The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-01
v0x P0PULI, V0x Del
edited by DR.. H. B. Fay.)
WarninEI Treachery!

edited by DR.. H. B. Fay)
Warning! Treachery!
Several of the letters published this
week show the desperation of the hon
Drable" co-opcrationists. Some of the
strong Populist counties may not be
represented because their chairmen or
secretaries have failed to publish legal
notices. In other cases we find that
Gibbs has been SO engrosSed, cO-Opera-
ting with Democracy, as to have omit
tions they have waited for in vain. But
while Gibbs himself has been remiss
in his duty to Poplists, his neglect has
been ably supplemented by Chairman
Rosing, of the Democratic state commit
tee. AS they both think alike 1t is
unnecessary for both chairmen to send
directions, especially as Rosing seems
to be the more able and energetic of the
two. So we see in this beautiful fusion
campaign so destructive of the integ-
rity of our own party, ROSING ADVIS-
MIR. NICHOLS, WHAT TO DO RE
GARDING POPULIST PRIMARIES
Who will say after reading that
letter published below that fu.
sion does not mean Demo.
cratic supremacy? If it can be accom-:
plished out west how much easier will
the submergence of our party prove in
the Eastern states?
But that is not all. Another letter
states II received the notices to post
BUT WAS ADVISED NOT TO POST
THEM, and shall not do SO, as 1 con-
slider it best that we do not have any
primary in our precinct" Who advised
him it was best not to have primary
in his precinct? Who has the right to
assume the power of preventing the peo-
pie from being represented in the con-
ventiOns? l understand that the rail
roads will furnish passes for Lind's fu-
sion shouters to pack the convention
but that some Of our truest Populists
the men on whom we look for votes at
elections, will be prevented from COM
ing nun Ii.CK Oh meaIiS. Il CEn TAIN
RAILROAD is NOT OPPOSED TC,
LIND'S CANDIDACY. The question
is, will each of our own true men sacri-
flee enough to come to the convention?
Or are they again ready to submit to
the conspirators, who will try by such
methods to corrupt and overwhelm the
convention?
- IF LIND WINS, FUSION WINS.
I have been interested in reading
what the Fergus Globe said of John
Lind prior to his last nomination. AS
the situation is the same now as then, I
quote from the Fergus Globe:
"As the Minneapolis Times is urging
Lind's nomination we suspect that there is
something else to be served besides the
public good. We believe Lind to be re-
former la Knute Nelson. Lind's friend
snip FOR bi-metalliSm now, reminds us of
Nelson's vote for the Mills tariff BILL
The Globe then gives only three silver
bills that Lind had a chance to vote on
during his six years in congress. These
bills were H. r. bill 1881, June 5th 1890;
again June 25th, as amended by the senate
and II. r. bill 4,426, March 4th, 1892 and on
each and all of these Lind voted against the
free coinage of silver. Lind, the 'inde-
pendent fusionist, who states that "Po-
Htical parties and their interests are of no
concern to me- gives as an excuse for vot-
ing as he did then that those measures
were not proposed by the Republican party
of which he is a member, and so he did not
vote for them, even when on one of these
occasions his vote alone was all that was
10 Gil Nj,
Fergus Globe then continues:
THE rest of Lind's record in congress
will be found to be uniformly in favor OF
the money power. We have continually
opposed Knute Nelson's political aspirations
because we regard him as a political fraud
as one who while pretending to be for the
people, was retained by the corporations
POLITICALLY, WE DO NOT BELIEVE
IN EITHER NELSON OR LIND. We know
this Is not popular, but we know it to be
right"
In The Tribune. for July 16, 1896, D. F.
Morgan stated that Lind was only FOR
THE TIME BEING outside the regular Re-
publican organization and Lind himself
stated that he was as MUCH A REPUBLL-
CAN AS EVER, AND REFUSED TO AC-
CEPT THE NOMINATION AS A POPU-
LIST. While voting with his party on the
money question he differed from it only or
the mere question Of ISL, and that as a
campaign policy.
Stephen B. Howard, the Washburn
manager, secured Lind's candidacy on
the last fusion ticket, partly in the in
terest of Minnesota and Dakota Mill
er's Association, Of which Washburn is
the ruling spirit, and Lind himself the
chief counselor. And all the while,
two years ago, Lind was declaring that
he was no candidate; that we should
mako no political professions, but must
be judged by his Republican record in
congress; and recommended fusion on
state affairs to break down the PEOPLES s
Party, something which the plutocrats
realized had become necessary. And
as now, so then, he was followed by lot
of lukewarm men, that made out of the