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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
WE MANI R&CNIlIS.

We are ready to welcome even those
who are half way with us; we are ready
to grab the leg that is straddling our
fence, and pull the whole body over;
even at the risk of destroying the in
tegrity of the integuments and reveal
ing his nakedness to an unappreciative
world. But after all hands have pulled
him over, and he is sprawling on the
ground, we don't think it is hardly fair
for him to rise up, with the mud Of
stupid conservatism clinging to his
torn garments, and seize the flagstaff
and insist on leading our army. And
when he starts to lead it into the camp
of the enemy, our blood begins to boil,
and we think it is time to pitch him
over the fence again.
The outside of the fence is better
than the inside for that kind of a con-
vert. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
DESERVED PRAISE.

We welcome Tho American. of Phila-
delphia. Wharton Bankers paper, among
the foremost of POpulst journals. 1t has
the manhood to come square out for Pop
ulism and demands straight fight for
principle. Now let the New Time and Arena
fall promptly into line. 1t is leaders we
want, not llowerS.-ShOals Und.) Refer
endum.
Glad to hear it. The Philadelphia
American is one of the ablest papers
published in any country. If it has any
fault it is that it shoots above the heads
OF the multitude-but then let the null
ttude fill their heads and lift them
higher.
Be earnest, friends, be solid. You
can't make a magnet out of piece Of
spongy coral. There has to be solidity
to draw anything. If you would break
up your party go to discussing how
soon it will die. A man does not gen.
orally live long after he orders hiA
coffin. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
TURNS THE PIONEERS STOMACH

TURNS THE PIONEERS STOMACH.
Even our old enemy, the Pioneer
Press, cannot stand the murder of the
twenty-four miners in Pennsylvania.
It says:
power of the courts as it has been sought
to apply in the Pennsylvania case. in ad-
vance of actual wrongdoing and where
adequate punishment for any contem-
plated wrongdoing is already provided
by statute. = something American free
men cannot stomach. And when, for
the enforcement Of such an order,
more cruel and vindictive measure
are called into play than for the enforce
ment Of any enacted by the peoples rep
reconsideration murderers. robbers,
and rapsts arc given the benefit Of the
slow process of trial by jury. while men
walking along a public highway in dis
obedience to an injunction are shot down
by scores-it IS time to call for radical
change"
God be praised for the smallest bless
ings
There is hope when even an organ OF
plutocracy can talk that way.
We have injected some sense and hui
mainly into that paper. 1t has been
a slow and painful process, but the
syringe of truth is getting in it's work in
the bowels of bigotry l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
MISREPRESENTATION.

Midway News: Mr.. Donnelly wants the
greedy millionaires who Cypress the COM
mon people notified that if they do not
desist they will be destroyed on sight
and their rubbish of money thrown with
them into the sea" To carry out SO wise
and patriotic a proposition Mr.. Donnelly
would doubt willingly york for $125
a day shoveling Russell Sages rubbish of
money over into the ocean.
What is the matter with you, Brother
Paradis? You will never go to Para
disc if you lie that way. We did not
say that men should be destroyed for
being millionaires; but for trying TO
set up an empire on the ruins of Amer
lean liberty. Wasn't that right? And
we did not even propose to kill them
for that high treason, but to ship them
to Europe, and only terminate their
careers if they came back. If country
cannot defend its own life what does it
amount to? I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
A TRAITOR.

