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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
THE WISE COURSE.

LONG PRAIRIE, Mimi. Aug. 10-Todtl
county politics is in a foaming, sizzling, ex-
piOsive condition. 10 men are working mig
and day to secure a nomination on the Re
publican county ticket There are five can
didates for sheriff, five for judge of probate
three for clerk of court. Democrats Pop,1-
lists and Free Silver Republicans have fused
under the name of the Reform party and
will make a vigorous fight for their county
and Legislative ticket. John H. Sheets of
Browerville. will lead the reform forces
inee for senator.
All honor to the men who have pro-
duced unity of action without compro-
mise of principle.
Why could not similar wisdom have
governed the deliberations of our state
convention?
That it did not is due to that bad,
selfish man, S. M. Owen, who insisted on
throwing firebrand into our midst at
the very moment harmony seemed near
at hand.
But verify he has had his reward.
He is despised by men of all parties, by
Populists as traitor, by Democrats as
fool
The Peoples party should go it alone.
But if the masses insist on cooperation,
let it come under some new name, for
temporary purpose
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
1T MAKES A POPULIST SMOKER,


When the old party ward heller and
curbstone politician runs short on argu-
ment. he points the finger of scorn to-
ward the cranky Populist, while he flip
PANTY refers to the large number of busy
Democratic and Republican business men
as "the better Glass; models of intell1-
gence, political wisdom and business en-
terprise. These same all-wise business
men are just now making an unholy
show Of their political ignorance and
business stupidity by their terrific l1i-yis
over the little stamp tax of cent and 2
cents on certain financial transactions.
It makes the Populist smoker to see
these same wise business men pay a tax
of 10 to 70 per cent on their sugar, OIL
tea, coffee, products Of iron and steel, and
nearly all other articles Of daily use, in
blissful ignorance that they are paying
any tax. The stamp tax is direct, hon.
est open and above board, and just what
it purports to be, tax, and every man
knows just what he is paying
The price paid for the above named
commodities, increased, as it is, from 10
to 70 per cent by tariff laws and the ex-
actions Of the trusts, is dishonest, in
sidious, undetermined, thieving, indirect
tax, the extent and exact amount of
which no one can tell, and the existence
OF which few old party voters have yet
had the intelligence to discover. Mean
while these wise men will continue to
scorn, and Populists will continue to
smoker. E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
J. S. Van Antwerp.
This is an extraordinary showing
THE ALASKAN HUMBUG.

nephew of ours, who has been for a
year past in Alaska, working hard for a
fortune, writes us from Seattle, on his
way back, and begs us, in the interest
Of humanity, to warn the adventurous
from going to that country He says
there is not one chance in 5000 of sue
cess; in all Alaska there are but 80
claims rich enough to pay for the
working, and two of them are already
worked out. He adds: >,
There are prOspectors and miners
by the thousand in and around the
Yukon district who are penniless, and
there will be much hardship and starva-
ton this winter unless something is
done soon to bring them out
And SO goes another of the lies issued
by the plutocracy, to the effect that the
gold supply was so great that we would
not feel the demonstration of silver.
Last week the clerical president of the
company, down East, who was to turn
the Atlantic ocean into gold, grabbed
the contributions Of. the faithful fools
and lit ont for Europe! So they go.
!. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
TEXAS ALL RIGHT
We find the following significant ut
terance in the last issue of Mr.. Watson's
Peoples Party Paper. of Atlanta Ca.

