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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER CONyEN-
TION.

Prepare for the Election of Delegates
We are informed that the state CEN
trail committee of the Peoples Party is
now preparing a call for the election of
delegates to the convention to be held
at Cincinnati on the 9Th day OF Sep
TENDER next. to which we have already
alluded in these columns.
1t Is the desire of the committee to
put the members of the party to as lit
tie expense as possible and avoid the
cost of state convention. And we
learn that the committee itself will
elect two or three members at large, and
will then divide the rest of the repre-
sentation, not among the congressional
districts as in 1896, but among the coun-
ties. The call will then state the num-
Der OF delegates each county is en-
titled to. If the county did not poll in
1894 large enough Populist vote to
entitle 1t to delegate it will be con-
nected with some adjoining county and
they will together elect delegate,
AS It may happen that in some of the
counties the organization is in the
hands of the "fusionists," and they will
not call the necessary convention to
elect delegates, we understand that in
such cases the state central committee
will call upon the leading Populists Of
the county to suggest to it the name or
names of the proper man or men, and
the state central committee will then
elect as delegates for such counties.
In this way every part of the state
will be represented and body of earn
est men will be sent to the Cincinnati
convention.
Arrangements are now being made
with the railroad company, and we think
that the round trip tickets from Mime
apolis to Cincinnati can be got as low
as SIT. The committee hopes to have
this include the price of sleepers. with
the right Of the delegates to stay in the
sleepers at night in Cincinnati if they
so desire.
The Grand Army encampment of the
U. s. will be in session at the time of
the proposed convention and will be a
sight worth witnessing.
1t will be we'll for all who desire TO
make the trip to communicate with DR..
H. B. Fay, 80 Washington avenue south,
Minneapolis. secretary of the state CEN
trail committee. 80 that he may know
how many he will have to negotiate for.
The larger the number going, the better
terms he can probably make.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27

nOmic issues are absorbed for at least
this generation, and there is ground for
the belief. Free Silver Ia already q
forgotten cry, bonds no longer to be
dreaded, and Bryan has wllted into the
uniform of prairie-grass colonel.
But the Populist principles are es-
sentially those of toiling millions
everywhere and in all ages, and the bat
tie Of the many against the few will
not end with the close of the Spanish
war. Populism has much to say that
the world must hear. must heed, must
obey. It will come again!
The fusionist Is the feeble and some
what nasty insect of the hour. Popu-
lism Is tree of the ages The insect
parasite may indeed destroy the tree,
but it cannot destroy the creative prin-
ciple which destroys 1t.
I feel 50 assured Of this fact that
contemplate with amused contempt the
efforts of the hireling fusionists to en-
tomb our party. They may skip back
and forth, dance attendance here and
yonder, tell lies by the carload to who
ever will listen and sell themselves for
whatever little Office they can get, but
my faith is strong that the game will
not last always and the peoples
wrath, waxing hot at so much be-
trayed and debasement of principle, will
again demand new party in such
tones that no denial can be offered.
We commend to our readers Mr..
Barker's well considered articles. No
man deserves moro credit than he for
trying to guide us Alright. Without the
slightest prospect of reward he has
taken part with the plain common peo-
pie in this great fight. His views are
sound. his counsels wise, his purposes
patriotic-if I'm any judge.
He has all to lose and nothing to
gain by espousing our cause at this time
when it is bleeding from wounds in
flicted by our own leaders. His sin
serity. therefore, is absolutely beyond
question.
AS strongly as l know how, l advise
our people to send delegates to the Sep
TENDER national convention.
The sooner we demonstrate our pur-
pose to have no fusion in ours, the
sooner Populism will benefit by the en-
couragement we give it.
THOS. E. WATSON.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
THE PROGRAM.

