wars: BY Sam Leavitt. 49,.
One Way to the Cooperative Common
wealth. BY w. H. Mueller. NJ Dr..
Referendum Principle. BY F. J. Eddy.
The Railroad Question. By Larrabee....
Railways of Europe and America. BY
Mrs Marion Todd Observation-Disclosures.
ShylOck's Daughter. BY Bates ...........
Seven Financial COnspiracies. BY s. z.
v. Emery ................. ................
The Science of Legal Robbery. BY
Percy Kinnaird .......... ..............
A Tale Of Two Nations. BY w. Fl.
Ten Men Of Money island. BY S. f.
A Tramp in Society. Robt. ii. Cow.
Uncle Sam 6 Wealth and Money. BY c.
Whittier Are We Drifting? Ey Wiley.
Wealth Against Commonwealth. BY
Golden Bottle. BY IgnatIus Donnelly....
Government Ownership of Railroads.
Ry II T.. Loucks
Blmctallism. BY Wharton Barker.
D:n,etallism. BY Paul Vandervoort
The Bankers Dream. BY TnOs. H.
PROCTOR. ............ .......... ..........
Warner Money Chart. by Hon Marvin
The People vs.. the Cold Bugs. by Hon.
sixteen to Ore, ny Richard Lowry 49,.
The Effects IT he Gold Standard. by ".
LABOR EXcHANGE LirEn;Ari;:Ri:i:.
OsYnnize.'S Guide Observation-Disclosures.
Labor Exchange Solutions ..............
Progressive Hand Book ................
Trials AID Triumphs Of Labor. .
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OUR CLUBBING LIST.

Per VT.
The Representative and the Phil
adelphia American (Wharton
Bankers Paper -. 81 so
The Representative and the Pro-
gressiye Thought -. .......... 10
The Representative and the Iowa
Farmers Tribune ..... ........ l 40
The Representative and the Peo-
pies Party Paper. (To1n Wat
sons Paper ..... ..... ........ I 90
The Representative and The Refer
endum 49,. ............ 1.2o
The Representative and The Fors-
karin Swedish Peoples Party
Paper .-...... ............. 50
The Representative ard The Chi
cago Sentinel ..... ........... LIS
The Representative and Tie Chi
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The Representative and The Direct
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The Representative aEd Tho Dn-
luth SkandiEav ..... ........... ] 80
The Representative and The Poo
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Sound Money go. ............ 1.5o
The Representative aud New o.
casions Magazine -. ...... 80
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REFORM BOOKS AT GOLD STANDARD
PRICES.

PRICES.
We have arranged with Charles H. Kerr
& Co. of Chicago, to send any of our read
ers a large package of excellent reform
books all different, for only 30 cents. The
package contains the following books:
Warren's Money Chart, new and i'm
portant work, 1875 pages.
The People VS.. the GOldhugs, by A. D.
Warner, 144 pages.
The New Democracy and Bryan Its
Prophet, by c. r. Tuttle, 96 pages.
How to Govern Chicago, by G. r. Tuttlc.
A story from Pullmantcwn. by Nico
Bech-Meyer, ITO pages.
The White Slave. or The Cross Of Gold"
by Helen l.. Sumner. 81 pages.
The People or the Politician, handbook
of Direct Legislation. by X. l.. Taylor. 60
pages. 20 -
Shall We Change Our Money Standard?
nv Jesse F. Orion, 80 pages.
illustrated First Reader in Social Econ
omics, 16 pages.
Sound Money from a Business Stand
point, by F. A. Cleveland. Phi. B., 81 pages.
These ten books together contain IT'S
pages Every one Of them is we'll worth
reading, and will help make votes If given
or lent to those who have thus far voted
with the plutocrats through Ignorance.
They are worth SLIGO at regular prices, and
the supply will not last long. Send 30 cents
to this Office today and they are yours.
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JOSEPH ASBURY JOHNSON.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS.

