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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

principles. The other parties are in
favor getting the offices. We are OPP
posed to giving valuable franchises to
corporations for nothing. We are op-
posed to issuing bonds and contracting
large municipal Indebtedness without
submitting each proposition to a vote
of the people. These are some Of the
leading "POpulist undertakings" which
the Times warns the Democracy to have
nothing to do with. What "undertak-
ings" would 1t have the Democracy de-
clare for? Will the Times give us bill
of particulars? Is it not fact that the
Democracy was dead cock in the pit
except for the larceny of Populist prin-
clples which that party committed at
Chicago and a nomination of a Populist
for the presidency? These two things
gave the Democracy vitality in the last
campaign: Populist principles and Pop
ulist candidates; but for them, the party
was as dead as a door nail Will the
Times deny this?
Who asked the Democracy to adopt
"Populist undertakings?" Populists did
not. We would be much obliged to
them If they would artery to their own
business and leave ours alone. They
not only committed a larceny Of our
principles, but asked us to endorse those
who committed the larceny; and we did!
And / want to say to the Democracy as
l said to leading Democrat the other
day in discussing this very subject:
"You committed larceny last year and
gave yourself a new lease of life; but
unless you commit greater larceny
next time than you dM last year you
are forever dead" What the Democ-
racy needs, If it wants to live, is more
Populism and not less. Pope would put
1t this way:
"A little Populism is dangerous thing,
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian
spring."
Populism is the elixir of political life,
which Democracy must take or die. It
is the elixir of life to this republic, to
civilization itself. BY advising the
Democracy to avoid Populism the Times
puts itself in opposition to the following
measures: That the government shall
issue all paper money; an income tax;
an Inheritance tax; q postal savings
bank; the postal telegraph; the election
of president, vice president and United
States senators by the people; the refer
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

down the Republicans" and secure
persistently this was declared to be the
only issue, and the one upon which all
could unite to destroy our common en-
envy. Free silver was the rallying cry
and all Populists who refused to be
narrowed down to this single issue were
denounced as traitors and enemies to
the cause of the people. Bryan was
imported to make silver speeches;
Towne was brought in for the same
purpose. Holly, free silver Republi-
can, was foisted upon the state conven-
ton of June % to make a free silver
speech. There was nothing talked but
silver, silver, silver, until they had
roped in all the Populists they could
with this one idea. Then when they
drag net, local fusion was worked to it's
greatest length, and after this when
Democracy had gathered all it could,
free silver was laid aside wrapped up in
q napkin anu Idlu upOu tuo shell anu
this valiant advocate of free silver took
down it's sign, put up its shutters, closed
it's doors and took an invoice and then
opened out with an entirely new stock
of goods, labeled, estate Issues" and
we hear no more of the great and burn
ing issue of free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of sixteen
to one" Can not the Iowa Populists
see how they have been TANNED,
this game of now you see it and now
you don't. This trick of legerdemain
and sleight of hand performance? Can
they not see that they have been duped
by a willy foe and led along step by
step until not vestige of similarity
between the Democratic and Peoples
party remain in an alliance which Dem
ocracy has already abandoned. Come
home brethren, come home. Rub your
eyes and wake up to the real situation.
Join with us on the second of November
and let us preserve the only free silver
party in existence, the Peoples party.
A. w. G. WEEKS,
Chairman Peoples Party of Iowa.
Des Moines, Oct. 20, 1897.
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roads; the free coinage of silver; separ-
ate municipal elections; municipal own
ership of street railways, water works
and lighting plants; requiring compen-
sation for granting Of franchises; the
right of the people to say for what pur
pose and to what extent they wish to
tax themselves. Since the Times has
been frank enough to avow it's opposi-
ton to these measures or principles,
and since discussion of them can re-
suit only in giving the people better
understanding of them, will make The
Times the following proposition: l will
take the affirmative and the Times the
negative of the above measures, on such
terms as the Times will impose which
are fair to both sides; provided that
If the Times is in favor of any Of these
measures and will name them. they may
be eliminated from the discussion until
I find it on the other side of them.
E. R. LYNCH.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
OUR FORUM
To the POpulists Of Iowa.

