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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
SHALL WE NOMINATE IN 1898.

Mr.. Editor: Expressions of opin-
ions from the ranks being call
ed for on this question, 1
Will venture to express my own, (but
will first review the situation and make
a few definitions), SO that my position
will be clearly appreciated.
l understand a party to be an Or
ganization of citizens holding similar
opinions on one or more important
questions of public policy
party is organized for the purpose
OF controlling the laws and administra-
ton of the state, and government in
conformity to the declared opinions of
its members. To gain such control the
party must elect it's own pledged mem
bers to all administrative and major
ity of legislative Offices
party once organized is necessarily
opposed to every other party
The organization of a party assumes,
first, a confidence that the control of
government in accordance with the par
ty policy is for the best interests and
welfare of a majority Of the people;
second, that the organizers could not
control the policy of any existing party.
If two parties unite upon the same
candidate who is member of one cf
the parties, it must be inferred either
that the Office for which such candidate
is nominated is unimportant in it's bear
ing upon government control, of that the
fundamental principles of one party have
been compromised; or that a majority
of the membership OF one party has
been converted, en- masse, to the funda-
mental principles Of the other.
Under the last inference the natural
sequence would be for the converted
party to disband its organization. AS
suming the above definitions to be cor
rect 1 ask, where is the Peoples party
"at?"
The Peoples party came into the po-
litical arena, asking the support of the
people on three fundamental principles:
Finance transportation and land.
Around each of these great principles
were several minor propositions, not
vital to the principles and that might,
or might not, be acted upon when the
party came into power.
The free coinage of silver was a min
or proposition to the fundamental finan-
cial reform demanded by the Peoples
party platform.
The Peoples party compromised it's
fundamental principles by uniting with
an opposing party, on a subordinate
proposition.
By this action the party jeopardized
its position in the political arena, Great
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
The MOST SENSIBLEYET
The UntaXed Home.
(Chicago EXpress.)


Nothing would so completely DESTROY
land monopoly as the untaxed home. If
home ownership was encouraged by a
$4,000 exemption, every acre of specula-
tors land would be quickly placed on
the market and at prices that would
make large part of it sell.
The untaxed home would secure to
our country forever the most patriotic
citizenship of any nation on earth.
No happier people could be found than
a nation where the homes were secure
from the rapacity of political robbers
where no family would be thrown into
the street owing to tax levy made by
political plunderers.
Let speculation pay the taxes and let
the homes.
Exemption of the home is in perfect
accord with our fundamental law, for
there is not a state in the union where
exemptions of some nature are not al
lowed, and what we insist is, that these
exemptions be extended to cover the
home, to a limited value, and thus en-
courage every person to have a home.
The placing of tax burdens on specu-
lative interests would make spectators
sell their land, and there is no other
proposed plan of taxation which would
so effectually accomplish this end
Our position on this question is abso-
lutely unassailable from any we'll
grounded economic standpoint and en-
braces the true ideas of protection as
well as the true basis for taxation.
1t would put an end to the present
methods of making small property own
ers bear more than a just share Of the
burdens of government while large hold
ers bear less than a fair proportion
Homes are now taxed on a much larg-
er percentage of real valuation than the
large holdings of spectators.
If the people would make the home
free from tax they could afford to let
spectators and corporations fight the
tax question out among themselves,
rather than see Mollie and the babies
turned out of doors as present methods
are doing
The eXigencies Of taxation and the
opportunities for placing burdens on
those least able to bear them, need not
be argued with our readers.
The methods by which burdens are
shifted from the rich, and onto the mid
die classes, the workers; and the plans
by which labor is indirectly taxed to
support monopolies are too numerous to
be recounted.
What we plead for is the right of a
family to a home on earth which no
board of tax commissioners can invade;
home against which no gang of poll
ticians can place debt which will con-
fiscate it.
We believe this is right and challenge
criticism. 1t is not single tax, neither
is it antagonistic to other reforms, but
it is a measure of itself which stands
alone on the one proposition to forever
protect the home from systems of legal
lied robbery.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
Waite NOMINATED
G. E. kinman of Montana Presents
the Name of COlOrado's Ex-Gover-
nor for President.-Nore of the
Referendum.
Missouri Worldly

