The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
enemies Of those who should be friends.
LET US HAVE PEACE. LET US
ALL REJOICE TOGETHER.

LET US HAVE PEACE. LET US
ALL REJOICE TOGETHER.
Instead of seeking strength by an In
congruous union with hostile elements
let us rally our own people who are
now scattered in the camps Of the
enemy. Let the bugle call ring out and
the flag rise over the battlements.
The "fusionists" themselves begin
to perceive that the dissolution Of the
Peoples party is not wise even If they
have no other object but to secure
places and honors. It would take the
ground from under their own feet.
when they discard 1t or destroy the
party on whose platform they must
stand while they make their trades.
If they fling themselves helplessly in
to the arms of Democracy, Democracy
will fling them into, the ditch.
Look at the contest in 1896 in Henne-
pin and Ramsey counties, for sheriff.
In each case the Populist vote was ne
cessary to the election of the Demo-
cratic candidate in St. Paul the Popu-
list vote far exceeded the Democratic
vote; and yet in both instances the
Populists were ignored. In Hennepin
| they obtained, out of the large patron
age of the sheriff's office, but one APP
pointee, (Mr. Lynch:) while IN ST.
PAUL THEY DID NOT GET ONE!
This Is the case everywhere
II, therefore. a Populist had no high
er object in life than the procurement
of fat Office he should insist more
zealously than all other men. upon the
unity and greatness of the Peoples
party, because it must be his stock in
trade. If it goes down he sinks into
! noth1ngness.
The Peoples party can afford to be
generous.
1t Is about to nominate Republican,
Hon. John Lind, for governor. If we
can find a Democrat who is equally
firm and outspoken as an advocate of
Popul1st principles, let us make him
Cur candidate for lieutenant governor.
Let us construct ticket so admirably,
| and so wisely selected that THE DEM
OCRATS WILL BE FORCED BY PUB
Lie OPINION IN THEIR OWN PARTY
| TO INDORSE 1T IN THEIR STATE
| CONVENTION OR AT THE POLLS.
Then the victory, if we achieve vic
tory, will be ours; and we will not be
dancing around successful Democrats
with the alms-basket of charity, beg
ging for scrap-meat, but the triumph
will leave the Peoples party entrenched
in power, and from this center a light
of inspiration will go forth to all parts
of our country.
WE BELIEVE VICTORY Is NOW
POSSIBLE IN 1900.
Come in, friend, to the meeting in
st. Paul on January 4 and S, and let us
have the grandest reunion and joliifl-
cation ever seen in Minnesota.
There is only one suggestion we
| would make-that the national COM
mite should meet and confer with the
Nashville organization committee, and
that they should Jointly agree on the
best course to be pursued. ' We are
| aware that technically the Nashville
committee does not stand upon the same
plane of authority as the national COM
mittee; but they represent a large and
influential element in the party, with
out whose cooperation 1t cannot hope
n vi p,Yt to
permit fine points. of ceremony to IRE
vent complete harmony of thought and
action ,
The Nashville committee would hardly
agree that 1t should abide, without
question, the decision of a majority If
one of the national committee. Here
again suspicious would arise, and the
suggestion would not fail to be made.
that a trap was laid for the earnest
but unwary Populist, and thai Demo-.
cratic money might be used TO corrupt
a majority of members of the national
committee to decide that no convention
should be held until 1900. and then
only after the Democrats had made
their nominations
But if there is an honest intention on
both sides there will surely be no diff
ficulty in agreeing upon the minor de-
tails.
In the meantime let Hon. Milton
Parks adjourn the conference of Jan. II
for two or three months There is no
hurry. We have two years before rs
and every effort should be made for
peace and harmony Id.
HITS THE BULLS EYE