We want those Populists who have
Joined the Democratic party because
they thought it would be true to free
silver to read the following from re-
rent issue Of the Minneapolis Times, the
great fusion organ of this state:
BY 1900 the Peoples Party will be evacu-
Rted by all except those who remain with
nut other weapons of offense than epithets
Pnd screams of rage. THE CAMPAIGN OF
1900 is GOING TO BRING BACK TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE SO-CALLED
GOLD DEMOCRATS TO A LARGE Elk
TENT. PROVIDED THE SILVER ISSUE
is FINALLY QUIETED. At the same time
the Silver Republicans are going to stick
ITO great extent to the reform forces. They
are called men of one idea. but their idea
IS rather broader than the silver question
They really split away on protest against
the monopolistic tendencies of the Republi-
can party. and that issue will keep them
out. With the Peoples Party as an indie
pendent organization disposed Of, the Oppo-
sttion to the Republican program will be
very strong. 1t will contain some Of the
hardest political fighters in the country.
The old Democratic party also contained
some of the finest organizers A union of
these clements would give the opposition to
the Republicans steadiness and dash. They
would need a commanding issue What
Will 1t be? Maybe opposition to imperial
ism"
This is very plain: Throw the Popu-
lists overheard; take back the Gold
Democrats; drop free silver and make
the fight on "Imperalism!"
Isn't that pretty banquet for Pop
ulists to partake Of: But then-"It
makes no difference what banner we
march under" I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
A ROTTEN NUISANCE.
The Public Press a Threat Against
Free Institutions.

The Public Press a Threat Against
Free Institutions.
There is no doubt that if there were
no daily newspapers in this country the
nation would be infinitely better gov
erned. The same is true of France, A
recent number of the New York Voice
has this to say:
1t looks dark for lola, but there is no
telling what change may come over public
sentiment. The people hiss him now In the
street and throw stone at his house, but
Par1s1an pOpulace Is VIGOROUSLY tickle
and they may at almost any moment change
their temper and canonize him as a saint,
Inc most distressing feature of the case
as Of French politics in general, Is the
character diplayed by the daily press, which
will publish nothing from his friends and
suppresses all facts in his favor. The editor
OF Revue Bleue, a high-class weekly of
Paris recently wrote as follows:
If you ask where can be found an inde-
pendent newspaper which does not live by
scandals, or defamation, or brides from rich
bankers ana brokers' a newspaper of which
the speech and the silence are not in turn
1or sale, newspaper which is equally free
from pornography and greed for money we
are unhappily obliged to say that we do
not know of a single one such in France"
been sustained in more recent issues of the
same paperj. by the opinions of many of the
most noted writer's of France, and the
recommendation is being urged that Jour
nal1sm be made a profession with rezula-
lions Similar to those imposed upon pl1ysic-
ians and lawyers who can not practice until
they have demonstrated. by means Of a re-
CURED course of study followed by examine
tons, their fitness. in some degree at least,
Tor their profession. Something like this
may become necessary in America as well
as IN France. A lawyer who loses all sense
OF honor may be debarred; but Journalist
may assassinate character and be guilty of
all sorts of dishonorable practices, and his
standing in his profession remains unim-
paired and even his identity not be dis
closed The real malady Of France is "yel-
low Journalism" The Dreyfus case discloses
this almost as clearly as the Panama scan
dial did.
This personal Journalism is a curse
and calamity.
Every newspaper article should be
signed by the writer. and he should be
held personally responsible, for every
word he utters, in criminal as we'll as
civil proceedings. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
As to POpulism-Nati

