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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
TOM WATSON ON M'KINLEY.
He Flags the Canting Hypocritic
Alive,

He Flags the Canting Hypocritic
Alive.
so 1T is, ever and everywhere. The
leader is responsible for the led--to a
very terrible extent.
We are borne into these reflections
by some startling words which Presi-
dent Mckinley recently published. At
least we think it was Mckinley
The president of the Republic pub
l1shes to the world that the people
under him are growing worse from
year to year. He says they commit
more crime, are more immoral, are
more worthless.
The startling announcement pro-
vokes comment, invites investigation.
If the people are going astray what
about the leaders? Have the Shepherds
of the people been discharging their
duties? Have the guardians been TAX
ing proper care of the wards?
These are fair questions. Woe unto
the leaders if they have set bad exam
PiOo AAoCCdO VI SOOu VOt uuCO Lucm
if they, in order to reach leadership,
have resorted to methods which breed
crime, encourage vagrancy, degrade
virtue, and make a mockery of Justice
Before President Mckinley dared to
arraign the people over whom he rules
he should have looked well into him.
SELF Has he done all he could to ele-
vate the people, or has he done his
level best to teach them that in the
game of politics there were no sucn
words as HONOR, RIGHT and LAW
Has he gathered UP funds to buy
votes?
Has he corrupted the people with
lies, liquor or Doodle?
Has he loaded down the registration
lists with the names of folks who do
not exist?
Has he paid ward-heelers to collect
gangs of repeaters, and trot them
around in circus ring at the polls, in
the full sight of the managers, to re-
peat and repeat, at ten cents a repeat,
until some of the repeaters would accu-
mulate as much as ten dollars, and
would then 60 to throwing craps with
their companions in rascality?
Has he been a party to changing
election returns? Has he sent out tele-
grams ordering that enough votes be
thrown out in hostile precints to make
the favorable result certain7
Has he caused election returns to be
held up two or three weeks in order
that they might be judiciously doc
tored?
If so, President Mckinley as leader
of the people has done very demoraliz-
ing things, and should have been
ashamed to accuse the people Of the
natural consequences of his own act.
No leader has right to bring small
pox among his beloved people, and then
abuse them for catching it.
President Mckinley is the first ruler
we have ever had who was so stilted in
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
A BLANK LIE.

Wendell Phillips being asked What
can be better than a good bank bill
with gold dollar behind it," replied,
ooh! sir, that would be pretty good
money if it were not lie. But the
whole thing is false pretense-a swim
die. The gold dollar is never behind
a dollar bill, except just when no one
wants it. The moment it is really
, needed it is not there, and can't be
there. Why? Simply because the
worlds trade, despite ali the aids Of the
most recent and improved banking,
properly requires, say, ten times as
much currency as both gold and silver
furnish. The two metals comprise
some six thousand millions each-$12,-
000,000,O0O twelve thousand millions
In all) This is the total accumula-
ton Of the ages. But the world can't
do business, can't exchange its COM
modities, without using more than q
hundred Thousand millions Of currency.
So the gold and silver will not go
around If one country has enough
some other is drained and cOrnered.
Paper money was invented to overcome
this difficulty. But If there is only
one metallic dollar behind ten dollars
in bank bills, or five, or three, why
not recognize the fact and not promise
an impossibility, specie redemption on
demand? The great lie called specie
basis has destroyed the commercial
prosperity of the United States once
in about every seven years since the
nation started"
With this glaring monstrosty star
ing 1t in the face the greatest political
party in the United States now pro-
poses to return to this swindling sys-
tenn, to inaugurate it more forcibly
than it has yet been pressed, this lie.
this notoriously fraudulent scheme for
the immodest exploitation Of honest in
dustry, this rascally scheme whereby
the exploiters may further Oppress the
exploited-an attempt to establish con-
fidence upon a standard of value that
has no value except for the tenth part
the world with gold currency is a.
foundationless as the iniquitOus wild
cat" scheme Of state banks. BY the
figures mentioned metallic money Is
wholly inadequate to conduct the busi-
ness OF the world, 50 1t stands to req
son that when a country destroys Its
paper money nine-tenths of it's citizens
will be deprived of their portion OF
the circulating medium, and to expend
this by the issuing OF specie" money
Is but mortgage of the people to the
banks of the country, which will then
perform the function which the con-
sttution of the United States has dele
gated to congress alone. We want no
more promises fl'om national banks;
we want leaf out of Uncle Sams
ledger.-St. Louis Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