We find the following significant ut
terance in the last issue of Mr.. Watson's
Peoples Party Paper, Of Atlanta. Ca:
The state convention which met in Austin
Tex, last week, has muddled the party ma
tionally instead of defining clear and con-
else it's position regarding the Omaha COM
mittee meeting.
The convention in the first place sustained
and Endorsed Milton Park in calling the Gin
cinnati convention for Sept. 5. Also Endorsed
the reorganization committee.
At the same time the convention Endorsed
the two members who signed the petition
calling on Chairman Park to withdraw the
call.
Private letters from Texas show the Pom
ulists Of that state to be solid for Cincinnati ii
convention. 1t is now in order for Chair
man Bradley and others to explain what
the convention meant and who were really
pealers.
We have no doubt the Cincinnati
convention will be a large and repre-
sentative gathering of the best men of
the Peoples party, who will not permit
half a dozen politicians to slaughter a
great movement for the advancement
of the human race.
Let all attend who can.
On to Cincinnati.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
CATION AND CAVITY.

Associate Justice Thomas CAVITY OF the
supreme court. and julius T. Heinrich. fus-
aon nominee for secretary of state are
said to be spending their spare time in a
vain endeavor to repair the disastrous
preach in the party ranks in Hennapin
county. which exists by reason of the oh.
stinacy with which T. j. Cation hangs on to
the worthless congressional nomination
which. although obtained fairly enough is
OF no value as long as the Democrats re-
fuse to accept him as their candidate. Jron
what grounds Messrs. CAVITY and Heinrich
hope to achieve a successful coup for CO.
operation it is impossible to say. although
their motive is plain to be seen Each ~
the gentlemen is candidate for office upon
che fusion ticket. Meanwhile T. J. Cation
holds the fort and promises to hang 4, ~
until the last Republican is elected next
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Good for T. J. Cation! We hope he
will continue to hold the fort" IF he
will treat the true Populists decently,
they will be ready to make all allowance
for the complications of his position. He
acted badly in turning over the stale
convention Of June Is to the f,lsiorists
by giving them nearly one hundred
votes out of the anti-fusion Hennepin
delegation. But then he was the chief
instrument, in the hands of God, in
smashing that outrageous schemer and
scalawag. S. M. Owen; and that. like
charity, covers multitude of sins.
He has sense enough also. to now pub
licly declare that this is the last year
that fusion will ever be heard of in the
state of Minnesota. We have no doubt
that If he was not candidate for con-
gress. and obliged to. cater to all men
for support, he would be thoroughly
with us in the fight against the Demo-
cratizing Of the Peoples party. He has
sense enough to- know It is all wrong.
Az for CAVITY. he was the chief fugle-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
ON TO CINCINNATI

Every earnest Populist should make
an effort to have his congressional dis
trict represented at Cincinnati on Sept.
S. The official call for the nation has
been made by Hon. Milton Park, of Dali
las, Tex. See his letter in another col
umn. The official call for Minnesota
has been issued by our state central
committee. Respond, brother Populists,
II, in the language of Col. Norton, you
go 'bare-footed, bald-headed and alone"
A crisis confronts our party. 1t Is rent
In twain, but life is not extinct. An
other Omaha magma charta, new birth
at Cincinnati, and Populism is re-
deemed
Let every Populist do his duty. Sc
lect true men, call neighborhood meet
ings and raise $40 to pay his expenses
Let no Populist stay at home because
he cannot spare $2O Ask your neigh
bors help. Get there. Go if you have
to go on bike. Railroad rates have
been arranged over the st. Louis road;
round trip tickets, $3.50 from Mime
apolis. tourist sleeper, upholstered
In cane, by far the coolest and most
comfortable kind Of a sleeper, carries
the Minnesota delegation. Delegates
desiring to do SO can sleep in this car
on convenient sidetrack during their
stay in Cincinnati, and save hotel lodg-
ing. Expense Of this sleeper four days
and four nights on the trip will be $3.50
extra. Twenty dollars will thus cover
the entire expense, except restaurant
meals, of most delightful trip
through Americas garden land, when
nature is at her best We leave
Minneapolis 1880 p. M, Saturday. Sept.
8, over the famous Albert Lea route, via
Albert Lea, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, to
Peoria, ILL.,, thence over the Big Four
road through Danville, Indianapolis and
Greensburg to Cincinnati. We arrive
In Cincinnati Sunday night, and return
VIA Chicago. Tickets good for return
trip till Oct. 2, with stop-over at Chi
cago Minnesota delegates take the
train at their nearest point on the St.
Louis road. All intending to go kindly
notify The Representative at earliest
possible date. stating whether you will
want the extra tourist sleeper accommc-
dations. A beautiful country, pleasant
est time of year. Sleeper and hotel all
In one, stop-over in Chicago, the most
important convention of the century.
and all for $40. 1t is cheaper than stay
ing at home. To see the National Grand
Army encampment at Cincinnati at that
time VIII be worth to you a months
wages and the effort of your lifetime.
write us that you will go, and then
stand pat EAT
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
VOICES OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE.

