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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
A VICTORY FOR POPULISM

The recent elections, disastrous as they
have been for the Democrats and fusion
lists, have been really victory for mid
road Populism. The DEMOCRATIC deser-
ton of free silver drove hundreds of
thousands of Populists all over the coun-
try to vote the Republican ticket: Hence
the sweeping Republican majOrities in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota,
Oregon, Calf |.nia etc. In this state the
real strength of our mid road ticket was
immensely reduced by our disguised peo-
pie going squarely over to the Republic
can party. They sought. revenge on the
Democrats. who had invaded our ranks
bought up our leaders, and forced their
loathsome nuptials on our unhappy peO-
pie.
Never again shall we hear any man
declare that the Democrats and free sill
yer Republicans and Populsts "all think
alike" and that lit makes no difference
what flag we march under The mis-
creant who talks that way will be ridden
on a rail into the Democratic camp, to
the tune of The ROgues March,.
Never again shall we see our people
engaged in a, mad, stampede rush for the
Democratic house of plunder-for the
house is shut M forever.
If the opposition to Republicanism is
to win in 1900 it must win under the
Populist banner or not win at ALL
There can be but two parties in the
United States-plutocracy and Populism.
Democracy is a rotten Renaissance and
the sooner it is buried from the sight
and noses of men the better Tor mankind.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
''THE MILK IN THE COCOANUT."
The st. Paul DISPATCH saws:

Mr.. Lind will likely feel disposed to re-
member some of those who have campaigned
with him on the state ticket. bearing their
portions of the burden with cheerfulness
and small chance of success in reaching
the several and particular goals for which
they started. Among Mr.. Lind's associates
it would seem that Alex McKennon of
CrookstOn, would surely come in for some
thing good, the surveyor generalship of logs
and lumber for CroOkston district for in
stance. Mr.. McKinnon, as the fusion candi-
date for state treasurer, has made two cam
pa1gns with the governor-to-be, and they
were good campaigns, too, for Mr.. Nc
KinnOn is no shurk.
Maj. Bowler would undoubtedly appre-
ciate a position on the grain and warehouse
commission.
George N. Lamphere would like to be one
of the bank examiners, and may urge his
experience in the treasury department at
Washington as evidence of his qualification,
or, he is an old soldier and retains an in
terest in military affairs, he may apply for
the adjutant generalship.
Chairman ROsing, himself should come
in for something good, and his friends have
been predicting that the Oil inspectorship
would just about fit him, but Gov. Clough
may have something to say about that on
account of the assistance he has rendered
Mr.. Lind in this campaign, and in that
event the governors good friend, Inspector
Barrows. may hold his job for another two
years. II IS barely possible tnat Mr. ROS1nS
might be satisfied with the position on the
board of railroad and warehouse commits
soners, now occupied by Judge Ira B. Mills,
of Moorhead whose term expires in Janu-
airy.
If political considerations enter largely
into the matter, Mr.. Rosing might accept
the position of private secretary to Gov.
Lind. The secretary enjoys an income, in
GLIDING notaries' fees and salary, Of about
$1,000 per year, besides the prestige which
comes from being known the assistant
governor and the confidential adviser of the
chief executive. It is not so bad
T. r. Kane. secretary of the state COM
mittee. has been mentioned in connection
with this Secretaryship but perhaps he
would be satisfied with the position of ex-
ecutive clerk. This pays a salary of 1850,
but deal might easily be made with the
private secretary by which there would be a
division of the notary fees, which would in
crease this salary to very respectable sum.
Here we have the real reasons why the
fusionists worked SO hard to break up
the Peoples Party 1t was mere
scramble for the spoils
What will the mass of the people get
out of Lind's election? Echo answers
"what?"
We need the Peoples Party clubs
badly If we do not have them these Of
flee holders will be on hand to control
the Peoples Party state convention in
1900.
Organize! Organize! I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
WEAVER IS DEFEATED.

