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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15

institutions. the faster We can educat -
We must always expect to face ridicule
and all other deapicable means Of war
fare used by craven towards. those who
are afraid Of towards weapons litti>
realize the courage 1t will take to fight
this reform battle
When I look back to the time when
the Republican party was forming,
based upon principles Of right, its
champions were courageous and not
afraid to meet their foes upon the stump
3or any place. Compare the courage OF
the founders Of the Republican party
with the craven cowardice Of those who
now wish to maintain the party in Its
era Of corruption. Mark Hanna is the
only statesman the Republican party
has had since the death of Blaine. and
He'll Is full Of such statesmanship
Hanna sees that the party has reached
the point of Doodle craftsmanship, and
he boldly applies business Doodle meth
dds and takes the stand that a public
OAAANSA NO1V0 AAOI WV CnO pCOp10 duy
thing.
If we will steer clear of those politi-
cal methods that have resulted In cor
ruption In the old parties, 1t will not
be long before conditions will turn the
eyes of the disconnected towards US
and they will rally under the Peoples
party standard.
Let us at all times discourage prox-
les. At the last meeting of the central
committee proxies were used. I cannot
see that any good came of It; these
cial inability of members to attend the
meeting. 1t is shame that a party
polling the vote the Peoples party has,
should expect their committee to attend
to the business necessary to be done,
without one cent in the treasury to
pay actual expenses with. 1 have been
member of state central committee
of the Peoples party for over three
years, and have attended every meet
ing held where have been notified, but
not one cent has been paid to me oAt
Of the treasury for actual expenses
This is entirely wrong. What is true
in my case is true of every member OF
the committee.
Let the appeal Of Chairman Gibbs be
responded to literally. There must be
funds raised or nothing can be done.
l still believe as 1 did in 90, that no
better ticket could be put up than Don
nelly for president, and Watson IN
vice-president. 1 do not place so mucl
stress on locality as friend Donnelly
does. 1 believe Barker a good choice,
and none the less good because he re-
sides in the East There is where the
great work of reform is to be done
The thicker the grass the easier to
now"
1t does not matter who is nominated
at the head of the ticket or where q
is nominated, he will be attacked fierce
ly with all the weapons towards are ca
pable Of using and 1 know Of no man
now living who can make towards Z.
into hiding as Mr.. Donnelly can He
has been in practice for thirty years and
is more feared by that class today than
he ever was. Let us be awake to our
surroundings and ready to meet the
emergency of fast ripening condition.
Let all true men rally for a final strug.
BILE. HAMLIN V. POORE
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Another Yes.

Editor Representative:
Dear Sir:-I say yes. by all means,
nominate as early In 1898 as possible.
and get our standard bearers and our
platform Of principles before the peo-
pie so they may know the men and
study and analyze our platform. My
reason for saying yes is because our
party is sadly disrupted, it has been
rent asunder by treachery and fusion.
Today we are In factions quarreling
and pickering over the mistakes of the
past with no thought Of the future. 1t
is our duty to restore harmony as soon
as possible, quit quarreling among our
selves and turn our fire on the enemy.
We must martial the 100000 votes we
had in 1894 and recruit our ranks by
five or six million votes from the two
old parties, a task that can never be
accomplished on the st. Louis platform.
It is very essential that the platform
Of principles upon which the greatest
political battle this country or the
WOAl Ado 0A6dSOu al SuOulu Uc uuu0C-
stood by the great mass of our voters
so they may know just what they want
and rally round our standard, and help
us carry our banner to victory, and
prove to the world that a government
Of, for and by the people is reality.
The assistant editor and general man
ager appears to have his doubts in re-
gard to the advisability Of an early NOM
ination. He says the public press will
assau and ridicule us. We who have
been in the reform ranks for nearly
thirty years expect 1t, and we feel it
is much easier to repel their assaults
in long campaign than in a short one,
when our press is limited to a few pa
pers that have the courage to stand firm
for our principles. He also appears to
think a long campaign will be great
strain upon the standard bearers and
that the vital cords may snap ere the
end shall be reached Now, Mr.. Edi-
tor, it seems to me that a long cam
paign, where the candidates have plenty
of time to travel from place to place,
visit every point Of Importance and get
acquainted with the people, would he
much easier and Less expensive than a
short one OF a few months. where the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15
AN OLD SOLDIER REPLIES.