shore. where a man was 30 busy laughing that
he did not have time to shoot at duck which
was flying two ways at once. There was a man
in the other end Of the boat before it tipped
He got out the same time I did, and
after he had put back some Of the lake which
he found in his gun barrels. he struck out for a
muskrat's house, where he seemed to be ac-
Quainted. The boat did not drown and seemed
willing to float again, and encouraged it all
We could from our standpoint. which was very
muddy. This boat has always been considerable
When in the water it acts very young
any sudden shock seems to frighten 1t, and it
shows disposition to turn over and hide when
frightened 1t Is all right and perfectly safe
In a barn wheat field but does not seem to be
water broke, and is also gun shy. What the
boat really needs to make it safe to shoot out
of is raft under it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
Uncle Sans Way.

DR.. G. P. Taylor gets off very good
thing on government ownership in a
recent issue of the Medical World DR..
Taylor says:
If you wish to send a letter to any
part of this country, or even to any
part of Canada or Mexico, all you have
to do is to put 2-cent stamp on it,
Uncle Sam does the rest The cents
pays the cost of the service and Uncle
Sam asks no profit. But if you want
to send message by wire that is a
very different matter. Then you have
to go to a private company, and the
cost includes profit to private individ-
uals and interest on fictitious capital
II it is a package instead of a message
that you want to send then you must
go to an express company and the cost
includes profit to private individuals
and interest on fictitious capital, and if
the package has to be transferred from
one company to another in transit there
is an extra charge for each transfer
Not so with letter, for there is only
one postal company and that is con-
Quoted by Uncle Sam, not for private
profit or interest on fictitious capital,
but for the service of all people.
If you want to go yourself the con-
ditiOns are even worse than sending
telegram or an express package If
you will agree to go and return by the
same route within a given time (gen-
orally short tine) you are charged
a certain price. If you wish to stay
longer you are charged more; if you
wish to stop on the way you are
charged more. Travellers frequently
have to return before they wish else
their ticket will expire. A postage
stamp never expires! The more we
think of Uncle Sans way of doing
things in comparison with the way pri-
vate companies do, the more we are
attached to Uncle Sans way and the
more we wish Uncle Sam would do
1t all.
Railroads seem to make study of
rass railroad travel. Judging from how
Uncle Sam carries a letter we may in
fer that he would relieve railroad travel
from every possible inconvenience and
embarrassment Railroads have made
a feeble attempt to reduce incOnven
fences by selling mileage books; but
they are good only on the road issu
ing same; they expire at the end OF
a time. If Uncle Sam were doing it he
would issue mileage books good on
any of his roads and good until used
and at a cost of about 1 cent a mile or
stock for the travellers to pay interest
on. We can get accustomed to nearly
anything, and we are so accustomed
to the present unnecessary inconven-
fences of travel that few realize that
there is better way. The better way
will never come to us without effort on
our part. Capital will cling to profits,
both present and prospective, whether
just or unjust. 1t has no conscience.
1t cares all for profit and nothing for
humanity. No individual has any cap
ital invested in our postal SYSTEM SO
it Is free to exist for the service of
man at cost and not for profit. Our
other public utilities should be taken
(on just terms) and operated in the
same way.-Southern Mercury.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

his self-esteem that he could presume
to look down upon his people and tell
them they were growing worse every
year. We hope he wont do so any
more. 1t makes us feel chilly. We
feel as if we had been out in the night
air too long, or flirting too much with
the East wind.
We hope the president will content
himself, henceforth, by setting us poor
folks better example, and will keep a
civil tongue in his head.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

Do you want to read Bryan's book:
It is complete history of the last cam
paign, and contains all the arguments
in favor of bimetallism. Send us $3.50
and the book will be delivered to you.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
APPEAL TO POPULISIS
For the Lease Home Fund.

