The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-26

ultS ndrQ, WHICH 1S WndI the raScalS
deserve. Fusion is a dead duck in
California. Hereafter the Populists go
alone or not at all. We feel like shoot
ing man who cries fusion. Our motto
is put none but the old guard on duty
in these trying times"
f. p. Cunneen writes from Cleve;-
land, Ohio: Times are very hard here.
There is from one to three assignments
made every day, and numerous suicides
on account of business failures. Too
much confidence 1 suppose. There are
at least 10000 men walking the streets
Of Cleveland looking for an opportunity
to earn an honest living. The only
mills opened by Mckinley are the soup
mills. 1 say now, as I have often said
before, the mills of the East will never
start until the opening Of the mints
gives the people of the West money
with which to buy the factory products.
Yours for more money issued by the
government direct and less misery for
all the people,"
Jas. Shannon, of st. Paul, sends lis a
strong letter urging the retention Of
our party name, and showing that of all
the money planks of the three great
national parties the Populist plank Is
the only one adequate to float the ma
ton to point of financial safety.
The Representative is deluged with
letters, some written for publication and
hundreds Of others expressive of senti-
ments of patriotism and courage. Others
that we would most gladly publish if
we could give the space. We trust our
correspondents will appreciate the fact
that we can only publish few among
the many and will feel that we are try
ing to publish such letters and such ex-
tracts of letters as will most interest
all our readers without giving prefer
ence to or intending to slight anyone.
Following is a letter from one of orr
subscribers of advanced years, as his
letter will show:
Princeton, Wis, Dec. 26, 1S97.-Editor
Representatives: Enclosed find p. o. NJ.
O. for $1.O0 to apply on subscription
for Representative. 1t is my last dol
lar and takes the shirt off my back,
or keeps it from going ON (haven't a
whole one), but the printer must be
paid.
If more is due you send statement,
and will pay as soon as 1 possibly can.
Must ask you to stop paper till the pres
sure Of the McHanna boom shifts lit
tie.
Why don't Poptllists quit making
presidents and go to making voters We
shall never have a president till we get
votes enough; and as we have but little
money we can't buy them; fusion being
a failure, we will have to infuse them
with common sense, patriotism, integ-
rity and moral courage, then we will
have boom for everybody and all alike
be benefited
All our gold-plated gold-filled presi-
dents have been a complete failure.
One or two more such and the fate Of
the republic is sealed forever. The sun
of liberty will set to rise no more All
our former freedom and glory for which
our fathers fought and bled and died,
will end in shame and humiliating dis
aster-possibly in blood and infamy.
On the 18th of the present month 1
passed my 18th mile post on the, highway
OF life, therefore, l am nearing it's sun
set-the shadows are lengthening day
by day. Must go hence weighted down
with chagrin and sick at heart, because
Of the unwisdom and shameless pro-
fligacy that has bartered away the dear,
blood-bought liberties of the people?
ooh, liberty; sound once delightful, -
and sacred to every American ear,
where art thou fed"
The American republic is a sham:
nothing is left but it's name-of that it
is not worthy. A despotism in disguise,
most damnable of all because of it's
hypocritic pretentions. You that are
young and have health, fight on
Thrice armed is he whose cause is
just" Fraternally, s. R. HOLLY.