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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

which we can agitate and educate the
peol |, to the real dangers which sur
round our beloved country from g.
non partisan standpoint.
Great advances have already been
made. AT one time all laboring peo-
pie living in cities over 5000 were pro-
hibited from joining. We believe this
clause was removed at the last ma
tional council convention year or SO
ago.
The national council is now in ses-
sion or was during the past week and
we had some Of the measures COM
planned of by our correspondent pre-
sented in formal manner, and are
not inform, whether they have
passed or not.
All these great movements make
haste slowly. The experience OF the
past is the gauge Of wisdom for the
future, and many OF the changes
which have come in the shape of con-
cessions is the result Of matured wis
dom based on the experience Of the
past. Let us all join with our great
organization and assist it in perform
ing its great mission, OF educating
and relieving the people from the
conditions which now confront the m.
God grant that its mission will be
successful, is our earnest prayer.
Respectfully, j. G. Hanley,
State Sec'y +. A. & [. U.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
THE COST OF THE GREENBACKS.

Editor Representative:
see by the report of the comptrolle
or the currency that the greenback is
more costly than interes t. bearing
bonds to the government. Now On
what does he base his calculation
When they we're presented for re-
demption were they worth more than
their face in gold or when the govern
ment had redeemed them did they de-
prcciate in value or when it bought
the gold did it have to pay premium,
and was that premium less when
specie payment was resumed than it
is now: And is non-interest-be bearing
note more costly than an interest
bearing one? And who gets the extra
cost the maker of the note or re-
ceiver.
Now if that report is correct there
must be point where an interest,"
bearing note is worthless and non
interest bearing note is worth more
than its face. Great is finance. Your
frienl,an admirer, j. L. Lang.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
can have no future as me tal-money-
bank-note party.
job n r. BeaSlev.
SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.

Editor Representative
POpullSt letters are being received
from many quarters favoring indepen-
dent party action. Have you received
such letter from any Populist who
advocated the Bryan and Sewall
ticket?
Would such letter inpire you with
confidence that its author would not
vote in 1900 for a End Scwall with the
same bank and railroad association?
Think you we had a PoDulist in ST.
Louis last July or elsewhere whose
eye-teeth had not been cut as to the
iniquity Of bank and railroad rule and
that an indecent surrender would
have been made had the conventions
endorsed Sewall?
If SO have We any guarantee their
teeth will be cut in 1880?
If it was not a question of cutting
teeth was not the Sewail advocacy a
symptom still more dangerous?
Imagine late Sewall Populist call
ing for independent party action.
understand there are such. What is
it, case Of conversion?
Mrs. Marion Todd.
Springport, Mich.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
REPR LETTERS

j. f. Blake of Duluth, Mimi, renew
and writes: 81 have been reader of
your paper for some time and have a
high regard for you and the good work
you are doing, and especially for
the laborerS' cooperative trades union
which has appeared in your paper Of
late. Although it is not explained in
detail, yet the idea is good one, and
think the only one which can be
adopted by the people to relieve their
distress. have always been Repub-
lican until the last two years, and |
am Republican still, if republican
ISM means government of the peo-
pie, by the people in the interest of
the pe&ple, and not in the interest Of
the individual or in the interest of
corporations to rob the people"
J. J. DAILY of New York, subscribes
and writes: THE REPRESENTATIVE,
TO my mind, is the best and most bril-
liantly edited Journal in behalf Of re-
form. that is now being published in
this country. A few your read
ers whose letters | have read in the
columns of TIE REPRESENTATIVE,
should come to New York and live
| awhile. They will then learn how we'll
entrenched the plutocracy are and
how hard it will be to dislodge them
1t was enough for me to know, at the
election, that all the idle, vicious, self
ish and greedy were on one side.
thought | was correct in taking the
other. We can 60 to sleep and win
with hands down at the next election
but we should not do so. AS Populists
we should get together, in the early
summer and lay out a programme, as a
fighting organization. 1t is for the
West and South to save the country
and it must be done quickly.'
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
THE FUTURE OF THE POPULIST PARTY.