He Favors an EARLY Nomination.
Editor Representatives:
In response to your call upon the
boys In the trenchee' for a referen-
dunn on organization and an early con.
vent1on. I endorse the action of the
national organization committee at st.
Louis ON Nov. 23d, as wise, expedient
and patriotic.
If any Populist entertains any doubts
regarding the wisdom Of the plan of &C.
ton there outlined. let him procure the
issue Of Dec. 4th of "Barkers Ameri-
can." in which every principle is ex-
planned in the minutest details by tina,
able and fearless reformer, Wharton
Barker.
I followed Comrade Lamphere's ar
gument in favor of fusion with interest
and have a letter from Maj. Bowler ad-
vocating the same policy. claiming that
Mr.. Bryan would be acceptable to nine-
teen-twentieths Of the Populists.
I am sorry to say that believe those
old soldier comrades are grievously 60
ing astray from the true principles d
Populism Of equal rights to ALL" and
are cropping along the crooked COW paths
in the new reformed (O Democratic
jungle that leads into the old Demo
cratic quagmire.
l think Chairman Gibbs should call
a conference meeting Of the executive
committee and invite all true Populiss>
to meet with them for consultation 1t
the time and place for the annual AL
lance meeting, to determine upon q
plan for action and ascertain where we
are at.
We have a desperate and cunning
enemy to fight. and we must place none
but true men on guard, no true Popu-
list would follow Bryan again as a
leader. Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty" and Equal rights to ALL
must be our motto. Yours for the right
PETER SHLPPMAN. .
LIE Sueur Center, Mimi
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To Our Friends,

The Twin Cities are great CONNER
cial center, a place where our friends
could buy all their necessaries at money
saving prices. Any question in this con-
nection, as to best firms, etc., will be
gladly answered by our advertising man
ager, Mr.. ]. A. Sutherland, free of charge
If only stamp for reply is inclosed
You will always find the best firms
advertised in the Representative These
are friendly to us and will serve YOU
best.
Always mention the Representative
when writing or calling
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15

Wheat has ruled active, with a strong
undertone. Export demand continues good.
Exports last week 6.005,OOO blu. Northwest
ern receipts continue large and are the
one depressing feature to the market
When they show a let up prices Will
advance materially. If you can buy a little
wheat around SOC for Chicago May you
will be able to make a good profit.
Corn and oats are dull and featureless
but firm. No mistake can be made by
buying corn and oats at present prices.
Pork is strong. The short interest Is
large and will be compelled to cover before
long Receipts of hogs continue large, but
seem to have little effect. Buy pork.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Open High Low Clos
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their will and pleasure should bo re-
spected and obeyed by all officers and
committees.
A call will therefore be issued and q
few of the many persons who gave per-
mission to use their names will be I'D
ded to this CALL which appears else
where in this paper. ]. G. H.
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THE FIRST REPORT.

Read Mr.. SWANS first report as Sec
retary-treasurer Of the state central
committee. of the amounts sent In to
him for a campaign fund. 1t Is interest
Ing. Lot all hands take hold and push
the work. Nothing can be done In the
way of organization without money. 1t
"makes the mare 60" ]. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15

contraction of the money volume
ten per cent will reduce the selling
value of the peoples property billio- :
OF dollars. What terrible power. And
yet it is proposed to put the power to
control the volume of money entirely
into the hands of banking corporations.
Missouri World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15

The greatest stragetic movements In
politics In all history was that Of the
Democratic party Of last year. Wreck
ed and ruined by It's acts Of demonetiz-
Ing silver and issuing bonds. 1t cap
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15

Before the organization committee
appointed at the Nashville conference
makes any important move 1t should
comply with the order of the confer
ence to put itself under the Initiative
and referendum and imperative man
date The boys in the trenches may
want to veto some of its acts; to dis
charge some Of it's officers; to compel =
to submit some propositions to j vote
Of the rank and file. The writer IS
member Of the organization comm, -
and he will most cheerfully vote -
place the committee under the control
Of the membership Of the party.
Missouri World.
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Tom Watson No FusiOnist.