We find some very sensible utterances
in Boens Fergus Globe, from his CORE
spondents. These are plain people, and
when you listen to them you can hear
the voices of the actual voters, talking
around the harvest tables You get close
to the people.
In the last issue Of the Globe the Peli-
can Lake correspondent says:
The way it looks We will get about
40 to so cents for our wheat. if there isn't
another Letter to help the Reps out.
We see that some of the Peoples party
men are hanging between two fires regard
ing the state ticket. Now. don't get dis
couraged, but be men, Take the fusion
platform and compare it with the true Peo-
pies party platform and read, study BOTH
be honest to yourself, and vote accordingly
SUIT It the fusion platform don't give You
cnoera morbus you have a robust stomach
Then compare the candidates on the tickets
which you think will serve the people the
best. The former is composed of lawyers
and Office grabbeEs. Study each candidate
and make your opinion and vote according
ly. ], for my part, have made my choice,
and shall never vote a ticket that smells
20 heaven with corruption.
What has happened TO Brother Boon? He
says he will stand by the fusion deal. and
he gives them h-1 every time by his irony
AMI sarcasm. A prominent fusionist on cur
county ticket asked me the other day what
Thought of Boon, a uidroader supporting
the fusion ticket. I told him not to go into
ecstasy about it, as he never said he would
support it. only stand by it. I at first
thought that Brother Boen was passing off
some of his jokes, on them, but now I hon
estly believe he has turned a critic by the
way he is giving it to them. But, jokes
aside, it is too bad that reformers cannot
agree and give us ticket that we all could
vote-an Independent ticket.
In the same issue there is a letter
from the regular Button correspondent.
He says:
The people can feel the shocks daily
caused by the volcanic erupIions of pros
perity ignited by Hanna, Mckinley & Co.
There is also heard a gurgling sound that
makes Populists, Reformers and Prohibs
look around. but that is only the Demo-Pop-
Republicans, who have swallowed some
Populist leaders and now they have under
taken to swallow the Omaha platform in
the same way, but 1t is a hard struggle.
That platform is the soul Of the party; they
may succeed in hiding 1t from sight for a
while, but. like the water that flows under
the mountain, it will appear in crystal
purity.
The readers of the Globe are generally ner-
vous and losing much sleep on account of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
WHAT WILL HE DO WITH A FUSION.

WHAT WILL HE DO WITH FUSION.
ISTs
In politics men must be Judged by the
ticket they vote. II man votes pro-
hilton ticket no one questions his being
prohibitfonist. If he votes the Socia-
list ticket he is deemed Socialist. The
Republican votes the Republican ticket,
the Democrat votes Democratic ticket
and the man who votes Populist ticket
is Populist. Each of the above propo-
sitions is true in every instance except
where voter is hyprocrit and processes
to belong to one party while for sinister
motives he votes the ticket of another.
But how shall we designate a fusion
list? 1t is plain that we cannot call him
a Republican, Democrat or yet a Pop
ul1st for he is neither the one nor the
other
In the animal kingdom a like diff
Guilty was encountered. A combination
of horse and ass has been variously des-
1gnated as hybrid, mongrel, a cross
or mule and as a punishment for this
monstrosity and offense against nature,
the creator in his infinite wisdom
choked off the breed at that point. What
Will He do with fusionist? E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
THE FIGHT IN MISSOURI

