The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-16

| chine and the national pie counter in
1896 we lowered our record and failed to
maintain our reputation. The scrapping
Populist, like the abolitionist before the
| war, fights for principles and chances
the ultimate results while his discourag-
| ed, week-kneed and faint-hearted fusion
| comrade cries ooh give us a part of a
| loaf"
There are many pertinent questions
bearing upon this issue of cooperation
! The question which strikes at the root
| of all the other is perhaps the follow
| ing: Is cooperation possible between
parties holding opposite political views?
| Closely allied to this question we would
ask:
First. Does the Democratic party be-
lieve in the national government issu-
ing full legal tender paper money?
Second. Isn't it a fact that Populists
demand that the banks go out of the
government business while Democrats
insist that the government go out of the
CduklnS DuSlueSS!
Third Isn't it a fact that Democrats
deny that money is the creation of law
and insist that coin redemption is es-
sential?
Fourth. Does the Democratic party
advocate government ownership OF pub
lie utilities like railroads, telegraphs
and telephones?
Fifth. Has the Democratic party ever
declared against alien ownership of land
within the United States?
Sixth. Isn't it fact that the Demo-
cratic party has never opposed national
banks, but has advocated also state
banks?
Seventh The Republican party has
claimed to stand opposed to trusts and
through lack Of disposition or ability
passed the Sherman antitrust law,
which is dead letter, and isn't 1t true
that the Democratic party has made the
same pretentions and passed a similar
law to fool the people?
Eighth. Isn't it fact that nearly
half the nations milliOnaires and heads
of trusts are Democrats and not one of
them a Populist?
Ninth. Isn't it fact that the Chi
cago convention turned down the only
form of pure Democracy-direct legis-
lation through the initiative and re-
ferendum?
Tenth Isn't It fact that Democratic
leaders in 1896 strenuously opposed Pop
ulist speakers discussing politics be-
yond the money question?
Eleventh. Isn't it fact that the
Democrats chief contention is that re-
forms will come by turning Republican
politicians out and Democratic politi-
clans in, while Populists denoupce all
politicians and demand laws made by
direct vote of the masses?
Twelfth Isn't it fact that the Dem
ocratic party in Minnesota has not since
the war had the confidence of the people
sufficient to carry a single election?
Thirteenth Isn't it a fact that the
man who has named Minnesota COVER
nors for the last fifteen years has been
and is a Democrat?
Fourteenth. Isn't it fact that the
money power of Wall street was strong
enough to nominate Sewall and force the
coin redemption pledge into the Chicago
platform?
Fifteenth. Isn't it a fact that since
the last campaign Democratic legisla-
lures have in five Southern states killed
anti-gold contract bills?
Sixteenth. Isn't it a fact that since
the last campaign in nearly every East
ern and Southern state where an cleo
ton has been held Democrats have ig-
nored the Chicago platform or nominal
ed a gold ticket?
Seventeenth. Isn't it fact that East
ern and Southern bourbon Democracy
dominates that party?
Eighteenth. Isn't it pair of histori-
cal facts that no old party ever reform
ed and that fusion has always killed re-
form?
Nineteenth. Isn't it fact that in
1860 a few abolitionist scrappers re-
fused to fuse and thereby forced the
formation of new party that saved
the nation?
Twentieth. Isn't it true that Repub-
lican corruption at the North, Demo-
cratic corruption of the South and the
corruption of both old parties alike at
Washington forced the formation of the
Peoples party?
Twenty-first. Would it be any easier
for the Populists Of the South to CO.
operate with their old Democratic enc
mics than for Northern Populists to
join hands with Republicans?
Twenty-second. Isn't it fact
throughout the North that thousands Of
silver Republicans and men who believe
in Populism but cling to the Republican
name stay at home or vote with their
old party on account of their prejudices
against the Democratic party?
Twenty-third. When the Populist
party votes the ticket put in nominal
| ton by party with such a record as
| Democracy has. will it not be a pretty
ROTTEN COOPERATION? E. A. T.