Editor Representative:
The first question to be considered
now is whether the Populist party is
to have future or not
The answer to this question de-
ponds upon whether or not method
can be devised Of protecting the Pop
ulist party against traitors.
Upon this question l would like to
hear from you and from all the other
Populist editors in this country, and
| would be glad if you would publish
in your paper the substance Of what
they say on this point.
We should not be in hurry about
holding national conference any
where. The 4th day of next July
would be early enough in my opinion.
1t should not be forgotten that the
Re evolutionary War was a war between
the irredeemable paper money system
represented by the Americans, and the
electromagnetic system repre-
sented by the British.
The Americans won the fight, but
four years after the close Of the war
they were Swindled out OF the fruits
Of the victory by national conven-
ton at Philadel phia.a l am sorry to
say that a majority Of the mem berS of
that convention were lawyers.
No agricultural nation can have in
dustrial independence under the
metal money system, and without in
dustriai independence political indie.
pendence amounts to nothing.
In my opinion the Populist party
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
MORE INFORMATION WANTED.

Editor Representative:
In your issue Of Feb. 10, 1897, no.
tice an attempt is made to inform
your readers OF the accom- plishme n is
that are necessary to make one ell
igible to the +. A. & l. U. In SO dong
articles and s, Of section 1st, are
quoted. [ have studied article I, as
it appeared in THE REPRESENTATIVE,
undcr the above date, and am unable
to discover what is meant. Article I,
in part, reads as follows: mo person
shall be admitted under fourtee q
years Of age, a believer in the exist
cnce of a Supreme Being, and has re-
sided in the state more than six
month, unless received by card, and is
either farmer, or engaged in agri-
cultural or indus trial pursuits, also
doctors, preachers, and editors Of
agricultural papers.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the in
flamation can be taken out and this tube
restored to IT'S normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

Do you want Bryan's Book, "The
First Great Battle?" Get us Five
Yearly Subscribers and we will
send you the book Free.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

Above styles Grated for shipment weigh
about 100 lbs. each. DO not fail to note
our offer in connection with machines or
dered shipped by freight and paid for IL
not satisfactory after 80 days trial ma
chine may be returned at our expense
and money will be refunded
Don't waste your money by paying SIS
or $3 for an article which you can get
for $3.50. Especially an article which is
guaranteed to equal any with guarantee
as good ours.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
FITS STOPPED FREE AND PER
MANENTLY CURED.

No fits after the first days use OF
DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
Free - trial bottle and treatise sent
by DR.. Kline 93l Arch ST., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

