The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17


either Of them, and Hennepin county is
going to send him to congress. l. d.
APPROACHING DOTAGE.
In the National Republican of Aug. IL
it's aged editor, Maj. w. A. Hotchkiss,
eulogizes the patriotism of Senator Teller
as follows:
Among the patriotic statesmen Of America
stands Senator Henry NJ. Teller, of Colo
RADIO During his long political career he
has been governed by an honest devotion
to country and the best good of its collective
people. Until the Republican party wholly
surrendered to Shylock he was one of the
most faithful advocates, all the time de-
Tending the Lnconian system Of finance.
AS a delegate to the Republican party ma
tional convention held in st. Louis in 1896.
he insisted that the party platform should
empha tically declare in favor of restoring
silver to its equal rank with gold as a
money metal. The Mark Hannas had got
control of the convention and turned it
over to the money power which insists up
on its right to establish single gold stand
ard. This compelled Senator Teller to spit
upon his convictions or walk out of the con-
ventiOn. With others he walked out and
organized what is known the Silver Re-
publican party, to which he now strongly
adheres
Senator Teller represents every con-
ScientiouS true Republican in tine nation.
His position is identical with that of every
honest leader Of the party until ShylOck
purchased majority of them. Until 1896
every Republican platform declared for the
equality of gold and silver money metals
therefore the Silver Republicans are the
only representatives OF the party. Those
who want an honest money system. adapt
ed to the wants of all the people, will vote
with Senator Teller.
In the same issue, and on the same
page of the National Republican, the
major condemns Minnesota boilers and
exploits his own patriotism at the June
Is convention as follows:
large majority Of the delegates de-
clared in favor of a union ticket, to be
supported by Populsts Democrats. Silver
Republicans and all others who desire an
honest state government and financial re-
form in the national government. To the will
of the majority we yielded all personal pref
udices in favor Of our own line of policy.
In no other way can a party of progress
be maintained. Not to submit to the ma.
jority leads to ruin. Those who bolted from
the majority, because they could not have
their own way, are the inconsistent ones.
There are no reasonable excuses for their
position No common sense Popuist can
follow them creditab1y.. The character OF
leadership of the bolt increases our surprise
that any sef-respecting Populist can follow
the outlaws. We have never met more
politically disreputable set. The Faribault
Jeffersonan cannot too soon abandon their
company. To be consistent It must obey the
majority of the convention.
Oh, consistency! thou art indeed a
priceless gem, and here thou art plainly
revealed.
At st. Louis Teller, with a minority
following, bolts the convention of his
party, and such action characterizes him
as hero and patriot. At Minneapolis
Donnelly. with minority following,
bolts the convention Of his party, and
presto. change! such action characterizes
him as political disreputable
Imagine Teller at St. Louis, like a yell
low cur, whipped under the Republican
band wagon by the Mark Hannas, and
whining: I'm no other way can party
of progress be maintained. Not to SUBJ
nit to the majority leads to ruin. Those
who bolted from the majority because
they could not have their own way are
the inconsistent ones. There is no rea-
sonable excuse for their position"
Had the brave and patriotic Teller
used such language, Americans with one
accord would have declared him a knave.
coward or a fool. Maj. Hotchkiss
would have o. KID that verdict.
The Populist party is an organized
bolt against both old parties. Every
member of our party became Populist
by boiling his former party. Mai.
Hotchkiss came into our party over the
same route; he was not born a Populist.
He made the transfer at an advanced
stage in life by boiling the wrong to
espouse the right, by boiling the major
ity of his party because he could not
have his own way" The worlds pro-
gress has been series of bolts. Every
step toward higher civilization and
better conditions has been a bolt. The
worlds reformers have all been boilers.
In 1776 America bolted from Britain
Cuba has bolted from Spain. Teller. in
minority, bolted the Hanna majority
Bryan, with his followers, bolted Cleve-
landism. Minnesota Populists Zeke Aus
tin, and on Sept. 5, at Cincinnati, the
true Populists of the nation will bolt
fusion and Butlerism. A bolt from the
logic of the situation is necessarily a mi
nority movement, and who will say that
all these bolts were not logical, consist
ent and right?
The majors comments on Teller
course at st. Louis are sensible; his at
tempted justification of his own course
on June Is is inconsistent, absurd, illogi-
cal, ridiculous and wrong.
True Populists have no fear of a party
whip. They no longer cringe before
bosses; they have ceased to regard bolt
ers as criminals or outlaws. They re-
fuse to bend to a machine. Dictators
have lost control. One man cannot dis
perse Populist conference with threats.
with condemnation or with gray hairs.
When a genuine and effective union of
reform forces finally takes place, 1t will
be contaminated by that logical argu-