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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
THAT CONFERENCE.

We are under obligations to General
Coxey for advance proofs Of an article
from "Sound Money" Of Jan. I'D, CIV
ing a report Of the proceeding Of the
conference held at St. Louis, Mo-, Jan.
y, in parlOr l3, of the Lindcll Hotel
There was fair attendance and
many letters OF endorsement were re-
ceived. The following letter was sent
by Robert Schilling:
Office Of the Advance
Milwaukee, Wis Jan. IL, 1897.
j. S. Coxey. Esq,
Dear SIr:-l regret very much my
inability to be with you at the confer
ence, as l hold that the gathering,
with proper action, may be Of great
Importance to the reform movement.
| regretted to hear that you intend to
leave the Peoples Party and earneS thy
hope that you Will consider your de-
termination. While L am not at all
Satitied with the action OF the ST.
Louis Convention, l am one Of those
that do not care to overthrow an &C
complis he'd fact unless it endangers
the existence of the movement
Revolutions never go backwards"
and do not believe that one swallow
makes summer, or that few seItis h
men can wreck great reform. Let
the conference resolve on good plat
form, and IL necessary, form an organ
iZatiOn to carry it out, but let that or
ganization be within the Peoples Par
ty, not outside Of it. With best wish
es, ETC., | remain, AS ever yours,
Robert Schilling
This very excellent advice was fol-
lowed, and the conference agreed to
help build up the Peoples Party and
not destroy it.
There is considerable force in this
part Of Gen. Coxey's address:
The thorough incapacity Of the
leaders of the Peoples Party move
ment at their last July st. Louis con-
vention, in Offering support to the
Democratic nominee for prcsiden
without cxacting from that party a
pledge OF support for the People
Party nominee for vice president; and
then further hedging themselves with
the plenary power conferred upon
them by the ruling Of Chairman AL
len, and not by the National Convcn-
ton, which was never permitted to
vote against the motion to confer
such power; and the other equally
perniciOuS privileges. warns us that in
future delegated power must not be
conferred, and that eternal vigilance
must be observed and that principles
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

should stand in the states shoes and
inherit the states right to prefer.
ence over all other creditors Of the
bank. At first blush this locked re a.
sonable enough. but these bondsmen,
are in many cases cOrpOratiOns,a AMI are
paid fer the risk they take: and il they
have to pay the bonds they become
creditors Of the bank and should
stand on level with the depOstors.
Hon. A. II. Hill introduced resoiu-
ton calling on the State Treas rer
for information. among other things.
as to who these bondsmen are, and
what connection they have with the
management OF the banks in question;
and the debate developed consider
able opposition to the proposition to
give the bOndsmen preference and
1T will probably be defeated. Mr..
Hills resolution was referred to a
committee, and all the facts will be
brought out. He deserves credit. He
is clear-headed, sensible man.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
REBUKED BY THE PAGINS

Wong Chin Foo, heather Chinee
evangelist, is in Chicago to convert
that almost hopeless community from
the error Of its ways to the religion OF
Confocius. In his opening service
Wong gave utterance to the following
hetrodOX sentiments:
you have taught Christianity for
20 centuries, and with what result:
You are a race of money grabberS and
traders.
Il admire American genius and
thrift, but l deprecate American
morals. Your jails are filled with
criminals and your courts with di
vorce cases. Men rob in broad day
light on yourStreets; children knock
their parents down, and people are
com mtting suicide because they can
not lind work. ,.
"Thcre are cities in China contain
ing 100000 inha bitantS without sim
gle policeman. La Chicago there are
thousands of them, and yet people are
not safe here ia broad daylight
The troublelis not with Christianity
but with the horrible greed of the
few. The doctrines of Christ could be
preached with profit in Heaven; while
the principles or ElutOcracy would de-
moralize He'll itself.
1t is said by the psychologists that
this world would be uninha bitable, on
account of the microbes, If the vicious,
invisible, little creatures did not
breed smaller beings which devoul
them. AS Hudibras says:
"Big fle as have little fleas to bite EN-.
And these have lesser still ad inauitum,
And SO plutocracy carries, like the
grasshopper, its own red bug under its
wings. constantly boring into its
vitals, and eventually leaving it, in
some dreadful revolution, an empty,
bloody shell.
We fight Plutocracy because it will
eventually destroy liberty, national
life, civilization and itself. 1t is rot.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
REPEATING THE DOSE.
HAVING WRECKED THE UNITED
STATES THEY NOW ATTACK