One M. H. Day, of Albert Lea, editor
OF a paper called The Standard" lit
ought to be called "the Single Gold
Standard'O. is doing all he can in the
interest Of plutocracy, to divide up and
destroy the Peoples party. In his is
sue of July 81, 1897 "a friend sent us
the paper), he calls the Populists vino
were in favor of the Nashville confer
ence, deputy Republicans, stealthy
traitors and copperheads." Since then
he has been advocating the abandon
ment of the Peoples party and merger
with Democracy. He has also been ut
tering ISLANDERS against ourself and send
ing marked copies to our personal
friends, to destroy their friendship for
lis. He makes no definite charges, but
puts forth sneaking, cowardly insinua-
tions
There are fellows in the penitentiary
at Saltwater who are too decent to be
guilty of such contemplate tricks.
If he knows anything prejudicial 10
us we invite him to spit it out.
Do the Populists of Freeborn county
sustain this creature? Is his brother,
Frank Day, responsible for his acts?
The Penny Press having died of blood
poison the head devil of the gang is
probably at work now trying to intro
duce his virus into the Populists Of
Minnesota with this dirty syringe. He
would like to have a Peoples party
without greenbacks, free silver, initia-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
FREE SILVER AND MEXICO.

President Diaz is a great man. He
stands like a rock between his people
and the robbers of the world. What a
contrast between him and that culmin-
alton of our humbug age, system and
condition-William Mckinley.
Here is what the great Mexican said
the other day in his message to con-
gress on the silver question. The mon
ey-lenders are turning heaven and earth
to bring Mexico to the gold standard,
so that they may rob the inhabitants Of
that country as they have robbed the
people of this country. DiaZ said:
unfortunately the present fiscal year
does not begin under good auspices as
the previous one. for the excessive weak
and fluctuations of silver, often sud-
den and violent in their character have SO
influenced some sections Of the country
that it is demanding the serious attention
of the government. All expenses not absO-
lutely necessary are being opposed re-
duced.
THE magnitude and sudden character of
the present perturbation in silver certainly
does not correspond to the known causes
which have produced it and therefore there
are well founded motives for expecting
which may have had influence in the
decline of silver, will be of short duration
and may even soon bring about Il favor
able reaction There is not, therefore, for
the present, any serious reason FOR alarm.
The nation will be able to pass through
this difficult period, confronting it with
the same serenity which 1t displayed a
few years ago when the same causes pro-
duced alarm"
That is ruler worth having. Would
to God the United States had such an
other. A statesman-not the tool Of
thieves.
"The applause of list'ning senates to
command
The threats of pain and ruin to despisc;
To scatter plenty DER smiling land,
And read his history in a nations eyes.
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
HORRIBLE: HORRIBLE:

number Of UNARMED men-coal
road, near Hazleton. Pa. peacefully in
tent on persuading their fellow miners
to demand better wages, have been fired
on-three volleys-by seventy scoun-
drels, hired to do murder, by the mine
owners: twenty or more have been
killed and about forty wounded, some
Of them mortally. It does not appear
that a single shot was fired by the strik-
ing miners; and many of them were
shot in the back, showing that they
were running away when killed.
Robert P. Riley, manager of the An
thracite Detective Agency, shows the
kind of men who did the killing He
says:
A number Of prominent citizens Of Ha-
zeltOn who served deputies. are named
in the warrants. Among these are Thorn
as Hall, l.. L. Babcock. Fred Schleppy. A.
P. Platt A. E. Hess and A. NJ Emby. The
latter formerly cashier Of the Hazel
ten National Bank, and Hess is superin-
terldent of the Traction company, of Hazel
on. Detective Riley stated that some of
the prominent men Of the city have inter-
ested themselves in the matter, and have
subscribed money to assist in securing evil
dence against the deputies who fired on the
miners.
Mr. Riley also states that some Of the
dead and wounded were treated brutally
while lying on the ground a Lattimer
In ono instance. he said, dying miner
was kicked in the jaw by deputy, who
exclaimed: Look at the ours pretty
teeth
What will be the result of this wan
ton slaughter it is sard to say. The
country is vast powder magazine, and
we will be fortunate if we escape a
terrible outbreak in the coal regions.
We are glad to see that the people
of Hazleton, with the exception Of the
money-lenders, sympathize with the
miners. and declare that the murders
were utterly unjustifiable
God save us from a war Of classes.
No one can tell what is coming next
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
OUR UNPROGRESSIVE REPUBLIC.