The fusion Boa, proceeding at it's
leisure to swallow the Populist goat,
will soon be in a position to fall into
the snooze of digestion-if we don't
watch out.
We need not remind our readers again
that fusion, as policy is simply our
auction block. You fetch your goods
to market and you sell to the highest
bidder. You want office-that's all you
want. You sell to Democracy in one
state and to Republicanism in another.
In North Carolina you are PECULIARLY
happy-you can sell to both parties,
cheat both.
In most states fusion at best is milk.
In North Carolina it is milk, butter
clabber. cream and good white cheese.
But while all this is luxury to the Of
fee getters OF fusion Populism it is
death to the principles of the party. 1t
has saddened, disheartened and disgust
ed the thousands of honest reformers
who broke away from both the old par
ties and sought to found party free
of the crimes of both. A magnificent
army of nearly two millions has melted
away.
There is no enthusiasm-how could
there he? How can men grow earnest
over the paltry Of the spoilsmen? Popu-
lists who have labored tireless1y in the
k1,o{r hot
and their talent to speed it onward.
hang back in disgust when they are
asked to walk up on the one hand and
fuse with Democrats, and on the other
with Republicans. They hang their
heads in shame, and being unable to
prevent the sell-out, manipulated by
their leaders, they stay at home, work
harder and talk less''-and let the mad
world wag its way.
Populism as a principle is not dead;
in the nature Of things cannot die; and
will after awhile arise once more,
stronger from it's sleep and to the con-
fusion of the traitors who have sold it
to it's death.
Populism, reduced to its last analysis,
is the doctrine upon which this Re-
public was founded, and by which it
must live. If the republic is to endure,
Populism is here to stay.
The newspaper organs of plutocracy
are boasting of the fact that the war
with Spain has put an end to the dang
ers of Populism. They believe that eco
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
GIVE 1T TO HIM.

Butler, according to the resolutions passed
at Omaha June II. was to walk straight
forward in the middle of he-road policy.
But in his paper he constantly praises the
three SHELF tripartte swindle wherever
attempted, and ignores the boilers straight
Populism. He can not be one kind Of a
Butler as national chairman and another
kind of Butler as editor Of a Populist pa
per. We have a good mind to print Paul
Van DeVort's idea Of Butler.-Referendum.
For the Lords sake, publish 1t.
Paul can't say anything against But
Ter that we are not prepared to believe
Ho has taken down his name from
the head Of his paper, the Raleigh, N.
c., Caucasian, SO that he can stab Top
ulism in the back without personal re-
sponsibility.
While the Lord slept the devil made
Butler. And If the Lords attention is
ever called to the traitor he will dis
appear in a bad smell, favored with
sulphur. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
WANTED PIE.

The Minneapolis Journal of the 18th
inst. quotes the following utterances of
a leading Democrat:
cat the primaries Monday night there
had turned out, all over Minneapolis and
the country towns, over 5000 Democrats
The Populists held their primaries the same
night and had less than 500. probably not
over half that number. of voters out. The
Silver Republicans as rule, went into the
Democratic primaries, taking part as Demo-
Gratis and exercising the weight Of their in
f1uence thus. Then they turned about and,
through their committee of As, asked for
certain concessions and considerations as an
Independent body, which were cheerfully
granted.
But the Populists, outside of the mid
readers who did not take part and who do
not number more voters than the Silver Re-
publicans, have had the temerity to demand
an even divide with the Democrats. That
is what made the Democrats sore. The
gross unfairness of the Populist proposition
led the Democrats to believe they were
being played for suckers and they resented
this ever more than the fact that they
were losing few nominations of doubtful
value at best, for all hands have realized
that this Is Republican year and the OPP
position can only expect to win In spots.
There Is another consideration which
influences the Democrats against fusion; it
Is the feeling that they were losing a large
number Of conservative and desirable
voters who will not consort politically with
those who insist upon sending Cation to
congress. agrs
Added to these gneral considerations is
the gross bad faith shown by the Populists
In their dealings with the Democratic
county convention. They could not be
trusted to stand by an agreement in which
the Democrats conceded everything to the
verge of disgraceful vassallage to Popu-
nstlc domination. Populists who do not re-
gard the obligations of contract should
not expect to do business with any other
party except on a cash basis. I am against
having anything to do with them; let us go
it alone"
The Democrats were right. These
Fusionists represented nothing but a
little coterie of pie-worshipers. They
had practically no following. They typi-
fled great hunger, from their yawning
mouths to the seat of their well-worn
pants, made thin by sitting on cracker
boxes around grocery stores.
They represented perpetual yawp
and colossal Cheek" of proportions
that would make the pyramid of Che
ops blush.
There were some decent men among
them, but these were ready to vomit up
their immortal souls long before the dis
graceful business came to a termina-
ton. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27