STATES THEY NOW ATTACK
CHINA.
The why and wherefore of ex-Sena-
tor Washburn's trip to China is told
by a Washington correspondent of
the New York journal as follows:
Senator Washburn was accompanied by
Roscoe Cary, an attorney OF No. SO.
Wall street, New York. These two
men, according to the story, represent
d great syndicate at the head Of
mem be rship includes office holders
and capitalists. The object Of the
syndicate and therefore Of Senator
Washburn's trip to China is to con-
clude arrangements which have al
ready been nearly perfected. for the
establishment or monopoly of the
railroad, telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS of China. In Shanghai Mr. Cary
! and the senator were joined by a Mr..
Bach who has great influence with the
Chinese officials and government.
The first negotiations for this ggan-
tic franchise monopoly were begun
last summer when Lii Hung Chang
was in America. Owing to the fact
that many members Of the syndicate
hold nigh government places they
were able to approach the viceroy
with show OF power and authority
which made their propositions well
come 1t will also be recalled that
Mr.. Washburn went to Winnipeg to
| intercept Ii Hung Chang. This syn
| & HankoW railway, the contract for
which is said to have been already OBJ
! tanned by Col. M. r. Jetferds.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that an American promoter,
now on the lookout in Pekin for good
things, writes to a friend in Mime
| apoliS that it is rumOred in the
Chinese capital that Senator Wash
burn has offered Ii Hung Chang i'm
mense sums OF money at - per cent
interest. 1t is possible that the syn.
dictate expects TO get control of the
Chinese government banks CT receive
authorization to create them in re-
turn tor supplying the empire with
much needed funds at a low rate Of
| interest.
Senator Brice's confidential man. Z.
Il. Leland, says this of the Syndica tie
and its schemes:
ut is true that ex-senator Wash
burn and Mr.. Cary are in China for
| the purpose of obtaining concessions
from the government. They are there
to get all the commercial loot they
can. They are after the railroads in
the first place. II we get that there
are some other things we will try and
obtain. These other schemes are in a
| nebulous state just now, move yer.
They may materialize later.
What we are trying to do is nothing
more than anyone else would like to
accomplish. The whole CONNIE rcial
world has known that there are i'm
mense chances in China. Everybody
would like to get some Of the conces-
sions. Some have tried and failed;
others are trying now, but think we
have the best OF them.
Senator Brice and myself are in
| terested in the ventures. So, of
course, is ex-senator Wasburn. Mr..
Cary has accompanied him as legal
adviser, and Mr.. Bach has been in
China for some time making arrange
ments. As to other men interes ted
in securing the concessions | can say
nothing. They do not want their
names made public and the matter
was to have been kept secret. Now
| that some Of the names are known
! there is no need Of denying the mat
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
WHERE is MCKINLEY.

