The representative., 1898-08-10
OFFICIAL CALL
ON TO CINCINNATI-ON TO VICTORY.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 3, 1898.
! To the Populists Of Minnesota:
You are called to select, on Sept. 5th next
your national standard bearers for 1900 at
| time when the condition of our party is
critical. Our enemies rely on the avarice
of selfish hearts, appeal strongly under
| Lind to race prejudices, hoping thereby to
enlist to the support Of the railroad and
monied cliques the very industrial classes
| they rob. Their promises will not bear
| the search-light of long campaign. Some
thing unusual must be done at to
open the eyes of the public to the fact that
owing to just such hypocritical pretensions
of politicians l per cent of popula ton
owns 80 per cent Of the wealth of the Unit
ed States, while 50 per cent Of our people
owns nothing. The Peoples party was
born because the history Of the Democratic
party, no less than that of the Republican,
is enough to condemn both forever. Those
two parties agreed leaving their
party bosses free to rob the people. They
constantly play into each others hands,
and just now in our state two Republicans,
Lind and Eustis, are heading both tickets.
The Peoples party alone offers the only
practical remedy for successfully uniting
the great industrial classes of the south
with those Of the north against their COM
mon oppressor, the mon}ed and railroad
cliques and old party politicians. Our can
didates for president and vice-presideut will
declare next month that the party of, for
the fusion folly which has killed so many
reform parties cannot be again repeat ted.
Having, since the government started,
tried generally with poor results the old
plan of nominating men shortly before
election, rushing them into office by means
of brass bands, inspiring man-worship, let
our nation now quietly and sensibly NOM
mate a scholar inspired with holy cause
able and willing to teach our grand prin-
ciples in every precinct of the United
hofrr md Tn
where the farmers so busy summers
it Is imperative that we have at least two
winters of four months each for this mighty
work. There are very many reasons for
making our presidential nominations next
month, among which are the orders to
do as expressed by thousands Of referen-
dunn votes taken everywhere. Besides, we
need directing head to organize, to pre-
vent working at cross purposes to stop
further disintegration, to take the only
means of assuring the millions Of voters
that they can have real Populist to vote
for in 1900, to stop the rebuilding at our ex-
pense of both Of the old party machines,
to get candidates whom we can trust, ard
put them under referendum checks (Which
obviates the only objection to this plaa),
and to end the confusion and dangers of
hostile spies in our own camp. The nom-
| nations will unite true Populists, and thus
inspire respect and confidence and arouse
! the rank and file to determined action. Our
| tion to this call. Why does 1t trouble them
| so If the call is ridiculous? The most our
| enemies can promise the people is the alb
| surdity that the plutocrats in 1900 may ac-
| cidentally or voluntarily give the people
some small concession.
| Therefore, having faith that the majority
| Of the people will ultimately show their
| honesty and intelligence by refusing longer
| to be the football Of old party politicians
| and to give Office seekers positions at the
| peoples expense, we the state central com-
| mittee Of the Peoples party for Minnesota,
persuant to the call Of the national crgan-
| ization committee, do herewith call upon
| all true Populists of Minnesota to select
delegates for said convention, appor-
| toned by congressional distric,s, given be-
low. In case any congressional committee
| fails to select delega tes, and notify the Sec
| retary of the state central committee Of
| such appointments on o.. before the Goth
| of August, then * will be the duty of the
| state central committee to appoint dele
gates to I'LL such vacaL cies.
The apportonment for eacn congressional
| district Is follows: For the First 4
| Second, 6; Third, 8; Fourth, 5; Fifth, g.
| Sixth. 6; Seventh. 10, and at large, dele
| gates.
P. H. RAHILLY, Chairman.
| H. B. FAY, NJ. D.. Secretary.