The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-04-27
STIRRING 1T UP.

Inc llluStrlOuS SanchO rama, Ion
Quixote's philosophic squire, said on a
certain occasion: THE more you stir
it the better it won't SMELL"
1t is a pity that that distinguished
statesman, Major James NJ. Bowler, Of
Bird Island, MINI, has not somewhat
Of Sancho's good sense.
Sancho was governor of an island,
and the major hopes in Heavens good
time, to be governor of Minnesota; and
he thinks the more he stirs it the better
it WILL smell; and that he will there
by advance to the heights of his ambi-
ton, covered with honor and odor.
And so he writes us the following let
ter:
Bird Island, April 16, 1898.
The Representative
Mr.. Donnelly: In your issue of Jan.
b. 1898, charged me with having
written a threatening letter. in
which l said Unless we submitted to
the leadership of S. M. owen, the leader
of the fusionists and followed him submits
sively into the Democratic camp we would
be forced to leave the party and would
take but very few with u.s." In your ISSUE
charge and requested you to publish the
letter referred to so that your readers
could have the truth. In the same issue Mr.
Donnelly promised to get the letter and
publish it within 60 days. Time is vi
and more than up but that letter has not
been published. Mr.. Donnelly is once NOR.
domiciled in the classic shades Of Nininger
and can publish that letter without max
Ing trip of fifty miles to get It," thele-
fore once more rquest him to publish 1t
Yours truly
]. NJ BOWLER.
To accommodate the major we have
hunted over our old letters, and found
the communication in question It is
dated Aug. 81, 1897, and is open to the
inspection of the major or any of his
friends.
In the closing paragraphs Sancho
Panza-we beg pardon-the major =
says:
Il do not consider Mr.. Owen In any
sence an Office-seeker. He has done
more for the party than the party has
ever done for him. Any man who
seeks to strike him down or discredit
him with the Peoples party of this
state makes a sad mistake He may
succeed in leading away small faction,
but he cannot destroy the Peoples party
or crush Mr.. Owen"
II this is not declaration that Gun
less we submit to the leadership of S.
M. Owen we will be forced to leave the
party; and will take but a very few
with U.S." we do not know what the
English language means.
ANY man." said the major, who
seeks to dlscredit S. NJ Owen, .. I.
may lead away small faction, but he
cannot destroy the Peoples party or
crush Mr.. Owen"
LEAD it away" Where? Out of the
party, OF course. This means-submit
to Owens dictatorship, or go out of the
party, and take mighty few with you.
And this is what the major insists on
stirring up, for the sake Of the fragrance,
ment
We do not want to crush Mr.. Owen.
but we do not want him to crush the
Peoples party.
HE HAS OPPOSED EVERY NATE
RIAL PRINCIPLE OF THAT PARTY.
Captain Nelson says that in 1890 ne
would not permit men to speak for him
who favored greenbacks!
In 1894 he declared that the party
must not advocate the free coinage of
silver!
In 1896 he made a speech against the
"Iniatitive and Referendum" plan being
put in our national platform; and then
denied it until we proved his treason
by four unprejudiced witnesses! ~!
And ever since that campaign he has
preached fusion" with the Democrats
declared that it made no difference what
flag we marched under: only week
ago took part in a Democratic club
meeting; and is working even now,
with Lynch, Gibbs. ct al. to force US
into q union with men who do not hold
cur principles.
II Major Bowler IL right-f we can
not be a Populist unless we follow S. NJ.
Owen-and II the Peoples party 30 de-
clares In its coming state convention
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