Inc result of the POpulst state conVen-
tion OF Missouri at St. Louis last week
ought to be enough to forever cure any
honest Populist of any sympathy for fus-
ION "A. Rozelle' who had been chairman of
the state committee, acting undoubtedly
under the direction of Marion Butler. took
the bit IN his mouth in defiance of the en-
tire state committee. and issued tickets of
admission to the convention to only such
men as he knew would sustain his fusion
pollcy. When the hour arrived for the open
ing or the convention, 60 fusionists were
seated in the hall by virtue Of tickets of
admission issued by Rozelle. and about 15O
Populists who were middle-of-the- road men,
were left on the outside of the hall and
denied admission. Finding themselves lock-
cd out the Populists went to another hall
and held the state convention. The COM
mittee met before the hour of the conyen-
ton and removed Rozelle as chairman and
elected another in his place. The newly
elected chairman called the convention to
order. The Rozelle crowd went through the
mock routine OF nominating a ticket and
choosing three new members of the ma
tional committee, with Rozelle at the head
of the list. No one doubts but that these
new members will be recognized by Mar
ion Butler. If any man doubts this he is
not acquainted with Mr.. Butler. Rozelle
is holding $1,000 office by appointment
under Gov. Stephens, Of Missouri in con-
sideration for this dirty work he is to per-
form for the Bourborn Democracy Of that
state-Girard World.
The Peoples party is afflicted with the
same disease everywhere. It is the
same disease that troubled the continen-
tai army in the days of Benedict Ar
mold, and the Christian religion at the
time of Judas Iscariot. Money was at
the bottom of the trouble each time.
Smash the fusionists, brethren, at the
ballot box, and thus lessen their power
Of mischief in the future.
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17

never be effected by packing caucuses or
conventions. Democratic committees
on credentials and bulldodng chairmen
will never prevent determined Populists
from doing business on Populist lines.
To our readers we must leave the task
OF comparing the patriotism of H. M.
Teller with that of w. A. Hotchkiss..
Both were minority delegates in a con-
vention. Both thought the majority
wrong. Both had convictions. Teller
stood by his, and Hotchktss spit upon
his. Teller had a backbone that carried
him out of the convention and charac-
terized the man. Hotchkiss had carti-
1aginous substitute that wilted and went
back on him, and he has been kicking
up dust ever since. Man was born to
stand erect; reptiles only were con-
demned to trail their bellies in the dust
Our sympathy goes out to the major
In his af1liCtion. E. AT.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
THE WAR OVER.

The protocol has been signed and the
president has telegraphed the troops that
there is to be no more fighting.
Cuba is to be free, and Porto Rico is
to be ours. We are to have a coaling
station in the Ladrone islands, and the
fate Of the Philippines is to be deter
mined by future negotiations. Hawaii
is already ours.
Heretofore this country has grown by
accessions of contiguous territory on the
same continent. 1t is something new to
spread our banner over distant islands,
swarming with ignorant and half-savage
races. 1t will not do to permit them to
vote in our national elections, and de-
termine the fate of the republic
New and serious questions open before
us. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
THERE YOU HAVE 1T,