The following contributions have been
received. for the fund recently started,
which is being raised by the Represen-
tative for the purpose of purchasing a
home for Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, of
Kansas, who has been ruthlessly de-
prived of the shelter for her children,
by money-lending corporation, for one
half the amount loaned upon it, and a
judgment obtained for the remainder,
which they propose to use in following
her up to reduce her to absolute want.
Her offence is the eloquent advocacy of
| Populist principles. I ask every lover
of justice and fair play to send his con-
tribution to me at Hastings, Mimi, and
l will see that the money is acknowl-
edged in this paper, and scrupulously
applied to the purpose designated l
also call upon all Populist newspapers
throughout the country to give notice to
their readers of the movement, and re-
the fund
Amounts heretofore published in
these columns SAT. .85
New subscriptions for the week end
ing Oct. Goth:
j. Jahanson, Wheaton, Minn.... so
M. j. Daley, Perham, Mimi. ..... 100
F. Fritsche, New Ulm, Minn.... so
R. C. NJ Nelson, HELEN, Minn.. 80
r. H. Clifford, Helena, Mont. >. so
4oldI ...... $5O. 30
If there is an omission to give due
credit write me at once.
This list will be kept standing, and
added to from week to week, until
enough has been secured to purchase the
home, and put it in the hands of trus
tees, so that Mrs. Leases creditors call
not get it, or seize upon the pots and
pans and kettles therein.
Let us show the world that Populists
can be as grateful to those who help
them as are the plutocrats. If we can
make this movement a success it will
be an honor to every Peoples party
man in the state and in the United
States. Let each friend of reform send
In as much as he can spare.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
ANOTHER.

The Able County Attorney Of Otter
Tail County Contributes to the
Lease Fund.
Perham, Minn., Oct. II.
Dear Sir: Inclosed ! hand you draft
for 81 as my contribution to the Lease
Home fund. Yours, etc.,
M. ]. DAILY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20
AN EDITOR AFTER DUCKS.
His Boat Was Gun Shy and He Made
q Hole IN the Water.
(Ed. Pierce in Grafton Record

ed. Pierce in Grafton Record.)
People who passing Acton lake will notice
. big dent in the water the east side. That
10 where fell in, while trying to shoot a duck.
The duck was in the air. and I in the
boat, end after 1 shot the duck was in the air.
while was in the lake. The lake didn't seem
to be in good health. and extended very cold
and damp reception My rubber boots, which
came as far they dared, filled up and
sank. People who are accustomed to sleeping
In well may enjoy hunting from the bottom of
q slough. but l did not notice any pleasure,
although there might have been some on the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-20

Send US In club of five yearly sub
scribers and get Bryan's Book free.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
STATE HIGHWAYS.

While everybody Of the work road
bic number Of the highways under State
weg appear objections
teey stated
publish this morning. result in
posing
paraavsIy egoodto t any.
ton would be the
highways would which
Residents Of cities State would be
OF highways
although the highways would distant from and benefit their
or their trsf
Not would the cities nuy taxed for the of benefits in
which they
roads in other counties the people either negligent and
public good
negligence
In this all
eminent best The
dot the penalty Of bad
demonstrated that under present
good
any the Union county,
rugged mountain, to the east and west The [ santa Clara
therefore would have nothing
much to lose namuh they would
maintain their highways in excellent
to help highways = localities
Santa Clara
ton the
which
roads and
upon them maintain their highways The
entitled consideration
done little nothing
content with bad roads indifferent
The people Of San Francisco
opposing the proposed The cities
STATE xe ana "oud OF course have to pay about twohd of the
pended for the State highways This would
young and rapidly growing There il an nc.n d.r.d Uo are
Tor street work already heavy they
for rural highways
proposed State highway .v,
decidedly unadabe can have other effect
the benefit of counties and
npisng communities for those progressive
thrifty Road we must have but the
responsibility the privileges seieovernment
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.