Prosperity has surely returned.
Read this. from ST. Paul paper:
William Manning, good-looking
young man, was sentenced to the
workhOuse for thirty days by Judge
Orr yesterday at his own request.
Manning walked into the Margaret
street police station Thursday night
and asked that he be arres ted for va
grancy.
81 have no money" he said, land
would rather 60 to Jail than beg for a
cent"
As he stepped back into the bull
pen after receiving his sentence, he
smilingly said to Bailiff McMahon:
well, this means food and shelter
to me for month, and then [ shall
try to be arrested again, so that [ can
have roof to cover my head until the
spring comes,'
Then read this:
The wages of the coal miners in
Pennsylvania have been reduced from
62s cents to 10 cents per ton. The
trust has advanced the price of. coal
80 cents per ton. This is Hanna's pros
perity.
Then read this from McKinleys
home:
Canton. Ohio, Dec. s.-The follow
Josiah Hartzell, President OF the
Charities.
In almost every case investigated
the explanation Is want Of employ
ment. Industrious, honest men, willing
to accept any situation or work at any
wages, unable to find employment Of
any kind; women who, in past years,
were able to keep tie wolf from the
door by their weekly wages, are vainly
hunting for work, and only too thank
full for one days washing or scrubbing
each week.
''Tnese poor people are daily grow
ing poorer and approaching more
nearly the condition of the pauper
class of old England. Their bedding
is worn out, for when have they a dol
lar to spare for blankets? Their table
linen has long since disappeared, and
the comfortable freside and home
with it's frugal meals are like mem
ory only"
Wouldn't it be grand idea to get
up a Republican procession now, with
drums and trumpets and fire works,
and have some Of the spell-binders re-
pS0O UIOAA CpOCCAC0 VI 1dSU A0ll. LOU
us hear again those eloquent prophe-
cies of the prosperity which was to
follow right after McKinley's cleo
ton. Let us hear once more the de-
nuncia tions Of Bryan as an anarchist,
who would bring ruin in his train, and
destroy the business interest of his
country!
1t is the biggest farce Of the CEN
fury. Let every man who voted for
Mckinley, get in front Of mirror,
and, looking himself squarely in the
eyes, gently murmur.-
'You are the biggest darned fool
that ever desecrated this green earth
with his presence! You ought to be
kicked from Barne gat to Jericho; and
kicked back again, until the seat Of
your pants disappeared. You were
played for ucker,-humbugged,
chiselled, cheated, swindled. Keep
away from ropes. or the temptation
may be too strong to improve the
world nv nuittinD if, -
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
DOING GOOD WORK.

Hon. p. Ii. Rahlly, the great farIn.
err Of WabaSha county, is doing a good
work in fighting to procure track
scales to the farmers, and in insisting
on reduction Of railroad rates. He
has employed private counsel to help
him, in the person Of Hon. Nj. j. Co.'S
tello, and they are preparing bills to
test the sense OF the House on the
questions. Senator Ringdahl has al
ready opened the ball in the State
Senate, with some excellent measures.
which he will continue to make a
strong fight for. The Legislature is
surrounded and hampered by all sorts
OF lawycr-made limitations; and if it
cnacts any stringent laws we much
fear the Supreme Court will wine
them from the statute books.
We would like to see the Populists
carry the state, in all its branches. in
1888, and sec just what they could and
would do. There are many good, hon
est men among the Republicans, but
the great forces behind the scenes,
which pull the strings and make the
puppets dance, are rotten to the core.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

the most powerful telescopes. He
turns from the struggles and battles
of to-day to contempt the "Calay.
eras skull" fou4bunder Table Noun
tain, California;and the clay image
OF the female ferp, brought up by a
sand pump. from AN artes ian we'll, in
Nampa, Idaho, efrom depth CT 32O
feet! n
Let us be s9tfded that God knows
what he is aboltin putting us here.
What higher Rdnor can we enjoy than
the conscjousIe4ethat however high
or humble may be- our station, we are
working out the Plans of the tremen-
dous Spirit who made that illimitabl
visible universe; and a vaster invis-
ible creation? To be the instrument
of such Power is glory enough for
such microbes as we are.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
TIE STORMS AND COLD.

The 30 degrees below zero weather
has fallen upon our land, and is
sweeping East and South with ter
rible effect. We hear of much suffer
ing in the upper Red River Valley.
| the people had not been so shame
fully plundercd Tor many years past,
by the wheat rings and the cattle
rings and railroads and fuel combines
and trusts and villainies OF all kinds.
every industrious man in Minnesota
and the Northwest would to-day pos
sess a comfortable home, we'll supplied
with all the necessities and luXuries
Of life, and from his warm tire-side
and full lardcr could laugh at the
fury of the elements.
Brethren ,-eYery time you feel the
pinch Of want say to self:-"This
is the result Of disagreement.
either voted for it or | did not work
hard enough to persuade other to vote
against it,"
Some Of you have been disposed to
laugh at the poor Irish, or TO despise
them for their poverty. The same
oppression which robbed them of
their lands is now taking your farms
from you:-not by the sword, as in
their case, but by due process OF
usury, and reduction of the amount
of money in the world, through the
characterization of silver. You have
called the Irish 'hewers Of wood and
drawers of water" What will your
children be?
You are slowly being conquered by
the moneyed ariStocracy of the world
and your doom will be tile same as
that Of all conquered races:-pauper.
ism and degradation. Bacon drew the
picture three hundred years ago, in
the storm scene in Lear:
That Dido the pe!ting of this pitiless
storm.
How shaIiyour houseless heads and unfed
sides.
Your looped and winaowed raggedness, de-
fend You
From seasons such as these"
Poverty has an eloquent voice to
preach wisdom to the multitude, II
the people do not rise up and shake of
the cruel leaders. who are taking
them down the hill to ruin, this whole
generation will sink to depths from
which they may never rise: or rise, at
last, il at all, upon flood-tide of blood.
There is one consolation, that
those who digged the pit for thei,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
UNREASONABLE.