This corporation ridden, newspaper
humbugged country is far behind the
kingdoms Of the old world in many
respects. We quote the following from
a recent issue of the Coming Nation:
The English parliament is determined to
| treat with tho utmost unconcern the warn
ings of that great thinker and philosopher
Herbert Spencer. 1t goes right on doing
with refreshing inconsistency things that
all its traditions are opposed to, but which,
for the sole purpose Of retaining power and
the Office OF governors, the ruling spirits
are compelled to adopt. At present all
England is agog with wonderment at the
last political triumph of Joey Chamber
lain, of Brumagem." Mr.. Chamberlain, as
a politician, is one Of the most consum-
mately clever and signally successful men
that any country has ever produced In
time he has been all things possible in
English politics: Liberal Radical, Repub-
lican, Unionist. Tory. From being man
cordially hated by the conservative ele-
ment In English society. he has become
the dominating spirit of the conservative
party and lords and marquises perform
political contortions under his direction be-
fore the whole country. He has just had
tn exquisite pleasure of listening to the
premier Of England, Lord Salisbury delv-
er speech in the house of lords in support
OF mis- 'workingman's compensation bill"
He has trapped the conservative leaders in
to praising and passing a bill which four
years ago Lord Salisbury said emanated
from those ''cruel and tyrannical organiza-
tions. the trade unions" but which he sup
ported the other day and said:
In no well-gOverned state, in no state
governed according to the principles of
common humanity, are the claims Of mere
liberty allowed to endanger the lives Of
the citizens. The state has right, and it
Is the duty of the state to see to these
interests which are represented by safety
Of life and limb in all its citizens: and
the claims of property to be free from in
reference. however high you put those
claims. must bow and give way at once,
If the lives OF the citizens of the state are
in question"
That is wonderful! Think of the
Peoples party resolving that the claims
Of property must bow and give way
at once" to the rights OF the working
men! All the old women, male and
female, in the world, would have a
conniption fit, and the hired newspapers
would make the welkin blue with their
bowls and screams.
The world moves "E pur 81 muove. -
it does move for all that-as Calico
said. T.. -..-s- I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
A PREGNANT POINT.

Even Jim Hill tells important truths
sometimes. In his speech before the
National Farmers CO congress he said:
would like to see some action on the
part of public men which would help to
create a foreign market. Since the war
have watched carefully but have been un-
able to flnd one line or one act on the
part Of congress or the general govern
ment that would tend to extend our mar
ket. Perhaps. if some of you will take it
up. you may be able to find something of
the kind. [ cannot 1 am not crlticizing
any one. but simply stating in a plain,
emphatic way. that 1 have been unable to
find any legislation which would aid in
opening other markets or increasing the
facilities for affording new markets for
our products"
Mr.. Hill has forgotten that, instead
of passing laws to help the farmer, we
trust to famine and pestilence and
droughts and floods to give us a mar
ket. If millions will only continue to
die in other parts Of the world we may
be able to live. Surely craftsmanship
ought to do better than this.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

Austria VIII Demand Compensation.
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph at Vienna says the
Austrian government will demand strict
compensation in the case of all the victims
Of the HazeltOn outrage who are Austrian
subjects.
What a shame that our mine owners
cannot be permitted to buy up Judges
and hire soldiers and murder a lot of
unoffensive workingmen, without being
called to account by some foreign king!
1t is an outrage. What are We free
country for?
The good mine owners will have to
confine their slaughterings hereafter to
native-born Americans, and then they
will be sure nobody will call them to
account.
If this thing goes on We will have to
import king to defend us from univer-
sal robbery and murder. For this have
we reached the climax of civilization.
Three cheers for the Republic! ".All
men are created equal said Tom Jeffer-
son. OF course they are, Thomas; they
public road. if they cannot support their
families on 81 a week, and try to get
an increase Of wages.
Let the work of murder go on! What
right has the king of Austria to inter-
fere? The 'effete mOnarchies" are get
ting mighty particular. AS the Jew
said when it Numbered, Holy Moses.
What fuss over Won leetle piece of
pork" l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
A QUESTION ANSWERED..
The Board of EQualivN ton.