10 the fOpulAStS Va AONVNs
On the second day of November, 1897,
you will determine whether or not there
is to longer be Peoples party in this
state. At a personal sacrifice of time
and means, your state central commit
tee has waged a campaign In the face
Of difficulties and obstacles, that have
tried our fidelity to the cause, and our
endurance in the face of stubborn op-
position. to the utmost. We have had
to face the fact that most of the trusted
leaders of our party have made deals
with the Democrats, for Office, and have
turned their backs upon the party that
has in the past honored them with posi-
lions of trust and confidence There
have been left to us as leaders, only
those who are above the corrupting in
fluence of political spoils, and as sup
porters only those of minds too strong
and hearts too true to be led into the
trap so cunningly arranged by the Dem
ocrats and their fusion allies. We
nave udU " 1dC0 SlduuCTS anu ABUSE.
from those who in the past have touched
elbows with us. We have had to fight
a desperate battle in the courts to pre-
serve our right to place on the official
ballot. We have had to face men who
have defended our principles in the past,
but who are now exerting every faculty
Of mind and body, to blot out Of ex-
istence the party they helped to Gre
ate. We we'll know that honest Popu-
lists are surrounded by powerful fusion
influences. There is a laudable desire
in the minds of all Populists to defeat
Republicanism, or at least to give to
that party as much discourage
ment as possible. We say laudable, i'd
visedly. for we hold the Republican
party to be the organized representa-
tive of capitalism, and none would more
fully rejoice at its defeat than ourselves.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
Lynch's Deanitions.

OoNi 0InAy ~ AEA ~ .SAA0 A'AAA0ooo1es
State Central committee of the Peoples
party, replied to the Minneapolis Times
when it editorially advised Democrats
to have little or nothing to do with
Populism in the following trenchant
style: !, :,
The following is the letter:
To the Editor of the, Times:
In Saturdays issue yoA say. speaking
Of the proper policy for the Democratic
party to pursue: II r..
There is no doubt that the less all
Democrats shall have to say about free
silver and the Populistic undertakings,
the better it will be for Democracy"
What are these Populist undertake
ings" which the Times says the Demo-
cratic party should avoid? I will state
them briefly:
First-Every dollar of paper money
shall be issued by the government and
not by banks
Second-Postal savings banks, in
which the peoples savings can be de-
posted with absolute safety to the de-
pOsitor, and where they cannot be Dor
rowed by politicians of the Brown, Haul
gan and Johnson stripe and used to
corrupt politics and debauch the people
Third-Income and inheritance taxes,
by which the property of the country
can be made to support the government.
Fourth-A postal telegraph, which will
relieve the people of the great telegraph
monopoly and give news to the people
at cost.
Fifth-The election of president, vice
president and United States senators by
the people, which will allow the people
to choose their own lawmakers and
rulers.
Sixth-The government ownership of
railroads by which the people will be re-
lieved from paying interest and divi-
dends on 5000, 100000 of watered stock,
and many other outrages committed on
them by the railroads.
Seventh-The referendum, by which
definite propositions shall be submitted
to the popular vote to determine what
measures the people want. To illus
trate: At the last election the question
whether the people wanted free coinage
could have been submitted to the pop
ular vote; those wanting it voting yes
those opposed no. Same with the tariff
The question whether the duties shall!
be increased or reduced can be voted
on by the people by voting yes or no on
the proposition. This is the one thing
necessary to make this government q
democracy. - -
Eighth-Proportional Isl representation.
by which the whole people can be rep
resented in legislative bodies. As it
now is a minority Of the people make
the laws for the majority.
Nfnth-1n municipal #; affairs Populists
have always advocated separate munich
pal elections. And We are the only
party that has done 81. We are in fav-
Or Of establishing great fundamental
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
HOw'a This4

We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Tolero, Q.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggist,
Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

The duplicity of the Democratic party
OF Iowa is now apparent. Last year and
early this year their great cry was 1.-THE
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of sixteen to one, Dem
ocracy claimed it had become Populistic
and pointed with pride to this declar-
alton upon a single issue as reason
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
SOFT NAPLES.

10000 fine two year old trees, best
sizes for tree planters All kinds Of
small fruit plants, tree seeds and cut
tings. Minnesota grown stock. Write
for prices. C. L. SMITH, 434 Guara nty
Loan Bldg, Minneapolis, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
IMPORTANT.