ministration Of the last twosyears warm
ly Endorsed and the Democrats Of Kan
sas have indorsed the ticket Governor
Leedy belongs in the same catalogue of
state executives as ex-Gov. Waite, Pen
noyer, Altgeld, Pingree and Holcombe.
In his speech accepting the renomin-
alton he said:
VIII We abandon the proposition of regu-
lating the railroads because the supreme
court handed down an adverse decision in
the Nebraska freight rate law? Why, Of
course we won't. 1t will only increase our
efforts In that direction. We will simply
have to get the supreme court before we get
the railroads. We will have to tame our
supreme court before we can get our hands
on the railroads. The supreme court must
either be corrected or abolished"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27

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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
HELPING FUSION.

Hon. III. e. Boon, Editor of the Fergus
Gang I'm a Way to Make Them
Gnash Their Teeth.
In his last issue we read:
The Willmar Tribune-Let the n:id-road-
ers go their way and let us be thankful that
we are rid Of horde Of disturbers and dis
organizers.
Whereupon Boon says:
Victor E. Lawson Uarson) is the
editor and manager Of the Tribune.
He says that the mid-roaders are a
horde of disturbers and disorganizers. >
A more malicious libel never was ut
tered. The mid-roaders are the organ
izers. They are the fellows who built
up the Peoples Party and who kept it
alive.
Victor e. Lawson Narson) is fusion
list. He is nice, young man possessed
of all the innate diplomacy of his race,
the Swedes. He will worm his way
through life and tell the truth only when
he knows that it serves his purpose bet
ter than would lie.
Lawson never organized anything, but
as fusionist he has helped to disorgan-
ize the Peoples Party.
From 1884 to 1891 we organized al
liances and in 1892 we helped organize
the Peoples Party In 1893 we saw that
fusion caused confusion, and in 1894 we
declared against fusion. But In obedi-
ence to the dictates Of the convention Of
the party we are this year of grace a
fusionist and as such we know very we'll
that we are disorganizer. But as the
bosses want 1t that way we shall this
year do our best to be fusionist, l. e.,
a disorganizer.
But in 1900 we hope to return to
Populism and to proceed in our oppo-
sition to plutocracy unhindered by
Democratic destructionists, otherwise
called fusionists."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
THE DEMOCRATS NOT RESPONSIBLE.

THE DEMOCRATS NOT RESPONSIBLE.
We do not blame the Democrats for
the events Of the 18th of June.
We heard from several of their lead
ers at the time, that if the proposition
OF Messrs. Meighen and Stewart had
been accepted by the Populist conyen-
ton, their convention would have read
lily gone into an Independent, non-par-
tisan meeting to put up a state ticket
that could have been elected.
The man who gave the state to the
Republicans was S. nj. Owen. While
we pleaded for peace and harmony, he
came on the platform to abuse u.s. and
lash the convention into white heat Of
frenzy. He was insane with jealousy,
and would rather see reform fail forever
than succeed on our motion. He is not
leader, but lunatic.
But, thank God, we are through with
him forever. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
THE WRETCHED POOR.
Something WrOn0

The Cleveland, O., Recorder Of April 26 IS
authority for the statement that 10000 wom-
en- are employed in the industries of that
city in positions that a few years ago were
niied by men only. The average pay of
garment makers Is 40 to 80 cents a day; in
CIGARS u; in boots and shoes, 60 to 70 cents:
IN buttons, Is cents; in nut and bolt factory
80 cents; In tack and screw works. 40 to 50
cents; in the electrical works, 80 to 80 cents:
In the wooden mills. sl.75 to S. a week, and
so on through the list. The pay Of the men
no longer suhcient to sustain the family
respectfully. the women and children are
forced to go into the industries and thus
compete with their fathers. brothers and
sweethearts for work, reducing the pay
still lower.
Then read the following from the
Hartford Connecticut Examiner:
1t Is told that the investigation of Ger
man demographists have found that the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
BREVET DEMOCRATS.

