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, 1898-12-16

All kinds OF Mixed Nuts, 10 to 15c.
Fancy Candy, such as Bon-Bon, Cho-
colates and Dainties.
Citron, Lemon and Orange Peel,
Fancy Table Raisins, Jordon Almons,
Bulk Olives, Imported Ginger, Seeded
Raisins and New Mince Meat in bulk
or can.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1.-THE
syndicate of Spanish bondholders has
formulated a scheme for intervention in
the Cuban situation which is now being
seriously considered by the president.
1t will probably be adopted by the ad-
ministration, but the chances of it's sue
cess are remote The intervention pro-
posed is to be peaceable one Spain
has not yet agreed to the conditions, but
a sufficient number of the Cuban leaders
have been purchased to warrant the as
sertion that the insurgents will not OBJ
ject to the proposed policy.
The scheme is to be pressed vigorous
ly, and the details are not agreed to
'.Hithin a fortnight the entire arrange
ment will be declared off. Meantime,
the Maine matter is to be kept out of
sight as far as possible
The first step leading up to the pro,
posed intervention was Hanna's bold de-
claration in New York that the Maine
was destroyed by accident. The second
step was Secretary Longs announcement
Tuesday that the administration had
eliminated the element of Spanish par
ucipation in the Maine disaster.
Briefly stated, the syndioate's scheme
is as follows: The government is to Of
fer it's services TO the queen Of Spain
and the president of the so-called Euban
republic as mediator between the two
nariinc
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

OF course, controlled by Owen, Dobbyn,
Lynch & Co. He has so thoroughly iden-
titled himself with the latter faction that
he will In the coming campaign stand or
fall with it. John Lind is the real factor
in the fusion movement. Without his
name to bank on the fusionists wouldn't
have corporal's guard Every mid
roader is anti-Lind, is compelled to be
SO as long as Lind allows himself to be
used by the fusionists to breed strife
and trouble within our party"
1t is reported that the Otter Tail coun-
ty Populists are already massed in bat
tie array ON both sides of this burning
Issue in Popdom. H. E. Boen leading
the mid-roaders and the clerk of court C.
f. Hanson the fusionists, and that the
feelings of both parties are wrought up
to white heat.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Bryan Has Two Jobs.
Editor Representative:

Editor Representative:
Bryan has two big jobs on his hands.
First, to get the support of the Wall
street capitalists who hold the Spanish
bonds of several hundred millions of dol
lars, to enable him to secure the Demo-
cratic nomination in 1900; and he is
willing If they will only take him on the
16 to platform, that the plutocrats have
all the rest, and the great trusts can con-
tinue to take the earth and all the fruits
thereof: Therefore Bryan's recent in
terview in which he, like Mckinley is in
favor of peace at any price with Spain,"
which caused him to break with his
former organ the Omaha World-Herald.
1t is Bryan bold bid for the backing of
Wall street, thus hoping to secure the
nomination.
Second; after securing that nomina-
ton, he expects to secure the Peoples
party votes, which is another big job, he
will find before he gets those votes.
That Bryan is riding two horses going
in opposite directions, should not cause
us to be too severe in our criticisms, as
1t is his only chance to be elected presi-
dent. Yours truly,
LEWIS BROWNELL.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
INDEMNITY IN SIGHT.

NEW YORK, March Tt has been
learned that Rothschilds telegraphed to the
Belmonts in this city several days ago thet
there would be no war over the Maine in
cident at least. The dispatch, it is said,
was shown to certain stock operators in
New York and was the basis Of the recov-
cry In prices. The Rothschilds as is well
known, absolutely control the finances of
Spain, end there is an intimation that the
great banking house would willingly ad-
vance the money to pay any reasona BILE IN
demnity rather than have a war which
would nearly destroy their holdings in
Spanish bonds. The disposition of the
Spanish government at present it is said
is distinctly for peace and with the Roths-
childs' backing there would be no question
Of furnishing the money for the payment
OF an indemnity. There is, however, the
contingency that the. Spanish people would
resent the payment of the indemnity and
would precipitate a revolution. This would
mean, in the long run, the downfall Of the
monarchy, the creation of new govern
ment, possibly republican in form, and the
almost certain reputation of the o,..ire
Spanish debt. Recent intmatons have
been to the effect that he RothschilSs
through the Belmonts were investing in
Cuban securities at bottom prices With a
double motive in view-first of securing a
guarantee by the United States Of that
large portion OIL lIlo spanish tASUl ndSGu on
Cuban revenue; and, secondly, CT rrefiting
by the rise Of the securities Of the Cuban
republic which would follow upon the as
sumption by the United States of the rev.
enues of the island
knowledge of the interested Deaceable in
clinatons of the RothSchildS is said to
have been conveyed to President Mckinley
some time ago and to be the foundation
Of his plan for peaceful intervention to Sc
cure the independence of Cupa. it is hint
ed that the president believes Spain would
her Cuban debt, or certain percentage of
1t, and allow the island the fullest kind Of
nome rule. with independence as an under
stood but future factor. The threatening
attitude Of the Warships Of the United
States is said to be for the express purpose
of influencing the Spanish people.
The uncertain point at Issue Is whether
they Will persist in the ignorant infatua-
tiCn and continue to believe that the Unit
ed States is not a war power or whether
they will in the long run yield to the per-
suasions of the Sagasta government and
give up Cuba on money basis. There Is
an understanding here that no plan of IN
tervention will be actually announced and
ouiry will be deferred until after the Spa.-
ish elections at the end Of this month If
the Sagasta ministry is continued in power
the United States Will first press its de-
mand for indemnity for the Maine di>as-
ter and follow this up almost Immediately
with its guarantee proposition.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
I'm Thankful,