dul
Good Thunder, Mimi.
The above is a part of cOmmunica-
tion from Paul Giauke Good Thunder,
Mimi, that has been handed us for
explanation and comment.
Our CORES pondent to some extent
has justly criticised the articles which
he refers to. and to some extent our
self.
However, by mistake Of the printer.
line was left out which changed the
! meaning or the sentence into some
thing directly the reverse Of what was
| intended!
BY reference to the same article in
the Alliance column this week, the
corrected version appears.
In reference to the criticisms which
our correspondent takes against the
section which requires a "Delief in a
| Supreme Being" as one of the quail
| tications for membership we are not
| in accord, but do not wish to engage
in any religious controversy, and will
leave this subject to the approval or
objection Of each individuals con-
science. AS far as our own conscience
is concerned it is in perfect harmony
with that provision.
| In regard to the critism of that sec
tion which proscribes the colored man
as being Ineligible as a delegate to
| the national council we can say in
truth that we are in favor of extend
ing to our colored brother the full and
complete privileges extended to the
white man.
Even this section only bars him as
a national delegate only which is aS a
rule only one person from each state
And when our readers unders tand
that this whole matter is Southern
prejudice, and as our national
conventions are made up mostly Of
Southern delegate it should not sur
| prise our friends Of the North to see
the ear-markS of this race-prejudice
left upon the constitution and bylaws
| Of our society.
But each year those restrictions are
| being wiped out. And the best way
for our friends to leave the imprint
OF their Observation-Disclosures upon the
constitution and bylaws is to organ
| ize our state and send a delegate to
| the national council who will urge
those amendments which our cores
| pendent complains about, but until
we are in a position to change that
VIII CHI others who have been years in
advance Of ourselves in this move
ment who has landed down to US an
organization so vast. so grand, SO de-
| signed to ameliorate the sufferings Of
| humanity, we should not condemn the
whole structure because some imper-
feet details exist. Let us not 'Strain
at gnat and swallow a camel" Let
us all put our shoulders to the wheel,
and place our organization where, it
can perform is great mission Of saw
ing the people from the encroach-
ments Of the monied power upon the
liberties and substance Of the people,
reducing them to pauperism and serf-
dom, robbing them Of their manhood
and imperiling this nation by the dis
tressful and dispairing conditions to
which its citizens Ire reduced.
Great good has already been accom-
! plished through this organization, and
we see through it the only means by
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
TO PROSECUTE CITY OFFICIALS
Strong Resolutions Were Passed by
the Hennepin County Peoples
Party Club.

A special meeting Of the Hennepin
County Peoples Party Club was held
at the Boston Block last Saturday
evening. The meeting was called for
the purpose of considering several Sc is
Of resolutions, which had been pre-
pared by a special committee appoint
ed at a previous meeting. The follow
ing was reported and adopted
Whereas, Recent developments have
taken place which seem to indicate
that there is immediate necessity for
criminal procedure against some of
our former high city officials, toge the r
with others OF their associates, who
seem to have protited by their pecula-
tiUnS; and
Whereas, Our present city officials
seem to be exceedingly loath to insti-
tute legal proceedings against said
parties; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Henepin
County Peoples Party Club, hereby
recommend and demand that such
criminal proceedings be commenced
forthwith and that, if found neces-
sary ia order to vigorously prosecute
the same, outside legal talent be pro-
vided to assist such prosecution, to the
end that no guilty man may esca pc;
and be it furthermore
Resolved, That we hereby invite the
cooperation of the Minneapolis Mum
icipal league and all good citizens"
The other set was adopted but will
not be given to the public until they
have been presented to the city coun-
Gil at it's meeting next Friday.
The club is determined to carry this
matter TO the end. Let all good citi-
zens lend helping hand Ii there is
rotteness in municipal affairs, it
should be exposed, and it is the duty
of every man TO assist.
The next meeting of the club will
be held March 1st,aJ the Boston block
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
National +. A. 81. u. Department.
Edited by j. C. HANLEY.
State Secretary.

AT ST. Paul Mr.. J. P. White will re-
ceiye subscriptions for THE REPRE-
SENTATIVE, at his rfiite, 249 No. East
Eighth street. ILL
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

We have received some answers
from the request for Information COW
ering ''flour mills that are idle or that
are in operation and not controlled by
the English syndicate" We would
ask that our friends to send in word
Of any mills in your locality at once as
we are DESTROYS of placing on prac.
teal basis the condition where the
members can enjoy the benefits of a
mbership in the society by practi.
cal cooperation.
We would also call the attention of
our farmer friends throughout the
state who are interested in cream
cries, or who are contemplating the
establishment Of cooperative cream
cries, that we are in possession Of GER
tain information whereby a trust
which controls nearly every creamery
supply house in the United States are
levying tribute upon the farmers Of
this state by charging enormous
prices on the equipment of those
creameries. We have secured the SER
vices Of large and responsible firm
who will equip any and all creamerieS
throughout the Northwest and save
the creamery 80 to 50 per cent on it's
equipment. Cooperative creameries
will save themselves big money by al
lowing this antitrust concern to bid
upon their equipments. We will lie
pleased to put any one who is con tenn
nlating building a creamery in COM
niunication with this firm. They
give a guarantee with their work and
are thoroughly reliable.
We are receiving many inquiries for
seeds and have received some offers
for seeds by farmers who haye large
quantities for sale and the figures
That we can put those seeds direct in
to the hands OF other farmers needing
them will save them many hundred
dollars. Farmers who want to buy or
sell seeds should write us at once and
we will fill your orders at first cost.
We are sorry to state to our friends
that our state lecturer, Hon. II. V.
Poore, who was elected as our nation
al delegate was unable to attend the
supreme council at Dallas, Texas, the
past week on account of sickness.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
THAT MCKINLEY PROSPERITY.
Editor Representative:

Editor Representatives:
| read in late issue of the New
York World the report OF rs, 600 fami-
lies in Chicago in dire want who must
have aid to keep them from starving.
While my memory is not of the best,
yet | recall seeing last fall many pic
ture lessons that were sent out to in
struct the ignorant voters who were
too simple to receive instructions of
any kind, except such as could be
given Indian style, by picture. Those
pictures showed in most instances on
one side. Mckinley, protection and
prosperity, with the happy, contented
workmen going to the factories, that
were running on full time, the work
men being paid in good. plump yellow
lOO-cent dollars. On the other side
the picture represented idle factories,
starving WOrkmen and Sickly, with So
cent dollars. There should be no Ques-
tion in the minds of anyone as to how
those now starving men voted; they
surely must have voted for idle shops
and factories, and those cheap dollars,
and now they are taking their medi-
cine.
A friend Of mine says those pictures
lied and the poor ignorant voters were
deceived. The voters looked on the
side OF the picture where they could
see prosperity and voted, as they
the ught, for that glorious prosperity,
SO pleasantly pictured, while in truth
they voted for the opposite.
Another friend to me, but not a
| friend to himself says. the majority
voted for Mckinley, protection and
prosperity. The majority of the peo-
pie are net starving SO it is only those
or part OF those who voted for Bryan
and cheap dollars who are starving.
Now / will explain how this man is
a friend of mine and not friend to
himself. He voted for the constitu-
tional amendment and by that act
helped deprive himself Of citizenship;
he is too poor to pay for his second
papers, so from this on l know he can
not go to the polls and kill my vote,
even if he is wiser than l.
Give the upper and neither mill
stones another turn and let the mos t
extravagant and expensive inaugural
ball go on.
The fool killer is to be pitied. lie
will need help before his job is done.
HAMLIN Y. POORE.
IL,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
OUR PRICES:

No. 3-3 drawers, walnut or oak wood work,
1880; No. s. drawers. walnut woodwork,
fine machine, $3.50: No. 5ia-5 drawers,
oak woodwork, very popular, SIT. so: No. O.
1drawers, 3 on each side and center drawer,
walnut woodwork, $3.50. No. 6ia-Seven
drawers. three on each side and center
drawer, oak woodwork, $3.50.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24

The Labor Union Advocate is doing
great work in ST. Paul, only four is
sues have yet been published and
through its efforts a sentiment has
been created to appropriate the $10,-
OOJ, at the disposal OF this city ito
promote the best interests Of the
city" to be devoted to giving the I'M
employed citizens Of our city employ
ment. Good for the "Advocate." May
it ''lve long and prosper" A journal
of this character deserves the support
of the toi!ing masses, and they should
not be slow to support the same.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-02-24
THE
ROD6rtS
SEWING
MACHINE
a Shoe Bargain!
$500 Shoe for $50.