The Board of Equalization.
Our old friend, John Tillman OF Tri-
umph, Mimi, writes us as follows:
'How many farmers have we on the
state board of equalization at the pres
ent time?"
The following is the present state
board, with their districts, residences
and occupations as far as we know
them:
First district, F. 1. Johnson, White Rock.
farmer.
Second district, Chas w. Hackett, st.
Paul. merchant.
Third district, James G. Lawrence, Wa
basha, miller.
Fourth district, Emerson Cole, Mime
apOliS, real estate
Fifth district. l.. s. Peck, kasson,
banker.
Sixth district, Geo. W.Neff. Lake Crystal.
newspaper.
Seventh district, G. II. Sprague, Sank
Center, banker.
Eighth district L. Quackenbush, LIE
Sueur, banker.
Ninth district. Gudmond Anderson. Lin
den. farmer. e.
Tenth district, Testen johnson, Black
Hammer farmer
Eleventh district, j. f. Cooley, Duluth,
insurance.
Twelfth district. I. L. Philley, Louisburg.
farmer.
Thirteenth district, A. Q. Hendricks.
Adrain, farmer.
Fourteenth district, Sever s. Stadsvold,
Fosston. merchant.
Fifteenth district, Warren Potter. Aitkin.
merchant
Sixteenth district G. c. Thorpe, Ham
cock, farmer. .I.
Seventeenth district Alex Fiddes, Jack
son, merchant. y 80 u
Eighteenth district John NJ. Haven, Big
Lake, merchant.
Write us, friends, how many of these
are honest representatives of our great
est interest-agriculture There are
six farmers as against three bankers.
Are there half as many bankers in
Minnesota as there are farmers?
Look into this thing, friends; it is
important. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
CART WHEEL DOLLARS.

Our patrons who are getting cart
wheel dollar for a bushel of wheat
should not forget that exactly that kind
OF wheels would materially help The
Representative TO keep the cause Of the
people rolling.
Supply us with those wheels while it
is comparatively easy for you to obtain
them and The Representative will in
the future, as in the past, do it's full
share in turning the mighty wheels Of
industrial and economic progress.
E. A. 7.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

Mr.. Bryan declares that it is last years
threats Of foreclosure that are forcing the
farmer to pay off his mortgages. but he
does not explain whence the farmer gets
the money.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Why, he gets it from the Republican
party, Of course. Major Mckinley
went over to India and stopped it from
raining for a year and ruined the crops,
and starved eight million people to
death. And then he dried up Russia and
Germany and France and Australia, so
they raised but half a crop. And then
he stopped on his way back in Ireland,
and turned the gulf stream loose, and
drowned out the potatoes, and reduced
the unfortunate people to the brink
OF starvation also.
Bully for Mckinley! He is a daisy!
Let us keep him in Office forever! The
ereat rain-maker and rain-stopper!
But why in thunder did he give Min
nesota only half . crop? We demand
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

Owen, and we feared that he has been
in0culated with the Illogical virus OF
that distinguished gentleman. But we
are glad to see, by his letter, that he
has too much sense to approve of the
vargaries preached by his platitudinous
friend, about abandoning our flag and
our party and its 'prejudices," (prin-
ciples), and going out on the wide bo-
som of nothingness to embrace nom
entity. : &C.
The doctrine Mr.. Lynch breaches is
sound and sensible and does him honor.
Now let Major Bowler give up his
nonsense about not taking an interest
in the Peoples party; and, in the Ian
guage of the Personal advertisements
in the city papers, "Come back. John.
and all-will be forgiven" l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

