The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-22
AN APPEAL.

We think 1T will be conceded that
kThe Representative" IL, in many re-
ppccts, the greatest Peoples party pa
per in the United States. We are
working for nothing and 'finding''
Durself, in n desperate struggle to
save mankind from destruction and
to prevent the erection Of "Caesar's
column
If we would sell out all the
abuse now receive would cease Mt
once; preferment would be open to
M, md wealth would roll In upon us.
during the last five years had been
devoted to book-making our income
would be thrice what 1T is today.
by the events of last week we have
pect to lose a number of our present
subscribers. Already j. NJ. Bowler is
mt work persuading men to discon-
tinue the paper; and others are toll
We are going to make a tremen-
dOus campaign this fall for the PeO-
pies party, pure and simple, but our
influence will not extend much be-
yOnd the circulation of our paper.
The truth is dead If men cannot
hear it; and n lie is OmnipOtent If
there is no way to contradict it.
DO you want to help us in this
fight.
If you do, then send us In such a
sum of mOney-%1, So, $40 or $1OO-as
you can spare, with u list of names to
send the paper to.
If you are not rich enough to do
this go out on the highways and by
ways and canvass your neighbOrhOod
or the neishboring town, where you
trade, and get subscribers for the pa
per. Get us yearly subscribers for
81 each, If you can; but if you cannot
do this get us six months subscrip-
tiOns for so cents each. This will
carry them past the election.
But If you cannot do even this ask
10 cents from every man you meet,
for n trial subscription Of three
months.
Remember you are fighting the bat
tie of good government for the Amer
lean people. If you fail free institu-
tiOns will not endure twenty-five
years longer in this country. We can
paraphrase Whittier's lines on the
relief of Lucknow,
s'Pray for rescue, wives and maidcns,
Pray today, the soldiers said;
For tomorrow deaths between us,
And the wrong and shame we
dread"
So work, friends, as you never
worked before. Give us your gener-
Gus support, and the Representative
will inaugurate an immense cam
paign. We are making arrange
ments to send out six expeditions,
consisting of a covered wagon and
team In each case, loaded with CAM
paign literature, accompanied by a
first-class speaker, and a band Of
singers. They will go from town to
town, trusting to friends to entertain
them, canvnssing for the Representa-
tive, and selling campaign literature
to pay expenses. Get those who are
ready to help in this work send In
their namcs) Mr. Edwards of the
MT Mt
by the Ruskin colony, in Tennessee,
through the South and West, and is
making a splendid success Of 1T, ON
these lines.
We will have In each wagon q gram
aphOnc, that will recite Populist
songs and speeches In the English,
Norwegian and Swedish languages
loud enough to be heard over a large
a speech from MIR. Long, our candi-
date for governor, and another in
Norwegian from Hon. kittel Halvor-
son, our candidate for lieutenant gov
candidates; and in this way they will
reach the ears of nearly every man
In the state.
The question is not how many
members we will start with, but how
many converts can be made I'm a
three months campaign Of the state,
with all our leaders ON the stump
and with these wagons going every
where.
The campaign will begin about
August 1st and continue, with in
crcasinS earnestness. until election
day.