The fusion press has been circulat
ing the report that Tom Watson had
arranged to fuse with the Republicans
in Georgia, and was to be the POpulist-
Republican-Prohibitio fusion candi-
date for governor. The first we no
ticed Of the report was in the Silver
knight. Senator Stewards paper. La
ter it appeared in quite number Of To-
cal fusion papers throughout the West.
So industricusly was this report circu-
lated, we thought best for the cause
that we ascertain what Mr.. Watson
had to say about the matter, and so
wrote him, enclosing a couple Of clip
pings from a Missouri paper edited by
fusion county attorney. We received
the following characteristic reply,
which lodges nothing:
Thomson, Ca, Nov. a. 1897.
The Missouri World:-Yours received.
There is no truth in either of the para
graphs. have not deserted the middle
of-the-roaders nor will l do SO: have
not fused with the Republicans nor will
do SO. Am a straight-out Populist,
and will live and die true to my faith
Democratic and Republican lies to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Yours truly,
Thos. E. Watson
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candidates would be compelled to rush
from point to point on special trains
and make three o. four short speeches
per day. which would be cut short and
not at all satisfactory.
s. w. POWELL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15
FIRST REPORT OF zSECY.-TREAs.
URER

One Dollar Contributions From One
Thousand PopuIists.
Editor Representative: ~
The recent call Of Chairman Gibbs
for one thousand Populists to contrib
ute one dollar each for the purpose -
paying the small Indebtedness that is
still outstanding, due for printers ink.
used in a good cause and to create a
fund that will make active organization
work possible, is being responded TO,
but not as fast as the welfare Of the
cause demands. Our Populist commit
tees have always been hampered by a
lack Of funds to do the work that the
best interests Of the party demanded
We should have fund at the presen,
time; first, to enable the state chair
man to visit many localities of the state
in the interests of organization; second
to enable the chairman to maintain q
competent typewriter with supply Of
stationery and postage; third, to main
ganizer in each congressional district,
organizing Peoples party clubs under
charter from the state central commit
tee these organizers to be kept to work
until the next Peoples party primaries
are called to order; fourth, to insure teEs
preparation and timely distribution OF
blanks to be used at next primaries,
copies of primary election law for each
precinct, etc.
Last, but not least, to furnish these
organizers with effective literature for
free distribution at their meetings.
Do these things friends and perhaps
you would be surprised to find that you
will have something besides a jump
first catch-as-catch 1can-at misconceptions
party. After the political blunder Of
the last campaign, by which the Demo-
cratic party was saved from decent
burial, it will take an extra effort to
demonstrate that we have the courage
of our convictions and regain our pres
tige as the only party that can sue
cessfully contest an election with -.
Republicans, with a membership OF
eighty thousand in our ranks in "a,
the amount called for by Chairman
Gibbs ought to be quadrupled at once.
The law makes the party a legal =.
ganization. Why not go to work in
way to make it a business organization
expressing your business interest in
state and national affairs.
Supply your committees with funds
county and state sufficient to do the
necessary work, even to paying for their
time, and then If their labor deserves
honor give that as bonus.
All contributions will be acknowi-
edged by personal receipt, and by
statement in the Repres entative. wish
that all Peoples party papers would
send me their addresses and copy the
reports. Receipts to date, Dec. 10th,
are as follows:
H. " Poore, Bird Island. ....... 81 90
o. V. Poore. Bird Island. ......... 100
Chas. Poore, Bird Island. ....... 100
F. C. Gibbs, Waterville. ......... 100
H. A. Swain, Mortified. ......... 100
VIM Ten, Dundas. ............... 100
Spurgeon Odell, Marshall. ....... 100
]. NJ Bowler, Bird Island. ....... 100
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-15
At Twilight of the Year.

Written for the Representatives.
o, the visions that confront us
Like an army from the past:
When the golden leaves Of autumn
Fall around us thick and fast.
0, the radiant hopes Of summer,
Like those leaflets, dead and scar,
Lying scattered all about us
At the twilight Of the year!
o, the clouds that decked the heavens
With their snowy bars Of fleece,
That have spent their filmy whiteness
On the fitful autumn breeze;
And the castles we constructed,
Meath that zenith blue and clear,
That collapse before our visions
At the twilight of the year!
O, the love-scrapes and quarrels
Which the autumn balsams heal.
o, the many whispered compacts
Which the autumn zephyrs seal.
And the many friendships broken.
With sigh, perhaps tear
Which with new-wrought links entwine
At the twilight Of the year.
Farther from us fee the summers,
Bound in times relentless gives.
Nearer with their fairy footsteps
Come the autumns Of our lives;
Purer joys and lighter sorrows,
Brighter hopes and fainter fears
Soothe the sweet eternal dreamlands.
At the twilight of our years!
Mabel E. Hawthorne.
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NAT. F. A. and |. u. DEPT
Edited BY j. C. Hanley, State secre-
tnry.