(Missouri Worldly
The fusionists triumphed at st. Louis
in '96, not by reason of their superior
numbers (for they were really in the
minority, but because they were united
in their purpose and on their candi-
date, while we Of the. middle Of the road
were taken by surprise, were not unit
on purposes or candidate Now it is to
avoid any such calamity as to the fu-
ture that 1 propose to move up a bit
Mr.. Bateman's nomination of Whar-
ton Barker is fast placing the Peoples
party in the same predicament in which
we fioundered in '96. I have forseen for
some time, and I hereby forewarn, that
the sunken rock in front of our noble
ship is the silver Republican party.
alliance with the Democrats. That was
tried and failed and the thoughts of the
people are adverse 70 it and such a
fusion will never again be popular But
the scouts are already in the field with
Mr. Bateman as their captain and Whar-
ton Barker for their candidate to draw
us into an alliance with the silver Re-
publicans-a party whose bedrock
principle is fusion. AS separate party
it has no existence: its bold object is
fusion with any party mat will declare
for silver. 1t is goldbug Republican in
all directions except silver. This party
is on the dicker and our horse-tradns
Populists will not be long in making a
deal with them unless we keep the stable
locked. Such a deal is now on the tapis.
How are we to meet it? A mere mega
tive course will not win. We may shol
our protests against Mr.. Barker's NOM
ination until we split our throats and
he cares nothing about it, because he
is the only candidate in the field and
should he remain so, is sure to win.
now. in behalf of the, middle of the road
Populists of Montana anu the great
bowling West, l place in nomination
as our candidate for president in 1900,
that grand champion of liberty, ex-Gov.
Davis H. Waite, of Colorado, the only
man in modern times who ordered out
the troops to project poor men, l am
not naming voluminous writer who has
dropped few lines which might indi-
cate that their author is a Populist, but
a man who announced in trying hour
that If it becomes necessary he is ready
to ride to his horses bridle-bits in the
blood of plutocracy. I am not naming
him alone because he has a brilliant
mind and if seated in the presidential
chair might accomplish much, but be-
cause of what he did as governor of Co.
dorado. l stand my candidate on his
record. BY it let him be measured By
it let him rise or by it let him fall.
The monopoly press has never once
WINGED at the thought of our nominat-
ing Barker, but if we would be wise
enough to nominate Waite, plutocracy
would scream. The man whom they
least desire, the man who has incurred
the most bitter hatred o. our Million
aires is the one to love, to trust, to
honor
Let me warn silver Republican
crowd: The old guard will never elecl
man president unless he be a Populist
and have record as such. There tie
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
The Work OF Fusion.

The Peoples party is sadly disrupted,
it's membership grievously scattered
Three years ago it counted two millions
of voters, today scarcely as many hun
Greds of thousands. Thus has it fallen
from its principles, no rectihcatiOn Of
the evils, the inequalities, the obstacles
to prosperity, general happiness and
progress for the removal of which the
Peoples party stood pledged; against
which it was organized as living pro-
test. On the contrary, those evils, those
injustices growing out of an appreciat-
ing measure of value, those inequalities
in transportation rates that make such
a thing as equality, equality Of oppor-
tunity in the production of wealth,
equality of chance in it's enjoyment out
of the question, are more pronounced
than ever and the need Of a party, a
peoples party that will give back to the
people their own, insure to them the
enjoyment of their liberties, remove
these evils and so restore to our people
that equality of opportunity and chance
guaranteed by the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence and consecrated as an in
alienable right of man by the blood OF
the patriots that watered the revOln-
tionary battlefields, is greater than ever
before.-Philadelphi American.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
The Power of the Press.