DES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 9.-Complete re-
turns from the Sixth congressional district
show that Congressman John F. Lacey
(Rep) was reelected over James B. Weaver
by d plurality Of 1924.
1t is charged, by those familiar with
events, that Gen. Weaver was mainly in
strumental, twenty years ago, in fusing
the Greenback party into the Democratic
party and thence to it's death. He is
man of ability and energy, but he is
cursed by an ineradicable desire to get
an office; and as soon as a reform move
ment is started his first thought is how
he can turn it to account for his personal
advantage.
He did not want the Peoples Party
started, and in Cincinnati in 1891, object
ed to the appointment of a national COM
mittee because it would commit the re-
formers to separate and distinct action.
In 1896 he was the chief agency in fore
ing us to nominate Bryan, although he
we'll knew that our Endorsement of the
Democratic candidate for president
simply meant the building up Of the
Democratic party and the destruction OF
the Peoples Party. He has struggled
for a congressional election with a zeal
worthy of better cause; failing in one
district in Iowa, he has moved into
another. His constant cry has been ''fu-
sion, fusion, fusion" He has been ready
to rise on the ruins of his party to tenn
porary personal success. We do not sup
pose that this last defeat of the Demo-
cracy all over the country will put
stop to his labors He will be on hand in
1900 with his fusion salve to rub into
the wounds of Democracy; he will try to
galvanize the corpse and set it up on
our shoulders, as he did before. He will
die whispering, fusion"
He has done incalculable harm to the
cause which he claims to support. The
Peoples Party will have no further use
for him; it cannot triumph through his
defeat it will need martyrs to lead it,
not office-seekers.
We hope Gen. Weaver and our own
Owen and Bowler will go over bodily to
the dying Democracy. Where the treas
ure is there will the heart be also" They
love the Democratic party and they
ought to have manhood enough to bold
ly proclaim themselves members of that
party, and not play wolf in Sleeps
clothing any longer Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
EASILY SATISFIED.

I heartily congratulate the state, its peo-
pie and you. The dawn is breaking.
S. NJ. OWEN, Minneapolis.
1t is proper to say the day is break
ing" but when the day breaks it is dawn;
and how you can break the dawn after
it appears would puzzle anyone but this
learned philosopher.
And why is the dawn breaking when
every man on the fusion ticket in this
state except Lind, was beaten by ire
mendous majority; when the Democrats,
for the first time in nearly forty years,
have lost congress, in the off year. after
the election of Republican president;
and have been overwhelmingly licked out
of their boots from the Atlantic to the
Pacific
But then a man of Owens calibre is
easily satisfied. ct makes no difference
what banner we march under" to the
Democratic camp, provided the camp
does not take legs to itself and crawl
out of sight-as now seems likely.
Lind, who declares himself not to be
a Populist nor Democrat nor free silver
lite, and who, therefore, must be Re
publican, is elected governor, and the
idiotic Owen says the dawn is break
ing If it would only break his fool
neck the state would be the happier. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
OUR POSITION.

We have opposed Lind, not because we
disliked him, but because we desired to
see the Peoples Party live; and not be
forced through the digestive tract Of
Democracy.
But Lind is elected. If he makes a
good governor The Representative will
sustain him against all corners.
We have no sympathy with those who
are indignant because foreigner is gov
ernor. A foreigner has under our laws,
when naturalized, just as many rights as
a native of the country. In fact the only
full-blooded American is the red Indian,
and he is not very creditable specimen
of the genus homo, taken as whole.
The most bigoted American cannot trace
back his ancestry more than three or
four generations without running head
foremost into a foreigner.
The Scandinavians had just as good a
right to elect one of their own number
governor as any other people would
have. Let the bigots take back seat.
l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
II E u
BROTHER GIBBS.