It is very important that in writing
to the T. M. Roberts Supply House you
state just what you want and give full
name and address.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

N. B.-Parties desiring to buy cheap
Railroad LAM, will be supplied with
maps and pamphlets upon spplicar
tiOn to above. Tho Great Northern
Railway has 100000 acres of the
Riches. Farming Lands In Ninnesots
for sale at low prices. Terms of pay.
ment reason able; six per cent interest
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
WISH TO EXCHANGE 100 acre

OF good grain land laying in the
best grain country in the State
City of Crookston, railroad running
along on the line of one 80, another rail-
road within half mile of it, small town
within 40 rods of the land.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
Will Exchange 1t For

a good 100 acres of land, clear of incum-
brance, in either of the Dakotas, or will
exchange it for Fine, clean stock of
Groceries," Address,
CALL BOX 2B9, Chatfeld, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

In writing Go advertisers IN this
paper our patrcns Will confer . favor
~ saying that they saw the a4vo9.
tisement In the Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

Lava !0inneApoUs UoIon Oepo.I A11N&
lWillmar Norris BrowAsl
So Q nj Valley and BrecksnridGAI6 - =
Fergus Falls. Fargo. Cd
s:sg . al ......... Forks .......... lb SO -
b 4:os p mi Osseo. Clearwater. St. Cloud|b u o
b 100 , nj Anoka, st. Cloud. WmarIb 1e:x . -
SIC p mi Excelsior and Hutchinsonb II II . -
xBreckinridgs Fargo. cd
Q 70o , miForks. Grafton. WinnipegIb ~ -
xAnoka. st. Cloud. Fsrgusl
Falls Crookston. Grand
Forks. Helena, Butte
Anaconda. Spokane. Sell
Q S:1S nj attic and Pacific Coast. 10 - . y
Sioux Falls Yankton and
$40 Q nal. ...... Sioux City. ........o O2
aDaily. bDxcept Sunday. xDininG and Bu6es
Cara Palace 0leepers Tourist Cara
EASTERN MINNESOTA RAILWAY.
RAM The only fast tTaiA from 9t Pau throSee
Union Depots Minneapolis and west 00pet!es y
Duluth without change Of oafA Iioeos 0unes
Hne4o1 CAfo - IL Wo0e
Lava linnsaSosk U.ssa DsDsel AsrtvN
~ nJwes. suys4e. ana DcissAI so1s
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27
MARK E1S,
REPORTED BY
6HAS. E. LEWIS Co.,
Grain Commission
and Stock Brokers.

AIuA1HOeT NOUluuSISSs NAAAASSSROAAS
Private Wire to
NEW YORK. CHICAGO, DULUTH.
FARGO. GRAND Forks, WINNIPEG,
WEST SUPERIOR. SAULT STE MARIE
And all intermediate points.
Private Ciphers. Daily Price Currants
and all information regarding specu.
lative articles mailed free.
Members Minneapolis Chamber OF
Commerce and Duluth Board of Trade.
Execute orders In all the markets
OF the world.
Out of Town Orders a Specially
Write US for our daily price current and
market letter. also private telegraph code
and other information which we give with
out charge. Orders in grain taken in lots
Of 1000 bushels and upwards on 1Q2c mar
gin. Pork in 5O-pound lots and upward.
Stock in 10 shares and upward. Commits
sions IS low the lowest
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-10-27

GREAT N0ATHERN RAILWAY.
E3(XBTD: ~ Nicolle< Ave and URioa OSDo1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
COMMERCIAL LAWYERS.


PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, July 27 The
auditorium OF the Hotel Victory, which
has seating capacity OF nearly 1000.
was comfortably filed al 10 O'Clock
this morning, when Hon. Z. a.. Bart
lett, OF Omahs, called to order the an
nual convention OF the commercial law
League OF America, an organization
which, as Its name implies, is composed
Of attorneys who make speciality OF
com mercial business.
After the appointment Of committees.
a recess was taken. Upon re.assemb-
ling, President Bartlett delivered his
annual address and reports we're pres.
ented from the other officers and from
committees. In the addresses and re-
ports, stress was laid upon the position
that the commercial law league and the
American bar association were working
IN fields of usefulness Of co. ordinate
importance. That Of the bar associa-
ton, it was held, was 10 the field OF
reforms in legal procedure and in IN
iformity Of laws and rights generally,
while the field Of the league was Of
equal importance in promoting reforms
and uniformity in the commercial laws
OF the states, and in national bankrupt
law.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
BUILDING AND LOAN.