Men subscribe for Populist papers
get on their books-gct in debt to
them-continue to take tEem-refuse
to pay for thcm-and the papers
bust"
This is the history of hundreds of
Peoples Party papers. The result is
the truth loses it's hold on the public
mind; while error maintained by the
plumber Of the people. helps to deceive
and rob the people still farther.
Our Business Manager does not be-
lieve ia this way of doing business,
and so after repeated appeal in the
paper, and by letters and circulars, to
the delinquents, he put several thous-
ands Of dollars worth Of claims into
the hands of collection agency. The
clamor that followed from few was
tremendous. 1t was like firing gun
into flock OF crows. Hundreds of
sensible persons it is true, have paid
up and apologized for their neglect
and delay; but few others became
furiously angry. One. man, after
reading our paper for three years,
without paying cent, fairly howled
with Indignation, because he was
called upon to settle! He pretends to
be Populist, and this is his way Of
maintaining Popuiism. We are going
to print several of these lettcrS;-
they will constitute amusing reading
We know that times are hard; and
that under the stress of want the
average man will do mighty mean
things. But why can't men be fair.
We don't want anything unreaSOn-
able. II a man owes US a dollar or
two dollars and cannot pay, let him
write us frank and manly letter, ex-
planning his condition, and send us
fifty cents or even twenty five cents.
and thus show his good will; and we
will try to carry nim ii we have to
borrow the money to do it. The edi-
tor of this paper has worked for near
ly five years without cent of com.
pensation, and with a cash loss of
about $4,000. Everything-papcr. com
position, postage, press works. cash.
We have no more interest in sayin G
mankind from disagreement than
our readers have. We can probably
survive a cataclysm as we'll as any
body.
So, friends, ray up; and don't get
mad because a collection agency
calls upon you for what you owe.
Fair play is pretty thing" No man
has a right to take the unpaid pro-
duct OF other mems brains; and COM
pei them to make up for his delin-
qucncy. A Populist editor has as
many rights as Republican store
keeper; and food for the mind is as
necessary as food for the body.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
SETTLED.
A BIG DISPUTE COMPROMISED.