If our readers memories are good they
will recall that some time in the dim
past there was radical reformer at
Waterville, named F1aC. Gibbs, who was
chairman of the Peoples Party state COM
mittee and who Suddenly, at critical
organization over1to the Democrats. We
had supposed that after this action Mr..
Gibbs would have followed the line of
his new departure and landed squarely
in the Democratic party, but man is
queer creature, and Brother Gibbs is one
of the queerest Of the queer Instead of
going where he triedt to force the Popu
lists, into the ranks of Mr.. Clevelands
party he has turned at right angle and
landed in the Socialistic camp. We are
surprised to find the following letter in
a recent number of the Coming Nation"
the organ of the Ruskin Colony, of Ten
nessee:
No paper that I take IS so highly priced
as yours. and your movement l consider
one Of the most important the world has
ever known. I feel it the duty Of every re
former in this country tC contribute his
mite by patronage of Your splendid Taper,
the purchase of your manufactured articles,
or otherwise. for in the success .e Ruskln
will be the object lesson Ct mole world.
Waterville, MINI. +. G.. GIBBS.
The words of praise of the Coming
Nation in this article are we'll deserved
but we would advise the colonists to
keep their weather eye on Brother Gibbs.
In 1900 he will insist on them joining the
Democratic or Republican party and will
be ready to assassinate any one who does
not agree with him.
We are reminded of Robert Burns adj
vice to young friend, where he says:
Yell find mankind an uncO squad,
And sorely they will srieve you"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
OUR COLUMNS OPEN.

This issue of our paper appears with
nearly page devoted to the special in
terests of our farmer friends
We hope this page will be generally
appreciated by all our readers and if it
should meet general approval it will be
made permanent feature of the paper.
In the near future Populists must be-
come accustomed to the use of the refer
endum in matters political under our
national and state plans of organizati ton.
We would suggest that every reader of
our paper invest in a postal card and
write us what he thinks of our change
to semi-farm paper. Let us during the
next two weeks get card from each of
our readers stating how the paper could
be changed to better suit our patrons
If we know your preferences the will of
the majority shall be our guide.
Numerous requests have already come
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

with the Bryanftss had been deemed ad-
visable, it could have been had without
merging into any other party. and either
Bryan or q Populist would have been
elected president, instead Of Mckinley.
But as it was Bryan was forced down
our throat, and universal disgust follow
ed and the result is Jerry is cleaned out
and now says:
"As for myself 1 shall seek Office no
more shall. at the expiration of my term
in congress, retire TO- my cattle ranch at
Medicine Lodge and participate in politics
only to help out the Popuhst Party when
ever my services are In demand.
Which means. If the mid-roaders by
persistent efforts, build the party up
again into power worth trading, Jerry
will be on hand. in 1900. to sell it out
once more for a mess Of potage. towit:
A nomination for congress with DEM
Ocratic Endorsement.
Personally Jerry is good fellow. Po-
litically he is malign influence.
He is morally color blind. He sees
numbers but not principles. He thinks
you can throw principles to the dogs and
yet control the votes of those who be-
lieved in the principles. He does not
favor laboring to build up party on
certain great principles, but amalgamat
ing voters without regard TO their feel
ings or beliefs.
He is like the boy that was kicked by
a mule. He will never be as handsome
again, but he will know more. l. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
MORE EVIDENCE.

We find in a telegram from Grand
Forks, N. D.. Nov II, to the Minneapolis
Journal an article in reference to the de-
feat of fusion in North Dakota, in which
occurs the following paragraph:
Cavalier county did a wonderful thing
this year. 1t turned tall on its Democratic
majority of two years ago and scored about
125 for the Republican ticket Charlie Plain,
the fusion nominee for senator, vas beaten
by Laidlaw. This is in a measure the re-
suit Of the row which the Pops and Demo-
Gratis engaged in at convention time, and
which resulted in a practical fusion be-
tween the Republicans and most Of the Pops
on local Offices. 1t is a question if Cavalier
county Democrats will re m favor of fusion
Of any kind two years hence.
This tells the story of what took place
ali over the country We prophesied the
result in the June 18th convention, when
We told that bowling mob that if they
tried to force the Populists into the
Democratic ranks they would simply re-
turn to the Republican party, from which
most of them came. This is the eXpla-
nation of the Republican victories every
where.
Mr.. Elmer Adams, chairman OF the Re-
publican central committee, of the Sew
enth district of Minnesota, makes a re-
port, upon the recent election, in which
he says:
1t is quite evident from The result, not
only in the congressional vote, but upon
the state ticket as we'll that Populism in
the Seventh district is rapidly declining In
evidence of that, Mr.. Lind had in the
Seventh district, in a6 majority of 1880.
This year that has been reduced more than
:,O0-down to $3.50. This seems to indicate
that the Seventh district is likely TO become
again one of the strcngholds OF the Repub-
lican party in the state. 1t IS quite evident
that II the campaign had been rs fairly
prosecuted in other parts Of the state the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

