The representative., 1897-10-27

the Peoples party this winter, and then
if we must quarrel next summer, go at
it hammer and tongs." l. D.
"FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED."
We call the especial attention OF all
Populists to the following clippings:
Major Bowler of Bird Island, and Igna-
| thus Donnelly have locked horns. Bowler
| believes in working along lines that will
combine the silver forces. while Ignatius
| Is an advocate Of the 'middle-of-the-road
| policy" 1t is safe to predict that the
middle of the roadsters'' will be buried
| out Of sight when the people are repre-
| sented at the state convention.-Gencoe
| Enterprise.
| And they ought to ''be buried out of
| sight" This policy Of rule or ruin that
| has characterized Donnelly and his fol-
| lowers for years has injured the cause Of
| reform In this state. The people will
speak in the next campaign. and this
policy will not be at the head and don't
you forget it.-Sleepy Eye Herald.
We have the greatest respect for
Brother Hodges. of the Sleepy Eye Herald,
! and do not intend to say anything unkind
! Of him; but II them be his sentiments
politically. he is pretty fish.
| In the fuson-antifusio fght-between
| Bowler and DOnnelly the latter Is right
| and the former is wrong If fusion takes
| place next year it will be a flatter failure
| than it was last year.-Fergus Falls
| Journal.
Some of our readers have perhaps
felt that we were wrong to keep up
our continual warnings of the dangers
that lie before the Peoples party of
Minnesota-but the foregoing extracts
show that we were right. s. M. Owen
and his followers intend that "nolens
volens," "will-he-nill-he," we must get
into bed with the Democratic party next
year; give up our "prejudices." toWit.
our belief in principles: cease to take
so much interest In our party" not
particular what name or what banner
we march under; abandon the great or
ganization that was established in 1891,
and which cast a million votes in 1892,
| and degrade our whole movement into
| conspiracy for spoils-a scheme to
| elect few men into Office paying big
| salaries.
] The Sleepy Eye Herald sounds the
| tocsin. It throws down all pretences,
| and boldly avows the purpose Of these
fusiOnists to merge our party into the
Democratic party. They intend to take
possession of the state convention of
| 1898, and then indorse the Democratic
ticket or meet with them In joint con-
vention to select a ticket. N'-9 -~
Forewarned is fore-armed Do the
/ Populists of Minnesota want that kind
of deal? Do they believe the object
of the organization Is trades and dick
ers with other political parties?
S. M. Owen Is behind all this busi-
ness. He is insane for office. In 1890
he ran for governor, on the Alliance
ticket, although he never belonged to
the Alliance, or contributed one cent to
its support. In 1892 he was" scheming
for United States senator. In 1894 he
was candidate for governor
again, on the Peoples party
ticket, although ne did his
best, in 1891 and 1892, to prevent the
establishment Of the Peoples party. In
1896 he was candidate for congress on
the Democratic ticket, refusing to ac-
cept the Populist nomination, until the
Democrats placed him on their ticket.
He will be a candidate for something
every year as long as God lets him live.
He Is thirsty for government pap"
from the beginning to the end of his
intestinal canal. He is now lying back,
as usual, scheming and casting bullets
for other men to fire. He thinks the
sole end and aim of the Peoples party
is OFFICE; and he wants the office;
and to get the office he is ready to
trade away the Peoples party to the
Democracy.
And this is the meaning Of the declar-
alton of war now being made against
ourself and every man who thinks the
Peoples party ought to be maintained
in it's integrity, as distinct organiza-
tion.
We are sure that ee-fourths, yes,
four-fifths, of the Peoples party of
Minnesota do not want to give up their
organization, or merge it with the DEM
ocratic. or any other party. But just
as certain as doom the other one-third,
or one-fourth, will control things, unless
the earnest and radical men rise I'D in
their wrath and deprive these schemers
of all power for evil.
THE PEOPLES PARTY MUST NOT
DIE! 1T MUST LIVE! It's life, as an
integral part Of a great national reform
organization, Is worth more than all the
offices Of Minnesota for generation.
Let the Populists of Minnesota take
up this great question in their meet
ings, this winter, and express their con-
clusions so that we may all understand
what they want.
If the Democratic party fills the bill"
let us all join 1t, and have done with
this squabbling. Now certain men are
remaining in our ranks simply to carry
away their fellows with them, and de-
stroy the party. Is this right? Is It
just? Is 1t honest? Let us be either
fish, flesh or good red-herring." Ma
ture abhors mongrels- with
the head of horse and the ears and
tail OF an ass. 1t denies them the ca
pacity Of perpetuation.
FriendEyOu see what is ahoad ~-o