The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-04-20
misunderstood.
The Southern Mercury Of Dallas (Tex-
as) of April IA, saws:

as) of April IA, says:
For several weeks we have noticed In the
columns Of Donnely's paper. the Representa-
tive indications Of desire for the organiza-
ton of new party. True, these articles
are not written by Donnelly, but they ap-
pear in his paper, and evidently have his en-
dorsement. The Mercury regrets to see this
noble old Roman" who has fought so long
and so faithfully for the reforms dear to
the peoples heart, aiding and abcttiny
movement Of this kind. Who is so silly. so
ignorant, so credulous, as to think for one
moment that success can be secured through
any such movement? The flimsy, senseless.
baseless argument that such a party would
draw rapidly to it's ranks the honest, true
and intelligent reformers from all the va
rious factions and organizations which cp-
pose the methods and measures Of the two
old parties, is too patent to merit criticism
The Peoples party has in its platform dec
larations, and in it's method of government.
every principle and demand necessary for
the disenthrallment Of the people in this ma
ton, by peaceful and lawful means. 1t en-
bodies every essential feature Of merit de-
manded by any Of the faction organizations
opposing the rule Of corporations, trusts and
combines. It is evident to any thinking man
that if those who have aided in perpetuatins
either Of the old parties refuse to unite with
the Peoples party, because Of its radical
doctrines and dangerous methods, they sure
ly would not unite with new party formed
on like lines or principles. II the Peoples
party is to be set aside as impracticable and
undeserving. because It's enemies have SLAM
dered it, abused it, held it up to ridicule and
scorn, what better treatment can be ex-
pected for a new party, which would an
tagoniZe the dominant parties? Shall the
years Of honest effort. unremitting toll and
patient sacrifice Of the thousands who have
pushed the demand for a peoples govern
ment to the front, under the banner of the
Peoples party, be abandoned. repudiated
and counted for naught, because fOrsooth, a
few rainbow chasers, Jonahs and Judases
have deserted 1t? Shall the men Of the
South, who have fought steadily all these
Omaha. and repeated in subsequent Populist
national gatherings desert their banners
and follow after an ignis fatuus, wtllo-
the-wisp? Surely our friend Donnelly does
not sanction such a movement.
II Debs, and Parsons, and Pomeroy, and
Altgeld, and Bryan, and Harvey, and Pin
gree, and Waite and Pennoyer are really in
earnest for relief for the people, as the
Representative seems to think let them.
with the Socialists, the Single Takers, the
Social Democracy, the Prohibitionists, and
every other pretended real friend to the
masses, align themselves with the Peoples
party and make united effort to 1estore
the government to the people. Then, with
the Initiative and Referendum lever,
we will root out every evil and secure fer
ourselves and our posterity what we all
claim we so much deSire-a government OF
the people, for the people. by the people.
IT the Peoples party can not succ3,1. 70
new party which can enlist it's followers.
can. We are everlastngly tired Of these
vacillating, wishy-washy. undecided yelp-
ings about q change in our plans. principles
and party. Texas is living, practical IL
lustraton OF what persistent, consistent,
faithful and intelligent effort accom-
plish. If these rainbow chasers will do as
Texas has done, 1t will not be long till vic
tory and success will be secured.
Our friend misunderstands us. We do
not endorse or approve of communica-
lions because we publish them We
print all articles that will provoke
thought. Agitation Is the beginning of
wisdom.
We have fiercely opposed the propo-
sition Of that skalawag Lynch that we
should abandon the Peoples party and
start "a Peoples Democratic party" and
that declartion of Lynch's co-conspira-
tor, S. M. Owen, that 1T makes no diff
ference what flag we march under or
by what we call ourselves.
But suppose the Jewish Sanhedrim had
bribed majority Of the Christian apos-
ties, and they had elected Judas as the
head Of the new dispensation, and he had
proclaimed that all Christians should
unite with the devil, for the sake of the
offices: would it have been right for tho
honest faithful to have supported such
creed and such religion?
When there is nothing left Of the Peo-
pies party Of Minnesota but dirty
SHE'LL should we stick to the she'll or
go off with the principles? That's the
question.
What says brother Park?-I. D.