The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02

can be no question as to which side
every loyal Populist Of the state must
take.
am very sorry that the fusionists are
determined to drag the Peoples party
into this personal feud between Jim Hill
and Bill Washburn. If they are sue
cessful. the Peoples party is doomed and
with it the Democratic party as we'll.
| When. II the time comes, that the Peo-
ple,s party dies from this wrangle, then,
| It will he shown whose money the fu-
sionists carry in their pockets and what
old party bosses they are working ror'
las long as there is any hope of saving
the party Mr.. Donnelly and other true
Populists will bear with patience tine
braying of brainless asses" as Mr.. Boon
APPLY terms such statements as this
quoted above from Mr.. Lynch.
What Interpretation can any fair
minded Populist of the state make OF
such violent charges Of treachery as MT.
z. D. Austin made against that gray
haired veteran in the party, Mr.. Wesen-
berg, of Duluth, Scandinavian, and now
by Mr. Lynch against Mr.. Donnelly!
Why, 1t seems to me that all thinking
Populists must be forced to the cOnclu-
sion that such men as Mr.. Wesenberg
and Mr. Donnelly stand in the way or
some scheme of Mr.. Austin, Lynch & Co.,
and hence the latter are trying to SLAM
der the former down in the eyes of the
Populists of the state, and get them out
of the way.
say to Populists who read this. wake
up, see where you are at. Old party
politicians have got into our camp and
they are now engaged in assassinatlng
every true-blue Pcpulist in the state.
Wesenberg and Donnelly. it is charged,
have sold out! Next it will be Major
Hotchkiss, L. @. Long, Eric Olson, H. V.
Poore, T. J. Meighan, H. E. Boon, Kittel
Halvorson, and every man of any stand
ing in the party that has sold out, and
E. R. Lynch, holding a Democratic Of
flee, and T. D. Austin ward-heeler of
Duluth, and their followers alone re-
main true, and will represent the great
reform party of Minnesota, who will
whip Jim Hill and the Republican party
next fall at the polls! John Lind will
be In the governors chair after next
January and z. D. Austin and e. h.
Lynch will be at the capital in some
good berth as reward for their valiant
services in slandering down the old and
gray haired Populist veterans OF the
state. This is the beautiful program
now put up for Populist suckers in Min
| nesota to swallow.
John Lind Is tempting bait, Of
| course. And although it is a fact that
such mon as Mr.. Wesenberg and Mr..
Donnelly have built up the party. and
created the public sentiment by which
Mr.. Lind and Austin, Lynch & Co. can
go into Office, yet why not smite the old
war horses down and walk over their
PROSTATE bodies If they are so stubborn
as to stand by their principles. They
are nothing but Populists anyway. For
didn't Senator Dubois tell us that he
was here to inform us that the Populists
have no material for leaders, but that
the silver Republicans have, and were
willing to furnish us such to vote for,
naming Towne and Lind as examples.
Hurrah, boys! On with the procession
Down with Jim Hill! He lives In St.
Paul and is friend Of Knute Nelson!
Washburn is alright. He lives In Min
neapolis or China, and is friend OF
Lind! Selah!
DR.. CHRISTIAN JOHNSON.
P. S.-After finishing the above see
that this same e. R. Lynch was in with
and to help organize ''The Central Dem
ocratio club of Hennepin county" lasc
Monday night (Feb. 21st. and some of
the Democrats are kicking over the fact
that the secretary Of the state central
committee OF the Peoples party Is try
ing to run their party club! Holy
Mosesl The secretary of the state cent
trail committee Of one political party act
ing as member Of the club of another
political party! Well, that LIS Lynch
every time, and good sample Of a flu
sionist, and no doubt loyal representa-
tive Of Dobbyn, Aver, Owen, Towne.
Lind and the whole menagerie of that
class Of men who are out to make
| merchandise of the Peoples party in
Minnesota. But murder will out. and
it seems that the real nature Of the
fusionists will out too, now, by the way
that things are turning.
AS an offset to the above I see that
the Populists of Indiana turned down
fusion and nominated straight ticket
from top to bottom. Good for Indiana!
Minnesota will follow suit June the 18th
next. All honest Populists and Demo-
Gratis alike see that this fusion scheme
is just gotten up to give a few men
without principles Of any kind chance
to run for Office. But the monkey show
is about over. O. J.