The Penny Press Of Jan. p. says:
The somewhat famous suit Of dam
ages brought by and in the name of
Ignatius Donnelly and others as own
erS of The REPRESENTATIVE, against
the Penny Press, then owned by the
Cooperative Printing company, has
been amicably settled, aud the action
dismissed without prejudice. The
settlement was concluded by attor-
neys for each side, Judge Babcock rep
resenting the plaintiffs, and Judge II.
D. StOcker representing the defend
ants.
The settlement was the result of
overtures made by Mr.. Donnelly,
based, as he said, on his friendliness
for the Penny Press under its new
control, and his anxiety that the Pen
ny Press be assisted in every way pos
sible in the good work Mr.. Donnelly
said that the paper is doing for the
cause OF the people in the daily field.
The Evening Press company. Of
course, had no interest whatever in
the case as effecting interests, but
those connected with it now, who were
interested in the old company, cordial
ly returned the sentiments expressed
by Mr.. Donnelly. The rest was very
easy. Mr.. Donnelly had sued for $lO,-
900; he at once directed the settle.
ment of the case. 1t arose from
misunders landing of a contract under
which the cooperating company. then
managed by w. w. Williams, was do
REPRESENTATIVE At the time,
which was during the campaign, enc
mics Of the peoples cause made the
most OF the incident, trying to
magnify it into schism injurious to
the cause. But nothing OF the sort
really existed.
When the Penny Press was started
we did all we could to help it along.
We told Stacy. one Of its then editors,
to use our columns freely, and write
anything he pleased in favor Of it;
and we called, editorially, on all our
friends, to patronize it.
But the malignant influence Of S.
NJ. Owen worked upon Stacy, ''Bub"
Williams and others, and they tried
to use the paper to destroy The REP
REsENTATlvE; and they hung up our
issue for two days, when we owed
them nothing; and filled the columns
OF the Minneapolis dailies with
abusive, false, and foul attacks.
For the present organization, led by
Senator Howard. Mr. Peter Suther-
land, Mr.. Garfield and others. we have
nothing but kind feelings. The world
is big enough for all Of US. Live and
let live" is our motto. But S. NJ.
Owen, whenever ne draws a breath
Of air regrets that he cannot suck in
the atmosp here for thousand square
miles all around him, and leave the
rest Of mankind gasping. He would
burn up the world to roast his pota
toes in the ashes. The hog swimming
cuts his own throat with his own
hoofs; and inordinate selfishness al
ways defeats itself.
We wish the Penny Press all sue
cess.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
no OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

We have enough correspondence on
hand to fill this entire paper for two
or three weeks to come. Remember
friends, ours is small sheet Of about
three pages, -eXclusive of ADVERTISE
ments. We are trying to keep the
flame Of truth burning on the altar of
reform, amid cyclones and earth
quakes.
We are glad to get your letters
They are excellent and we will try to
publish them; but it will take us some
time. Condense them. Boil them
down. Make them stew instead of
a consommc. Squeeze out the wat
cred stock.
Get us up clubs; so that we can af-
ford to print six or eight pages in
stead of tour.
The times are horrible
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
AN OLD WORLD.

Soil from depth of 800 feet, in a
Belgian mine, produced weeds I'm.
known to botanistS. Just think what
might happen in the weedy way if
Mother Earth turned herself inside
Out.-Ex.
What vast antiquity of the ole
earth does such fact imply?
Vegetation covered 32O feet deep by
the vast accumulations of ages! A
million years is as yesterday. Man i.
ashamed to think of himself. He sees
around him hundred million suns
and he knows not how many millions
Of millions more may lie beyond the
range OF his vision, assisted even by
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
MIGNAN IMOC.S.

Senator Cronkhite voted to keep
Senator Day in his seat, despite the
contest Of his townsman, Dunn. In
doing so he exhibited good deal of
magnanimity: for he had reason to
!. .Mnk that Senator Day, while acting
as president Of the Senate, when the
Anderson bill was passed, two years
ago, scarcely did him justice. But he
subordnated his private grievance to
his sense Of public duty
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

Barrett & Zimmerman, Midway,
Minnesota Transfer, St. Paul, Mimi,
who, to our knowledge, conduct the
largest and most respectable, horse
auction commission stables in the
Northwest, will from now on have thcr
market letter and announcement on
the market page OF The REPREsEN-
TATIvE every week. They are gentle
men in every respect; and if you wish
to buy or sell horses you can't get
better firm. They have some fine
horses and they sell lot every day.
Read their market letter On the last
page.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

of direct legislation must be applied
to party management
1t should be the policy of the PEG.
pies Party to try to hold all its forces
ers mistakes, and blunders, but never
to forget or forgive treachery and
selfshness. The man who will sell you
out once will sell you out again and
again. Never let him have a second
chance
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
SPECIAL NOTICE.

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Company. lGNATIUS DONNELLY.
President.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

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sectable business men advertise in
THE REPRESENTATIVE. We can
earnestly recommend everyone of
them. Write or call on them, and when
so doing you will confer great favor
and will help our hard work by men
tiOning The REPRESENTATIVE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
4 GOOD MOFENEN7.

"A Bill was recently introduced in
the Housc.at the request Of the State
Treasurer, providing that If the
bondsmen CT the "busted" banks in
which there were state funds deposit.
ed. should pay up their bonds, they
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27

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