I'm thankful that the sun and moon
Are both hung up so high
That no rich robbers hand can stretch
And pull them from the sky.
II they hung low, have no doubt
Some corporation ass
Would legislate to take them down
And light the world with gas.
I'm thankful that the shining stars
Are far beyond our reach,
And that the rolling planets, too.
Are deaf to human speech.
II they were near, I'm very sure.
Rich men would own the skies,
And manage this whole universe
BY private enterprise.
I'm thankful that the God of all.
Whose laws we must obey.
Has changed his plan for making man
By shaping him from clay;
II he had not, it's very clear
'TwouId lie Goleful case
Some men would form big clay trust
And stop the human race!
REV. HERBERT N. CASSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

most trying circumstances In 1896, but
the very fact that there was a co-opera-
tion in 1896 makes it all the more neces-
sary that the responsibility should rot
be on our shoulders for the failure Of a
fair and honorable cooperation this
year. If the Democratic leaders in y6 ur
state are sincere and they are attempt
ing to backslide the party, then yhere Is
but one thing under high heaven that
can enable these leaders to continue to
hold the honest rank and file in the party
under their leadership, and that if for us
to take a course that will allow such poll
ticians to call attention from and to min
imize the magnificent laurels that we
won in 1896 by our unparalleled example
Of patriotism above party pride. In poll
tics as in many other things, the. world Is
inclined to judge us more by our present
course than by what our past conduct
has been, and this is especially true it
our present course should seem to be less
patriotic than our past. l am q consid-
erable partisan myself but if we wish to
advance our party we must be wise be-
fore we are partisans. In a parry that
Is a majority party partisanship is
taught and instilled into the voters to
when it betrays the people and their in
terests; but a minority party to grow
must break down these party prejudices,
must appeal to men to put patriotism
above party and in making suca appeals
We must act out our declarations. II
what you say is true about the Demo-
cratic leaders in Oregon, then a straight
fight will be the inevitable result even
after you have made your fair PROPOSE
ton to cooperate, but If .')u make a
straight fight you want to make one in
which you will gain recruits if not win
victory. Therefore let me appeal to
you to take the wise course to prove the
1nsincerity of these Democratic leaders
which you believe exists
I trust, however, that you are mis-
taken. Oregon ought to have .wo Popu-
list congressman. 1t Is the general be-
lief that we elected them there at the
last election. Then why not have CO.
operation on fair terms that would in
clude support of two Populists for con-
gress. If they accept your proposition it
makes victory not only for the election
of these two men, but for the triumph of
our principles certain. If they Decline
then it will put you in a much better po-
sition to win in straight fight than you
could possibly be in if you did not make
the proposition. In every campaign the
gold syndicate and the allied monopoltes
combine against the liberty and pros
perity of the people Therefore the
highest sense of patriotism as well as
devotion and loyalty to our principles
which are the PRINCIPLES of Jefferson and
Jackson and Lincoln demand that we
should ever stand not only in the fore
front of this tremendous struggle, but at
dividuals, organizations, and parties that
are opposed to government of the
trusts by the trusts and for
the trusts to Join hands
with us and shoulder to shoulder fight
a common battle against common
enemy. Yours very truly,
(Signed.) MARION BU rLlEI,,
Chairman p P. National Committee
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
CHM'N BUTLER
TO CHM'N YOUNG
GRAFTON OF THOSE OPPOSED TO
THE RULE OF THE GOLD SYN
DICATE AND THE ALLIED
TRUSTS AND MONOPO-
LIES IN OREGON.
BOTH PARTY AND PATRIOTISM DE-
MAND 1T.