O. G.. Lyman of Sank Centre, Mimi.
writes Enclosed please find postal
money order for $500 to apply on my
and hasten the day when the whole
people can realize what the Omaha
platform means. No fusion; no devil. "
J. H. Cooley, of Alexandria, Minn.,
sends 81 so and adds: Il can't get along
without The Representative. Stick to
the Omaha platform, as it is the best
thing in sight.
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Doesn't Like the Maine Democrat.
Window. Mimi, June 13 1897.
Ed. Representative:
Fined enclosed 81, | see my sub
scription to the Representative IS al
ready few numbers behind. l do not
wish to be cut off from your list. /
think sometimes you are little too
radical and hard On Owen and others,
but the political trlcksters of these
times need watching.
In reply to your question on fusion
will say / have talked with a great
many true blue Populists and nearly
all say they cannot work or vote in
another campaign under the name Dem
ocrat. It cots us thousand Of votes
has fallen among former Republicans
and will cost us many thousands more
next time, among Populists. We have
been greatly Disguised by the report
of every victory gained by the united
reformers, being heralded as Democrat
ic victories.
both the Republicans and Democrats
have made an awful effort to prejudice
the people against the Populist party.
and our name has, without any cause,
become disgusting to great many of
the ignorant Republicans of which
really think four-ffths Of the G.. O.. P.
now consist. You find life long Re-
publican, and nine times out Of ten
you will find he is so prejudiced he will
not read word in a reform paper or
look at any literature, only that of
their own party. If that won't keep
them in ignorance what will? Consid-
ering the teaching the people have had
against the name Populist, we would
be willing to all unite under a new
name, but under the name Democrat
NEVER. Bryan talks Populist doct-
rines and believe is true blue popu-
list at heart Why can't he and the
rest of the free silver Democrats unite
with us on some other name and let the
gold bug Palmer Democrats have their
name, and If they won't l say let them
go. We have just as good men for lead
ers, ST Morton, for instance, who would
lead us to victory sooner than another
fusion under a Democratic name.
am quite certain the Republican party
will get another four years to bring
prosperity Ito the money sharks) if we
unite under the Democratic name
M. N. CALDWELL.
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True amount per capita, $2.78.

True amount per capita, $2.78.
False Treasury reports per capita,
S23.14, nearly nine times more money
than can possibly be in circulation.
It is this adroit misinformation which
keeps our business men in ignorance
of the real financial situation Of the
country, and the reason why there is
no money available for general use in
business. And yet, in the face of such
conditions, we read in the New York
weekly bank statements" May l, that
the banks hold s4S, 917 .625 in excess
of legal requirements" being nearly
fifty millions withdrawn from cifcula-
ton. Will business men ever get their
eyes open?
JOSEPH ASBURY Johnson
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What Fusion With the DcmOc IN + 10
Party Means.

What Fusion With the Dcmocra tic
Party Means.
Cooperation. new party name.
Union of reform forces.
What does it all mean? 1t means
fusion in all it's hydraheaded forms. It
principles to the Democrats in the
North and to the Republicans in the
South.
1t means well-laid plan Of the pluto
Gratis to kill off the Peoples party
After having killed off the Peoples
party the rich can easily control the
two old parties (The twin relics of
barbarism)
But the Peoples party can never be
killed Off.
The Populist farmers throughout the
country will never assent to such
scheme tc destroy our only hope
through which we can regain our liber-
ties. No never
And woe unto the traitors, Dolby,
Sovereign. Stewart and the rest.
Their names will be on the rolls of
dishonor and their grandsons will be
ashamed or them for trying to lead us
into the clutches of such choir boys of
plutocracy as German, Hill, Brice and
Jones. God save the mark! Gan old
slave mastery We have plenty of good
safe leaders such as Donnelly,
Debs, Coxey, PETER Watson
and many more. They are just as
good men as Jones, Bryan and German,
and they have been reformers before
Bryan ever declared for silver.
Brethren! let us stand by our own
leaders and by our own principles and
by the aid of the common people we
will have a government saturated by
good living Populist principles.
MARTIN E. JOHNSON,
Sec'y Swift Co. Populist County
Committee, Benson. MINI.
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Do you want Bryan'S Book, The
First Great Battle?" Get us five yearly
subscribers, and we will send you the
book free.
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Congrcssmnn uowafd.s xc,v Book

