The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-05-19
THE EVENING PRESS.

We do not want to quarrel with that
paper. We would rather praise 1t than
denounce it; and yet We fear that it is
working to destroy the Peoples Party
If it is not it is making an ass of itself
1t publishes, in its issue of May 5, a
long article from the pen of Hon. VIM.
H. Standish, of Grand Forks, N. d.. in
which, in a very proiix and incense
Quential manner, that gentleman ar
raigns the Populists for not going over
body and boots to the Democrats He
says:
There are several gold Democratic SEN
ators that will vote for this gold measure
as they did two years ago for the $780,
900, 600 Cleveland bond bill, such Lindsay
and German, that the success of the
Walker gold measure to destroy the peo-
pies money in the senate has been made
quiet probably by the action of the middle
of-the-road Popuists who are now favorlng
the Memphis convention, whose object is
understood to be the dividing of the forces
that desire to restore silver and retain
our sreenback. coin and silver certificates
circulation. This condition makes it the
duty of all reformers to keep away from
the Memphis Che means Nashvie) cOnvcn-
ton and work to hold our forces together
and CUT OFF OUR SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR SUCH MIDDIE-OF-THE-ROA
POPULIST PAPERS AS SHALL in The
LEAST FAVOR THE MEMPHIS CON-
VENTION. We should also discontinue our
patronage of the gold standard press, and
subscribe at once any pay in advance
where possible for such silver and reform
these
line who favor the retaining of our green
back, coin and silver certificates circula-
ton and the restoring of silver to it's orig
inal money function. We are of those who
believe that these matters are not all the
reforms that it is necessary to secure when
we shall obtain power, but this exigency
is upon us and it is all that we can now
meet and accomplish This action taken
now will prepare us for 'GS and 1900 and 1t
is necessary to begin systematically now
to reduce the circula ton of the Republican
press and advance the circulation of ours"
war against all Populist papers that
propose to stick to and not abandon
their own party!!
The impotence of this thing is as
founding The man must be iool.
Does he suppose that after all the pains
and labor which have been bestowed in
creating and building up the Peoples
Party during the past six years, that it
is to be "whistled down the wind" by
this gentleman from Grand Forks, or
by any one else?
We are not only not to attend the
Nashville conference but the newspaper
that advocates sending delegates there
is to be ostracised and it's circulation
cut off,
Upon what meat does this our Caesar
That he has grown so great?"
And which wing of the Democratic
party will he have us unite with.--the
faction that follows Jerry Simpson or
the faction, led by Bailey, of Texas,
which is doing it's best to bury the
financial issue, and make tariff the pre-
dominant and sole question?
But if these were only the idle vapor-
1ngs of resident of Grand Forks we
might pass them by with the tribute Of
silence; but unfortunately the Evening
Press adopts Mr.. Standishs sentiments
and makes them it's own. Listen:
In this issue ofthe PRESS that sterling
man OF the people. ex-Attorney General w
n. Standish, of North Dakota makes a
convincing and unanswerable statement If
the duty of the members of the Peoples.
party IN the present crisis, with reference
TO the talked of convention of the extreme
or so-called middle-of-the-road Populists
at Nashville on July a. 1t will repay q
hn
pressed can be approved by all think
ing, patriotic Populists, not purblind with
mere party name, over influenced by
personal schemes and ambitions.
His appeal to push the cause of education
by extending the circulation of the reform
press Will find response with all earnest
workers for our cause. Money that would
be worse than thrown away by anything
like general attendance at Nashville of
which. however, there is no danger, can
work.
We have had all the educational work
on the silver question that is needed.
What is the use of further education if
the party, which is to be the instrument
to achieve reform, is to be torn to pieces
and trampled in the mud?
Understand clearly, friends, the DEM
ocrats of Minnesota are not doing this
thing. With $4,000 Republican majority
staring them in the face in Minnesota.
selfshness, if nothing else, would force
them to desire the continued life, activ-
ity and growth of the Peoples Party.
They would be the last men in the
world to demand its death. They have