The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-13
Few Words About the Men Who Saw in the
Recent Campaign Simply an Opportunity to
Kill the Men Who Were Fighting for Their

Few Words About the Men Who Saw in the
Recent Campaign Simply an Opportunity to
Kill the Men Who Were Fighting for Their
Side. 10 e...yat-t1 49,
Editor Representative.
Abraham Lincoln used to say: tYou
cannot fool all the people all the
time" This is very, true, for thank
God, there are always few who can
by no means be made to, bow their
knees to Baal. But. if Lincoln had
lived today, he would have found out
long before this, that, even though
not all the people, certainly majority
OF them can always be fooled to vote
and work against their own interest
Now, how and by what means was
the foolish majority fooled the last
time. or, in other words, what were
the causes that led up to the last VIC
tory of the goldocracy." Mind you, l
don't call it a Republican, victory, for
it was not, in any sense OF the word.
OF the world over the American peo-
Pile. In my judgement the causes
were the following: ssigt4 ~ss i, 81
1-Ignorance. 2-Boodle, (This in
cludes press, stump speakers and
traitors.) 3-Prejudice against the
Democratic party. GIVE always had
better times during a. Republican. ad-
miniStratOn," was common express
sion among the masses during the last
campaign.) 1.-The dance around the
golden calf by prizes is and bishops, with
inidelS and anarchists as their vis-a-
uis. 5-COerciOl. 6-Intimidation. Z
Lies and SANDER.
Well, the fools have spoken. They
have said that they want no free coin
age Of silver Gin THEIRS" but are sat-
listed with gold standard. Let them
have it, say, and good luck to them.
When children get what they want
they don't cry, unless they hurt them
selves by it. Likewise those who get
what they voted for at the last cleo
tion. before they find out, that the
gold standard is dangerous toy TO
handle, they will not let go Of it; l
therefore hope and pray that the Re-
majority in both houses Of Congress
after the 4th of March next. II not,
l hope that the Populists at least
will refrain from all filibustering
and allow the Republicans "full
swing l agree with you very fully
Mr.. Editor, on that point. In
deed, the Republicans would hail with
delight, chance to have the POpu-
lists resort to such tactics, and there
by relieve them OF the reSponsib lily
for their failure in bringing prosperi-
ty and good times; for they can sooner
contrive to make water run up hill,
than they can bring general prosperi-
ty under contracting volume of
money. Nay, let them pass whatever
measures they have mind to without
any hindrance whatever. as far as the
Populists are concerned. Let them
withdraw the greenbacks and destroy
them; let them issue 500 millions or
1000 millions Of bonds and buy gold
for or do with them whatever they
please; let them give US high tariff or
low tariff. or no tariff, ETC, but let the
responsibility be placed where it be-
longs. Then, IL the Republicans fail
to make good their promises, perhaps
the fools could finally be made to see
that they had been fooled. .Sed haec
salts
Permit me, Mr.. Editor, to congratu-
late you upon your election. Know
ing what timber the next Legislature
will consist of, I am we'll aware that
you will not be able to do much; but I
am glad to find that your own-not
Owen-county at least stood by you,
and did not follow the example OF
those recreant Minnesota delegates to
the st. Louis convention. Indeed, it
seemed to me at one time, as ii. all the
imps OF SEeol had been let loose upon
you. Bat, to tell the truth. had not