The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-12
A STRONG LETTER.

l am delighted with the action OF the
Cincinnati convention. Every Populist
in Maine is delighted with it, and will
stand by 1t to a man. 1t has saved the
reform movement from utter and COM
plete destruction, and will be most far
reaching in it's effects.
l am at complete loss to understand
what such men as Reynolds of the Chi
cago Express, Dixon and others are driv-
ing at. They claim to be dissatisfied be-
cause nominations were made this year.
What was tho convention called for?
1t was to make nominations and was so
expressly stated in the CALL Not only
that, but it was in obedience to the refer
endum vote of the rank and file. 1t was
not conference, but a national 'nOmi-
mating convention. To have neglected
making nominations would have turned
the whole thing into bowling farce.
We have had enough of those farces.
Our people were thoroughly disguised
and disheartened with them. One more
exhibition of the sort at Cincinnati, ard
we should all hands have been laughed
out of court. Everybody can see that
the fusion or Butler wing of the party
will henceforth be Democrats. 1t is alb
solutely useless to parley over that ques-
ton any longer. God pity the man who
is SO blind as not to see this glaring
fact.
If we had waited till another year our
men would have been scattered to the
winds. The Butler gang have agreed"
to call their convention one month
earlier than the Democrats A great
concession, truly! That is exactly what
Butler and Allen want. Bryan will be
nominated in that convention by accra-
nation. Then either Butler or Allen will
be nominated for vice-president. This
will be done hoping that the Democrats
that, it would secure one or both of
these worthless cabinet position or
foreign mission. Nice little scheme,
isn't it?
have felt more respect for Allen than
fer Butler. He makes no secret of his
Democracy. He has never been any
thing but a Democrat, nor never will be.
AS for Marion Butler, he is the most
black-hearted scoundrel that ever dis
graced American politics. He is totally
devoid of either political or personal
honor. He would sell our party or his
country to the Democrats or the devil, if
by doing so he could advance his own
personal interests. He is doomed to the
most ignOminiOus failure. The Demo-
Gratis will spew him out, and long before
1900 there will be none so mean as to do
him honor.
l sincerely pity those Populsts who
are sincere in thinking that the best
thing to do is to stick to the Butler
crowd hoping to control matters in 1900
They will not have the weight of a fly
on coach wheel. They have been bum
coed, and will be left high and dry. They
must either go into the Democratic
party or return to us. Which will it be?
Look at the position in which these
men are placed. Texas gave an over
whelming majority on the referendum
vote in favor of a nominating conven-
ton this year. Harry Tracy attested to
this fact himself His paper is now sup
porting Butler and his crowd. This
treachery has lost the state of Texas to
the Populists this year, and will cost
Tracy more than one-half his subscrip-
ton list. Every paper claiming to be for
the middle Of the road and yet refusing
to support the action taken at Cincin-
natl, will be dead in less than a year.
They have nothing to hope for from the
Butler-Democratic crowd, while they
have driven from their support all true
Populists and reformers. Men like
the mills of the gods grind slowly, but
they grind exceedingly fine.
What of our ticket nominated at Gin
cinnati? 1t is the grandest ever homi
mated for a political party in America
Wharton Barker is one of the very ablest
statesmen that his country has ever pro-
duced He is immensely strong with the
| laboring men, and, in fact, with all
classes. He is also one of the great
business men of the country, and there
| fore cannot be laughed out of court as
professional agitator. He will attract
thousands of men to our ticket that no
other man could possibly have done.
| AS for Ignatius Donnelly, words of
praise seem useless. His brilliant intel
| lect everybody admits and admires. His
| fame is not confined to Minnesota, or
even to this country. 1t is worldwide
F. His honor and patriotism are beyond
! question. His name and fame will live
! and be revered when such contemplate
| time-servers as Allen and Butler have
sunken into oblivion. Yes, it is a grand
| ticket, and will steadily grow.
| Now what is the duty of all reformers
at this time? 1t is to rally around Bar
ker and Donnellly, and let the fact be
known. Thousands of our men are hold
! ing back and dare not speak except with
bated breath. They want to support the
| ticket, but are waiting to see what will
turn up. Let these men come boldly