(NeW York NOlce)
The political power Of the press is
just now the subject of considerable dis
cussion among those who are supposed
to WELD that power 1t will be recalled
that the present mayor of Chicago was
elected despite the vigorous opposition
of every daily paper in the city except
one, and the next mayor of New York
city had but one prominent daily on his
side, and that espOused his cause in a
very gingerly manner. What then has
become of the supposed power of the
press? That is the question that edi-
tors are asking themselves. The an
swer, as it seems to us, is to be found
in the fact that the newspaper, espec-
tally the daily, has become a great COM
mercial enterprise pure and simple,
operated with almost exclusive reference
to commercial success. The old-time
journalistic traditions survive in a way,
but they are entirely dominated by the.
commercial principle. The newspaper
holds itself in the same attitude as the
lawyer who is ready to espouse either
side of a fairly decent case according
to the retainer placed in his hands. It
is only question Of what will pay.
The personal convictions of an editor
count for nothing. The editor is very
rarely his own master nowadays, being
mere tool in the hands of a stock
corporation, and personal responsibility
for the utterances of the paper are diff
cult to place. The control of the paper
is vested first in the stockholders and
second in the chief ad yerising patrons.
Their interests, not the interests of the
public nor the rights of the readers,
are the ones considered. About the
only latitude now allowed to personal
feelings and opinions is in the way of
malice and spite and blackmail. The
paper takes up it's side in a political
fight as a paid advocate would, and
fights with as little regard for fairness,
truth, and notions of honor as lawyer
would in a corporation case There are
exceptions. but they are becoming fewer
each year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

could be had. But the people would
turn their backs upon such protracted
orators before the time had half elapsed.
Third, because the condition of parties
at this time is SIMPLY CHAOTIC. l
regret to say the condition of the Peo-
ple's party is no exception to this con-
dltlon. Before going into national
nominating convention, unity and har-
mony should be restored, otherwise the
convention will be useless, if not a de-
luslve parade of broken fragments. l
am a Populist standing ERECT on the
Omaha platform, where once we stood
as brothers and labored as patriots The
year 1893 in my opinion should be devot-
ed to healing our breaches and re-unit-
ing our party. If I understand the mat
ter correctly, Populists are completely
united on all cardinal principles
Breaches in the party have grown out
or dlIerences as to the true lines of
policy to secure and realize the princi-
pies OF our platform. Is there not wis
dom and patriotism enough in our par
ty to heal all such breaches? We should
not only better unite ourselves but
should better understand the future mol
Icy of the two old parties before our
convention is held,
Sufficient perhaps has been developed
to FIX THE STATUS OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY. The administra-
tlon and its representatives in congress
are absolutely the SERVANTS OF THE
MONEY POWER. A large element in
the Republican party devoted to poDu-
lar rights and an American monetary
system, will in 1900 seek and find other
party affiliations. 1t is evident that q
conflict is now going on in the Demo-
cratic party. The so-called sound-mon-
ey wing (but really the foreign none
tary wing) will strive to get control
of the organization, or materially modi-
fy the Chicago platform. If they sue
ceed by manipulating the party machine
land present indications ARE NOT ALL,
AGAINST THEIR SUCCESS) then
majority of the rank and file of the
Democrats in the South, West and North
west will seek and find other party afil-
iations. | see no reason why in both
cases that aftiliation should not be found
in our party If WE ARE UNITED. No
national convention Of our party should
be held until time more fully discloses
the policy of other parties. Let us be
wise and act upon the old adage, 'That
all things come to him who waits.'
am fusionist for the purpose of
FUS1NG OUR PARTY, and I want the
fusion so complete that there will he
no dlslntegration upon mere lines of
policy. JAS. G. FIELD
Gordonsville, Va.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