ConErcssnnn Howard Nc,v Book.
Have you road. "Nha. Christ enw."
by i5cn. N; ". Howard. congressman from
Alabama. a2th:r OF '!f Chris. Came 70
ConGrcss?' Sensational! Startling: The au-
thor Threatened with expulsion from corr.
S:cSs. Send q cents to the aut!or and pro.
cure to1y! A61reax.
HON. NJ. ". HOWARD.
Horke Of Representatives.
3D. Washington. d. c.
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not take such disastrous chances. Let
all true reformers stick closely to the
peoples party and fight under our own
flag. There will be no real reform out
side of the Peoples party. - Reform,
Redwing, Mimi,
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reached the intermediate grades, TO say
nothing Of the high scheel department,
and they are lot Of kinderkafaeH kids:
Nc enc Ii Or eaA be Pepulist who
wants us to surrender Our name and
organization. We deny them The use
of the name Fepulist In this LEGALITY.
Why should the teachers consent to be
taught by these beginners In the study
of economic questions? The man who
has gotten no further than the silver
mi1epost hasn't Begin the travel. Push
for higher organization, the Omaha
platform, the Nashville conference, And
steer for the middle of the road.
Yours truly,
- i z. H. Austin.
Chairman Sixth Congressional District
Peoples Party Committee.
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For $3.50 we will send Bryan's Book,
"The First Battle" to any address.
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The Ex-Secretary of the Farmers
Alliance FavOrs the Conference.
Editor Representative:
Do 1 favor the Nashville conference?
Yes, and similar conference in every
state, county. town and school district
in the United States. That is a con-
ference of Populists. Not for the pur-
pose of creating disturbance, censur-
ing leaders, or criticizing past actions,
nor to lay down rules for the natio-
nal convention of 1900, but to provide
ways and means for building up the
party. 1t is no use of talking about
selling out or merging the PEOPLES
party, for the party is party of the
people and not of bosses, and it is not
in the power of any man to sell it.
1t is founded on certain principles. and
principles can not be merged, except
when some other party accepts these
principles as their own, or by our
surrender of these principles and that
will disband the party.
The talk of fusion now is ONLY bosh
What have we to fuse with?
We fused with the Democrats and
silver Republicans in 1896 because they
accepted parts of our principles,
especially the silver ISSUE but
who knows but all parties
may adopt silver plank in
1900. The only question land that is
question of time only,) how soon
will we be strong enough to carry out
these principles, and what can and
ought we to do now to gather strength,
1t is time enough to talk about fusion
or no fusion when we find some other
party willing to accept our principles as
set forth in the Omaha platform. That
platform is good enough for me, and
ought to be for every true Populist
Push the silver issue, let other parties
do the same, but by all means build
up the Peoples party and Push ALL it's
principles.
Do not fret about other parties: thew
must come to our principles or die.
"A lie can not live for ever" and
sooner or later the people will wake up,
Therefore favor the coming together
of the Populist wherever and
whenever they can to discuss
the situation and take needed
steps for the advancement of
the party and the cause it champions.
But by all means, brethren, if you are
carrying Ratchet for some one, bury
it before you go to Nashville or any
other place. Let the dead past alone
the future is bright if we only can see
it. A. H. HENDRICKSON.
Sank Center, Mimi, June Is, 1897.
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The Old Reliable American Nonco7forrnjst is
again in the family that gave it birth. and is
esieeratihg its return by more vigorous. bold
ana eatspoken demand for radical reforms than
any other journal Of national circulation It is
edited and published by PROF. c. VINCENT.
VINO . well known as political speaker In more
than 70 states. IT is spicy, but not fcoaoclastic
bright. but not bitter; logical and profound but
net Dry and presy. In short, it is Just what
every f'epulist family should read. and every
Populst should delight in extending its eircu-
latiGE m his Reality.
1t rs the NEWSIEST, BRIGHTEST. SPICIEST
and AELEST pcpulist paper In the United
States, snd it Is read in every quarter Of the
country. 1t is a six-coumn. eight page weekly
journal Of established reputation and circulation
founded in 1879. Subscription price, S1.01 a
year. Trial trip, 3 months, % cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-06-23

Mrs. Diggs Now IL Minnesota.
Editor Representative:
After considerable delay, on account
of correspondents being slow in maxi
ing arrangements for meetings. Mrs.
Diggs is now at work in this state. She
gave us good speech at Adrian and
Magnolia.
have arranged meetings as far north
as Redwood county, then Bro. Poore
will arrange for the northern part of the
state.
Correspondents of Fergus Falls,
Benson and Duluth will write H. V.
Poore, Bird Island, as to meetings in
their locality, as l do not know how
many meetings he has on hand.
Mrs. Diggs is a good speaker and
charges reasonable. l.. G. LONG.
Magnolia, Mimi.
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Nashville Convention.

St. Paul, Mimi, June 21st 1897.
Editor Representative:
am now trying to make special ar
rangement with the railroad compa-
MES whereby l. can save our delegates
from So to $12 on the regular fare to the
Nashville conference. In order to Sc
cure this great saving l must have a
list of the delegates who are to go, and
all must go together. Please forward
the names at once of all those who will
go to the undersigned.
The more names can secure the bet
ter rates l can obtain. Don't delay this
matter as 1 must have the names at
once
will try and have the rates and full
information by next issue.
Yours respectfully,
JNO. C.. HANLEY.
200 Washburn Bldg, st. Paul, Mimi.
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$1,464, 399, 700
The report of the Treasury officials
stated the amount of money In circu-
Deduct Implications, reserves
&c. ;. .. .. ;. >. 80. 81, 464, 3S9,7O0
Actual money in circulation
80. ........ ..... ...... %202, 1e0. 683
Population May /. 1897, 72.e74,ooe.
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ment Of the silver hullioH purchased
Under the fisherman Act" are orders
oh the Treasury fer SO much coin and
are certificates III the Full sense of the
word: The following saAas must then
be deducted from "tke tHeHey in the
eeuhtfy" Is reported BY the Treasury
officials on May I:
Gold certificates :.::..:.::$ 3s,s39, $50
Silver certificates :::..::::. 377 sci ,5o4
Treasury notes Of $780,: 1890, $50
Currency certificates ..:.:. Il $40, 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-02
NO PROOF OF THAT "DEAL."
Charles Stewart Smith Fails at Last to Ere
duce Hib ssEvIdenco.n