At st. Paul Mr.. ]. c. Aan1ey will re-
ceive subscriptions for The Representa-
tive at his Office. 200 Washburn bldg.
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tured almost the entire vote of party
which 1t had maligned and whose prin-
ciples 1t had ridiculed.
Missouri World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11

en- hs became frightened and sought the
I.v,s protection. which was given him
ue comnlafned bitterly Of the heariless
treatment bv Mary and tears OF fear came
into his eyes.
MARY had something TO say. however.
and In order 10 give her the opportunity
TO think up her story the case went over
one day.
Eugene stanard c0lored. thought he WAS
monarch Of all he surveyed, and went ln
abuse Officer ". 4. Shields. Justice Jonn
thought the abuse given boy Eugene WAS
worth g..
Eddie Cummings has been charged by
various people who are probably prciu-
diced with being am individual OF un-
sound mind. lie IS absent-mIulei. and il
is alleged that be vanders both in body
and mind. Eddie was wanted hy His
Honor Yesterday. huf when n.s name
was called he failed to respond and an
concerned came 10 the conclusion that he
bad wandered of somewhere. and they
are still wondering whore be- lf 800.
Phillip and AdOlph Marx were charged
with being disordcrly. But % give them
a chance 20 disnrOvo tho charge the case
was continued 10 June l-th.
Drunk on the street. was charged
against g. T.. Sfration and in default of
security ho went down for ten dass
Bon Boiling coiorod youth took n
pair of shoes from fle efof. 0. SITE. s.
Sidcnhcre. of -n1 Seventeenth street. Ilc
also abused Mr.. Sierhcre lrI for tho
double o0ousc Doe n.ut down for s.x
months.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11
alStNGTEREIN TIEGINIi.
Their Trip to Philadelphia issnred-lhe
lnmins AmnlA eI-aIN.

The active mona,fs of ,ne Gt-lnett-
rein Virginia are continuing their f'-
h,arsals of the choiu-e- .n She sinsin-
of which they ~u participate m i"e
great national -aeneelisst % ne held at
Philadelphia during Tho later part oi
this month"; About twenty-five members
viii take an active part in these cone
c-rt-
Fssides. about a dozen ~ the coniuoui-
ing members viii join the party and some
OF them Will carry their ladies w..
them. The party VIII leave this 1}
on the morning of June DIST. accompanies
by Professor Charles j.. Mutter. the mu-
steal director of the organization.
The Board OF Directors are now con-
sidering ways and means boy which they
expect 10 offer special inducements 90 ace
tive members and hope TO increase their
number encctgally within the next ie"
months.
Al the meeting held last "Wednesday
rirht tho Committee on Entertainment
presented % report. which was agreed io.
i'm reference TO the celebration of the
anniversary OF the society on Friday
july 20.
There Will be vocal and insirnmc nial
con.,rf followed by a short comical play.
The official programme viii close with "a
dance.
n the weather IS favorable the pro-
grammc will as far as possible be exc
cuted i'm the garden.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11
PIRSONtI IND GINERtL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond ''n'
len,-Othcr Matters

state senator r. T. Boyk.n. 81 Isle Z
wight. WAS in the city yesterday.
Miss Leila Fox. daughter of Mr.. WI
liam p Fox superintendent of public
schools. D. visiting friends in Raleigh
DR.. r. \. Wise of Wui.amsnnig WIS
among the visitors 900 thc state Library
building yesterday morning.
commission OF lunlcy was 20 nave
h.en held Yesterday to inquire lhn ','
sanity of Eddie Cumm'ns. ou' ''' ''''
ter VAS postponed until Monday.
NJ cnst,v Brown tine wife Of the
Na,or OF Caar.cefowu. Nr.t NlfiiNi'' N
IN me CITY. visiting Mt and Mr. Louis
rri<or AZ Broad and seventh si'''--
private Watchman -. j. Smither lo,i
tt -hnok containing Si2t- ou Nam
,r c,rr between Fourth and lN'.iIA
.,,,e,s The money was in tom ana
tvo-dolar note and small chanf'
Rev r. T. wise continues very ill or
lis home. 30 i0e east clay street. l'is
Hunter and Stuart McGuire are aileniih-
him.
detectives Tomlinson and Gibson yesicf-
dsv recovered about 500 worth %. ''u.,
b.gches which were stolen from Messi -
CAV and Lorraine az Lee fl'as'te "'N
MAJ 18th 40 arrests have YET nee"
made.
A aUn-narty will be given at the resi-.
s.rca OF Col John Bell bege "- cas-.
roirh street. this evening from
20 n O'Clock There VIII %" &C.
uehttul music. and refreshments "il he
served iu Abundance.
Miss Marie Celeste and Miss Le''
s,,.rt Williams have returned home 'i-
t,r spending some time in Ausnsiia. Ca
Miss Alice ~ Scott of Smitnlc''' ,.
visiting tho Misscs Williams. 80 h'
north Eighth street
An, person willing To- contiihaie lio"
o.. for the Amshouse and JAM lower
Mission wl please send them dnrins
the forenoon. 20 tho Friends Meei ..ifs
nou-.. clay street near First. or io --''
ea.t GRACE street ANY One desiring TO
attend the services which VIII DEE htin
an and AZ J.. NJ. respectively VIII 'e
welcome
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11
4 PHYSICIAN WAYLAlD.
TTTD ms HANDS AND BEAT III"
INTO INSFNSTBTLITy.
Your Masked Meu Were His tssailants
and They Are supposed to Have
Gotten Much Money.