Referring to the extraordinary an
nouncement Of Clothing by the T. NJ
Roberts Supply House, on our second
and last pages of this issue, we wish to
state that we have had the opportunity
Of going through this immense stock,
housed in sky-scraping warehouses big
as little farms, filled to the brim from
cellar to roof with all kinds OF goods.
Our relations with this firm have always
been pleasant, and while we are satisfied
that they are able to, and will do you
good, we wish to call our readers at
tention to the fact that we are making
this test ad whereby we want to con-
ceive the firm that The Representative
is also doing them good. Therefore.
dear reader and friend in ordering al
ways use the letter r as this after the
number suggests that you saw in The
Representative. This ed asks you to
send the sheet to have the samples
pasted on and returned. We know i
great many of our patrons keep a file of
The Representative and would rather
lose a suit of clothes than to have their
file broken so send in your sheet for the
samples, send us postal card and we
will send you an extra copy free. We
feel that this page is an opportunity for
all concerned and we will be very much
disappointed If our patrons don't take
advantage Of it. And this all the more
when big money can be saved by so
doing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

If we were delinquent in furnishing
you the best reform paper to be had in
the Northwest you would kick and cut
eff your subscription. If we get delin-
quent in the payment of publication ex-
penses we would meet another kick and
cut off. Our delinquent subscribers
are unwilling that we should either kick
or cut off, but we must urge that fair
ness should prompt every delinquent
subscriber to pay up. Pay up and there
will be neither kick or cut Off
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
THE LIGHT SPREAD.

The Bank Of England has made a
tremendous step in advance It pro-
posed TO KEEP ONE-FIFTH OF THE
RESERVE FOR THE SECURITY OF
ITS NOTES, IN SILVER.
Have the Rothschilds secured all the
silver mines they need. and is a new
tune to be played on the "barrel-organ? ?"
Or do the money lenders begin to per-
ceive that the earth's crust is getting
fearfully thin. and hell likely to break
out? ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
THE TRUE RING.

We were much pleased to see, in our
last issue, that able letter from Mr.. E.
R. Lynch, of Minneapolis, which prac-
tically indorses the course of the REP
RESENTATIVE, in insisting that the
life of the Peoples party must be pre-
served. Mr.. Lynch has hitherto been
somewhat affiliated with Mr.. S. NJ
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
THE PLUTOCRATIC GOSPEL.
According to Saint Mark (Nanna),

Extracts from letter written by the re-
publican boss to Attorney General D. K.
Watson of Ohio. in 1890:
you have been in politics long enough
to know that NO MAN IN PUBLIC
OFFICE OWES THE PUPLIC ANY
THING. This Standard OIL company has
. nearly as much power as the govern
ment Of the United States. You would be
amazed to know the full extent Of its
power"
The letter was written in defense OF the
Standard Oil company and advises the
state officials to make no attack on or
ganized capital.
Gene draw the curtain and lets see
your picture"
There it Is! Isn't 1t pretty one?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
4 TRUE MAN.

Thank God The Northwestern Chron-
icle" has got man for editor with a
head on his shoulders and a heart in
his body. He is doing a vast work Of
education. Will he be permitted to
continue it? If he is this state will go
Populist next year. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
WANTED.

NO man in public life owes the public
anything" And "the Standard Oil COM
pany has nearly as much power as the
government Of the United States!"
Vote for it brethren; vote for it and
give 1t fully as much power. Why not
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
THE REPRESENTATIVE each week

THE REPRESENTATIVE each week
carries hope. encouragement and inspir
alton to renewed exertion into the home
OF every subscriber. 1t guards Jour in
terests, it fights your battles, it extends
to you sympathy it keeps you informed,
it biightens your home and does all this
for the nominal sum Of one dollar per
year. Have you paid that dollar?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

The old party voter will be the broad
er minded for reading both sides. Read
THE REPRESENTATIVE and you will
the better know when the old party pa
pers are telling truth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22

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as for letter from friend. There is
no doubt your neighbor would like to
read it. good word from you is the
most potent influence to get him to SUBJ
scribe.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-09-22
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