The vote taken upon the resolution of
Senator Morgan declaring the Clayton
Bu wer treaty abrogated may be consid-
cred test vote on the arbitration treaty.
since the object OF Morgan's resolution
was not so much to discuss the Clayton
Bulwer treaty az TO postpone considera-
tion OF the treaty OF arbitration which was
being pressed by the ad ministration
forces. The vote was close one. az the
Morgan resolution prevailed by major
ity OF only 80 to 81 1t was sufficient for
the purpose, however. and the ccnsidera.
iion OF the arbitration treaty went over for
the time.
Unless something unforeseen occurs, it
is hardly likely after this that anv
earnest attempt Will be made by
the friends OF the administration
to bring the arbitration treaty to
vote at this session. It will take two
thirds Of the Senators 10 ratify it, and II
seems i'm possible 70 obtain these at the
present time no matter how the treaty
may be amended.
When the subject was fret broached and
the treaty first announced 10 the people. il
was received with a considerable degree of
popular favor. As time has passed, how
ever, and fuller consideration was given.
this favor has diminished, until il Is now
no longer probable that the original treaty
stands any chance whatever of acceptance.
Even in its amended form iis passage is
still doubtful, and the advocates Of seem
10 understand this and are no ongereager
to force the vote.
One point made by Senator Morgan has
produced strong i'm preston on Senators
OF all parties and all shades OF opinion.
This Is the assertion that the ratification
OF standing compact OF arbitration
would for the period OF it's operation sus-
pend the exercise of the Senate's consti-
tutional functions as a part of the treaty
making power. II The propo.ed arbitra-
tion agreement is adopted by this couu-
try the President would have sole juris-
dtc:ion over all questions TO be submitted
to arbitration under the convention, and
could resort to IT at all times without the
advice or consent Of the Senate.
This objection has weight even with
those Senators who hold that the pro-
posed treaty does not seriously affect any
of the rights OF this country. 1t is as
valid against the treaty as amended as
against that which was first proposed.
Mr.. Cleveland has given the Senate a
warning OF the extent to which Presi-
dent can 20 in ignoring the Senate, and it
is not likely that any future President
will be intrusted with more power than
has been invested in his Office by the con-
stitution itself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
AMERICANS! HELP CUBA!

century has sped. and with a score
Of ater years is added 10 the age
Of New-Worid liberty, and men adore
Each deed inscribed upon the briefest page
OF human annals. What is more sublime
In history than freedoms triumph won?
Six scores OF years. How small part of tImel
Heroic men, thy deed was nobly done!
America and liberty are raised
To one high poin OF universal fame;
No deed forgotten nor a name unpraised
That turned the pnde OF tyranny to shame,
AS Encoln's hand released race of slaves
SO Washington des royed the rule OF kings,
And heroes marched, unfearful, to their graves
That Freedom might ascend on equal wings.
And you, sons whose heritage is stained
With voluntary blood that tvce was poured
An Offering 10 Freedom. you have gained
A land where every mal Is his own lord;
Where kings rule not, nor men, like slaves obey.
What wonder then the par otIc heart
Does yet b. at strong. And cannot you repay
The God of war By taking Cubas part?
That fertile Isle, now wet with blood and tears
Where devastation stalks In name of Spain
AND urple carnage reeks, and sloating Ieers
OF murderous men are seen on hi and plain
AS through the land The .SpAniards, battle-armed,
In troops seeking whom their blades may
Kill.
no home is left. no life may go unharmed
That does not bow TO SPANS remorseless Will
band OF loyal men, in spirit strong,
In numbers weak-the lovers Of their isle
Are warring well against the mighty wrong,
And dying bravely, dying with smile
Upon the lips that turn final breath
To worcs Of hope, that urge their brothers
A CRY for freedom, then hero's death
Their night OF lie has reached the heavens dawn.
Americans, with you the duty lies
To help the helpless Hear their mute appeaIsI
They ask you not, but In their dim ming eyes
a brother's wish forestalls the end that steals
Upon their hopes of liberty and peace.
Americans. their lives are in your hands
A word from you will bid the conflict cease,
For even Spain Will hearken your commands.
Use every art Of argument to show
To warning Spain how, erring 10 her cause,
She brings upon herself une nding woe,
Nor ever courts q watching worlds applause
"DesIsi, o bloody spain! Forego your pride.
II mastery has aught TO w the praise
OF other nations, think you they will hide
Contempt for power on by blacKest wsys."
Or, failing thus, say, "Land of ancient fame,
In wars on land and seal 'Tis but disgrace
To thus belttie such valiant name
BY warning With q sma and helpless race
And IL the pride OF power and OF birth
Have dwlndled in the growing lust OF gold,
Say, spsin, why rob. when all this fruitful earth
To honest labor will It's store unfoId?"
And II from argument she turns her ear,
Let pleading go AMI hunder your command:
40 ruthless SIaln, our utimatum heart
Recall at once your devastating band,
Or ships and guns and men In freedom born
VIII cross the narrow neck of sea and give
The Cuban, aid" And spain shall fall and scorn
Shall marx her name, while liberty shall live
EDWARD CLARKE
San Francisc", Feb. Is 1ss7
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17
A SUCCESSFUL EXHIBIT.