those who think the old guard are putty
men and can be warped any way to suit
a few peart chaps, but warn them it
holds within it's ranks the finest writer's,
speakers and thinkers the world has
produced in any age or country and we
are for right. Let us rally to the stand
ard of ex-Gov. Waite, not alone for
what we believe he will do if elected,
but for what he has done as the execu-
tive officer Of the great state of Colo
RADIO. Not from the cold-blooded, selfish
East, but out of the loins of patriotic
West must come the hero who is to in
augurate the first year OF the Xxx cen
tury, grand year of jubilee, when all the
bonded shall go free and all rejoice in
an even start in the race for life. peace
on earth and good viii to men.
G. E. KINMAN.
WoOdville, Mont.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
WARNING TO GAGE
Hic Currency Schemes Criticised by
Senator Chandler.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. Ex-senator
Chandler, of New Hampshire, has written
letter to the Washington Post, in which
he says:
If the secretary Of the treasury and his
single gold standard associates will cease
their demand for impossible currency leg
1slation, congress will pass the necessary
appropriation bills, probably take care Of
Hawaii and Cuba, there will not be a SER
ious party division during the session and
there will be an adjournment in May. Busi-
ness will revive, the treasury receipts will
equal the expenditures the balance OF
trade will continue in our favor and the
Republican party WILL in November, 1898,
elect majority of the house in the Fifty
fifth congress.
"On the other hand, if Secretary Gage
continues to press upon congress bill, the
object of which. he says. is, first, to COM
init the country moro thoroughly to the
gold Standard and the immediate ehect
of which is to throw doubts upon the sim
cerity of the presidents declaration in fav-
or of continued efforts to secure bimetal-
lism. a political turmoil will arise in con-
gress, which Will split the now united Re-
publicans into fragments while it will
unite and consolidate the now incongruOus
opposition. 1t is not feasible to retire the
greenbacks; there is more probability that
the bill will be sent to the president to in
crease their amount. 1t Is not possible to
secure the passage through either house
of a bill making the greenbacks into gold
notes authorizing bonds payable in gold.
The effort to do either thing will probably
result in the passage Of a bill for the re-
demption of the greenbacks in silver dol
lars and for the payment of all
United States bonds in gold or sill
yer coin in the discretion Of the
president, who will be commanded
to exercise his opinion for the ad-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
OPPOSED TO NOMINATING IN 1898.
A Letter From Hon. James G. Field,
of Virginia. Our Candidate for
Vice RreSilent in 1892.

A Letter From Hon. James G. Field,
of Virginia. Our Candidate for
Vice President in 1892.
Editor Representative:
AS to the propriety of calling ma
tional nominating convention sometime
during the year 1898, the Representative
has very wisely invited expression of
opinion in regard to such call.
l am decidedly opposed to it for tile
following and other, reasons:
First, because it would be unprece-
dented. No party in American politics
ever formally nominated a presidential
ticket three years i'll advance of the
election.
Second because it would be unwse
even if the party was harmoniously
uited. Too many changes, in personnel
and opinion, of party leaders to justify
such action. A ticket without an ac-
tive and organized canvass would Gle
of dry rot in three years. No party
Certainly not the Populist) could sus-
tain a canvass for three years. Neither
the money nor the personal labor for
such canvass could be had
Perhaps some speeches for a perdiem
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
vantage of the government and not for the
advantage of the creditor.

vantage Of the government and not for the
advantage Of the creditor.
with such an uproar in congress as
these proceedings will create with Western
congressman embroled therein with presi
Dental VetOeS, as threatened by Sec: cta1v
Gage, under angry discussion, 1t will han
pen that all business enterprises and funds
and stocks Will be disturbed, prices will
fall, insolvencies will increase and the Re-
publicans will lose the congressional cleo
tions In 1888 as disastrOusly as they did in
1890. at which time, therefore, a BRYAN
Democratic president and congress will he
chosen.
whether we are to have one of these
results-political safety, or political de-
struction-depends entirely upon the course
to be pursued by Secretary Gage and those
who are pressing him forward, namely.
the Gold Standard League of New York
and the self-constituted national monetary
conference. How much Secretary Gage
cares for the Republican party is not
known. Whether President Mckinley whose
good faith toward bimetallism are coming
to the test, will stop his secretary in his
insane career is not known. 1t is hoped
he will. But no political situation has been
clearer than the present to sound eyes
since the Republican party began it's mar
velous career AZ years ago. There are
times for all things. There is a time to
move and a time to keep still, and now is
the time to SO keep
1T is simply political suicide for the Re-
publican party in this congress to affirma-
lively open the discussion of the money
question and to bring on yea and nav
votes upon currency legislation. We ought
to await the progress Of international
bimetallism, the advent of business pros
perity, and the filling Of the treasury by
the normal workings soon to be seen Of
the new tariff law. Shall we wait for these
things, or rush on to self-destruction?
President Mckinley must decide. Will he
act for his people, or for his plutocrats?
Upon his answer will depend the events
of 1898.
(SigneO "WM. E. CHANDLER
Dec lS 1S97''
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
Hog Cholera
CAN BE CURED

