The representative., 1898-05-18


Should the Populists have given up their
support of free silver because the Demo-
Gratis were trying to elect a gold-bug
mayor?
So far as the editor of this paper is
concerned, he has repeatedly challenged
these liars to put their finger upon a
single instance where he voted during
his 20 odd years service in the legisla-
ture in favor of Jim Hill and the rail-
road and against the interests Of the
people. Every vote of his is recorded in
the journals of the two houses and there
they stand and will stand forever.
And the Times liars have not at
tempted to answer that challenge in any
particular, but they keep on with their
lies with placid persistence. The men
who would take this shameful course
would rob hen-roosts if the night was
dark and the owners asleep.
And what is their proof that we are
friendly to Jim Hill? Simply this, that
we advertise his lands for sale. Why do
we do this? Because our paper reaches
the very class of men-farmers-who
are seeking homes. This is why Koch
and Hobe have also advertised in The
Representative their lands for sale.
The Great Northern has admitted that it
gets better returns from the ad in our
columns than from any other source.
This paper goes into every state in the
Union.
But if advertising for railroads is evil
dence that we are in the interest of the
railroads, what shall we say of this very
Minneapolis Times, which, in the same
issue which contains these lines, pub
fishes the advertisement of nine diff
ferent railroad companies!!! And it
can get passes from any one of them
while We cannot get passes from one of
them
And yet this shameful sheet seeks to
drive Populists into the Democratic
camp by such outrageous attacks on our
integrity.
And what other ground has it for
such allegations? 1t says we did not
unite with it year or two ago in de-
handing that the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific should not consoli-
date
How in the name of all that is reason
able could it, or any of us, stop such
consolidation! 1t is we'll established
proverb that where combination is
possible competition is impossible"
Every child knows that every railroad
in the state, and in the United States, is
linked with every other to prevent
competition.
How can you prevent Jim Hill from
buying the stock in any parallel line Of
road and running the same on the same
schedule of rates?
And yet the Times made the Iair blue
with its howls against the consolidation
OF the roads! And it would have had us
desert the Populist platform, which de-
manded state ownership Of the rail-
roads, to make battle of inconsequen-
tial and ridiculous abuse for the accom-
piishment of the impossible And while
it howled Jim Hill went on buying
Northern Pacific stock just as he would
buy leg of mutton for his Sunday din
ner, and when the Times had blown
itself into state of CHASTITY impotence
the same parties owned 10th roads and
ran them to suit themselves.
The Times was simply practicing a
fraud upon the people-'to raise HI
and sell newspapers"
Where are it's howlings now?
Silence, like a poultice comes,
To heel the wounds Of sound.
Why has it nothing to say about the
decisions Of the United States supreme
court to the effect that neither a state
nor any commission appointed by state
had any right to fix railroad charges.
This means the enslavement of the
whole people, but the Times has been as
silent as an oyster. The Representative
whose relations to Hill are matters
of public knowledge"-is the only paper.
SO far as we are aware, in the whole
state to discuss this Overwhelming uues-
ton. 1t is the only paper Of general
circulation in Minnesota that is advo-
eating the only remedy for these great
abuses-towit, state ownership of rail-
roads.
We stamp in the face of these liars.
We will not be coerced into killing the
Peoples Party by the abuse of these
remnants of men-these unadulterated
and shameful liars.
If you would melt up the gall-bladder
of Sidney M. Owen, the spleen of petit
fogger Lynch, and the gizzard of the
hairy Dobbyn, you might get refuse
enough to make Times editor. I'D.
HAVE 1T IN WINONA COUNTY,
One Of the leading Populists of Vino