The home products exhibit recently held
at Los Angeles may be fairly accounted TO
have been a successful one in every re-
spect This is made evident by the fact
that the criticism which follows the ex-
hibit has been as favorable as were the
notices gwen 1t by the press during its
continuance.
All the Los Angeles papers IN summing
up the results Of the exhibit speak IS cor
daily Of the display anc OF the manage
ment as they did during the time when it
was running and when their reports may
be considered to have been to large e1-
tent colored by a desire 10 praise il in
order 10 attract visitors. The iudgm mt
pronounced since the close of the exhibit
amply confirms all the favorable things
said about ii while 1t was still civic fes-
tival and matter OF municipal pride.
One feature OF the later criticisms and
comments that deserve. notice is the
warm praise given to the manager of the
exhibit, Mr.. Charles de Garmo Gray.
This gentleman seems to have won "gold-
en- opinions from ali sorts of people"
The directors of the exhibit, the press and
the exhibitors all combine in giving him
cess attained and in expressing a warm
and high appreciation Of his services.
Mr.. Gray is evidently one OF those men
who are ftted both by talents and train
ing for the conduct OF such complex
affairs as great exposition. Successf
managers of such enterprises are few. In
the very nature OF things at ali exposi-
tions there are antagonisms between the
directors and tho exhibitors and also be-
tween one exhibitor and another. Every
man who has a display to make desires
the largest space and the most favo ra BILE
location. To harmonze the conflicting
claims which arise out of these desires
requires something more than ordinary
tact and he is very good manager in
deed who succeeds in doing IT,
We took occasion during the continu-
ance of the exhibit to congratulate Los
Angeles on tn splendid display made, as
reported by our correspondent in that city.
We have now occasion TO congratulate her
again on its successful conclusion. 1t is
no slight thing TO have held an inn port
ant exhibit Of this kind and brought it TO
an end without developing causes Of COM
plaint which lead TO mutual recrimina-
tions.
We are all well aware that the Los
Angeles spirit Is such as to prompt every
Los Angeles man TO praise and commend
every thing done by his city or in his city
no matter what his individual feeling m ay
be. In this case. however, the warmth of
the general praise gives evidence OF
genuine sincerity. 1t is clear that Mr..
de Garmo Gray furnished Los Angeles
with exactly the leadership needed to
awaken her ever responsive public spirit
and prompt it to the right action in the
right way.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17

ley road. and the fact that It has been
applied for gives credit to the general ex-
pectation that the Valley road will sooner
or later be connected with the Santa Fe
system and thus form an overland COM
petitive route.
II ls, of course. possible that the realiza-
ton OF the year will not equal popular
expectation. 1t Wall take long time for
tue country TO recover from the depres-
sion which IL has undergone dunng the
past four years. II seems evident, how
ever from the reports which come to Us
tnat there is TO be considerable revival
OF railroad building. even if it does not
iuihh the prophecy OF the Inter Ocean
correspondentandb break the record OF 1882.
The most cheering feature 10 California
In tne situation Is the fact that many Of
tnese railway enterprises, and by far the
most important of them as reported, are
the proposed extensions Of lines 10 the
hest, and particularly to this State. We
seem TO be on the verge OF a settlement Of
the long controversy between the people
ana the Southern Pacific Railroad oy
preaking up the monopoly OF that COM
pany and the establishment Of a competi-
tive tEanscontinentaI line. The outlook
is SO bright that 1t may easily lead many
people TO be over sanguine, but if due re-
gard is Daid 10 all the difficulties in the
way il will still be found that there is
abundant reafon for the expectation that
the yea- Will be notable one for railroad
building throughout the Union, and that
California viii receive her due share of it.