In most cases and prevented in all by the
proper use of Hog Dodge Cholera Cure
sold on guarantee.
This medicine was put on the Northern
market on Oct. %, 1896, after Mr.. Dodge
had conducted free public test in Polk
and Dallas Counties Iowa. In this test
1,13S hogs infected with cholera were treat
ed. These hogs were owned by prominent
farmers and the test was watched by many
public men. The result shows a total saved
in the entire lot of 1O50, 95 per cent of
the lot. Seventy-five per cent of all hogs
infected with cholera die These figures
were reversed. In a subsequent test, now
being made in Johnson county, Iowa, but
not yet completed, equally satisfactory re-
suits are being obtained. This is the first
medicine ever placed on the market which
has stood public test of it's merits.
Below we append the following indorse-
mentS.
Des MOines, Ia, Dec 1. 1S97.-This Is to
certify that l was present during the treat
ments of the hogs used in the public test
given by Mr.. Dodge for his medicine in
Polk and Dallas counties. this state. and
that l saw the condition of the hogs at the
start and at the finish. The hogs had
cholera. l was skeptical and expected them
to die On the contrary, they not only
stopped dying, but at once began to get
well. have also watched subsequent tests
and am convinced that Mr. Dodge has at
last discovered something that will check
the ravages of this dread disease
A. W. RICHER,
Secretary Peoples Party State Committee
This medicine has been on the Georgia
market for some time, and has the official
Endorsement of the commissioner of agri-
culture of that state. In view of the fact
that a great demand has been created by
the Iowa tests a branch office has been
opened in Des Moines, Ia. The price of
the medicine is 81 per per package One
package will treat cure old hogs. II
shoats or "A pigs. This medicine has never
yet failed to prevent cholera, and eyerv
FARMER should have on hand half dozen
packages to administer to his hogs ON the
first symptoms Of this destroyer of his
most valuable product. Address nearest
Office.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

Ignorance is one of the greatest foes
Of the race. 1t is curse to faith and
hope and an ally to oppression.
He lives most wisely who realizes
that the breath of eternity is always
blowing on the cheek of time
The second baby may weigh three
pounds more than the first without
causing half as much excitement
The most exquisite times in most
peoples lives are those when they are;
perhaps unconsciously, expecting s,me-
thing.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22
T0WNE WASTHERE
MINNEAPOLIS FREE SILVER MEN
MEET THEIR IDOLS.

Presence Of Several Politicians in
the City Made the Excuse for a
Gathering of the Faithful at E. S,
COrser's Ohice-JOhn Lind, Major
Those Present-The Duluth States
man Reported Good Prospects for
Fusion All Along the Line-Minne-
apO1is Democrats Making ElabO-
rate Plans for Their Gathering,
Jan. IL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

The Rings steal hundreds Of MILL
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plunder Is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up the
leaders Of the two old parties. to
darken intelligence and make the
voters poor, blind and incapable OF
self-defense. Strike before 1t Is too
late.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-22

He is the best accountant who can
cast up correctly the sum of his own
errors.
man can never get to be very good
friends with a woman that reminds
him of his wife.