CULPEPER VA. June io.-Special-
Or. ". a. Smith. OF Haywood, Madison
county was waylaid last night within two
miles Of Ills home by three masked men,
who robbed him and when Dee resisted.
tied bis hands and beat him so unmeroi-
fully that it is probable hc will die.
Dr. Smith was returning home from
Cupepcr whore he had been 10 attend
20 some banking business and IL is
thought hal large sum Of money with
him Dr. Smith IS a practicng physician
and man Of wealth and one Of Madi-
SONS most worthy and beloved citizens.
Public sentiment is intensely wrought
up over fhr shameful affair and if caught
fhc criminals will nave 90 he closely
guarded or Virginia will have another
8nchiug.
DO is Said that Dr Smith identified one
OF DIS assailanfs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11

Cdptlin Asa Rogers. OF Petersburg. Is in
the city. lie has been prominently men
toned for the position Of United states
Marshall for this district. and II Is proha-
BILE he will either be appointed 70 that
position coz 10 the cOliectorship OF GUS
toms ~ Petersburg. either OF which IS a
good one
The collector ~ customs for this city
will probably be appointed within the
ntNt TWO weeks The term Of Nh wal
lace expires ON July ist There IS but one
prominent candidate for this place. Mr.
john $ Bethel End n is thought his pa
pers Will he sent him shortly Mr.. Frank
Murphy wl probably be his deputy.
10 candidates have come forward 70
oppose The appointment ot Col Jas u.
BRADY to the position of collector OF In
tcrndl Revenue for this district. and ne
Will probably secure the place
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11

The Greek Army %. the Young Mems
Christian Association gave an entertain
DOC 10 it's friends iu tNr board room oi
The y N. g.. a. ia-t night
President 4. 81 Long delivered the
opening address of aI0Ome to tAe CONE
pany. Then Mr.. George Ienmlrk It}-
lOr gave some ClrFer'y rendered reDltt-
tons. After which 3D. qDattDtte. Ill
Iomnkins Mr. Chrhf Alf irl Hnd Mr.
WoodaN. player on mlnl1iin- aud gui-
tars and all these entertaining numbers
won great applause.
Secretary Mckee OF the y. NJ. e.. \.
and Mr.. t. \. Arthur. then addressed the
company. and refreshments followed.
The building was decorated for this Oc-
caslon. and the entire entertainment was
d very su-cosslul and pleas.ng one.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-11

f.f0fe tae Board of Lady Managers
ef 're Retreat ior fao Sick. ou yesterday
an application Was read from a physician
fl undertake. tle case W young woman
pre- .lt.ls very strongly her claims both
Iy WurfA and necessity. as 0lc who would
make the best use of acaltn. and t0 Va lm
D. was especially valuable. Dee added.
"At0lt ei-lt years since you took dn
afflicted man from my practice and
treated him successfully. From being q
burden before bee has ever since been "a
useful. Industrious citizen. And l hop.
you can DO the same for this young Wo-
man. or course such au appeal was
gladly accepted. being one OF the many
privileges 0f tl.s noble work. \ cot ION
working girls ls already begun at the ke
treaf-lts endowment N.l provide Tor just
such cases a- Obj. above.