The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-19
CONVENTION ECHOES.

SONN ENI1ON ECHOES.
Heaa the Voice of the People.
EXTRACTS from letter by Secretary Dr
H. B. Fay.)
Inc loudest echo resounding through
out Minnesota and now re-echoed by
the st. Louis meeting of Jan. 18th. saws
that the Peoples Party is worth pre-
serving, and shall be preserved by
early state and national conventions.
lhfee-fourths of Senator Buffers com
mlttee, was represented at this meeting
ana their combined resolutions to this
effect We're, like that of our state con-
VentlOn, unanimous. All Populists
know fusion will destroy and has killed
any party INDUCING in it. "The hand
OF compromise never yet gained bat
tie. Because Of the present chaotic
condition Of the political world, it is
most peculiarly true now that by early
nominating conventions our party will
snatch great victory from the greedy
clutch of mOnopolists and for the bene-
tit OF the farming and industrial classes.
But in strange discord with this
growing and universal harmony. read
what these few fusionists write, the
only ones that defended fusion. R.
Glavin, Warren, Mimi: Fusion of
SO strengthened the Peoples Party.
Anti-fusion is despair" Lucian l..
Sweet, Fairmont, Mimi "The candi-
dates l have voted for have always
been defeated. l believe in late con-
ventions. especially national so as to
cooperate with the Democrats under
Bryan on the platform of go Show
the Democrats we are willing to make
concessions" Mr.. E. r. Lynch, Min
neapolis, and secretary to state commit
tee, writes: "Hold our convention the
same time with the Democrats and
silver Republicans. Appoint commit
tee to report our platform to the others
for cooperation"
In contrast to such lack of arguments
by an insignificant minority, READ
WHAT THE FOLLOWING MEN have
to say, and my Office files are filled
with others like them which any one
can see, but which The Representative
has not room to publish A leading
Populist from the southern states
writes: Senator Butler has been
hard at work since November
trying to divide the mlddle-of-
the-road forces by delay" A
fusionist in the east of national repu-
tation, who requests me for the present
to withhold his name, writes II feel
more concerned about the possibility of
reform than 1 have before for long
time. They have elected in Boston a
mayor ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICK
EFT, who has built up a powerful ma
chine. AND WHO HAS REFUSED TO
STATE WHETHER HE IS FOR OR
AGAINST THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Wages here are being re-
duced, business is Frustrated and gen.
eral misery is increasing"
Prof E. w. Bemis, Manhatten, Kan
by your Middle-of-th committee
is the ultimate solution of the money
question" Prof Frank Parsons Bos-
ton, Mass; with a few changes in
the details l may say that your Mid
| road paper-money plank is excellent,
and that all Of the recommendations
Of the st. Louis committee, are very
gratifying" Hon. Ignatius Donnelly:
IF the Populists make early nominal
lions national, state and local before
and Independent of all other parties.
they will sweep the country" Hon. F.
G. Gibbs, Waterville, Mimi: 81 be-
lieve the Peoples Party should nomi-
nate it's own candidates and conduct
it's own campaign in $685. l do not
believe our party should sacrifice one
iota of principle in order to work with
any other party. 1 most emphatically
declare for the holding Of our state
convention prior to that of any other
political party" Hamlin V. Poore,
Bird Island, Mimi: eff the Minneap-
oils fusion leaders were to succeed IN
having their way, I will wager my
small farm Gall 1 have) that next fall
there will be the smallest vote ever
polled in proportion to population, and
that the Republicans will have a walk
over. Dissatisfied voters will want as
surance of a possible change for the
better. Such assurance cannot be guar
anteed by any combination short Of
honest men fearlessly standing for all
those principles demanded by the
Omaha platform regardless of ridicule
or abuse Hold our conventions prior
to those of other political parties" A.
S. Stephens, Beardsley, Mimi: II am
satisfied we have catered too long to a
Democratic kite-tail for the success of
reform. 1 am heartily in favor of your
Mid-Road agitation for the Peoples
Party, for am Populist. I have so