POpulists Will Not Submit to Another
1896, But Arc willing to Join Hand
on Fair and Honorable Terms of
CO-Operation With All Parties and
Opposed to tn : Gold Standard and
the Rule OF the Allied Trusts and
MOnOpOlles-A Way by Which the
Sincerity Of Others on Vital Issues
mt Stake May he Tested-The Rank
and File of the Democratic Party
Has Faith in Bryan and Organism,
and Will Desert Their OrGaniza-
tiOn If 1t Deserts Him and His
Principles.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

The following Is a letter written by
National Chairman Butler to State Chair
man Young in reply to letter from Mr..
situation in Oregon. 1t explains why in
the opinion of the national chairman the
Peoples party should propose fair and
honorable cooperation of the reform
forces in Oregon. He shows that wheth-
er the proposition is accepted or rejected
how it will advance the principles Of the
Peoples party and thereby the party
itself.
The letter is as follows:
Washington, D. c., Feb IA, 1893.
Hon. John C. Young,
Baker City, Oregon:
My Dear Sir:-Your letter received.
You seem to interpret my letter to you
as a letter of advice to the Populists of
Oregon to fuse with the Democrats, or
rather to surrender our principles and
party organization to the Democrats. My
letter will bear no such Interpretation,
and l am therefore a little surprised at
the tone of your reply. l am not in
favor Of fusion with any party, and 1 am
not even in favor of cooperation unless
such cooperation can be on fair and
honorable terms, and the result of which
will be the advancement Of our princi-
pies, and therefore a victory for the
people. l should never favor another
national cooperation on the same terms
as the one of 1896. Our party would not
have submitted to that had it not been
for the peculiar circumstances brought
about by the sudden and unexpected de-
velopments at the Chicago convention.
l do not suppose there is Populist in
the nation who would be in favor of sup
porting the Democratic ticket, or of any
kind of cooperation with the Demo-
Gratis if they should in their next nation
al convention go ahead and nominate a
whole ticket and then expect to make
terms with us afterwards to get us to
support such a ticket. l certainly do not
know a Populist who would tolerate
such ticket with as great a misfit as
Mr.. Sewell on it, and am sure that the
great majority of the rank and file OF
the fairminded voters Of the Democratic
party would not expect us to do SO even
if they put a better man up for vice.
president.
But that is long time in the future.
Suffice it to say that it is practically the
unanimous sentiment OF the POpulists,
be another cooperation such as the one
of 1896. The thing that now confronts
us is the campaign of 1898. Now what
is best for our party to do in view
of the last campaign and under present
conditions? The course that will do the
most to advance our principles, strength
en- the party, test the sincerity OF those
who claim that they want to be our
allies and thus put us in position to
gain recruits not only from their own
ranks, but from the large and increasing
numbers Of the dissatisfied voters in the
Republican party, is the course that
every true Popullst wants to pursue. Can
you accomplish this purpose by declar-
ing in advance that you do not want to
cooperate with man or party, even If
he or it will do fair and make an honest,
square fight against the allied monopo-
lies? If we take such course the
BRYAN Democrats will at once announce
and will continue to declare it all
through the campaign that they were In
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
MORE DIG GUN MEN.
The House Will Pass the Senate Bill
Increasing the Army.

Increasing the Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Chairman
Hull of the house committee on military
affairs, said today: There is no doubt
as to the result in the house Of the con-
sideration of the bill to add two regi-
ments to the artillery strength of the
army The whole committee is in favor
Of it," said Mr.. Hull, "but shall first
try to secure a more general measure.
The army needs to- be reorganized on a
ton scheme should be carried out with
no more expense than would be neces-
sary to authorize two new regiments of
artillery, but there is a great deal Of OBJ
lection to the three battalion plan be-
cause two of the ten regiments of cavalry
would be skeletonized and their surplus
officers assigned to the artillery. If we
put two fuii regiments of artillery in the
field, in addition to those which we now
have, we shall have to train officers for
the service in any event, for the artillery
arm is unfamiliar with the use of mod
ern high power guns, and officers and
men who have handled small field pieces
are no more competent to handle the big
rifles used for coast defenses than the
cavalrymen are. If we find, through a
consultation with the house leaders
within the next "a hours, that there is
no chance for the passage of bill for
a thorough reorganization Of the army,
we shall have to content ourselves with
passing the bill which went through the
senate the other day for two additional
artillery regiments"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Appreciated in Ohio.
Germantown, o., March Z, 1898

