The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-23
SEN. DUTLER'S "HONORABLE CO.
OPERATION"
John Lind and "Independence."


Editor Representative:
Dear Sir:-Dr Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
live. Mr. Hyde appears in Senator But
ler's article on trusts; DR.. Jekyll in his
letter to Chairman Young of Oregon.
Hurrah. At last Senator Butler has
done something Fright has opened his
mouth. He has jumped so high as to
be plainly visible to both the. silver men
of Oregon and "anti-trust" Croker men
of New York Poor Butler will come
down without a parachute. But at the
present he is spewing over the country
specious fallacies as distasteful as any
that could come from Benedict Arnold.
His was one of the traitorOus daggers
that pierced the heart of the Peoples
party But che is an honorable man."
so are the co-operators all honorable"
What private griefs they have, alas,
know not that made them do it; they
are wise and honorable, and will no
doubt with reasons answer"
But verify do believe that the trium-
virate of national committeeman and
such Democrats and Republicans as will
assist them have decided that the pros
perity of the country depends on their
reelection. The people can trot along
behind and see the leaders riding on the
band wagon; or they can be the horses
! to pull the band wagon. Only keep
them in sight till after election, and
then they can "go to the Niggers" or
any where else The people are not to
be consulted. Away with the referen-
dunn. 1t is fixed by the bosses, and
these high-minded reformers and ''puri-
| fed" advance agents of liberty have is
sued the order to throttle any paper that
dares oppose them. The people ought
not to complain after having for thirty
years had the satisfaction of electing
politicians of first one and then the
other of the two old parties. 1t makes
the people sweat to carry these 'hon-
orable co-operators," but then if they
get tired they "can lie down on their
bellies, and crawl in the dust They
have at least had the satisfaction OF
hearing the noise of a convention, OF
listening tc the band play and hearing
more promises from the politicians"
l myself could have clothed Wharton
Bankers ideas on trusts in other words
as Senator Butler has done, and without
spelling them by recommending the sur
render of the only party that ever op-
posed trusts to the party that Away.
permits them. But then the senator Is
an honorable man." among men wei
known for their honorable co-opera
ton, whenever an Office. Is in sight But
Ter was sent to the senate with the hell
of Republican votes. He was then
Republican-fu sionist. Having now fall
en- out with the Republicans in his stat
his chances for reelection depend OF
favors from Democrats. So he Is now
full-fedged go-Bryan-Democrat
But he is "too honorable" to think O
himself only, so he adds that it woul
be an insult If Democrats should nOmi
nate whole ticket" without consultfn
his men, and advises Oregon to elect tw
fusion congressman who will, like him
self, be subservient to the Democrasl
machine. II the fountain of "puriHe
Democracy" of honorable cooperation
is so much concerned over the office
what can we expect when we come dow
to clerks to Democratic county sheriff