THE SAME STORY EVERYWHERE.
The evil influence of Mr.. Bryan was
felt even in his own state of Nebraska.
United States Senator John NJ Thurston,
of that state. said in recent interview
I'm Nebraska the fusionsts early in the
campaign practically abandoned the free
silver issue, and for time attempted to
maintain themselves by criticism of the con-
duct of the war. Driven from this, they
fell back on the McCleary bill
This is exactly the course pursued in
Minnesota; it must have been the result
of some pre-cOncerted action, directed
from headquarters. 1t was fatal The
Republicans who had deserted their own
party on account of the silver question,
walked back to it Wien they found the
silver question abandoned and nothing
left at issue but insignificant local ques-
lions.
Every man will concede that if Mr.
Lind had not been a Scandinavian he
would have been defeated in the recent
campaign by $4,000 majority. You can
not have a living man without soul,
and you withdraw the principle disin-
tegratiOn commences and there is moth
ing left but corpse and bad smell. and
that is all there is now of the fusion
party throughout these United States
they furnish the corpse and the people
have to endure the smell. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
STEWART BEATEN.

No Populist can fail to remember the
active part taken by Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, in 1896, in the destruction of the
Peoples Party. He was the owner of
large silver mines and lived in the state
of Nevada, whose chief product was sill
yer. He started newspaper in Wash
ington, called The Silver Knight Watch
man. Ostensibly Populist paper, but
really Democratic organ. The result of
his labOrs is told in the following para
graph:
RENO. New, --latest returns show that
Mcmillan (Rep.) has betn elected governor
of Nevada.
Careful compilation of the next legislature
shows that it stands Cor United States SEN
ator on joint ballot:
Against Stewart, Is.
For Stewart, Il
"One by one the roses fall" 1. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
LIND'S TRIUMPH.

John Lind is governor, but to win he
had to divest himself of every shred OF
political principle. He Is not a Repub-
lican, nor Democrat, nor Populist. He
is nothing.
1t is not likely that he can be re-elect-
ed in the presidential year, 1900. In the
meantime he can make no appointments
without the consent of the Republicans,
for they have the state senate, and have
the power to refuse to confirm them.
He is politically an isolated orphan
All he can do is to draw his salary for
two years and make a stump speech or
two to the legislature in the shape of an
nual messages, in which he will carefully
ignore every national issue. l. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
SION At AN END.

The great incentive which led many
Populists to scheme and clamor to unite
with the Democrats was the universal
belief that the D. o. P. would sweep the
nation in 1900 with Bryan at their head,
and then there would be thousands Of
fat Offices to give away.
The elections this year have demon
strated that the party is dead and
damned. 1t has failed to carry a single
Northern state. Even Delaware, West
Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin have
gone back on them.
The most rabid fusionist will not want
to marry a corpse When there is nothing
to be gained by deserving the Peoples
Party even the Owen stripe of fusionists
will be willing to stand by their prin-
ciples.
If that gang could have forseen, on the
18th of June last, that every candidate
they could put up would be buried under
$4,000 majority, except Lind, they would
have asked themselves the question,
whether the election of one man. who
did not belong to their party, to the Of
fee of governor would be sufficient COM
pensatiOn for the destruction of Popu-
lism. And they would have answered
the question negatively.
Now, let the Peoples Party re-as-
semble and re-organize. The doors stand
open for every one but Owen. Ringdal
and Austin, and that kindred breed of
desperately selfish, wire-pulling leaders,
who. if the door was opened to them,
would burglarize the house, drive the in
habitants into the street and turn the
building into a saloon.
Democracy brought it's doom upon it.
self, by abandoning free silver Even if
it attempts to flop back to that issue in
1900 no one can have the slightest con-
fidence in it's promises or professions.
Stand by Populism. 1t is right and
must win in the end. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
YELL JIM HILL.