Charles Stewart Smith Fails at Last to Pro-
duce HiB ..Evidenco.n
Election day has como and Charles Stewart
Smith Of the Citizens Union has not kept his
promise. On Friday night Mr.. Smith promised the
reporters Of the Times and the Her, Id to make
public his evidence "that a deal exists between
Tammany and the Republicans" Mr.. Smith
promised to give this evidence before the close
of the campaign. For this purpose Mr.. Smith
had at his service Saturdays Erenino Post and
Sundays and Mondays Herald, Tribune, Times.
and World. Mr.. Smiths failure to make good
his word is sufficient proof that he had no au-
thority or evidence satisfactory to reasonable
men. although doubtless he may have thought
he had.
Mr.. Smiths friends said yesterday concerning
his statements that he doubtless spoke reok-
lessly rather than maliciously. Nevertheless
Mr.. Smiths friends felt keenly for him and his
utter failure to substantiate his Statements.
Mr.. Smiths standing in the community has
entitled him to respect. His friends greatly re-
GREETED that he had spoken 30 recklessly, and
they could not help thinking that it Mr.. Smith
takes part in future campaigns these reckless
statements Of his will DO remembered against
him
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strong, clear light of the Chicago platform. He
Tsaa the following letter from William J.

otIAu
OCT. 90, 1897.
arr ara we ~sI we're right during the campaign Of 1sse, We
When people come to study nnd these Questions, as hope
,rMn VIII during the next few days. ] feel sure OF the
triumph of our cause. WILLIAM J.. BRYAN.
The crowd cheered Bryan's name when it was
nrst mentioned, and after the reading of the
,ysser they threw their hats in the aiT and and
tinuously for two full minutes.
u. \. Lorimer spoko for 6ftecn minutes. In
SSonclusion he said; Our hero's mantle has
f. rally the host Of freedom. [ChoeEs1
pledge ourselves to z give to him tho Confidence
n Irsl love Which we had pledged to his father;
E Ehen Someone so ws d2 So ws ao singing TSs'' " q G9a' Fi 6na
hallelujah." The crowd cheered and yelled like
Charles w. Dayton camo into tho hall at half
past 10 o'clock. The crowd cheered him until
strHssner came to the front of the platform
stay here all night" and MIR. Dayton began.
Nth the sloo Of a v%nlture, that The death Of
George movement for freedom from Crokerism,
l read In an evening, paper that they dealt
toenth street to-day, to be distributed tomorrow.
Now, their prophets over there say they are ABB
many candidate. uaugSter and cries Of Mt"
NIL What would like to have them tell me.
Il s,t there were ere 9 nnS tine, l. why it is necessary to
when I learned that Mr.. George was going
to conduct this campaign without organization
about it. You see I have been brought up rather
on organization, lines. Laughter, and cries Of
George said to mo, and l will nevcr for.
get his manner as he said IT.: Mr..
Dayton, what do / care for organizationi
The people know that 1 represent their cause.
that
when we started this movement the Four
teenth street prophets said that we might get
10000 votes. Ten days later they said we might
he died Henry George was elected Mayor of the
Greater New York" prolonged checrs and
stamping and waving of handkerchiefs and hats.l
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Low VOTES SHIFT TO TRACY.
Business Men wake w 20 the Fact That This
Election Means letter Business-or WORE.

In tho Wall street district there was n re.
change of political sentiment yester. |
day. 1t began last Fri'ny when tho death Of
Henry George was announced, and became more
pronounced later In the day, and again on Sat
urday, as publicity was given to Seth Lows in
decent assumption TO be regarded as the politi.
cal heir Of the late labor leader and single-taX
advocate. Moreover, the rank and file Of the
financial community began Yesterday to apprc-
ciate fully the real importance.of the present
election. namely, its connection with tho sound.
money eight of n year ago, and its bearing upon
a repetition OF tho contest for honest money and
law and order three years hence.
As indicating the shifting Of sentiment Il may
be noted that seven clerks in one Of the larger
national banks announced yesterday that they
had decided not to vote for Low. but for Gen.
Tracy. The cashier and a number of clerks in
an important stock house made q similar decla.
ration. Several employees OF the Sub-Treasury
also regained their senses yesterday. and n very
pronounced shifting of political views was re-
ported on tho Stock Exchange.
Perhaps as significant q declaration as any
came from six men who happened to meet in tho
Office Of a prominent brokerage firm, all of