We quote from the MINNEAPOLIS Times
report of the nomination of Stacy by the
Democratic city convention of Mime
apolis:
Harry Irwin opposed the conference re-
port. He believed it would be a great mis-
take not to fill the ticket with Democrats.
Matt Gallagher also opposed it, He said
the autonomy of the Democratic party
must be preserved. He predicted that for
every vote gained by fusion the ticket
would lose four or five Independent votes
c. H. Spencer made a red-hot speech. He
said he would vote for Stacy AS A DEMO
Graf AND NOT AS A POPULIST If
he would accept the nomination uncondi-
tionally, all right S. R. Child spoke in
favor of nominating Stacy, in the interests
of the whole ticket
F. E. HOBBS SAID STACY HAD PER
SONALLY ASKED HIM TO NOMINATE,
HIM AS A DEMOCRAT. IF NO CON
FERENCE COMMITTEE APPEARED
There were cries of STACY" and F. N.
came to the platform. He said: you have
adopted a report. 1 accept your action.
and will stand by it,
Chairman Moore said the question was
whether Mr.. Stacy would remain on the
ticket whether the Populists nominated
him or not.
Ed Stevens called the chair to order. and
the chair agreed that having adopted the
report, no questions were in order. Matt
Gallagher said he wanted his question
answered Stacy said he had already an
swered it by saying that he would abide
by the conference report
Orville Rinehart moved that the secre-
tary of the convention cast the ballot for
Stacy, and 1t carried with but few dis
senting voices.
Here is more evidence Of the kind of
stuff our fusionists are made Of Stacy
directed Hobbs ito nominate him as
Democrat, If no conference committee
appeared" He wanted the nomination,
and was ready to tear OF the Populist
mask. II necessary, and move over
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
L. D.

DUBLIN. Aug. S.-The municipal coun-
Gil of Dublin has refused to comply with
request of the Gladstone Memorial So
ciety for it's corporation in erecting in
Dublin 4 statue commemorative of the life
and services of Mr.. Gladstone similar to
those which the society Will erect in Lon
don and Edinburg.
Mr.. Sherlock, a member of the council
moved the following resolution negatiying
the request:
Resolved, That the corporation of Dublin
is strongly of opinion that no statues
should be erected in Dublin in honor Of any
Englishman until the Irish people have
erected fitting one in memory of Charles
Stewart Parnell."
After several speeches, among them ono
by Councillor Thornton, who said it could
not be forgotten that Gladstone laid a
heavy hand upon the Nationalists,'' the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
SHYLOCK's POUND OF FLESH

SAIL LAKE, Utah. Aug. "a movement
having been recently inaugurated to in
corporate the Democratic financial plank in
the platform OF the state Republican party
OF Utah, Senator NJ. A. Hanna, chairman
OF the national Republican committee. has
addressed letter to United States Mar
shall Glen Miller. of this city. in which he
says:
Il have been informed that it is suggested
that the Republican party of Utah at the
next state convention, indorse in its platform
the finance Of silver. AS chairman Of the
national committee, charged with the duties
OF the position. l protest against the Repub-
Leans of any state taking such action. IL
would be clearly in opposition to the prin-
ciples OF the party as demanded in the plat
form at the national convention at ST. Louis
and trust you will use your influence and
efforts to the end that that declaration NAV
be sustained"
Utah is pre-eminently silver-pro-
ducing state, but Mark Hanna cracks the
whip over its people and tells them they
must abandon their own interests and
advocate the interests of the money
power Of Europe and America, or they
cannot train as Republicans And vet
the Republican party platform of 1896
declared in favor of bimetallism--pro-
vided England had no objection.
1t is astonishing that we should have
dared to go to war with Spain without
John Bulls consent.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-17
JUST AS WE TOLD YOU.
The Minneapolis, Journal says:
Gone Over to the Democrats

THE Populist party of this city and
county seems to be on it's last legs CT at
least TO need new gait very badly. Among
the prominent members of the organizaui On
as. 1t has been constituted in the past quite
a number are understood to have deserted
Its standard and gone over to the party Of
Jeffersonian simplicity Some of those who
are said. to have thus changed their politi-
cal nome are said to be D. F. Darling,
their candidate for register of deeds two
years ago; L.. D. Brown their last con-
gressional committee chairman; John Nc
Elroy, late chairman of their city and
county committees; j. N. Seller. a we'll
known politician Of the Thirteenth ward
and others too numerous to mention. 1t is
said that E. r. Lynch, secretary of the
late Populist Central committee, is one
who is inclined to follow the examples set
by his colleagues
We have repeatedly said that all
these men We're Democrats in disguise.
Now that the mask is no longer of any
use they have discarded it. 1. D.