Bowler, they say, wants Lind to ap-
point him oil inspector-a post worth
$50 900 year. But there are three dread
ful ifs that stand, like dragons in his
way:
list. If the Republican senate will con-
firm him?
End. If the Republican legislature
will not cut down the salary to 81, 500,
and put the rest of the fees in the state
treasury?
3rd. If Jim Hill will not tell Lind to
drop him like hot potatoe, because he,
Bowler, threatened to blow Jim's head
OF? I. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
THAT VOTE.

In Magnolia, Mr.. Longs town, the vote
for governor stood:
EuStis. -. ................ ........ q
Lind Observation-Disclosures. ...... 80. II
That was very creditabla vote for
Mr.. Long.
We have not been able to collect any
statistics as to the vote of the real POpu-
list Party in Minnesota, but one of our
editorial staff has been doing some figur-
ing on the returns received and he says
Our vote will he something OVER FIF-
TEEN THOUSAND!
If this is correct we can go on the
state ballot in 1900 without petition.
We would need only $500 to accomplish
that.
In 1900 we will be the only Peoples
Party in the state. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16
o this office for such a change.

to this ONCE for such change.
1t has often occurred to US that a
change OF diet may be az essential to
the healthy development of the mental
as the physical being. In the physical
realm without change of diet men be-
come dyspeptic. In the mental they be-
come pessimists, cranks, eccentrics and
our political enemies say, ''lunatics."
Populists are the readers and the eco
nomic students of the nation, party of
teachers and it should be the aim of the
Populist press to cater not to prejudice
and ignorance but the higher types of
intelligence and the broadcast culture and
this cannot be done by pursuing hobby
in the literary field even if it be the many
sided one of the various influences of
money in politics. Speak out and give
us your light for our guidance. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-16

head Of the state ticket would not have SUI
fered defeat for there, probably more than
In any other section Uf the state, .ke local
Campaign took into acc punt the interests Of
the head of the ticket as well as its own,
and made such a strong fight in behalf Of
the whole ticket, as to reduce Mr.. Lind
majority OF two years ago, whereas, in ether
parts of the state they have generally been
increased.
Mr.. Adams is correct as to his facts,
but in error as to his reasoning. Mr..
Lind fell off 1000 votes in the Seventh
district because there were more Popu-
lists in that section than in any other
part Of the state; and three-fourths of
these were thoroughly Disguised with the
fusion that had been consummated. Mr.
Lind made his greatest gains in regions
where the Swedes were numerous and
the Populists few.
We find the following article in re-
cent number of the St. Paul Globe:
Mr.. Lind has carried 81 counties end Mr.
Eustis %. The returns show some curious
changes from the vote of two years ago.
UP in the northwestern counties. for in
stance, where 1t was expected Mr.. Lind
would hold or increase his vote, he slumped
badly everywhere, particularly in Clay, Nor
man and Polk counties. On the other hand
in the southern and central counties. where
1t was generally conceded tina. ne would
lose ground, he gained strongly almost
everywhere. The biggest changes in the
vote, however, were in Ramsey Wash
lngton and Isanti counties, wnere there was
complete somersaut.
Nevertheless it is our duty as good citi-
ZenS tO all sustain him in hic no,, of8oo
and see that he has fair play. l. D.