DErRArr, Mich, July 27.--ro-mor-
row tho fifth annual convention Of the
United States league Of local building
aud loan associations win open in The
council chamber, and delegates from
the east. west and south are registered
In large numbers. 70 day, at the head
quarters Ia the Hotel Cadillac.
Among those on the ground are
Hon. Michael J. Brown, Philadelphis ;
Lafe w. Sanborn, Galesburg, Ill ;
Herman w. Ceileraious. Cincinnati; I;
Addison Burke, editor Of the PhIladel-
phla Ledger; Joseph PAist, clerk Of
the PhlladtlphIa city councils; G. s.
Hartougb, OF Leavenworth; A. j. Dun
can. OF Columbus. deputy inspector OF
building and loan associations Of Ohio.
and Albert 8. Bsrnua, treasurer Of the
Illinois league.
The convention will be OF more than
ordinary Importance from 1.-The fact that
the conditions which have brough.
about the collapse or legal entsngle-
men,s OF large associations In Chicago
and elsewhere will be exhaustively dis
cussed. ~F
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
Gold Excitement Prevails All
the Way From Wall Street
to the Pacific Coast
WOMAN AND BABE KILLED
A Row on a Texas Ranch and a
Riot ut a Bull Fight
Down In Mexico.
A CHILD MURDERER HUNG

NEW YORK, N. r., July 27.--Wal
street has the Klondyke fever. Com.
panies are forming by the dozen and
the speculatiKe scfHke Is lfyelier thar
ever known In Colorado.
OTTAWA. Ont, July 27,--The do
mlnion government, at special cabi
net council, called to consider effiiri
connected with the Yukon country, de
cided not to attempt to enforce dhe
alien law In the Klondyke district.
WASHINGTON. d. G., July ~ -
"There Ia very little chance that parties
starting now for KlondJ ke can reach
the Yukon this year. says Eaginper
French, who was up there in 1889. 40
aud 81, and located the l4lst meric-
ian.
SAN FRANCISCO. California, July 27.
The gold fever has struck the sailors
and descrtions are numerous from the
ships up north. Captains, before they
left recently, said they would DO lucky
II they managed to keep enough men
to work the ships after they reached
northern ports.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
They Get Together IN Numbers
at Wheeling to Discuss the
Grave Situation.
JAPs GOING TO AoNoLULU
Senator Jones and Richard p,
Bland Criticize the Preai-
dents Currency Message
BUILDING ANU LOAN MEET

WHEELING, w. Va, July 27.--The
gathering Of the clans in Wheeling
began this morning. Eugene Y. Debs.
Mahon and j. w. Rsa came from Fair
mont. The first to arrive were Comp
ers and Sovereign, and Sullivan, Of the
painters order.
The conference began at noon, Mr..
Gompers calling 1t TO order. The
meeting was executive and largely at
tended. Among those present
were: Lennon, OF The custom
taiIors; Morrissey, OF the train
men; Frank Morrison. of the Fedora.
tion of Labor; Thomas Percy, vice.
president Of the printers' uhion Mul.
holland, of the bicycle union; johnson,
OF the international pressmen Sargent,
of the firemen; Watkins, of !, the tele-
graphers; Thomas, Of the pattern
makers; President Ratchford. Secre-
tary Pearce, Garland, Of the amalgn-
mated association; Pa'rick Dolan,
president OF the Pinsburg district;
Perkins. of the Chicago tobacco-work-
ere. Messrs. De5s, Sargent, Morris
sey and Wilkins were IN conference.
this morning, to help arrange pre-
liminaries
President Ratchford denies saying.
that the railroad brotherhoods will be
called on. Sargent says be believes
that financial aid IS needed, jast now.
to win. Morrissey and Wilkins agree
with him. SO far, the fear of general
order to tie mp coal roads Is obscure
danger. All the delegates seem TO
rejoice at the absence OF Arthur, OF the
engineers.
Ratchford says: 81 will. state our
position to the assembled labor lead
ers. Our fate is in their hands. With
their aid, we win, or go back to
the cid condition. This is the
grandest assemblage Of earnest men
ever called together, on such short
notice, in the world. All realize that
the present fight is for the organized
labor Of the country"
Debs received dispatch from Dallas,
Texas, saying there we're 200.0 900 men
In that state ready to join the social
democracy convention to be called for
next June and form political party |
with Debs for president.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
MORE MINERS OUT.
The Strike Situation Is Indeed Growing drawer
! Each Hour.