We feel that this is the best value ever
offered for $3.50. Some houses will charge
you $3.50 to $500 for this shoe. We bought
a large lot of them. hence the low price
Try a pair and your neighbor will want
a pair of them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-30

Authorities throughout the country,
says The Cornell Sun, are discussing
changes in the football rules. Although
III general the 1896 rules have been sat
isfactory, there seems to have arisen a
vagucness as to the application of GER
tain rules. One of the first things that
may be acted upon is the abolition of
the back guards interference 1t was
supposed that mass plays had been abol-
ished, but last fall nearly all the col
leges were able to use different forms of
back guards interference by very fine
Interpretation Of the rules The general
suggestion for the abolition of this play
would, if adopted, do away with all
formations back of the line and compel
the men in line to remain in position
until the ball is PIT in play Another
point that may be considered in the re-
vision of the rules for next year is the
idea of allowing the quarter back to run
with the ball. Thus the quarter back
would be allowed the same privileges as
the half backs and the full backs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-30
ATHLETIC GlElS.
Young Ladies of Chicago who Are Adopts
mt Gymnasium Work.

Climbing slippery pole is no longer
an accomplishment peculiar to the small
boy in the country. His grown up girl
cousin in Chicago has added it TO her
list. And she performs the feat with an
agility which would make the small
boy turn green with envy if he could
see her.
But he never will While he con-
tinuos to cover himself with glory and
grease rs the center of attraction among
the small fry at school picnics and
Fourth of July celebrations the dainti-
ly athletic metropolitan maid shuts her
self within the four walls of big gym
nasium, climbs TO its ceiling on pol
ished pole and slides down, to receive
the plaudits of gallery" audience
composed of her dearest girl friends.
Usually classes containing not more
than dozen members are found among
the girls who meet at the same recep-
tions, dinners dances and teas. An
hour out of two or three mornings every
week is given up to gym" practice.
Each girl who comes brings two or three
others in the carriage with her-just to
selves with their punches of American
Beauties and their boxes of allegretti
to the gallery, while their hostesses
hurry into the locker rooms, from which
they emerge in a marvelously short
time arrayed in boomers and blouses of
the softest of wooden cloth. Then, while
the girls in the gallery look ON with in
terest, never forgetting to applaud a
clever feat or to good naturally chatf a
failure, the fair athletes proceed to Eek
ercise."
They swing Indian clubs without
cracking their skulls or putting out the
eyes of their neighbors, and they revel
in basket ball. But all this is tame fun
when compared to pole climbing. Girls
have swung Indian clubs and lifted
dumbbells before, but this is something
new. And the feminine audience trans
fers its envy from the girl who carried
home the most favors from the cotillon
of the night before to the one who
reaches the top of the pole without once
slipping to the floor.
Another feat, not so popular, because
less difficult, is performed on rope
ladder so wide it reminds one of an en-
larged edition of tennis net The lad
der is fastened to form a sharply inclin-
ed plane, and the girls, catching hold
with both hands and feet, climb through
the meshes with serpentine wriggle
which would do credit to professional
contortionj ST. Chicago Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-30
ALL SORTS OF SPORTS.

Grant Ely has issued challenge to
the winner of the De Oro-Stewart pool
match.
The A. A. U. boxing and wrestling
championships will be held in Philadel-
phia this year
The New York Polo club has closed
the season with n splendid record. Their
team played 10 games and met with
rot single defeat.
Pat Scully. the Irish heavyweight
who lately arrived in this country with
big reputation earned in Dublin, is
looking for a match.
Tommy Connect, the popular little
runner, who recently suffered defeat at
the hands of Bacon, has been very sick
at his old home in Ireland.
A strong movement is ON foot to Sc
cure provision i'll the rules Of the A. A.
U. for the appointment of an official
starter, as well as an official handicap
per-
Captain Vincent of Harvard and Cap
tain Windsor of the University of Penn
sylvania have agreed upon May as the
date of the dual athletic meet of the two
colleges.
1t is said that an interscholastic asso-
citation is soon to be formed in Washing
ton and that it will undoubtedly Join
the National Interscholastic Athletic as
ISOLATION