Germantown, o., March Z, 1898.
Editor Representative:
Gentlemen: send sample copy
OF Representative to the following
If you have March End left over send
that No. for it is loaded to kill or cure.
will go to Union and get up club for
the Representative if, l must pay it my
self for | am determined to make some
of them read the Representative whether
they want it or not
My time for the Representative has
expired, will renew shortly with others:
don't want to miss single number
Respectfully yours,
]. NJ. BECKER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

The Rings steal hundreds Of mill
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plunder is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up tho
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken Intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable CT
eelf-defense. Strike before 1t Is too
late.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
MUST STOP FIGHTING.

MUST STOP FIGHTING.
Before another step is taken both par
ties will suspend hostilities Spain will
not be compelled to withdraw her troops
Immediately but they must be massed in
the cities. When these preliminaries are
settled the more important questions win
be taken up, and in the discussion and
disposal of them a full hearing will be
given, alike to the representatives OF
Spain and the Cuban republic. One of
the first propositions is that the Cuban
republic shall go out of existence the
moment the agreement is affected
President Mckinley, or a commission
selected by him, will undertake to deter
mine how the Spanish debt, incurred on
account of the war in Cuba, is to be set
tied. This debt amounts to from $780,
100000 to $60O,O00,OO0. 1t will probably
be scaled down and new bonds will be
issued for the amount which Cuba must
pay.
Spanish sovereignty will continue on
the island for twenty-five years, but dur
ing that time the Cubans will have their
own legislature and the governor will be
selected by the United States This gov
ernment, besides guaranteeing the pay
ment of the bonds, will see that the rev.
enues derived from the customs and
other sources are applied to the extin-
er11i broo nf Ioht ho Of
twenty-five years the Cubans are to be
given their freedom and be permitted
to elect their own president. There are
other details, but the above are the, most
important provisions OF the scheme sug-
gested by the syndicate.
GINGER FOR LONG.
Secretary Long received a telegram
this afternoon from an enthusiastic
American in Providence, named Barn
well. It was brief, but it was very much
to the point. 1t read: Buy cents
worth of ginger and charge it to me-
There was decided pertinence in this
dispatch.
Long is easily the most conspicuous
leader Of the peace-at-any price party.
Even navy department officials know
that Long is committed to the prO-Span-
ish policy and in private conversation do
not hesitate to criticise. 1t was stated
by one Of them to the News this after
noon that Spain was fully prepared to be-
gin war, while the United States hal
taken no formidable steps to prepare for
the conflict He said that the jingo
party in Spain had far more influence
than the war party in America and that
if there were any armed conflict between
the nations it would certainly be preci-
pitated by Spain and not by the United
States.
Ambitious little Japan may yet take
the step that will make the Maine affair
an international issue. There seems no
doubt that her present investigations as
to her subjects lost on the Maine are
preliminary to a demand for indemnity
officers of the Japanese legation say that
if she moves she will enforce her de-
mands by seizing one Of the Philippines.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
Not an Old Party.

The plutocratic press reported that Ig-
natius Donnelly got down On his knees,
begged the assistant Democrats pardon
and agreed to fuse with them. This is
another lie without any foundation
whatever Donnelly hasn't fused with
anything but new wife and she is not
an old party by jugful. That was an
honorable union. ."-Buzz Saw.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
BONDH0LDERS
LATEST SCHEME
BRAND NEW PLAN FOR THE PUR-
CHASE OF CUBAN LIBERTY.

Patriots to Be Saddled With Hum
dreds of Millions of Spanish Bonds
president Mckinley, in His Eff
forts to Escape From the Maine
1mbrOgiiO, Plays Into the Shy
locks Hnnds-Enthusia SugEes-
ton.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09
pop KNIVES ON
The CRINDSTONE
MIDROADERS ARE STILL. FIGHTING
THE FUSIONISTs,

They Deny Surrender at the Mfnnea-
polls POwwOw and Their Plans
Are to Garry the State Convention
John Lind Must BE Dovxned,
They Say-They VIII Carry the
Fight Into the Local Electfons-
A MidrOader Gives His Views
Fight All Along the Line.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-09

The initiative and referendum will be
the national issue in 1900. Bond and
Industrial Slavery" will be the compaign
text book Price 25 cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-19
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