PARKERsBURG, W.. Va July 27.--
The miners in the Monongah region
have gone out in body, to-day. News
from the southwest and The great Kan.
Awha valley is that the miners have
also struck there. There is great ex-
citement here.
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27.-Ship.
ments of btu uminous coal for the Chi
cago market have practically been sus-
pended. Chicago will experience the
suffsrIngs OF soft coal famine before
another week. The ruling price is
%. 80 per ton. but sCme dealers are
dem snding Sc so. ---'---'-'s- Z,
PITTsBURG. Pennsylvania, July ~.
Operators held meeting at noon.
Nearly all Of them express willing
ness to accept q contract, but they fear
the committees insinceritY, They look
dolefullY on tho present situation I
OTTUMwA, Iowa, July 27.-Several
hundred Iowa coal miners-strucks this
morning, in sympathy with their east.
ern brethren. III
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
Tia Pock R,xer Asse,nh,x

dixon, Illnios, July 27.-The Rock
River assembly, one Of the largest an
nual outdoor rallies OF the Methodists
in the country, opened on the camp
meeting grounds, to day, and will con-
tinue for two weeks. The session will
be notable by reason OF the participa
tion Of many prominent Americans,
including General Gordon, the ex.
confederate war orator, Rev. DR.
Dewitt Talmage, Amos p. Wilder,
W. h. Crawford, the historian, and
DR.. Carlos Martyr. the poet.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27

:. CHIcAGo, Illinois, July Pit Is
said that the attention OF the authori-
ties at Washington has been called to
the announcement that the finish fight
between Eddy SantrY, the Chicago
featherweight, and Billy Lambert Of
Davenport, is to be brought off next
Monday on an island in the Mississippi
river near Muscatine, Iowa. This is
land is under the control Of the govern.
ment and it is within the province OF
the proper department to instruct the
United States marshal to prevent the
mill. Meanwhile, the men are train
ing hard and considerable aggrega.
tion OF local sports have signed their
names to contract for special train.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
Riot at ! suIi fieIs

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, July 2T,-
Arrivals here to day from Monterey,
Mexico. report that bic riot took
place at bull fight thore, Monday
afternoon. The exhibition was poor
and the, crowd becoming enraged,
nearly tore tbs susphilhsatset to pieces.
they tore down all the seats and threw
them into the arena. The bull fighters
barely escaped with their lives and the
polics had great Difficulty in subduing
the rioters, So
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
WarlIke Actions. .

Los ANGELES, Cal (, July FIJI 10
stated here on good authority that the
japanese will forward to Honolulu,
this week. 1900 Japanese simmi-
grants" who will go as simple citi-
xens, but who2 are actually soldiers.
Three men .of-war will arrive atthe
same time. The English Aslatic neet
will also cruise in the vicinity, in
sympathy with the movement.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27

SAN FRANCrsco. California, ) ,JdlJ 27.-
It is reported here that Claus spreckless,
the sugar king. proposes buying out
the Crocker and Stanford interests In
the Southern Pacific railroad. He has
lent the Southern Pacific $4,000, 900
and has money enough to carry
through the gigantic deal. =
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27
Mr.. Bland Speaks 8 oss.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July 27.-Richard
P. Bland is eut in printed letter to-
day saying that, the Mckinley currency
message was simply sent in 10 have an
effect on the Ohio elections. He says
further: "Assfor the tariff bill, it will
not bring prosperity, but it will clear
tue field for sthe currency question.
This will not Do settled by monetary
commissions. but by free coinage-
president and ndScongress. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-27

WASHINGTON, D, G., July 27.-
Senator Jones. .of Arkansas, chairman
Of the national democratic committees
says there is no probability that the
senate will ever consider the presldent'sI
currency con missi n message. Mr..
Mckinley is fully aware that clear
msjari,y of the senate are unalterably
opposed to the plan.