The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-10-12
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to an attack from local paper.
1t is simply immense"
We cannot let the above article pass with
out few words of comment. 1t is true our
paper is one column to the page smaller
than the News, but for original matter out
side of ads it is larger than some papers
twice it's size.
1t is asserted that we did not state we
were going to run a straight Populist pa
per. No, it was not necessary for us to
make any such statement. We did say that
We would not maugurate any with in
dividuals, but We do not tamely submit
when one treads on our cOat-tail.
Now. Bro. Holman. you are young young
in years and young in experience.
You have lived in the state only
three months, while We have lived here for
AZ years. We are old in years. and have
learned a few things by experience We
shall try to show you what we are and also
show you why we are not in your camp
You cannot show anything in our paper
which could be considered "swath in the
interest of Eustis. 1t is true we try to
'cut swath in the interest of Donnelly'
when circumstances require it, because NJ
was the father of the Populist party In the
United States. and we ARE A POPULIST
You say that if we commit ourselves to
POpuism it would throw into the CO.
operative camp" If that is true, why do
not the candidates on your ticket go on
the ballot Populists or Peoples party.
and not as DEMOCRATIC Peoples. You
say that it is greater disgrace to be an
assistant Republican than an assistant
Democrat, because the Republicans promise
no reform in their platform, while the DEM
Ocrats promise everything from beginning
to end.
For once you state the absolute truth The
Democrats are always long promises
They are like the fellow who when his
friend rebuked him for breaking his promise
said: Il can make another just as good''
Say, my dear young friend, let me call
your attention to just a few of the thous-
ands of broken promises of the Democratic
party, or its leaders. We will begin away
up, and slide down gradually to j. j. Rider
who was your proud predecessor as editor
or the News. Grover the First was elected
on reform platform, he not? Did
not Grover the Great, with all his ponder
Gus intellect and more ponderous anatomy
hoWl Tor reform, the abolishment of trusts
and combines, and the putting the govern
ment In the hands of the great common
people? Did he not have both the United
states senate and house Of representatives
made up of majority of his own nartvp
Old ne not have chance to make his name
lmmortal-to live in history beside that of
the lllustrious Washington? What reform of
him or his party do you know of? Do Won
Know that the organ of the stock gamblers
OF New York, gave the exact figures to chou,
that his hghness, the great reforner a,s
redeemer of Democracy. made over a nil
lion dollars gambling in sugar and otbar
stocks during the interim between holdinp
down the presidential chair or fishing at
Buzzards roost? Do you know that tho
DEMOCRATS have voted down thirteen
silver pills in congress- when if majority.
not all. simply a majority. Of them had
voted with the Silver Republicans we would
na nave kna nau ftee rec, silver mSnsy years ago? Do
voted to issue $50o, ,Ooe, 900 vf-gofd bonds, and
that the bill was introduced by Senator