And now it is announced that E. r..
Lynch, of Minneapolis, an appointee of
Sheriff Phillips, Democrat, who has Civ
en- so much trouble to the Populist of the
whole state by his internal cunning
and activity, in his efforts to destroy the
Peoples party, is to run for the legis-
lature on the Democratic ticket. Owen
Stacy, Lynch-they are all being coralled
in the Democratic camp. Why is not
DObbyn provided for?
The Populists of Hennepin county are
Just aching to get at the cusses.
straight Democrat will have a better
chance to win than these brevet Demo-
Gratis, with Populist antecedents. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27

THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN.
You may sing the praise Of Dewey
And his naval conquest great
How he sent the Spanish vessels
TO dark, untimely fate
You may talk Of Schley and Sampson
And the glory they have won
But the man who won the battles
Was the man behind the gun.
Sing the praises of our navy
Till the woods and valleys ring.
At Manila-Santiago-.
Oh! they didn't do a thing
How our noble General Shafter
Made the bloody Spaniards run
But the man who won the battles
Was the man behind the gun.
All honor to our officers
OF high and low degree;
All honor to the boys who fought
To set poor Cuba free
All honor to our heroes
For the gallant deeds they've done
But the man that did the fighting
Was the man behind the gun.
On the battleships and cruisers
In far-off Manila bay,
Or with SIMPSONS gallant squadron
On that great eventful day,
On the field of Santiago,
Meath the blazing, Southern sun
The man that did the fighting
Was the man behind the gun.
j. T. REMOVER,
Editor breckenridge Bulletin.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
THE UNkINDEST CUT OF ALL.

The Austin Times alludes to Robert
Eckford as ''Donnelly's henchman."
We have been the subject of a great
deal of unjustifiable abuse, but that
caps the climax. The next thing we will
be charged with advising Owen to Join
the Democratic party.
1t is not enough that Eckford appro-
priated our money, joined with others to
lie about us, and come into the 18th
June convention and voted nine votes
Tor fusion, but now he is called our
"henchman."
The Lord save us from any more such
henchmen. Our cup of bitterness is full
enough already. ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27

FMS & Hunt, dealers In millinery goods. ITO
West Fourth street, have assigned to John
II. Pells. Assets and liabilities are placed
at 500, 900 each. The circulation Of unfounded
rumors affecting their credit is given as
the cause of failure.
WINONA. Mimi, June 27.-(Tmes Specially
-Helmer H. Lee, Winona shoe dealer,
made an assignment today to 8. L. Prentiss.
The assets win not exceed $4,000 and the
liabilities are in the neighborhood of $l5oos
probably more. Poor business and pressure
Of creditors was the cause
LUVERNE Mimi. July 1.-(Times SpeciaD
The clothing and notion store Of B. Sanger
& Co. was closed today by an execution;
assets, s. 009 liabilities unknown.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
A NEW PAPER,

We are glad to learn that our gallant
candidate for governor. Hon. L. c.
Long, Of Magnolia, Mimi, is preparing to
establish paper at that town to adyo-
cate Populism, pure and simple, without
trimmings.
Good! Brother Long is an able
writer as we'll as speaker, and will make
lively paper.
Send in your orders, boys, accom-
panied by one dollar each. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-27
GREENRACK AND BOND.

The only difference between a green
back, which circulates freely, and a
United States bond, which is boarded, is
that one is a demand note bearing no
interest, and the other time note bear
ing fixed interest. Both are backed by
the same security, but the interest which
the time note draws is what the bond
patriots are after.-Albion, Mich, Mir
ror.